Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: Francis Rodd, Wrey I'ans, esqs; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Mydhope Wallis, John Kingdon, Benjamin Forster, clerks.

Jury: Walter Hick, Walter Treleaven, Hugh Littleton, Ralph Powne, John Baker, Thomas Adams, Thomas Curteys, John Roberts, William Kesell, Benjamin Andrew, William Pearce, Nicholas Phillips, John Briant, gents.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John Lane of Launceston, labourer;

William Minifie of Launceston, gent., surety.

Samuel Wood of Minster, excise officer;

Richard Rawle of Liskeard, gent, and Digory Pearse of Camelford, sureties.

James Trebilcock of St Erme, yeoman;

George Huddy of St Erme, yeoman, surety.

George Huddy of St Erme, yeoman;

James Trebilcock of St Erme, yeoman, surety.

QS/1/4/150

Continued appeal of St Allen against order dated 25 Nov. 1776 for removal of Sarah, wife of John James, labourer, and daughters Elizabeth (5) and Joan (1¾) from Kenwyn to St Allen: order confirmed.

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Complaint of Samuel Williams of Camborne of misbehaviour by Margaret Curry, apprenticed to him by indenture dated 8 Oct. 1767: indenture cancelled.

QS/1/4/151

Appeal of Mathew Obrien of Mylor against poor rate, dated 14 June 1777: appeal upheld, with costs.

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Appeal by Falmouth against order dated 25 June 1777 for removal of Martha, wife of Thomas Lawrence, and children Jane (10), Thomas (8), Benjamin (6), Joseph (4) and William (10 mo.), from Mylor to Falmouth: order confirmed for Martha Lawrence, but quashed for her children.

QS/1/4/152

Complaint by Samuel Peters of Sheviock against apprenticeship of Thomazine Warrick, a poor child of Sheviock, by indenture dated 23 Apr. 1777: held over.

QS/1/4/153

Presentment of average prices of corn, per Winchester bushel, as follows: wheat, 6s. 2d.; barley 3s. 2d.; oats, 1s. 5d.; horse beans, 4s. 3d.

Repairs to Kennery Water bridge, Jacobstow, including construction of a small arch, if necessary: to be carried out by Surveyor (east).

Presentment of highways of Constantine: to be held over.

Corporal George Knight and William Bigwood, both of 13th Foot; pleaded guilty to assault against John Baker: fined 1d. each.

Richard Woolridge, als Woodridge, of St Kew, labourer; convicted of stealing one buckskin breeches, value 6d., from William Burrows: 10 days' custody and whipping.

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Martin James of Truro, cordwainer; acquitted of stealing brass and brass buckles from William Starmar, jun., but convicted of stealing 10 pieces of brass and 2 brass buckles, value 2d., from him: private whipping.

John Nettell of St Austell, mason; convicted of stealing 18 lbs of sheet lead, value 6d., from Thomas Carlyon, clerk: to be whipped.

Ruth Sampson, als Davies, of Gerrans, spinster; convicted of stealing 3 yards of canvas, value 3d., from John Odgers: to remain in bridewell for 1 month, then be privately whipped.

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Edward Reed of Gwennap, tinner; convicted of stealing 2 sacks, value 6d., from Abraham Pearce: 1 month's custody and 2 private whippings.

Daniel Treloar and John Beaglehole of Sithney, and Richard Dally of Wendron, all tinners; acquitted of stealing a brace board from Matthew Wills, esq.

William Reed of Perranarworthal, tinner; acquitted of stealing 600 lbs of copper ore from Francis Rodd, esq.

Mary Tiddy; indicted for misdemeanour: to remain in custody for want of sureties.

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James Retallick; committed for want of sureties in bastardy: to remain in custody.

Mary Lidgey; committed for breach of the peace: to be discharged.

Eleanor, wife of John Sargent of Talland, innkeeper; acquitted of assault against Francis Coath.

Martha Pascoe of Constantine, single woman, having been committed to bridewell for refusing to swear the father of her female bastard child, declared on oath that the child was born at Constantine on 1 April 1777, and that Christopher Hoskin of Constantine, yeoman, was the father: discharged.

Stephen Williams; committed to bridewell for abandoning his family: to be discharged.

Recognizances of George Goodgey, James Northey, Martyn Raby and Henry Willmott, bail of Martyn Raby, to be estreated; those of John Reed of Stithians, bail of George Goodgey and James Northey to be respited; those of Robert Burgham and William Burgham, his bail, to be estreated.

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Margaret Curry; committed to bridewell for refusing to find sureties to keep the peace: to remain in custody.

Jenny Rawlings; committed to bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to be privately whipped and discharged.

Richard James, labourer, and Martyn Robins, tanner, both of Kenwyn; acquitted of fraud against Thomas Starmer.

Peter Donnithorne: to remain in custody, for want of sureties in bastardy.

Accounts of John Males, gaoler, Jos. Hick, bridewell keeper, and John Truscott, Surveyor (west): seen and allowed.