The holy fathers of the order had long since vanished from this earth to reap the reward of their goodness (it is to be hoped) in another world, but the remains of the priory still stood on a barren headland near Cape Cornwall.
And there was a tomb in St.Fair church, behind the altar, marked by a blue slab, with an indent formerly filled by a recumbent figure.

On the blue slab was a partly obliterated inscription in monkish Latin, which yielded its secret to him, and divulged that the remains beneath were those of Father Simon of St.Fair.
With this important discovery to help him, Robert Turold had very little difficulty in completing the particulars of the family genealogy.

Further search of the churchtown records brought to light that Simon's other son, Robert, left Cornwall as a young man, and after some years of wandering had settled in Suffolk.

Father Simon, of course, died without family, but Robert married, the family name came to be spelt "Turold," and thus was founded that branch of the family of which the last Robert Turold was now the head.

The family tree was complete.
Such was the substance of Robert Turold's life quest, and the story had occupied two hours in telling.
"I have petitioned the King's most excellent majesty to terminate the abeyance in my favour and declare that I am entitled to the peerage," he concluded.