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You can also find out about how to make a donation to Project Gutenberg, and how to get involved. **Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts** **eBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers, Since 1971** *****These eBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers!***** Title: The Survey of Cornwall Author: Richard Carew Release Date: February, 2006 [EBook #9878] [This file was first posted on October 26, 2003] Edition: 10 Language: English Character set encoding: US-ASCII *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK, THE SURVEY OF CORNWALL *** This E-text was prepared by Steve Gilbert using an Armari PC, a Hewlett Packard Scanjet 5400c scanner, ABBYY FineReader Pro 6.0 OCR software, and Microsoft Notepad. August-October 2003. Contact: Steve Gilbert [email protected] 8 Cheyne Avenue, [email protected] London E18 2DR, [email protected] UK. [email protected] [email protected] Transcribers notes: i) This transcript retains the original spelling, except for the obsolete "long ess" character which has been replaced by 's' throughout. Spellings of proper names tend to be phonetic and haphazard. Eg Pensanz, Pensans, Pensants, Pensance, and Penzance are all the same place. ii) The Latin is worse than the English. I am 99.9% certain that I have transcribed it correctly, the doubt being where the printer has randomly mixed the "long ess" and "f" characters & neither form is in my Collin's Little Gem Latin Dictionary. iii) This transcript omits the original page numbering from the introduction and appendix, but retains it in the main text to support cross-referencing and the index. Each double-page spread was given a single page number. I have given these in []s at the beginning of the left- hand page. iv) Marginalia have been inserted into the text surrounded by []s v) Footnotes have been placed beneath the sections to which they refer. vi) Italics, which Carew uses heavily, have been mostly removed, but sometimes replaced with quotes. vii) The original capitalisation & over-punctuation is retained. T H E S V R V E Y O F C O R N W A L L. A N D An EPISTLE concerning the EXCELLENCIES of the ENGLISH TONGUE. -------------------------------------- By RICHARD CAREW, of Antonie, Esq; -------------------------------------- WITH The LIFE of the AUTHOR, By H**** C***** Esq. -------------------------------------- A NEW EDITION. ====================================== 'LONDON, Printed for E. LAW, in Ave-Mary-Lane; and J.HEWETT, at Penzance. MDCCLXIX. LIST of the SUBSCRIBERS, A. Copies. SIR. John St. Aubyn, of Clowance, Baronet 20 Rev. Mr. Jerveys Allen, of Helston Thomas Saunders Allen of St. Just, Attorney at Law Alexander Allen, Purser of the Wolf Sloop of War John Antony, of St. Ives John Antony, junior, of St. Ives B. Joseph Beard, of Penzance John Batten, jun. of ditto, Merchant Joseph Batten, of ditto John Blewett, Esq. of Marazion 4 George Borlase, Attorney at Law, of Penzance William Bastard, of Exon Joseph Batten John Beard, jun. of Penzance, Merchant Capt. Barkley, of the Wolf Sloop of War Rev. Mr. William Borlase, of Zennor William Borlase, LL.D. of Ludgvan, F.R.S. James Bennett Capt. Thomas Braithwaite, of Falmouth James Bonithon, of Penzance Rev. Mr. Jacob Bullock, of Wendron Francis Benallock James Bower, of Lostwithiel James Baron, of ditto Thomas Bennet Nicholas Bishop, of Bristol Jofeph Bunney, Esq. Leicester John Bawden, Exon C. Nicholas Cloak, of Penzance Daniel Carthew, of ditto Robert Coleman, of Bristol George Cooney, of Penzance Mr. Carlyl, of Marazion Humphrey Cole, Attorney at Law, of ditto David Cloak, Surgeon, of Penzance William Cornish, of Marazion Capt. Thomas Cassett, of Plymouth Richard Carne, of Falmouth, Merchant Coleman, Harris, and Co. Merchants at Bristol 2 Henry Coleman, Esq. of Market Harborough, Leicestershire Henry Coleman, Esq. Leicester D. David Dennis, Attorney at Law, of Penzance John Dennis, of ditto James Donithorne, of Marazion Thomas Daniel, of Truro, Esq. John Dyer, of Penryn William Dawkin, Esq. of Kilvough, near Swanzey, in Wales Robert Dunkin, of Penzance E. William Ellis, Esq. of Penzance 5 Charles Streater Ellis, of ditto James Edwards, of ditto, Merchant Hugh Edwards, Attorney at Law, St. Ives Thomas Ennys, of Redruth F. Miss C. Foley Rev. Mr. Fisher, of Marazion Edward Freeman, of Lostwithiel G. Thomas Glynn, jun. of Helston, Esq. Charles Gwavas, of Penzance, Merchant 2 Pascoe Grenfell, of Marazion, Merchant John Grenfell, of Penzance, Merchant Richard Jerveys Gryles, Attorney at Law, of Helston, Andrew Gaylard, of Bristol Miss Jane Gilbert, of St. Ives Thomas Glanvile, of Lostwithiel Rev. Mr. Edward Giddy, of St. Earth Thomas Giddy, of Truro, Surgeon William Giddy, of ditto H. Richard Hichens, of Penzance, Attorney at Law 2 Capt. John Halse, of Redruth Rev. Mr. Edward Hobbs, of Sancrete John Hawkins, Esq. of Helston Rev. Mr. John Hosken, of Menaccan Thomas Hacker, of Penzance Isaac Head, Esq. Collector of his Majesty's Customs in the Islands of Scilly William Holbeck, Gent. Com. of Trinity Col. Oxford, Esq. Captain Peter Hill, of Falmouth John Hall John Hewett, of Plymouth-dock John Hurd, of Birmingham Christopher Harris, Esq. Keneggy 6 Nathanial Hicks, of St. Ives Rev. Mr. Haydon, Liskeard Samuel Hick, of Lostwithiel Edward Harford, of Bristol John Hosking, of Madron John Howell, of Penzance John Hall, of Stofford, Devonshire I. William John, of Penzance, Merchant John James, of Newlyn, ditto Capt. John James, of Marazion William James, of Redruth Thomas John, of Penzance, Merchant John James, of St. Agnes K. John Knill, Esq. Collector of his Majesty's Customs at St. Ives John Keir, Surgeon, of Marazion 2 J. Kimber, Attorney at Law, of Fowey L. Thomas Love, of Newlyn Stephen Luke, of Penzance Maddren Legoe, of St. Just John Ley, of St. Ives, Merchant Rev. Mr. Lane, of St. Ives John Luxmore, Esq. of Oakhampton, Devon. Samuel Luly, of Penzance Rev. Mr. Philip Lyne, Vicar of Leskard Tobias Lanyon, Esq. Penzance M. Joseph Michell, of Penzance Henry Michell, of ditto James Michell, of Marazion John Michell, of Chyandower James Moore, of Penzance Thomas Mathews, of St. Ives Herbert Mackworth, Esq. Exon Henry Mudge, of Truro Robert Michell, of ditto Mathias Michell, of Penzance N. Rev. Mr. Newton, of Sithney William Nicholls, Esq. of Trereife John Nancarrow, jun. of Marazion Charles Newman, of Falmouth Rev. Mr. Newton, of Bristol Thomas Nicholls, of Penzance B. Nankivell, of St. Agnes P. John Price, Esq. 6 John Pender, of Penzance, Merchant Benjamin Pidwell, of Penzance Rev. Mr. James Parkin, Lecturer of ditto Thomas Pidwell, jun. of ditto John Pearse, Surgeon, of ditto William Penrose, ------ of ditto Thomas Pascoe, ------, of ditto Josias Perry, Surgeon, of Langdon, Devon James Pascoe, Attorney at Law, of Penzance Rev. H. Parker, D.D. Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford William Price, Surgeon, at Redruth Daniel Pryor, of Penzance Henry Philips, of St. Ives, Merchant Rev. Mr. Richard Pearce, of St. Buryan Thomas Penrose, Attorney at Law, of Penzance R. Thomas Robyns, Esq. at Penzance Thomas Rodda, of Marazion George Rippar, of ditto David Richard, of ditto Charles Rashleigh, of St. Austle, Attorney at Law Thomas Read, of Penzance Charles Rawlinson, of Marazion Stephen Robinson, jun. of Bridport Samuel Rodda, of Marazion S. Walter Stone, of Penzance John Stone, of ditto George Scobell, Esq. Collector of his Majesty's Customs at Penzance John Stackhouse, Esq. of Pendarves William Stackhouse, Efq. of Trehane William Sincock, of Marazion Edward Stevens, of St. Ives William Stevens, of ditto Thomas Slade, of ditto Miss Sarah Stephens, of ditto William Skues, of Helston John Stott, of Ludgvan, Esq William Stevens, of Bristol Francis Spernon, Surgeon, in Lostwithiel Rev. Mr. Smith, of St. Just John Smith, Truro T. Thomas Trenwith, Esq. of St. Ives John Trengrouse, Surgeon, of ditto Richard Treeve, of Penzance Uriah Tonkin, Esq. of ditto William Tregurtha, of ditto John Tonkin, Surgeon, of ditto Joseph Tovey, of ditto Rev. Mr. James Tonkin, of ditto John Treluddra, of Marazion Rev. Mr. Trevennen, of Cambron George Treweeke, Surgeon, of Penzance Joseph Taylor, of Bristol J. Trevethan, Attorney at Law, of Redruth U. George Veale, Attorney at Law, of Penzance William Usticke, Esq. of Nansalverne W. Rev. Mr. Williams, of Crowan Dionysius Williams, of Penzance, F.R.S. Samuel Woodis, of ditto John Williams, Officer of Excise Matthew Wills, Surgeon, of Helston Richard Williams, Marazion Rev. Mr. Anthony Williams, of St. Keverne Philip Webber, Attorney at Law, Falmouth George Woodis, of Penzance John Weston, Esq. of Illuggan Rev. Thomas Wharton, A. M. Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. The Life of R I C H A R D C A R E W of Antonie Esq; By HUGH C******* Esq; RICHARD CAREW, the Celebrated Author of the Survey of Cornwall, was born of an antient Family at East-Antonie (a), the Seat of his Ancestors, in the Year 1555, if we may credit Mr. Wood (b). He was the Son of Thomas Carew by Elizabeth Edgecumb, Daughter to Sir Richard Edgecumb, a Gentleman says our Author (c), in whom Mildness and Stoutness, Diffidence and Wisdom, Deliberateness of Undertaking, and Sufficiency of Effecting, made a more commendable, than blazing mixture of Vertue.