The following descriptions are lifted directly from [Polsue 1868]. The volumes also contain significant extracts from [Tonkin 1739] and [Hals 1750]. They must all be read in the context of their respective dates (c1730 in the case of Hals, and with a degree of scepticism). The following extracts have been transcribed and are online.

Volume 1

• St. Burian

  • Hals pp158-160
  • Tonkin p160
  • Polsue pp160-167

Volume 2

• Gulval

  • Hals pp114-115
  • Tonkin p115
  • Polsue pp115-124

• St. Ives

  • Hals pp252-253
  • Tonkin p253
  • Polsue pp253-272

• St. Just in Penwith

  • Hals p286
  • Polsue pp287-303

Volume 3

• Lelant

  • Tonkin p97
  • Polsue pp97-104

• St. Levan

  • Tonkin p106
  • Polsue pp106-111

• Ludgvan

  • Tonkin p179
  • Polsue pp179-184

• Madron

  • Hals pp208-209
  • Tonkin p209
  • Polsue pp209-225

• Penzance

  • Hals p226
  • Carew pp226-228 (see the extract from [Carew 1602])
  • Tonkin p228
  • Polsue pp228-245

• Morvah

  • Tonkin p374
  • Polsue pp374-375

Volume 4

• Paul

  • Tonkin p23
  • Polsue pp23-31

• Sancreed

  • Hals p138
  • Tonkin p138
  • Polsue pp138-141

• Sennen

  • Hals pp141-142
  • Tonkin p142
  • Polsue pp142-144 & p195

• Towednack

  • Hals p238
  • Tonkin p238
  • Polsue pp238-239

• Zennor

  • Hals p238
  • Tonkin p238
  • Polsue pp337-340
• Leland (extract) supplementary papers pp67-92

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