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See also:FOWEY (usually pronounced See also:Foy) , a seaport and See also:market-See also:town in the See also:Bodmin See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Cornwall, See also:England, on the See also:Great Western railway, 25 M. by See also:sea W. of See also:Plymouth. Pop. (1901) 2258. It lies on the See also:west See also:shore of the picturesque See also:estuary of the See also:river Fowey, See also:close to the See also:water's edge, and sheltered by a See also:screen of hills. Its See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Nicholas is said to have been built in the 14th See also:century, on the site of a still older edifice dedicated to St Finbar of See also:Cork. It has a See also:fine See also:tower and See also:late See also:Norman See also:doorway. Within are a See also:priest's chamber over the See also:porch, a handsome See also:oak See also:ceiling, a 15th-century See also:pulpit, and some curious monuments and See also:brasses. See also:Place See also:House, adjacent to the church, is a highly ornate Tudor See also:building. A few See also:ancient houses remain in the town. Deep-sea fishing is carried on; but the See also:staple See also:trade consists in the export of See also:china See also:clay and minerals, See also:coal being imported. Fowey See also:harbour, which is easy of See also:access in clear See also:weather, will admit large vessels at any See also:state of the See also:tide. St See also:Catherine's Fort, dating from the days of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry VIII. and now ruined, stands at the harbour's mouth, and once formed the See also:main See also:defence of the town. Opposite the town, and connected with it by Bodeneck See also:Ferry, is the See also:village of Polruan. Its main features are St Saviour's See also:Chapel, with an ancient See also:rood See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone, and the remains of See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
Hall House, which was garrisoned during the See also:civil See also:wars of the 17th century.
Fowey (Fawy, Vawy, Fowyk) held a leading position amongst Cornish ports from the reign of See also:Edward I. to the days of the Tudors. The numerous references to the privateering exploits of its See also:ships in the Patent and Close Rolls and the extraordinary number of them at the See also:siege of See also:Calais in 1346 alike testify to its importance. During this See also:period the See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king's mandates were addressed to the bailiffs or to the See also:mayor and bailiffs, and no See also:charter of See also:incorporation appears to have been granted until the reign of See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James II. Under the second charter of 1690 the See also:common See also:council consisted of a mayor and eight aldermen and these with a See also:recorder elected the See also:free burgesses. A member for Fowey and See also:Looe was summoned to a council at See also:Westminster in 1340, but from that date until 1571, when it was entrusted with the See also:privilege of returning two members, it had no parliamentary See also:representation. By the Reform See also:Act of 1832 it lost both its
members. It had ceased to exercise its municipal functions a few years previously. In 1316 the See also:prior of Tywardreath, as See also:lord of the See also:manor, obtained the right to hold a See also:Monday market and two fairs on the feasts of St Finbar and St See also:Lucy, but by the charter of 1690 See also:provision was made for a Saturday market and three fairs, on the 1st of May, loth of See also:September and Shrove Tuesday, and only these three continue to be held.
End of Article: FOWEY (usually pronounced Foy)
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