Research Notes:

The De Banco Roll of Easter Term, 10 Edw. IV., contains the following:— "John Borlas, by his attorney, against Mathew Brenstone of Wythyelle, 'milner,' Thomas Brentone, late of Wythyelle, husbandman, and John Kendall, late of Fowey, 'cordewaner,' on a plea that they not only broke into the closes and houses of the said John at Fowy and Seyntwenna, but assaulted John Borlas, junior, his servant at the aforesaid vill of Seyntwenna, and beat and wounded and ill-treated him, on account of which the said John was for a long time deprived of the services of said servant," who was of course his son. This John Borlas, senior, (to judge from a coat of arms formerly in Newlyn East Church) married the heiress of Trevinor, and had a son John, who married Margaret Kingdon... and who, dying before his father, left at least two sons—Walter Borlas, who succeeded his grandfather, and Edward Borlas..." ¹