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ST. ISSEY— ST. IVES is not quite certain, but in any case we are safe in supposing that the Persian bishop Ivo of St. Ives, Huntingdon, is an imaginary personage. The church here, said to have been founded by Templars, is an attractive building, Dec. with Perp. additions ; the pinnacled tower is Perp. The roof is unusually lofty, and there is a striking E. window. Near is the manor of Trebeigh, once belonging to the Templars, later to the Wreys. ST. IVES, whose Cornish name is Porth la, is so named after St. la or Hia, one of the large body of Irish saints, chiefly converts of St. Patrick, who came to Cornwall during the latter half of the fifth century. She reached Pendinas, now known as the Island, on a coracle — tradition says on a miraculous leaf It is practically certain that she was martyred by Tewdrig, but not till she had accomplished some good work among the Cornish folk. The present church of St. Ives stands on the site of her oratory, which was either her own founda- tion or was raised by disciples soon after her martyrdom. The Chapel of St. Nicholas, still to be seen on the Island, may date from a few centuries later, but is certainly far older than the existing St. Ives Church. Till about 1 410 St. Ives, a tiny fishing village, was included with Towednack in the parish of Lelant ; but at that time the people began to agitate for their own church, objecting that Lelant was too far off. They petitioned the Pope through Champernowne, their lord of the manor ; and 133