“ This charter provides for a mayor, eight aldermen and twelve assistants to constitute the common council, the mayor to be chosen by the council from the aldermen, the aldermen to be chosen from the assistants, and the assistants from the most sufficient and discreet of the inhabitants. It also ratified Henry's grant of anchorage, keelage and busselage. In 1663 Penzance was constituted a coinage town for tin. It has never enjoyed independent parliamentary representation. ”

“ The harbour, enclosed within a breakwater, has an area of 24 acres, with 12 to 16 ft depth of water, and floating and graving docks. There is a large export trade in fish, including that of pilchards to Italy. Other exports are tin and copper, granite, serpentine, vegetables and china clay. ”

“ Imports are principally coal, iron and timber. Great quantities of early potatoes and vegetables, together with flowers and fish, are sent to London and elsewhere The borough is under a mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors. ”