Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: John Fortescue, John Thomas, William Webb, John Molesworth, William Morshead, esqs.; Joshua Howell, clerk.

Jury: John Kerswell, Thomas Tozer, Thomas Kelley, William Mynard, Henry Short, Thomas Troute, John Leame, William Henry Clogg, Samuel Sibley, John Stephens, Nicholas Hawke, John Peake, Richard Stephens, William Pearse, John Rundle, gents.

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Appeal by St Keverne against order of 24 February last for removal of Ann Clift, widow, from Breage to St Keverne: order reversed.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Alexander Mills of St Buryan, gent.

Henry Vingo of Sennen, yeoman, and

Henry Penberthy of St Just in Penwith, yeoman, sureties

William Tippett of St Buryan, tinner

Henry Vingo of Sennen, yeoman, and

Henry Penberthy of St just in Penwith, yeoman, sureties

Appeal by Illogan against order of 9 June last for removal of John Toy, wife Elizabeth, and children, Anthony (7), William (3), Sampson (9 months) and Elizabeth (5), from Camborne to Illogan: held over.

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Appeal by Kenwyn against order of 16 June last for removal of John Webb, wife Diana, and children, Mary (17), John (15), Margaret (13), Elizabeth (11), Richard (9), Diana (6) and Michael (2), from Tregavethan to Kenwyn: order confirmed.

QS/1/2/230

Solomon Basely of St Columb Major, mason; tried for stealing goods of Amy Brewer, widow: acquitted.

Richard Mitchell of St Merryn; stealing goods, value 2d., of William Peter, esq.: public whipping.

Presentments against St Columb Major, Sheviock, St Issey, Little Petherick, Creed, Anthony, Launcells, Stratton, St Breock, Bodmin, Lanlivery and St Teath, for not repairing highway: discharged.

Presentments against Week St Mary, St Germans, St Johns and St Kew, for not repairing highways: held over.

QS/1/2/231

Account of James Row, gaoler: approved.

Joseph Yonge, Surveyor (west) to repair three hundred feet of the road on each side of Tresillian bridge, or to call in a surveyor of the Truro Turnpike Trust.

One gaol and marshalsea rate to be raised.

Accounts of John Eyre, bridewell-keeper, and Francis Penwarne of Liskeard, late coroner: approved.

Henry Tresise of St Just in Penwith; charged with begetting a bastard child of Loveday Eyre: to be held in bridewell until discharged by due process of law.

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John Chovall of St Agnes, in bridewell as being idle and disorderly: convicted of being a rogue and vagabond; public whipping, and to be returned to his place of legal settlement.

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Account of Mr Hendy, coroner: to be paid.

William Uren, alias Kellebua, and John Whitford, both of Helston; misdemeanour: fined 6d. each.

Cost of prosecuting Bennett Phillipps, Thomas Stephens, John Jory, James Lome, Nicholas Langdon, William Phillipps, George Chenhales, Ephraim Woolcock, William Gill, Francis Jenkin, Edward Oppie, all of St Agnes, and John Jennings and William Groube of Perranzabuloe, for breaking into houses, barns, etc., and stealing corn and other victuals, to be met from public funds; Stephen Thomas of Penryn, gent., to be employed as solicitor, advised by Thomas Jones and William Collier, gents.