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126 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL (2) hammer and anvil; (3) pair of bellows; and (4) ladle, trammers, and clefts ; whilst two others are supposed to be busts of Clies and his wife. Two stall ends are carved with figures of St. Andrew and St. Peter ; above latter are two small kneeling figures holding a shield on which are the words "John Peyne"; above the former are similar figures with a shield charged with arms of Peyne (three pine-apples) impaling Nicholl of Penrose (a pheon in pale). John Peyne, portreeve or chief officer of St. Ives, was hung in midst of town, during cruel execution in 1549 of alleged insurgents, by Edward VI. 's brutal provost-marshal, Sir Anthony Kingston. Wagon roofs, considerably renewed in 1887-9, contain much well-carved old timber; note small full-length figures of angels at springing of braces of both chancel and nave, and vine pattern of wall-plates. At E. end of Trenwith aisle are reset fragments of a brass to Oto Treunwyth, 1463, and wife Agnes. (Registers, 1686.) JacobstOW. — The 15th cent, church of St. James consists of chancel, nave of 4 bays with aisles, S. porch, and W. tower of 3 stages. Much drastic restoration, but note Norm, font c. 1 100, of Tintagel greenstone, of Altarnun type ; rood-stairs on N. side; and pulpit made up of bench-ends. (Registers, 1653.) St. John (St. John Evangelist). — Chancel, nave, S. porch, and W. tower. Low tower of 2 stages, with a pyramidal roof, is Norm., and resembles that of St. Gennys. The chancel, nave, and octagonal