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William of Worcester, Devon's First Topographer
Trans. Devon Assoc., vol 18, 1886, illus. pp. 462-487.
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R.N. Worth
Prepared by Michael Steer
William Worcester, or Worcestre (c. 1415 - c. 1482), was a chronicler and antiquary. The son of William of Worcester, a Bristol citizen, he is sometimes called William Botoner, his mother being a daughter of Thomas Botoner from Catalonia. He was educated at Oxford and became secretary to Sir John Fastolf. When the knight died in 1459 Worcester found that nothing had been bequeathed to him. With Sir William Yelverton, he disputed the validity of the will and obtained some lands near Norwich and in Southwark. The paper presents all the passages of his work that relate to Devon. Google with the Archive Organization has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. The Internet Archive makes available, in its Community Texts Collection (originally known as Open Source Books), books that have been digitised by Google from a number of libraries. These are books on which copyright has expired, and are available free for educational and research use. This rare book was produced from a copy held by the Princeton University Library, and is available from the Internet Archive.
| Page | |
| A | |
| Aidan, Saint | 480-1 |
| Athelstan, King | 466-9 |
| Athelwald, Saint | 478-9 |
| B | |
| Barnoc, Saint | 474-5 |
| Bitton, Thomas de | 464-5 |
| Blanchminster, Ralph de | 470-1 |
| Bonville, Lord | 478-9 |
| Bonville, Nicholas | 464-5 |
| Bonville, Walter | 464-5 |
| Bottoner, Elizabeth | 462 |
| Bottoner, William | 462 |
| Bracy, Robert | 484-5 |
| Brandwell, Saint | 466-7 |
| Braybroke, Reginald | 464-5 |
| Broke, Lord Thomas | 464-5 |
| Burges, Brother John | 466-7 |
| C | |
| Candida, Saint | 464-5 |
| Catryk, Lord John | 468-9 |
| Cheyny, William | 464-5 |
| Cobham, Lady Johanna | 464-5 |
| Cobham, Lord | 464-5 |
| Colshill, Sir John | 470-1 |
| Colville, Sir John Knt | 480-1 |
| Cornewayle, M | 484-5 |
| Cornwall, Ordulf Duke of | 478-9 |
| Courtenay, Earl Thomas | 476-9 |
| Courtenay, Thomas jnr | 478-9 |
| Cuttle, Captain | 463 |
| D | |
| Dallaway, Mr | 463 |
| E | |
| Edgar, King | 478-9 |
| Edward I | 474-5 |
| Elid, Saint | 478-9 |
| Ewen, Dr | 484-5 |
| F | |
| Fastolf, Sir John | 462, 466-7 |
| G | |
| Genosius, Saint | 478-9 |
| Grandisson, John | 464-5 |
| H | |
| Helen, Saint | 478-9 |
| Hermet, Saint | 480-1 |
| Hewn, John | 464-5 |
| Holbroke, Thomas | 464-5 |
| Hugh, Saint | 466-7 |
| J | |
| Juncus, Saint | 478-9 |
| L | |
| Lacy, Lord Edmund | 468-9 |
| Leicester, Earl of | 478-9 |
| Leland | 473, 485 |
| M | |
| Malachi, Saint | 466-7 |
| Maurice, Saint | 480-1 |
| Mohun, Reginald | 464-5 |
| Montford, St Simon de | 478-9 |
| Morwenna, Saint | 472-3 |
| N | |
| Nasmith, Mr | 463 |
| Nectan, Saint | 480-1 |
| Neville, Bishop George | 468-9 |
| Nicholas, Saint | 478-9 |
| Nin, Saint | 478-9 |
| O | |
| Ordulf, Earl | 478-9 |
| P | |
| Paston family | 479 |
| Peperelle family | 475 |
| Peperelle, Thomas | 474-5 |
| Petrock, Saint | 478-9 |
| Pius, Pope | 480-1 |
| Q | |
| Quivil, Bishop Peter | 468-9 |
| R | |
| Radford, Nicholas | 478-9 |
| Richmond, George Earl of | 478-9 |
| Robert, Saint | 466-7 |
| Rougemont, Lord | 466-7 |
| Rowe, Mr J Brooking | 462 |
| Rumon, Saint | 474-5, 480-1 |
| Ryly, Lord John | 464-5 |
| S | |
| Sidwell, Saint | 466-7 |
| Stapledon, Walter | 464-5 |
| T | |
| Tavistock, Abbot of | 470-1 |
| W | |
| Walter, Saint | 466-7 |
| Worcester, William of (snr) | 462 |
| Worcester, William of | throughout |
| Wulfric, Saint | 466-7 |
| Y | |
| York, Richard Duke of | 478-9 |