"Trelawny" - "The Song of the Western Men" - Cornish Folk Song (Unofficial Anthem of Cornwall)

"Trelawny" is one of the unofficial anthems of Cornwall. Unlike its other counterparts ("Bro Goth Agan Tasow" and "Hail to the Homeland"), it is extremely popular and is often sung at Cornish Rugby matches and cultural gatherings. The lyrics were initially published anonymously in 1826 by Robert Stephen Hawker. It was set to music by Louisa T. Clare in 1861. It is assumed that the Trelawny mentioned in the song is Sir Jonathan Trelawny (3rd Baronet), the Bishop of Bristol, who had been imprisoned in the Tower of London by King James II in 1688 during the Glorious Revolution. He was imprisoned for three weeks, then tried and acquitted. However, it is more likely that it refers to his grandfather, Sir John Trelawny (1st Baronet), a Cornish Royalist leader who had been imprisoned by parliament in 1628. Contrary to the lyrics of the song, no army ever marched to the rescue of Trelawny. It is most likely a historic reference to the Cornish rebellion of 1497, which culminated in the Battle of Deptford Bridge, fought just outside of “London Wall”.