The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 1 (of 4)
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The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 1 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
The Lady Elizabeth Dinham, widow of the Lord Fitzwarren aforesaid,
after his death, was married to Thomas Shapcott, of Elton, in
Huntingdonshire, Esq., where, at her own proper cost and charge, she
erected a private chapel to the honour of Almighty God, of that
curious and costly workmanship, both in walls, roof, and window, that
it is worthy the admiration of all beholders, and parallel to, if not
superior, to any other church or chapel of its bigness in England. See
Camden in Huntingdonshire.
Nicholas Baron Carew aforesaid, together with his lady, were buried in
Westminster Abbey, amongst the kings and queens of England, as appears
from a grey marble tomb-stone, with a brass inscription round it,
containing, as I remember, these words.
Orate pro animabus Nicolai Baronis quondam de Carew, et Dominæ
Margaretæ uxoris ejus, filiae Johannis Domini Dinham, Militis; qui
quidem Nicholaus obiit sexto die mensis Decembris, anno Dom. 1470; et
predicta Domina Margareta obiit die mensis Decembris, anno 1471. Of
this famous family Mr. Carew, in his “Survey of Cornwall,” hath only
these words: “formerly at Cardinham lived the Lord Dinham.”
Glin, Glynn, in this parish, is a name taken and given from the
ancient natural circumstances of the place, where lakes, pools, and
rivers of water abound, and groves of trees, or copps, flourish and
grow; derived from the Japhetical Greek λιμνη, [limnee] lacus; under
which name, and devyock, or deynock district, part of the now parish
of Cardinham, was taxed 20 William I., 1087. From which place was
denominated an ancient family of gentlemen surnamed De Glynn, who for
many generations flourished there in worshipful degree, till about the
time of Henry VII., when the sole daughter and heir of this family was
married to Carmynow of Resprin, or Polmaugan, whose heir being married
to Courtney, brought this barton of Glynn into that family; by some of
whose posterity it was sold to a younger branch of this family of
Glynn, who thereby was restated therein, and so became possessed
thereof; from whom was lineally descended Nicholas Glynn, Esq. Member
of Parliament for Bodmin, temp. Charles II., who married one of the
coheirs of Dennis, of Orleigh, in Devon, as did Sir Thomas Hamson,
Knt., of Buckinghamshire, the other; who had issue Denny Glynn, Esq.
that married two wives, Foow of Tiverton, and Hoblyn of Bodman; who
had issue William Glynn, Esq., that married Prideaux of Padstow, and
giveth for his arms, in a field Argent, a chevron between three
salmon-spears Sable; alluding to their custom, privilege, or right of
hunting or fishing for salmons in the Fowey river, passing through
this barton or lordship of Glynn towards the sea. Mr. Carew, in his
Survey of Cornwall, tells us this place is called Glynford, by reason
of a bridge or pass over the Fowey River there; for ford in British
signifies a street, road, pass, or highway over waters; but the
authority of Domesday Roll aforesaid, which calls it Glin, plainly
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