Sessions held at Bodmin

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Justices: Edmund Prideaux, Henry Foot, Thomas Pitt, Francis Gregor, Sir John Molesworth, John Hobling.

Jury: John Lang, Richard Nation, William Hamblyn, Thomas Bradford, John Martin, William Frethy, Thomas Betty, Henry Stephens, Petherick Lukey, Robert Thomas, Nicholas Grose, John Andrew, John Bone, Thomas James, John Carveth, Thomas Harris, Samuel Rawle, James Dinham, Richard Tailor, Joseph Pethick.

Recognizance to appear at next sessions: Henry Spiller of Bodmin, gent.

Mevagissey: discharged from presentment regarding non-repair of highways, fine of £10 to be refunded and paid to William Keagle as one of their principal inhabitants.

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William Baker of Jacobstow, yeo., trespass and misdemeanour: fined 6d.

Recognizance to appear at next sessions: William Wade of Week St. Mary, yeo., William Wade, sen., of Week St. Mary, yeo. (surety for his son).

Thomas Hawes, gent., trespass and misdemeanour, confessed: fined 2s.

Henry Spiller, assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

Stratton and Launcells: discharged from presentments regarding non-repair of highway.

Paul: discharged from presentment regarding non-repair of highways, fine of £10 to be refunded and paid to Philip Marrack and John Lego, principal inhabitants, to be expended by them on repairs.

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Philip Gibbs of Week St. Mary, lab., trespass and misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d.

Mary Vivian: to be discharged from bridewell.

John Hambly of Truro, carpenter, assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

John Sloggatt of Lanteglos, trespass and misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions: Richard Musgrove of Bodmin, gent.

Henry Darley of Endellion

John Lang of Endellion, surety (and in the meantime, Henry Darley to be of good behaviour, especially towards Charles Vyvyan esq.)

Thomas Hugo of Probus

John Hugo of Probus, surety

George Tallack, trespass and misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d.

Mary Vivyan and Thomas Trenerry: to be discharged from bridewell.

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Philip Marrack of Paul: authorized to purchase land for the enlargement of the highways out of money left over from the repair of the highway from Newlyn to Penzance ordered on 7 Oct. 1740.

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Appeal of Francis Bartlett of Linkinhorne to be freed from indenture of 9 Sep. apprenticing Elizabeth Boddy, a poor child, to him: held over.

Richard Davy of Paul, lab., petty larceny of goods value 10d. from George Keigwin, gent: to be transported to America for 7 years.

Richard Musgrove of Bodmin, gent., assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

Grace, wife of John Clemence of St.Cleer, lab., stealing goods from Edward Venning of St. Cleer: acquitted.

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Humphrey Goodman of Jacobstow, lab., accused of stealing goods from Ely Littletor: acquitted, and also acquitted of stealing goods from Mary Mark.

Elizabeth Reep of St. Winnow spr., accused of trespass and misdemeanour: acquitted.

Richard Richards of Germoe, lab., assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d. and to remain in bridewell, with hard labour, until next sessions.

John Mitchell to be discharged from house of correction.

Lewis Bray, accused by Ann Hockin of being the father of her unborn child: to be held in bridewell until next sessions.

John Cock: to be held in gaol until bail arranged.

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Vice-treasurer to pay Thomas Eyre, bridewell keeper, his bill and same to John Lemincott, keeper of Launceston gaol.