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CORNWALL Romanism among the gentry and peasants. At Mawgan Forth are some fine caverns, similar to those of Bedruthan ; and indeed, for its com- bination of inland and coastwise scenery, this is one of the most favoured spots in the kingdom. St. Mellion (5.^ m. N.W. of Saltash) is a dedication of St. Melyan's, a Cornish prince and father of Mylor ; both he and his son were martyred. The church is Dec, much restored ; it has monuments of the Corytons, lords of the Newton Manor. W. Coryton was one of the earliest to resist Charles I. in his illegal taxa- tions. John de Trevisa, a fifteenth century chaplain of the Berkeleys in Gloucestershire, lived at Crocadon House in this parish ; he was noted as a translator of part of the Bible, and of the Ji/s of King Arthur. Menncnddle (.} m. N. of St. Austell) was formerly Manacutell, and might possibly mean the "stone of St. Austell"; but life is too short for the unravelment of these mysterious names. The picturesque ruins of a holy well and oratory remain, with a pretty cascade near. Menheniot {- m. N. of Menheniot Station) was written Minheneth in Leland's time. It is usually interpreted as woi-ha-'Neot, " the stone of Neot"; but more likely it is wcn-heneth, " the stone of age ". Whitaker renders it " the mountain of the Elder ". The parish is very large, and the living a rich one ; it was once held by William of Wykeham. In this parish is Poole, a ruined seat of the Tre- lawneys ; and Bishop Trelawney, of the " Seven 182