The  money  was  enough  to  go  part  of  the  way  to  buy  and
fit  out  a  ship  of  Peter's,  and  Peter  was  persuaded  to  take
the  little  girl  in  pawn  for  balance  of  debt.  After  three
years  dodging  about  the  Spanish  Main  the  ship  came
back  with  not  Trefussis  but  his  last  will  and  testament,
bequeathing  the  girl  and  vessel  to  Peter.  The  girl  may
have  been  worth  something,  but  the  ship  was  only  fit  to
be  broken  up,  and  when  its  crew  was  paid  off  the  human
asset  looked  dear.  The  legend  is  verj^  particular  as  to
that  girl.  She  was  one  quarter  a  Moor,  and  that  leaves
three  quarters,  one  of  which  might  have  been  an  Owens.
After  conning  over  the  problem,  as  it  would  never  occur
to  Peter,  she  told  him  that  Trefussis  was  not  a  man  to
waste  his  time,  but  that  if  he  did  make  use  of  it,  he  would
hide  his  gold  where  the  crew  could  not  find  it,  and,
indeed,  would  not  let  them  think  he  had  more  than  he
choose  to  show  them,  Acting  on  the  hint,  Peter  was  very
careful  in  breaking  up  the  old  boat  and  in  marrying  the
girl  to  his  son.  There  is  no  doubt  the  son's  name  was
Simon,  and  no  doubt  the  squire  of  Chadcote  tem2^  James
I.  was  Simon  VVinthorpe.  Then  his  successor  in  the  next
reign  bore  the  name  of  Alonzo  Trefussis  Winthorpe.
