Sessions at Lostwithiel

QS/1/3/404-422

Sessions at Lostwithiel

15 January 1772

QS/1/3/404

Justices: Philip Vyvyan, Francis Rodd, William Morshead, esqs.; Joshua Howel, Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerks; Sir John Molesworth; John Quicke, Ambrose Cox Foot, esqs.; Edward Giddy, clerk.

Jury: John White, William Wymond, Ralph Bowne, jun., William Pease, John Grigg, Henry Langmaid, Thomas Wills, Roger Henwood, John Rundle of Hole, John Courtis, John Rundle of Lewarne, John Parsons, John Phillipps, William Werry, Richard Morrish, Henry Blake of Tre[vanson?], John Brewer, Joseph Hooper, John Pike, John Wymond.

QS/1/3/404, 405

Appeal of Kea against order of 18 November for removal of John Jacka, wife Elizabeth and children Elizabeth (16), Mary (14), John (10), Grace (4) and Samuel 3 months) from Kenwyn to Kea: order reversed; costs to Kea.

QS/1/3/405

Appeal of Gwinear [see QS/1/3/398] regarding Bridget Grey: held over.

QS/1/3/406

Application by Whitstone for permission to levy a rate of 6d. in £ for highways repairs: allowed; the money to be paid to William Webb, esq., Parish Surveyor.

Appeal of Joseph Hosken, esq., against order of 14 October, requiring him to pay wages and costs to John Bawden: order quashed for insufficiency.

QS/1/3/407, 408

Statutory measure for corn and grain, known as the Winchester measure, to be advertised, and the support of magistrates requested for its enforcement under various Acts as quoted [see QS/1/3/366-8]; persons appointed to make returns of market prices asked to report any offenders.

QS/1/3/409, 410

[See QS/1/3/394,395] As a consequence of the removal by the Sheriff of the turnpike gate, the Truro turnpike trustees had instituted proceedings against John Carpenter, gent., Under-Sheriff and ? Trounce, his assistant; case to be defended at County cost.

QS/1/3/410, 411

Appeal by James Walker, John Peters, William Prideaux, Jeffery Dingle, John Bowhay and William Crabb, jun., against poor-relief assessment for Callington for 1771, made by John Kinsman, churchwarden, and Robert Burt and Edward Wilkey, jun., overseers of the poor, and alleging that proper notice of such assessment had not been given in the parish church; Robert Burt and Edward Wilkey appeared at the sessions, and testified that the rating assessment was not in their custody, but was in that of John Kinsman, who had actually made the assessment, but who was not at the sessions.

QS/1/3/411

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John Wellington of St Austell

Matthew Wellington of Luxulyan, surety

Abraham Wellington of Luxulyan

Matthew Wellington of Luxulyan, surety

QS/1/3/412, 413

[See QS/1/3/410,411] Appeal by George Haye, James Walker, John Peters, William Prideaux, Jeffery Dingle, John Bowhay and William Crabb, jun., against poor-law assessment for Callington for 1771 [same citation as before].

QS/1/3/413

Treasurer to pay the Clerk of the Peace for carrying out various duties, as listed, including the bond for transporting Jane Thomas, and the passing of Joseph Treleaven to Boconnoc, and Mary Crews to Linkinhorne.

QS/1/3/414, 415

Appeal by George Hay of Callington, blacksmith [see QS/1/3/410,411 - same citation as before] alleging that his name had been omitted from the assessment, and that he was the owner and occupier of a dwelling and blacksmith's shop at Callington.

QS/1/3/416, 417

Further recital [see QS/1/3/410-415] of appeal against Callington poor-law assessment, specifying an amendment necessary in the identification of property held by Joan Geach, widow.

QS/1/3/417

John Roach, in bridewell for a misdemeanour: discharged out of custody.

Benjamin Care, in bridewell for returning from the place to which he had been removed: discharged out of custody.

Mary Hill, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to be removed to Cranton, Somerset, her last place of legal settlement.

QS/1/3/417, 418

Richard Hellins, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond for deserting his two children chargeable to Budock: to be held until next sessions.

QS/1/3/418

Charles Otey, in bridewell for want of surety in bastardy: to be held until next sessions.

William Harris, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to be whipped, and then passed to Carmarthen, South Wales, his last place of legal settlement.

Richard Beard, sen., accused of stealing two sheaves of corn from John Vyan: acquitted.

Ann, wife of William Williams, accused of stealing one scarlet cardinal [woman's cloak], value 1s., from Gabriell Mill: acquitted.

Presentment against Wendron for non-repair of highways: held over.

Joseph Ripper of Breage: committed to bridewell for want of surety.

QS/1/3/419

Thomas Sargent, sen., of Pelynt, and William Cowling of Lansallos, accused of several misdemeanours against John Mutton of Talland: acquitted.

Martin Sholl of Truro; assault and misdemeanour against Thomas Evans: fined 5s.; and on a further charge of assault against George Halls, to which he pleaded guilty: fined 5s.

John Honey, Andrew Harper and Henry Hocking, all of Redruth; assault and battery of William Cock, confessed: fined 6d. each.

As a result of the bridewell being used to hold prisoners for capital offences, the gaol not being deemed a place of safety, the salary of the bridewell keeper to be increased to £28 p.a.

QS/1/3/420

Cases against Peter and John Wellington to be held over because of ill health of prosecution witness.

Account of Samuel Hendy, gent., coroner: allowed.

Account of John Eyre, bridewell keeper: allowed.

Clerk of the Peace to write to Sir John St Aubyn and Sir John Molesworth, M.P.s, to request them to secure a decision from the Treasury on funding for a new County gaol or the repair of the old one.

QS/1/3/421

Surveyors to repair Draw Bridge St Tearth [?] Bridge, Lanlew [?] Bridge, Trussell Bridge, and part of Helscott Bridge within the county, Resprynn Bridge and Lostwithiel Bridge; and St Neot Bridge be deemed, in future a County bridge.

A reward of five guineas to be paid for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of offenders who damage County bridges.

The general Quarter Sessions to be held in future on the Wednesday of every sessions week at 11 a.m., and to be advertised 'in the Sherborne paper'.

The gaol and marshalsea rates to be levied and paid to the Vice-treasurer; a new levy warrant to be sent to the High Constable of Kerrier.

QS/1/3/422

Account of £33 2s. 9d. for repairs to bridewell: to be paid.

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