Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices

John Gould, jun., Edmund John Glyyn, Edward William Stackhouse, esqs., and Robert Walker, clerk.

Jury

William Forsyth, John Stephens, George Pinch, Joseph Satter, James Tinney, Oliver Adams, John Michell, Richard Hugoe, Stephen Hugoe, Peter Dunstan, James Jenkin, Nicholas Stick and James Thomas, gents.

Presentments of the highways in Stithians, Mabe, Calstock, St. Columb Major, Lezant and Lawhitton: held over.

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Ten gaol and marshalsea rates to be levied and paid to Edward Coode, gent., vice-treasurer.

Treasurer to pay deputy clerk 40s. for carrying statutes at large etc. from one sessions to another, £24 for levy warrants for gaol and marshalsea rates for year past, and £21 for deputy clerk's salary.

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Army transport rates fixed to be in force until 29 Apr. next.

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Treasurer to pay deputy clerk 13s. 4d. for examination and pass of Mary Oates at Epiphany sessions 1812, 13s. 4d. for examination and pass of William Martyn at Midsummer 1812, and £1. 6s. 8d. for examinations and passes of Richard Pascoe and Ann Pascoe at last Michaelmas sessions.

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Bridge surveyor (west) to repair Tregony bridge.

Recongizances

John Mallett to appear in bastardy: discharged.

Thomas Peter Gurney to appear in bastady, and his surety: held over.

James Harvey of Falmouth, to keep the peace: held over.

Francis Stanfield Symons, surety of above J.H.: discharged.

Elizabeth Louttit of Flushing in Mylor, widow indicted for a misdemeanour: acquitted.

Barbara Thomas of Mylor, widow, indicted for nuisance and misdemeanour: fined 10s. paid in court.

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Recognizances

Henry Harvey of St. Erth, merchant, to appear, and his sureties James Roberts of Gulval, yeoman, and John Poole of Madron, miller.

Thomas Ellis of St. Erth, merchant, to appear, and his sureties James Roberts of Gulval, yeoman, and John Poole of Madron, miller.

William Davis of Mylor, waterman, indicted for a nuisance: fined 20s. paid in court.

James Strike of Flushing in Mylor, waterman, indicted for nuisance and misdemeanour: fined 10s. paid in court.

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Michael Nicholls of Flushing in Mylor, yeoman, indicted for a nuisance: fined 20s. paid in court.

William Taylor of Flushing in Mylor, waterman, indicted for misdemeanour: fined 10s. paid in court.

Presentments of the highways in Paul discharged on payment of court fees.

Nicholas Oliver of Lamorran, yeoman, indicted for assault on Stephen Harper: fined £5. 5s. 0d. paid in court.

One bridge rate levied to be paid to William Moorman, gent., bridge surveyor (west).

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Bastardy orders

Name: Joseph Gill; Parish: St. Stephens [sic]; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: Benjamin Davey; Parish: Madron; Court's decision: Discharged

Name: Richard Rowe; Parish: St. Kew; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: James Vincent; Parish: Perranzabuloe; Court's decision: Discharged

Name: John Barber [?Barker]; Parish: Lanteglos by Camelford; Court's decision: Discharged

Name: James Tiller; Parish: St. Ewe; Court's decision: To remain in custody, the woman being ill and unable to attend

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Bastardy orders

Name: William Crowle; Parish: Creed; Court's decision: To remain in custody for want of sureties to obey bastardy order for maintenance of male child

Name: George Penhale; Parish: Ludgvan; Court's decision: Discharged

Matilda Lisle, wife of Richard Lisle, committed to bridewell for want of sureties to be of good behaviour, charged on oath of Jane Price with being common prostitute: to remain in custody.

Recognizance

Abraham Josephs of Falmouth, pawnbroker, for appearance of Hester Joseph [sic] to give evidence against Mary Howells for a felony: estreated.

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James Curnall, Robert Johns and Henry Cock, all of St. Austell, labourers, indicted for taking a canvas bag containing 5 gallons of wheat, property of Joshua Rowe: all received three months' hard labour in Bodmin gaol.

Recognizances

Catherine Williams of Camborne, widow, to appear to prefer an indictment against John Trythall for a felony: estreated.

John Trythall of Camborne, lab. to appear to answer for a felony, and of John Tresawna and James Trythall his sureties: all estreated.

George Warren of Kea, assayer, and Henry Doble of Probus, his pledge: held over.

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John Scantlebury of St. Austell, lab., indicted for assault on John Higman, jun.: twelve months in county gaol and fine of £5, to remain in gaol until fine paid.

Grace, wife of Thomas Tolkins indicted for assault and misdemeanour, pleaded guilty: fined 6d. paid in court.

Elizabeth Mitchell of St. Erme, widow, indicted for assault and battery. Pleaded guilty: fined 6d. paid in court.

Thomas Rapsey, John Rundle Rapsey, Ann wife of T.R., Jane, wife of Stephen Rapsey and Ann, wife of John Winterbottom indicted for assault and battery. All pleaded guilty: fined 6d. each paid in court.

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Mary Steer of Endellion, singlewoman [incomplete]

William Allen indicted for misdemeanour, pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court.

Mary Howells, jun., of Falmouth, singlewoman, indicted for taking a bible, property of Sampson Stephens: acquitted.

Recognizances

William Henderson of Bodmin, mason, to appear, and James Chapple jun. of Bodmin, architect, his surety.

John Hodge, to appear, and his surety [unnamed]: held over.

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William Cleave of St. Breock, yeoman, to appear and his surety William Barton of Endellion, yeoman.

Bastardy order:

Name: John Philips; Parish: Endellion; Court's decision: Discharged

Salt duties

Richard Grenfell, master, and Giles Gudge, mate, of the sloop 'Duporth' of Fowey, stated that on 23 Sep. last they shipped at Bristol 680 bushels of British salt on which duty had been paid, to carry it to Fowey on account of Anthony Nancollas, John Wheeler, Jane Daniel, John Cupps, John Lovering, and Joseph and Sarah Ham. The ship left Bristol on 26 Sep. and ran into stormy weather, taking in water and destroying 326 bushels of the salt: Collector of excise to make allowance of duty on salt lost.

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Filiation orders

Child; F.; When born; 6 Dec.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father; Endellion; Mary Steer, singlewoman; John Pilips, of Endellion, fisherman

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Filiation orders

Child; M.; When born; 3 Sep.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father; Lanteglos by Camelford; Ann Cock; John Barber of Blisland, miller

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Apprenticeship

Stated that George Dingle, jun. of Lezant was, on 21 Mar. 1812, bound an apprentice to Ralph Littlejohn of Lezant, cordwainer for term of 3 years from 2 Mar 1812. G.D. complained that R.L. had misused and "evil-treated" him, and had not given him sufficient food and drink. Court discharged G.D. from his apprenticeship. R.L. had received £13 from Thomas Raddall, yeoman, an overseer of Lezant as a consideration for teaching the apprentice and for providing for him "good wholesome and sufficient meat, drink, washing, lodging, shoes and aprons". R.L. ordered to repay T.R. £5 being part of the consideration.

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Appeal by Manaccan against order of 18 Sep. last for removal of Elizabeth Mankey, widow, and her daus. Elizabeth (9), and Grace (7) from St. Keverne: order quashed. St. Keverne to pay Manaccan £5 costs and maintenance.

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Appeal by Stithians against order of 20 Nov. last for removal of Lavinia Dunstone from Wendron: order quashed.

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Continued appeal by Luxulyan against order of 30 July last for removal of Jennifer Pryor, wife of James Pryor, and their children Elizabeth (4), Bathsheba (2), and Philip (6 weeks) from St. Blazey: Order relating to Bathseba reversed and discharged. Order confirmed in respect of Jennifer Pryor, and Elizabeth ahd Philip Pryor.

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Salt duties

Joseph Treffry of Plymouth, Devon, grocer, Richard Keast of Talland, mariner, Charles Bartlett of Talland, mariner affirmed on oath that Joseph Treffry, a Quaker, had on 17 Feb. 1812, together with his late partner John Abbott, ordered 400 bushels of British salt from Messrs. Lean and Stuckey of Bristol to be sent to Plymouth on which duty had been paid.

On 20 Feb. the salt was shipped at Bristol on board the schooner 'The Two Marys' from Looe. The vessel never arrived at Plymouth, J.T. believing that she was totally lost. R.K. stated that he was part owner of the vessel. C.B. stated that Philip Bartlett, his late brother, was mate on board 'The Two Marys', and that he P.B. and the rest of the crew were drowned: Collector of Excise to make allowance for duty paid on lost salt.

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Edmund John Glynn, esq., and Rev. John Kempe appointed as visiting magistrates to Bodmin gaol.