200 THE FAIiMOUTH MANTTSOEIPT. 



an attorney, and married a seafaring ship doctor coming into 

 the harbour by chance, by whom she had this Robert Corker 

 her eldest son, with other children, all left upon the said 

 Newman's hands to keep ; and from thence, being in the said 

 Eogers' business as an attorney, prevailed upon Rogers (sl^R^ers) 

 to take the said Corker apprentice, gratis ; who proving a lad of 

 insinuating worldly parts, and his master then going behind- 

 hand in the world, the said Corker soon saw he should have 

 opportunity of beginning a fortune upon his master's (masto'^s) 

 ruin, and make (^1,^) it good ; for that upon his master's (Master'^s) 

 death he appeared from nothing in a (? good) condition, (edition) 

 and did purchase his master's great house and goods, turning 

 out the widow, who had been very indulgent to him, to shift 

 in a poor condition. His next step was also to succeed his 

 master at the head of the Corporation, which he effectually did, 

 by making use of Rogers's (^oke?s's) tools of Alderman left 

 in posts. His next step was to make Edward Pearce also his 

 tool, on whose subject I am obliged to go back to 1687, when in 

 defiance of the great lord of the town (Mr. Rogers), under Sir 

 Peter's protection, the said Pearce took a lease of the old houses 

 and waste ground thereunto adjoyning, and built the house (now 

 the King's Arms), wherein he kept a tavern, being a dareing 

 enterprising man, and carried on his business to success ; which 

 improvement of Sir Peter's estate being offensive to Mr. Rogers, 

 by himself and instruments he raised perpetual vexation and 

 troubles (trouble) to the said Pearce, against whome the said 

 Rogers procured one of his tools to swear treasonable words, 

 and carried with violence against him, to the degree as did oblige 

 Sir Peter to an expensive London journey, to put a stop to the 

 prosecution. But Rogers being dead, and Corker succeeding 

 him as aforesaid, and Sir Peter gone off from his estate to live 

 in London, Corker soon convinced the said Pearce of its being 

 his interest to joyn him in the support of the Corporation 



The Estate of Connelstown Co. West Meath, was inherited by Eobert 

 Corker, and is still held by his descendants in Falmouth. 



A mural monument with a Latin inscription was erected in Falmouth 

 Church to Thomas Corker, a naval officer, who died in 1700. He may have been 

 the father of Robert. The family name is stated to have been originally 

 Coaur-coeur. (See note on 'Qorher's House' on Killigrew M.S, 



