A pictorial and descriptive guide to Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport with excursions by river, road and sea . ace of many famousmen, as may be seen by a perusal of John PrincesWorthies of Devon, one of the most delightful books ofcounty biography ever written. Fuller, in his Worthies,points out that most counties have their particulargenius—one carrying away the credit for soldiers,another for seamen, and a third for divines—whereonPrince exclaims, Here might I bid you take notice,and without vanity too, that such is the genius of Devon,it seems equally propense and inclinable unto
A pictorial and descriptive guide to Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport with excursions by river, road and sea . ace of many famousmen, as may be seen by a perusal of John PrincesWorthies of Devon, one of the most delightful books ofcounty biography ever written. Fuller, in his Worthies,points out that most counties have their particulargenius—one carrying away the credit for soldiers,another for seamen, and a third for divines—whereonPrince exclaims, Here might I bid you take notice,and without vanity too, that such is the genius of Devon,it seems equally propense and inclinable unto words of Princes are certainly true of Plymouth,the names of many of whose sons are writ large onthe scroll of fame. Drake, born at Crowndale Farm,near Tavistock, was a Plymothian by adoption ; whilehis kinsman, the famous John Hawkins, chief treasurerand comptroller of the navy in the reign of QueenElizabeth, was born and bred at Plymouth, as was alsohis son Sir Richard, who has been handed down to us as the complete seaman. So was Sir Thomas Edmonds,James most trusted ambassador. William Strode,. Plymouth.
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