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Peter’s spring, iii. 72 ―――― St. church, Rome, iv. 165 Peterborough, Thomas White, bishop of, one of the seven, iii. 299 Peters, i. 382. Hugh 420. Mr. 296.――Rev. Mr. ii. 218.――Rev. Charles of St. Maben, his learning and character, iii. 67, 68. His biography, his ancestor a royalist 67. Dined his poor parishioners, his controversy with Warburton, extracts from his meditations 68. Elizabeth 72. Rev. Hugh 67, 71, 72. His biography 72. Rev. Jonathan, of St. Clement’s, Dr. Joseph, of Truro 68. Rev. Thomas and William 71. Biographical notice of 72 Petersfield parish, iii. 206 PETHERICK, LITTLE, parish, Hals’s MS. lost. By Tonkin, situation and boundaries, saint, a rectory, value, patron, incumbent, ancient name, iii. 334. By the Editor, present patron, church, and church town, Tregonnen village, St. Ida’s chapel ibid. Account of St. Ida, her husband a favourite of Charlemagne, another chapel on Trevelian farm, former name of the parish, statistics, rector, Geology by Dr. Boase 335 Petherick, Little, parish, iii. 277 Petherwin, North, i. 377 PETHERWIN, OR PEDERWIN, SOUTH, parish, Hals’s MS. lost. By Tonkin and Whitaker, situation, boundaries, iii. 335. St. Peternus, three days dedicated to him, value of benefice, impropriation 336. By the Editor, church, its monuments and situation ib. Annual fairs, Trecroogo, Tregallen and Trethevy villages, Trebersey, Mr. Gedy an ancestor of the Editor, Tresmarrow, Tremeal 337. Death of Mrs. Archer, an epitaph, statistics, incumbent, Geology by Dr. Boase 338 Petnell, St. or Petronel, iv. 153 _bis_ Petre, Sir John, obtained church lands, was ancestor of Lord Petre, founded eight fellowships at Oxford, iii. 155. Sir John 293. Sir William 155. Lord Petre of Exeter, now of Essex 176 ―――― of Torbryan, Devon, John, iii. 155 Petroc, St. iii. 277, 278 _bis_. His life 227. His history, i. 95. His body stolen 98 ―――― St. church, iii. 408. Bodmin 277. The Cornish see 415. This is disputed by Mr. Whitaker 408. proved by extracts from a register kept there in a book containing the four Gospels 408 ――――’s, St. monastery, iii. 309. At Padstow, destroyed by the Danes 281 ―――― St. priory, Bodmin, i. 116 Petrocstow, iii. 277 Pettigrew manor, ii. 57 Petunia nyctaginiflora, iv. 182 ―――― Phœnicia, iv. 182 Petvin, John, iii. 313 Pevensey marsh, iii. 10 Pever, the heiress of, ii. 109 Peverell, Sir Hugh, and Sir Thomas, i. 92 ―――― of Hatfield, Jane, wife of Randolph, and concubine of William the Conqueror, i. 367 _ter._ William her son 367 ―――― of park, i. 367. Richard Thomas, and arms 368 Peverell’s crosses, i. 368 Pewterers’ company send a deputy to try the Cornish tin, ii. 30 Peyron, father, i. 192 Philack, i. 344 Philip and Mary, iii. 213, 294, 325 ―――― King of France invaded Normandy in Richard’s absence, ii. 177 Philipps, i. 78 Philips, Jasper, iii. 339. Sir Jonathan 458. His servant 461 ―――― of Pendrea, Samuel and Sarah, ii. 352 ―――― of Poughill, ii. 300 Phillack, i. 355.――Parish, ii. 141, 145, 146 _bis_, 147 PHILLACK, parish, Hals’s MS. lost. By Tonkin and Whitaker, situation boundaries, saint, a rectory, value, patron, incumbent, iii. 339. By the Editor, church, situation of village, danger from the sand, inundations of sand, hillocks of it ibid. Houses buried under it, Towan, extension of trade, improvement of the harbour, mining and smelting, Mr. Edwards 340. Rivalship with Mr. Harvey, both improved the harbour, bars in the mouths of all rivers, a causeway upon arches across the entrance of the main estuary 341. Castle Cayle, and Riviere at Theodore’s castle, Mr. Whitaker’s invention, new house at Riviere, Trevassack 342. Modern house on Bodrigy, Penpoll, Treglisson farm, copper works at Hoyle, smelting house at Angarrack, fine garden there, advowson 343. Incumbent, present rector and patron, parish feast and statistics, Geology by Dr. Boase, Sand hills, sand restrained by plants 344. Sometimes consolidated into sandstone. By Editor, copper lodes and elvan courses, Whele Alfred 345 Philleigh parish, ii. 265 Philley parish, ii. 2, 275 _bis_, 279――iii. 402, 403 Phillips, Matthew, i. 360, 362.――Rev. Jasper, ii. 146. Mary 269. Rev. William 386, 406. His monument at Lanteglos 406. Mr. 150, 386, 389 ―――― of Carnequidden in Gulval, Henry and Jane, ii. 241 ―――― of Landue, Thomas, ii. 400 ―――― of Pendrea, Samuel, ii. 269, 352. Sarah 352 ―――― of Tredrea, Elizabeth, iii. 159 ―――― of Botreaux castle, T. J. iii. 236 _bis_ ―――― of Camelford, Charles, John, and Jonathan, i. 380. Sir Jonathan 134.――Rev. William 380.――Charles, ii. 399 _bis_. Jonathan, Rev. William, name 399.――Sir Jonathan and T. W. iii. 235 Phillipps, Rev. William and family, i. 3.――J. T., iii. 42 ―――― of Camelford and Newport family, iii. 42 ―――― of Landue in Lezant, Mr. iii. 235 ―――― of Trencares, Charles and Sir Jonathan, iv. 45. Rev. William 45, _bis_. Story of 46. Miss, Mr. and family property 45 Philological inquiries, ii. 103 Philopatris, age of, ii. 76 Philosophical Transactions, i. 149――iii. 250, 251, 378――iv. 146.――Account of a storm in, ii. 325 Phœnician castles, ii. 423 Phœnicians, ii. 3――iii. 395――iv. 168.――Acquainted with Falmouth harbour, ii. 19 Phœnix in her Flames, a tragedy, iv. 97 “Phraseologia, Latin and English,” iv. 87 Physalis edulis, iv. 183 Picardy, pronunciation in, ii. 127 Pider hundred, i. 9, 209, 231, 232, 289, 386, 388, 407――ii. 253, 378, 384――iii. 139, 267, 277, 312, 318, 334――iv. 137, 140, 160 _bis_, 162 Pidre, iv. 376.――Etymology, i. 9 Pig’s street, Penryn, iii. 62 Pilate, iii. 422 Pilchards, nature of, ii. 263. Methods of fishing for 261. Of preserving, oil from 263. Caught by seine nets at St. Keverne 324 Pillaton, or Pillton manor, iii. 345, 346 ―――― parish, i. 103, 104, 316――ii. 361, 364――iii. 161, 371 PILLATON parish, Hals’s MS. lost. By Tonkin, situation, boundaries, a rectory, value, patron, manor, iii. 345. By the Editor, Lysons on Pillaton and Hardenfast manors, Pentillie castle, church and its monuments, one to the Rev. Mr. Eliot, church, town small, Penter’s cross village, patron 346. Statistics, rector, Geology by Dr. Boase 347 Pinard, Arthur, ii. 423 Pinaster fir, account of, iii. 11 Pincerna, etymology of, ii. 148 ―――― Richard, ii. 148. Simon 145, _bis_, 146 _bis_.――Simon, iii. 139. Heir 140 _ter._ Family 140 Pindar, iii. 34 ―――― Peter, iii. 220 Pineck parish, i. 414――ii. 142.――St. iv. 128 Pinneck, John, ii. 170 Pinnock, St. parish, iii. 13, 260 PINNOCK, St. parish, Hals’s MS. lost. By Tonkin, situation, boundaries, a rectory, value, patron, incumbent, iii. 347. By the Editor, village, and manor of Trevillis, proprietors of land, advowson, statistics, rector, Geology by Dr. Boase 348 Pinock, ii. 157 Pipe Rolls, ii. 423 Piper, Hugh, and Sir Hugh Constables of Launceston castle, anecdote of Sir Hugh, ii. 421. His monument in Launceston church 422.――Miss, iii. 136. Heiress and family 337 Piran bay, iii. 313 ―――― parish, iii. 324 ―――― round, iii. 328. Account of 329――iv. 78 ―――― Arworthall church, iv. 3 ―――― St. church lands, iii. 328 ―――― St. family, iii. 328 ―――― St. manor, account of, iii. 328 ―――― St. parish, iv. 2 _ter._ Mr. Reed’s smelting house in 4 ―――― St. in the Sands parish, iii. 267 ―――― St. in the Sands town, iii. 332 Piran’s, St. well, iii. 322 Piranes, St. in the Sands, by Leland, iv. 268 ―――― St. or Keverine, by Leland, iv. 270 Pirran in Treth parish, iii. 323 Piskies or fairies, i. 18 Pitleman, Ralph, ii. 427 Pits’ writings on Britain, ii. 62 Pits, iv. 145 _bis_, 148, de Illustribus Angliæ Scriptoribus 148 Pitt, Robert, i. 69. Thomas 69 _bis_. Thomas 1st Lord Camelford 69. His talents 71. Thomas 66, 67. His descent, enterprise in India, return with diamond, its sale to the Regent Orleans, its weight, his purchase of Boconnoc and the burgess tenures of Old Sarum, election for Old Sarum 68. Thomas 2nd Lord Camelford, his birth and christening, education, history, character 70. Death 71. William, Earl of Chatham 69.――Family, ii. 339, 376, 412. Thomas 353, 354, 409, 410. William 339. Governor 353. Mr. 410. Pleased with Dr. Glynn’s invitations 154.――Thomas, iii. 450. Mr. 207. Governor 450.――Mr. iv. 44 ―――― of Boconnock, Thomas, ii. 405 Pitz, Rev. Mr. ii. 258――iv. 53 Pius 2nd, pope, iv. 146 Place of death, i. 9 Place or Plase, i. 28 Placentia, iii. 400 ―――― University, i. 311 Plague at St. Cuthbert, i. 292.――At St. Ives, ii. 271 Plain-an-Guary, iii. 384 Plantagenet, Princess Elizabeth, i. 63. Princess Katherine 64.――Humphrey 4th son of King Henry 4th, ii. 260. Margaret, Countess of Salisbury 91. Richard Earl or Cornwall 155.――Richard, iii. 27 ―――― or Beaufort, Edmund, Edmund Marquis of Dorset, and Henry, ii. 260.――Margaret, iii. 65 ―――― civil wars, iii. 289 ―――― house of, ii. 110, 249 Plantagenets, iii. 84, 246. Their times 8, 348――iv. 114 Plants of Cornwall, App. 3, iv. 180 Plase, ii. 40. Account of 43 Plassey, battle of, i. 390――iv. 11 Pleas of the crown, i. 119, 177 Plegmund, Archbishop, i. 95 Plengway village, Amphitheatre at, iii. 384 Plint, i. 316 Pliny, i. 192――ii. 408――iii. 328 Plot’s, Dr. Natural History of Oxford, iii. 323 Plowden, William, iii. 38. Mr. 37. Family 38 Pluwent or Plynt, iii. 291 Plym river, ii. 2 Plymouth breakwater, ii. 245 ―――― castle, i. 105――ii. 10 ―――― church, dedicated to St. Charles, ii. 20 ―――― dockyard, high water at, iii. 375 ―――― harbour, iii. 101, 105, 108, 164, 375, 461.――Superior to Falmouth for large ships, ii. 18 ―――― limestone, iv. 123 _bis_.――Burnt for manure, ii. 361 ―――― reef or breakwater described, iii. 108. Compared with the great Egyptian pyramid 109 ―――― road, ii. 396 ―――― sound, i. 189――ii. 45, 108 _bis_, 164, 375, 379, 380. French and Spanish fleets in, ii. 245 ―――― town, i. 113 _bis_――ii. 10, 224――iii. 21, 45, 98, 109, 110, 121, 183, 189, 196, 253, 254, 283, 378, 399, 426――iv. 32, 115, 116, 123, 187, 188 _ter._――Ruthven, governor of, i. 113.――Relief of, incompetent to sustain an attack, ii. 245. Cornish miners marched to defend, open to attack but escaped it, Major Trelawny, governor of 67. Engagement with Dutch fleet before 25.――Dr. Borlase educated at, iii. 51. Besieged by Charles’s troops, Earl of Stamford, governor 184.――General Trelawny, governor of, iv. 94. Siege of 185 _ter._ Plympton, i. 170――iv. 185 ―――― priory, i. 27――ii. 339――iii. 139 _bis_. Prior of 139 _bis_.――Godfrey, prior of, ii. 426 Plynt parish, ii. 409 Pochehelle, iii. 349 Poictiers, Archdeacon of, ii. 415 ―――― Bishop of, St. Hilary, ii. 168, 169. Died at 169 ―――― Earl of, Richard, ii. 422 Point, the, iii. 107, 108 Pol, St. de Leon, town, in Brittany, iii. 285 Polamonter, Nicholas, i. 234 Poland, i. 336 Polbenro, account of, iv. 36 Poldice mine, ii. 134 Pole, Sir Courtenay and Penelope, ii. 379.――Rev. Reginald, iii. 440.――De la, Edmund, Earl of Suffolk, i. 86 ―――― Carew, Mrs. R., iii. 229 Polglase, account of, i. 399 Polgoda, ii. 173 Polgooth mine, iii. 198. Account of 195, 197 Polgorran, account of, ii. 113 Polgover, iii. 252――iv. 3 Poljew cove, ii. 129 Polkerris harbour, iv. 109 Polkinghorne, Roger, iii. 83 Polkinhorn, iii. 387 Polkinhorne, account of, ii. 142 ―――― Degary, i. 257.――Mr. ii. 157. Rev. Mr. 258, 260 ―――― of Polkinhorne, family, heir, and arms, iii. 142 Polland, Lewis, ii. 195 Pollard, Peter, i. 216.――Christopher, iii. 358 ―――― of Treleigh, Hugh, John, John a tribute to, Margaret and family, iii. 383 Polleowe, iii. 326 Pollephant, i. 308 Pollrewen tower, iv. 229 Pollyfont or Pollifont manor, iii. 38, 39. In Lewannick 233 _bis_ Polman, ii. 41 Polmanter downs, ii. 271 Polmear cove, iv. 166 Polpear, iii. 7 Polpera or Polperro, iv. 23, 36, 38 Polperro harbour, ii. 400 ―――― town, ii. 400 _bis_. Scenery beautiful 400, 401 Polruan, ii. 411――iv. 36.――Account of, ii. 411.――By Leland, iv. 279, 290.――Formerly a corporate borough, ii. 412 Polruddon ruins, by Norden and Lysons, i. 46 Polskatho or Porthskatho, ii. 51 Polston, bridge at, ii. 432.――Bridge, Charles 1st entered Cornwall by, iv. 185 Poltare, account of, iii. 88 Poltesca, iii. 424 Polton manor, ii. 253 Polvellan, iii. 229. Etymology 230 Polventon, iv. 29 Polvessan, account of, iv. 133. The grounds in a fine state 35 Polvethan manor, ii. 400 Polwhele, account of, i. 205 ―――― castle, iv. 229 ―――― i. 56 _bis_, 58, 205, 255. Degory 19, 293. Arms 205. Motto 206.――Family, ii. 337.――Rev. Richard of Manaccan and Newlyn, iii. 113, 271. Character of 112.――Rev. Richard came from Truro, iv. 86. Rev. Richard communicated to the Editor some missing portions of Hals’s MS. 184 ―――― of Newland, i. 105 ―――― of Penhellick, John and Robert, i. 207 ―――― of Polwhele, i. 207. Degory ibid. Drew 207 _bis_. John 206, 207. Richard 207. Rev. Rich., 208 ―――― of Treworgan, i. 396. John ibid. ――――’s History of Cornwall, i. 288 Polybius, on Signals, the friend of Scipio Africanus, his general history, iii. 106 Polychronicon, author of, iv. 93 Polyenetes, or the Martyr, a tragedy, iv. 97 Polyfunt in Trewenn, iv. 68 Polygala speciosa, iv. 183 ―――― myrtifolia, iv. 183 Pomeray, i. 348 ―――― Henry de la, ii. 180, 183. Took St. Michael’s mount 177. Murdered a sergeant-at-arms, his stratagem for surprising Mount St. Michael 178. Held it out, submitted, his death 180; or Pomeroye, Henry de la, iii. 22, 78, 90 Pomeroy, Henry de, i. 295, 296. Henry 296 _bis_. Sir Henry 296. Sir Hugh 214. Joel 296 _bis_. Josceline, Ralph de, and Sir Roger 296. Thomas 214. Arms 297.――Rev. John, ii. 279, 339. Mr. 43.――Family, iii. 90. John 260 Pomeroy of Bury Pomeroy, Devon, Sir Richard, iii. 148. Lords of Bury Pomeroy 90 ―――― of Tregony Pomeroy, i. 297 _bis_. Henry 297 Pomery, Rev. Mr. i. 403.――Rev. Joseph, iii. 348 _bis_.――Mr. iv. 160 Pomier, Lord, ii. 39 Pondicherry, siege of, chief seat of French power in India, iv. 11 Ponsanmouth, iv. 3 Ponsmur, i. 256 Pontis Riale river, source of, iv. 237 Pontus, i. 388 _bis_ Pool mine, ii. 239 Poole, account of by Hals, iii. 168. By Tonkin 170 Pooley, Rev. Mr. ii. 34.――Rev. Henry of Newlin, iii. 271, 275 Poor Knights of Windsor, Hugh Trevanion one of, ii. 52, 54. Governor of 55 ―――― rates at Helston, ii. 159 Pope of Rome, i. 139, 146――ii. 371. Urged Richard to the crusades 177. Lodged Thomas Paleolagus, and allowed him a pension 368. His protection of him 371.――Alexander the 4th, i. 176.――Boniface, ii. 288. Gregory 290. Gregory the Great 287. St. Gregory 288.――Gregory 9th, i. 312. Innocent 3rd 110, 112. Innocent the 4th 176. Innocent the 5th 110. Leo the 9th 110 _ter._ Nicholas the 2nd 110. Pelagius the 2nd 393. Victor the 2nd 110 _bis_ ―――― Alexander, the poet, i. 58――iii. 53 _ter._ His letter to Dr. Borlase 53. Mr. his large fortune, and house called the Vatican 88 ――――’s annates, ii. 59, 126 ―――― inquisition into the value of benefices, iv. 185. _See Inquisition_ Popham, Sir Home and Captain, iii. 446 Population of Cornwall, App. II. iv. 178. Of all the parishes in Cornwall from the last parliamentary statements 177. For several years from 1700 to 1831, 178 ―――― return for Helston, ii. 161 Porkellis, neighbourhood produced the best tin in Cornwall, ii. 140 Porrown Berry, iii. 202 Port, Hugo de, iii. 115 Port Eliot, ii. 68, 70 _bis_――iii. 107 ―――― Isaac, i. 384, 385――iv. 47 ―――― Looe, iii. 249 ―――― Looe barton, iv. 25, 26, 37 _bis_ ―――― Prior, name changed, iii. 107 Portbend, high water at, iii. 98 Portbyhan, otherwise West Looe, iv. 28 Portello, lands of, iii. 294 Porter, i. 320.――Mr. and arms, iii. 66.――Charles, iv. 62. Rev. Charles of Warbstow 125 Porth, i. 29 Porth Alla, ii. 250, 324, 330 _bis_, 331. The stream which discharges at 330 ―――― chapel, i. 12 ―――― Enys, iii. 288. Name changed 286 ―――― Horne, i. 324――ii. 174, 200 ―――― Kernow, iii. 32.――Shells at, i. 148 ―――― Prior, now Port Eliot, ii. 66 ―――― Talland, iv. 24 ―――― Treth, ii. 239 Portheran, ii. 41 Porthguin, by Leland, iv. 259 Porthiley, iii. 129 Porthissek, by Leland, iv. 259 Porthleaven, iii. 444 Porthmear, i. 47 Porthmellin cove, iii. 192 Porthoustock, ii. 324――iii. 259.――Extraordinary shoal of pilchards at, ii. 324 ―――― rock, ii. 331 Porthpean, i. 49 Porthskatho cove, ii. 58 Porthwrinkle, iii. 439 Portionists, iv. 45 Portnadle bay, iv. 28 Porto Bello, iii. 218 Portreath, ii. 241, 250.――Harbour, iii. 390.――A safe harbour, used to exchange copper for coal, ii. 241 Portsmouth, ii. 246. Loss of the Mary Rose off 342 ―――― castle, ii. 10 ―――― harbour superior to Falmouth for large ships, ii. 18 ―――― town, ii. 10 Portuan borough, iv. 20, 21 ―――― manor, iv. 21 Portugal, ii. 227――iii. 187, 423 Post, in Queen Elizabeth’s time, i. 59 Potatoes being introduced into Cornwall, iv. 50 Potstone, iv. 70 Pott, John, iii. 16 Poughill parish, ii. 340, 430――iv. 12, 15 POUGHILL parish, Hals’s MS. lost. By Tonkin, situation, boundaries, a vicarage, value, patron, incumbent, ancient name, impropriation, Pochehelle manor, iii. 349. By the Editor, small, its advantages, manor ibid. The charters, murder of Nicholas Radford 350. Flexbury and Bushill, impropriator of tithes, Stamford-hill and Sir B. Granville’s victory there, statistics, incumbent, patron, Geology by Dr. Boase 351 Poul pier, by Leland, iv. 290 Poulpirrhe, by Leland, iv. 279 Poulton manor, iii. 2 Poundstock parish, ii. 232――iii. 114――iv. 15, 136 POUNDSTOCK parish, Hals’s MS. lost. By Tonkin, situation, boundaries, value of benefice, impropriation, patron, incumbent, Trebarfoot, Penfoune, manor of Poundstock, iii. 352. By the Editor, situation of church, Tregoll, manors of Launcels, West Widemouth and Woolston, great tithes, advowson, statistics, Geology by Dr. Boase 353 Powder hundred, i. 41, 52, 202, 388, 393――iii. 24, 55, 180, 190 _bis_, 195, 198, 207, 210, 354, 391, 395, 402 _ter._, 403, 448, 450――iv. 70, 71, 75, 97, 102, 115, 116, 117.――Powdre, i. 242, 251, 294, 413――ii. 24, 36, 50, 88, 105, 275 _bis_, 298, 315, 352, 356, 390――iv. 376 Powderham hundred, etymology, i. 15 Powell, David, i. 305 Powley, Hugh, iii. 6 Powvallet Coyt manor, ii. 38 Poyctou, iv. 144 Poyntz, of Berkshire, William and William Stephen, ii. 385 ―――― of Cowdray castle, Sussex, William Stephen, iii. 231.――Family,