The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 4 (of 4)
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The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 4 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
_Liskard_ stondith on rokky hilles, and is the best market town at
this day in Cornwaul, saving Bodmin. In this toun the market is kept
on Monday. The paroch chirch is of S. Martin, stondith on an hil, and
is a fair large thing. The personage is impropriate to ――――. Ther was a
castel on an hille in the toun side, by north from S. Martin. It is
now al in ruine. Fragments and peaces of waulles yet stond. The site
of it is magnificent and looketh over al the toun. This castelle was
the Erles of Cornwaul. It is now usyd somtym for a pound of cattell.
This towne knowledgith fredom and privileges by the gift of Richard
King of Romanes, and Erle of Cornewaul. Ther is a goodly conduct in
the midle of the town very plentiful of water to serve the town.
From Liskard to Fowey 10.
From Liskard to Launstoun 12 miles.
From Liskard to Lostwithiel 10.
From Liskard to Bodmin 10.
From Liskard to Low Market 7.
From Liskard to S. Germanes a 6 miles.
From Liskard to Plymmouth a 12 miles.
Cumming out of Liskarde, about half a mile, I left _Cortyder_, a
goodly lordship and an old maner place, on the right hond; it is a
hunderith pounde by the yere. This is now fawllen onto heir-general in
partition. Cotyder, and the lordship of Tregelley, now caullid
Minheneth lordship, longgid (as Mr. Trelawney told me) to one Heling
or Eling. Cotyder cam after hime, therof named Cotyder ―――― had male
―――― and Cotyder, now Beket hath Cotyder self ――――. Corington and
another of them had ――――.
From Liskard to _Minheneth_ 2 miles, wher is a fair large old chirch.
The personage of it is impropriate to ――――. From Mynhenet to the ruines
of Bodulcan’s place a 2 miles. The maner of Minheneth was sumtime
caullid Tregelly, wherof the name and sum ruines yet remaine.
Trelawney now lyving, is the 4. of that name that hath be lord of
Minheneth. Ther was one Sir John Trelawney, sn auncient gentilman,
father to the first Trelawney of Minheneth, but be likelihod he had an
elder sun; for Trelawney now living hath none of the landes, but it is
descendid to heires generales.
Half a mile off, a great brooke, after the course of a 4 miles,
resorting to Liner and S. Germanes creke a this side S. Germanes.
Another broket a quarter of a mile beyond, that resortith to the
other.
Thens to Natter Bridge of 2 or 3 archis, 4 miles. It stondith on Liner
Ryver. This ryver, as far as I could lerne, riseth by north-est up
towardes the quarters of Launstoun.
The soile betwixt Minheneth and Natter bridge very good and enclosid,
and metely wel woddyd. From Natter bridge to S. Germanes about a 2
miles.
The town of _S. Germanes_ on the side of Liner as I came to this
bridge. S. Germanes is but a poore fischar town. The glory of it
stoode by the priory. S. Germanes stondith about a 3 miles in Liner
creke from the mayne strond of Tamar haven.
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