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Carew, Richard, 1555-1620

"The Survey of Cornwall And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue"


Aside from this towne, towards the North sea, extendeth a fruitfull
veine of land, comprizing certayne parishes, which serueth better
then any other place in Cornwall for Winter feeding, and suitably
enricheth the Farmours. Herethrough, sundry Gentlemen haue there
planted their seates, as, in S. Kew, master Carnsew, at Bokelly:
in S. Endelion, master Roscarrock, at his House of the same
denomination: besides, master Penkeuel, Nichols, Barret, Flammock,
Cauel, and diuers more.
Carnsew, rightly Carndeaw, purporteth in Cornish, a black rock:
and such a one the heire owneth which gaue name to his ancient
possessed mannour, as the mannour to his ancestours. His house
Bokelly may be deriued from Both, in Cornish, a Goate and kelly
which is lost: and the Goate he giueth for his Armes. This Gent.
father married the daughter of Fits in Deuon and left behinde him
three sonnes, Richard, Mathew and William, with two daughters:
those, brought vp in learning and experience abroade: these,
in vertue and modesty at home: the fruites whereof, they taste
and expresse, in a no lesse praise-worthy, then rare-continuing
concord, hauing (not through any constrayning necessitie, or
constraintiue vowe) but on a voluntary choyce, made their
elder brothers mansion a Colledge of single liuing, & kinde
entertaining.


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