Sessions at Bodmin

QS/1/3/364

Justices: Francis Rodd, esq.; Joshua Howel, John Collins, Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerks; Sir John Molesworth; William Pennington, esq.

Jury: John Harry, James Bligh, William Hocken, Thomas Cock, Richard Nankivell, Peter Werry, Lawrence Thomas, Richard Retallack, John Harbert, John Bassett, Nicholas Francis, John Hicks, Richard Hicks, Richard Nicholas, Benjamin Davey, Daniel Henwood.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John Rope of St Agnes, tinner

Mathew Eade of St Agnes, innkeeper, surety

Presentment against Endellion for non-repair of highways: discharged.

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Presentment against Illogan for non-repair of highways: discharged.

Application by St Teath for permission to levy a rate of 6d. in £ for highway repairs: allowed; the money to be paid to Nicholas Bant and William Boneer, parish surveyors.

Margaret Slade and William Stephens; misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d. each.

Henry Bone; misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d.

William Trebilcock; misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d.

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Application (and complaint) by George Crocker Fox of Falmouth, merchant, William Phillipps of Redruth, merchant, and George Fox of Falmouth, merchant, against John Carlyon, clerk, Joseph Peters, Bachelor in Physick, Thomas Polwhele, esq., Christopher Warrick, surgeon, Henry Rosewarne and Richard Jewell, merchants, and John Thomas, gent. (seven of the commissioners appointed to amend and widen roads from Truro), for abusing their powers by erecting a turnpike-gate across the highway at Cosawes Water near Perranarworthal Alms House, being part of the public road belonging to Truro Turnpike: complaint upheld; gate to be removed; costs to complainants.

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Under Act of Parliament requiring weekly returns of market prices and movement of corn between counties and the provision of a standard Winchester bushel of eight gallons to be kept at each market town appointed to make returns: Launceston, Bodmin and Redruth to be the appointed market towns, and Thomas Vigurs, John Eyre and John Williams, respectively, inhabitants, appointed to make the return by noting average prices 'by the customary measure of such respective market and also the average prices by the said standard or Winchester bushel'.

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Application by Thomas Morcom and Paul Peryam, both of Gwennap, carriers [same complaint as QS/1/3/366 above]: complaint upheld; gate to be removed; costs to complainants.

Application by St Mabyn concerning female bastard born at St Mabyn on 28 Aug. last, dau. of Ann Vivian, single woman: William Bryant of Luxulyan, yeo., alleged father, to pay 1s. 4d. weekly maintenance and £4 17s. 4d. lying-in expenses, etc. Ann Vivian to pay 8d. weekly.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions given by Simon Hugo of Truro, victualler.

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Presentments against St Teath and Wendron for non-repair of highways: held over.

William Stephens, Christopher Uren and Osborn Fittock to continue to be held in bridewell (from last sessions) or on recognizance, and Jane Hammer to be discharged to her last place of settlement.

Henry French of St Breward: discharged from his recognizance in bastardy.

Anthony Barberry and William Bennett, accused of a misdemeanour: acquitted.

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Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

Peter Hawkey of St Dennis, yeoman

John Hawkey of St Dennis, yeoman, surety

John Hawkey: to be discharged out of custody.

James White; stealing goods of Martin Jack, value 8d.; petty larceny: whipping.

Two bridge rates to be levied and paid to the Surveyor (east).

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

Account of Charles Wroughton, coroner: allowed.

Account of John Eyre, bridewell keeper: allowed.

Sampson Hawken to be continued in his recognizance.