Sessions at Lostwithiel

QS/1/3/172

Justices: William Morshead, Francis Rodd, Penhallow Cuming, esqs.; Joshua Howell, clerk.

Jury: William Rendell, Richard Wilton, Philip Kent, George Martyn, William Bant, John Hickes, John Brewer, William Udy, Henry Udy, William Roberts, Jacob Roberts, Thomas Roberts, John Edwards, John Searle, John Brown.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Henry Staddon of Gwinear, yeoman

Thomas Clutterbuck of Marazion, gent., surety

Appeal of Penzance against order for removal of John Eva and wife Anne from Paul to Penzance: held over.

QS/1/3/173

Appeal of St Gluvias against order for removal of Elizabeth Sarah, single woman, from Kenwyn to Gluvias: held over.

Appeal of St Thomas against order for removal of John Witheridge, wife Eleanor and children John, Joanna, Charity and Mary, from Launceston to St Thomas: held over.

Richard Paynter, master, and John Veale, mariner, both of the sloop Elizabeth and Sarah, testified that they shipped, at Bristol on 28 September and 11 October, 840 bushels of white salt, duty paid at Bristol, to be carried to Hayle for John Curnow of Hayle, merchant, of which, 457 bushels were lost when the vessel was stranded near Hayle in stormy weather.

Presentment against Tintagel for non-repair of highways: held over.

QS/1/3/174

Appeal of Manaccan against order of 14 July for removal of William Martyn from Gunwalloe to Manaccan: order reversed; costs to Manaccan.

QS/1/3/174, 175

Recognizances to appear at next sessions, with the following as sureties:

Thomas Clutterbuck of Marazion, gent., surety, and

Peter George of Ludgvan, labourer, surety, for

James Lander of Penzance, labourer

Samuel Collins of Penzance, labourer

John Boase of Penzance, labourer

John Boase of Penzance, porter

Richard Rowe of Penzance, labourer

Roger Gandy of Penzance, labourer

George Eva of Penzance, labourer

Nicholas Batler [Batten?] of Penzance, labourer

Christopher Nicholls of Penzance, mariner

John Stevens als Corporal of Uny Lelant, tinner

Nicholas Stevens of Uny Lelant, tinner, surety

QS/1/3/175

William Wills of St Neot, bailiff of the Hundred of West: fined for non-attendance.

Otho Passmore of Bodmin, bailiff of the Hundred of Trigg: fined for non-attendance.

Walter Hill of Landrake, accused of stealing goods of Moses Parsons: acquitted.

Richard Trudgian of St Clement, labourer, stealing goods of Thomas Daniell, merchant, value 6d; petty larceny: public whipping.

John Hoare and John Hoare, jun., both of Callington, millers, accused of stealing goods of Thomas Hoskyn: acquitted.

John Menheniot of St Breward; stealing goods of Jonathan Forrest, value 6d.; petty larceny: public whipping.

QS/1/3/176

Robert Lemon of Maker, mariner; stealing goods of Robert Streek, value 6d.; petty larceny: to be transported to America for seven years.

John Lawrence of St Stephen in Brannel; obtaining by false pretences the goods of Michael Hendy from William Couth of Maker: felony; one hour sat in pillory.

Jane Thomas of St Ives, spinster, accused of assault and battery: acquitted.

St Germans; non-repair of highways: fined £48.

QS/1/3/176, 177

Vice-treasurer to pay the Clerk of the Peace for various duties during the year (as detailed).

QS/1/3/177

Degory Mill of Plymouth, Devon, gent.; assault and battery: fined 1s.

Alexander Allen of Truro, brazier; uttering false counterfeit money: committed to bridewell for six months; assault and battery: acquitted.

Francis Matthews of Truro, brazier; assault and battery: fined 1s.

QS/1/3/177, 178

Henry Mynard of St Germans, and Thomas Bartlett of Lansallos: granted one-year licence to trade as badgers and dealers in grain.

QS/1/3/178

Writ of Ad Quod Damnum re Edward Eliot, esq., at Westminster: recorded.

Vice-treasurer to pay Michael Hendy, William Cooth and John Jenkins their expenses in the prosecution of John Lawrence.

QS/1/3/179

Vice-treasurer to pay Robert Streek and others their expenses in the prosecution of Robert Lemon.

William Row of Sithney, yeoman; misdemeanour: fined 1s.

John Rescorla of Liskeard; misdemeanour: fined 1d.

William Millard of St Agnes; assault and battery on Richard Remfree: to remain in bridewell until he finds surety for appearance at next sessions.

Accounts of John Eyre and James Rowe, gaoler: allowed.

Surveyor (west) to report to next sessions the likely cost of any repairs needed to Long Bridge, Ludgvan.

QS/1/3/180

Richard Nicholls of St Just in Penwith, labourer, and John Nicholls and Richard George of Sennen, labourers; misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d.

Account of Mr Calvert, coroner: allowed.

David Williams, vagrant, now in bridewell: to be conveyed to his place of last settlement at St Stevens, City of Worcester.

Thomas Curnow, in bridewell for bastardy: to be held until next sessions.

Hawton Hocken, vagrant: discharged from bridewell for want of prosecution.

Bonds given to observe the statutes:

Henry Maynard of St Germans

Thomas Bartlett of Lansallos, surety

Thomas Bennick of Liskeard, surety

Thomas Bartlett of Lansallos

Henry Maynard of St Germans, surety

Thomas Bennick of Liskeard, surety