Sessions at Truro

QS/1/3/152

Justices: Sir Richard Vyvyan; Thomas Hawkins, Nicholas Kemp, esqs.; Joshua Howell, clerk; Francis Gregor, Penhallow Cuming, esqs.; Walter Borlase, doctor of laws; John Luke, Darell Crabb, John Fortescue, esqs.

Jury: Thomas Bradford, John Mitchell, Thomas Whitford, Charles Rundle, Thomas Gerrans, Thomas Powell, John Cornish, Henry Roberts, Michael Allen, William Paynter, John Martyn, Francis Prater, Ralph Jory, Robert Davey, John Rowe.

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Thomas John, master, and Thomas John, jun., of the sloop Two Brothers of Penzance, testified that they shipped at Liverpool, on 14 November, 980 bushels of white salt, duty paid at Liverpool, to be carried to St Ives for George Blewett of Marazion, merchant, of which 80 bushels were lost in stormy weather.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John May, jun., of Gulval, labourer

John May of Cubert, yeoman surety regarding bastard child of Sibella Lawry of Gulval, single woman.

John Harvey of Buryan, yeoman

Richard Harvey of Buryan, surety

William Hitchens of Buryan, surety

William Roberts, master, and John Battin, mariner, of the brigantine Union ... of Coomb, Devon, testified that they shipped, at Bristol on 12 May 1761, 10 ton of white salt, duty paid at Bristol, to be carried to Boscastle for Richard Kingdon, of which 60 bushels were lost in stormy weather.

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David Williams, master, and David Atkins, mariner, of the sloop Loyal Ann, testified that they shipped, at Bristol on 20 December, 560 bushels of white salt, duty paid, to be carried to Looe for James Tuckett, merchant and company, of which 120 bushels were lost in stormy weather.

Presentments against St Germans and St Austell for non-repair of highways: held over.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Charles Saunders of St Breock, yeoman

Henry Blake of St Breock, yeoman, surety

Vice-treasurer to pay James Dimble and John Edwards for prosecuting Robert Stroud.

Robert Stroud of Beaminster, Dorset, labourer; stealing goods of John Edwards, value 10d.; petty larceny: public whipping and to be passed to his place of last settlement.

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John Edwards of Perranarworthal, tinner; stealing goods, value 6d.; petty larceny: private whipping.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John Magar of Perranarworthal, labourer

John Davey of Kea, labourer, surety

Surveyor (east) to repair Bridgerule bridge.

County discharged from presentment for non-repair of Hessenford and Seaton bridges.

Account of Joseph Yonge, gent.: allowed.

Account of Trehane Symons, gent., Surveyor (east): allowed.

Account of John Lyne, gent., Vice-treasurer: allowed.

Indictment against John Couch for misdemeanour: discharged for insufficiency.

Walter Borlase and Sir John Glanvill to continue as Treasurers for a further year.

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Appeal of St Martin in Meneage against order of 7 April for removal of Joseph Prynn, wife Jane and daughter Elizabeth (3) from St Mawgan in Meneage to St Martin: order confirmed; costs to St Mawgan.

John Coriton of Poughill, in bridewell for misdemeanour: discharged.

Oliver Allen of Kenwyn, tinner; trespass and misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d.

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Account of John Eyre: allowed.

Account of Samuel Hendy, coroner: allowed.

Entry [see QS/1/3/153] regarding John May repeated, but struck out.

Christian Rippen, in bridewell as an 'idle and disorderly apprentice': discharged.

William Gatty, in bridewell for stealing a lamb from Richard Binney: to remain there until the next Assize or general gaol deliver.

Account of James Row to be paid.

One gaol and marshalsea rate to be collected and paid to the Vice-treasurer.