More information : Wrack of 6th of Henry 8th, (Lanisley).
Pers John of the age of 76 sworn at the court aforesaid and said that he did see a ship which came a land wrack in Mount's Bay between Pensance and Markayowe and there was in that ship much spices and find (sic) linnen cloths and other clothes and so floated alongst the strand upon divers gentlemens' lands thither came James Chynowyth and Richard Pendree gentlemen Sir John Arundell's officers and parted all the goods with finders on every gentlemans' lands there the one half of them that saved the same goods and the other half to Sir John Arundell's use as Lord of the Franchis.' (3)
N.B. Source (2) attributes the place of loss to Eastern Green, but gives no reference for this.
N.B. Source (2) give the date of loss as the reporting date of 1515 only, while quoting the text indicating that the wreck occured in the sixth year of Henry VIII's reign, which began on 21 April 1515.
N.B. The location of "Markayowe" mentioned in source (3) refers to Marazion. (4)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Approximate date of loss.
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