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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...in the great fire of London. He also gave £10 for "placing forth" two poor children "to some good employment." He charged his lands in Truro for the payment. These lands are now the property of the representatives of the late Sir C. Lemon, Bart., who pay to this charity the annual sum of £12 10s. Mrs. Grace Percival, who is commemorated in Camborne church, bequeathed 21s. annually to the minister of S. Mary's; this is still paid by her representative, Pendarves of Pendarves. Mrs. Johanna Hickman, left £100, 3 per cents, to the rector, who is paid annually through the Miners' Bank. The advowson of the church was, for a considerable period, vested in the Bodrigans of Bodrigan. Clergy;--Walter Burgey, rector in 1536; William Drake, minister, from 1601 to 1609; William Dawsons, rector from 1610 to 1624; George Fitz-Pen alias Phippen, 1625 to 1647; John Tingcombe, minister, 1658 to 1663; Josias Hall, rector from 1663 to 1666; Thomas Peter, minister, 1660; Samuel Thomas, rector from 1667 to 1691; Robert Cobert, from 1692 to 1693; Simon Paget, 1693 to 1711; Joseph Jane 1711 to 1745; St. John Elliot, 1746 to 1770; he was also rector of Ladock, and had for his curate here the highly esteemed Rev. Samuel Walker; Charles Pye, 1771 to 1802; Thomas Carlyon from 1802 to 1826; Thomas-Stackhouse Carlyon, 1826 to 1833, when he removed to Egloshayle; Edward Dix, A.M., 1833 to 1839, when he removed to Newlyn; William-Woodis Harvey, rector and patron, instituted March 1, 1839; Edmund-George Harvey, 1860, he removed to Mullion in May 1865, and was succeeded at that date by the present rector the Rev. Henry-Bawden Bullocke. On Sept. 28, 1259, Bishop Bronescombe dedicated eapella S. Marie de Truru; and on Nov. 6, 1328, Bishop Grandisson dedicavi...