Sessions at Truro

QS/1/3/287

Justices: Francis Rodd, John Luke, Darell Crabb.

Jury: Thomas Bradford, James James, Henry Tregellas, Paul Clark, William Paynter, Jacob Williams, James Jenkin, Reginald Jenkin, Adrian Stephens, Martin Ustick, Matthew Edwards, Nicholas Trevena, John Harvey, John Gwennap, Thomas Weymouth, Renatus Kempthorne, Anthony Trengrouse, Samuel Grosse, John Wills, Nicholas Harris.

Henry Sincock of Redruth, miller; misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d.

Indictment against Richard Dalby, clerk, for a misdemeanour: quashed.

QS/1/3/288

The house of Jonathan Hornblower in Kenwyn: to be licensed as a meeting-house for Baptists.

Appeal of Alphington, Devon, against order of 15 January for removal of Thomas Hill, wife Honour and children Thomas (6), Mary (3) and Edmund (22 weeks) from Lanteglos by Fowey to Alphington held over.

QS/1/3/288, 289

Appeal of Kenwyn against order of 15 January for removal of Elizabeth Hugo, wife of Stephen Hugo, and children Mary Anne (5), John (4), Stephen (3) and Elizabeth (4 months) from Lansallos to Kenwyn [see QS/1/3/271 and 284]: order quashed; family to return to Lansallos; costs to Kenwyn.

QS/1/3/289

Indictment against William Thomas of Tregony, mariner: quashed.

Thomas Carvossoe of Paul; assault and battery: fined 6d.

QS/1/3/290

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Benjamin Thomas of Buryan, tailor, (for bastardy re Wilmot Richards of Buryan)

Ephraim Weymouth of Buryan, yeoman, surety

Elizabeth, wife of Richard Tregilgas of St Just in Roseland (to keep the peace, particularly towards Nicholas Terrill of St Just in Roseland)

Richard Tregilgas, surety

John Miners of St Just in Roseland, yeoman surety

Certificate entered that Samuel Bennetts had convicted Thomas Wilkins of stealing one black gelding.

Account of Surveyor (east): allowed.

Account of Surveyor (west): allowed.

QS/1/3/291

Two gaol and marshalsea rates to be levied and paid to the Vice-treasurer.

Three bridge rates to be levied and paid to the Surveyor (east).

Surveyor (west) to repair St Austell, Tregony, Rethren, Bissoe and Calenick bridges.

John Thomas of Mawgan in Meneage, labourer; stealing goods of Joseph Angear, value 1d.; petty larceny: to be transported to America for seven years.

John Kempe of Uny Lelant, miller, accused of stealing goods of Henry Mackworth Praed, esq., and others: acquitted.

One bridge rate to be levied and paid to the Surveyor (west).

Catherine Rogers of Mabe, widow; stealing goods of Thomas Mitchell, gent., value 6d.; petty larceny: public whipping.

QS/1/3/292

Application by St Erme concerning female bastard born there on 26 March, daughter of Elizabeth Retallick of St Erme, single woman: William Courtney, officer of excise of Grampound, alleged father, to pay 1s. 2d. weekly maintenance and £7 expenses; mother to pay 6d. weekly.

QS/1/3/293

Warrant to be issued for collection of bridge rates for the Hundred of Penwith, overlooked earlier.

Peter Davey and James Woolcock, both of Kea, labourers; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d. each.

John Pearce, in bridewell for bastardy re Sarah Nicholls: to continue there until next sessions.

William Coumbe, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to be discharged.

James Doney: to continue in bridewell until next sessions.

John Thomas of Gwennap, labourer; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

Samuel Teage and Richard Teage, both of Kenwyn; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

QS/1/3/294

John Thomas [QS/1/3/293] and Benjamin Thomas: to be discharged from bridewell.

Account of John Eyre: allowed.

Account of James Rowe: allowed.

Account of Vice-treasurer: allowed.

Thomas Carvossoe of Paul; assault and battery: fined 6d.

Vice-treasurer to pay Samuel Hendy, coroner, his bill.

Walter Borlase and Sir John Glanvill to be continued as Treasurers for the county for a further year.