| [MARIA FOOTE, AFTERWARDS COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON] | [Frontispiece] |
| From an engraving by Thomas Lupton, after a picture by G. Clint, A.R.A. | |
| TO FACE PAGE |
| [HUGH STAFFORD AND THE ROYAL WILDING] | [2] |
| From the original painting in the collection of the Earl of Iddesleigh | |
| [THE ROASTED EXCISEMAN, OR THE JACK BOOT’S EXIT] | [4] |
| From an old print | |
| [THE TYBURN INTERVIEW: A NEW SONG] | [8] |
| By a Cyder Merchant, of South-Ham, Devonshire. Dedicated to Jack Ketch | |
| [THE MISSES DURNFORD. THE ALPHINGTON PONIES] | [16] |
| From a lithograph | |
| [THE MISSES DURNFORD. THE ALPHINGTON PONIES (Back View)] | [18] |
| Lithographed by P. Gauci. Pub. Ed. Cockrem | |
| [MARIA FOOTE, AFTERWARDS COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON] | [22] |
| From an engraved portrait in the collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq. | |
| [CARABOO, PRINCESS OF JAVASU, alias MARY BAKER] | [36] |
| From an engraving by Henry Meyer, after a picture by E. Bird | |
| [MARY WILCOCKS, OF WITHERIDGE, DEVONSHIRE, alias CARABOO] | [44] |
| Drawn and engraved by N. Branwhite | |
| [ARSCOTT OF TETCOTT] | [48] |
| From the picture by J. Northcote, R.A. | |
| [OLD TETCOTT HOUSE] | [54] |
| [MARIANN VOADEN, BRATTON] | [74] |
| [MARIANN VOADEN’S COTTAGE, BRATTON] | [74] |
| [A VILLAGE “WISE MAN”] | [78] |
| [MANLY PEEKE IN HIS ENCOUNTER WITH THREE ADVERSARIES ARMED WITH RAPIERS AND POIGNARDS] | [90] |
| [JAMES WYATT, ÆTAT. 40] | [108] |
| Reproduced from the frontispiece to The Life and Surprizing Adventure of James Wyatt, Written by Himself, 1755 | |
| [REV. W. DAVY] | [124] |
| From an engraving by R. Cooper, after a picture by Wm. Sharland | |
| [SLANNING’S OAK] | [188] |
| From an oil painting by A. B. Collier, 1855 | |
| [FRONTISPIECE TO “THE BLOUDIE BOOKE; OR THE TRAGICAL END OF SIR JOHN FITZ”] | [192] |
| [LADY HOWARD] | [194] |
| [BIDLAKE] | [212] |
| [THOMAS D’URFEY] | [238] |
| From an engraving by G. Virtue, after a picture by E. Gouge | |
| [FRONTISPIECE TO “A TRUE RELATION OF AN APPARITION,” ETC., BY JAMES OXENHAM] | [248] |
| [JOHN RATTENBURY, OF BEER, DEVONSHIRE, “THE ROB ROY OF THE WEST”] | [302] |
| From a lithograph | |
| [EDWARD CAPERN, THE POSTMAN-POET OF DEVONSHIRE] | [326] |
| From a painting by William Widgery, in the Free Library, Bideford | |
| [CHARLES MEDYETT GOODRIDGE IN HIS SEAL-SKIN DRESS] | [332] |
| [RICHARD PARKER] | [356] |
| From a drawing by Bailey | |
| [B. KENNICOTT, S.T.P.] | [370] |
| From the portrait at Exeter College, Oxford | |
| [CAPTAIN AVERY AND HIS CREW TAKING ONE OF THE GREAT MOGUL’S SHIPS] | [376] |
| From a drawing by Wm. Jeit | |
| [JOANNA SOUTHCOTT] | [390] |
| Drawn from life by Wm. Sharp | |
| [SILVER PAP-BOAT PREPARED FOR THE COMING OF SHILOH, PRESENTED TO JOANNA SOUTHCOTT IN JUNE, 1814] | [402] |
| From the original in the collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq. | |
| [CRIB PRESENTED TO JOANNA SOUTHCOTT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE BIRTH OF THE SHILOH BY BELIEVERS IN HER DIVINE MISSION AS “A GOODWILL OFFERING BY FAITH TO THE PROMISED SEED”] | [402] |
| Reproduced from the original print in the collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq. | |
| [MR. GAY] | [414] |
| From an old print | |
| [THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BARNSTAPLE, WHERE GAY WAS EDUCATED] | [416] |
| [GAY’S CHAIR] | [422] |
| [BAMPFYLDE MOORE CAREW, “KING OF THE BEGGARS”] | [426] |
| From an engraving by Maddocks | |
| [W. GIFFORD] | [436] |
| From an engraving by R. H. Cromek, after a picture by I. Hoppner, R.A. | |
| [B. R. HAYDON] | [458] |
| From a drawing by David Wilkie | |
| [CAPTAIN COOKE, 1824, AGED 58] | [478] |
| Drawn, from nature, on the stone by N. Whittock | |
| [THE NOTED JOHN COOKE OF EXETER, CAPTAIN OF THE SHERIFF’S TROOP AT SEVENTY-FOUR ASSIZES FOR THE COUNTY OF DEVON] | [482] |
| From a lithograph by Geo. Rowe | |
| [THOMAS SAVERY] | [488] |
| [SKETCH OF NEWCOMEN’S HOUSE, LOWER STREET, DARTMOUTH, BEFORE IT WAS DEMOLISHED] | [494] |
| [THE CHIMNEY-PIECE AT WHICH NEWCOMEN SAT WHEN HE INVENTED THE STEAM ENGINE] | [494] |
| [THE STEAM ENGINE, NEAR DUDLEY CASTLE. Invented by Capt. Savery and Mr. Newcomen. Erected by ye later, 1712] | [496] |
| From a drawing by Barney. Reproduced by kind permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co. | |
| [ANDREW BRICE, PRINTER] | [502] |
| Reproduced by kind permission from a print in the possession of Dr. Brushfield | |
| [THE WRESTLING CHAMPION OF ENGLAND, ABRAHAM CANN] | [518] |
| From a drawing | |
| [REV. JOHN RUSSELL] | [530] |
| Reproduced by permission of the Editor of Bailey’s Magazine | |
| [THE REV. JOHN RUSSELL’S PORT-WINE GLASS, CHAMBERLAIN WORCESTER BREAKFAST SERVICE, AND BAROMETER] | [558] |
| Purchased at the sale of his effects in 1883 by Mrs. Arnull and presented by her to Mr. John Lane, in whose possession they now are | |
| [SAMUEL PROUT] | [564] |
| From a drawing in the possession of Samuel Gillespie Prout, Esq. | |
| [WILLIAM COOKWORTHY OF PLYMOUTH] | [600] |
| From the original portrait by Opie in the possession of Edward Harrison, Esq., of Watford | |
| [MR. JACKSON, THE CELEBRATED COMPOSER] | [608] |
| From an engraving after J. Walker | |
| [LORD ASHBURTON] | [618] |
| From an engraving by F. Bartolozzi, after a picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds | |
| [HORRID MASSACRE AT DARTMOOR PRISON, ENGLAND] | [648] |
| From an old print | |
| [PLAN OF DARTMOOR PRISON] | [650] |
| [NORTH WYKE] | [710] |
| [DR. WOLCOT] | [738] |
| [DR. JOHN W. BUDD] | [754] |
| From a photograph by his brother Dr. Richard Budd, of Barnstaple | |
| [REAR-ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD CHICHESTER, BART.] | [772] |