Sessions held at Lostwithiel

QS/1/5/172

Justices: John Buller, esq.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, John Coles, William Sandys, clerks; Thomas Graham, Edward Buller, esqs.

Jury: William Werry, Henry Blake, John Pearce, John Cole, Daniel Cock, Francis Cole, Thomas Hicks, Thomas Bullock, John Curgenven, Christopher Andrew, Alexander Menhiniott, Gregory Mably, Thomas Sargent, William Hill, Robert Masey, William Warne, Charles Nicholls, John Price.

Average prices of grain sold in the county certified as: wheat 5s. 6d., barley 3s., oats 2s. 2d.

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

One bridge rate to be levied and paid to Surveyor (west).

QS/1/5/174, 175

Appeal of St Ervan against order of 24 May for removal of George James and children Philip (8½), John (5½) and Ann, from Mawgan in Pydar to St Ervan: order reversed; costs to St Ervan.

QS/1/5/175, 176

Appeal of Lanlivery against order of 4 May for removal of Samuel Cookesley from Calstock to Lanlivery: order reversed; costs to Lanlivery.

QS/1/5/176, 177

Appeal of Perranuthnoe against order of 29 May for removal of Jane Faull, single woman, from Crowan to Perranuthnoe: order reversed; costs to Perranuthnoe.

QS/1/5/177, 178

Application by Camborne concerning male bastard born at Camborne on 16 April, son of Thomazine Rably, single woman: Ferdinando Williams of St Agnes, tinner, alleged father, to pay 16d. weekly maintenance and £3 18s. lying-in expenses, etc.; Thomazine Rably to pay 8d. weekly.

QS/1/5/179

Appeal of Madron against order of 8 May for removal of Jane Brown (widow of Nicholas Thomas, deceased, but now the wife of Frederick Brown of America) and her children Nancy (5) and Betsy (2 y. 4m.) [both surnamed Thomas] from Helston to Madron: held over; costs to Helston.

QS/1/5/179, 180

Appeal of Mabe against order of 5 July for removal of John Pascoe, wife Joan and son Benjamin (5), from Constantine to Mabe: held over.

QS/1/5/180

Appeal of Helston against order of 4 April for removal of Honour Congdon, younger daughter of Honour Congdon, single woman, from Redruth to Helston: held over.

QS/1/5/180-182

Application by Wendron concerning female bastard born at Wendron on 1 January, daughter of Mary Moyle, single woman: John Cornish of Wendron, miller, alleged father, to pay 16d. weekly maintenance and £4 19s. 4d. lying-in expenses, etc.; Mary Moyle to pay 8d. weekly.

QS/1/5/183

Elizabeth Hill, in bridewell for want of sureties for good behaviour: to continue in custody until next sessions.

George Cock, in bridewell for leaving his family chargeable to Lanteglos by Camelford: discharged.

Jane Pointer, in bridewell for want of sureties for good behaviour: discharged.

James Bryant, in bridewell as an idle and disorderly person: discharged.

Peter Jose, in bridewell for leaving his family chargeable to Gwennap: discharged.

Catherine Richards, in custody for lewd, riotous and disorderly conduct: discharged.

Henry Jorey[?], in custody for leaving his family chargeable to St Minver: discharged.

John Tregleath, in custody as a disorderly person: discharged.

QS/1/5/184

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Francis James of St Agnes, gent.

Thomas Olive Prout of St Agnes, surety

[Above entry repeated.]

John Benallick of St Agnes, labourer

Francis James of St Agnes, gent., surety

[Repeated]

Ann Hocking of St Agnes, spinster

Francis James of St Agnes, gent., surety

[Repeated]

John Hoskyn of Mylor, tailor

William Williams of Lamorran, yeoman, surety

QS/1/5/185

Francis Kempe, in bridewell for leaving his family chargeable to Wendron: to continue in custody until next sessions.

Joseph Pooley: discharged from bridewell after giving sureties to Gulval in bastardy case.

QS/1/5/185, 186

William Gill, in bridewell for want of sureties in bastardy at Liskeard: to continue in custody.

John Cornish, similar charge at Wendron: to continue in custody.

QS/1/5/186

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

Jane, wife of John Nicholls

John and James Nicholls, both of St Buryan, labourers, sureties

Benjamin Strongman; stealing one iron chain, value 6d., from Ann Hoblyn, widow: to be detained with hard labour until the 27th of the month, and then publicly whipped.

Richard Tregowath and Thomas Dingle; stealing tin-stuff, value 6d., from John Harris and John Craze: one month's hard labour each; Thomas Dingle also to be publicly whipped.

QS/1/5/187

Elizabeth How; stealing one cloth cloak, value 2d., from John Mark: one month's hard labour, and then to be passed to her last place of legal settlement.

Trevemper, Molingey, Kegon, Tresillian and Bissoe bridges, and adjacent roads: to be repaired as presented by the Surveyor (west).

QS/1/5/187-189

Appeal by John Hosking [QS/1/5/152] against poor rate, on the grounds that the name of the Vicar of Madron, Revd William Borlase, had been omitted from the rating assessment: rate quashed, subject to the opinion of the Court of King's Bench; costs to appellant.

QS/1/5/189-191

Application by Duloe concerning male bastard born at Duloe on 24 February 1779, son of Elizabeth Davey, now the wife of James Harris, this child now being chargeable to the parish: William Borlase of Maker, shipwright, alleged father, to pay 16d. weekly maintenance and £5 9s. 0d. lying-in and other expenses; Elizabeth Harris to pay 8d. weekly.

QS/1/5/191

John Johns of Sennen, yeoman; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 6d.

QS/1/5/192

Thomas Buckingham, William Buckingham and William Kinsman; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 6d. each.

James Chiffer of St Martin in Meneage, labourer; stealing one furze hook, value 6d., from John Walters: three months' hard labour and then public whipping.

Walter Stepleton; committed for a felony now appearing to be a capital offence: to continue in gaol until the next general gaol delivery.

Presentments against Gwennap, Gwinear, Perranuthnoe and Crowan for non-repair of highways: held over.

QS/1/5/193

Application by John Devonshire of Maker, regarding indenture of apprenticeship, dated 3 April 1784, in respect of Edmund Morrish, son of Edmund Morris, shipwright, and stating that the apprentice had run away: apprenticeship discharged.

Recognizances of Wearne Gundry and his surety and also of John Webber and [?] Ash, and their respective sureties: estreated on grounds of non-appearance.

QS/1/5/194

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