Sessions held at Bodmin

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Justices: Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Benjamin Forster, clerks; William Pennington, esq.

Jury: William Brown, Samuel Burton, Thomas Pearce, Nicholas Clemoe, Thomas Solomon, John Hicks, Charles Gay, Richard Traer, William Prater, Thomas Allen, William Hodge, Samuel Philp, Joseph Harry, Robert Bake, gents.

Thomas Wood, corporal in Leicestershire Militia, having appeared to answer charge of assault against William Freeborn: writ of certiorari removed case to King's Bench.

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Appeal of St Erme against order dated 5 Sep. 1780 for removal of Mary Rowe, single woman, from St Just in Roseland to St Erme: to be held over.

Appeal of Illogan against order dated 2 Aug. 1780 for removal of Joan Richards, single woman, from St Keverne to Illogan: to be held over.

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Appeal of Solomon Earle against Penzance poor-rate assessment, dated 12 June 1780, by Thomas Woodis, chapel-warden, William Boase and Benjamin Bullocke, overseers, which omitted George Cunnacke and other occupiers of rateable properties: assessment quashed for insufficiency.

John Basset of Marazion, cordwainer, to appear at next sessions; Nicholas Bassett of Penzance, cordwainer, surety.

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Thomas Vercoe and Thomas Dunstone, both of Rame, fishermen; pleaded guilty to assault: fine 6d. each.

James Tonkin and James Murley, both of St Buryan, yeomen; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d. each.

James Uren, als Badneck of St Buryan, labourer; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d.

Samuel Williams; committed to bridewell for want of sureties in bastardy: to be discharged, the woman involved not having appeared to sustain the charge.

Nicholas Tom; committed for want of sureties in bastardy: also to be discharged, security having been given to the parish.

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Jacob Prout of St Agnes; convicted of two separate assaults against Hugh Peters and William Tonkin, respectively: fined 6d.

James Sprattling and James Smith, late of Penzance, mariners; acquitted of stealing 5 plates of copper, value 5d., and other plates of copper, value 5d., from Sir Francis Bassett.

Henry Warne of St Columb, John Clemoe of St Enoder, James Hearne of Padstow, John Wilcock of St Minver, Samuel King of Egloshayle, John Toker of St Tudy and Robert Avery of Tintagel: fined 40s. each for not attending grand inquest.

Indictment against Elizabeth, wife of Richard Uren of Gwennap, tinner, Margaret Skinner and Elizabeth Bray, both of Gwennap, single women, for stealing 5 deal boards, value 1s., from Mary Hearle, widow: quashed.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John Wolridge Bonython of Grampound, gent.;

James Bonython of Lower St Columb, gent., surety.

William Cornish of Helston, yeoman;

Richard Tabb of Bodmin, victualler, surety.

Eliza Trewin, Jane Trewinn and Jane Manuel, all of Grampound, spinsters;

John Wolridge Bonython of Grampound, gent; and James Bonython of Lower St Columb, gent., sureties.

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Appeal of St Erth against order dated 29 July 1780 for removal of Margery Blackwell and William, her bastard child, then aged 11 months, from Phillack to St Erth: order confirmed.

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Presentment of highways in Lanlivery, St Agnes and Falmouth: to be held over.

Robert Harvey; committed for want of sureties in bastardy: to remain in bridewell until next sessions.

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Andrew Stevens; committed to bridewell for running away and leaving his family chargeable to St Kew; to remain in custody for a further month, having paid 3s. towards the cost of relief of his family.

William Thomas; committed to bridewell for running away and leaving his family chargeable to Crowan: to remain in custody.

One gaol and marshalsea rate to be levied and paid to Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer.

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Proposed alterations to Bodmin jail and bridewell submitted by Mr James Chappell, keeper: stopping up 2 arcades, making a partition across the hall and adding 2 grates in the chimney there, in the women's section; stopping up 1 arcade, making a partition across the hall, making a window in each end of the passage leading to the cells, and whitewashing the cells, in the men's section: all to be carried out.

Turnkeys' salaries, being considered inadequate, increased by £5 p.a.

Daniel Tremeer, als Tremear, of Advent, labourer; convicted of stealing a duck and drake, value 6d., from William Hicks: 3 months' hard labour.

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Presentment of average prices of corn, per Winchester bushel, as follows: wheat, 4s. 10d.; barley 1s. 11d.; oats, 1s. 3d.; peas, 5s. 0d.