Sessions held at Truro

QS/1/7/379

Justices

John Vivian, esq., Sir Christopher Hawkins, bart., Charles Mayson, D.D., John Cudlipp Ph.D., Francis Glanville, Francis Rodd, Francis Hearle Rodd, John Rogers, Thomas Rawlings, Robert Lovell Gwatkin, John Lemon, Edward Collins, Edward William Stackhouse, John Kempe, John Tillie Coryton, James Willyams and Thomas Spry, esqs., William Gregor, Edmund Gilbert, Robert Walker, John Molesworth, John Trefusis, Richard Polwhele, Hugh Rogers, Henry Pooley and Jeremiah Trist, clerks.

Jury

Reuben Magor, James Turner, John Rickard, Andrew Vivian, James Trenerry, Henry Paul, Francis Woolf, Stephen Carkeek, Alexander Dennis, William Lanyon, Henry Vivian, John Rosewarne, Richard Rosewarne, Henry Huthnance, John Huthnance, Henry Sickler, Thomas Ellis, William Cardell, Edward Tregurtha, Thomas Leah and Henry Phillips, gents.

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

Presentments of highways in Crowan, St. Erth, and Gwinear held over.

QS/1/7/380

Account of Edward Coode, jun. gent., vice-treasurer, seen and allowed. Due to county from E.C. £379. 2s. 6½d.

Army transport rates fixed, to be in force until 5 July next.

QS/1/7/381

Appeal by St. Keverne against order of 8 Mar. last for removal of John Richards from St. Martin in Meneage: held over.

Appeal by St. Keverne against order of 11 Feb. last for removal of Jane Thomas, widow of George Thomas, mariner, from Mawgan in Meneage: held over.

QS/1/7/382

Appeal by Paul against order of 2 Apr. inst. for removal of Elizabeth Bosense, singlewoman, from Penzance: order reversed. Penzance to pay Paul £5 costs and maintenance.

QS/1/7/382, 383

Appeal by Perranzabuloe against order of 24 Mar. last for removal of Mary, widow of William Vercoe, and their children Elizabeth (4), Eleanor (2), and William (3 months) from Gwennap: order reversed. Gwennap to pay Perranzabuloe £6 costs and maintenance.

QS/1/7/383, 384

Appeal by Madron against order of 24 Jan. last for removal of Nicholas Samson from St. Ives: order quashed. St. Ives to pay Perranzabuloe [sic] £6 costs and maintenance.

QS/1/7/384, 385

Filiation orders

Child; M.; When born; 12 Mar.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Little Petherick; Ann Ellery, singlewoman; William Old of St. Merryn, yeoman

QS/1/7/385, 386

Filiation orders

Child; M.; When born; 29 Jan.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; St. Stephen in Brannel; Rebecca Bone, singlewoman; Richard Drake of Truro, shoemaker

QS/1/7/386, 387

Filiation orders

Child; F.; When born; 28 Feb.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Falmouth; Mary Odgers, singlewoman; John Daynton of Budock, painter

QS/1/7/387, 388

Filiation orders

Child; F.; When born; 29 Dec.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Callington; Susanna Craddock Vosper, singlewoman; John Vosper of Callington, yeoman

QS/1/7/388

Presentment of highways in Phillack discharged on payment of court fees.

Continued appeal by John Sowden of Liskeard, against poor rate made for Liskeard 17 Oct. last: held over.

QS/1/7/389

Militia

Tables showing 'deficiencies' for which various parishes fineable.

QS/1/7/390

Bridge surveyor (west) to repair Kiggan and Tresillian bridges.

Filiation order

Child; F.; When born; 20 Dec.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Duloe; Mary Oliver, singlewoman; Samuel Serpell of Duloe, yeoman

QS/1/7/391

Filiation order

Child; F.; When born; 7 Mar. [at Camborne]; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Illogan; Sarah James, singlewoman; Joseph Thomas of Wendron, tinner

QS/1/7/392

Filiation order

Child; F.; When born; 3 Jan.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; St. Ewe; Ann Borlase, singlewoman; Hambly Inch of St. Ewe, lab.

QS/1/7/393

Filiation order

Child; M.; When born; 26 Jan.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Mevagissey; Grace Watty, singlewoman; Martin Hooper of St. Austell, lab.

QS/1/7/394

Filiation order

Child; F.; When born; 1 Mar.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Newlyn; Ann Thomas, singlewoman; Thomas Tippet of Newlyn, lab.

QS/1/7/395

James Beard committed to bridewell charged with stealing wood faggots, property of John Gummoe: discharged ignoramus.

Nicholas Craze of St. Columb Major indicted for taking 2 gallons of wheat, property of Hannibal Cardell, and for taking 1 gallon of oats, also property of H.C.: acquitted.

Salt Duty

John Harding, master, and William Philp, seaman of sloop 'Price' of Padstow stated on oath that on 14 Dec. last they shipped at Liverpool 29 tons of British fishery salt on which duty paid by Messrs. Blackburn & Co. the shippers. The salt was to be delivered to Padstow on account of Thomas Rawlings, esq. They sailed from Liverpool on 27 Jan. and on night of 27 Jan. they ran into a gale, the vessel took in water, and 5 tons, three hundred, one quarter and 20lbs of salt was lost: Collector of Excise to make allowance to makers of the salt.

QS/1/7/396

Mary Ivey of Crowan, lab. indicted for taking a woollen waistcoat, property of Richard Thomas: acquitted.

John Sleeman committed to bridewell for stealing 2 gallons of cider, property of Hannibal Cardell: discharged, bill of indictment quashed.

Richard Oppy committed to bridewell for want of sureties to indemnify Stithians in case of bastardy: discharged.

John Cock of St. Columb Major, lab. indicted for misdemeanour and pleaded guilty: one month's hard labour in bridewell and fined 1s. paid in court.

Recognizances

Andrew Rosewall of Lelant, yeoman to answer for assault: recognizance estreated.

Daniel Cowles, jun. of Helston to appear in bastardy and of his pledge Daniel Cowles: held over.

QS/1/7/397

Henry Allen of Tregony, cordwainer, to appear, and his pledge Hugh Allen of Tregony, cordwainer.

Account of William Moorman, gent., bridge surveyor (east) seen and allowed. £133. 14s. 9½d. due from W.M.

Bastardy orders

Name: Thomas Buddle; Parish: St. Austell; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: Charles Botterel; Parish: Crowan; Court's decision: Discharged

QS/1/7/398

Bastardy orders

Name: Henry Matthews; Parish: St. Breward; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: William Old; Parish: Little Petherick; Court's decision: To remain in custody

William Jenkin of Bodmin, lab., indicted for taking a guinea coan, property of Thomas Hartley, jun.: transported to New South Wales for seven years.

Henry Young of Budock, lab. indicted for taking a cotton shirt, property of Richard Goodman: nine months' hard labour in bridewell.

QS/1/7/399

Richard Oppy committed to bridewell for want of sureties to indemnify Stithians: discharged.

Recognizance

Philip Hocken of St. Juliot to appear.

Sarah Mills of Crowan, spinster, indicted for taking a pair of leather shoes, property of Mary Tresize: acquitted.

William Ambrose and his wife Mary, committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Calstock: discharged.

Alice Old committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Tregony: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement.

Walter Reed committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Bodmin: discharged.

QS/1/7/400

George Stone committed to bridewell for deserting his family, chargeable to Redruth: one month's hard labour in bridewell.

Richard Broad of St. Enoder, yeoman, indicted for taking 10lbs of hay, property of Henry Bellyon: six months' hard labour in bridewell.

Richard Sharp committed to bridewell for vagrancy in St. Teath: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement.

James Chapple, jun. of Bodmin, builder, appointed Bridge Surveyor (east) in lieu of John Symons, deceased.