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An Unknown Watering-Place.
account of the antiquities . St . Fimbarrus , a Cornish bishop of the 6 th century , is said to be buried here . So the genealogist traces the history of Fowey from the heraldic shields containing the arms of the Plantagenets , Bohuns , Courtenays , Carews , Rashleighs , Treffrys , and other less knoAvn names of families connected with the place . In 1347 FoAvey sent forty-seven ships and 770 men for the siege of Calais . Looe ,
noAV a creek of FoAvey , but then an independent port ( a very pretty place and AVCU Avorth visiting , ten miles to the east of Foivey ) , sent twenty ships and 315 mariners to assist King Edward III . on this occasion ; whilst London only furnished twenty-five ships and 662 mariners . This will g ive some idea of the importance of these Avestern ports in those old days . The streets of FoAvey are so narroAv that in no place could tAVo carriages pass one another , and in many places in the principal thoroughfares ,, if one meets a vehicle of any sort , it is necessary to stand in a doorway and trust to Providence not to be run over . There are one or two quaint Elizabethan houses , with queer
gables , latticed heavy mullioned AvincloAVS , and deep carved barge boards , clear to the antiquarian , ancl one fine old house , said to have been the toAvn residence of the Rashleighs in the 14 th or 15 th centuries , still retainsjits beautiful old stone Gothic Avindows ancl doorways , and fine carved oak beams across the roof . Part of it is used as a neAVSroom for the Working Men ' s Institute , a prosperous body of 250 members ( under the genial presidency of the vicar ) , who have just erected a new and commodious building
as an Institute , which is to be opened on the 25 th November , by the Lord Bishop of Truro , and , it is hoped , our courteous and courtly Provincial Grand Master ; the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall . But the most interesting building in FoAvey is Place ( Avhich is the old British name for palace ) , a grand Gothic castellated residence of the 15 th century , standing on an eminence above the church , in its own beautiful grounds , and the residence of a gentleman of the old school , the Rev . Edward Treffry , D . C . L ., a very Avorthy brother Mason , P . M . of the Fowey Lodge , and a P . E . C , of the Restormel Preceptory of Knights Templar of TyAvardreath .
There is a very beautiful porphyry hall at Place , itself alone worth coming many miles to see . The roof , Avails , and floor ara all polished porphyry , and it is said that its value , taking into consideration the labour as well as cost of material , is such that if it Avere lined instead with the precious metals it could not have cost more . The Queen and Prince Consort ancl the Prince of Wales visited FoAvey , in 1848 Ave think it Avas , and were hospitably entertained of course at Place . The Prince vvas very much struck Avith tho porphyry halland said he should like to build one like it at Windsorbut he could
, , not afford it . A great carved high-backed chair , Avhich Avas used by Queen Elizabeth Avhen she Adsited the then Bishop of Exeter , and which was g iven to the late owner of Plftce , by Bishop Philpotts , was pointed out to her Majesty , Avho made a reverence or deep obeisance to it , and declined to sit in it , remarking that it Avas not Royal etiquette to be seated in the chair of her ancestors .
There are one or two interesting stained glass Avindows in Place—one of the period containing the Black Prince ' s badge , the ostrich plumes out of a ducal coronet , but with the legend or motto spelt in " old English , " "Hie Dein , " instead of "Ich Dim . " Perhaps this may be the ancient German mode of spelling the words Avhich are now translated "I serve . " Here also is a portrait of Hugh Peters , Cromwell ' s chaplain , who married a Treffry .
In 1457 , King John of France sent a squadron of ships to burn doAvn and ravage the town , in revenge for many victories obtained over the French by " the gallant men of Fowey , " as they were called in the middle ages . They sailed past the two forts built in the reign of Edward III ., and which are still standing , and came secretly in the dead of night and burned the little town , whilst the inhabitants fled in terror from their enemies . They afterwards attacked Placewhich was not at that time fortifiedand the
, , then oAvner , Thomas Treffry , being absent , his Avife Dame Elizabeth Treffry rallied the citizens round her , fought the French , ancl drove them back to their ships ; and her effigy , AAhich Avas discovered some years since Avhen restoring the castle , is now to be G
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Unknown Watering-Place.
account of the antiquities . St . Fimbarrus , a Cornish bishop of the 6 th century , is said to be buried here . So the genealogist traces the history of Fowey from the heraldic shields containing the arms of the Plantagenets , Bohuns , Courtenays , Carews , Rashleighs , Treffrys , and other less knoAvn names of families connected with the place . In 1347 FoAvey sent forty-seven ships and 770 men for the siege of Calais . Looe ,
noAV a creek of FoAvey , but then an independent port ( a very pretty place and AVCU Avorth visiting , ten miles to the east of Foivey ) , sent twenty ships and 315 mariners to assist King Edward III . on this occasion ; whilst London only furnished twenty-five ships and 662 mariners . This will g ive some idea of the importance of these Avestern ports in those old days . The streets of FoAvey are so narroAv that in no place could tAVo carriages pass one another , and in many places in the principal thoroughfares ,, if one meets a vehicle of any sort , it is necessary to stand in a doorway and trust to Providence not to be run over . There are one or two quaint Elizabethan houses , with queer
gables , latticed heavy mullioned AvincloAVS , and deep carved barge boards , clear to the antiquarian , ancl one fine old house , said to have been the toAvn residence of the Rashleighs in the 14 th or 15 th centuries , still retainsjits beautiful old stone Gothic Avindows ancl doorways , and fine carved oak beams across the roof . Part of it is used as a neAVSroom for the Working Men ' s Institute , a prosperous body of 250 members ( under the genial presidency of the vicar ) , who have just erected a new and commodious building
as an Institute , which is to be opened on the 25 th November , by the Lord Bishop of Truro , and , it is hoped , our courteous and courtly Provincial Grand Master ; the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall . But the most interesting building in FoAvey is Place ( Avhich is the old British name for palace ) , a grand Gothic castellated residence of the 15 th century , standing on an eminence above the church , in its own beautiful grounds , and the residence of a gentleman of the old school , the Rev . Edward Treffry , D . C . L ., a very Avorthy brother Mason , P . M . of the Fowey Lodge , and a P . E . C , of the Restormel Preceptory of Knights Templar of TyAvardreath .
There is a very beautiful porphyry hall at Place , itself alone worth coming many miles to see . The roof , Avails , and floor ara all polished porphyry , and it is said that its value , taking into consideration the labour as well as cost of material , is such that if it Avere lined instead with the precious metals it could not have cost more . The Queen and Prince Consort ancl the Prince of Wales visited FoAvey , in 1848 Ave think it Avas , and were hospitably entertained of course at Place . The Prince vvas very much struck Avith tho porphyry halland said he should like to build one like it at Windsorbut he could
, , not afford it . A great carved high-backed chair , Avhich Avas used by Queen Elizabeth Avhen she Adsited the then Bishop of Exeter , and which was g iven to the late owner of Plftce , by Bishop Philpotts , was pointed out to her Majesty , Avho made a reverence or deep obeisance to it , and declined to sit in it , remarking that it Avas not Royal etiquette to be seated in the chair of her ancestors .
There are one or two interesting stained glass Avindows in Place—one of the period containing the Black Prince ' s badge , the ostrich plumes out of a ducal coronet , but with the legend or motto spelt in " old English , " "Hie Dein , " instead of "Ich Dim . " Perhaps this may be the ancient German mode of spelling the words Avhich are now translated "I serve . " Here also is a portrait of Hugh Peters , Cromwell ' s chaplain , who married a Treffry .
In 1457 , King John of France sent a squadron of ships to burn doAvn and ravage the town , in revenge for many victories obtained over the French by " the gallant men of Fowey , " as they were called in the middle ages . They sailed past the two forts built in the reign of Edward III ., and which are still standing , and came secretly in the dead of night and burned the little town , whilst the inhabitants fled in terror from their enemies . They afterwards attacked Placewhich was not at that time fortifiedand the
, , then oAvner , Thomas Treffry , being absent , his Avife Dame Elizabeth Treffry rallied the citizens round her , fought the French , ancl drove them back to their ships ; and her effigy , AAhich Avas discovered some years since Avhen restoring the castle , is now to be G