430 LANYHORN CASTLE. 



John Lerchedeken, Knight, died in 1378, leaving nine sons, 

 Ealph, Warin, Richard, Otho, John, Robert, Martyn, Reynald» 

 and Michell. Warin, who was knighted, married Elizabeth 

 daughter and heir of John Talbot of Castle Richard, and left 

 three daughters, Alienore the eldest was wedded to Sir Walter 

 Lucy, Margeria born about 1391 and married to Sir Thos. 

 Arundel of Tolverne, died childless October 26th, 1420, and 

 her beautiful brass, one of the finest in Cornwall, still exists in 

 East Anthony Church ; whilst Phillipa married Sir Hugh 

 Courteney, Knight Banneret. 



From Alienore and Sir Walter Lucy descended the Lord 

 Vaux to whose family the castle passed. 



Sir Warin Lerchedekne died in 1400 and his widow in 

 1406. She was a wealthy woman ; by the Inquisition taken at 

 her death, she held the manors of East Tanton, Penpol, Shiling- 

 ham, Elerky, Lanyhorne, Landege, Redworthy, Bodewen, 

 Dymylock, and other manors in Essex, Shropshire, Hereford, 

 Grloucester, Warwick, Devon, and Cornwall. 



Richard the third son, who died 1408, married Joan Bosour 

 and had one son Thomas who died s.p., and as Carew says " in 

 whome the heirs male of this multiplyed hope tooke an end." 



Of Otho, John, Robert, and Reynald I can glean nothing, 

 but Martyn was ordained priest and was rector of St. Mawgan 

 in Kerrier, and Canon of Exeter, Grlasney, Bosham, and 

 Crediton. 



Michael the youngest son was instituted to Haccombe, 30th 

 July, 1400, and to Grrade in 1409, which he resigned on becoming 

 chaplain in the same year. 



In 1413 he resigned Haccombe, and became rector of 

 Thorney in Sussex, having exchanged Thorney for St. Stephens 

 in Branwell, he was collated to a Canonry at Exeter, aud was 

 Canon and Prebend of Kerswell in Crediton, and Prebend of 

 Probus. He resigned both these on his appointment as 

 Treasurer of Chichester Cathedral. 



And here the main branch of the Erchedeknes ends, but a 

 younger branch seems to have survived the elder. 



