Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: John Call, John Buller, esqs; Benjamin Forster, clerk.

Jury: William Paynter, John Betty, Charles Nicholls, Henry Blake, Thomas Martin, Richard Hicks, Abraham Prout, jun., Nicholas Rundle, John Higman, Nicholas Hoskins, Richard Nicholls, Martin Harvey, John Moyle, Joseph Dillon, John Cornish, Ezekiel Williams, gents.

Henry Middecoat of Tregony, maltster; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d.

QS/1/4/234

Appeal of St Austell against order for removal of Nicholas Robins, wife, Susannah, and daughter Alice, from Veryan to St Austell: order reversed.

Presentments of highways of Falmouth, Helland, St Agnes and Blisland: to be held over.

William Dennis, lately committed to bridewell for want of sureties in bastardy: to be taken to Plymouth Dock to enlist in Royal Navy.

QS/1/4/235

Appeal of Gwennap against order dated 1 June 1779 for removal of Catherine Tyack, widow, and children, Joseph (10), and Maria (6), from Kenwyn to Gwennap: order confirmed.

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Appeal of Kilkhampton against order dated 8 Apr. 1779 for removal of John Baker, wife, Elizabeth, and daughter Joanna (13 mo.), from St Gennys to Kilkhampton: order confirmed.

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High Constables to instruct petty constables to search for army and navy deserters in their parishes.

Appeal of Blisland against order dated 8 Apr. 1779 for removal of Jane Roberts, single woman, and her base child, John, from Simonward to Blisland: to be held over.

Appeal of St Columb Minor against order dated 22 Apr. 1779 for removal of Richard Mannell from St Columb Major to St Columb Minor: to be held over.

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Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

William Warren of Kea, gent.

George Williams, carpenter, and John Trezise, jun., tinner, both of St Just in Penwith; acquitted of assault for want of prosecution.

Thomas Powell of St Tudy, labourer; pleaded guilty to stealing a fighting cock, value 2d., from Sir Christopher Treise, on condition he be allowed to enlist in Royal Navy: to be taken to Plymouth Dock to enlist.

Richard Worth of St Tudy; indicted for receiving the above cock, knowing it to be stolen: to be discharged from his recognizance, and his indictment to be quashed for insufficiency.

Mary Williams of St Allen, single woman; convicted of stealing a gown, value 6d., from Ann Chigwidden: 1 month's hard labour in bridewell.

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Mary and Betty Slade, and Betty's son James; committed to bridewell as vagrants: to be discharged.

Barbara Pearn; committed for felony: to be discharged for want of prosecution.

Nicholas Sinclair of Mabe, against whom bills of indictment for misdemeanours were found: to remain in custody for want of sureties.

Nicholas Liddecoat; committed for assault against John Attleck, clerk: to be discharged for want of prosecution.

James Floyd of Helston, and Francis Hodge of Redruth; taken up as vagabonds and suspected of being seafaring men: to be taken to Plymouth Dock to enlist in Royal Navy.

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Details of the contract for major repairs to Respryn bridge by Nicholas Philp of Lostwithiel, mason, for £65: approved.

Surveyor (west) to repair pavement of St Erth bridge.

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Messrs Call and Forster reported that new jail was finished and ready to receive prisoners. Contractor discharged from his contract, and all papers and accounts delivered to Clerk of the Peace.

Parish of Helland pleaded guilty to not repairing its highways: fined £12.

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A further £650 to be borrowed in connection with the new jail at Bodmin; one jail rate and one gaol and marshalsea rate to be levied, to be paid to Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer.

One bridge rate to be levied and paid to John Truscott, gent., Surveyor (west).

Mr Thomas Mounsteven to be paid £10 9s. 10d. for clothing the prisoners, and for advertisements.