It seems that Great Skewish, in this parish, belonged to a family of
that name, one of whom was an author at a period so early as the reign
of Henry the Sixth, when he compiled an abridgment of the Chronicles
and the Wars of Troy; but in all probability the work has never been
printed, since it is not noticed by Warton; nor is the author’s name
to be found in the catalogues of our public libraries.
But the glory of this parish is Michael Tregury, Archbishop of Dublin.
Six or seven years ago, my attention having been drawn to this
individual, who may justly be considered an honour to Cornwall, I
applied to the Very Reverend J. R. Dawson, Dean of St. Patrick’s,
through his brother the Right Honourable George Robert Dawson, when
the Dean most kindly and liberally supplied me with a drawing of
Archbishop Tregury’s tomb, as it is restored by the celebrated Doctor
Swift, and furnished me with all the particulars known of my
distinguished countryman.
I procured a wood engraving to be made of the drawing, and sent it,
with whatever I could collect of Tregury, to the Gentleman’s Magazine,
a reprint of which will here be inserted:
[Illustration: SEPULCHRAL EFFIGY OF ARCHBISHOP TREGURY, IN THE
CATHEDRAL OF DUBLIN.]