The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 1 (of 4)
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The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 1 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
After this bridge was erected, Longbound, the vicar, gave a small
parcel of land towards the repair thereof, now worth 20_l._ per annum,
and enfeoffed the twelve men of this parish, and their successors, in
trust with the same for ever. There are also other lands in St.
Breock, given by the Prior of Bodmin, and other well-affected
benefactors to the bridge, for the same purpose. At present this
bridge stock is about 300_l._ and is set at the yearly rent for about
10_l._ per annum. Lastly, this just and indefatigable benefactor
Longbound, after he had finished the bridge, with the moneys and
stones left, caused to be built the tower of Egles-hayle church, as it
now stands; over the belfry-door of which, in stone, on the north
side, are cut in an escutcheon his arms, viz. a human heart, and
superscribed Longbound. On the other side of the door aforesaid are
cut, impaled, a chevron between two falcons, and a chevron between
three ravens’ heads. Which first I take to be the arms of Kestell, and
the latter of Ravenscroft of Cheshire, his wife.
From this parish was denominated an old family of gentlemen surnamed
de Egles-hayle, of which family was Matheus de Egleshayle, Sheriff of
Devon from the 1st year of Edward the First to the 6th, who gave for
his arms, Argent, a cross Sable, and a fleur-de-lis in the first
quarter.
TONKIN.
In this parish stands the lordship and barton of Pencarrow, which name
may signify a deer-park. But I take the name of Pencarrow to be of a
much more ancient date than the first bringing of deer into this land,
and that the name is taken from the natural circumstances of the
place, as compounded of pen-car-ow, head-rock-ry, for in this place is
digged a quarry of bright clear freestone, that works with tool,
plane, or hammer, equal to any other in Cornwall, as may be seen by
the beautiful house Sir John Molesworth has built with it, and which
is not yet quite finished. And surely it may be said of this barton,
without disparagement to any other man’s lands, that for wood, water,
and stone, it may compare with, if not exceed, any other part of the
kingdom; neither do the lands come behind any in the neighbourhood for
fruitfulness. It is the seat of Sir John Molesworth, Knt. and Bart.
who was knighted by Charles the Second, and succeeded to the title of
baronet by the issueless decease of his younger brother, Sir Hender
Molesworth, Governor of Jamaica, who left him a considerable estate in
that island, and was the first baronet created by William the Third.
This family is a younger branch of the descendants of Sir Walter de
Molesworth, of Northamptonshire, who flourished in martial prowess in
the days of Edward the First, and went with him to the Holy Land. John
Molesworth, son of the above Sir John Molesworth, married the daughter
of ―――― Arscot, Esq. of Tetcot, in Devonshire.
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