- William Mayow
William Mayow was Mayor of
St. Columb Major in Cornwall.Following the
Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549 the Kings forces were sent down to Cornwall. TheProvost Marshal at the time wasAnthony Kingston . his job was to punish the leaders of the uprising.cite book | title=An illustrated itinerary of the county of Cornwall| first=Cyrus| last=Redding |coauthors= | publisher=How & Parsons| year=1842 | pages=47| url=http://www.google.co.uk/books?id=gs8HAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA7&dq=pendarves+st+columb#PPA47,M1| accessdate=september 4| accessyear= 2007]"Mayow was hung outside a tavern in St Columb. William Mayow 's crime was not capital and "therefore his wife was advised by her friends to hasten to the town after the Marshal and his men, who had custody, and beg for his life. Which she accordingly prepared to do and to render herself a more amiable partitioner before the Marshal's eyes, this dame spent much time in attiring herself and putting on her French hood, then in fashion, that her husband was put to death before her arrival. Intending to plead for her husbands life, spent so long a time in making herself look smart, that before she reached the presence of the stern judge, Master Mayow was hanged."
Others hanged by Kingston and his men included Richard Bennett, vicar of
St. Veep and the Mayor ofBodmin (Mayor Boyer).References
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