There flourished for a long series of years a family of the same name,
the last of which, John Walveden, esq. had only two daughters and
coheirs, of whom the eldest having married ―――― Tregion, esq. brought
to her husband this and several other fair estates. The other sister,
Catherine, married Nicholas Carminow, esq. of Trenouth in this parish.
On the decease of his father-in-law, which happened in the year 1514,
Mr. Tregian settled himself here, and lived in great splendour. Leland
mentions the house as building, and Carew says, Walvedon, alias
Golden, fell into Tregion, by match with the inheritrix thereof.
Their son married an Arundell of Lanherne. Their grandson with the
Lord Stourton’s daughter.
The arms of Tregion are Ermine, on a chief Sable, three birds Or,
beaked and legged Argent.
But Mr. Carew, though it happened in his time, does not mention the
great misfortune which befel their grandchild, Francis Tregian, esq.
though it was not long before (twenty-five years) and ended in the
total ruin of this wealthy and flourishing family; in giving an
account of which I will be as brief as the thing will bear. Mr. Camden
has touched on it in his Annals of Queen Elizabeth, (A. D. 1577, Reg.
19): “Hactenus serena tranquillitas Pontificiis in Angliâ affulsit,
qui quâdam misericordi conniventiâ sua sacra inter privatos parietes,
licet illa legibus interdicta, pecuniariâ mulctâ inflictâ, quodam modo
impune celebrarant, nec Regina vim conscientiæ afferendam censuit.
Verùm postquam illud fulmen excommunicationis Romæ in Reginam fuisset
ejaculatum, in nubes et tempestates serenitas illa paulatim abiit,
legemque elicuit anno 1571, contra eos, qui ejusmodi Bullas, Agnos
Dei, et grana benedicta, papalis obsequii tesseras, in regnum
intulerint, aut aliquum Romanæ ecclesiæ reconciliarint, ut diximus.
Primus hâc lege tenebatur Cuthbertus Mainus sacerdos, qui Pontificiæ
contra Principem potentiæ assertor pervicax,” without any overt act,
as far as appears here, against the new law, by bringing in any bulls,
&c. or by reconciling any to the Church of Rome, “ad fanum Stephani
(Launston vulgo vocant) in Cornwalliâ supplicio affectus, et Trugionis
nobilis qui eum hospitio acceperat” [only had entertained him in his
house], “fortunas eversus perpetuoque carceri adjudicatus.” And that
you may see what a noble fortune he lost, it being his hard hap to be
the first, as Cuthbert Maine to suffer death, so he to lose his estate
and liberty by this severe law; and being besides myself descended
from this gentleman’s sister, Jane Tregian, married to Thomas
Tonkin of Trevaunance, I shall here set down an abstract of an
exemplification of the inquisition taken at Lanceston, 5 Car. I. in
the lands, &c. of the said Mr. Tregian, of which I shall give only the
substance. Inquisitio indentat. capt. apud Lanceston in com. prædict.
on Monday the 1st of March, anno 5 Car. before William Wray, knight,
Walter Langden, knight, James Bagg, knight, Nicholas Borlase, esq.
Peter Hussey, esq. and William Stowell, gent. Commissioners, &c. on
the oaths of Sampson Manington, esq. Robert Dodson, esq. Nicholas
Leach, esq. Christopher Pollard, gent. Humfrey Lower, gent. James
Hoskins, gent. Richard Bettison, gent. Digory Prouse, gent. John
Rawlyn, gent, and Roger Edgcumbe, gent. That the said Francis Trugeon,
in the said commission named, was indicted, convicted, and attainted
of præmunire, as in the said commission is contained, on the said 20
April, 19 Elizabeth, and also on Monday aforesaid, in the said fourth
week in Lent, anno 21 Elizabeth, was seized
“in dominico suo ut de feodo de et in” the
manor of Digembris, alias Degembris, “in
p’och. de Newlyn,” et alibi, in com. dict.
quæ valent per ann. in omnibus exitibus
ultra reprisas, £21. 4_s._ 8_d._
The manor of Trewithgy cum p’tiis, in
p’och. de Probus, &c. 15 2 0
The manor of Tregyn, alias Tregion, cum
p’tiis, in p’och. de St. Ewe 4 0 0
The manor of Tremolla, alias Tremolleth,
cum p’tiis, in p’och. de Northill,
Linkinhorne, and Leskeard, &c. 5 12 8
The manor of Bodmin, alias Bodman, et
Keyland, cum p’tiis, in p’och. de Bodman
et Lostwithiel, &c. 13 0 0
The manor of Landegey and Lanner, cum
p’tiis, in p’och. de St. Key, et alibi,
quæ valent, &c. 36 10 8
The manor of Carvolghe, alias Carvaghe,
cum p’tiis, in p’och. de Morvan, et St.
Tes, et alibi 4 14 6
The manor of Tollays, alias Tolgus, cum
p’tiis, in p’och. de Redruth et St. Just,
et alibi 23 10 0
The manor of Truro et Tregrewe, cum
p’tiis, in p’och. de Kenwyn et Truro, et
alibi, quæ valent 22 15 4
The manor of Bedoche, alias Besache, cum
p’tiis, in p’och. de Lazache, et alibi,
&c. 11 8 1
The manor of Wolvedon, alias Goulden,
cum p’tiis, in p’och. de St. Probus et
Tregony, et alibi, &c. 242 13 10
The manor of Treleigh, cum p’tiis, in
p’och. de Redruth, &c. 4 1 0
The manor of East Drayns, cum p’tiis, in
p’och. de St. Nyott, et St. Cleere, four
parts in five, quæ valent 10 0 0
The manor of Kalerso, cum p’tiis, in
p’och. de Hilary et Sythney, four parts
in five, quæ valent, &c. 10 11 6
The manor of Elerkey and Lanyhorne, alias
Rewyn Lanyhorne, cum p’tiis in p’och. de
Ruan et St. Veryan, one half, quæ valent 17 17 3
The manor of Penpoll, alias Penpole, cum
p’tiis, in p’och. de St. Germyns et
Quethiocke, one half, quæ valent, &c. 32 14 8
The manor of Bunerdake, cum p’tiis, in
p’och. de St. Ive, one half, quæ valent,
&c. 4 10 6