Heraldic Church Notes from Cornwall

Excerpt from Heraldic Church Notes From Cornwall: Containing All the Heraldy and Genealogical Particulars on Every Memorial in Ten Churches in the Dreanery of East, With Copious Extracts From the Parish Registers; Annotated With Notes From Wills, Etc The first forty pages, dealing with the churches of Rame, St. Johns, Sheviock, and Saltash, were originally read before the members of the Plymouth Institution, in their lecture-hall at the Athenćum, in December, 1886. It being thought that they were of sufficient interest to reprint, additions were made, and the subsequent one hundred and sixty odd pages of other churches grafted on, bringing the work to much larger proportions than were at all contemplated when first put in hand; and the author of this result submits it to the kindly forbearance of those interested in genealogical matters, though it is with considerable trepidation that he does so. He would claim for it to be nothing more than the result of spare hours snatched from professional engagements, where the object has been to gather as many facts for future use as could be obtained in the short time given, with due regard for accuracy; this must be his excuse for the want of more extended researches. The want of more copious references to wills is especially to be regretted. At the Probate Court at Bodmin the courteous Registrar (Mr. Basset Collins) gave every facility and assistance for research, his example being followed by his clerks; while at Exeter the Registrar (Mr. Bayly) and his clerks threw every obstacle in the way of literary search, causing such delay and annoyance, that the attempt had to be given up. Consequently St. Germans, which ought to have had a large number of notes from wills, has none, it being one of the "Peculiars," and all the wills relating thereto going to Exeter instead of to Bodmin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.