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)
Creekes from the mouth of Plym and Tamar upon the est side of the
haven.――The Mylle bay. The Stone-house creke. Kaine place creke, wher
is a maner place of Mr. Wise’s. The creeke ―――― having a mille at the
hed, it is in lenght a 2 miles. A 4 mile upper, a creke going up to
Mr. Budokes side, wher is his manor place, and _S. Budok_ chirch. Ther
dwellith by this creke also Copston of Warley, a man of xx C. markes
of lande as it is saide. Then is the uppermost, wher Tave water
cummith onto Tamar. And on the est side of this creeke is Bukland. And
on the west side is Bere, wher the Lord Brokes house and park was.
Bere is a mile from the creke mouthe. Bukland is a two miles from the
creke mouthe. The towne of Plymmouth is about a 3 miles from the
passage of Asche. The _trajectus_ self at Asch half a mile.
The ground betwixt the Passage and Plymmouth hath good corn but litle
wood. Perse Eggecombe had a manor by Ramehed. Perse Eggecombe hath a
goodly house in Cornwalle on Tamar at the mouth of Plimmouth haven.
THE MYDDEL PART OF CORNEWALE. (Vol. vii. fol. 117.)
By the ryver of Tamar from the hedde north-north-est yssuyng owt
towarde the sowthe, the contery being hilly, ys fertile of corne and
gresse, with sum tynne warkes wrougth by violens of water.
Hengiston, beyng a hy hylle and nere Tamar, yn the est part, baryn of
his self, yet is fertile by yelding of tynne both be water and dry
warkes.
The myddel of Cornewale to the est part hy montaynes, rochel ground,
very baren, with sum tynne warkes yn them.
Cornewal thoroughowt from the east part to the west, nerer to the
north part then to the sowth, ys hy montaynes baren ground. Fruteful
from Launston to Bodman, yn a drye somer good for pasturage for catel,
wyth sum tynne werkes.
Looke for Dosmery Poole almost by S. Annes hille.
From Bodman to Redruthe village, nerer to the north se then to the
sowth, be by montaynes, baren also, yelding bare pasture and tynne.
From Redruth to Carne Godolghan the contery ys hylly, very baren of
gresse, and plenteful of tynne.
From Lanant to S. Juste, alias Justinian, beyng the very west poynt of
al Cornewayle, the north part ys montaynes and baren growne, but
plenteful of tynne. The very west poynt, as yt is cawled now in
Cornysch, ys Penwolase, id est _infimum caput_.
THE NORTH PART OF CORNEWALE.
Fro Stratton, not very far from the hedde of Tamar, to Padstow, the
contery by the north se ys rather hylle then montaynenius, and is very
fertile of gras and corne. And the clives of the sayd northe se,
betwne the places aforesayd, hath good fyne blew slates, apt for howse
kyveryng, and also hath diverse vaynes of leade and other metalles not
yet knowen.
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