*PLYMPTON, (Devon) 5 m. from Plymouth, 180 cm. 220 mm. from London, lies on a stream 1 m. from its influx into the Plym,
which gives name to it. It was made a Bor. in the R. of Edw. III. by Baldwin de Rivers, E. of Devon; and has the ruins of
a castle, which was the seat of the ancient Es. of that name, who were Barons of Plympton. Q. Eliz. incorporated it under
a mayor, recorder, 8 ald. or principal burgesses, who are called C. C. a bailiff, townclerk, &c. It is called Plympton-
Earl's or Maurice (its Ch. being dedicated to that saint) to distinguish it from Plympton-Mary's, half a m. off. It is a
populous T. but consists chiefly of 2 streets, with ordinary buildings. Here is a guild-hall, supported by stone-pillars,
where the Corn-Mt. is kept; and the best fr. sc. in those parts, built on the like pillars, anno 1664, by Sir John
Maynard, one of the trustees of Elizeus Hele, Esq; of Cornwood, who gave 1500 l. a year to such uses. The Mt. here is S.
Fairs Feb. 14, March 25, Holy-Thursday, June 24, August 1, and October 18. It was given, to the Rivers's, Earls of Devon,
by Hen. I. and passed from them, with the earldom, by marriage to the Courtneys; who held it as the manor of Okehampton,
only a 4th part of it came to the Vivyans by marriage, and a 4th to Mr. Parker of Bevington. The remainder of it was
vested in the late John Pollexfen, nephew to the Ld.-Ch.Justice, who purchased it of Chris. Monk, D. of Albemarle; whose
father bought it of the Heles. This Bor. began to send members to Pt. the 23d of Edw. I. It is also one of the stannary
Ts.