Since it made roome to Christianity, my (not
ouer-curious) enquiry hath learned out these:
Pryories, at S. Germaines, Bodmyn, Tywardreth.
Nunries, at S. Martine.
Fryeries, at Launceston, Truro, Bodmyn.
Colledges, at Peryn, Crantock, Buryen.
Hospitals, at Helston.
Of parishes, the County hath 161. as master Camden noteth, and as
others haue, about 180.
Doubtles, the Hierarchy of our English Church, if it were kept fast
to his first institution, might with his far better effects, close
vp their mouthes, who would thrust vpon vs their often varying
discipline. But albeit neither our time can well brooke it, nor
the succeeding would long hold it: yet it shal not do much amisse,
to look vpon the originall beauty thereof, if (at least) I be able
to tricke the same truly out, & doe not blemish it with my pensil.
At the planting of Christian religion, Monasteries & cathedral
Churches were likewise founded, which serued for seed plots of the
ministery, & sent them abroad in yerely progresses, to labour the
Lords vineyard.
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