Trelawney

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  • Jonathan Trelawny: (1650 – 1721): a British Bishop of Bristol, Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Winchester. Trelawny is best known for his role in the events leading up to the Glorious Revolution which are referenced in the Cornish anthem "The Song of the Western Men".
  • Edward John Trelawny: (1792 – 1881) was a biographer, novelist and adventurer best known for his friendship with the Romantic poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.
  • Trelawny of the Wells: an 1898 comic play by Arthur Wing Pinero. It tells the story of a theatre star who attempts to give up the stage for love, but is unable to fit into conventional society.