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THE ANNUAL EXCURSION, 1903. 



On Tuesday, ISth. August, members and friends of this 

 Institution had their Annual Excursion. The company, who 

 assembled at the railway station at Truro on the arrival of the 

 9.45 a.m. train, and joined it during the day, included Canon 

 Harvey, Eev. T. M. Comyns, Eev. H. H. Mills, Professor Clark, 

 Messrs. J. D. Enys, A. P. Jenkin and Miss A. Jenkin, Messrs. 

 G. M. lago (London), T. C. Peter, E. H. Williams, and the 

 Misses Beatrice, Prances, and Florence Williams, Miss Euth 

 Polkinhorne, Mr. S. Jones and Miss Jones, Messrs. W. J. Clyma, 

 H. Barrett, H. James, H. H. Share, Joseph and Mrs. Eogers, 

 Messrs. J. W. Towan, W. Magor and Mrs. Magor, Mrs. W. H. 

 Brewer, Major Parkyn (Hon. Sec), and Mr. George Penrose 

 (Curator). 



The party drove through Tresillian to Probus,'^' where 

 Canon Harvey, the vicar, kindly gave us information regarding 

 the parish church. He prefaced his remarks by the statement 

 that the village was particularly deficient in ancient houses. 

 The only one with any feature of interest was that close to the 

 National Schools, belonging to the Hawkins family, with a 

 sculptured figure inserted in the wall, about which nothing 

 definite was known. Of St. Probus and St. Grace, associated 

 with the parish, absolutely nothing is known. '^' They supposed 

 from their names that they were Latinized Britons, who evan- 

 gelized that part of the country. Of the history of the church 

 they knew nothing till Athelstan conquered Cornwall, nearly a 

 thousand years ago. He, it is supposed, found a church there ; 

 he made it collegiate, and so probably much larger, founding a 

 chapter with dean and canons.'*' In 1268 the dean, Henry de 

 Bollegha, ceded to the bishop the future right of collating to 

 prebends.'*' No dean has since been appointed, but the office 



1. The members of this Institution visited Probus and Golden in 1881. See 

 Journal, vol. vi, p. 423. 



2. What is the earliest mention of these two saints in connection with the 

 parish ? We are inclined to think it is modern. 



3. Is there any satisfactory evidence in support of Athelstan's alleged action ? 



4. The dean's letter, dated 19 Jan., 1268, is printed by Mr. Hingeston- Randolph 

 in Regr. Bronescombe, p. 255. 



