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Carew, Richard, 1555-1620

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


Sir Reig. Mohun is widdower of two wiues; the one, daughter to
Sir Henry Killigrew, the other, to Sergeant Heale: his father,
Sir William, married, first, the daughter of Horsey, and one of
the heires, by the common law, to Sir Iohn her late brother; and next,
the widdowe of Trelawny, who, ouerliuing him, enioyeth this Hall,
as part of her ioynture; a Lady, gracing her dignitie, with
her vertue, and no lesse expressing, then professing religion.
Reignald, father to Sir William, wedded the daughter of Sir
William Treuanion. The armes of the Mohuns are O. a Crosse
engrayled Sa.

Powder Hundred.

SOme impute the force of Powder vnto this, that the same is conuerted,
at an instant, from his earthy substance, to a fiery, and from
the fire, into ayre; euery of which changes, requireth a greater
enlargement, one then other: wherefore it finding a barre, ouer,
vnder, and on the back and sides, by the pieces strong imprisonment,
by consequence breaketh forth with a sudden violence, at the mouth,
where the way is least stopped, & driueth before it, the vnsetled
obstacle of the bullet, imparting thereunto a portion of his fury.


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