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Chapter 3

Author: S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould Chapter 3

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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