I'd be interested to know too! When I lived in Penzance Col Paynter and Betty Paynter were still living in Boskenna, St.Buryan, but I believe it was sold to pay death duties, etc. I can remember going there to have afternoon tea when I was home some years ago. (1996???) I believe it was turned into a hotel or guesthouse and whoever bought it served morning and afternoon teas as a side-line as well as a tour of the garden! Cheers Pat 8/12/2012 3:44 PM, Julia Mosman wrote: > Hello All - > > I keep finding things that raise questions which can only be resolved with your help. > > Evidently, the entire Hundred of Penwith came into the hands of the Arundell family through marriage - from Margaret Pincera to her daughter, Alice de Lanherne, who married an Arundell circa 1268. > > This is what the article said: > > "Lordship of the Hundred of Penwith (the only Cornish hundred in private hands) gave the Arundells the rights to try certain cases of trespass, trespass on the law, debt and detinue, to appoint a jailor for the detention of persons apprehended, to receive high-rent from the lords of the principal manors and to claim the regalia of the navigable rivers and havens, the profits of the royal gold and silver mines, and all wrecks, escheats, deodands, treasure trove, waifs, estrays, goods of felons and droits of admiralty happening within the hundred." > > All the other hundreds are under the Duchy, it seems. > > What this little bit of history didn't make clear was when did the Lordship of the Hundred of Penwith cease? If it hasn't, who holds it now? (Wikipedia said the Arundells sold it to the Hawkins, and they sold it to the Paynters in 1832.) May they still claim high-rent fom the lords of the principal manors? > > Inquiring minds want to know!<g> > > Cheers, > > Julia > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >