The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 4 (of 4)
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The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 4 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
Breaca venit ad Pencair.
Breaca venit ad Trenewith.
Breaca ædificavit eccl. in Trenewith et Talmeneth, ut legitur in vita
S. Elwini.
_Pencair_, an hille in Pembro paroche, vulgo S. Banka.
_Trenewith_, a little from the paroch [church] of Pembro, wher the
paroch church [was] or ever it was set at Pembro.
_Talmeneth_, a mansion place in [Pembro].
_Cairdine_, an old mansion of the Cowlines, wher now William Godolcan
dwellith.
_Carne Godolcan_, on the top of an hille, wher is a diche, and there
was a pile and principal habitation of the Godolcans. The diche yet
apperith, and many stones of late time hath beene fetchid thens; it is
a 3. miles from S. Michael’s Mont by est-north-est.
_Cair Kinan_, alias Gonyn and Conin, stoode in the hille of Pencair.
There yet apperith 2 diches. Sum say that Conin had a sun caullid
Tristrame.
_S. Germocus_, a chirch 3 miles from S. Michael’s Mont, by
est-south-est, and a mile from the se; his tumb is yet seene ther. S
Germoke’s chair in the chirch yard. S. Germoke’s welle a litle without
the chirch yard.
_Garsike_, alias _Pengarsike_, nere the shore a 3. miles by est from
S. Michaeles Mont.
Milatun hath part of Mewis landes in Devonshire, by one of the heires
generall of Mewis, of Mewis Urth, a daughter and heire of the
Godalcans, married to Henry Force. Yonge Milatun hath sir Godalcan’s
daughter to his wife. One of the Worthes wives gave a late this land
with a daughter of hers to one of the Milatuns of Devonshire.
_Markesju_,[47] a great long toun, burnid _3 aut 4 anno Henr. 8 a
Gallis_. The paroch chirch a mile of. A pere by the Mount. Markjue and
the Mount be both S. Hillaries paroche. There was found of late yeres
syns spere heddes, axis for warre, and swerdes of coper, wrappid up in
lynin scant perishid, nere the Mount in S. Hilaries paroch in tynne
works.
Comes Moritoniæ et Cornubiæ made a celle of monkes in _S. Michel
Mont_. This celle was ons gyven to a college in Cambridge. Syns given
to Syon. A fair spring in the Mont.
_Ludewin_, alias _Ludevaulles_, wher, as sum suppose, was a castel, a
mile by west from Markesju; it longid to the Lord Brooke.
_Pensandes_, 2 miles of by west; there is a litle peere.
_Newlin_, a mile lower on the shore; there is a peere. Newlin is an
hamlet to Mousehole. _Mousehole_ a mile lower. There is a peer.
Mousehole in Cornish Port-enis (Portus insulæ). A bay from Newlin to
Mousehole, caullid Gnaverslak. A litle beyond Mousehole, an islet and
a chapel of S. Clementes in it. There hath bene much land devourid of
the sea betwixt Pensandes and Mousehole. An old legend of St. Michael
speaketh of a tounelet in this part now defaced, and lying under the
water.
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