THE CHEESE-WRING 92
From an etching by Letitia Byrne, after a drawing by J. Farington,
R.A.
NEVILL NORWAY 118
From a painting in the possession of Miss A. T. Norway
SIR WILLIAM LOWER 126
THE KILLYGREW CUP 134
“1633. FROM MAIOR TO MAIOR TO THE TOWNE OF PERMARIN,
WHERE THEY RECEIVED MEE THAT WAS IN GREAT MISERY”
JANE KILLYGREW
This cup has been recently valued at the sum of £4000. It measures
just two feet in height
GEORGE CARTER BIGNELL 142
From a photograph
JOHN RALFS 146
Reproduced by permission of Miss Loveday E. Drake
SIR JOHN CALL, BART. 154
From a portrait (by A. Hickle) in the possession of his
great-granddaughter, Mrs. de Lacy Lacy
WHITEFORD–THE RESIDENCE OF SIR JOHN CALL 164
From a drawing in the possession of Mrs. de Lacy Lacy
JOHN KNILL 170
After a picture by Opie in the possession of Captain Rogers, of
Penrose
GLASS INSCRIBED “SUCCESS TO THE EAGLE FRIGATE, JOHN KNILL,
COMMANDER” 172
From the collection of Percy Bate, Esq., of Glasgow
ANTHONY PAYNE 182
From a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, purchased by Sir Robert
Harvey, High Sheriff of Cornwall, 1901, and presented to the
Institute of Cornwall
NEVIL NORTHEY BURNARD 186
From a bas-relief by the sculptor himself, in the possession of S.
Pearn, Esq., Altarnon
WESLEY’S HEAD OVER THE OLD MEETING-HOUSE, PENPONT,
ALTARNON. Cut by Burnard when 16 years of age 188
TOMBSTONES CUT BY BURNARD 188
That on the right is upon the grave of his grandfather in Altarnon
Churchyard, and was cut when the sculptor was only 14 years old;
the one on the left is in Bodmin Churchyard
TOMBSTONES IN ALTARNON CHURCHYARD. Cut by Burnard 190
SIR GOLDSWORTHY GURNEY 192
From a lithograph by W. Sharp, after a drawing by S. C. Smith
DOROTHY PENTREATH OF MOUSEHOLE IN CORNWALL. THE LAST
PERSON WHO COULD CONVERSE IN THE CORNISH LANGUAGE 232
From a drawing by R. Scadden
MONSCHOLE, IN MOUNT’S BAY, FROM THE ISLAND 238
From a drawing by Captain Tremenhere
SAMUEL FOOTE 280
THE LAST LORD MOHUN 298
From a mezzotint by I. Faber, after a picture by Sir Godfrey
Kneller
THE DUEL BETWEEN LORD MOHUN AND THE DUKE OF HAMILTON 312
From a contemporary mezzotint in the British Museum
SIR WILLIAM NOYE, ATTORNEY-GENERAL TO KING CHARLES THE
FIRST 330
SIR WILLIAM LEMON, BART., M.P. FOR CORNWALL 342
From an engraving by J. H. Meyer
SAMUEL DREW 346
From an engraving by R. Hicks, after a painting by F. Moore
HENRY ROGERS, PEWTERER 364
CHARLES INCLEDON, AS MACHEATH 376
From an engraving by J. Thomson, after a painting by Singleton
SIR JAMES TILLIE, KNT. 400
SIR JAMES TILLIE’S MONUMENT AT PENTILLIE 406
EDWARD JOHN TRELAWNY 442
From a drawing by D. Lucas
JAMES SILK BUCKINGHAM 456
MRS. DAVENPORT, IN THE CHARACTER OF MRS. GRUNDY 466
From an engraving by Ridley, after a picture by De Wilde
AT PRUSSIA COVE. “BESSY’S” COVE FROM BATTERY POINT 470
From a drawing in the possession of J. B. Cornish, Esq.
JOHN CARTER’S HOUSE AT PRUSSIA COVE. (DEMOLISHED IN 1906) 476
From a photograph by Gibson & Sons, Penzance
VICE-ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES V. PENROSE, K.C.B. 500
From a picture by Allingham
THOMAS KILLIGREW, GROOM OF THE BEDCHAMBER TO KING
CHARLES THE SECOND 544
From an engraving by I. Vander vaart, after a picture by W.
Wissens
LIEUTENANT PHILIP GIDLEY KING 560
From an engraving by W. Skelton, after a drawing by J. Wright
WILLIAM R. HICKS 570
WILLIAM R. HICKS OF BODMIN 576
From a Caricature
JOHN THOMAS, OTHERWISE SIR WILLIAM COURTENAY, WHO SHOT
LIEUTENANT BENNET IN BASENDEN WOOD, BOUGHTON, NEAR
CANTERBURY, AND THE CONSTABLE MEARS, ON THURSDAY,
MAY 31ST, 1838. 594
PERCY HONEYWOOD COURTENAY, KNIGHT OF MALTA, ETC. ETC.,
AS HE APPEARED AT THE ELECTION IN 1832 608
MARY KELYNACK 620
CAPTAIN W. ROGERS 624
From an engraving by Ridley and Blood, after a picture by Drummond
JOHN BURTON OF FALMOUTH 628
SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVEL 638
ANN GLANVILLE 664
DAVIES GILBERT 676
From a mezzotint by Samuel Cousins, A.R.A., after a picture by
Henry Howard, R.A. From the collection of Mrs. Lewis Lane
JOHN HARRIS, THE MINER POET 692
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