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30 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL Launceston St. Mary Magdalene, Launceston St. Thomas, Padstow, and Porthilly. The pulpit of Mawgan-in-Pyder is Marian, and those of St. Win- now, Fowey (1601), Lanreath and St. Mylor, Eliza- bethan. Jacobean examples occur at Boconnoc, St. Kew, St. Mellion, and Stratton ; and Carolean at Blisland, St. Teath (1630), South Petherwin (1632), and Liskeard (1636). Lawhitton pulpit is dated 1655, and Marhamchurch is about the same period. The following pulpits are mainly constructed out of old bench-ends : — St. Cubert, St. Cuby, Golant, Jacobstow, Phillack, Ruan-Lanyhorne, St. Sampson, and St. Stephen-in-Brannel. The pulpit of St. Ive is 1700, and that of Truro is inlaid Chippendale. The county does not possess any pre-Reforma- tion CHURCH PLATE, but there are a considerable number of Elizabethan chalices, many of which retain their paten-covers. The best example is at St. Stythians, where the chalice has a height of 8| in., whilst the cover is 2f in. high. Other cups and covers, mostly of the year 1576, occur at Constantine, Crantock, St. Erme, St. At some date since the restoration an interesting old stone pulpit was placed in the S. aisle of the quire, where it stands meaningless and unused. Considerable efforts have been made by myself and by two local antiquaries to obtain the answers to two simple questions — Whence came this pulpit, and at what date?— and so far without avail. Failing to find the vicar disengaged when I called in August 191 1, I asked these questions, enclosing a post card for reply. Although the vicar had been there since 1897, this was his answer : " The questions you ask me are the very ones to which I have long been seeking answers " !