Sessions at Lostwithiel

QS/1/3/502

Justices: Francis Rodd, esq.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Edward Giddy;, Joshua Howell, clerks; William Peter, John Buller, esqs.

Jury: William Wenmouth, Jacob Thomas, Joseph Grose, Henry Roberts, John Hawke, John Rundle, Charles Dangar, Nicholas Francis, John Tallack, William Pearce, William Hick, Peter Treleavon, John Curteys, Benjamin Darcy.

QS/1/3/502, 503

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John Mitchell of Kea, yeoman

Richard Shoal of Kea, yeoman, surety

William Webber

John Mitchell of Kea, yeoman, surety

Richard Shoal of Kea, yeoman, surety

John Grose of St Kew, yeoman

William Fradd of St Kew, yeoman, surety

Christopher Hamley of St Kew, yeoman, surety

Richard Grose of St Kew, yeoman

William Fradd of St Kew, yeoman, surety

Christopher Hamley of St Kew, yeoman, surety

John Mock of Egloshayle, labourer

Thomas Pope of St Kew, yeoman, surety

Samuel Wordon of St Kew, yeoman, surety

John Truscott of St Kew, carpenter

Malachi Davey of Egloshayle, surety

William Burnard of Temple, surety

Samuel Pollard of St Kew, blacksmith

Samuel Wordon of St Kew, yeoman, surety

William Grose of St Kew, yeoman, surety

QS/1/3/503

Appeal of Illogan against order of 8 October for the removal of Grenfell Martin and family [see QS/1/3/493] from Redruth to Illogan: order confirmed; costs to Redruth.

QS/1/3/504

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Henry Peter of St Merryn, esq.

George Borlase, jun., of St Breock, gent., surety

Jonathan Peter of St Merryn, gent., surety

[and on two further charges, sureties as above.]

QS/1/3/504, 505

Application by St Breock concerning male bastard born at St Breock on 5 October, son of Jane Harvey, single woman: John Arnold, jun., of Blisland, yeoman, alleged father, to pay 16d. weekly maintenance and £7 3s. 6d. lying-in expenses, etc.; Jane Harvey to pay 8d. weekly.

QS/1/3/505

Michael Cayzer of Mawgan in Pydar, yeoman, Joseph Kent of St Eval, yeoman, John Stribley of St Columb Minor, yeoman, and Thomas Barons of Marazion, yeoman; various charges of assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d. each.

John Luke and James Osborn, both of Padstow, and Thomas Bodilly of Penzance; various charges of assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d each.

Presentments against Mawgan in Meneage and Kenwyn for non-repair of highways: held over.

William Rodda, Gulval: case held over.

Margaret Pope [QS/1/3/460]: to continue in bridewell.

QS/1/3/506

Richard Allen [QS/1/3/497]: to continue in bridewell.

QS/1/3/506, 507

Treasurer to pay the Clerk of the Peace his salary, and for the transport of books to sessions, the preparation of contracts, the arrangements for the passing of people to their parishes, and the keeping of accounts [as detailed].

QS/1/3/507

Jenifer Jelbeart of Madron, single woman; stealing one dowlas bed-sheet and one woman's shift, value 1d., from Henry Cock: public whipping; Phillis, wife of Richard Jelbeart of Madron; accused of receiving the goods: discharged.

Stephen Richards of Redruth, labourer; stealing one iron saw and other goods, value 2d., from Thomas Daniell and others: to be transported to America for seven years.

James Baseley of Kea, labourer; stealing one fighting-cock, value 1d., from Richard Sampson: private whipping.

QS/1/3/508

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

Grace Oliver and Anthony Oliver of Gorran; stealing three faggots of furze from Anthony Nankivell, confessed: private whipping.

Joseph Long of Callington; stealing 20 lb. weight of mutton, value 6d., the property of John Gartlell: to be transported to America for seven years.

Henry Moyse of Egloskerry; stealing 5 lb. weight of mutton, value 1d., the property of James Buckingham: public whipping.

William Couch of Roche, tinner; stealing one iron shovel, value 6d., from Walter Gollard: to be transported to America for seven years.

QS/1/3/509

Richard Clemens and William Brown, both of Sheviock; accused of stealing two quarts of cider from John Hill: acquitted.

William Mills of St Agnes, als Bennett George; stealing one silver pair of buckles, etc., value 9d., from William Gibson, and one silver watch, etc., value 9d., from William Varcoe: to be transported to America for seven years.

Case against James Webber held over, due to his illness in bridewell.

William Blake of St Clement, labourer; accused of stealing two quarts of cider from John Hill: acquitted.

John Wills of Veryan; assault and battery, confessed: fined 1d., and to be held one week further in bridewell.

QS/1/3/510

John Freeman of Breage: case held over.

Mary Henderyou and Charlotte Peake; charge of misdemeanour: discharged from bridewell for want of prosecution.

William Barnard, in bridewell on a bastardy charge: to continue in custody.

William Down, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to continue in custody.

QS/1/3/510, 511

Surveyor (west) to erect a bridge over the Pentewan river on the highway in St Austell parish leading from Pentewan to Winnick and then to Mevagissey.

QS/1/3/511

Account of John Eyre: allowed.

Account of John Mules: allowed.

Account of Samuel Hendy: allowed.

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

Clerk of the Peace to request the commanding officer of the troops at present in Cornwall at Penryn to notify the Under-sheriff's office at St Austell of their number, for transmission to the Secretary at War.

Treasurer to pay Francis Rodd, esq., £15 2s. 2d. for payments to militia-men's wives and children at St Stephen by Launceston.

QS/1/3/512

Bridges of Sowden, Kea and Wentford to be repaired by the Surveyor (east).

Jonathan Davey, in bridewell for want of sureties in bastardy: to continue in custody.

John Rit, als Fox, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to continue in custody.

QS/1/3/513

[Page entered up for the start of the Sessions at Truro, April 1774, but not used.]

QS/1/3/514 onwards