Sessions held at Lostwithiel

QS/1/5/218

Justices: Francis Rodd, Thomas Graham, esqs.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerk; Sir John Morshead.

Jury: Abraham Austin, James Jope, Jewell Maynard, Nicholas Rawle Herring, Benjamin Sambell, William Stephens of Brendown, William Stephens of Tulumena, William Treverton, Thomas Sheer, Richard Johns, Edward Rogers, James Jolly, Thomas Dinner.

QS/1/5/219

Average prices of grain sold in the county certified as: wheat 4s. 11d., barley 2s. 7d., oats 1s. 8½d.

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

Appeal of Tavistock, Devon, against order of 6 December for removal of Mary Knott from St Stephen by Launceston to Tavistock: held over.

QS/1/5/220

Appeal of Paul against order of 3 January for removal of Jane, wife of Alexander Richards of Paul, mariner, and children Jane (6) and Margaret (9 months) from Penzance to Paul: held over.

Appeal of St Hilary against order of 18 November for removal of Martyn Russell and wife Joan from Sennen to St Hilary: held over.

QS/1/5/221

Appeal of Falmouth town against order of 1 November for removal of Mary Pearce from Falmouth parish to Falmouth town: order reversed; costs to Falmouth town.

QS/1/5/222

The following prisoners, held in bridewell for running away and leaving their families chargeable to the following parishes, to be discharged:

Peter Tiller Tregony

John Raby Kenwyn

William Jennings Kenwyn

James Stephens St Columb Major

William Best, found begging in Egloshayle: to be continued in custody as an incorrigible rogue until next sessions.

William Taylor, found begging in St Ewe: to be passed to Flemington, Devon, his last place of legal settlement.

QS/1/5/223

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Thomas Starmar of Bodmin, innkeeper

Otho Popham of Bodmin, innkeeper, surety

James Allen of Lanivery, miller

Catharine, wife of James Allen of Lanivet, miller

James Allen, surety

Mary Oliver of Lanivet, spinster

James Allen, surety

Catharine Richards, in bridewell for disorderly conduct in Gulval almshouse: a further 3 months' hard labour as an incorrigible rogue.

Catherine Anthony, in custody for not naming the father of her child, chargeable to Falmouth, and having now done so: discharged.

William Dennis, in bridewell for want of sureties to Talland in bastardy: to continue in custody.

QS/1/5/224

Robert Creba, in bridewell for want of sureties to St Issey, in case of bastardy: to continue in custody.

Ralph Stephens, in bridewell for want of sureties to Lostwithiel in case of bastardy: to continue in custody.

James Wisdom, in custody for assaulting and threatening a constable: discharged.

James Kitto, in custody for beating Melchisedick Dabb: discharged.

John Benney, in custody for want of sureties to keep the peace: discharged.

Ann Annear, in custody as an idle, lewd and disorderly person: discharged and passed to St Gluvias as her last place of legal settlement.

QS/1/5/225

Richard Harris of Kenwyn, labourer; stealing one dowlas shirt, value 1d., from Abell Nicholas: public whipping.

William Bryant of St Teath, labourer; stealing one hen, value 1d., from Philip Watkins: 3 months' hard labour and then to be publicly whipped.

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

Joseph Brawn of Falmouth, labourer; stealing two deal boards, value 1d., from John Carne, merchant: public whipping.

William Trebilcock of Truro, labourer; accused of stealing one muslin waistcoat, value 6d., from William Yeathard, gent.: acquitted.

QS/1/5/226

Henry George of Callington, yeoman; accused of stealing one iron cleaver, value 6d., from John Martin: acquitted.

Stephen Clare and [John? deleted] Thomas Harvey, both of St Germans, labourers; stealing one man's hat, value 1d., from Charles Hoskin: public whipping.

James Nicholas of Kea, tinner; stealing one carving knife, value 1d., from John Gerrans: three months' hard labour.

John Hodge of Redruth, labourer; stealing one pair of men's leather shoes, value 1d., from Joseph Chapman: one month's hard labour.

QS/1/5/227

Treasurer to pay the Clerk of the Peace sums [as listed] for carrying books to sessions, issuing warrants, passes, keeping accounts, and so on, in accordance with the order passed at Christmas Sessions, 1740.

QS/1/5/228-230

Appeal of St Keverne against order of 20 July for removal of William Symons, wife Mary, and daughter Elizabeth (10 months), from Northill to St Keverne. Evidence given that William was the son of John Symons and Elizabeth Agabus, who were married at Tavistock, Devon, and that John Symons' legal settlement was at St Keverne. Elizabeth had been removed, as his widow, from Calstock to St Keverne, but the son William had not been removed. It could further be proved that, about 60 years ago, John Symons had married Eleanor Hendy, with whom he had five children, and that the subsequent marriage to Elizabeth [William's mother] was not legal because Eleanor was living at the time. Contended that St Keverne had admitted legal settlement of the son, William, by not appealing against the removal order for his mother Elizabeth to their parish: order confirmed; costs to Northill.

QS/1/5/230

John Nicholls of St Buryan, labourer; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 6d., and the estreat of his recognizance discharged.

QS/1/5/231

Jacob Walters of Crowan, labourer; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 6d.

Edward Vigurs, jun., John Pote, jun., Richard Bonetto and William Trewheela, all of Kenwyn, labourers; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 1d. each.

John Pearne, jun., of East Looe; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 6d.

Peter Sindercombe; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 1d.

Henry Tregear of the borough of Truro, yeoman; assault and battery on Walter James: fined 6d.

QS/1/5/232

Appeal by Mathew Bolton and James Watt, engineers, against poor rate assessment for Kenwyn made on 5 October 1786: held over.

QS/1/5/232, 233

Appeal by William Borlase, Vicar of Madron, against poor-rate assessment for Madron made on 30 December 1786: held over.

QS/1/5/233

James Kittowe of St Austell, labourer; stealing one holland shirt, value 1d., from Nicholas Peters: public whipping.

Richard Broad of Warleggan, labourer; stealing one pair of men's shoes, value 1d., from John Bound[?]: to remain in bridewell for a further week and then be discharged.

QS/1/5/234

John Kempe, jun., of Lelant, miller; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 1d.

Samuel Harry of Sancreed, yeoman; accused of assault and battery: acquitted for want of prosecution.

Thomas Roberts, jun., maltster, and Thomas Williams, servant to Thomas Roberts, sen., both of Marazion, attested that, on 30 September, 372 Winchester bushels of malt, duty paid £19 10s. 6¼d, were accidentally destroyed by fire at his malt house at Marazion.

QS/1/5/235

Complaint by Samuel Trebilcock of Padstow, apprenticed to Stephen Stodden of Padstow, labourer, of ill-usage by his master: apprenticeship cancelled.

QS/1/5/235, 236

One bridge rate to be levied and paid to the Surveyor(east); and another bridge rate for the Surveyor (west).

One gaol rate to be levied and paid to the Vice-treasurer.

Thomas Treganowan of Kea, yeoman; assault and battery: fined 1d.

Ambrose Treganowan of Kea, yeoman; assault and battery: fined 1d.

QS/1/5/237

John Coppin [see QS/1/5/214], having given information which prevented a gaol break: sentence remitted, and prisoner discharged.