Sessions held at Lostwithiel

QS/1/5/118

Justices: John Buller, Thomas Graham, esqs.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Sampson Sandys, clerks.

Jury: John Eyre, William Jenkins, Edward Mitchell, William Bryant, Mathew Wellington, Joseph Teage, Peter Slade, William Lanyon, Thomas Charke, Henry Langmaid, John Rogers, William Lean, Charles Cottrell, Henry Hooper.

The two recognizances of Richard Hicks, jun., gent., bound to appear at this sessions for a breach of the peace towards Richard Row, yeoman: discharged.

QS/1/5/119

Average prices of grain sold in the county certified as: wheat 5s. 0d., barley 3s. 2d., oats 2s. 2d., beans --, peas --.

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

One bridge levy to be raised and paid to John Truscott, gent., Surveyor (west).

John Wolridge Bonython of Grampound, gent., bound over in his own recognizance and that of James Bonython of Falmouth, gent., to keep the peace, especially towards Eliza Nance, widow, and Phillippa, his own wife.

QS/1/5/120, 121

Appeal of Mevagissey against order of 2 December last for removal of Elizabeth Haligey, single woman, from St Keverne to Mevagissey: order reversed; costs to Mevagissey.

QS/1/5/121

Treasurer to pay the Clerk of the Peace various sums for duties carried out [as described] and his salary for keeping the Treasurer's accounts and the accounts of the gaol and bridewell-keepers and Surveyors of Bridges.

QS/1/5/122, 123

Appeal of Paul against order of 22 October last for removal of Elizabeth Rowe, single woman, from Zennor to Paul: order quashed for insufficiency; costs to Paul.

QS/1/5/123, 124

Appeal of St Anthony [in Meneage] against order of 7 December last for removal of John Richards, jun., labourer, wife Thomasine, and children John (2) and Mary (6 months), from St Keverne to St Anthony: order reversed; costs to St Anthony.

QS/1/5/124

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

QS/1/5/125

Appeal of William Pascoe against poor rate made by Lanteglos by Fowey on 9 September last, on the grounds that his assessment for Bond's tenement, compared with that of Thomas Arther for Woolcotts and William Pease for lands in Polruan, was unjust: dismissed; costs to Lanteglos.

QS/1/5/125-127

Appeal of Egloshayle against order of 1 December last for removal of Joan, wife of William Rogers, husbandman, from Talland to Egloshayle, after considering evidence of William Rogers, her husband, that he was born in Illogan and bound by the parish as an apprentice, at age of seven years, to Samuel Rosewarne of Illogan, until he was twenty-four. He lived with him for about one year, and then his master assigned him to George Merriott, master of a trading vessel, for about six months, which he should not have done. At the age of nine, he returned to Samuel Rosewarne's service for about six months, but then he ran away, living in Lanivet for three years, in St Tudy for nine years, and in St Mabyn for nine weeks, when he was drawn in the militia for that parish, but was discharged as under size. He then went to Egloshayle and hired himself to Thomas Davey, farmer, by the year, for 2½ years, but without the knowledge or consent of Rosewarne. He then went to St Germans until he was 24 years of age. He then hired himself for a year to Thomas Badcock, but left after six months. He also stated that, when he left Davey's service in Egloshayle, he was six months less than the age of 24: removal order quashed, subject to the opinion of the Court of King's Bench; costs to Egloshayle.

QS/1/5/127, 128

Appeal of St Germans against order of 7 October for removal of George West, wife Mary, and children Ann (6), George (3) and Mary (6 months), from Warbstow to St Germans: order reversed; costs to St Germans.

QS/1/5/128

Richard Jane and John and Joseph Oats, all of Gwennap, labourers; accused of stealing 10 lb. of tin-stuff, value 10d., from Francis Rodd, esq., and others: acquitted.

Thomas Hocking of St Erth; stealing one striped dowlas shirt, value 6d., from Thomas Hampton: to remain in bridewell for a further six weeks, with hard labour.

QS/1/5/129

Richard Leggo of Redruth, blacksmith; stealing 10 lb. of copper, value 6d., from Sir William Lemon and others: to be publicly whipped at Consolidated Mines, Gwennap.

William Collins of Wendron, labourer; stealing two woollen rugs value 6d., from John Mathew: to remain in bridewell for a further two months, with hard labour.

John Brown of Helland, labourer; stealing one canvas shirt, value 6d., from William Jorey: to remain in bridewell for a further one month, with hard labour.

QS/1/5/130, 131

Recognizances of John Pridham and George Williams [see QS/1/5/108 and 109] in respect of illegal selling: to be estreated.

QS/1/5/131, 132

Application by Falmouth concerning male bastard born at Falmouth on 25 November, son of Mary Donnithorne, single woman: James Lean of Camborne, yeoman, alleged father, to pay 16d. weekly maintenance and £6 16s. 3d. lying-in, etc., expenses; Mary Donnithorne to pay 8d. weekly.

QS/1/5/133, 134

Application by Wendron concerning female bastard born at Wendron on 10 March, daughter of Ann Pryor, single woman: John Thomas of Wendron, yeoman, alleged father, to pay 16d. weekly maintenance, and £13 6s. 1d. lying-in, etc., expenses; Ann Pryor to pay 8d. weekly.

QS/1/5/134

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

QS/1/5/135

Elizabeth Hill, in bridewell for want of sureties for good behaviour to the inhabitants of Manaccan: to be held until next sessions.

Mary Hocking, in bridewell as idle and disorderly: held until next sessions, with hard labour.

Grace Hamley, in bridewell for leaving her family chargeable to St Mabyn: one month's hard labour.

Henry Dennis, for a similar offence at Camborne: discharged.

Jane Dinglehead, in custody for want of sureties for good behaviour towards Joseph Knight, overseer of St Clement: one month's hard labour.

Dorothy, Jane and Sarah Toman, found begging in Paul: discharged.

QS/1/5/136

George Cocks, in bridewell for leaving his family chargeable to Lanteglos by Camelford: to be held until next sessions, with hard labour.

Nathaniel Langdon, in bridewell for want of sureties in bastardy case at Gwennap: held until next sessions.

Henry Osborne, on a similar charge at Gorran: held until next sessions.

William Carvosoe, similar charge at Paul: held until next sessions.

John Williams, similar charge at St Ives: discharged.

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

Abell Williams of Tregony, wool-comber

John Williams of Tregony, cordwainer, surety

QS/1/5/137

William Blake; accused of stealing one iron bar from Thomas Daniel and Ralph Allen Daniel, esqs.: acquitted.

Richard Caddy; accused of assaulting and striking Mary Jennings: discharged.

St Blazey bridge, in need of repair and raising of arch: to be done at County expense by the Surveyor (west).

QS/1/5/138

John Trevethack, in bridewell for a capital offence: to be held until next sessions.

Francis Bennatts, Ann Pascoe and James Meager, in bridewell for assault and battery, now pleaded guilty: to remain in custody for want of sureties until next sessions.

John Hugh and Richard Tom; misdemeanour: Richard Tom discharged; John Hugh pleaded guilty: fined 1d.

William Glasson, jun., of Budock, miller; accused of assault and battery on Mary, wife of William Street: acquitted.

John Cole of St Issey, yeoman; misdemeanour in refusing to execute the office of overseer of the poor: fined 1d.

QS/1/5/139

John Ellery and Abraham Turner, both of Redruth, labourers; accused of assault and battery on Thomas Swaine: Abraham Turner, not guilty; John Ellery, guilty, fined 6d.

William Jones and Thomas Swaine, both of Redruth, officers of excise, and William Johns of Redruth, tinner; assault and battery on John Ellery: fined 6d. each.

Richard Hand: discharged for want of prosecution.

QS/1/5/140

James Johns als Fornock, and James Meager, both of Breage, labourers; stealing 50 lb. of tin-stuff from Francis, Lord Godolphin, and others: James Meager, one month's hard labour; and James Johns als Fornock one month's hard labour and afterwards to be publicly whipped at Wheal Breage mine.

QS/1/5/141

Appeal of Job Holbrooke against Joseph Hocken, gent., mayor of Falmouth: dismissed.

QS/1/5/141-143

Sessions held at Lostwithiel, 12 January 1786, as adjourned to 18th January and held at the house of Philip Vincent, Camborne; and from thence adjourned to 1 February and held at the Exeter Inn, Launceston; and then adjourned to 7 February and held at the house of Eliza Weeks, Tresillian Bridge, Merther; and then adjourned to, and held on, 14 February at the house of Thomas Tallack, innkeeper, St Austell.

QS/1/5/142, 143

James Johns als Fornock of Breage [QS/1/5/140]: sentence confirmed.

QS/1/5/144, 145

[As recited in QS/1/5/141 and 142.] Sessions then adjourned to, and held on, 6 April, at the house of John Hugo, innkeeper, Mevagissey; and then adjourned to, and held on, 10 April at the Ship and Castle Inn, Penzance; and then adjourned to, and held on, 24 April, at the house of Thomas Tallack, innkeeper, St Austell.

QS/1/5/145, 146

Continued appeals [see QS/1/5/ 108 and 109 respectively] of John Pridham and George Williams, regarding their convictions for illegal retail selling at St Austell: estreatment orders in respect of recognizances now to be discharged.