De Gwener, pemdhegves mis Dû
Mester Stephen Hutchens (ev a verwas en mil seyth cans ha naw) a ros cans pens dhe eglos Paul, rag hy owna ha tekhe. (En mil pemp cans pajar ügens ha pemdhek an eglos a veu leskys gen soudoryon Spaynek - martesen thera othom a whel moy). Ev a ros whegh cans pens ewedh, dhe dherevel chei rag whegh den bohojek ha whegh benyn vohojek genys e'n pluw ha ga scodhya. Martesen an owr a veu ledrys dhort galleon a Spayn! War y ven cov ew scrifys an gwers ma:
'Bounas heb dueth Eu poes karens wei
tha Pobl Bohodzhak Paull han Egles nei.
lebmyn henn ew:
[Bownans heb diwedh ew powes kerenja whei
dhe pobel bohojek Paul ha’n eglos nei.]
Captain Stephen Hutchens (he died in 1709) gave £100 to the church of Paul, for repairing and beautifying it. (In 1595 the church was burnt by Spanish soldiers - perhaps more work was needed.) He gave £600 too, to build a house for six poor men and six poor women born in the parish and to support them. Perhaps the gold was stolen from a Spanish galleon! On his memorial is written this verse:
'Life without end is the reward of your charity to the poor people of Paul and our church.'
Geryow rag hedhyw Words for today
bohojek poor (SWFM bohosek)
derevel ~ drevel to build, raise (SWFM drehevel)
diwedh (m) end
genys born
kerenja (m) love, charity
ledrys stolen, pirated < vb ladra
leskys burnt < vb lesky
owna to repair, mend < own right, correct
owr (m) gold
pluw (f) parish
powes (m) prize
scodhya to support, maintain
soudoryon soldiers < soudor (m)
tekhe to beautify < teg beautiful
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