Sessions held at Lostwithiel

QS/1/4/197

Justices: Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Benjamin Forster, clerks; John Call, esq.

Jury: Nicholas Avent, Simon Slade, Edward Dillon, Richard Hennah, John Andrew, John Retallick, William Pearse, John Burne, William Harding, Peter Wellington, John Hicks, Petherick Bunt, Gregory Mably, Benjamin Hawker, gents.

Presentment of average prices of corn, per Winchester bushel, as follows: wheat, 6s. 8d.; barley, 3s. 4d.; oats, 1s. 6d.; horse beans, 4s. 6d.

QS/1/4/198

Vice-Treasurer to advance a further £700 to the contractors for the jail [£1,000 asked for].

£713 14s. [six jail rates] to be raised and paid to Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer, to meet request for further advance for the jail.

Details of the new jail building agreed: covering of the roofs; water supply; alteration of debtors' ward and court.

QS/1/4/199

Appeal of St Gluvias against order dated 13 June 1778 for removal of Michael Martyn, wife, Grace, and children, Grace (12), Thomas (7), William and Michael (3), from Paul to St Gluvias: held over.

Matthew Osborne of St Erth, tinner; acquitted of stealing an iron shovel from Henry Gundry.

Robert Osborne of St Erth, tinner; acquitted of stealing a fighting cock from John Bawden.

William Berryman of Madron; acquitted of stealing a woollen shirt from Francis Jelbeard.

QS/1/4/200

Richard Williams of Bodmin, yeoman; acquitted of stealing an iron shovel from Thomas Hawken.

William Goard, late of Redruth; acquitted of stealing a deal board from Edward Raby and Edward Raby, jun.

Mary Ann Hugo of Kenwyn, single woman; convicted of stealing two yards of linen cloth called hessing, value 1d., from Samuel Hoskin: private whipping.

Presentment of highways in Constantine: discharged.

Presentment of highways in Falmouth, Mawgan in Meneage and St Agnes: held over.

QS/1/4/201

Richard Sheare of Perranarworthal, yeoman; convicted of inciting James Richards to set fire to the house of Thomas Nicholls in Feock: fined 6d.

Appeal of Abraham Prout, jun., against an order dated 23 June 1778 to pay £1 7s. to Mathew Bartle for his son, Thomas Bartle's wages: held over.

Richard Evelyn; committed for running away and leaving his family chargeable to St Ewe: to be admonished and discharged.

QS/1/4/202

Thomas Hart of Padstow; pleaded guilty to two charges of assault: fined 1d. for each.

John Clemowe of St Enoder; convicted of assault: fined 6d.

William Carbis and William Butler; committed for want of sureties in bastardy: to be discharged.

John Martin and Stephen Hancock; committed for felony: discharged for want of prosecution.

John Heathier; committed for receiving stolen goods: discharged for want of prosecution.

John Martin; committed as rogue and vagabond: discharged.

QS/1/4/203

Thomas Treleavan and William Rowe: to be discharged, bills of indictment against them being returned ignoramus.

John Nicholls; committed for refusing to be examined concerning his legal settlement: to be discharged.

Recognizances to prosecute and give evidence against several persons accused of felony, who have enlisted: to be discharged.

Accounts of John Males, gaoler, and Joseph Hick, bridewell keeper: seen and allowed.

Two gaol and marshalsea rates to be levied and paid to Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer.