Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices

Francis Glanville, Francis Gregor, esqs., Edmund Gilbert, John Molesworth, Joseph Pomery and Robert Walker, clerks.

Jury

Jeffery Spry, William Rogers, Jonas Gaved, Richard Rogers, William Smith, Charles Thomas, Richard Hawkey, Henry Cossentine, Simon Lawer, John Dawe, Richard Oxnam, William Parnall, Simon Slade, Francis Williams, William Miners, Charles Rundle, Richard Rundle, William Rundle, Anthony Pike, Peter Rowe, John Thomas, John Dunstan, and Francis Geach, gents.

Presentments of highways in Lanteglos by Camelford, Antony and Penryn held over.

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

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Treasurer to pay deputy clerk 40s. for carrying statutes at large from one sessions to another, £24 for levy warrants for gaol and marshalsea rates for past year at 10s. each; and for examinations and passes of William Johnson, Ann Williams and Ann Fox at Epiphany, and for Alice Old and Richard Sharp at Easter, and for Thomas Bayley at Midsummer, all at 13s. 4d. each, and £21 for deputy clerk's salary.

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Army transport rates fixed, to be in force until 14 Apr. next.

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Appeal by Kenton, Devon against order of 22 Dec. last for removal of Joseph Cox, Susanna his wife, and their son Joseph (8) from Saltash: held over.

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Appeal by Bradstone, Devon against order of 5 Jan. inst. for removal of Edmund Shapling, lab., and his daus. Grace (3) and Ann (1) from Calstock: held over.

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Continued appeal by Lansallos against order of 9 Aug. last for removal of Susanna Reynolds, singlewoman, from Lanreath: order confirmed. Lansallos to pay Lanreath £5 costs.

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Continued appeal by Mylor against order of 2 Oct. last for removal of Jane Dunstone from Kea: order reversed. Kea to pay Mylor £8 costs and maintenance.

Bastardy orders

Name: Thomas Buddle; Parish: St. Austell; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: William Old; Parish: Little Petherick; Court's decision: To remain in custody

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Sarah Oats committed to bridewell for want of sureties to be of good behaviour, having a bastard child, chargeable to Falmouth: to remain in custody.

Bastardy order

Name: Hugh Burleigh; Parish: Kenwyn; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Samuel Harry committed to bridewell for deserting his family, chargeable to Redruth: discharged.

Lewis Rawland committed to bridewell for vagrancy in St. Breock: discharged and sent to place of her last legal settlement. [?was her name Louise]

Ann Peters committed to bridewell, for having returned from Mawnan to Gwennap, contravening removal order: discharged.

Richard Clare and John Smith committed to bridewell for vagrancy and behaving in 'a riotous and disorderly manner' in St. Blazey: discharged.

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Bastardy orders

Name: Samuel Woodward; Parish: St. Agnes; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: John Stephens; Parish: Towednack; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: William French; Parish: Madron; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: Thomas Carne; Parish: St. Buryan; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: John Tregays; Court's decision: Recognizance held over

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Filiation order

Child; M.; When born; 25 Oct.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Perranarworthal; Ann Millett; William Pascoe of Perranarworthal, yeoman

One bridge rate levied to be paid to William Moorman, gent., bridge surveyor (west). W.M. to repair Lostwithiel and St. Blazey bridges.

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Visiting magistrates of Bodmin gaol to consider need for erecting an additional ward at the prison for separate confinement of young persons, to procure estimates for building, and to produce their report to the court as soon as prepared.

New bridge to be built over Newlyn river where former bridge (which was washed away) stood according to Mr James Chapell's plan and specification. Tenders to be received at adjourned session to be held at Red Lion Inn in Truro on Wednesday 18 Feb. next.

Floors of sleeping cells and passage in women's ward at Bodmin gaol to be relaid with 1¼" deal on oak joists.

Friendly societies

Rules and regulations of societies at Linkinhorne and Launceston seen and allowed.

Recognizances

Nicholas Medlin to answer in bastardy: recognizance discharged.

Daniel Cowles, jun. of Helston, to appear in bastardy, and his pledge Daniel Cowles, sen.: recognizances held over.

Richard Wearne of Camborne, watchmaker: recognizance estreated.

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Elizabeth Moyle and Charity Moyle, both of Wendron, singlewomen, indicted for taking a silver pap spoon, property of Samuel Treloar: E.M. received one month's hard labour. C.M. acquitted.

Jacob Dyer of Roche, tinner, indicted for taking a duck, property of Mark Brokenshire: one month's hard labour in bridewell.

Deputy clerk to provide for use of the sessions East's 'Crown Laws', Peake's 'Law of Evidence', and Nolan's 'Poor Laws'.

John Michell of Redruth, tinner, indicted for taking a silk handkerchief, property of Francis Hodge: acquitted.

John Reynolds, jun. of Bodmin, lab. indicted for taking two blankets, property of Nicholas Sanders: three months' hard labour and public whipping at Bodmin on the market day preceding his discharge.

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Presentment of highways in St. Erth discharged on payment of court fees.

Continued appeal of John Sowden of Liskeard against poor rate made 17 Oct. 1805: held over.

Recognizances

Michael Perryman of Tregony, yeoman, to appear, and his pledges Nicholas Middlecoat of Tregony, gent. and Hugh Allen of Tregony, cordwainer.

Militia

Francis Hearle Rodd, esq. and Edmund Gilbert and Joseph Pomery, clerks, appointed to superintend repayment of fines incurred by certain parishes under the 'Act for establishing a permanent additional force'.

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Recognizances of Edward Dunstone of Veryan and his pledge Robert Dunstone of Veryan: estreated.

John Varcoe indicted for assault, pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court.

John Stevens of St. Hilary indicted for assaulting Elizabeth, wife of John Trevaskey: fined 1s. and imprisoned until fine paid.

John Vennard committed to bridewell for threatening life of Mary Moyse: discharged.

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Salt Duty

Holland Hutchings, master, and John Crapp, seaman, of sloop 'Betsey' of Padstow stated on oath that from 27 to 30 Aug. last they shipped at Gaston, in port of Liverpool, 600 bushels of British salt to carry it to Falmouth on account of Richard Thomas. On voyage there was a storm which caused loss of 222 bushels of salt: Collector of Excise to make allowance for duty paid.

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Holland Hutchings, master, and John Crapp, seaman, of sloop 'Betsey' of Padstow, stated on oath that from 27 to 30 Aug. last they shipped at Gaston in port of Liverpool 15 tons of British salt, to carry it to Truro, on account of William Traer. A storm, during course of voyage, caused loss of 231 bushels of the salt: Collector of Excise to make allowance for duty paid.

Rev. Charles Mayson, D.D. appointed visiting magistrate to gaol at Launceston.