Cornish Worthies: Sketches of Some Eminent Cornish Men and Families, Volume 2 (of 2)
Part 26
GRENVILLE FAMILY, i. 87, 114, 191, 340, 345; ii. 3-85, 281-283. a true Norman-Cornish family, ii. 3-5, 6. their portraits, 82 _note_. their coat of arms, 5 _note_, 6 _note_. various modes of spelling the name, 6. indigence of the later Grenvilles, 36, 37. their various seats in Cornwall, 4 _note_, 6 _note_. Rectors of Kilkhampton, 5. frequent occurrence of Richard as their Christian name, ii. 6. Sir Bartholomew, 5. Sir Bernard, M.P., son of the great Sir Richard, 30. Sir Bevill, 4, 30. his birthplace and parentage, 30, 58 _note_. his 'Gate Song of Stow,' by Rev. R. S. Hawker, 32. goes to Exeter College, Oxford, 33. enters Parliament, 33. is knighted, 33. M.P. for Cornwall and for Launceston, 38 _note_. heads the Cornish gentry in the King's cause, 38. suppresses the Parliamentary Committees in Cornwall, 38. his letter to Sir John Trelawny, 39. his letters to his wife, 41, 43. his friendship for Sir John Eliot, 41. at battle of Braddock Down, 43. at battle of Stratton, 45. receives letter of thanks from Charles I., 49. at the battle of Lansdowne, 50. is slain, 52, 57 _note_. is buried at Kilkhampton, 52 _note_. Clarendon's description of him, 56. his monument at Lansdowne, 57. do. at Kilkhampton, 58. his portraits, 63. his grandson of the same name, 64 _note_. Chamond, 5. Dennis, D.D., 5, 68-80. his birth and education, 69. Kilkhampton his first preferment, 69. made Dean of Durham, 69. goes into exile with James II., 69-76. his loyalty to the Crown, 70, 75. his invalid wife, 70, 77. endeavours to reform the clergy, ii. 70. his incompetence to manage his money affairs, 71. his admirable household rules, 72-74. is imprisoned in his own deanery, 76. resides at Rouen and prints his works, 77. is deprived of his deanery, and his library and goods distrained by the Sheriff, 77. is slighted by James II., 77 and _note_. retires to Corbeil, 78. his latter days, 78. his death at Paris, 79. his portrait, 79. his character, 79, 80. George, Baron Lansdowne, 81. declares himself a Cornishman, 81. goes to Cambridge, 81. is about James II.'s Court, 81. his admiration of Mary of Modena, 81. his poems and plays, 81. his representation of Cornwall in Parliament, 81. made Privy Councillor, and Treasurer of the Household to Queen Anne, 81. committed to the Tower, 81. goes abroad to retrench his expenses, 82. dies, 82. strange story about his remains, 82. his portrait, 82. his character as a man and a poet, 83-85. John (temp. Edward IV.), 5. John, rector of Kilkhampton, 5. John, son of the great Sir Richard, 30. John, Earl of Bath, 34. at battle of Lansdowne, 54. at Oxford, 65. wounded at battle of Newbury, 65. is made Governor of Scilly, 65. John, Earl of Bath, is instrumental in Restoration of Charles II., ii. 66. communicates to Parliament Charles II.'s proposals from Breda, 67. is made a Secretary of State, Earl of Bath, etc., 67. builds the new house of Stow, 67. his wife and offspring, 68. declares for William III., 68, 75. Lady Grace, her extraction and marriage, 41 _note_. her portraits, 41 _note_. alleged letters by her, 59-63. Mary (see _Mrs. Delany_). Mary, wife of Thomas St. Aubyn, 283. Richard (temp. William I.), 7, 9. Richard (temp. Henry III.), 6 _note_. Sir Richard (temp. Henry VIII.), 9. loses Trematon Castle, 10. imprisoned at Launceston, 10. specimens of his poetical powers, 11, 12. the great Sir Richard, 4 _note_, 13-29. his birth and parentage,13. his biographers, 13. his military career in Eastern Europe, 13. as Sheriff of Cornwall arrests Francis Tregian, 14. is knighted, 14. twice visits Virginia, 14. during the time of the Armada, 14. his appearance and portraits, 15. his wife, Mary St. Leger, 20. as Vice-Admiral is sent to intercept the Spanish West Indian fleet, 20. his last fight at Flores, and last words, 28. Sir Richard, 'Baron of Lostwithiel,' 33. Clarendon's quarrel with him, 33. Earl of Suffolk's quarrel with him, ii. 33, 35. is fined and imprisoned in the Fleet, 33. joins the Parliamentarian forces, 33. deserts them, 33. joins the King's army, 34. blockades Plymouth, 34. surrenders to Hopton his command in the West, 34. is imprisoned at Launceston, 34. fortifies Launceston, 34 _note_. do. Hall House, Fowey, 64. his opposition to the King's general, 34 and _note_. captures Restormel Castle, Lostwithiel, 64. Clarendon's account of him, 35. Echard's do., 35. George, Lord Lansdowne's do., 35, 81. prints his own defence, 35. seizes, at Bruges, some of Lord Suffolk's property--but restores it, 35. goes into exile, 36. is forbidden the English Court, 36. dies broken-hearted, 36. his project for defending Cornwall by joining the English and Bristol Channels, 36 _note_. his tomb at Ghent, 34 _note_. his son Richard's fate, 36. Roger, drowned at Spithead, 13. Sir Theobald, 4, 7, 8. William, Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York, 7. his death and tomb, 8. his ring, 9. see also 77 _note_, and 78 and _note_. See also _Errata and Addenda_.
Grotius on Archbishop Grenville's ring, ii. 9.
Guiccioli, Countess, her acquaintance with Davy, i. 281.
Gunpowder first used for blasting rocks in Cornwall, i. 348 _note_.
Gwavas, Mr., i. 176.
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Hailstone, Professor, i. 255.
Hall walk, Fowey, ii. 43 _note_, 64.
Hals, the Historian, i. 102 and _passim_. Lieutenant-Colonel James, at battle of Braddock Down, ii. 286. Sir Nicholas, of Pengerswick, ii. 124.
Harley, i. 380.
Harris, Christopher, i. 173. Lydia, i. 172.
Harmony Cot, ii. 245 and _note_.
Harvey, Henry, ii. 326, 328. Jane, wife of Richard Trevithick, ii. 312. John, 311 and _note_.
Hawke, Admiral, of Cornish extraction, i. 209 _note_.
Hawker, William, 301. Rev. R. S., i. 154. his account of Stow, and the Grenvilles, ii. 31. his alleged discovery of Grenville's letters at Stow, ii. 59.
Hawkins, Admiral, ii. 28.
Hellins, Dr. John, i. 255.
Henrietta Maria, Queen, at Pendennis Castle, i. 92.
Henry, Dr., his opinion of Davy's genius, i. 249.
Henwood, W. J., i. 342.
Herry, Johanna, ii. 117 _note_.
Hervey, Admiral Lord, a patron of Incledon, ii. 94.
Hewlett, Mr. H. G., his translation of Katharine Killigrew's Latin verses to Cecil, ii. 149. his letter about Admiral Bligh's ghost, i. 146.
Hill, Mary, wife of Sir William Killigrew, ii. 159.
Hingeston-Randolph, the Rev. F. C., his valuable assistance to the author, xvi.
Hitchins, Rev. Malachi, i. 255; ii. 233 _note_.
Hitchins, Rev. T. M., ii. 233.
Hobbes, his account of young Sidney Godolphin, i. 360.
Hobby, Thomas, ii. 148.
Hoblyn family, i. 345.
Hogg, Thomas, his poem on St. Michael's Mount, ii. 301 _note_.
Holcroft, his account of Opie, ii. 261.
Hone, Horace, i. 162.
Hornblower, Jonathan, ii. 314.
Howard, Admiral Lord Thomas, ii. 21 _note_. Leonard, his Collection of Letters, ii. 140.
Howlett, Mr. Richard, his 'Monumenta Franciscana,' i. 72, 89.
Hurd, Bishop, at Ralph Allen's, i. 13.
Hussey family, ii. 345, 348 and _note_.
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Incledon, Charles, ii. 111.
INCLEDON, BENJAMIN CHARLES, i. 322; ii. 89-111. his kindness to his mother, 90. the great range of his voice, 91-100. is choir-boy in Exeter Cathedral, 91. is an excellent swimmer, 91. charms Judge Nares by his singing, 92. runs away from Exeter and joins the navy, 92. sees active service, 93. becomes a general favourite, 93. his portrait, singing 'The Storm,' 93 _note_. is introduced to Sheridan and to Colman, 94. is considered not fitted for the stage, 94. joins Collins' company at Southampton, 94. goes with them to Winchester and Bath, 94. his first appearance at Bath, 94, 95. his vocal merits recognised by Rauzzini, 95. is engaged at Vauxhall Gardens, 95. his singing of 'The Lass of Richmond Hill,' 96. makes his _début_ at Covent Garden, 96. his jolly disposition, 96. is made a butt of, 96. and retaliates, 97. cuts a ridiculous appearance as a volunteer, 97. his large salary, 96-104. his fondness for the 'Beggar's Opera,' 98. his relation to Braham, 98. do. to Dibdin, 98. his success at Bury St. Edmunds, ii. 98. his attachment to his profession, 99. his voice and style, 99. no actor, 100. with Mathews, at Leicester, 100. his joke with a Quaker there, 100. sings in oratorio, 101. his singing of 'All's Well' with Braham, 101. his singing at the Glee Club, 101. retires from Covent Garden, 101. his entertainments in the provinces, 102. his coach journey with H. C. Robinson, 102. his singing to Mrs. Siddons, 102. sings 'The Storm' at a dinner given to John Kemble, 103. his favourite songs, 103, 104, his last benefit at Drury Lane, 104. his last appearance and farewell speech at Southampton, 104. his wives, 105-109. as a composer, 105. is shipwrecked in Dublin Bay, 106. goes to America, 106. has an attack of paralysis at Brighton, 107. sings for the last time at Worcester, and dies there, 107. his fondness for the kitchen, 107 _note_. do. for quack medicines, 107 _note_. his dissipated habits, 108. his ingenious patching up of a quarrel with a military officer, 109. his grand dinner at Brompton Crescent, 109. his extravagance and carelessness, 110. dies in easy circumstances, 111. is buried at Hampstead, 111. his sons and daughter, 111.
Incledon, Frank, 111. Loveday, 89, 90. Michael, 90.
Ilcombe, ii. 6 _note_.
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Jackson, of Exeter, the composer, ii. 91.
Jago, Mary, adopted by Mrs. Killigrew, ii. 136. marries Daniel Wait, ii. 136. William, of Wendron, i. 102.
James, Mary, an old sweetheart of Opie, ii. 264.
Jeffery, Mr. H. Martyn, edits some of Martyn's letters, ii. 233.
Jeffrey, his opinion of Mrs. Opie's novels, ii. 259.
Jenkins, Sir Lionel, i. 368.
Jermyn, Lord Harry, ii. 150. his letter to Sir Henry Killigrew, at Pendennis, ii. 151.
Jewell, William, the friend of Foote, i. 334.
Job, on our ancestors, vii.
Johannes, Sarisburiensis, his tribute to Cornish valour, ii. 48.
Johnson's, Dr., opinion of Borlase's 'Scilly Islands,' i. 182. opinion of Foote, i. 311, 327, 336. opinion of George Grenville as a poet, ii. 84. his portrait by Opie, ii. 253.
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Kea parish, i. 194.
Kempthorne, Senior Wrangler of 1796, ii. 226.
Keverne, St., ii. 89.
Kilkhampton, ii. 4, 5, 69.
Killigarth, ii. 30.
KILLIGREWS, THE, xv., i. 191, 344; ii. 115-195, 283. etymology of the name, ii. 115. at siege of Pendennis Castle, i. 92. their family monument at Falmouth, ii. 115. of royal descent, 116. their swannery at Falmouth, 115 _note_. the Devonshire branch, 116 _note_. their earlier Christian names, 116. they move to Arwenack, 117. trusted courtiers, 117. a very numerous family, 118. they seem naturally to divide into two branches, 118. their 'family tree,' ii. 118. the elder branch, 119-137. the junior do., 137-195. addicted to 'piracy,' 121. difficulty in identifying the early members, 121. amongst the predecessors of the heroes of the Armada conflict, 122. their promotion of the interests of Falmouth, 126. Falmouth, their later burial-place, 128, 132. some of the family portraits, 136. in St. Erme, 115, 116. Ann (Mrs. Kirk), drowned at London Bridge, 156. Ann, marries Martin Lister, 131. Anne, 188-195. her birth and baptism, 189. early displays her talents, 189. Dryden's ode on her, 189-192. Anthony Wood's opinion of her, 189. her skill in painting, 189, 191, 192. her portraits, 189, 193. Maid of Honour to the Duchess of York, 193. her poems, 193, 194. her death, 193 and _note_. her burial-place, 189 _note_. her epitaph, 188, 194, 195. Charles, Master of the Revels, 177. succeeds to the Drury Lane playhouse, 177. introduces useful reforms in theatres, 178. Elizabeth, 119. Elizabeth, marries Count de Kinski, 129. Elizabeth, wife of Dr. Lambe, Dean of Ely, 184. Elizabeth, Viscountess Shannon, 156. Fitz-Hardinge, Lady, 156. marries a Godolphin, 156. Yarmouth, Countess of, 156. Frances, marries Richard Erissey, 131. Frances Maria, last of the name, 136, 165, 174. George Augustus, 136. George, killed by Walter Vincent, ii. 131. his wife and daughter, 132. Harry, son of Tom, 'the jester,' 178. his bad character, 178. his quarrel with the Duke of Buckingham, 179. his wife, Lady Mary Savage, 179. his sons, 179. his death, 179. Henry (temp. 1402), 116. Henry (15th century), 116. Admiral Henry, 184. is made Lord of the Admiralty by William III., 184. his death, and MS. letters, 184. his action with the French off Beachy Head, 185. his character, 187. his wife, and son Henry, 187. Dryden's allusion to him, 191. Sir Henry, the Ambassador, 137. his parentage, 137. his political appointments, 137. his letters to Burleigh on Scotch affairs, 137 _note_. his verses to Lady Cecil, 137. his description of John Knox, 137. sent by Elizabeth to a Congress at Frankfort, 138. his many diplomatic missions, 140 and _note_, 148. complains of being ill-remunerated, 140. his latter days, 141. his mission to Mary Queen of Scots, 141. his pay whilst in France, 142. at siege of St. Quentin, 142. one of a 'forlorn hope' at Rouen, 142 _note_. lived in Broad Street Ward, 143. dies there, 143. his character and accomplishments, 143-147. his wives and children, ii. 147, 149. Sir Henry, son of the ambassador, 149-150. his adherence to Charles I., 150 and _note_. is a Royal Commissioner for Cornwall, 150. is one of the defenders of Pendennis Castle, 150. is wounded there, 152. dies at St. Malo, 152. his character, and that of his son, by Clarendon, 152, 153. his burial, and funeral sermon, 153. his wife and son Henry, 153. Sir Henry, of Crediton, 159. Major Henry, 177. Henry, Master of the Savoy, 180. his education, 180. takes his degrees of M.A. and D.D. at Oxford, 180. specimen of his Latin verse, 180. is Preceptor to James II., etc., 180. made Master of the Savoy, 181. his tragedy, 'The Conspiracy,' 181. a song by him from that play, 181. his play, 'The Tyrant King of Crete,' 182. his sermons printed, 182. extract from one of them, 182. his character as Master of the Savoy, 182. his wives, 183. his daughter Anne, 184. Captain James, 188. killed in an engagement off Leghorn, in 1694, 188. his bravery, 188. Jane, 150. Dame Jane, 120 _note_. John (temp. 1297), 116. John (temp. Henry VIII.), first Captain of Pendennis Castle, 119. his brass at Budock Church, 119. surveys and fortifies the Scilly Isles, 119. is Sheriff of Cornwall, ii. 119. builds Arwenack, 119. his three brothers, 137. his sons, 137. Sir John, second captain of Pendennis, 120. John (third of the name), 120. complaints of his 'ill demeners,' 120. his wife and children, 122. Sir John (fourth and last of that name), 123, 126. is knighted (1617), 123. promotes the lighting of Lizard Point, 124. Lady Katharine (see _Katharine Cooke_). Margaret, i. 350. Mary, wife of Sir John James, ii. 156. Mary, succeeds to most of the family property, 132. marries Colonel John West, 132. her daughters take the name of Killigrew, 132 _note_. Maugan, 116. a Mr., in Dublin; Mrs. Delany's account of him, 135. a Peter (date uncertain), 121. Sir Peter, 'Peter the Post,' 126. his services to Charles I., 127. Sir Peter, the second, 128. his poverty, 128. is M.P., and marries Mary, sister of Lord Lucas of Colchester, 128. his children, 129. Sir Peter, second baronet, 129. educated at Oxford and in France, 129. his verses on the execution of Anne Green, 130. do. 'Pro Rege Soteria,' 130 is made Governor of Pendennis, 130. marries Frances Twysden, 130. his offspring, 131. his disappointments and retirement to Ludlow, 131. his portrait, 131. his death, 132. takes the Penryn Collector of Custom's money to repair Pendennis Castle, ii. 132 _note_. Ralph, 116. Radulphus, 116. Richard (or Michael--temp. 1350), 116. Sir Robert, of Hanworth, 154. is Chamberlain to two Queens of England, 154. is made Governor of Pendennis Castle, 154. Ambassador to the United Provinces, 155. his connexion with the Lindsey Level, 155. is 'sequestered' for a scuffle in Parliament, 155. is mixed up with Sir Thomas Overbury's affair, 155. visits Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 155. gives Whitelock a seat for Helston, 155. his fine seat at Hanworth, 155. his wife, Mary Wodehouse, 155. his death, 156. his offspring, 156. Robert, son of Sir Robert, 156. one of his college exercises, 157. Sir Robert, Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Anne of Denmark, 159. his daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, 159. General Robert, 174. his monument in Westminster Abbey, 174. is killed at the battle of Almanza, 174. his effects, 176. his last letter, 177. his heroism, 177. Simon (temp. Richard 11.), 117. Simon (temp. Elizabeth), 122, 123. Thomas (temp. 15th century), 116 _note_, 117. his brass at Gluvias, 118. Thomas (temp. Elizabeth), 122, 123. Thomas, 'The Jester,' ii. 160. his birth, 160. his early Court appointments, 160. his mode of obtaining fees, 160. his intimacy with Charles II., 160. reproves the king, 161, 166, 167. his bet with Lord Lauderdale, 161. his mission to Venice, 162. his plays, 163, 170. their indelicacy, 163. King Charles II.'s copy, 165. his portraits, 165. his early fondness for play-acting, 165. his first wife, Cecilia Croft, 167, 168. their stormy wedded life, 167. intercepts Hyde's Canary wine, 168. obtains a license for a playhouse, 169. starts operas, 170. his second wife, Charlotte van Hess, 171. his children by her, 171. narrowly escapes assassination, 171. his quarrel with the Earl of Rochester, 171 _note_. his death, and burial in Westminster Abbey, 172. his character, 172. his will, 172. his indigence, 172. his letter to Mrs. Frecheville, 173. his children, 173. Tom, the younger, 173. a courtier and a playwright, 173. Thomas Guildford, 136. marries Catherine Chubb, 136. supports the Stuart cause, 136. settles at Bristol, and dies there without issue, 136. his portrait, 136. William (temp. Elizabeth), 25. William, Sir, Charles I.'s letter to him, i. 96. Sir William, Bart., ii. 123, 126. Sir William, 'Farmer' of the seals of Queen's Bench and Common Pleas, 153, 154. is at the Court of James I., 153. his wife, 153. his death, 154. his portrait, 154. Richard Carew's account of him, 154. his celebrated offspring, 154. General William, in the Danish service, 129. goes over to the Dutch, 129. recalled to England at the Restoration, 129. Sir William, baronet (son of Sir Robert), 157. Gentleman Commoner of Oxford, 157. his verses set to music by Henry Lawes, 157. writes plays, 157, 158. takes degree of D.C.L., 157. his Court appointments, 157. commands the King's body-guard, 157. is made a Baronet, 157. serves at York and at Edgehill, 157. is made Governor of Pendennis Castle, 157. his books, 157. specimen of his poetry, 158. is buried at the Savoy, 159. his wife and children, 159.
Kimberley, Earl of, ii. 118, 156 _note_.
Kimiel, Manor of, ii. 285.
Kinski, Count de, marries Elizabeth Killigrew, ii. 129.
Kingsley, Charles, his view of Martyn, ii. 223.
Kingsley, Canon, his description of Sir Richard Grenville, ii. 5, 13, 15. do. of Stow, 17-20.
Kingston, Sir Anthony, i. 70.
Kingston, Duchess of, her affair with Foote, i. 331.
Knava, John, takes name of Godolphin, i. 345.
Knott, the Cornish, i. 154 and _note_.
Knovill, Eleanor, ii. 282.
Knox, John, described by Sir Henry Killigrew, ii. 137. do. by James Melville, ii. 138.
Kymyell, Elizabeth, ii. 282.
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Lake's Parochial History of Cornwall, ii. 5.
Lambe, Dr., Dean of Ely, ii. 184.
Lambesso, i. 314.
Lambourne, Annora or Eleanora, i. 50, 101.
Lander, John, ii. 200, 203.
LANDER, RICHARD, buried in the Savoy, ii. 194 _note_, 199-218. portrait of the Brothers Lander, 199 _note_, 203. his monument at Truro, 199, 201, 213. his birth and parentage, 201. his lineage, 201. his grandfather a noted wrestler, 202. his school-days at Truro, 202. becomes a gentleman's servant and visits the Continent, 202. goes to the Cape of Good Hope, 202. his short stature, 202. offers to accompany Captain Clapperton to Africa, 202. his first expedition, 203. publishes his travels, 203. his second expedition, 203-204. discovers the course of the Niger, 204. Murray purchases his papers and publishes his journals, 205. receives the first premium of the Royal Geographical Society, 205. his third and last expedition, 206. attacked by the natives near Ingiamma, 207. escapes by flight, 209. is killed by a musket-ball, 211. is buried at Fernando Po, 211. Laird and Oldfield's account of his last expedition, 211. Commander Allen's views and maps of Lander's discoveries on the Niger, 212. the Royal Geographical Society's recognition of his discoveries, ii. 212. his monument and stained glass window in the Savoy, 212. contemporary accounts of his appearance and character, 213, 214. his widow receives a Government pension, 214. his last letter, 214.
Land's End, Davy's lines on the, i. 248.
Lane, the artist, i. 135 _note_.
Langford family, i. 292.
Langherne, John, at Plymouth, ii. 56.
Lanherne, i. 38, 42, 45, 73, 75.
Lanow, ii. 4.
Lansdowne, battle of, ii. 50. George, Lord, his vindication of Sir Richard Grenville, 'Baron of Lostwithiel,' ii. 35. erects a monument to Sir Bevill Grenville, ii. 57.
Lanyons, The, ii. 281.
Lawes, Henry, sets William Killigrew's verses to music, ii. 157.
Leeds, Duke of, i. 390.
Leland, on the origin of the St. Aubyns, ii. 287.
Lemon, Harriet, i. 132.
Lerchdekne, Margery, i. 101.
Leslie, C. R., his remarks on Incledon's singing, ii. 107.
Leveson-Gower family, ii. 37.
Lipscombe's account of the origin of the Godolphins, i. 345. do. of Sir Francis Godolphin, i. 347.