Friends of Devon's Archives

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All document transcripts and introductory material are made available free of charge for individual, non-commercial use only. All document transcripts, introductory material and historical articles remain the copyright of the editor(s)/author(s). Users wishing to cite material from the website should refer to the below guidelines.

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Citation guidelines

Different publications and websites will have their own house styles for citing internet resources. As a general rule, citations from the document transcripts should include the name of the editor of the documents, the title of the resource, the appropriate web address (URL) and the date on which the resource was accessed. The following examples provide one suitable method of citation.

Devon and Exeter Oath Rolls, 1723:

Simon Dixon (ed.), "Devon and Exeter Oath Rolls, 1723", Friends of Devon's Archives (www.foda.org.uk/oaths, 26 March 2007), QS17/1/17/3a. [where QS17/1/17/3a represents the document reference stated at the top of each page].

Episcopal Visitation Returns, 1744 and 1779

Similarly, if you wish to cite the historical background to a document transcript please include the name of the author. For example,

Simon Dixon, Introduction to "Devon and Exeter Oath Rolls, 1723", Friends of Devon's Archives (www.foda.org.uk/oaths, 26 March 2007).

Simon Dixon, Introduction to "Episcopal Visitation Returns, 1744 and 1779", Friends of Devon's Archives (www.foda.org.uk/visitations, 26 March 2007).

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