The antiquities of England and Wales . good difcance into the channel, as alfo by greatrings of iron here and there faflened to the fides of the faidtower, which, if they ferved not for the fattening of fuch velTelsas then ufed to approach to the fame key, I cannot learn whatother ufe they fhould be for. And again another paflage in the fame book fays: The Wa-ter-gate is in the weft fide of the city, whereunto, in times pari,great {hips and velfels might come at full fea, but now fcarcefmall boats are able to come, the fands have fo choaked thechannel; and although the citizens have beftowed m
The antiquities of England and Wales . good difcance into the channel, as alfo by greatrings of iron here and there faflened to the fides of the faidtower, which, if they ferved not for the fattening of fuch velTelsas then ufed to approach to the fame key, I cannot learn whatother ufe they fhould be for. And again another paflage in the fame book fays: The Wa-ter-gate is in the weft fide of the city, whereunto, in times pari,great {hips and velfels might come at full fea, but now fcarcefmall boats are able to come, the fands have fo choaked thechannel; and although the citizens have beftowed marvellousgreat charges in building this new tower, which ftandeth in thevery river between this gate and the north gate, yet all will notferve; and therefore all the fhips do come to a place called theNew Key, fix miles from the city. The form of this tower is extremely fingular, its outfide be-ing broken into a variety of angles, and thofe neither encreafingits beauty, {lability, or powers of defence. This view was-drawn anno Vol. I. K* CORN- ( 36* ) C O R N W A L L. RESTORMEL CASTLE. WlL LI AM of Worcefter, a monk who wrote an Itinerarythe latter end of the fifteenth century, mentions this cattle by thename of Reformel Cattle, all he fays of it is, that it is fituatedbetween the towns of Laftydielle and Lancefton. It is alfo defcribed by Leland in his Itinerary, vol. iii. page : The park of Reftormel is hard by the. north fide of thetown of Lottwithiel.—Tynne workes in this —Ther is acaftel on an hill in this park, wher fumtymes the erles of Corne-wal lay. The bafe court is fore defaced. The fair large dungeonyet ftondith. A chapel caft out of it a newer work then it, andnow onrofid. A chapel of the Trinitie in the park not far fromthe cattelle. And in vol. vii. p. 122. a. The little round caftel fof Leftormel ftandith m the kinges park ny to Lofvvithiel. Borlace in his Hiftory of Cornwall, gives an elevation of theinfide of this caftel fronting the
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