Old Chudleigh: By Robert M. Ellis: … (discussion includes) … The Civil War commenced on August 25th, 1642, but the only record of its effect upon Chudleigh in the parish accounts is contained in a list of disbursements by Humphry Pinsent, then farmer of the markets, commencing in 1644. At the outbreak of hostilities, the county had been held by the Parliament, but the advance of Sir Bevil Granville and Sir Ralph Hopton from Cornwall in 1643 had driven their forces northwards, and in the year in question Devonshire was held by the Royalists. … (continues at length) …
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DRO0062 Combe: Humphrey Pynsent: 1599 – 1680