“As I remember, Henry the Sixth Did prophesy that Richmond should be King, When Richmond was a little peevish boy. * * * * * How chance the prophet could not at that time Have told me, I being by, that I should kill him? Richmond! when last I was at Exeter, The mayor in courtesy show’d me the castle, And call’d it Rougemont: at which name I started, Because a bard of Ireland told me once, I should not live long after I saw Richmond.” [Illustration: OLD HOUSES, EXETER CLOSE.] Another old house opposite the cathedral in Exeter is given which stands in a very irregular row. This house is singular in form, and perhaps not a specimen which will be imitated to any great extent in the present day; still the bow windows over the shop which do not obstruct the walk, and the balcony over these, are very curious and convenient. [Illustration: GUILDHALL, EXETER.] Formerly an old building stood in Waterbeare Street, which was said to be the Guildhall of Exeter, and it would be the mayor’s place of business when King Richard went to Exeter, but this was pulled down in 1803. The present Guildhall in High Street was built in 1593, though it is said that the internal parts date back to the fourteenth century. The South gate of Exeter was taken down in 1819, and one of the most picturesque entrances to any city lost for ever. Lysons has preserved a drawing of it in his _Magna Britannia_, page 198, that gives an excellent idea of its former grandeur; a low deep archway, flanked by vast circular towers, is encroached on upon all sides by picturesque gabled houses, each built without any regard to the style of its neighbour. The Water gate also was taken down at nearly the same time, and this has also been preserved in a sketch in Lysons’ book. This gate was of astonishing beauty and lightness. A sketch of Plymouth harbour has been preserved in a chart drawn by some engineer of the reign of Henry VIII., and still extant in the British Museum. The bird’s-eye view represents some four churches, with plenty of gabled houses, and the necessary number of lookers-on from men-of-war. There are many other towns in Devonshire that contain subject matter for our work, such as Tiverton on the Exe, and Tavistock, so beautifully situated on the banks of the Tavy. Tavistock once gloried in a fine old Abbey, and much of the present town is built out of the spoils of this venerable pile, of which some remains yet stand, and it was also the birthplace of Sir Francis Drake. Clovelly is one of the most picturesque villages in England. The street resembles a winding staircase, each house representing a step.