I haue receiued information, from one auerring eyewitnes, that about
fourscore yeres since, there was digged vp in the Parish Chauncell,
a Leaden coffin, which being opened, shewed the proportion of a verie
bigge man, but when the hands went about to ascertaine themselues,
as well as their eyes, the body verified, that Omnis caro puluis.
The partie farder told me, how, a writing graued in the Lead,
expressed the same to bee the burial of a Duke, whose heire was
married to the prince. But who it should bee, I cannot deuise,
albeit my best pleasing coniecture, lighteth vpon Orgerius,
because his daughter was married to Edgar.
At the last Cornish commotion, S, Richard Greynuile the elder did,
with his Ladie and followers, put themselues into this Castle,
& there for a while indured the Rebels siege, incamped in three
places against it, who wanting great Ordinance, could haue wrought
the besieged small scathe, had his friends, or enemies kept faith
and promise: but some of those within, slipping by night ouer
the wals, with their bodies after their hearts, and those without,
mingling humble intreatings with rude menaces, he was hereby wonne,
to issue forth at a posterne gate for parley.
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