Page 40 (1691) Coffin, Francis, of Laniras, should this be Lancras or Lanrack?
Page 29 (1787) Baron, Wm., clerk, Bame, query Rame.
Page 68 (1715) Lameston should be Lanceston.
Page 58 (1782) Gun walls should„ be„ Gunwallo.
Page 56 (1745) Ludgvem should„ be„ Ludgven.
Page 54 (1681) Cabert should„ be„ Cubert.
Page 35 (1634) Govan presumably Goran.
Page 151 (1781) Gowan presumably„ Goran.
Page 90 (1706) Huthname should be Huthnance.
Page 91 (1720) Huthname„„ should„„ be„„ Huthnance.„„
Page 126 (1727) Lauceston should„ be„ Lanceston.
Page 130 (1799) Phillach should„ be„ Phillack.
Page 133 (1699) Nauscawne should„ be„ Nanscawne.
Page 133 (1716) Garmoe should„ be„ Germoe.
Page 135 (1616) St. Nyst presumably St. Nyot.
Page 186 (1635) Treleagne should be Treleague.
Page 189 (1703) Treuwith should„ be„ Trenwith.
Page 194 (1787) Tregise should„ be„ Trezise.
Page 200 (161 3) Lawreath should„ be„ Lanreath.
54. Stooke of Waddon and Clifford of Chudleigh.—In the autumn and winter of 1645 Fairfax was besieging Exeter for the Parliament. His army was encamped at Tiverton, cutting off supplies from Exeter. During December parties were despatched from Tiverton which occupied Ashton—marks of the bullets are still to be seen on the church door—and Christow Church, where the sexton was shot in the Church porch, and stormed Canonteign which was held for the Royalists.
On 26th December Cromwell obtained from Gen. Fairfax a body of cavalry with the intention of surprising the Royalists at Bovey. It was cold, wet and dark, but they made their way through Crediton and down the Teign Valley to Christow and Cannonteign. From that they would march along a road which was destroyed some 70 years ago, passing by Higher Farm and coming out in Brand Iron Lane, just below Higher Mill. Thence through Hennock to Bovey.
The Royalists suspected no danger. The officers were playing cards when suddenly Cromwell and his men appeared
