BISHOP TRELAWNY 



" Shall Trelawny die. ? " 



The members of the Eoyal Institution of Cornwall on visiting 

 (in 1881) Trelawne, the seat of Sir John Trelawny, Bart., and 

 (in 1882) Pelynt Church, the burial place of the celebrated 

 Bishop Trelawny and many of his ancestors, were shown some 

 interesting memorials of the deceased prelate. 



The owner of the mansion, although absent, caused the repre- 

 sentatives of the Society to be hospitably entertained, and they 

 were enabled to inspect the chapel, the various apartments, the 

 series of family portraits, &c. In the paintings, the Bishop 

 appears clad in the robes of the Order of the Grarter. 



To remind the company of the most notable events in Bishop 

 Trelawny' s life, the Rev. W. lago read the following account, in 

 the great hall : — 



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Of all the Celtic names in Cornwall compounded of the 

 proverbial Tre, Pol, or Pen, not one is better known than that 

 which distinguishes the old Cornish family here so worthily 

 represented. Their designation " de Trelawny," is said to have 

 been derived from their ancient residence, "Trelawny," in the 

 parish of Altarnon : since quitting which place their name has 

 been identified with their estate, "Trelawne," in the parish of 

 Pelynt — acquired in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. 



The estimation in which the Trelawnys have long been held 

 is apparent from many past incidents. It wiU be sufficient here 

 to mention only a few, and those will, doubtless, be familiar to 

 aU present, who have read the histories of their county. 



It is related that beneath the figure of King Henry V, formerly 

 on a gateway at Launceston, these lines testified to that monarch's 

 regard for a brave warrior — 



■' Hee that will doe ought for mee, 

 Let him love well Sir John Tirlawnee." 



Moreover, there was an ancient sajdng in Cornwall, to this 

 effect, — 



"A Godolphin was never known to want wit, 

 A Trelawny courage, 

 Or a Gi'anville loyalty." 



