▁of ▁his ▁wife , ▁Margaret ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁church . ▁Another ▁James ▁Er ise y ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁E ir sey ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁private er ▁with ▁Sir ▁Francis ▁Dra ke . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁a ▁letter ▁E ▁by ▁Richard ▁Er ise y ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 0 . ▁John ▁Er ise y ▁added ▁gard ens ▁before ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁male ▁desc endant , ▁Richard , ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 2 . ▁Admir al ▁Bos ca wen ▁( 1 7 1 1 – 1 7 6 1 ) ▁of ▁T reg oth nan ▁purchased ▁the ▁property ▁from ▁the ▁co - he ir esses ▁of ▁the ▁Er ise y ▁family ▁som etime ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - century . ▁The ▁present ▁building ▁was ▁probably ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 9 th - century . ▁ ▁Oliver ▁R ack ham , ▁who ▁studied ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁considered ▁the ▁pattern ▁of ▁far ms ▁and ▁fields ▁on ▁the ▁L izard ▁to ▁be ▁largely ▁complete ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 4 th - century . ▁ ▁He ▁considered ▁the ▁ ▁Er ise y ▁estate ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁ ″ in - field ▁and ▁out - field ▁system ″ ▁with ▁small , ▁highly ▁cultiv ated ▁fields ▁near ▁the ▁house ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁mo or land ▁of ▁the ▁man or , ▁and ▁separated