CORNISH WORTHIES:
SKETCHES OF SOME EMINENT CORNISH MEN AND FAMILIES.
BY
WALTER H. TREGELLAS.
IN TWO VOLUMES.—VOL. II.
'Cornubia fulsit
Tot fœcunda viris.'
Joseph of Exeter (XIIIth century).
LONDON:
ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
1884.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
| PAGE | |
| THE GRENVILLES OF STOW; Heroes by Sea | |
| and Land | [1] |
| INCLEDON; the Singer | [87] |
| THE KILLIGREWS; Diplomatists, Warriors, | |
| Courtiers, and Poets | [113] |
| RICHARD LANDER; the Explorer | [197] |
| THE REV. HENRY MARTYN, B.D.; the Christian | |
| Missionary and Oriental Scholar | [219] |
| OPIE; the Painter | [243] |
| THE ST. AUBYNS OF CLOWANCE AND THE | |
| MOUNT | [279] |
| TREVITHICK; the Engineer | [305] |
| VIVIAN; the Soldier | [343] |
| Index | [365] |
[ERRATA AND ADDENDA.]
[Introduction, p. xiv]., for Dean Miller read Dean Milles.
John Anstis. ([Vol. i., p. 33].)
His heraldic and other collections now form part of the Stowe MSS. in the British Museum.
See also p. 78 of that Catalogue.
The Arundells.
'Sir John Arundell, the Vice-Admiral of Cornwall who took prisoner Duncan Campbell, the Scottish pirate, is said to have been a native of Truro.'—Lysons 'Magna Britannia—Cornwall,' p. 313. ([Vol. i., p. 84].)
'In Norden's time' (says Lysons), 'the Arundells had twelve seats in Cornwall.'
Sir Thomas (afterwards Lord) Arundel of Wardour, 1595, at Strigonium (Gran), says, 'being arrived at the camp at the very instant of that great and onlie Battaile between us and the Turks, unknown unto anie, and uncommanded of anie, I presented myselfe in the front of the armie, where, by reason of my plumes of feathers, of my armour, bases and furniture, all full of gould and silver (a thing there altogether unusual), I was presently marked by all men's eyes.'—Vide 'Count Arundell's Apologie to Lord Burghley.' ([Vol. i., p. 58].)
The Bassets. ([Vol. i., p. 107].)
Philip Basset was appointed Chief Justiciary of England by Henry III., in place of Hugh le Despenser, circ. 1260, after the attempt of the barons to seize the King's person at Winchester.—(Pat. 45 Hen. III., m. 8; and Rot. Claus., 45 Hen. III., m. 10 dors.)
The Royal Cornwall Infirmary, which dates from 1779, contains a tablet which records 'the establishment, permanency, and usefulness of the charity to be chiefly due to the munificent liberality and unwearied exertions of Francis, Lord de Dunstanville.' ([Vol. i., p. 36].)
Henry Bone, R.A. ([Vol. i., p. 159].)
Many beautiful examples of his works are preserved at Mr. Hope's, Deepdene, near Dorking.
The Boscawens. ([Vol. i., p. 199].)
The well-known non-juror, Bishop Trelawny, was a Dean of Buryan. See the seal of the Deans figured in Rev. W. Iago's paper, R. I. C. Journal, vol. viii., part i., March, 1884.
The Godolphins. ([Vol. i., p. 378].)
There is a portrait of the celebrated Margaret Godolphin at Wotton, the seat of the Evelyns.
The letter signed 'Frances Godolphin,' [vol. i., p. 173], should read as signed 'Frances St. Aubyn.'
The Grenvilles. ([Vol. ii., p. 67].)
John Grenville (afterwards Earl of Bath) was Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance 1702-5.
Sir Bevill Grenville. ([Vol. ii., p. 64].)
I am indebted to a recent very interesting biography of Sir Bevill by Mr. Alfred R. Robbins (which I did not see until the chapter on the Grenvilles had gone through the press) for information on the following points, which had escaped my notice.
Sir Bevill gave a silver cup to Exeter College.
He secured the success of Eliot's election, no doubt on account of strong personal friendship, as an anti-loan candidate about 1628. Bagg wrote to the Duke of Buckingham that he desired to have Eliot, Grenville, and John Arundell 'outlawed and put out of the House' ... 'for here we had Beville Grenville, John Arundell, and Charles Trevanion coming to the election with five hundred men at each of their heels.'
He was one of the executors named by Eliot in his will.
He was much encumbered with the debts of his ancestors, and sold (amongst other property) Brinn, his birthplace, to Sir William Noye, the Attorney-General.
He objected to the Bill of Attainder against Strafford, and wrote to his fellow Cornishman, Sir Alexander Carew, 'Pray, sir, when it comes to be put to the vote, let it never be said that any member of our country (county) should have a hand in this fatal business; and therefore pray ye give your vote against the Bill.' But this Carew stoutly refused to do.
He refused the summons of the Parliament 'to attend the service of the House,' pleading the King's special command to continue in his county to preserve the peace thereof; whereupon a resolution was passed disabling him from continuing to be a member.
His praises, after his death, were sung, not only by his old University of Oxford, but also by Sir Francis Wortley in his 'Characters and Elegies,' in 1646; by Robert Heath, in 1650; and by William Cartwright, in 1651.
The Killigrews. ([Vol. ii., p. 119].)
The 1st Thos. Killigrew was buried at Gluvias, not at Budock.
The St. Aubyns.
The letter signed 'Frances Godolphin,' [vol. i., p. 173], should read as signed 'Frances St. Aubyn.'