Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: John Buller, Francis Rodd, esqs; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerk; Henry Rosewarne, William Pennington, esqs; Joshua Howell, William Sandys, Edward Giddy, clerks.

Jury: William Paynter, William Flamank, William Werry, Peter Treleaven, John Edwards, Samuel Faro, John Wills, James Melhuish, James Nicholls, Henry Udy, Matthew Willington, William Treverton, John Blamey, John Hawkey.

Clerk of the Peace to prosecute Thomas Kitchen of Sithney, yeoman, for plundering casks of wine from vessel wrecked at Gunwalloe on 6 Feb. 1776.

Appearance of John Couch of St Ives, victualler, to answer charges: held over, due to his inability to attend.

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The said John Couch to pay the costs of his prosecutor, William Christopher.

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Honour Victor, single woman; lately committed to bridewell for vagrancy: to be admonished, and taken, with her bastard child, to her last place of settlement, Rame.

Appeal of St Hilary against order dated 5 June 1776 for removal of Johanna Bonds from St Mary's, Truro, to St Hilary: order quashed.

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Application by St Kew for 6d. rate for repair of highways: application allowed, the money to be paid to Joseph Bennett, clerk.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John Morish, jun.

John Morish of Southill, yeoman; and Richard Rawle of Liskeard, gent., sureties.

Robert Collings of Talland, yeoman;

Richard Bradlick, innkeeper, and William Symons, cooper, both of Lostwithiel, sureties

Account of Thomas Calvert, late one of the coroners, seen and allowed.

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Application by Stephen Hore of St Blazey, maltster, concerning 139 Winchester bushels of malt, on which excise duty of £4 3s. 4¾d. was paid, and which were then destroyed by fire: application allowed; duty to be refunded.

Application of Mawgan in Meneage concerning female bastard child, born 21 April 1776 to Jane Thomas; putative father William Harvey of Crowan: maintenance and lying-in costs awarded.

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Ann Francis of St Mary's, Truro, spinster; convicted of stealing lace, value 6d., from Jane and Ann Richards: to be privately whipped.

Elizabeth Boddy of St Stephens in Brannel, spinster; acquitted of stealing a pair of men's shoes from Nicholas Clemowe.

John Tonkyn, labourer, and Richard Reed, blacksmith, both of St Agnes; convicted of stealing 4 iron bolts from John Thomas, value 2d.: private whipping and 1 month in bridewell.

Francis Cundy of Lower St Columb, yeoman; convicted of stealing 16 gallons of un-winnowed corn from Edward Martyn, gent., value 6d.: committed to bridewell for one month.

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John Phillips of Redruth, labourer; acquitted of stealing a Holland shirt from William Pearce, and a silver watch from William Starmar.

John Wilcock of Lanreath, labourer; acquitted of stealing a pair of silver buckles from Moses Emanuel.

William Trebilcock of Kea, yeoman; convicted of assault on Richard Nicholls: fined 6d and committed to bridewell for 1 month.

Thomas Cock of Luxulyan: fined 100s. for not attending as juryman.

Richard and William Sweet, both of Withiel; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d. each.

Prosecution by Thomas Davis of Sithney against Patrick Smith als McPatt als Paddy, for assault: to be held over due to prosecutor's illness.

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Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

Lewis Truscott of St Stephen in Brannel, yeoman:

William Truscott of St Stephen, blacksmith, surety.

Sir William Lemon appointed treasurer in place of Dr Borlase, deceased.

Complaint of John Hallett of South Petherwin, yeoman, concerning Henry Blake, bound apprentice to him by indenture dated 7 November 1774, consideration £10, for misbehaviour: apprenticeship cancelled.

Joseph Hick of Bodmin: appointed bridewell keeper in place of Thomas Roberts, dismissed for misbehaviour.

Scire facias to be issued against Elizabeth Bear of Helland for refusing to obey bastardy order of Midsummer sessions, 1774.

Presentments of highways for Sancreed, St Kew, Launcells and Constantine: to be held over.

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William Watkins of Mitchell; acquitted of assault.

Condition of gaol and bridewell to be considered during next assize week, following changes in the law replacing transportation by imprisonment.

Clerk of the Peace to advertise that business of future sessions will start at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

William Harvey to remain in custody for want of sureties in bastardy.

Dunston Stacey; committed as vagrant: to be admonished and discharged.

Stephen Rodda; committed for want of sureties to the peace: to be discharged.

Melchisadick Hoskin and wife Eliza; committed as vagrants: to be discharged, he being admonished.

Accounts of Thomas Roberts, bridewell keeper, seen and allowed.

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Accounts of John Mules, gaoler, seen and allowed.

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

Thomas Body, William Body, James Trethewy and Elizabeth Body, all of St Stephens in Brannell, and Jane, wife of Matthew Roberts of Luxulyan; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 1d. each.

Salary of Robert Bennett, surgeon to the gaol: to be paid.

Continued appeal of Falmouth parish concerning Mary Pascoe: to be further held over.

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Presentment of average prices of corn, per Winchester bushel, as follows: wheat, 5s. 2½d.; barley 2s. 6¼d.; oats, 1s. 10d.