PENSANCE, (Cornwall) at the bottom of Mounts-Bay, 10 m. from the Land's-End, 231 cm. 290 mm. from London, was burnt in
1595 by the Spaniards, who with 4 galleys surprised this part of the coast, and set several villages and farms on fire;
but it was soon rebuilt, made one of the coinage Ts. and has now a considerable trade. It lies in the p. of Madern, noted
for its restorative spring, effectual in the cure of lameness, as well as the cholic, &c. The arms of this T. are St. John
Baptist's head in a charger. It is well-built and populous, and has many ships bel. to it, with divers good gentlemen's
families. Here is a good Mt. on Th. and 3 Fairs obtained by an ancestor of the E. of Berkley, viz. March 5, Trinity-Th.
and Holy-Th. This part of the shore abounds so with lead, tin, and copper ore, that the veins thereof appear on the utmost
extent of land at low-water mark.