110 LITTLE PETHBRICK, OTHEBTVISE ST. PETROOK MINOR. 



On the floor of the nave are the arms of Henry V (1413- 

 1422) in modern tiles. 



The chancel has a handsome reredos of tile-work, presented 

 by Beatrice Lady Molesworth, widow of the late rector. 



A lancet-window of stained glass is inscribed : — " In mem : 

 Hugonis Henrici Molesworth, Bart., Rectoris ; qui banc ecclesiam 

 restauravit. Obiit in fest : Epiph : 1862. Hanc fenestram 

 posuit Greorgius Grulielmus, Rector, 1867." 



Another chancel-window of stained glass is inscribed : — "In 

 mem : Catharine, conjugis carissimse Georg : Grulielm : Manning, 

 hujus Eccl. Rectoris. Obiit 13 Octr., 1864. 



On the keystone of the tower arch is the Molesworth crest, 

 the coat of arms, is displayed on a shield, supported by an 

 angel, on an external bracket in the first stage of the tower. 



St. Petroc is said by some to have been a native of Wales, 

 — by others, of Cornwall, — who crossed over to Padstow, A.D. 

 518, and afterwards settled at Bodmin, where he died, A.D. 564. 

 He had previously spent 20 years in Ireland, chiefly in studying 

 the bible. His feast day was 4th June. 



Inscription on a monument under the east window : — 



" Heare under lyeth the body of John Bettye, the sonne of 



Humfrye Bettye, Gierke, who was buried the xxviii day of June, 



Anno Dom. 1634. 



Si Christum discis satis est si cetera nescis. 

 Si Christum nescis nihil est si cetera discis." 



[The preceding description of the church of St. Petroc Minor 

 was read by Lord Molesworth, the Rector, to the members 

 of the Royal Institution of Cornwall on the occasion of their 

 visit, August 20th, 1891. An account of St. Petroc, the 

 patron saint of Padstow, Little Petherick, Bodmin, &c., 

 appears in the 3rd Vol. of this R.I.C. Journal, written by 

 the late Rev. J. Adams, M.A., of Stockcross. See also Sir 

 J. Maclean's " Trigg Minor Deanery," Vol, 1, p. 121. The 

 Mediaeval Bells in Little Petherick Tower are noted by Mr. 

 Dunkin in his " Church Bells of Cornwall," pp. 46-51]. 



