220 A VALUATION OF THE LANDS OF PENWITH. 



The Abbess and Sisters of S. Saviour and S. Bridgett, held 

 S. Hillary. 



The Prior and Brethren of the house of S. John's, Smith- 

 field, held Maddron. 



The Dean of Burian, held S. Levan and Sennan as well as 

 Burian, and, 



The Convent of Haylys, held Paul. 



The remaining advowsons were in the hands of the clergy 

 of the respective parishes. 



A word as to the aliens, their names are given and they are 

 invariably, although born in Britain, subjects of the King of 

 France. 



Amongst surnames that of Britton is almost universal, and 

 it seems to have been adopted by aliens generally. 



The principal landowners and inhabitants in the Hundred 

 as given in this return are worth notice ; and briefly they are as 

 follows : 



In Camborne, there were some wealthy men, no doubt 

 merchants ; as "William Bree is returned as being worth £200 in 

 goods, the richest man in Penwith ; whilst George Eyse and 

 Nicholas Vigham are assessed at £40 ; amongst the aliens Peter, 

 servant to Nicholas Mertherderwa, attracts notice from the 

 musical Cornish name of his Master. 



Grwinear is the next parish, and here George Vear, worth 

 in lands £15 per annum ; John Killigrew, £8 ; Anthony Wyrthe, 

 £4 ; and Elizabeth Milleton, £7, head the list of landowners, 

 whilst amongst others are Lanyon, Mohun, Arundell, and 

 Seyntaubyn. 



In Gwithian, the only large landowner was Sir John 

 Arundell, who owned Conarton, and was assessed at £20 a year. 

 The Arundells also were the principal landowners in Phillaek, 

 with Lady Hastings and John Tregliston. In Uny Lei ant, Lady 

 Hastings held the most lands, being returned at £23. And in 

 Towednack and Zennor, Catherine Lady Brook had lands to the 

 value of £10 and £6 annually, respectively. And these two 

 ladies also held lands in S. Ives and S. Erth. 



In the latter parish, Jacob Trewynnard, who lived at the old 



