Sessions at Lostwithiel

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Justices: John Fortescue, William Morshead, Francis Rodd, Penhallow Cuming, Francis Kirkham, esqs.

Jury: John Kerswell, Sampson Grills, Hugh Littleton, John Hodge, Hugh Littleton of Sheviock, Daniel Little, John Jordin, Edward Williams, Francis Stiles, Silvester Treffry, John Burell, Titus Chapple, John Courtis, Ralph Powne, jun.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Francis Lang of Landrake

Richard Blake of Landrake, esq., surety

James Luce of St Stephens by Saltash, gent., surety

Above, repeated.

Nicholas Bailey of Kea, tinner

Martin Cornish of Perranarworthal, surety

Appeal of Marazion against order of 22 November for removal of Joan Johns, spinster, from St Hilary to Marazion: order reversed; costs to Marazion.

Appeal of Maker, Devon, against order of 31 October for removal of Anne Gendall from Morvah to Maker: held over.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

William Harvey of Camelford, velmonger

William England of Camelford, cordwainer, surety

William Harvey, jun., of Camelford, velmonger

William England of Camelford, cordwainer, surety

Eliza Harvey, wife of Wm. Harvey, and Ann Harvey, spinster

William England of Camelford, cordwainer, surety

Walter Williams of St Austell, carpenter, and Rebecca, wife of Walter Robins, tinner, of St Austell; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d. each.

Appeal of Boconnoc against order of 13 September for removal of John Coad from Warleggan to Boconnoc: order confirmed; costs to Warleggan.

Benedictus Lang of Saltash, fisherman; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

William Devonshire of Tregony, mason

William James and John Andrew of Cornelly, sureties.

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Appeal of Thomas Treffry, esq., against Fowey poor-rate assessment made by Lewis Baker, churchwarden, and Walter Polgreane, John Courts, Thomas Courts and John Dyer, overseers, on 21 December: assessment quashed for insufficiency.

Samuel Warrick, mariner, and Ralph Halls, Thomas Halls, John Warrick and John Rosevear, all of St Austell, tinners; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d. each.

Vice-treasurer to pay the Clerk of the Peace various sums (as specified) for carrying out his duties.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

James Penwarne of Week St Mary, labourer

John Penwarne of Whitstone, yeoman, surety

William Dennis of Kenwyn, infant

Richard Dennis of Kenwyn, tinner

Richard and John Dennis of Kenwyn, tinners, sureties

Account of John Eyre: allowed.

Account of James Row: allowed.

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James Daly, master, and John Gover, mate, both of the Susannah of Dartmouth, Devon, testified that they shipped, at Liverpool on 6 December, 184 bushels of lump salt and 160 bushels of fine salt, duty paid, to be carried to Looe for Thomas Bartlett of Looe, of which 44 bushels of fine salt and 5 bushels of lump salt were lost during stormy weather at sea.

Priscilla Burn of St Pinnock, widow; stealing goods of Thomas Richards, value 6d.; petty larceny: public whipping.

Stephen Davy of St Winnow, labourer; stealing goods of William Hill, labourer, value 1d; petty larceny: public whipping.

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Henry Pearce of Warleggan; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

William Wills of Sithney, tinner; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

Vice-treasurer to pay William Hill expenses in the prosecution of Stephen Davey, and Thomas Rickards for prosecution of Priscilla Burn.

Indictment against John Jenkin of Crowan, yeoman, for a misdemeanour in leaving down his hedges: quashed for insufficiency.

Order made that all appeals were to be entered with the Clerk of the Peace by the Wednesday morning of the Sessions weeks.

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

Sarah Ward, a vagrant in bridewell: to be conveyed to East Looe, her place of settlement by birth.

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Benedictus Lang: to be discharged from bridewell.

Ann Forbes in bridewell as a vagrant: to be admonished and discharged.

Susanna Clark, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to remain in custody until next sessions, being in a bad state of health and incapable.

John Rockey, in bridewell for 'begetting Jane Dyer with child': held to next sessions.