Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices

Francis Glanville, Edmund John Glynn, Francis Hearle Rodd, Edward William Stackhouse, John Gould, jun., and Thomas Graham, esqs., Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Edmund Gilbert, John Wood, Edward Rodd, Hugh Rogers, John Trefusis and Joseph Pomery, clerks.

Jury

John Foot, Thomas Kittow, William Maynard, John Penwarne, Samuel Snell, Joseph Hambly, John Haye, Joseph Hambly, Jonathan Palmer, Philip Blake, William Bettison, John Olver, Thomas Geake, William Rendle, William Powne, Nicholas Gedye, Richard Glanville, James Dunn, Richard Nicholls, Edward Cock, John Harris, Jeffery Church, and John Laskey.

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

Presentments of highways in Stithians, Mabe, Calstock, St. Columb Major and Penryn: held over.

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Army transport rates fixed. To be in force until [---] October next.

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Bastardy orders

Name: Peter Love; Parish: Phillack; Court's decision: To remain in custody.

Name: Mary Lukey; Parish: Breage; Court's decision: To remain in custody, for refusing to declare father.

Name: Joseph Gill; Parish: St. Stephens [sic]; Court's decision: To remain in custody.

Name: James Petherick; Parish: South Petherwin; Court's decision: To remain in custody.

Name: James Nicholas; Parish: Sennen; Court's decision: To remain in custody.

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Bastardy orders

Name: Thomas Murrish; Parish: Madron; Court's decision: Discharged.

Name: James Cock; Parish: Morvah; Court's decision: To remain in custody.

Name: Robert Morris; Parish: Marazion; Court's decision: To remain in custody, child not month old. Mother unable to attend.

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

Name: Emanuel Jenkin; Parish: Paul; Court's decision: Discharged.

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Bastardy orders

Name: Richard Rowe; Parish: Paul; Court's decision: To remain in custody. Child not yet born.

Name: Francis Williams; Parish: St. Columb Major; Court's decision: Discharged.

Name: Richard Mitchell; Parish: Breage; Court's decision: To remain in custody for refusing to obey maintenance order.

Name: George Martin; Parish: St. Martin; Court's decision: To remain in custody.

Thomas Glanville committed to bridewell for having deserted his family chargeable to Lostwithiel: discharged.

Richard Hooper committed to bridewell for vagrancy in St. Teath: discharged.

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William Martyn committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Truro as unlicensed petty chapman and pedlar: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement.

James Brown committed to bridewell as rogue and vagabond: one week's hard labour in county gaol.

Elizabeth Osborn committed to bridewell for breach of peace against John Lobb to remain in custody.

John Richards committed to bridewell for assault on Jane his wife to remain in custody for want of sureties.

Recognizances

Nicholas Pearse of Bodmin, carpenter to appear, and his pledge John Crowl of Bodmin, blacksmith.

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Henry Cunningham of Budock, mariner, indicted for taking a cotton tablecloth, a pair of cotton stockings, a cotton shirt and a pair of shoes, property of Thomas Hooper: three months' hard labour in Bodmin gaol.

Jane, wife of William Pollard of Linkinhorne, lab. indicted for taking a pound of iron, property of Charles Barnicoatt: acquitted.

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Filiation orders

Child; F.; When born; 13 June; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Bodmin; Grace Sacombe, singlewoman; John Thomas of Bodmin, yeo.

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Filiation orders

Child; M.; When born; 21 June; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Budock; Jemima Job, singlewoman; John Jewell of Tregony, house carpenter

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Filiation orders

Child; F.; When born; 12 May; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Duloe; Ann Grigg, singlewoman; John Broad of Duloe, lab.

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Filiation orders

Child; F.; When born; 5 May; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; St. Cleer; Catherine Cooper, singlewoman; John Burt of Mevagissey, lab.

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Recognizances

Thomas Morcom of St. Clement to answer in bastardy and his sureties: recognizances discharged.

Rev. Joseph Tayrer appointed chaplain of Bodmin gaol in lieu of Rev. George Thomas Plummer. Divine service according to liturgy of Church of England to be performed in gaol chapel, and sermon to be preached every Sunday, morning and afternoon alternately, to begin between 9 and 11a.m. or between 2 and 3p.m. in winter and between 2 and 4p.m. in summer.

Recognizances

Walter Michell of Perranzabuloe, yeo., to appear, and his surety Robert Glasson of Cubert, yeo.,

James Buller of Helston, gardener to appear, and his sureties James John of Helston, painter, and John Annear of Truro, cordwainer.

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Thomas Reed of Perranzabuloe, yeo., indicted for taking a fowling piece and parts of fowling pieces, property of Thomas Libby: three months' hard labour in Bodmin gaol, during which time public whipping in street at Bodmin "for 100 yards up the street".

Above T.R. indicted for taking a brass pan, property of William Glasson: three months' hard labour in Bodmin gaol, and again public whipping up the street in Bodmin.

John Chapman of St. Tudy, lab. indicted for taking a gallon of wheat, property of Giles Rounseval: two years' hard labour in Bodmin gaol, during which time on two market days, public whipping in streets of Bodmin "from Butter Market 100 yards up the street unless he shall in the meantime voluntarily enter into his Majesty's army".

Gregory Bray of St. Tudy, lab. indicted for taking a pound of bacon, property of Walter Oke: three weeks' hard labour in Bodmin gaol.

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James Vean of Liskeard, currier, and Samuel Hawken of Liskeard, cordwainer, indicted for assaulting Sally Peake: Both received two months in Bodmin gaol, fined 5s. each, to remain in gaol until fines paid.

Recognizances

Robert Calf of St. Clement, yeo. for Robert Brown to answer in bastardy: held over.

Friendly Societies

Rules and regulations of following societies allowed and confirmed:- Illogan, and Union Society No. 3 at Liskeard.

Joseph Ripper of Stithians, miller, and Catherine Ripper of Stithians, spinster, indicted for assault on William Hellings, who was assisting Thomas Martin, then a constable of Stithians: J.R. fined £1 and one month in county gaol. C.R. fined 1s. and discharged.

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Continued appeal by St. Agnes against order of 2 Apr. last for removal of Charles Thomas, Honor his wife, and their children John (8), Mary (6), Betsey (4), and Charles (2) from Feock: order reversed. Feock to pay St. Agnes £10 costs and maintenance.

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Appeal by Constantine against order of 23 May last for removal of Mary Chafer, singlewoman from Mawnan: held over.

Continued appeal by Philleigh against order of 10 Sep. last for removal of Ann Hawke from Falmouth: order reversed. Falmouth to pay Philleigh £5 costs and maintenance.

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Appeal by Fowey against order of 20 June last for removal of Mary Crocker, widow of Philip Crocker, from Wendron: order reversed. Wendron to pay Fowey £5 costs and maintenance.

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Appeal by George Richards of Truro, architect, against poor rate made for St. Martin in Meneage 28 Mar. last: rate quashed. St. Martin to pay G.R. £5 costs.

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Salt duties

Jeremiah Jones, master of sloop 'Britannia' of port of Cardigan, and John Fowler of Polperro in parish of Talland, fish curer, stated on oath, firstly J.J., that on 5 May he shipped at Liverpool 1,526 bushels, 44 pounds of British salt to carry to Polperro on account of Zephaniah Job, fish curer. Off Cape Cornwall vessel ran into stormy weather, and took in much water. J.F. stated that on arrival at Polperro he weighed the salt at 1,415 bushels, 20 pounds. Also that John Griffiths mate of the sloop at the time when salt was shipped had since been drowned: Collector of Excise to cancel the bond.

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Richard Rowett master of brig 'Speculation' of Looe, and Benjamin Hicks of Talland, fish curer, stated on oath that on 7 May last they shipped at Liverpool 5,223 bushels 12lbs of British salt to carry to Looe, leaving Liverpool on 9 May. On voyage the vessel ran into stormy weather and took in water. B.H. weighed salt on arrival at 5096 bushels, having lost 127 bushels 12lbs: Collector of Excise to cancel bond.

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William Evans, master of sloop 'Ceres' from Arundel, and Francis Wilson, mate, and John Arnold of Mevagissey, officer of excise came to court. W.E. and F.W. stated that on 9 June they shipped at Liverpool 1,729 bushels of salt to carry to Gorran in port of Fowey on account of John Mills, fish curer. On voyage they ran into stormy weather, and took in water: J.A. stated that on arrival at Gorran salt weighed only 1,638 bushels 37lbs: Collector of Excise to cancel bond.

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James Wilcocks Hele, master, and John Quinney, mariner, of schooner 'Commerce' of Exeter and Michael Davy of Newlyn, Paul, fish curer came to court. J.W.H. and J.Q. stated that on 11 Mar. they shipped at Liverpool 4,419 bushels 36lbs of British salt to carry to Newlyn. On voyage vessel shipped water, and on arrival at Newlyn salt weighed only 4,356 bushels: Collector of excise to cancel bond.

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William Pritchard, master, and Robert Humphry, mate, of sloop 'Vermin' of Pwhilley (sic) [? Pwhelli] in Wales and Thomas Kingdom of Truro malster, came before court and stated they shipped at Liverpool on 15 Apr. last 1760 bushels of British salt on which duty was paid, to carry to Truro on account of Thomas Tuck and Son. Due to storms the vessel shipped water, and on arrival at Truro the salt was found to be only 1580 bushels: Collector of Excise to refund duty on lost salt to the original proprietors [names left blank].