The Earles had foure houses, builded Castle-wise for their residence,
viz. Trematon, Launceston, Restormel, and Liskerd. But since the
principality of Wales and this Duchy became united in one person,
the larger scope, and greater commaund of that, hath robbed this of
his Lords presence, & by consequence, the strength of these Castles
could not so gard them, against the battery of time, and neglect,
but that, from faire buildings, they fell into foule reparations,
and from foule reparations, are now sunke into vtter ruine.
King H. the 8. affecting his honour of Newelm, & respecting the
commodities, which Wallingford Castle might afford it, tooke this
last by act of Parl. from the Duchy, & in lieu thereof, annexed
certain manners lying in Corn.falne [81] to the Crowne, through the
Marques of Excesters attainder: which Queene Marie afterwards
restored in tayle to his sonne, the Earle of Deuon, and vpon his
issueles decease receiued them againe.
It were against duetie to make question, whether in this exchange,
the kings meaning went with his pretence; and yet wee finde it an
ordinary policy amongst Princes, to send their successours, with a
kinde of libera, or honoraria legatio, into the remoter quarters of
their dominions, as if they would shunne occasions of ielousie,
springing from an ouer-neere neighbourhood.
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