Risdon

Lieutenant Bowen caused them to anchor on the right side of the estuary, in a little bay called Risdon

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Risdon speaks of the 'sea's encroaching,' and of the stones having been swept away by it before his day, but the name still clings to the spot where it stood.

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote

Risdon mentions that originally there were 'Castle, market, and park adjoining ....

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote

'Sir Edward Wise, in the reign of James I, very much beautified the house, and legend says that he tried to add such height and such an amount of granite to it that Risdon writes, "The very foundations were ready to reel under the burthen."

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote

Risdon says: 'It maketh such a hideous noise, that being only heard, and not seen, it causeth a kind of fear to the passengers, seeming to them that look down to it, a deep abyss.'

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote

Risdon tells us that the town has been 'sundry times subject to the attacks of foreigners,' and particularly mentions one occasion in the reign of

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote

A socket and groove for the cross, and the cross itself, with its shaft broken, are the only remains of this venerable tomb, on which Risdon says there was an inscription, but now no traces of it are visible.

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So writes Risdon, about the year 1630, and adds regretfully, 'Time hath not so much defaced, as men have mangled that magnificent monument.'

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote

Risdon mentions that 'This place is priviledged with many immunities which tinners enjoy; and here is holden one of the courts for Stannary causes.'

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote

Risdon concludes his account of the twins by saying that they died together; but this is not altogether accurate, for, about a week after the death of Nicholas, Andrew with three hundred soldiers set sail from

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote