ST. PETROC'S CHITRCH, PADSTOW. 101 



from 1400 to 1421, on the presentation of the Prior and Convent 

 of Bodmin. He was subsequently licensed to celebrate in the 

 Chapels of Holy Trinity, St. Michael, St. Petrock, St. Gorman, 

 and St. Wethlege. 



One of the steps of the north doorway is a portion of a 

 sepulchral slab. On it, part of the matrix of a brass may be 

 detected, representing a female kneeling. 



The fine monument of Sir Nicholas Prideaux, of Soldon, at 

 the west end of the south aisle, was originally erected in the 

 chancel of West Putford Church, Devon ; and thence brought 

 here in 1732. It exhibits painted effigies of Sir Nicholas, with 

 his two sons below him, one by his first wife, the other by his 

 second ; opposite to him, his third wife, with her two sons below 

 her by her former husband, Dr. Evan Morice, Chancellor of 

 Exeter, viz. : Sir William Morice, Secretary of State to Charles 

 II, and Laurence, who died young. All are shewn reverentially 

 kneeling in prayer. There are two long inscriptions, and 

 emblems of mortality, constituting adjuncts of this valuable 

 memorial which so distinctly portrays the dress of Sir Nicholas 

 Prideaux's period. 



On the base is carved, in low relief, a figure of St. 

 Christopher bearing the infant Saviour on his shoulders. 



The next principal monument is at the west end of the north 

 aisle. This is of marble and commemorates Edmund Prideaux, 

 the father of Humphrey Prideaux, the famous Dean of Norwich. 

 The latter, though born at Padstow, was buried in Norwich 

 Cathedral, consequently there is no monument of him here. 



Outside the church, within a covered recess on the north 

 side of the tower, is the greater part of an incised slate sepul- 

 chral slab, commemorating Honor, wife of Robert Calwoodley, 

 who died April 9th, 152 1 , as set forth on a border legend around 

 a cross ; I am therefore happy to be able to state that she was 

 not the member of her family who was charged, before the Star 

 Chamber Bench, in 1592, with having committed a serious act of 

 violence within this church, by the then mayor of Padstow, 

 John Prideaux. That lady was Anne Calwoodley, who disputing 

 the right of the mayor and others to the new seat they occupied, 

 locked herself up in the church, and with a great axe began to 



