Sessions held at Lostwithiel

QS/1/7/360

Justices

Francis Glanville, Thomas Graham, John Trevennen, and Arthur Puckey, esqs., Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Edmund Gilbert, Joseph Pomery, Hugh Rogers, John Trefusis, Robert Walker and Jonathan Williams, clerks.

Jury

Matthew Roberts, John Parnall, James Hocking, William Jane, Nicholas Symons Wills, Oliver Slyman, Richard Andrew, John Gaved, Thomas Filkins, Richard Doidge, John Richards, Philip Blake and John Rowe, gents.

Presentments of highways in Penryn held over.

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

QS/1/7/361

Treasurer to pay deputy clerk 40s. for carrying statutes at large from one sessions to another, £24 for gaol and marshalsea levy warrants at 10s. each, and £21 for deputy clerk's salary.

Army transport rates fixed, to be in force until 25 Apr. next.

QS/1/7/362, 363

Militia

Following Act to reduce militia, fine of £20 set for each man certified 'deficient' tables showing, parish by parish, number of 'deficiencies' for which parishes fineable.

QS/1/7/364

One bridge rate levied to be paid to John Symons, gent., bridge surveyor (west).

Bridge surveyor (west) to repair Lostwithiel bridge.

Appeal by Wellcombe in Devon, against order of 26 Nov. last for removal of Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Neale, from Kilkhampton: order confirmed. Wellcombe to pay Kilkhampton £5 costs.

QS/1/7/365

Appeal by St. Wenn against order of 17 Oct. last for removal of David Cock from St. Columb Major: order reversed. St. Columb Major to pay St. Wenn £7. 13s. 0d. costs and maintenance.

Appeal by Gwennap against order of 12 Dec. last for removal of Mary Barret, singlewoman, from Kea: held over.

QS/1/7/366

Appeal by Little Petherick against order of 25 Nov. last for removal of Mary Ball, singlewoman, from St. Issey: order confirmed. Little Petherick to pay St. Issey £5 costs.

QS/1/7/366, 367

Appeal by Hon. Richard Walpole, Sir William Curtis, bart., and Thomas Wood, merchant, trustees for Nicholas Donnithorne's executors, against poor rate made for St. Agnes 21 Nov. last: appeal dismissed. Appellants to pay St. Agnes £5 costs.

QS/1/7/367

Appeal by Susanna Glynn, widow, against poor rate made for St. Agnes on 21 Nov. last: appeal dismissed. Susanna Glynn to pay St. Agnes £5 costs.

QS/1/7/368

Appeal by John Sowden, inhabitant of Liskeard, against poor rate assessment made for Liskeard 17 Oct. last. J.S. rated at 4d. for 1/3 of Heathland for which he claimed he was not liable: held over with consent of parties.

Recognizances

Richard Drake of Truro to answer in bastardy, and his sureties: recognizances held over, child not yet born.

QS/1/7/368, 369

Appeal by Francis Enys, esq. against poor rate made for St. Agnes 21 Nov. last in which he was rated at £16. 1s. 10½d. for adit dish: rate reduced to £15. 11s. 10½d. St. Agnes to pay F.E. £5 costs.

QS/1/7/369

Recognizances

Martin Hooper of St. Austell to answer in bastardy, and his pledge James Hooper: recognizance held over, child not yet born.

Thomas Danton, jun. of Budock, to answer in bastardy, and his pledge John Danton, sen.: recognizances held over, child not yet born.

QS/1/7/369, 370

Appeal by John Prout, of Liskeard, joiner, against order of 21 Dec. last in which J.P. was to pay Samuel Gaskin £3. 13s. 6d. due for wages: order confirmed. J.P. to pay S.G. 20s. costs.

QS/1/7/370

Recognizances

William Broad of Penzance, gent. to appear and his pledges William Figgens of Gulval, yeoman and Philip Drew of St. Columb Major, gent.

Henry Bottral of Penzance, mercer, to appear and his pledges William Friggens [sic] above and P.D. above.

QS/1/7/371

John Glasson of Penzance, yeoman to appear, and his pledges above W.F. and P.D.

William Eyre of St. Columb Major, gent. to appear and his pledges above W.F. and P.D.

Richard Jeffery of Paul, yeoman, to appear, and his pledges above W.F. and P.D.

QS/1/7/372

Salt Duty

William Doble, master, and William Bryant, mariner, of sloop 'Charles' of St. Ives stated on oath that they shipped at Liverpool on 4 Sep. last 2,209 bushels 46lbs of British fishery salt to carry it to Penzance on account of Alexander Mannack, fish curer. At Holyhead they ran into a storm, and the vessel, lying at anchor, struck another anchor, and sprang a leak. 260 bushels of salt were lost: Collector of Excise to cancel bond.

Friendly society

Rules of society at St. Germans exhibited and allowed.

QS/1/7/372, 373

Filiation orders

Child; F.; When born; 20 Nov.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; St. Austell; Margaret Lamb, widow; Thomas Buddle of St. Enoder, yeoman

QS/1/7/373, 374

Filiation order

Child; F.; When born; [left blank]; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Perranzabuloe; Mary Andean, wife of William Andean, of Tregony, tinner, (before her marriage called Mary Smith); William Andean of Tregony, tinner

QS/1/7/374

William Bryant indicted for assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court.

John Rundle, jun. of Ruan Minor, yeoman, indicted for assault on Richard Lobb: fined £1 paid in court.

QS/1/7/375

Recognizances

Jacob Gilbert of Kenwyn, and his pledge Thomas Gilbert: recognizances discharged.

Henry Bottrell of Penzance, to answer in bastardy, and his pledge John Fleming: recognizances discharged.

John Furnimoore of Gitsham, Devon, to answer in bastardy, and his pledges Samuel Seccombe and john Rounseval: recognizances discharged.

Charles Mugfor of Kenwyn to answer in bastardy: recognizance discharged.

Bennett George, of Redruth, tinner, indicted for taking 40lbs of iron, property of Hon. Charles Bagenall Agar and others: acquitted.

William Cock and James Cock, both of St. Kew, labs. indicted for taking thirteen barndoor fowls, property of George Wilce: for W.C. three months' hard labour in bridewell unless he voluntarily enter H.M. army, for J.C. three months' hard labour in bridewell.

QS/1/7/376

Arthur Hosking of Egloshayle, victualler, and John Wood, William Jackson, William Luckham and Charles Vivian, all of Egloshayle, labs. indicted for taking six slabs of oak timber, and various other oak timber, property of Benjamin Tanner: acquitted.

Francis Symons of St. Wenn, lab. indicted for assault on Jane, wife of William Marshall: fined £5 paid in court.

William Doble and John Quicke, both of Probus, yeomen, indicted for assault on William Michell: fined £5 each, paid in court.

Rev. John Rowe appointed as Chaplain to Launceston gaol in lieu of Rev. Charles Lethbridge who has resigned.

QS/1/7/377

William Johnson and Ann Bryant committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Truro: both discharged, but A.B. sent to place of last legal settlement.

Charles Bottrell committed to bridewell for want of sureties to indemnify Crowan in bastardy: to remain in custody.

Ann Williams committed to bridewell for vagrancy in St. Columb Major: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement.

Mary Penprase committed to bridewell as vagrant of 'ill-fame' wandering in Redruth: discharged.

Ann, wife of John ?Fox/?Ton committed to bridewell for returning to Wendron, having been removed to Constantine: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement.

QS/1/7/378

Philip Luke committed to bridewell as disturber of the peace in Redruth: discharged.

George Williams committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of peace against his brother Edward Williams: to remain in custody.