Transcriber's Note: Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible. Some changes of spelling and punctuation have been made. They are listed at the end of the text. Italic text has been marked with _underscores_. [Illustration: J. C. BURROW, F.R.P.S. BREAGE CHURCH. Camborne.] THE Story of an Ancient Parish BREAGE WITH GERMOE, With some account of its Armigers, Worthies and Unworthies, Smugglers and Wreckers, Its Traditions and Superstitions BY H. R. COULTHARD, M.A. 1913. THE CAMBORNE PRINTING AND STATIONERY COMPANY, LIMITED. CAMBORNE, CORNWALL. MR. J. A. D. BRIDGER, 112a and 112b, Market Jew Street. Penzance. _I dedicate this small volume to the friends and neighbours who in the first place suggested the writing of it to me by telling me stories of the days of their fathers._ CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. THE CELTIC PERIOD 9 II. THE SAXONS 28 III. FROM THE NORMAN CONQUEST TO THE REFORMATION 35 IV. THE REFORMATION TO THE END OF THE COMMONWEALTH 59 V. RECENT TIMES 82 VI. THE GODOLPHINS 100 VII. THE ARUNDELLS, DE PENGERSICKS, MILTONS AND SPARNONS 115 VIII. WORTHIES AND UNWORTHIES 129 IX. PLACE NAMES AND SUPERSTITIONS 148 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE Breage Church, Frontispiece 2 Celtic Cross in Breage Churchyard 24 Frescos in Breage Church 51 St. Germoe's Chair 55 Godolphin House 100 A Godolphin Helmet in Breage Church 103 Pengersick Castle 119 PREFACE. The facts and thoughts which comprise this little book were many of them, in the first instance, arranged for use in sermons on the Sundays preceding our local Feast Day, as some attempt to interest Parishioners in the story of our Church and parish.