Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: Thomas Pitt, Francis Gregor, John Radcliff Gregor, William Webb.

Jury: John Row, Arundell Cock, Denizell Little, Joseph Cossentine, Jacob Stephens, John Bunny, Michael Broad, Nathaniel Cossentine, Richard Burn, William Cossentine, Henry Cossentine, John Bray, John Williams, William Parkyn, Hugh Williams, Thomas Hoskyn, Michael Elford, Richard Blight.

Edward Hitchcock of Padstow, maltster; confessed to assault and sodomiticall and other lewd practices: fined £20 and to find two sureties of 50s., and himself 100s., for his good behaviour for 7 years; meanwhile, to stand committed.

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Appeal of East Looe against order of 31 October last for removal of Margery Reth, widow, from Liskeard to East Looe: held over.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John Lean, son of John Lean, alias Suntt, of Gwennap, tinner

Nicholas Lean, son of John Lean, alias Suntt, of Gwennap, tinner, and

Walter Treweek, son of Walter Treweek of Gwennap, tinner, sureties

Nicholas Lean, son of John Lean, alias Suntt, of Gwennap, tinner

John Lean, son of John Lean, alias Suntt, of Gwennap, tinner, and

Walter Treweek, son of Walter Treweek, of Gwennap, sureties

Walter Treweek, son of Walter Treweek of Gwennap, tinner

John Lean and Nicholas Lean, sons of John Lean, alias Suntt, of Gwennap, tinners, sureties

John Lean, son of John Lean, alias Suntt, of Gwennap, tinner

Nicholas Lean, son of John Lean, alias Suntt, of Gwennap, and

Walter Treweek, son of Walter Treweek of Gwennap, tinner, sureties

Nicholas Lean, son of John Lean, alias Suntt, of Gwennap, tinner

John Lean, son of John Lean, alias Suntt, of Gwennap, tinner, and

Walter Treweek, son of Walter Treweek, of Gwennap, sureties

Walter Treweek, son of Walter Treweek of Gwennap, tinner

John Lean and Nicholas Lean, sons of John Lean, alias Suntt, of Gwennap, tinners, sureties

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Complaint by John Gourd of Liskeard, gardener, being poor, old, blind and impotent and unable to work, that his sons, John of Helston and Sampson of Liskeard, gardeners, do not contribute to his relief: ordered that John contributes 1s. 6d. and Sampson 6d., weekly, to their father's relief and maintenance.

Charles Bennett of Liskeard; confessed to a forceable entry: fined 6d.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Jonathan Higgs of St Minver, labourer

Charles Gummer, Thomas Taylor, Francis Mably, and Mary, wife of William Skinner, all of St Minver

Jonathan Higgs of St Minver, labourer, surety

Mary Brown, jun., of St Erme: to be released from bridewell on sureties of herself and John Brown of St Erme, yeoman.

John Hicks of St Kew, yeoman, and John Earll of Tintagel, yeoman; tried for a misdemeanour: acquitted.

William Frost of Launceston; tried for assault and battery: acquitted.

Charles Hawke of Gwennap, tinner; tried for assault and battery: acquitted.

Thomas Pyper of Warbstow, labourer; tried for assault and battery: acquitted.

William Pearce of Jacobstow; tried for a misdemeanour: acquitted.

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

Richard Harris of Gwennap, tinner, for begetting Mary May of Gwennap, single woman, with child

John Harris of Lawhitton, Devon, labourer, and

William Harris of same, labourer, sureties

John Kneebone of Wendron, in bridewell as idle and disorderly: to be discharged.

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To keep the peace for 7 years; Edward Hitchcock of Padstow, Maltster

Malachi Spear of same, yeoman, and Benjamin Hellyer of St Merryan, yeoman, sureties.

John Pasco of Redruth, labourer; stealing goods, value 10d., of Nicholas Paul: public whipping.

Lawrence Moor of Bodmin, labourer; stealing skins and wool, value 6d., of John Eyre: public whipping.

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Applications for licences as badger laders, kidder carriers, buyers and carriers of corn and grain: Nicholas Brent of St Dominick, Richard Edwards of Calstock, Nicholas Bray of Stratton, Thomas Pethick and Robert Coombe, both of Landulph: licences granted for 1 year on sureties of Richard Edwards, Nicholas Brent, John Wallis, jun., of Camelford, Nicholas Bray, John Bray of Cardinham, Joseph Phillips, gent., of Stratton, Thomas Pethick, Robert Coombe, William Cleverly of St Ive.

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Clerk of the Peace to be paid sums for:

contracts for transporting Stephens and others from Launceston Assizes, March 1752; William Couch and others on 14 August last.

levying gaol and marshalsea rates.

carrying the statute books.

paying Abraham Collings for passing Joseph Hobart, a vagrant, for Boston, Lincs.

one year's salary for entering Treasurers' accounts, the gaol and marshalsea rates and the accounts of the Surveyors and gaol and bridewell keepers.

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Presentment of Philleigh for not repairing highways: held over.

Nicholas Paull of Redruth, a poor man: to be paid his costs in presenting and convicting John Pasco of Redruth for felony.

Accounts of John Eyre, Thomas Turner and Samuel Hendy of St Austell, coroner: to be paid.

John Eyre of Bodmin, a poor man: to be paid his costs in presenting and convicting Lawrence Moor for felony.