AT THE TIME OF THE REFORMATION. 99 



and comely furniture of the communion table " they might dis- 

 tribute the linen amongst the poor, and sell the copes and vest- 

 ments, and all bell metal, except the metal of one great bell and 

 a saunce (or sanctus) bell," the receipts to be paid to the 

 exchequer, thus turning to the national use the redundant plate 

 and discarded and obsolete vestments and ornaments. 



No inventories for Cornwall by this commission are in the 

 Public Eecord Office, but the names of the commissioners were 



The Earl of Bedford. 



Sir Eichard Edgecumbe. 



Sir Hugh Trevenion. 



Sir Will'"- Godolfyn. 



Thomas Treffry. 



John Killegrew. 

 With reference to this same commission, there are a couple of 

 letters preserved from Sir W"- Grodolfyn to the Commissioners of 

 Church Goods. The first in order, undated, stating that John 

 Gayer the bearer brought the account of plate, defaced, and 

 delivered to the Jewel House, the remainder being restored to 

 the parishes again; and the second, in 1556, reporting that he 

 was instructed to re-deliver the plate again to the parishes, 

 except that which was defaced, which was to go to the mint. 



In the account of defaced and broken plate paid into the Jewel 

 House by the Commissioners between 1st June 7th Edward VI**' 

 and 4th Feb. 1st Mary, the only entry I can find relating to 

 Cornwall is as follows ; — 



Broken gilt plate CXXII.°^- \, pppviTTToz 

 Pcell* gilt and white CXCIP^- ) ^^^^^J-^-^-L ' 

 In addition to the Parish Churches — Inventories were also 

 taken in 1555 of all the lead and bells belonging to the sup- 

 pressed Monasteries and Priories, and the return of Robert 

 Grove, (sometyme servant to Sir Thomas Arundell, Knight, late 

 Eeceyor) is as follows for Cornwall : 

 Bodmyne, 



Launceton, At these houses were no leadd as I can 



St. Germans, learne by any man, but all the churches 



Tywardreth, and houses were covered with blewe 



The friers in sclatt called shingle, 



Bodmin & Truro. 



* Gilt inside or partially gilt. 



