He married Rebecca, daughter and coheiress of Thomas Hele, esq. of Boscome, in Devonshire, and left a numerous family, but none of his sons left families, and only two of his daughters; Letitia, who married her cousin Henry Trelawny; and Rebecca, married to Mr. John Buller, of Morvall. Few men ever obtained so great a share of popularity among all ranks and degrees in his own country as did the Bishop, when he protested against the insidious declaration of King James the Second, and sustained persecution in consequence of the support he had given to the Church of England. Fears were entertained, or apprehensions were industriously circulated, of extremities never contemplated; and the prompt acquittal of the Bishops seems alone to have prevented Cornwall from rising in arms. A Song was made on the occasion, of which all the exact words, except those of what may be called the burden, were lost, but the whole has recently been restored, modernized, and improved by the Rev. Robert Stephen Hawker, of Whitstone, near Stratton. The strong sensation excited throughout England, by that decisive act of bigotry, tyranny, and imprudence, on the part of King James the Second, by which he committed the seven Bishops to the Tower, was in no district more manifestly displayed than in Cornwall, notwithstanding the part taken by that county in the Civil War. This was, probably, in a great degree occasioned by sympathy with this respected Cornish gentleman, then Bishop of Bristol. The following Song is said to have resounded in every house, in every highway, and in every street. A good sword and a trusty hand, A merry heart and true; King James’s men shall understand What Cornish men can do. And have they fix’d the Where and When? And shall TRELAWNY die? Then twenty thousand Cornish Men Will know the reason why! Out spake the Captain brave and bold, A merry wight was he, Tho’ London Tower were [8]Michael’s Hold, We’d set TRELAWNY free! We’ll cross the Tamar, land to land, The Severn is no stay; And side by side, and hand in hand, And who shall bid us nay! And when we come to London Wall, A pleasant sight to view, Come forth! come forth! ye cowards all; Here are better men than you. TRELAWNY he’s in Keep and Hold; TRELAWNY he may die!―――― But twenty thousand Cornish bold Will know “The Reason Why.” The song may be sung to the tune of “Auld lang syne.” The seven Bishops were: William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury; consecrated 1678; deprived 1690-1; ob. 1693. William Lloyd, Bishop of St. Asaph; consecrated 1680; translated to Lichfield and Coventry, 1692; and to Worcester 1699; ob. 1717. Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells; consecrated 1683; deprived 1690-1; ob. 1710. Francis Turner, Bishop of Ely; consecrated 1683; deprived 1690-1; ob. 1700.