in.

in. deg. deg.

deg. deg. deg. deg. 2.65 21.56 65.5 62.5 80 56.9 66.2 52.3 74-5 4.4 2.20 19 73 63.4 61.7 81 55.4 65.2 49.0 742 8.0 2.51 22 .71 61.9 62.9 79 54.0 69.2 46.8 76.9 7.7 2.33 21 .74 60.9 61.0 80 53-5 66.2 48.0 73.1 7.2 2.58 23.81 62.0 61.7 77 54.9 65.9 47.6 71.6 6.6 2.72 22 .83 62.2 62.0 79 53-9 67.0 47.0 73.2 7.04.09 24.96 60.0 61.3 84 54.1 65.3 45.1 71.2 8.6 3.39 22 .89 55.1 68.0 45.4 73.0 2.40 15.26 62.3 54.8 69.8 46.0 75.0 3.0 3.03 21.73 61.4 62.6 85 54.3 67.7 45.1 73.4 8.0. 2.94 22 73 62.2 62.4 76 52.6 68.0 42.2 74.8 8.0 3.46 21 1.18 66.0 63.8 76 52.4 70.0 43.4 75.8 7.8. 3.76 21 1.32 62.0 61.1 85 55.9 66.9 47.9 72.1 7.3

0.71

- Babbacombe

0.70

...

AUGUST.

:

...

3.40 14 1.30 71.5 64.8 | 78 | 58.7 70.3 51.3 83.4 5.3
0.67 633 68.2 64.8 78 55.1 70.6 47.7 79.4 5.5
0.98 9.30 70.4 67.1 70 55.1 72.6 48.1 81.6 5.5
8.43 68.9 64.8 73 55.2 70.1 45.9 82.1 5.4
7.45 65.4 64-4 73 54.7 69.3 4.1 79.5 4.3
0.77 9.46 66.8 65.1 73 54.9 69.9 46.5 79.7 5.5
1.48 13.56 67.6 65.4 78 54.7 69.1 45.4 78.6 5.0
1.24 10.56
56.2 72.0 46.4 79.5
1.10 8.58 67.3
53.6 72.2 46.0 81.5 3.0
1.75 10 93 68.6 63.4 80 52.3 70.4 43.6 80.0 5.0
1.87 9.85 71.4 65.5 73 50.7 72.1 41.0 84.2 5.0
1.23 12.59 63.0 66.4 75 49.6 73.0 40.8 84.5 5.0
1.30 10.64 68.8 64.8 80 55.6 70.3 48.4 81.2

1.86 14.33 60.5 60.4|89|57.0 | 64.2 | 50.0 72.26.2
1.32 13.43 59.0 60.2 83 54-5 67.3 40.2 76.1 6.1
1.45 15.40 58.4 61.7 77 53.2 68.2 40.0 77.4 6.1
1.69 14.37 57.5 59.3 82 53.3 65.3 42.9 76.1 6.1
1.53 15.32 58.4 59.9 83 53.8 64.5 39.6 72.6 7.0
1.72 17.36 58.0 60.2 81 53.0 65.1 40.2 72.9 5.8
1.97 20 37 58.7 60.2 87 53.8 65.3 40.4 75.2 6.5
53.2 65.7 40.0 74.3
1.76 12 .72 59.0
52.4 66.8 45.0 74.3 6.0
1.72 15.56 59.7 59.1 86 51.9 65.6 36.5 74.4 7.0
1.65 18.40 58.6 59.8 83 51.0 66.6 33.0 77.2 7.0

2.52 1953

Brampford Speke. 1.72 15
Cullompton.
Bridgetown
Ashburton
Princetown
Holne

2.83 18 .69 58.8 61.6 80 49.9 67.5 44.1 77.8 6.5 2.29 19.52 61.5 59.8 84 52.9 66.0 44.5 75.1

3.11 17.81

in.

in. deg. deg. % deg. deg. deg. deg. 1.99 18 .81 57.2 53.5 85 50.1 57.0 41.3 60.7 7.6 0.80 10.36 58.0 51.2 45.1 57.9 36.0 64.2 6.4 0.96 13 34 59.5 52.7 80 45.2 59.1 36.0 67.1 5.9 0.80 12.33 56.8 51.0 82 45.3 56.7 35.9 61.5 6.5 0.82 11.37 56.0 52.0 81 46.0 56.9 36.3 62.8 7.2 0.90 13.35 58.2 45.5 57.0 36.3 0.93 14 35 57.2 1.61 17 .36

0.94 7.30 57.0

0.87 15 .25 56.6

52.3 81

51.6 87

63.6 6.8 45.3 56.9 34.0 61.4 7.6 44.2 55.4 34.0 62.5 44.9 57.4 37.3 65.0 4.5 50.4 86 43.2 56.3 32.8 64.2 7.5

...

0.96 16.33 56.6 50.2 85 41.9 57.2 28.4 63.6 8.0
1.27 14 48 57.6 51.0 86 42.5 58.6 29.2 64.8 6.5
1.34 12 .30 56.5 52.2 84 45.3 58.0 35.3 64.0
46.8 91 42.0 50.1 32.8 54.8 6.9

4.22 24
1.84 20 .48

NOVEMBER.

2.27 16.53 57.5 47.9 87 44.5 51.5 33.7 | 58.2 4.1
1.31 13 34 55.8 45.4 88 41.5 50.2 28.4 58.8 7.2
1.35 17 34 54.9 45.7 85 40.9 50.4 28.0 60.9 7.4
1.41 14 39 54.5 44.9 86 40.6 49.4 26.8 58.1
7.8
1.33 13 34 56.0 46.0 86 41.8 49.9 27.8 58.7 8.1
1.55 14 36 55.0 45.5 86 40.9 49.9 26.5 58.7 7.9
1.39 16.34 55.2 44.4 92 40.1 49.5 25.7 59.1 8.1
1.67 17.38
40.4 50.9 29.8 58.8
1.70 II .60 56.0
39.4 49.0 27.0 59.5 5.3
1.97 18.42 56.1
2.15 17 .51 55.4 42.5 91

...

42.9 92

38.5 48.3 25.3 58.0 7.0 37-3 49.1 21.4 58.6 8.0

2.25 15 .49 55-7 43.0 96 37.5 51.2 23.9 61.1 7.9 2.75 16 .48 56.0 44.7 89 40.7 50.0 29.4 57-7 7-4 40.6 94 36.5 44.1 28.9 52.4 7.8

4.22 15

3.15 17 54

DECEMBER. 5.35 18.75 46.2 45.1 | 88 41.4 | 48.7 | 32.7 | 55.4 8.4 2.94 19 44 35.3 43.0 92 39.0 47.2 31.4 54.9 8.0 3.29 21 .45 38.7 42.3 87 37.7 46.9 29.5 54.8 8.4 3.68 20 47 39.0 42.4 86 38.0 46.2 30.9 53.7 7.6 3.14 20 .41 39.5 43.8 83 39.7 47.5 32.3 54-7 8.4 3.75 20 .49 37.5 42.8 86 38.5 46.5 31.1 53.7 8.2 3.29 18 .62 37.8 42.7 87 38.4 46.9 32.3 55.8 9.0 3.54 21 .44 39.0 48.0 31.5 55.1 3.24 14 .68 38.8 38.2 45.9 30.0 56.0 5.0 3.81 20 .68 36.0 41.5 89 36.8 46.1 25.0 54.8 4.30 19 .67 29.7 41.3 86 36.6 46.4 27.3 55.9 8.0 6.01 20 73 35.7 42.5 88 37.2 46.6 29.2 55.0 8.2 7.32 20 .83 39.2 41.1 91 37.2 46.1 29.9 53.6 7.9

10.59 20

10.14 20 1.28

...

37-3 97 33-7 42.1 26.6 49.8 8.5

SEATON BEFORE THE CONQUEST.

BY JAMES BRIDGE DAVIDSON, M.A., F.S.A.

(Read at Seaton, July, 1885.)

As upon former occasions, so on this, it has been the endeavour of the writer to lay before the Association the earliest instrument that is known to exist, relating to the place where the annual meeting is held; and Seaton happens to be one of the few places in Devonshire which can trace its territorial history to half a century or more before the Norman Conquest. This distinction it owes to the fact that for some time before 1066 it belonged, like Littleham and Exmouth, to the priory of Horton, and is mentioned in the cartulary of Sherborne. This cartulary, or register, is now in the library, late of Sir T. Phillipps, at Thirlestane Hall, Cheltenham.

Deeds coming from the registers of abbeys and religious houses are notoriously open to suspicion. They are, and always have been, scrutinized with especial care; but the instrument to which it is proposed to call attention, having been duly examined, has been considered free from reasonable doubt as to its validity. The following text is taken from Kemble's Codex, No. MCCCI. vol. vi. p. 152:

P In nomine cosmi saluatoris et humani generis redemptoris Jhesu Christi domini nostri, qui solus cum patre et spiritu sancto regnum tenet immortale! Ego Æbelred, diuina dispositione, gentis Angligenae et diuersarum nationum industrius rex, uni meo ministro nuncupato Eadsige, unam mansam perpetualiter concedo in illo loco ubi Anglica appellatione dicitur æt Fleote, pro eius placabili praetio, id est. c. mancusas in auro purissimo: én in suo uiuere cum prosperitate semper istum exenium obtineat, et post se cum perpetuo cyrographo cui uoluerit aeternaliter derelinquat. Sit autem praedictum rus liberum ab omni mundiali obstaculo, cum