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VI. — Note of some Entries in the Booh of ''Minutes of the Buchy 

 of Cornwall Council,''^ during the life of Edward the Black 

 Prince, translated from, the Norman French. — By Deeble 

 BoGER, Member of the Institution. 



IT appears from the entries that the Prince was twice at 

 Eestormell Castle, first in the 28 Edwd. 3 (1354), from the 

 24th August to the 10th September; secondly, in the 37 Edwd. 

 3 (1363), when the Prince's expedition to Grascony was preparing 

 at Plymouth, and that the time then passed at Restormell was 

 from St. Matthias Day [24th February] to Easter ; and that on 

 the first occasion in 1354, he was accompanied by certain 

 Knights of his household, whose names are given. 



The following are the entries extracted : — 



A. Order directed to John de Kendall, the Prince's Receiver in Cornwall, and also the 

 Constable of the Castle of Restormell and Keeper of the Park, to repair the Castle and 

 the " Conrluyl." 



B. Order to deliver up the Lands of a Ward of the Prince, who had attained his majority. 



C. Order to pay additional wages to the Chaplain at the Hermitage in Restormell Park. 



D. Order for the delivery of Timber from Restormell Park to the "Friars Preachers of 

 Truro " for building their House there. 



E. Appointment of Deputy Keeper at Restormell Castle and Park, under John de Kendall, 

 who held the office of Keeper of same. 



F. Order for removal from Restorme'l to Southampton of the Venison, Pish, and PewSer, 

 which the Prince had left at Restormell iu September, 28 Edwd. 3, after his residence 

 there. 



G. Order that the Keeper of the Park of Restormell be allowed the cost of Ferns brought 

 for bedding for the Deer, and the cost of erecting Lodges for the Deer, and order to repair 

 the Castle, 



H, Order for repayment to John de Kendall (the Prince's Receiver) for disbursements by 

 him for the Prince when at Restormell in 1363. 



The order signed by the Prince " on board his ship at Plymouth," when embarked for 

 the expedition to Gascony. 

 I. Order to the Prince's Officers in Cornwall to assist John Guy. of Loslwithiel, employed ir 



the Prince's service. 

 ■n--' ! Order to make Loslwithiel a Stannary Town. 



L. Order for the repair of the Bridge of Loslwithiel. 



An Itinerary of the Prince's visits, though necessarily an 

 imperfect one, may be gleaned from the dates of the orders 



