T H E of an An c i e n t P a r i sh WIT H G B REAG E E RMO E , M With so me a ccou n t of its W r n Arm igers , o thies a d n ers U wo rthies , Sm uggl a n Wreckers l s d , t T ra dition s a n d Superstition s M . A . H . R. CO ULT H ARD, n 1 9 1 3 . N Y O M P N Y IM I D . T H E CA M B O RN E PR IN TIN G A N D STATIO ER C A , L TE M B O R N E O RN W LL . CA . C A CO NTENTS . CHAPT E R I . T H E C E L T I C P E R IO D 1 1 . T H E " O SA NS . I I I . FR O M T H E N O RM AN C O N QUE S T T O T H E R E FO RM T O A I N . I V . T H E R E FO R M A T I O N T O T H E E N D O F T H E C OM M O NWE A L T H V . R E C E N T T I M E S V I . T H E G O D O LP H IN S V I I . T H E A R UN D E L L D E P E N GE RSICK S M IL T O N A ND S , , S SP A RN ON S 1 15 V I I I WO R TH I E A N D U WO R T H I E . S N S I" P L C E M E A N D SUP E R ST I T I O N S . A NA S “784 24 0 IO S LIST O F ILLUSTRAT N . P AG E . B r u t s eage Ch rch , Fron i piece Celtic Cross i n Breage Ch u rchyard Frescos i n Breage Ch u rch ’ St Germ oe s . Chair God o l phin Hou se A Godolphin Helm et i n Breage Church Pen gersi ck Castle PREFA C E . H E facts and tho u ghts which com pri se thi s little book w m of m th e st t r n ere any the , in fir ins ance , ar a ged for u se in se rm on s o n the S u ndays preceding ou r a s m m to t t s s i n local Fe t Day , as so e atte pt in eres Pari hioner r u s the story of ou Ch rch and pari h . I have to acknowledge wi th gratit u d e m u ch information t u ru m t given me mos ng dgingly , fro his grea store of anti T . V of u a ri a n . q learning , by the Reverend Taylor , icar St J u st ; likewi se my tha n ks are due to Mr . H . Jenner for kindly help and information upon the etymol ogy o f local m u d u se h place nam es . I st also acknowle ge the free I ave t a u t m ad e of. fac s be ring pon the his ory of Breage and Germoe ’ “ - s r taken from Mr . Baring Gould s Hi toric Characte s and w ” m m I Events in Corn all , and at the sa e ti e have to express to th e . O f m m y thanks Reverend H J Warner , Vicar Yeal pton , f m s u o . th e Reveren d H . G . B rden , Vicar Leo in ter , and Mr A r f or u n st . E . Spend e val able i formation and assi ance I h e a have b ee n greatly helped in m y ex amination Of t P ri sh t of ts of Regi sters by th e excellent transcrip ion large par h to . them m ade by Mrs . Jocelyn Barnes Finally I ave of wh o thank a great n u mber kind friends at Breage , have n m to im parted to me the fast fading traditio s of other ti es , t whom I vent u re to dedicate this brief record of days tha D O are more . B rea e g , ’ A ll a i n ts D a 1 9 12 . S y , L ST V ICA RS B RE AGE I OF THE OF . ILLIAM SO N O F RI RD e o I W , CHA Di d r resi gn ed d u ri n g th e n terdic t 1219 WILLIAM SO N O F , 1264 STER R OB E RT D E L A OR E Res n e to b ecom e C an on of Gl a sn e MA M i g d y . u t m a te arson f e l i ly p o Y ov il . 1264 MASTER ST E PH E N US D E ARB OR SIR PA SCASI S N O f I U a te o n st tu t on . Ol d bl n d i i , i d a n d n fi rm m 1 1 i 3 0. SIR D AVI D D E LYSP E IN N o a te o f In t SIR JO HN YURL D E T RE G E SO U d s i tu ti on . H E NRY CRE TT IE R te f I s on SIR WILL IAM FE LLO UR No d a o n ti tu ti . re SIR JOHN G OD E D i ed a t B age . ’ e t rea e MASTER WILLIAM I EN SAN S Di d a B g . e a t rea e SIR JOHN PATRY D i d B g . SIR J O HN PE YT O Di ed a t B rea ge . e rea e SIR WIL LIAM LE H E Di d a t B g . ’ SIR WILLIAM P E R S Re s1gh ed to be c om e Can on Of Gl a sn e y R es n MASTER TH OMAS G OD OLPHIN i g ed . S ER J O KE MA T HN JA S , e a t rea e B a ch el or i n D e crees Di d B g . e t re a B a ge. O B E M . A . Di d J H N RY, e at rea SIR ALE " AND E R DAWE Di d B ge . V a s r h r i i r a l o of St. E t bu e n , F I RV E . c i d RANC S HA Y, M A rea e Ch u r h a r B g c y d . Son of th e sh o Of Exeter res n ed W M A Bi p ; i g . ILLI C O TTO . AM N , h older o f m a n y oth er b en efi ces i n ev n r w D o a n d C o n a ll . WILLIAM OR RD CHA . ” ” rea h e Of th e Wor Of G od R es n e . P c r d . i g d In tru n u r ta n v n JAM E S INN E S (ejected 1661) di g P i Di i e . N D Res n e on e om n V a r Of M a w E T RE \VIN A R . g b g JAM S , M A i d c i ic a n a t wh h a e h e es b u r e g . ic pl c li i d e a t rea e es u r e e on H E NRY H UTH N AN CE Di d B g . li b i d b y d h e E st w of th e h an t a a ll c c el . e t r e a so V r of M w n . a B ea g , l a a ga E T RE WIN N ARD . JAM S , M A Di d ic W t e e a so V r o f E h E D D O I e a r a a St. rt AR C LL NS, Di d B g , l ic . a h e or of La w s wh ere h e es u r e B c l li b i d . A on S I KE B - u r e e H E R U T C , D e a t B rea e l es b b y N Y i d g , i i d d th e E a st w a ll Of th e ch a n c el . D RD R D e a t rea e . E W . A MA SHALL, M A i d B g s n e . I D G ERV E YS GRYLL S M . A Re g R CHAR . i d RI D G E V E YS G H e a t L u xu an wh h a r sh h e CHAR R YLLS , Di d li , ic p i W th th e ou n er h e i n on ju n t on rea ge .