Devon Notes and Queries. 6i the Numismatic Society of London: — On the whole, it therefore appears that Barnstaple has an indefeasible right, not only to the coins reading Beardas or Beardest, but to the whole series of coins reading Beard or Bard and all its varieties of form. The Directors of the North Devon Athenaeum have pur- chased four of these coins, of which the following is a description : — ^thelred II. 1. O. King's bust to right holding sceptre and i£DELRi£D rex AN6LOR. R. The •* Hand of Providence " from the olouds, with A.VV on either side + BYRHSIGE H'O BAR. 2. iSthelred II. O. King's bust to left, and mdeuued rex anglo. K. + BYRHSIGE m'o BARD, and long cross. 3. Jul ward the Confessor. O. King's bust to right with sceptre and eadpar rd rk. R. ELPRIC ON BERDEST. 4. William the Conqueror. O. Bust of King, crowned, facing, 'holding sceptre and pili.elm REX. K. SEPORD ON BARD. ThOS. WaINWRIGHT. 39. The Manors of Itton and Alingeston. — In the reign of Edward ^*the tenants of his Ancient Demesne of Suthtawton complain that they are constrained by divers lords who hold members of the of Suthtawton to find 4 provosts and 4 diseniers." This would point to there having been at that time—as at present, besides the manor of South Tawton proper {i.e. Blackball ?) three sub-manors — now represented by South Zele, Ash and Itton. In the days when King John was Earl of Moretain the (sub) manorial holding of Ash would appear to have been known by the name of Alrichescot (Addiscot) — probably its lordships- house, which now pays chief-rent to Ash. Similarly — I would suggest that Allington (Allison) — from which the rents of four men were granted by the Earl to the Prior of Canonsleigh should be understood to represent the manor of Ytton, to which, I am told, it now pays chief rent. Were such the case, the identification of Roger de Allington with Roger de Tony might be questioned: for when this Roger (12 13), speaks of lands in Allingeston
