Redruth OPC 
The Muster of 1500
In Davies Gilbert's history of Cornwall he says:-
"A curious document relative to this parish has descended with the following attestation. "
Taken from the original by me, William Rowle, 28th November, 1772.
Redruth 1500
The copy of a muster book for the said parish, made in the year aforesaid, and now in the custody of Richard Crane, Esq. Camborne, Captain, 24th light horse and six men to carry meat and them appointed victuallers; the rest where [wear] bows and arrows.
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John NACOTHAN snr. |
doth
horse & harness |
Thomas RENFRY |
|
Richard MICHELL |
doth
horse & harness |
Henry JENKIN |
|
Thomas POLKINGHORN |
doth
horse & harness |
John RAILE |
|
John Robert LYTHO |
doth
horse & harness |
John Robert VEAN |
|
John TORICH |
doth
horse & harness |
George MONHURE |
|
Edy WEBBER |
doth
horse & harness |
Sondry RENFRY |
|
John WEST |
doth
horse & harness |
Richard CLEMOWE |
|
Reginald TREVINGY |
doth
horse & harness |
Perkin JENKIN |
|
John DAVIE |
doth
horse & harness |
Henry GWIATER |
|
John HAWES |
doth
horse & harness |
Thomas PERRE |
|
Thomas SONDRY |
doth
horse & harness |
Richard VIVIAN |
|
John ROBEN |
doth
horse & harness |
John STEPHENS |
|
Thomas ANDREWS |
doth
horse & harness |
himself |
|
Richard John RAWE |
doth
horse & harness |
himself |
|
Henry REFRY |
doth
horse & harness |
himself |
|
Thomas COCKE |
doth
horse & harness |
himself |
|
John Henry WOOLCOCK |
doth
horse & harness |
himself |
|
George BREND |
doth
horse & harness |
himself |
|
Nicholas ROGERS |
doth
horse & harness |
himself |
|
Pasco JAMES |
doth
horse & harness |
himself |
|
Richard ANGOVE |
doth
horse & harness |
himself |
|
John HACK |
doth
horse & harness |
himself |
|
in all 24 men, with horses, weapons,
harness, plus victuallers for the same . Sighed |
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William GEORGE |
Richard
ANDREW |
Thomas WEBBER |
|
Thomas OPPIE |
David
WARREN |
Henry GWIATER |
In the above extract it will be noticed there are only twenty two names of men horsed and harnessed - but I have no means of saying whether Gilbert has omitted two names or made an error in calling them twenty four.
On the same paper is the following:
In the year 1697 there was in Cornwall a great dearth of corn. Wheat was sold at 39 or 40 shillings per bushel ( a Cornish bushel being equal to three (3) Winchester of English Bushels or 24 Gallons). Barley at 28 shillings per bushel, on Saturday the 27th of August, at Helstone, being their market day. On the next market day the barley was sold for 7 or 8 shillings per bushel.
This array was made three years subsequent to the Cornish insurrection when Michael Joseph (ANGOVE = ANGOFF) and Thomas FLAMMOCK (FLAMANK) led their followers to Blackheath in Kent." for more on this go Here using your back button to return to this site.
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