Jonathan Trelawny
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Sir Jonathan Trelawny (March 24, 1650, from Trelawny, Cornwall - July 19, 1721, Chelsea, Middlesex) was Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Winchester. He was one of the Seven Bishops tried under James II and the hero of the Cornish ballad, The Song of the Western Men, known by the refrain, And shall Trelawney die?:
- And shall Trelawney live?
- Or shall Trelawney die!
- Here's twenty thousand Cornish men
- Will know the reason why!
From C. S.Gilbert's "History of Cornwall" 1817:
"And shall Trelawney die; There's forty thousand, underground, Shall know the reason why."
[edit] External link
- Who was Trelawny? by Tom Prout, Editor of the Trelawny's Army Newsletter.
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| Preceded by John Lake |
Bishop of Bristol 1685–1689 |
Succeeded by Gilbert Ironside |
| Preceded by Thomas Lamplugh |
Bishop of Exeter 1688–1707 |
Succeeded by Offspring Blackall |
| Preceded by Peter Mews |
Bishop of Winchester 1707–1721 |
Succeeded by Charles Trimnell |
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