Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: John Buller, esq.; Edward Giddy, clerk; Henry Rosewarne, esq.; John Kingdon, clerk.

Jury: Nicholas Avent, Thomas Adams, Benjamin Davy, John Rundle, Ralph Powne, Malachi Bice, John Clemoe, John Herbert, Mark Thomas, Henry Lakes, William Pearce, James Littleton, William Hawkey, Thomas Cock, John Wilton, gents.

Appeal by St Issey against order dated 6 July 1775 for the removal of Elizabeth Warne, spinster, from St Breock to St Issey: held over.

QS/1/4/67

Application by Davidstow for 6d. rate for repair of highways: granted; money to be paid to John Pethick and John Bluett, surveyors.

John Jenkyn of Perranzabuloe, yeoman, to appear at next sessions.

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Continued appeal of Prudence Worth, widow [deleted] and others, against their omission from rate assessment in St Ives, dated 18 Mar. 1775: appeal allowed in respect of John Jennings (for Hicks's house) and William Minow, Richard Jennings, Richard Bayly, Hugh Daveys, David Giles, William Shugg, Charles Jenkins, Edward Harry, Arthur Berryman, Joseph Wall, John Freeman and John Grenfell (for houses in their possession), with costs.

QS/1/4/69

Continued appeal of Prudence Worth, widow, and others, against poor rate assessment in St Ives, dated 18 Mar. 1775, not being pursued: appeal dismissed; costs awarded to borough.

Indictment against Philip Hillman of Saltash, yeoman: quashed for insufficiency.

Accounts of Samuel Hendy, gent., coroner, and Thomas Roberts, bridewell keeper, seen and allowed.

QS/1/4/70

Application of Gwennap concerning female bastard child, born 10 July 1774 to Elizabeth Meager; putative father William Hingeston of Plympton Mary, Devon: maintenance and lying-in costs awarded.

QS/1/4/71

Appeal of Kenwyn against order dated 15 June 1775 for removal of John Rowe, wife Margaret, and daughters Basheba (14), Margaret (12) and Sarah (5), from Gluvias to Kenwyn: order reversed.

Surveyor (west) to carry out new building of Calennick bridge, Kenwyn.

Presentments of highways for Launcells, Sancreed, Constantine and St Kew: to be held over.

QS/1/4/72

Appeal of Falmouth against order dated 19 June 1775 for removal of Benjamin Ripper, wife Ann, and children Roger (10), Thomas (8), Ruth (6) and John (2), from Helston to Falmouth: order reversed.

QS/1/4/73

Benjamin Rogers of St Agnes, tinner; convicted of stealing 5 lbs of candles from Francis Tiddy: to be transported to America for 7 years.

Martha, wife of John Hore, alias Noble, of Bodmin; convicted of stealing one gallon of flour, value 4d., from Ezekiel Gribble: to be privately whipped.

Luke Aver of Perranzabuloe, labourer; tried for stealing 10 gallons of brandy from Samuel Hoblyn, esq.: acquitted.

Philip Retallack; committed to bridewell for want of sureties in bastardy: to remain in custody.

John Gilchrist; committed to bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to be publicly whipped and conveyed to his last legal place of settlement.

QS/1/4/74

John Adams and Nicholas Bunt to show cause for non-payment of gaol and bridge rates.

Catherine Tiddy of Gerrans, spinster; convicted of theft of cotton gown, value 8d., from John Harris: to be privately whipped.

Mary Tiddy of Gerrans, spinster; convicted of theft of cotton shirt, value 8d., from John Pentecost: to be transported to America for seven years.

Charles Haydon and James Harvey; both committed to bridewell for lack of sureties in bastardy: to be discharged.

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John Crowle; committed to bridewell as rogue and vagabond: to be admonished and discharged.

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Henry Tregilgas; committed to bridewell as rogue and vagabond: to be admonished and discharged.

Ann Daviey; committed to bridewell for assault: to be discharged for want of prosecution.

John Renoden; committed to bridewell for assault: to be discharged for want of prosecution.

Jane Tyrack; committed to bridewell as rogue and vagabond: to be taken to her last legal place of settlement.

Two bridge rates to be levied and paid to John Truscott, gent., Surveyor (west).

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Richard Allen of Ruanlanyhorne; remanded in custody for non-payment of £10 fine: to be discharged, having paid the fine and provided Richard Peters of Probus and John Renorden of Zennor, tailor, as sureties.

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Mr Robert Bennett to be paid £15 yearly, from Midsummer Sessions 1774, for his work as surgeon at Launceston Gaol.

QS/1/4/77

Margaret Pope; committed to bridewell in bastardy: to be allowed the county bread.

John Herbert of Newlyn, gent.: fined 40s. for not attending sessions as juryman.

One gaol and marshalsea rate to be levied and paid to Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer.

The road on the eastern side of Seaton bridge, St Germans, to be repaired by the Surveyor (east).