Excerpt from The History of the Suburbs of Exeter: With General Particulars as to the Landowners, Lay and Clerical, From the Conquest to the Present Time, and a Special Notice of the Hamlyn Family, Together With "a Digression" On the Noble Houses of Redvers, and of Courtenay, Earls of DevonA preface is almost unnecessary, as my first chapter sufficiently explains the method I have adopted in the compilation of the following pages.I may mention, however, that this little volume is the partial result of the labours of more than twelve years, during which I have been constantly examining and noting original records of all kinds, both here, and in London, as most of my friends are well aware.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.