. Launceston, past and present; a historical and descriptive sketch. II.—From the Coming of iETHELSTAisr to the First Choiceof Members of Parliament (927—1295.). >.j*&-5^-£--<~^ P to this time we have been travelling in whatis to some extent an undiscovered countryPathways amid the densities of darkness havebeen attempted but no roads been driven forest-through, and the growth of ages still obscuresthe light. And though we are rapidly ap-proaching a point where the way will be mademore smooth, we have before reaching it to toilyet a little longer in the tanglewood of speculation. For we
. Launceston, past and present; a historical and descriptive sketch. II.—From the Coming of iETHELSTAisr to the First Choiceof Members of Parliament (927—1295.). >.j*&-5^-£--<~^ P to this time we have been travelling in whatis to some extent an undiscovered countryPathways amid the densities of darkness havebeen attempted but no roads been driven forest-through, and the growth of ages still obscuresthe light. And though we are rapidly ap-proaching a point where the way will be mademore smooth, we have before reaching it to toilyet a little longer in the tanglewood of speculation. For we have toask, in telling the story of such a town as Launceston, not only whenthe foundations of its military fame were laid, but also when first aChristian ministry was established in its midst. Where traces ofRoman influence, if ever they existed to appreciable extent, havedied into nothingness the beginnings of civilisation must be lookedfor in the earliest services of the Christian Church. Cornwall is so truly British that it is not necessary to wait forthe days of Augustine and his monks before thinking of a Christiancommunity within its borders.
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