Sessions held at Truro

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Justices: Philip Vyvyan, esq.; Sir Richard Vyvyan; Francis Rodd, Francis Gregor, John Luke, Thomas Vyvyan, jun., esqs; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Edward Giddy, clerks; John Oliver Willyams, William Peter, Humphry Prideaux, esqs.

Jury: Richard Hodge, Francis Hutchins, Paull Quicke, William Trewheela, George Dennis, Nicholas Richards, Anthony Trengrouse, Joseph Hendy, Thomas Powell, William Plumer, James Giddy, John Ferris, John Michell, Matthew Roberts, jun., William Painter, William Prynn.

Recognizances:

Alexander Tremelling, yeoman, and Nicholas Berryman, both of St Erth, sureties for appearance of said A. T. at next sessions.

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Appeal of Wendron against order of 24 Feb. 1774 for removal of Elizabeth Ripper, widow, from St Erth to Wendron: order reversed.

Appeal of Newlyn against order of 7 Mar. 1774 for removal of Catherine, wife of John Jolly, from St Columb Major to Newlyn: order quashed.

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William Launder of Redruth; confessed to misdemeanour: fined 1d.

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Presentment of highways, Mawgan in Meneage: held over to next sessions.

Jonathan Andrew of Colan; committed to bridewell for lack of sureties following bastardy order: to remain in custody.

Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Berryman of St Ives; confessed to misdemeanour: fined 1d.

John Painter of St Ives; confessed to misdemeanour: fined 6d.

Recognizances:

Thomas Russell of St Erth, yeoman, and John Freeman of Breage, sureties for appearance of Thomas Faull at next sessions.

Christopher Hicks of St Austell, carpenter, and John Pascoe of Liskeard, gent., sureties for said C. H.

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Appeal of Mawgan in Kerrier against order dated 18 Jan. 1774 for removal of Alice Williams, widow of George Williams, and children Alice (12), William (8), Elizabeth (7), Honour (4) and George (2), from Fowey to Mawgan: order reversed.

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Application of St Allen concerning female bastard child of Mary Ricket, father William Londario of St Allen, gardener: W. L. to pay £5 9s. 10d. forthwith, then 1s. 3d. weekly; M. R. to pay 3d. weekly.

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John Treman of Breage, John Michell and William Webber, both of Kea; confessed to assaults: fined 6d. each.

Presentment of highways in Kenwyn: held over to next sessions.

Margaret Pope of Breage; committed to bridewell for refusing to swear a father of her bastard child: to remain in custody.

John Quicke of St Ives; confessed to misdemeanour: fined 6d.

Richard Harvey of St Buryan; confessed to misdemeanour: fined 6d.

William Trevena of Redruth; confessed to assault: fined 6d.

Recognizances:

William Hotten of St Agnes, tinner, and Nicholas Hotten of St Agnes, sureties for William, Edward, Francis and John Hotten to appear at next sessions.

Robert Bennett, surgeon to the gaol, awarded £15 10s. 6d. for his extraordinary trouble during the late sickness there, over and beyond his bill of £26 5s. 0d.

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Appeal by St Columb Major against a rate order and assessment dated 17 Jan. 1774 for the relief of the poor of St Agnes, following a writ of mandamus dated 29 Nov. 1773: rate order quashed.

Similar appeal by Lanivet, Cubert, Crantock, Padstow, St Breock, Withiel, St Issey, Little Colan, Newlyn, St Ervan, St Enoder, St Merryn, St Eval, Mawgan, Little Petherick, Lower St Columb and St Wenn: rate order quashed.

Presentment of road over Pentewan river, St Austell, leading to Mevagissey, and order made at last sessions to construct bridge at the expense of the county: bridge cannot be built out of county stock, so presentment and order discharged.

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Berrias bridge, Paul and Madron parishes, to be rebuilt by surveyor (west) at expense of county.

John Grose, Richard Grose and John Mock, all of St Kew; confessed to assault: fined 6d. each.

Henry Peter, esq., of St Merryn; confessed to three indictments of assault: fined 6d. for each.

Mary, wife of Edward Pollard, and George Lord; convicted of stealing goods worth 6d. from Alice Wills, widow: to be privately whipped and discharged.

William Jenkyn and Thomas Bunny; convicted of stealing wood worth 4d from William Chilcott and Jeremiath Jenkyn: to be privately whipped and discharged.

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Appeal by Illogan against order of 28 March 1774 for removal of William Oppey, tinner (36), wife Elizabeth, and children, Elizabeth (9), William (7) and Mary (2), from Kenwyn to Illogan: order reversed.

Samuel Pollard and John Truscott, both of St Kew, yeomen: acquitted of assault.

Case of William Rodda of Gulval: held over to next sessions.

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Gideon Remfry; convicted of stealing cloth worth 2d. from William Lemon, esq.: 7 years' transportation.

John Peters of Probus; acquitted of stealing timber from George Lord Edgcumbe: discharged.

Accounts approved:

Samuel Hext, Vice-Treasurer: £117 8s. 9¾d due from county.

John Eyre, bridewell keeper: £37 15s. 7½d. due from county.

John Mules, gaoler: £54 18s. 0d. due from county.

Trehane Symons, Surveyor (east): £46 13s. 10d. due to county.

John Truscott, Surveyor (west): £14 16s. 1½ due to county.

Four gaol and marshalsea rates to be collected and paid to Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer.

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Sir John Molesworth and Walter Borlase, doctor of law, to continue as County treasurers.

Richard Allen of Ruanlanyhorne; convicted at earlier sessions of assault, and fined £10: to remain in bridewell until fine paid and sureties found.

Jonathan Andrew; in bridewell for want of sureties in bastardy: to remain in custody.

Catherine Williams; following ignoramus bill: discharged. William Downe: to remain in custody until next sessions.

Samuel Hocking: discharged for want of prosecution.

Jane Yendall, Ann Yendall, Jane Jolly and Catherine Jolly; charged with felony; unable to be brought for trial because of fever in bridewell: to remain in custody until next sessions.

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Jane Webber; charged with felony and unable to be brought for trial because of recent disorder in bridewell: to remain in custody until next sessions.

John Short, committed for lack of sureties in bastardy; to remain in custody.

Clerk of the Peace to consult Mr Hamley, surgeon of bridewell, concerning precautions necessary for production of prisoners at next sessions with safety.

£14 8s. 5½d. to be paid to Richard Sturtridge and Solomon Spettigue, for clothes provided for prisoners at Lent Assizes at Launceston.

Sheriff to advertise in Sherborne Mercury a meeting to consider condition of present bridewell; Francis Rodd, esq., to procure plan for new gaol; notice of election of bridewell keeper at next sessions to be published in Sherborne Mercury.

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Walter Stodden of Tregony; confessed to assault: fined 6d.

William Sloggett, wife Eleanor, William Best, Grace Billing, Bridget Billing and Ann Billing, all of Bodmin; confessed to assaults: fined 1d. each.

Bridge rate to be collected and paid to John Truscott, Surveyor (west); the same ordered to repair Rethern bridge.