Cornish Characters and Strange Events
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Baring-Gould Sabine. Cornish Characters and Strange Events
PREFACE
CORNISH CHARACTERS AND STRANGE EVENTS
WILLIAM PENGELLY, GEOLOGIST
SIR CHARLES WILLS, K.B
LIEUTENANT GOLDSMITH AND THE LOGAN ROCK
HUGH PETERS, THE REGICIDE
JAMES POLKINGHORNE, THE WRESTLER
HENRY TRENGROUSE, INVENTOR
THE BOTATHAN GHOST
JOHN COUCH ADAMS, ASTRONOMER
DANIEL GUMB
LAURENCE BRADDON
THOMASINE BONAVENTURA
THE MURDER OF NEVILL NORWAY
SIR WILLIAM LOWER, KNT
THE PIRATES AT PENZANCE
DAME KILLIGREW
TWO NATURALISTS IN CORNWALL
SIR JOHN CALL, BART
JOHN KNILL
THOMAS TREGOSS
ANTHONY PAYNE
NEVIL NORTHEY BURNARD
SIR GOLDSWORTHY GURNEY, KNT., INVENTOR
THE JANES
THE PENNINGTONS
DOCTOR GLYNN-CLOBERY
THREE MEN OF MOUSEHOLE
DOLLY PENTREATH
ROBERT JEFFERY OF POLPERRO
ADMIRAL RICHARD DARTON THOMAS
COMMANDER JOHN POLLARD
THE CASE OF BOSAVERN PENLEZ
SAMUEL FOOTE
THE LAST LORD MOHUN
THE LAST LORD CAMELFORD
WILLIAM NOYE
WILLIAM LEMON
SAMUEL DREW
THE SIEGE OF SKEWIS
THE VOYAGE OF JOHN SANDS
CHARLES INCLEDON
THE MURDER OF RICHARD CORYTON
SIR JAMES TILLIE, KNT
LIEUTENANT JOHN HAWKEY
DR. DANIEL LOMBARD
THE DREAM OF MR. WILLIAMS
SIR ROBERT TRESILIAN
PIRATE TRELAWNY
JAMES SILK BUCKINGHAM
MARY ANN DAVENPORT, ACTRESS
THE ROYAL FAMILY OF PRUSSIA
CAPTAIN RICHARD KEIGWIN
THE LOSS OF THE "KENT"
VICE-ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES V. PENROSE
SIR CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS, BART
ANNE JEFFERIES
THOMAS KILLIGREW, THE KING'S JESTER
NICOLAS ROSCARROCK
LIEUTENANT PHILIP G. KING
HICKS OF BODMIN
CAPTAIN TOBIAS MARTIN
THE MAYOR OF BODMIN
JOHN NICHOLS TOM,
THE BOHELLAND TRAGEDY
MARY KELYNACK
CAPTAIN WILLIAM ROGERS
JOHN BURTON, OF FALMOUTH
THE FATE OF SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVEL
FRANCIS TREGIAN
ANN GLANVILLE
JONATHAN SIMPSON, HIGHWAYMAN
DAVIES GILBERT
JAMES HOSKIN, FARMER
JOHN HARRIS, THE MINER POET
EDWARD CHAPMAN
JOHN COKE, OF TRERICE
THOMAS PELLOW, OF PENRYN
THE ORIGIN OF THE ROBARTES FAMILY
THEODORE PALEOLOGUS
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William Pengelly was born at East Looe on January 12th, 1812, and was the son of the captain of a small coasting vessel and nephew of a notorious smuggler. The Pengellys had, in fact, been connected with the sea for several generations. His mother was a Prout of the same family as the famous water-colour artist.
As a child his career was almost cut short by fire. An aunt came to stay with the Pengellys, arriving a day before she was expected. Early on the following morning, when sitting in her bedroom window, wrapped in a thick woollen shawl, she saw her little nephew William rush out of the house enveloped in flames. She hurried after him, and managed to smother the fire with her woollen garment, and thus saved the child's life, though she was herself so badly burnt that she carried the scars to her dying day. The little boy had risen early, and had kindled a fire so that he might go on with his lessons before any one else was astir in the house, with the result that he set light to his clothes, and except for the premature arrival of his aunt, must certainly have been burnt to death.
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The officers now decided to gain the approval of the ministers – Presbyterian – in London, or at least persuade them to remain neutral.
Hugh Peters was selected for the purpose, and he went among them, but all his efforts were fruitless. They declared unanimously for the release of the King. He then invited several of them, Calamy, Whitaker, Sedgwick, etc., to a conference with some of the officers; but instead of attending, the ministers assembled in Sion College and drew up "A serious and faithful representation of the judgment of the ministers of the Gospel within the province of London," dated 18th January, 1648-9. In this they protested against the coercive measures adopted toward the Parliament, and bade them beware of proceeding to extremities. "Examine your consciences, if any number of persons of different principles from yourselves had invaded the rights of Parliament, imprisoned the King, and carried him about from place to place, and attempted the dissolution of the whole government, whether you would not have charged them with the highest crimes."
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