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But against this identification we must place the fact that 

 in the Litany quoted by Mabillon, from Rheims, the two saints 

 are invoked separately. The order runs, S. Samsone, 8. Brioce, 

 S. Melore, S. JBranwalaire, S. Patrice, S. Brendane. 



If we regard Brandan and Branwalader as the same, then the 

 composition is Bran-gwaladr, the king or ruler. It must be 

 remembered that he actually was at Aleth (S. Malo) and founded 

 a monastery there, where he trained many distinguished 

 disciples. 



In 935, Athelstan translated his body, together with the arm 

 and pastoral staff of S. Samson, to Milton in Dorsetshire. The 

 day of translation is January 19. 



Branwalader is mentioned by William of Worcester under 

 the name of Branwallan. He says that the body reposed "at 

 Branston, eight miles from Axminster, and four miles from the 

 the South Sea."* Branscombe, which I presume, he means, is 

 dedicated to S. Winifred, and lies on the sea and not four miles 

 from it. This points to an earlier dedication which gave its 

 name to the parish. 



On the whole we may conclude that Brendan, the 

 Irish Saint, and Branwalader are the same, and that among the 

 Cornish and Armoricans he was called Bran-gwaladr, whereas 

 among the Irish he was Brennan or Brendan. 



At Bere Ferris is a farm called Braunder, a corruption 

 perhaps of Branwalader ; but, so far, we have no evidence of 

 there having been a chapel there. 



S. Blaunder's well in Lewanick has been already noticed. 



S. Blaze, Bishop, Martyr. 



S. Blazey was a chapelry belonging to Tywardreath priory. 

 No mention of it is found in the early registers of the 

 Bishops of Exeter, or in the Taxation of Pope Nicholas IV. 



It is accordingly a late dedication to the Bishop of Sebaste, 

 who suffered in the persecutions of Diocletian, or under Licinius, 

 316. A taper was wont to be offered at high mass on his day, 



*This may be a misprint of Nasmyth. There is not much reliance to be 

 placed on his printed edition. Possibly the entry may be, a quarter mile. 



