Sessions held at Bodmin

QS/1/5/195

Justices: John Buller, John Call, esqs.; James Cory, William Sandys, clerks; Sir John Morshead.

Jury: John Collings, John Bawden, Christopher Hambly, Thomas Harvey, Robert Drew, John Pearce, William Pearce, Peter Werry, Richard Tre[?], William Kent, Hooper Martyn, William Hockin, Thomas Rickard, Moses Martyn.

QS/1/5/196

Elizabeth Hill, in bridewell for want of sureties in bastardy for her third child, chargeable to Manaccan: discharged.

John Pascoe, in bridewell for leaving his family chargeable to Helston: discharged.

Thomas Edwards, in bridewell for wandering and begging in Mevagissey: to continue in custody for a further two months' hard labour: then to be whipped and passed to his last place of legal settlement.

William Burn, in bridewell for wandering and begging in Bodmin: to be discharged.

George Dennis, in bridewell for wandering and begging in Bradock: to continue in custody for a further three months' hard labour, and then to be whipped and discharged.

QS/1/5/197

John Davey, apprenticed to George Wilie and in bridewell for leaving his master's service and otherwise misbehaving: discharged.

John Hocken, committed to bridewell to be examined as to his settlement: discharged.

John Carrol, in bridewell for wandering and begging at Lostwithiel: to be publicly whipped at the butter-market in Bodmin and then discharged.

Michael Cummings to be committed to hard labour for one month and then publicly whipped and discharged.

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

QS/1/5/198

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

Jacob Walters of Crowan, tinner

Isaac Walters and Richard Williams, both of Crowan, tinners, sureties

QS/1/5/199, 200

Application by Paul concerning male bastard born at Paul on 1 August, son of Grace Carter, single woman: Thomas Kivell of Penzance, yeoman, alleged father, to pay 1s. weekly maintenance and £3 13s. 6d. lying-in expenses, etc.; Grace Carter to pay 9d, weekly.

QS/1/5/201

Appeal of St Keverne against order of 20 July for removal of William Symons, wife Mary and daughter Elizabeth (10 months) from Northill to St Keverne: held over.

John Benney and John Benney, jun.; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 3d. each.

Francis James, gent., John Benallick, yeoman, and Ann Hocking, all of St Agnes; three charges of assault and misdemeanour, pleaded guilty: fined 2d. each on each charge.

Nicholas Pascoe and Margaret his wife, of Camborne; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 3d. each.

QS/1/5/202, 203

[See QS/1/5/179] Appeal of Madron against order for removal of Jane Brown and children from Helston to Madron: order reversed; costs to Madron.

QS/1/5/203, 204

Appeal of St Merryn against order of 24 July for removal of Ann Bragg, widow, and children Mary (11), John (8), William (5) and Jennifer (1) from St Stephen in Brannel to St Merryn: order confirmed; costs to St Stephen.

QS/1/5/204, 205

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Edward Vigurs, jun., of Kenwyn, labourer

Edward Vigurs of Kenwyn, tin-smelter, surety

Samuel Woolcock of Kenwyn, yeoman, surety

Richard Bonetto, jun., of Kenwyn, labourer

Edward Vigurs, sen, tin-smelter, surety

Michael Bonetto of Merther, labourer, surety

Thomas Treganowan of Kea, yeoman

Ambrose Treganowan of Kea, yeoman, surety

Ambrose Treganowan of Kea, yeoman

Thomas Treganowan of Kea, yeoman, surety

Samuel Harry of Sancreed, labourer

Thomas Treveal of St Buryan, labourer, surety

QS/1/5/205

Resolved to recommend to the Justices of the next Midsummer Sessions, to adjourn to the second day in the following Assize week at Bodmin to consider the employment and expense of prisoners maintained at the gaol, and other matters relating to the gaol.

Surveyor (east) to repair Callington New Bridge.

QS/1/5/206

[Deleted and re-written elsewhere.]

QS/1/5/207-209

Appeal of Bradstone, Devon, against order of 7 September for removal of John Dingle and his wife Grace from Landulph to Bradstone, after hearing from John Dingle about his apprenticing, by North Petherwin, to Humphry Lawrence of Launceston, and subsequently to William Weekes of Bradstone, and the circumstances of his employment with Robert Trefry of Bere Ferrers, and then his marriage and stay at Landulph: order confirmed; costs to Landulph.

QS/1/5/210, 211

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

Henry Tregear of Truro, innkeeper.

Repairs to be carried out at the gaol [as described] to increase the accommodation for debtors.

Appeal of Mawgan in Meneage against order of 29 September for removal of Elizabeth, wife of Richard James, in Bodmin Gaol awaiting transportation, and sons William (2) and Henry (9 months), from Constantine to Mawgan in Meneage: held over.

QS/1/5/211, 212

[See QS/1/5/179] Appeal of Mabe concerning John Pascoe and family: order reversed; costs to Mabe.

QS/1/5/212

Gwinear and Crowan fined £18 each for non-repair of highways; presentments against Gwennap, Perranuthnoe and Minster held over.

QS/1/5/213

Samuel Hicks, James Marshall and John Gilbert, all of Tintagel, yeomen; accused of forcible entry and detainer: acquitted.

John Hoskyn of Mylor, tailor; assault and battery on Richard Kelly: fined 6d.

George Liddicoat, als Gregor, of St Columb Major; stealing one pair of men's shoes, value 6d., from William Liddicoat: to continue for a further month in bridewell with hard labour, and then be publicly whipped.

Grace, wife of William Strike of Linkinhorne; accused of stealing a woman's gown, value 6d., from Susanna Davis: acquitted.

QS/1/5/214

Ann Bullock of Camborne; stealing one dowlas shift, value 6d., from Mary Harvey: one month's hard labour.

John Coppin of Bodmin, labourer; stealing one dowlas shirt, value 6d., from John Pearne: four months' hard labour and then public whipping.

Grace, wife of William Bishop of Redruth; accused of stealing one linen pillow-case, value 6d., from Mathew Vivian, gent.: acquitted.

Sessions adjourned to the house of Mr Samuel Hext in Lostwithiel, to be held at 11 a.m., 26 October.

QS/1/5/215

John Cornish, in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Wendron in bastardy: discharged.

Catherine Anthony: to continue in custody until next sessions for failing to name the father of her male bastard child, chargeable to Falmouth.

Thomas Scantlebury, Philip Rowe and Thomas Stephens, in custody for want of sureties in cases of breach of the peace: discharged.

Recognizances of John Nicholls and Ann Knight, a witness, to be estreated for non-appearance.

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

John Kempe, jun., of Lelant, yeoman

John Kempe, sen., of Lelant, yeoman, surety

QS/1/5/216

Philip Corney appointed as turnkey at the gaol at a salary of £15 p.a., in place of William Hawke, turnkey, who had been guilty of misbehaviour.

Declaration that the sessions held at Bodmin on 5 October 1786 had been adjourned to Lostwithiel and held on 26 October, the Justices then being Benjamin Forster, clerk, and Thomas Graham, esq.

QS/1/5/217

In pursuance of two Acts of Parliament requiring overseers of the poor to make returns as to the state of the poor and of charitable donations: Vice-treasurer to pay sums [as specified] to the Clerk of the Peace, Town Clerks, High Constables, Overseers of the Poor and Clerks of the Justices of the Peace involved in the making of such returns.

Francis Gregor, jun.: recorded as taking the oaths of allegiance and supremacy at this adjournment.

Sessions adjourned to 14 November at house of William Olver at Trecan Gate, Lanreath.