NOTES ON THE EARLY HISTORY OF STONEHOUSE. 351 
the Parish Church of Stoke Damerell aforesaid towards Plymouth, 
as from the said way unto the Mills aforesaid — To have and to hold 
all the aforesaid parcel of land with the Mills aforesaid, together 
with the said reasonable way, to the aforesaid Peter Eggecomb for 
the term of his life, Paying therefore yearly unto me the aforesaid 
John Wise and to my heirs twelve pence sterling, to be paid at the 
feast of St. Michael the Archangel for all services and demands. 
And after the decease of the said Peter Eggecomb we will and 
grant that the aforesaid parcel of land with the mills and way 
aforesaid with their appurtenances absolutely remain to Ei chard 
Eggecomb, the son and heir of the said Peter, and to the heirs of 
his bodj lawfully begotten." 
The deed goes on to confirm the grant in succession to the 
various members of the Edgcumbe family, children of Piers, and 
in their default to the right heirs of Joan Edgcumbe (Durnford), 
" late wife of the said Peter." 
This causeway was made, as appears by a later grant of confir- 
mation to Sir Eichard Edgcumbe, son of Sir Piers, within three 
years of the date of the original deed; that is, about the year 
1528. The later grant, dated July 6th, 34 Henry VIII. , sets 
forth that John Wyse had granted " that hitt shuld be lafull for 
the sayd S r Pyers & his heirs as afore ys sayd att all & every 
Place & Places Tyine & Tymes that they shuld thyngke moste 
mete & convenyent to sett fyx & make mills cawses werys ffryghts 
Brygges ways & Poolys & all other Comodytes to there moste 
Comodyte profitt and advauntage by reson whereof the sayd S r 
Pyers wythyn iii yers next after the sayd xxii yers or nygh 
thereabowte to his no lytle cost charge & expencs dyd mke & cawse 
to be made a cawse mills & a Brydge over thawrtt the sayd water 
with a way to hie & goo from the sayd mills as there at this 
present Day more playnly apperith of all which Premysses the 
sayd S r Pyers dyed seasyd of yn hys demene as of fee Taylle for 
whche the seyd S r Pyers durying his LyfT & the seyd S r Eichard 
his son have yerely trewly contentyd and paied the sayd xii d of 
rent of & for the Premysses. In Consyderacion whereof & 
becawse the sayd mills cawse Brydge & Way ar & be very comod- 
yous & pleasaunt for the sayd John Wyse and all his Tenaunts 
dwellyng yn Stoke Damerell aforsayd the sayd John Wyse by this 
present Indenture affyrmyth confirmyth coroboratyth every artycle 
clause & sentence yn the sayd wretyng made to the sayd S r Pyers 
