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242 Devon Notes and Queries, resurrection, even if they accepted the fact of her death ; and it is not quite certain that some do not even to this day survive who have faith in her pretensions. Even in Devon- shire superstitions die hard ! Poor Joanna was, no doubt, an ignorant, unlearned fanatic at best ; her writings were mere incoherent rhapsodies, and she would probably have remained in local insignificance if she had not been "taken up" for their own purposes by credulous or knavish busybodies, who worked upon her weak- nesses and pushed her into a very unenviable notoriety. F. B. Dickinson. 197. Worthy. — The definition of the ending " worthy ** as "b, protected homestead or group of homesteads,'* by Mr. R. Pearse Chope, in his most interesting and suggestive contribu- tions on King Alfred and Devonshire, is a little confronted by the names Galsworthy and Goldsworthy, signifying presum- ably ^* homestead of the Gael, Gaul, or foreigner." Home- steads of foreigners would hardly be protected by the Saxons. Can any of your readers supply supplementary evidence of the nature of the fusion between the races, Saxons and West Welsh in the county ? Was it consummated by extermina- tion, or by a more gentle method ? Were the men killed and the women preserved, or both killed, or neither ? To all Devonians this question of fusion is of vital interest, for it is at the root of their distinctive character ; if, as we are in the habit of supposing, we have a right to a distinctive character. I cordially echo Mr. Pearse Chope's suggestion that the Devonshire Association should make arrangements for taking anthropometrical measurements ; and add the rider that they should gather statistics of eyes, hair, and other points, which would serve for comparison with statistics, unfortunately not hitherto taken in other counties. John Galsworthy. 198. Inventory op the Goods of Hbnery Hampshire, OF HoNiTON, 1690. — The following is a copy of an inventory of the trade and domestic goods of a tradesman of Honiton, dated 1690. The onginsd, penes me, is written on a parchment roll, 7 feet 8 inches long by 5 inches broad, and is of interest from several points of view, (i.) It contains a number of names of persons belonging to Honiton and neighbourhood. (2.) A complete list of household furniture and fittings*