At the assizes of 1313 an assize of novel design (possession of land) brought by Phillips son of Peter de Penhalou against Master John de Penhalou for lands in Penhalou juxta TREWOYTHEL renamed by the default of William de Kalop Regmeld de Maiseoc and other recognitors.

John de Penhalou Clerk in 1325 brought an assize of novel design against William de Crucsuleic for lands in Crucurnlock juxta Vergy (Veryan) but not appearing was non viluted.

In 1353 John de Penhalou Clerk brought a similar assize against Osbert Crabbe, Isabella his wife, Juliana de Penhalou, John Hamely, Peter de Glyn, Michael de (?), Laurence de Geville and Reginald Tregasse for the moiety of one acre Cornish in Penhalou juxta TREWORTHEL and 2 messuages there.
The jury found that Osbert and Isabella had assized him. He was awarded 40s. damages but was in mercy for a false claim in respect of other persons.

In 1348 Peter de Penalou brought an assize of novel design against John son of Peter de Penalou and Peter son of John de Penhalou and Alicia his wife, for 2 messuages 3 (?), 12 acres of mead and 12 of moor in PENHALOU juxta BOUS (Polsue in Philleigh) Peter as tenant says the assize ought not to be breought because Isolda late wife of Peter de Penhalou Mother of said Philip (whos heir he is) was
in seizin of the premises and being in seizin she (Isolda) en (?) the Master John de Penhalou and his heirs of the said lands who (Mr.John) by a charter afterwards en (?) Peter and the heirs of his body by Alicia

He produces the Charters of Isolda and Master John.

Philip says the first Charter is not his mother's deed - he says that she died seized of the premises and he entered as her heir unjustly (?) by Peter. Peter says she did not died siezed of the lands. the jury say she did. Philip recovers seizin and damages 10 marks but is in mercy against Peter and Alice who took no part in the decision.

In 1389 John Penhalowe, Alan Bugules and others took a minor part in a decision

In 1398 Thomas Pen halowe, John Boys and Johan his wife were plaintiffs in an assize of novel design against Ric Clerk for lands in Tregyan juxta Tregysyowe (St.Erme). They recovered seizin.

At the assize in 1354 it was found by inquest that on the after St.John the Baptiste Day 24 Ed.IV (1049) Erminous de la launde and Robertus his brother came to the town of Truro-Marche and there Vi et armes ravished Errinus son and heir of Peter de Penalow then a minor in the wardship of John de Hastings (because he held lands in Crukwolan of the St.John de Hasting by homage and (?) John de Hasting was thereupon seizin of the heir damages of 6.5 marks.

The next two or three generations of the Penhallows are very composed since the family had already begun to imitate the habits of prolific breeding for which the rabbit - their armorial cognizance, is proverbial. The Heralds in 1620 were shown several 15 cent evidences but these do not make a connected whole. Other records moreover fail us at this point. We will take up the tale again at John Penhallow (florait circa 1496) who married the heiress of Vivian Penwarne. This marriage brought the family into connection with St.Just for Vivian Penwarne owned a (?) in St.Mawes with land in Bohella and Cruglaise.

At the 1620 visitation there were two brothers Richard and John Penhallow - both living in Philleigh and both endowed with plentiful issue.

Colonel Vivian can hardly be blamed for the blunders that he has made in tracing the descendants of these brothers.
Let us first take Richard the elder.
He lived at the family seat Penhallow. His first wife brought him a son Johm,m but she died in 1607 and he married into the famly of Peter of Launcelles. The second marriage produced sons - Chamond, Richard, Hugh, Emanuel and daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Susan, Gertrude.
John the son and heir evidently died s.p.v.p. for Chamond inherited the estates on his father's death in 1650.
Chamond Penhallow of Penhallowe, gent, and Anne his wife and Thomas his son and heir on 24 Jan. 1654 entered into agreements with John Treornham of Philleigh, gent, and John Scoble of the same, yeoman for the settlement of a jointure upon Katherine wife of the said Thomas (2 son) of the said John Trecormham, whose portion had been 500 pounds paid in 1652. The marriage had taken place at St.Ewe in 1653. A fine had been levied of the Penhallow lands, viz 7 messuages etc. in Penhallow, Treworthal, Metheros Collen, Trendele and Melloder in the parishes of Philleigh, Gerrans, Ladock and St.Stephens. Certain premises in Treworthall were assiged to Anne - wife of Chamond for her (?) and others for the jointure of the said Katherine.

In Hillary Term 22?3 Chas.11 (1670-1) in the Exchequer Sir Joseph Tredenham W. plantiff versus John Vincent, gent deft. among the quesions put to witnesses were the following:- (missing)