[1] It is said that this name is derived from the fact that John Carter, a brother of Harry Carter, and the most famous of the smugglers, lived there. He was nicknamed the "King of Prussia," and the house in which he lived is still known as the "King of Prussia's House." The origin of this nickname is explained by a story that when they were all boys together, they used to play at soldiers, and John would always claim to be the King of Prussia. Clearly an echo of the fame of Frederick the Great had reached these boys about the time of the Seven Years' War.
[2] 17 Geo. III. c. 7.
[3] See Lecky. History of Eighteenth Century, vol. iv. ch. xiv.
[4] Carlyle. French Revolution, bk. iii. ch. iv.
[5] Spelt "yest" in the manuscript throughout.
[6] "Called." The spelling is the dialect pronunciation.
[7] A small village about half a mile from Prussia Cove.
[8] Spelt "fever" in the manuscript. The Cornish people do not distinguish "v" and "w."
[9] "Bal" is a mine, tin or copper.
[10] This name is now lost.