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down and carried away ; by which the said Richard 

 had sustained a loss and damage of 40 pounds. Also 

 that for the three following years, whilst the said 

 Richard, by occasion of wars, was serving our Lord 

 the King in Wales ; through superabundant inundations 

 of waters, the pools and traps aforesaid, together with 

 the Causeway had been dispersed and carried away 

 whence the said Richard in regard to the aforesaid 

 Fishery had sustained damage and loss to the value of 

 60 Pounds. Also at the time that- the said Richard 

 was engaged in the service of our Lord the King at 

 Trosselan; the Cause way aforesaid by similar inundations 

 remained thrown down and carried away; through 

 which the aforesaid mills, for nearly one quarter of a 

 year, had not been able to grind. Whence from this 

 and such like inundations, frequently for the whole 

 term aforesaid, happening, the aforesaid mills had most 

 frequently remained without working; through which the 

 said Richard by loss of multure in the aforesaid 

 time, had suffered loss and damage to the amount of 

 54 pounds."* 



It appears by the foregoing that the right of 

 fishing in that part of the river immediately 

 attached to the Bridge and the Mills was valued 

 at about 20 a-year; a great sum in those days. 



In the reign of Edward III. Robert de Eton 

 held the office of " Grand Serjeant of the Dee," 

 which had even then so long been an office of 

 value and dignity, that he claimed it as belonging 



* Harleiati MSS, 2053171 



