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John — Bushoppe of Exeter. 

 Sir Eychard Edgecome Knt. 

 Sir Hugh Trevanion Knt. 

 Sir Grawyn Carow Knt. 

 John Grenefeld Esq. 

 John Arscot Esq. 

 Nicholas Adams Gent. 

 Philip Lentall Gent. 

 John Ayleworth Gent. 



Whilst the Commissioners of the 2nd year of Edward YP^ 

 1547, are 



Sir William Godolfyn Knt. 

 John Graynfeld Esq. 

 Henry Chyverton Esq. 



Appendix I is an extract in tabular form of the returns of the 

 ornaments, plate, jewels, and bells in these two chantry certifi- 

 cates, placed in juxtaposition for the purpose of easy comparison. 



Some of the information noted by the commissions is of an 

 interesting and particularly valuable character : Thus we find 

 that Saltash was burnt by the French, whilst the inhabitants 

 were at their parish church; and with reference to "The 

 Chapell of our Ladye," at Penzance, it is noted that the 

 " Mynstracon conveniently may not be spared for if the people 

 went daily to their Pish Church the towne would be in peril of 

 burning by the Frenchmen and other enemies in time of warre:" 

 evidently from the fate of Marazion, Saltash, and Penzance itself, 

 not an imaginary fear. And this entry further shews that at 

 this period it was the custom to attend daily service. At Looe 

 part of the jewels of the parish church were sold to repair the 

 important bridge there, damaged by ' ' the great surge of the 

 sea." At Crantock, the plate and jewels of the Collegiate 

 Church were hidden from the Commissioners in 1547 but dis- 

 covered afterwards : " The fraternity of our Ladye of Dewstowe " 

 (now Davidstow) possessed in the same year store of sheep and 

 kine to the value of £10 6s. 8d., the only such instance recorded. 

 Dame Thomasine Perceval's chantry and college at Week St. 

 Mary was in 1545 a great comfort to all the county, from 

 children being sent there to board and be taught ; but two years 

 after the schoolhouse is in ruins, owing, so it is stated, to its 



