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granted to the said John Chamond for the term of 99 years. •'' 

 To John Tuhbe was granted a lease of the Advowson of 

 Lanhydrock, and of certain lands ; and William Bere, gent., 

 deposed that he had been under-Steward of the Priory Lands, 

 and had been "displaced because he would not be party 

 to writings craftily made with ante dates," and that the said 

 John Tubbe was appointed in his place ; and he referred to the 

 above-mentioned leases as those so made. 



There is also a curious incident relating to the wood of St. 

 Margaret in the parish of Bodmin, deposed to by Mr. Glynne. 

 Between Midsummer and Lammas, 1537, Mr. Glynne was in 

 treaty with the Prior for this wood, in which the Prior offered 

 the greatest and best parte for £5 an acre. The negotiation 

 was broken off in consequence of the Prior requiring payment 

 for the same to be made most parte in hand, and the remainder 

 before the following Christmas. Mr. Glynne not liking the bar- 

 gain departed, and met one Nicholas Prideaux, gent., who said 

 unto him — " Syr I perceyve ye have bene w*** my lord the prior 

 for Saynt Margaretes Woode ;" and asked him whether he had 

 bought the wood. Mr. Glynne replying that he had not, the said 

 Prideaux said that " yf my lorde hadde bene as honest a man as 

 I toke him for, the bargayne hadd bene myne." Mr. Glynne 

 answered : " Sir, take it in Goddes name forme, for as yet I have 

 not concluded w*'' hym nor I will no more meddle w"'all," and 

 deponent saith he well remembereth, "the house surrendered the 

 lent following." Mr. Prideaux afterwards offered Mr. Glynne a 

 part of the wood, who answered "I am afraid to bargayne for 

 fear of the statute, for you know Mr. Prideaux, that I do know 

 how the same stondethe." 



It is impossible to say whether the conscience debt of "agreate 

 some of mony " owiug by Nicholas Prideaux to the Prior had 

 any relation to his transaction, but the circumstances above re- 

 lated would seem to be illustrative of the Will. We have, 



* Sir John Cliainond was son and heir of Thomas Chamond, son and heir of 

 Alexander Chamond of Launcels, by Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Treughans. 

 He was knighted in 1529 at York Place, now called Whitehall. He was twice 

 married ; first, to Jane, daughter of Sir Thomas Grenville, Knt., and relict of 

 Sir John Arundell, Knt. ; and secondly, to Margaret, daughter and coheiress of 

 Thomas Tregarthen. He died in 1552, leaving his son lachard his heir. Will 

 dated 1st Jan., 1547-8 ; proved at Exeter, 9th March, 1552-3. 



