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of the order of the garter, of which he was prelate. Some 

 missals and other old vellum books, wonderfully illuminated, 

 attracted considerable attention. Through a hall in which is a 

 fine oak cabinet, the drawing-room was next reached. Among 

 the portraits there is one of the first baronet, who was born in 

 1592, and created baronet by Charles I. There is also a portrait 

 of Q-ueen Elizabeth, given to a representative of the family by 

 herself. It was a general opinion that the portrait by no means 

 flattered the Queen according to modern standard of beauty. 

 After visiting the tower chamber the company eventually 

 arrived in the great hall, where among other portraits, is a 

 very remarkable one of that member of the Trelawny family 

 who died recently, and who was known to fame as the friend of 

 Shelley and Byron. He is here represented in Grecian costume, 

 and with a strikingly handsome face. In the great hall Mr. lago 

 read a paper upon the Trelawnys of Trelawne, and afterwards 

 the company moved on towards Talland Church, a building of 

 very quaint appearance, owing to the tower being detached 

 from the main building. It is approached by a road around 

 a very deep valley, beyond which is the sea. At the church the 

 party were received by the vicar, the Eev. Creagh Coen, who 

 pointed out some of its most interesting features. The old stocks 

 remain in the porch, which connects the tower with the main 

 building. The roof of the south aisle is particularly fine, 

 the whole of the woodwork being beautifully carved. The 

 old carved bench ends, too, remain in a good state of preser- 

 vation. The altar tomb of John Bevill, in the south aisle, 

 attracted much attention with its quaint epitaph, above it hangs 

 a rusty helmet with the Bevill crest, and near it stands a 

 mutilated fragment of a statue conjectured to be the Virgin 

 Mary, On taking down a portion of the north wall, in 1849, 

 a most interesting series of frescoes was discovered, it is 

 described in the R.I.C. report for that year. The old bench 

 ends of the north transept, or aisle, contain the arms of the 

 Bevills and the Grenvilles, with the name in a scroll over each. 

 In this aisle is a slate monument erected by " Nic. Kendall, clerk, 

 archdeacon of Totnes," to a daughter of Thomas Kendall, who, 

 the inscription tells us, lies buried in Westminster Abbey, and 

 who gave, amongst other benefactions, "100 guineas to teach 

 poor children in this parish." The date is 1702. There is a 



