Table of Contents:

Chapter 1, The Parson's Lot, page 1
Chapter 2, History, page 9
Chapter 3, Churches, page 16
Chapter 4, Eccentric Parsons, page 25
Chapter 5, Literature, page 33
Chapter 6, Sporting Parsons, page 46
Chapter 7, Shipwrecks and Smuggling, page 52
Chapter 8, Quarrels and Violence, page 56
Chapter 9, Memorials, page 66

Index of Named Clergymen:

[Note: Names have been indexed exactly as they appear in the book.]

Ackland, Peter Dyke, 7
Aitkin, Revd Robert, 19
Aldred [Ealdred], 9
Arch, Joseph, 5
Arscott, John, 60
Awmarle, Thomas, 68
Babington, Francis, 10
Baltersby, Revd Nicholas, 2
Balsam, John, 68
Baring-Gould, Sabine, 2, 3, 5, 16, 22, 39-41, 50
Barnaby, Francis Harcourt, 68
Barrow, Isaac, 7
Barter, Charles, 7
Baxter, Revd Charles, 7
Belfield, Samuel, 7
Bennett, Revd Richard, 59
Berry, Daniel, 12
Bleasby, Revd F.J., 2
Bodley, Lawrence, 24
Borlase, George, 56,
Borlase, Revd Walter, 60
Boyce, Thomas, 7
Boyce, Revd John, 46
Brerewode, Thomas, 2, 4
Breton, Revd Hugh, 38
Britton, Revd Paul Ford, 68
Brown, Revd H. Miles, 6, 32
Bussell, Dr. F., 41
Cardew, Dr. Cornelius, 58
Carwinthen, Revd C., 22
Carwinthens of Manaton, 7
Challoner, Revd William, 20
Chowne, Parson [fictional character], 49
Coleridge, Revd John, 25
Copplestone, Edward, 19-20, 65
Copplestone family, the7
Cornish, Dr., 7
Davies, E.W.L., 47
Davis, Revd H., 17
Davey, Revd Bartholomew, 6
Davy, Revd W., 1, 33-34
Davy, Revd William, 20
Densham, Revd Frederick William, 26, 57
Dew, Revd Roderick, 68
Dodge, Parson, 53
Elford, Parson, 4
Fitztheodore, Geoffry, 8
Flavel, John, 13, 70
Fleetwood Revd H., 41
Flemming, Thomas, 46
Forbes, Revd James, 11, 17
Fortescue, Revd John, 70
Froude, John, 49-50, 51, 56, 57-58
Fuller, Revd Thomas, 34
Girdleston, Revd Edward, 4-5
Goreham, Revd Cornelius, 57
Gosewell, Edward, 16
Grandisson, Bishop, 19, 46, 63
Granger, Mr., 12
Granger, Revd Thomas, 46
Grigg, Peter, 12
Gurney, Sir Richard, 19
Hannington, Revd James, 71
Haslam, Revd William, 19
Harper, William, 11
Hawker, Dr. [Robert] 20
Hawker, Robert Stephen, 19, 20, 22, 28, 29-31, 32, 36, 53, 55, 66, 68
Hay, Revd John, 60
Hayne, Richard, 7
Hellyons, William, 11
Henry, 56
Herrick, Robert, 11, 17, 34-36, 51, 66
Hockin family, the, 7
Holbyn, 59
Hole, Robert, 7
Iarert, John, 66
Ilbert, Revd Peregrine Arthur, 22, 55
Ireland, George, 15
Jackman, Revd W., 15
Jekyll, Parson, 49
Joseph of Exeter, 34
Keene, Revd C.J. Perry, 51, 66
Kennicott, Revd Benjamin, 36
Kilvert, Francis, 1, 60
Kingsley, Charles [the older], 41
Kingsley, Charles [the younger], 33, 37, 41-43, 66
Kingsleys, the, 1
Kitson, Revd R.C., 66
Kyngdon, Roger, 70
Laa or Large, Sir John, 59
Lang, William, 57
Lane, William, 12-13
Loveybond, John, 17
Lyde, Revd George, 65
Lyte, Revd Henry Francis, 2, 43, 44, 45, 71
Manning, Henry, 7
Martin, Revd W. Keeble, 17-19, 37-38
Martyn, Revd William Wadden, 66
Maurice, F.D., 43
Mavarick, John, 14
Merther, Laurence, 68
Moreman, Revd John, 11
Mozley, Revd Thomas, 37
Mudge Zachary, 70
Mundy, Matthew, 53
Oxland, Henry, 7
Palk, Sir Robert, 22
Palk, William, 7
Parramore, Parson, 5
Parsons, Revd Jack, 51
Patterson, Bishop, 70
Penfound, William de, 59
Peterson, Dr. William, 12
Phillpotts, Bishop, 2, 4, 7, 46, 50, 51, 56, 57, 58
Pike, Revd John, 38
Pinwill, Revd E., 70
Polgrean, Revd George, 71
Polwhele, Revd Richard, 38, 55
Potbury, Thomas, 7
Prideaux, John, 70
Prince, John, 33, 38, 65
Pyle, Thomas, 7
Radford, Revd John Arundel, 50-51, 59
Reynolds, Richard, 7, 12
Rowe, Joseph, 7
Rowe, Martin, 55
Rowe, Samuel, 16, 38
Russell, Jack, 7, 46, 47, 48, 49, 66
Sance, Walter, 60
Sancroft, Archibishop of Canterbury, 14
Score, Revd William, 6
Scrivner, Revd Frederick, 20
Shore, Revd James, 57
Simcoe, Revd H. A., 2
Smith, Revd Henry, 12
Smith, Sydney, 5, 33, 38-39
Snell, John, 13
Serle, John, 13
Southcote, Revd Walter, 16
Spry, Parson, 26
Stanhope, Fitzroy Henry Richard, 15
Stapledon, Bishop Walter, 9
Stapledon, Sir Richard, 9
Stapleton, Revd Ambrose, 53
Stevens, Revd Sydney, 8
Symon, John, 68
Symonds, 59
Tanner, Thomas [the older], 68
Tanner, Thomas [the younger], 68
Tapper, Samuel, 11
Toogood, Revd Micaiah, 5
Toplady, Revd Augustus Montague, 44
Tracy, Sir William de, 70
Trelawney, Sir Harry, 32
Trelawney, Sir Jonathan, 14, 15,
Trist, Revd Jerimiah, 20
Troutbeck, Parson, 52
Walsh, Robert, 11, 51, 60
Walke, Revd Bernard, 27-28, 63
Wason, Revd Leighton Sandys, 27-28
Weeks, John, 11, 34
Wesley, John, 59
Whitfield, Revd John, 60
William of Wykeham, 19
Williams, Revd Harry, 8
Willimot, Revd William, 17
Wills, Revd Thomas, 56
Wingfield, Revd Wrothersley, 7
Wolsey, rector or Great Torrington, 10
Wollcot, Revd John, 36
Wydecombe, Richard de, 63
Wykes-Finch, Revd W., 16
Yeo, Revd William, 13

Illustrations (in page order):

Sabine Baring-Gould, rector of Lewtrenchard, 3
Ottery St. Mary church, 6
The church house, Sampford Courtenay, 10
St. Just-in-Roseland church, 17
The Revd Keble Martin's 'dream church', Milber, 18
The school in the churchyard, Lustleigh, 20
One of the round houses at Veryan, 21
Old bench-end in St. Peter's church, Lewtrenchard, 23
Warleggan church, 27
The Revd R.S. Hawker at the age of sixty, 29
Hawker's birthplace: 6 Norley Street, Plymouth, 30
The figurehead from the Caldonia in Morwenstow churchyard, 31
Robert Herrick: the portrait published in Hesperides, 35
Lew House, 40
Charles Kingsley, 42
Burton Court Flats, formerly Burton House, home of the Revd Francis Lyte, 45
The Revd John Russell, 48
Thurleston church, 54
Moreleigh church, 61
Church of St. Hilary, 62
Church of St. Pancreas, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, 64
St. Mawes and the seal, commemorated in stained glass, 67
Chantrey's bust of the Revd Zachary Mudge in St. Andrew's church, 69
Wood carving by Violet Pinwill in Ermington church