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of Newport, in the county of Cornwall, Knt., and Richard 

 i Hawkins, of Highhouse, in the parish of Dodbrooke, Esq., 

 of the one part, and Thomas Luscombe, of Kingsbridge, 

 cordwainer, of the other part, concerning the sale to the 

 latter of "all that messuage called the Cheap House, of or 

 situate in the Borough and Parish of Dodbrooke," together 

 with various other buildings ; but we find that part of this 

 property was reserved, viz., " the little shed or room erected, 

 and built up against, and resting upon, and fastened to 

 the north wall of the said Cheap House; as the same now 

 is, and many years last past hath been used as a Toll 

 House, or place for collecting the Tolls, Dues, and Duties 

 of the Fair and Market of Dodbrooke aforesaid, which 

 belong to the said Richard Hawkins," &c. 



What portions of these buildings still stand, we know not, 

 but the property remains in the possession and occupation 

 of different members of the late Mr. Thomas Luscombe's 

 family. 



In former times, the parish stocks stood in front of 

 the Cheap House, which erection was a part of the Manor 

 of Dodbrooke. 



Hawkins, in 1819, wrote of "the butchery, which still 

 stands at the market cross, between the sheep-pens, and 

 what, since the year 1804, has been called Barrack Street, 

 though enclosed on every side long since, and at present 

 converted into separate dwellings, had, within memory, 

 and perhaps still retains, many parts of the interior, to 

 show for what purposes it was originally used." Doubtless 

 these are the premises referred to in the deed just mentioned. 



Not long before his death, Richard Peek, Esq., contributed 

 £190 towards the erection of a chapel in Dodbrooke, to 

 be used by the "Bible Christians." One was accordingly 



