Sessions held at Truro

QS/1/5/147

Justices: Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerk; Thomas Graham, Edward Collins, esqs.

Jury: Henry Hosking, Andrew Hosking, George Aunger, Andrew Harpur, James Jenkins, John Nicholas, Matthew Box, Edward Randle, Renatus Kempthorne, Samuel Croxall, Richard Walters, Richard Roskruge, William Lemon, Nicholas Pearce, Walter Rice, Theodore Lawrence, Francis Trebilcock, James Reed, John Bellhouse.

Christopher Sloggett and William Lewarne, both of Bodmin; assault and battery on William Hawke, pleaded guilty: fined 6d. each.

QS/1/5/148

Appeal of Lostwithiel against order of 2 February for removal of Samuel Cooksley from Calstock to Lostwithiel: order reversed.

QS/1/5/148, 149

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

William Buckingham, jun., of Gwennap, tinner

William Buckingham, sen., of Gwennap, tinner, surety

William Kinsman, jun., of Gwennap

William Kinsman, sen., of Gwennap, surety

Thomas Buckingham of Gwennap, tinner

John Buckingham of Gwennap, surety

Wearne Gundry als Warren Gundry of Wendron, tinner

Elias Thomas of Wendron, tinner, surety

QS/1/5/149, 150

Appeal of North Petherwin against order of 13 January for removal of George West, wife Mary, and children Ann(6), George (3) and Mary (6 months) from Warbstow to North Petherwin: order confirmed; costs to Warbstow.

QS/1/5/150, 151

Appeal of St Mabyn against order of 13 January for removal of William Kendall and wife Elizabeth from St Tudy to St Mabyn: order confirmed; costs to St Tudy.

QS/1/5/151, 152

Appeal of Falmouth against order of 1 March for removal of Grace Martins, single woman, from Paul to Falmouth: order reversed; costs to Falmouth.

QS/1/5/152

Appeal by John Hosking against poor rate for Madron made by Philip Argall, churchwarden, and William Friggens and Thomas Kemp, overseers, on 20 April: held over.

QS/1/5/153, 154

Appeal of Gwennap against order of 15 March for removal of Eleanor Trenear, single woman, from St Gluvias to Gwennap: order reversed; costs to Gwennap.

QS/1/5/154

Six gaol and marshalsea rates to be levied and paid to the Vice-treasurer.

QS/1/5/154, 155

Warrants for re-issue of levies for gaol and marshalsea rates for the Hundred of Stratton, and for a bridge rate for the Hundred of Pydar.

QS/1/5/155

Average prices of grain sold in the county certified as: wheat 5s. 2d., barley 3s. 1d., oats 2s. 4½d.

Sir William Molesworth and Sir William Lemon appointed Treasurers for the ensuing year.

QS/1/5/156

Account of Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-treasurer: allowed.

Accounts of Trehane Symons (Surveyor, east) and John Truscott (Surveyor, west): allowed.

One bridge rate to be levied and paid to Surveyor (west).

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

John Johns of Sennen, yeoman

John Pearce of Penzance, yeoman, surety

QS/1/5/157, 158

Appeal of Bathford, Somerset, against order of 15 December 1785 for removal of Samuel Wilton from Padstow to Bathford; evidence given that Samuel Wilton (48) was born in St Columb and, 19 years ago, hired himself to Mr Prideaux of Padstow at £8 p.a., and lived with him for 4 years, then going to Somerset and hiring himself as a coachman to Mr Lejay at Bathford at £10 10s. p.a., where he stayed nearly 11 months, then being dismissed after absconding for two days, although he returned and wished to complete a year's service: order confirmed; costs to Padstow.

QS/1/5/159

Elizabeth Hill: to continue in bridewell until next sessions [see QS/1/5/135].

Mary Hocking: discharged [see QS/1/5/135].

George Cock, in bridewell for leaving his family chargeable to Lanteglos: to continue in custody until next sessions.

Jane Pointer: also continued in custody until next sessions, for want of sureties for good behaviour.

Peter Jose, in bridewell for leaving his family chargeable to Gwennap: to continue in custody with hard labour until next sessions.

Henry Osborne to continue in custody for want of sureties in bastardy until next sessions.

QS/1/5/160

William Skilling alias William Reskilling; accused of stealing hay from Samuel Littleton of Sheviock: acquitted.

Richard Adams; stealing a cloth cloak from Peter Harris: public whipping and three months in bridewell with hard labour.

John Taw; stealing one dowlas shirt from Nicholas Hancock: to continue in bridewell for a further two months with hard labour.

William Ellis: discharged from custody.

Richard Reynolds; stealing one silver watch, value 10d., from Joseph Tamblyn: public whipping and to continue in bridewell for a further six months with hard labour.

QS/1/5/161

William Creba; stealing a half-bushel of wheat, value 6d., from James Beel: public whipping, and to continue in bridewell for a further three months with hard labour.

Joan Congdon; stealing one cotton handkerchief, value 2d., from Susannah Truscott: to continue in bridewell for one further month.

Samuel Blight: discharged from bridewell.

QS/1/5/162, 163

Appeal of Calstock against order [no date given] for removal of William Symons, wife Mary, and daughter Elizabeth, from Northill to Calstock: order reversed; costs to Calstock.

QS/1/5/163

Appeal of Thomas Hoskin against poor rate for St Allen, set by Oliver Vincent and Richard Lanyon, overseers, on 9 April inst.: rate quashed; costs to the appellant.

QS/1/5/164, 165

Application by Gorran concerning male bastard born at Gorran on 3 February, son of Ann Rundle, single woman: Henry Osborn of Camborne, tinner, alleged father, to pay 16d. weekly maintenance; Ann Rundle to pay 8d. weekly.

QS/1/5/165

Francis Bennetts of Camborne, tinner; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 6d.

George Blake Couch of Linkinhorne, yeoman; accused of stealing 50 lb. of hay, value 10d., from Richard Bounsall: acquitted.

James Meager of Breage, tinner; assault and battery on Peter Harvey: fined 1d.

QS/1/5/166

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

James Marshall of Tintagel, labourer

Samuel Hicks of Tintagel, labourer

John Gilbert of Tintagel, labourer

John Marshall of Camelford, surgeon, sureties

John Bant of St Teath, gent., sureties

John Pascoe; stealing one pair of shoes, value 2d: public whipping.

William Hill; accused of stealing one pocket handkerchief, value 2d., from Robert Nicholls: acquitted.

QS/1/5/167

John Long of Philleigh, labourer; accused of stealing one brown broadcloth coat, value 6d., from William Pugh: acquitted.

Richard Symons of St Ewe, labourer; stealing one blue beaver waistcoat, value 6d., from Arthur Gaved: public whipping, and to continue in bridewell for a further six months with hard labour.

James Plomer, als Thomas Harding, of Probus; obtaining merchandise, including dowlas, from Henry Wearne, under false pretences: public whipping and to continue in bridewell for a further six months with hard labour.

QS/1/5/168

John Trethewy of St Stephen in Brannel; assault and battery on John Rickard and wife Alice: a further three months in bridewell.

Abel Williams of Tregony; assault on Elizabeth Sandercombe with intent to rape: fined 1d.

Ann Pascoe; pleaded guilty to assault and battery on Mary Hocking: fined 1d.

Samuel Blight; accused of stealing one pewter plate from William Thomas, gent.: discharged.

QS/1/5/169

Nicholas Devonshire Craggs, in bridewell as an idle and disorderly person: to be passed to his last place of legal settlement.

Mary Lathan and Sarah Lathan, also in bridewell: to be passed to their last places of legal settlement.

James Bryant, in bridewell as an idle and disorderly person, and not providing for himself and his family: to be held until next sessions.

John Harvey, in bridewell for want of sureties in a bastardy case: discharged.

QS/1/5/169, 170

Appeal of Camborne against order of [?] November 1784 for removal of John Prideaux, wife Honour, and daughter Elizabeth, from Redruth to Camborne: order reversed; costs to Camborne.

QS/1/5/171

Presentment against St Agnes for non-repair of highways: discharged on payment of court fees.

Presentments against Gwennap, Gwinear, Perranuthnoe, Crowan and Minster for non-repair of highways: held over.

John Beard, turnkey at Bodmin Gaol, rendered incapable of continuing in office by reason of age and infirmity: to be replaced by John Hewett, the replacement not to take effect until after the next sessions in consideration of John Beard's long service.

Several High Constables of the Hundreds having been remiss in paying in the cash collected from their petty constables, the Clerk of the Peace ordered to ensure that proper notice of the requirement is given.