Sessions held at Truro

QS/1/6/549/1

Justices: Davies Giddy, Francis Rodd, John Thomas, John Kempe, Thomas Rawlings, Ralph Allen Daniell, Edward Collins, Robert Lovell Gwatkin, esqs; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Edward Giddy, Jeremiah Trist, Henry Pooley, John Molesworth, William Sandys, clerks; and others.

Jury: Matthew Bose, Alexander Grigg, John Lugg, Peter Hendy, John Henry, John Renfree, Anthony Wills, William Harry, Henry Williams, Francis Trebilcock, James Bath, Nathaniel Roberts, Alexander Dennis, William Friggens, James Weymouth, George Glasson, William Pollard, Solomon Burrell, gents.

Five gaol and marshalsea rates levied and paid to Edward Coode, jun., gent., Vice-Treasurer.

QS/1/6/549/2

Presentments of highways in Linkinhorne, St Ervan, St Columb Major, Lezant, Talland, Launceston and Tregony: continued to next sessions.

Account of Edward Coode, jun., gent., Vice-Treasurer, produced: £810 15s. 11½d. due to the County.

Account of William Beard, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (west), produced: £70 4s. 3d. due to the County.

QS/1/6/549/2, 550

Application by Veryan re male bastard born in Veryan on 5 Feb. 1799; mother Joanna Pentecost, father James Hugo of Veryan, yeoman; J. H. to pay 1s. 8d. and J. P. 10d. weekly; also J. H. to pay £4 16s. 8d. for lying-in costs.

QS/1/6/551

Appeal by Menheniot against order of 2 Mar. 1799 for the removal of Mary, wife of George Lescoile, children George (6), John (5), Elizabeth (2) and William (6 weeks), from Gwennap to Menheniot: order reversed; Gwennap to pay Menheniot costs.

QS/1/6/552

Appeal of Newlyn East against order of 7 Feb. 1799 for the removal of Rebecca Grose, widow of Anthony Grose, pauper, children Jane (3½) and Anthony [-] from Redruth to Newlyn East: order reversed; Redruth to pay Newlyn East costs.

QS/1/6/553

John Reynolds of St Ewe, Benjamin Parkyn and John Trethewey of St Stephen in Brannel, and Nicholas Courtenay of Cuby, yeoman, took oaths required by protestant dissenting ministers.

Recognizances:

Joseph Bullock and Richard Pool of St Enoder, and William Coad of Roche, for appearance of William Coad to abide by an order re bastardy: continued to next sessions, the woman not yet having given birth.

Humphry King of St Columb Minor, for the appearance of William King to abide by order re bastardy: continued to next sessions, the woman not yet having given birth.

Richard Gundry to keep the peace: discharged.

QS/1/6/553, 554

Margaret Weeks and Mary Hocken; in custody for being disorderly, riotous and lewd persons in Camborne: continued in custody to next sessions; Constance Skues to be discharged.

QS/1/6/554

Sarah Gatley; in custody for being an idle and disorderly person in Veryan: continued in custody to next sessions.

Recognizance of Joseph Buckingham of Truro, cordwainer, and sureties for his appearance to abide by order re bastardy: continued to next sessions.

John Philips; in custody for wandering and begging in Egloshayle: discharged.

Howell Williams; in custody for being an idle and disorderly person in Bodmin: continued in custody to next sessions.

QS/1/6/555

John Menear; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify St Stephen in Brannel re bastardy: discharged.

john Best; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify St Stephen in Brannel re bastardy: continued to next sessions.

Thomas Wills; in custody from last sessions for having run away and left his family chargeable to St Agnes: discharged.

Elizabeth Maddern; in custody for wandering and begging in St Austell: discharged; said Elizabeth Maddern be deemed by this court an incorrigible rogue.

QS/1/6/556

George Haynes, late of St Austell; found guilty of assault: fined 1 guinea.

QS/1/6/556, 557

Application by Paul, re warrant of 9 Feb. 1799. John Badcock, late of Paul, joiner, had gone away and left wife, Mary, as a charge on Paul; J. B. had some freehold estate, and Paul wished to receive the rents towards providing for Mary Badcock: Paul to receive £10 16s. 5¼d. already paid out, and 2s. weekly out of the rents, to support Mary.

QS/1/6/557

Thomas Tredrea, late of Germoe, labourer; convicted of taking one pair of men's shoes, value 6d., the property of Francis Pope: 12 months' hard labour.

Recognizances of Joseph Strike and William Blamey and estreats: discharged.

QS/1/6/558, 559

Grace Gee, late of Kenwyn, widow; acquitted of taking one flannel petticoat, the property of Henry Mill.

John Aver and William Aver of Perranzabuloe, yeoman; acquitted of taking 10 lbs of butter, value 10d., the property of persons unknown, belonging to a ship called the Mary stranded at Perranzabuloe.

John Alleyn of Perranzabuloe, yeoman; acquitted of taking 10 ft. of deal timber, the property of persons unknown, belonging to a ship called the Mary stranded at Perranzabuloe.

QS/1/6/558, 559

Thomas Mitchell and Thomas Lockett of Perranzabuloe, labourers; acquitted of taking 3 wooden casks, value 10d., one other wooden cask, value 10d., and 20 lbs of butter, the property of persons unknown, belonging to a ship called the Mary stranded at Perranzabuloe.

QS/1/6/559

Application by Surveyors of Bridges for increase in salaries: from this sessions, an annual salary of £36 to be paid to each.

One bridge rate to be levied and paid to John Symons, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (east).