W.M.M. Picken was the leading authority on medieval Cornwall. This volume gathers together fifteen of his most important essays or papers on the subject. Though most of them have a ppeared in local journals they are only available in specialist libraries, while two, on later-medieval family history, have never been published before.
The essays deal with a range of periods and topics, including the early Church and Cornish saints, the Saxon Conquest, Domesday Book and the Norman administration of Cornwall.
The book will be of great interest to all concerned with Cornish topography, history and genealogy, making to work of this distinguished Cornish scholar readily and inexpensively available for the first timed. It also offers mich valuable material to those interested in medieval history at the national level.
Contents:
Editor's Preface
Abbreviations
1. The Landochou Charter
2. The Manor of Tremaruustel and the Honour of St Keus
3. Bishop Wulfsige Comoere: An Unrecognised 10th century Gloss in the Bodmin Gospels
4. Tremail and Turgoil in Domesday Book
5. Cornish Place-Names and Fiefs in a 12th Century Charter
6. Trezance, Lahays and the Manor of Cardinham
7. A misdated Cornish Tax Account in the Book of Fees
8. Light on Lammana
9. The Names of the Hundreds in Cornwall
10. The Earliest Borough Charter of East Looe
11. The Descent of Willington from Robert, Eat of Gloucester
12. The Paton Saints of Pounstock and Helland Churches
13. St German of Cornwall's Day
14. Callington and Kelliwic
15. The Feudality of Pendrim Manor
Publications of W.M.M. Picken
