aces. The Trenwith aisle was added a
little later. In the original church was an organ, very fine for those
days; it was destroyed in 1648 by the Puritans. There are some very
good bench-end carvings, not all in their original position, and there
is a Trenwith brass with the figure of St. Michael ludicrously
restored. Many other objects of interest may be noted, both within and
without the church, including a fifteenth-century cross in the
churchyard, thrown down by the Puritans and re-erected.

[Illustration: ST. IVES.

_Photo by Gibson & Sons._]

Historically, St. Ives has played no great part, but what may be
called its domestic annals are singularly varied and full. The chief
events that can be called historical are a landing of the French at
Porthminster during the reign of Henry VI., and the anchoring of
Perkin Warbeck in St. Ives Bay, in 1497, when he was proclaimed as
Richard IV. St. Ives was also concerned in the Western Rebellion of
1549, when the Cornishmen rose on behalf of their ancient religion.
There was a question of language also, as well as of faith, as we may
see from the articles of complaint:--

"We will not receyue the new Servyce, because it is but lyke a
Christmasse game, but we wyll have our olde Servyce of Mattens,
masse, evensong and procession in Latten as it was before. And
so we the Cornyshe men, whereof certen of us understa'de no
Englysh, utterly refuse this newe Englysh.... We wyll have holy
bread and holy water made every Sundaye; Palmes and ashes at
the times accustomed; Images to be set up again in every
church, and all other aunceint olde Ceremonyes used heretofore
by our Mother the Holy Church. Item we wyll have everye
preacher in his sermon and every Pryest at his masse, praye
specially by name for the soules in purgatory as owre
forefathers dyd."

This rising, which began in Devonshire, rapidly spread throughout
Cornwall; it was, indeed, the fiercest and most serious of all the
risings against an enforced Reformation. It ended in disaster; many
Cornishmen were killed either in the field or by hanging afterwards;
among whom was John Payne, mayor or portreeve of St. Ives. Of the
religious aspect of the quarrel nothing need be said; but it is
certain that the compulsory introduction of the English Bible and
Prayer Book proved the death-blow of the Cornish language. It did not
die at once, but i