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 334 It is believed the fire-place remains to this day. Where she plied bellows, Boiled her salted fish, There she washed her trencher. There she cleaned her dish. She died Deer. 26, 1777, at the age of 102. At her funeral the undertaker was George Badcock. He being my grandfather, that is the reason I am so well informed ; and there were eight chosen fishermen bearers to take her to her last resting place. There was not anything erected on the old lady's grave as a tablet to her memory. I know quite well the grave where her remains are deposited. The churchyard in which her remains are deposited is empha- tically declared to be worthy of particular regard, and the monu- mental granite erected there by Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte keeps her memory green. Her old language, like the virtuous departed, being dead, yet speaketh. " Ha'n Dew euhella, vedn ry Peth yw gwella ol rag why."* " And God supreme will do for you, What He thinks best is good for you." I should feel obliged if you would have the goodness to write me, and let me know if this information will be of any service to you. My address (is) Bernard Victor, Wellington Place, Mousehole, Cornwall. I remain, yours faithfully, Bernard Victor, Mousehole, West Cornwall. Deer., 1881. To Dr. Jago, Plymouth. Cornu-Britannica among his " Collection of Proverbs, Rhimes, &c.," as under — Advice to all men. Hithew gwra. gen skians fyr ; Ha'n Dew euhella, vedn ry, Peth yw gwella ol rag why. Thou strong man, who on earth dost dwell, To-day, with prudence, act thou well ; And God supreme for thee will do, What he thinks best is good for you.""**
 * This, as written by Mr. Victor, is given in full by Pryce in his Archceologia
 * ' Chee den krgv, leb es war tyr,
 * Literally — ' Will give what is best all for you.'