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 170 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL Laudian altar-rails. E. end of S. aisle is enclosed by an interesting parclose screen, dated 1612 ; it bears a long Latin inscription stating it was erected by Walter Langdon, and the Langdon arras. Many monuments in this aisle ; oldest are those of Philip Maiowe, 1590, with quaint epitaph, Stephen Med- hope, rector, 1636, and Walter Langdon of Keverell, "the last of that loyal, antient, and honorable family," 1676. (Registers, 1571.) St. Martin-in-Meneage. — Church, a plain rectan- gular building, was rebuilt, save low tower of two stages, in 1830. (Registers, 1 571 .) St. Mawes. — Old borough town of St. Mawes, to the N. of Falmouth, is in parish of St. Just-in- Roseland. Ancient chapel of St. Mawes or Mauduit mentioned in Bishop Lang's register in 1427. Leland, temp. Henry VIII., visited this "fischer town caullid S. Maws," adding " there is a chapelle of hym and his chaire of stone a little without and his welle ; they call this Sainct there S. Mat., he was a bishop in Britain and was painted as a scholemaster." This ancient chapel was desecrated and used as a dwelling- house in irreligious Elizabethan days. Duke of Buckingham built a chapel-of-ease here in 18 12, but not being endowed it was not used for service until 1837 ; it was rebuilt in 1883-4. St. Mawgan-in-Meneage (St. Maucan). — Chan- cel and nave, continuous S. aisle of 6 bays, shallow S. transept, N. transept, S. porch, and W. tower. It seems to have been a 13th cent, cruciform building;