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)
festival day of this saint, February 3, and the festivals of most
other Cornish saints, to whose guardianship churches are dedicated,
are solemnly kept yearly in other places.
Ro-sillian, in this parish, formerly the lands of Kellyow, is now the
dwelling of Henry Scobell, Gent. brother to Mr. Scobell of St.
Austell, before mentioned, who giveth the same arms as that family
doth.
In this parish also, not long since, lived Hugh Williams, Gent.
attorney-at-law, youngest son of Richard Williams, of Trewithan in
Probus, that married Robins and Frowick, and gave the same arms as
that family doth; who at length, upon some discontent, with a rope or
halter privately hanged or strangled himself to death in his own house
(as was reported), though the coroner’s inquest found it a chance
only, tempore William III. Upon news of this fact of Mr. Williams, the
uncharitable country people, whom he had persecuted with lawsuits,
wished that all the rest of his brethren of the inferior practice of
the law, would make up of the same expedient to hasten out of this
life to Paradise as he did, for the ease and public good of the
inhabitants of this county.
In this parish liveth Cur-lyon, Gent. that married Hawkins, and giveth
for his arms, in a field ――――, a bezant between two castles. Now,
though the name be local, from a place in Keye parish so called, yet
if I were admitted to judge or conjecture, I would say this family of
Cur-Lyon, by its name and arms, were the descendants of Richard
Curlyon, alias King Richard I. of whom our chronologers say, that a
priest of France told him he had three daughters, Pride, Covetousness,
and Lechery; which three daughters the King replied he would thus
dispose of: 1, Pride to the Templars and Hospitalers; 2, Covetousness
to the Monks of the Cistertian order; and, 3, Lechery to the clergy in
general.
TONKIN.
St. Blaze, usually called St. Blazey. In this parish is Roselian, or
Rose-Sillian, an ancient seat belonging to the family of Kellio, and
was lately the residence of Shadrack Vincent Vincent, Esq. in right of
his wife, daughter of Richard Kellio, Esq.
This Shadrack Vincent was the second son of Henry Vincent, of
Tresimple. He signalized himself in the wars of Flanders, and since
the Revolution he has been member of parliament for the borough of
Fowey, and has nobly founded a school there.
Adjoining to Roselian is Trenawick, which was sold by .... Kellio, Esq.
to Hugh Williams, Gent. son to Williams of Trewithon in Probus, who
built a new house on the estate.
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