Sessions held at Bodmin

QS/1/7/413

Justices

Joseph Pomery, clerk, William Flamank and Charles Mayson, D.D.s., Mathew Michell, John Colman Rashleigh, esqs., Edmund Gilbert, William Sandys, Robert Walker and John Molesworth, clerks.

Jury

Samuel West, Thomas Grose, John Curgenven, Thomas Davey, Martin West, James Hawken, John Brown, William Hocken, John George, Richard Gray, Samuel Billing, Robert Vincent, James Nicholls, William Martyn, Colan Bawden, Martin Harvey, Pascoe Ellis and Richard Marrack, gents.

Presentments of highways in St. Erth, Lanteglos by Camelford, Antony and Penryn held over.

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

QS/1/7/414

Army transport rates fixed, to be in force until 23 Jan. next.

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

Bridge surveyor (east) to repair St. Erth bridge.

QS/1/7/415

Appeal by Lansallos against order of 9 Aug. last for removal of Susanna Reynolds, singlewoman, from Lanreath: held over.

QS/1/7/415, 416

Filiation order

Child; F.; When born; 13 Sep.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Perranarworthal; Maria Williams, singlewoman; Joseph Kerken of Perranarworthal, lab.

QS/1/7/416

Continued appeal by Mylor against order of 15 Apr. last for removal of Mary, widow of William Vercoe, and their children Elizabeth (4), Eleanor (2), and William (4 months) from Gwennap: order confirmed.

Bastardy orders

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

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

QS/1/7/417

Sarah Oats committed to bridewell for want of sureties to be of good behaviour: To remain in custody

Bastardy orders

Name: Hugh Burleigh; Parish: Kenwyn; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: Samuel Woodward; Parish: St. Agnes; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: John Stephens; Parish: Towednack; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: John French; Parish: Madron; Court's decision: To remain in custody

QS/1/7/418

Samuel Harry committed to bridewell for deserting his family, chargeable to Redruth, adjudged rogue and vagabond: To remain in custody with six months' hard labour.

Charles Tonzeau committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of peace against Nancy, his wife: discharged.

Jane Vennard committed for want of sureties in breach of peace against James Fitze, jun. and Joseph Hawkey, gent.: discharged.

One bridge rate levied to be paid to James Chappell, jun. gent., bridge surveyor (east).

Vice-treasurer to discharge, during coming year, £100 of principal sum of £250 due on credit of Jail Act.

Friendly society

Rules and regulations of society at Launceston: seen and allowed.

QS/1/7/419

Protestant dissenting ministers

Michael le Beaume of Boscastle, and Nicholas Sibly of Camelford made statutory oath required of dissenting ministers.

William Mill of Redruth indicted for taking 10lbs of salt, property of William Stevens: acquitted.

John Smith of Altarnun, lab. indicted for taking a holland shirt, property of William Oke: six months' hard labour in bridewell.

Andrew Rosewall of Lelant, lab. indicted for assault on Thomas Hocking: fined 3 gns. and to find security of £100 and to remain in custody until fine and securities paid.

Recognizance of Joseph West for his own appearance and that of Mary, his wife: estreated.

QS/1/7/420

Salt Duty

James Broad, master, and Walter Coleman Broad, mate, of sloop 'James and John' of Plymouth, stated on oath that on 2/3 Sep. last they shipped at Liverpool 1640 bushels of British salt to carry it to Penzance on account of William Carne and Son of Penzance. On voyage a storm caused loss of 104 bushels of salt: Collector of Excise to make allowance to makers of the salt.

Stephen Allen, jun. of Towednack, miner, indicted for taking 40lbs. of tin ore, property of Lewis Charles Daubuz, esq., and also 40lbs of tin stuff, owner unknown: acquitted.

QS/1/7/420, 421

Insolvent debtor

Richard Moyle, brought to court by James Chapple, Keeper of Prison and Sheriff's Ward at Bodmin, stated to have been in county gaol since 1 Feb. last for non-payment of debts not exceeding £1,500. R.M. claimed benefit under Act, and produced in court a schedule listing all his real and personal estate, and details of all his debts: granted benefit and discharged from gaol.

QS/1/7/421

Recognizances

Andrew Rosewall of Lelant, yeoman to keep peace toward Thomas Hoskyn for one year, and his sureties James Rosewall of Ludgvan, yeoman, and Stephen Allen of Redruth, tinner.

QS/1/7/422

Salt Duty

John Brown, master, and James Richard, mate, of sloop 'Friendship' of Padstow, stated on oath that on 23 and 28 Aug. last they shipped at Bristol 480 bushels of British salt, to carry it to Padstow on account of James Hawken, and Alexander Menhinnick jun. they sailed from Bristol on 5 Sept., and between Ilfracombe and Padstow ran into stormy weather, losing 30 bushels of salt [no judgement recorded]

Recognizances

John Varcoe of Newlyn, miller, to appear, and his pledge Robert Varcoe of Newlyn, yeoman.

Samuel Cooper of Phillack: recognizance estreated.

Joseph West of St. Hilary: recognizance estreated.

QS/1/7/423

Continued appeal by John Sowden, inhabitant of Liskeard, against poor rate made 17 Oct. last at 4d. for 1/3 of Heathland: held over.

QS/1/7/423, 424

Continued appeal by St. Keverne against order of 8 Mar. last for removal of John Richards from St. Martin in Meneage: order confirmed. St. Keverne to pay St. Martin £5 costs.

QS/1/7/424

Recognizances

James Jenkyns, to answer in bastardy: recognizance discharged.

Daniel Cowles, jun., to answer in bastardy: held over.

Nicholas Medlin of Helston, to answer in bastardy: held over. Child not yet born.

William Pascoe of Perranzabuloe, to answer in bastardy: held over. Child not yet born.

William Reed committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of peace against his father William Reed: discharged.

William Gill committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of peace against Margaret Webber: discharged.

QS/1/7/425

Appeal by Mylor against order of 2 Oct. inst. for removal of Jane Dunstone, singlewoman, from Kea: held over.