It is on three sides bounded with the mayn Ocean, namely, on the sowth with the Britishe, on the weste with the Sea which the Countrie people and their Sea-men call Lethowsow, of the supposed drowned lande of Lioness : On the north with the Virgiuie or Irishe Sea.

Penwith Hundred

This hundred is ill stored with woode, but less with timber : It is verie mountanous and rockye. Within this hundred are manie tynn mynes, and some copper mynes.

Guluall, a parishe standinge in the bottome of Mountes baye, nere Pensans.

Hillary, called St Hillarye, a parishe nere Mountes bay.

Maderne, called also St Maderne, a parish situate vnder the craggie hills north of Pensance, nere which is a well called Maderne Well, whose fame in former ages was greate ; for the supposed vertue of healinge, which St Maderne had therinto infused : And manie votaries made annale pilgrimages vnto it, but of late St Maderne hath denied his or hers (I know not whether) pristine ayde ; and as he is coye of his Cures, so now are men coye of cominge to his coniured Well ; yet soom a daye resorte.

Moruath, a parishe standinge vpon the Irishe sea, in a moste colde seat in winter : It longs to Madern.

Pensans, It signifieth the head of the sande ; and so it standeth in the botome of Mountes baye, adjoining vnto the sand. It is a market towne, but of late verie muche defaced, being also burnt by the Spaniardes in 1595. It is in Madern parishe.

St Burien A greate parishe nere the Landes end, wher kinge Athelstane buylded a colledge for preistes after his conqueste of the Sillyes, which he vowed to doe vpon his victorie : This Churche was consecrated to a holy Irishe woman, one Buriena.