154 EASLT TOPOGRAPHY OF FALMOUTH. 



past Pennycomquicke, and advanced into an open field in our way backe to Perin, 

 the ship that lay on the North si le of the Castle let flye at us. but their shot (by 

 God's mercy) did us no harme, though the bullets flew very neer us, and one 

 grazed not far from mee, which wee found, and was a bullet of some 121. weight... 



I verily beleeve that if the workes were once perfected for blocking of them 



up, two thousand good foote would keep them in, that they should not be able to 

 break forth and annoy the countrey. Penicomquicke and Peryne will be able to 

 entertain that uumber very well." 



On January 16th, 1P52, according to the local historian, 

 Thomas, p. 58, Sir Peter Killigrew obtained from the Common- 

 wealth the concession of a weekly market (every Thursday) and 

 two fairs, having previously [about 1650) succeeded also in 

 transferring the collection of customs from Penryn. The petition 

 to reverse these grants sent from Penryn in 1660, which is 

 printed herewith, assigns them to 1655, and attributes these grants 

 to Sir Peter Killigrew' s "interest and solicitation with the late 

 tyrant Oliver Cromwell and vicious suggestions and surmises 

 about 5 years hence. "f It is amusing to contrast with this insinu- 

 ation of disloyalty and time-serving an extract from the preamble 

 of the Charter of Falmouth ( I 661 ) recognizing Sir Peter's loyalty 

 and "good, faithful and acceptable services by him the said Peter, 

 as well to us, as to our most dear father the Lord Charles, late 

 King of England, already performed." 



Probably the exigencies of the port and the convenience of 

 the neighbourhood, rather than considerations of the politics of 

 individuals or boroughs, outweighed with the successive Govern- 

 ments the opposition of Penryn, as we know them to have 

 prevailed over its earlier antagonism in 1613, 



The custom-house was probably in or near Mulberry Square 

 (Corker's Court) : for we learn from the Killigrew MS. that Sir 

 Peter more easily obtained this transference by granting a lease 

 of 1,000 years to Jennings, the collector of customs, of ground, 

 whereon was built * the late Carker's house.' (See Plate B). 

 The market- house is also shewn, which stands on the block situated 



t One would conclude, that Sir Peter Killigrew was a Parliamentarian in 

 1647 ; for in that year, the year after the surrender of Pendennis Castle, the 

 House of Commons ordered, that Sir Peter Killigrew should be paid ^£2,000, in 

 satisfaction for his services, and for his losses in connection with his interest in 

 Pendennis Castle {Comm. Jour., Vol. V , p. 19, cited by Capt. Oliver). The same 

 Sir Peter was made Governor of Pendennis by Gen. Monk, March, 1660, on the 

 eve of the Restoration of Charles II, and held the office until 1662. 



