Sessions held at Truro

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Sessions held at Truro

22nd April 1800

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Justices

Davies Giddy, John Thomas, Robert Lovell Gwatkin, John Kempe, and Thomas Rawlings, esqs., Edward Giddy, John Basset, Henry Pooley, John Molesworth, William Gregor and Jeremiah Trist, clerks.

Jury

Michael Williams, Thomas Baynard, Richard Whitford, Henry Noal, Nicholas Sims, Richard Marrack, John Saunders, John Stephens, John Kemp, James Bosustow, Francis James, Andrew Hosking, Francis Ellis, Peter Cock, John Adams and John Box, gents.

Eight gaol and marshalsea rates levied to be paid to Edward Coode, jun., gent., vice-treasurer.

Presentments of highways in Linkinhorne, Wendron, Lezant, Talland, Gwennap, Landulph, Mylor, Botus Fleming and Pillaton held over.

Vice-treasurer's account seen and allowed. £11 18s. 8¾d. due from Edward Coode

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Continued appeal by Madron against order of 8 July last for removal of Edward Paul, Sarah his wife, and their children Jane (11), John (7), and Edward (4) from Penzance: order reversed. Penzance to pay Madron £1. 6s. 8d. costs.

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Appeal by Little Petherick against order of 12 Dec. last for removal of Jennifer Champion from St. Columb Major: order reversed. St. Columb Major to pay Little Petherick £1. 6s. 8d. costs.

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Appeal by Bodmin against order of 22 Jan. last for removal of Richard Brokenshire from Roche: order confirmed. Bodmin to pay Roche £1. 6s. 8d. costs.

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Appeal by St. Ervan against order of 3 Apr. last for removal of John Gill, Elizabeth his wife, and their children Grace (11), Nathaniel (9), John (7), Mary (4), and James (2), from St. Eval: order reversed. St. Eval to pay St. Ervan £2. 14s. 8d. costs and maintenance.

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Appeal by St. Agnes against order of 17 Mar. last for removal of Mary Floyd from Perranzabuloe: held over.

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Bastardy orders

Name: John Best; Parish: St. Stephen in Brannel; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: John Reynolds; Parish: Luxulyan; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Sarah Roberts committed to bridewell for vagrancy and lodging in outhouses: to remain in custody.

Adiago Mahomet, Sarah his wife, and their children committed to bridewell for vagrancy in St. Columb Major: discharged.

Richard Pascoe committed to bridewell for pretending to tell fortunes: to remain in custody.

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Michael Webb committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Calstock: discharged.

Jonathan Morgan committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Breage: discharged. Elizabeth Street committed for same offence: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement, together with her three children.

Matthew Quintrell committed to bridewell for deserting his family chargeable to Veryan: discharged.

Elizabeth Blackwell committed to bridewell for having obtained money as a pretended fortune teller: discharged.

William Mackenzie committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Veryan: discharged.

Bartholomew Foley committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Padstow: discharged.

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William Pearce of Penzance, in Madron, lab. and John Easterbrook, also of Penzance, lab. indicted for taking 6 gallons of potatoes, property of Charles Tonkin: each received three months' hard labour in bridewell.

William Pearse and Nicholas Burt, both of borough of Newport [near Launceston] and James Gartrell of Launceston borough took oaths as required of protestant dissenting ministers.

Appeal by Matthew Vivian against poor rate made for Camborne (second rate since Easter 1799): held over.

Quintin Matthews of Truro, lab., indicted for taking a hemp sack, property of William Gatley, jun.: six months' hard labour in bridewell.

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Philip Northcoat of Lanteglos by Fowey, lab., indicted for taking 1lb. of iron, property of William Bennett: acquitted.

Andrew Oliver of Liskeard, lab. indicted for taking a cock, property of John Grigg: three months' hard labour in bridewell.

Recognizances

Thomas Edwards of Gwennap, lab. to appear and his pledges William Cornish of Feock, tinner, and Charles Bottrell of Crowan, blacksmith.

John Morcomb of Crowan, lab. indicted for taking a deal board, property of Sir John St. Aubyn, bart. and others: public whipping in Truro.

Mary Moyle and Elizabeth Prior, both of Wendron, indicted for taking six quarts of barley flour, property of William Thomas: acquitted.

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Recognizances

Edward Lawry of Gwennap to prefer indictment against William Francis and others for assault: recognizance estreated.

John Kittoe to give evidence against above W.F. and others: recognizance estreated.

John Stephens, of St. Austell, lab. indicted for taking a hemp sack, property of John Watts: one day in bridewell.

Robert Moon, gent. high constable of West Hundred fined £5. 5s. 0d. for non-attendance at sessions.

Thomas Williams and William Williams both of Illogan, labs. indicted for taking 3 bushels of wheat, property of Samuel Phillips: acquitted.

James Williams of Gerrans, lab. indicted for taking 50lbs. of hay, property of Thomas Croxall: acquitted.

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Thomas Charleton, John Peterson and John Stout, all of Fowey, labs. indicted for stealing four hens and a hen turkey, property of Walter Colmer: T.C. and J.P. acquitted. J.S. to remain in bridewell with three months' hard labour, "unless he shall in the meantime enter his Majesty's Navy".

Thomas Kent, and Robert Christie Howard, both of St. Breock, labs. indicted for receiving money, on false pretences, from William West: both transported to New South Wales for seven years.

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Filiation order

Child; M.; When born; 23 Jan.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Lamorran; Ann Hugh; William Mudge of Truro, shopkeeper

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Edward Paul of Gorran, lab. indicted for taking a sheaf of barley, property of William Hugo: acquitted.

John Picket of Penryn, baker, and Philip Westcott of Penryn, tailor, and James Cross of Penryn, lab. indicted for a "Rescue and assault": all acquitted.

Recognizance

John Hicks of St. Columb [sic] for appearance of William Hicks of St. Columb to answer for assault: recognizance discharged.

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William Letcher, lab., and Elizabeth his wife, and Margaret Jennings, spinster, all of Illogan, indicted for assault on John Jeffery: all acquitted.

One bridge rate levied to be paid to John Symons, gent., bridge surveyor (east).

Bridge surveyor (east) to repair Clapper Bridge.

Friendly Society

Rules and regulations of following societies exhibited and allowed:- Fellowship Society at Launceston, and society at Phillack.

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