Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: Benjamin Forster, William Henry Reynell, Edward Giddy, clerks; Sir William Molesworth; William Masterman, esq.

Jury: Walter Hicks, John Courtis, William Rowe, Walter Oak, Hooper Martine, Joseph Trevethan, John Hosken, Richard Vincent, Nicholas Blamey, Henry Doble, Humphry Hicks, John Varcoe, John Hawkey, Samuel Faro, John Blamey, John Wills, Edward Moon, Mathew Wellington, gents.

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

John Lyne of Maker, victualler;

Joseph Soper of Maker, cooper, surety

Recognizance to keep the peace and be of good behaviour:

Richard Palmer, sen., of Veryan, yeoman;

Richard Palmer, jun., of Veryan, yeoman, surety.

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Appeal of Redruth against order dated 1 May 1781 for the removal of Solomon Russell, wife, Mary and son William (6 mo.) from Gerrans to Redruth: order reversed.

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Appeal of Redruth against order dated 12 May 1781 for removal of John Tregea from Illogan to Redruth: order reversed.

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Appeal of George Pender Scobell, clerk, vicar of St Just in Penwith, against poor rate levied on 20 Mar. 1781 by J. [T.?] S. Allen, Humphry Stone, James Saundry and John Lanyon, overseers and churchwardens, and allowed by John Price and Samuel Borlase, esqs, on grounds that many owners of rateable property are omitted, and rate levied on glebe and tithes is exorbitant: rate quashed for insufficiency.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Charles Smith of Mylor, mariner;

Norris Bowden of Mylor, victualler, surety.

Norris Bowden, aforesaid;

Martin Davis of Penryn, gent., surety.

John Burton of Kenwyn, yeoman; pleaded not guilty to charge of assault against William Gill, constable of Kenwyn: to remain in custody until next sessions for want of sureties.

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Declarations on oath by William Roskelly, master, and Richard James, mariner, of the sloop Success, that, on 29 Sep. 1780, they shipped 11 tons of white salt, on which duty was paid, from Bristol to Falmouth on account of Messrs Traers and Mr James Nankivell of Truro, and that 3 tons was lost, due to a gale.

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Application of Gwennap concerning male bastard born 12 May 1781 to Frances Phillips of Gwennap, single woman; putative father William Remfree of Kenwyn, tailor: maintenance and lying-in costs awarded.

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Presentments of highways of St Agnes, Lanlivery, Gwinear and Falmouth: to be held over.

Recognizances of Thomas Richards of Crowan, estreated for non-appearance at last sessions: to be discharged, as well as that of the prosecution.

Surveyor (east) to repair Looe bridge.

Mark Jeffery of Gwennap, tinner; acquitted of assault against James Hickes.

Recognizance of James Travish, soldier, for his appearance to answer charge of assault: to be estreated.

Presentment of average prices of corn, per Winchester bushel: wheat, 6s. 4½d.; barley, 2s. 10½d.;

oats, 1s. 5¾d.

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Richard Palmer: to be discharged from bridewell.

Jane Prout; committed as idle and disorderly to be discharged and conveyed to her place of settlement.

William Trery; committed for want of sureties to keep the peace: to be discharged.

Sarah Willkins; committed for want of sureties to keep the peace: to remain in custody.

Recognizance of Richard Rosevear, jun., and Richard Rosevear, sen., for appearance of the former on charge of bastardy: to be held over, the woman not yet being delivered.

Indictment against Rebecca Pawly, late of Tremain, widow, for stealing a glass window light from Samuel Jolly: quashed for insufficiency.

Rebecca, wife of Thomas Jago, late of Mevagissey, fisherman; acquitted of stealing 4 silver tea-spoons, value 6d., from Robert Thomas.

John Millett of Redruth, gent.; acquitted of assault against Robert Peter, clerk, for want of prosecution, and provided with copy of indictment.

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William Wasley, late of Gwennap, tinner; convicted of stealing a deal board, value 2d., from Sir William Lemon: to be publicly whipped at Wheal Virgin.

Daniel Tremeer, als Tremear, late of Advent, labourer; convicted of stealing a black silk handkerchief, value 1d., from Thomas Burt: 14 days' imprisonment.

Catharine Duncaster, late of Sithney, widow; convicted of stealing 5 lbs of tobacco, value 6d., from William Pascoe: 7 days' imprisonment.

Catharine, wife of John Harden, late of St Austell, butcher, acquitted of stealing 7 yards of printed cotton, value 10d., from Philip Ball.

Sum of £475 16s. levied and paid to Vice-Treasurer, together with any other money in his possession, after interest payments made: to be used as part repayment of debt of £2,950 incurred for building the new prison.

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Two gaol and marshalsea rates to be levied and paid to Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer.

Vice-Treasurer to advance £25 to Mr Daniel Carthew, attorney at law, for prosecuting Elizabeth Spencer, committed to county jail on suspicion of having murdered her husband on St Mary's, Scilly Isles.

William Bemfree of Kenwyn, tailor: committed to bridewell for want of sureties to abide by bastardy order, made this sessions on application of Gwennap, concerning child of Frances Phillipps.