Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: Francis Gregor, Joshua Howell, John Molesworth, jun.

Jury: John Hony, John Kerswell, Abraham Brown, Constantine Moyle, John Wallis, Nicholas Avent, John Lambe, Robert Veale, Thomas Robins, John Phillipps, John Jane, Robert Jope, David Horndon, Lawrence Thomas, Nicholas Cole, Henry Cossentine, Thomas Dandy, Richard Gilbert, Robert Peake, William Lord, gents.

Recognizance to attend next sessions:

Humphry Carpenter of Lostwithiel

James Hitchens of Helston, shop-keeper, surety

QS/1/2/168, 169

Application by Henry Maynard of St Germans, yeoman, for a licence as a badger-lader, kidder-carrier, buyer and transporter of corn and grain: granted for one year; applicant, William Rawling of Southill and Nicholas Morshead of Morval, sureties.

QS/1/2/169

Presentment against Callington for not repairing highway: discharged.

Appeal by St Erme against order of 2 December last, for removal of Anna Rowse, widow, from Feock to St Erme: held over; St Erme to pay Feock costs.

QS/1/2/169, 170

Appeal by Feock against order of 7 October last, for removal of Edward Coade, tinner, wife Margaret, and their children John (10), Sarah (7), Margaret (4), and Jane (1), from Kea to Feock: order reversed.

QS/1/2/170, 171

Clerk of the Peace to be paid for contracts, bond and stamps in arranging transportation of Richard Hollmanand others; for levying warrants in raising one gaol and marshalsea rate; for carrying the statute books; for orders removing 8 vagrants to Lifton; for his year's salary.

QS/1/2/171

Recognizances to attend next sessions:

Richard Sloggett of Kenwyn

John Trestrail of same place, surety

John Trestrail of Kenwyn

Richard Sloggett of same, surety

Edward Scantelbury of St Austell, tailor, for begetting Thomasin Perry with child

Elizabeth Ferline of Plymouth, and John Lilly of Plymouth, cordwainer, sureties

Nicholas Langman of Lawhitton, yeoman

Thomas Hodge of Cardinham; confessed to assault and battery: fined 6d.

Elizabeth Gibbons of Morwenstow, widow; stealing goods, value 1d., of Joseph Hawkey, gent.: public whipping.

Elizabeth Gibbons, jun., of Morwenstow; tried for stealing goods of Joseph Hawkey: acquitted.

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John Gist of Bodmin, labourer; stealing goods, value 10d., of Lawrence Thomas: transportation to plantations of America for 7 years.

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Ann Guy of St Minver, widow; stealing goods, value 1d., of Richard Morcomb: public whipping.

Richard Stevens of Lanreath, labourer; stealing goods, value 1d., of William Cornish: transportation to plantations of America for 7 years.

Roger Hawkins, Robert Hawkins and wife Mary, of Fowey; trespass and misdemeanour: fined 2d. each.

William Penaluna; tried for trespass and misdemeanour: acquitted.

Thomas Ward of Duloe, labourer; tried for trespass and misdemeanour: acquitted.

Surveyor to put Tresarrett and Helscott bridges into good repair.

QS/1/2/172, 173

Application by William Bower of Lostwithiel for licence as a badger-lader, kidder-carrier, buyer and transporter of corn and grain: granted for one year; applicant, Thomas Threthewey of Lostwithiel, and William Samwell of Lanlivery, sureties.

QS/1/2/173

One bridge rate to be raised.

Richard Best of St Gluvias, in bridewell for begetting a bastard child of Joan Earl: discharged.

Account of James Row, gaoler: allowed.

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John Gilbert of Stokeclimsland, in bridewell for begetting a bastard child of Elizabeth Clarke: discharged.

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Presentments for not repairing highways; Perranuthnoe, St Hilary, Marazion and Redruth: held over.

Job Sweet of Zennor, in bridewell for a breach of the peace: discharged.

Thomas Stamp, wife Sarah, William Knight and Charles Leigh, in bridewell on suspicion of felony: to be held to the next sessions.

Account of John Eyre: to be paid.

William Cornish to be paid £1 1s. expenses in convicting Richard Stevens.