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Excerpt from Calendars of Wills and Administrations Relating to the Counties of Devon and Cornwall: Proved in the Court of the Principal Registry of the Bishop of Exeter, 1559-1799, and of Devon Only, Proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter, 1540-1799 IT is somewhat difficult for anyone unfamiliar with the records in the Probate Registry at Exeter to find his way through the intricacies of the various calendars, so the following notes are offered chiefly as a guide for beginners. Assuming that the searcher knows the residence of the testator or intestate, and the approximate date of his death, he may learn from the accompanying descriptive list in which calendars search should fir...