Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Sessions held at Lostwithiel

14th January 1800

QS/1/7/13

Justices

John Thomas, esq., Hon. John Eliot, Sir John Morshead, Sir Christopher Hawkins, barts., William Flamank, Charles Mayson, D.D.s., Weston Helyar, John Coryton, Francis Glanville, Thomas Rawlings, esqs., Edmund Gilbert, Thomas Penwarne, John Kingdon and John Bennet, clerks.

Jury

Abraham Naftell, Lewis Truscott, William Pentecost, Thomas Udy, William Nanscawen, jun., Gilbert Hodge Wymond, Nicholas Moon, Cornelius Moon, Thomas Hain, John Giddy, Petherick Bunt, Cornelius Cook, Richard Jay, gents.

Presentments of highways in Linkinhorne, Wendron, Lezant, Talland and Gwennap held over.

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

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Treasurer to pay clerk 20s. for carrying statutes at large, and £12 for levy warrants at 5s. each for past year, and 13s. 4d. for examinations and passes of William Pearson and Elizabeth Maddern at Epiphany 1799, 6s. 8d. for examination and pass of Elizabeth Maddern at Easter, £2. 13s. 4d. for examinations and passes of Howell Williams, Elizabeth Symons, Ann Barker, Alice Bennet, Ann Cook, Elizabeth Pye, Elizabeth Kendall and Richard Westcott at Midsummer, £1. 6s. 8d. for examinations and passes of William Benny, William Ripper, Rose Campion, and Thomas Jenkins at Michaelmas, and £10. 10s. 0d. for clerk's salary in accordance with order entered at Epiphany 1740.

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Appeal by George Webbe[?r] against accounts of John Bellhouse and John Ragland, churchwardens, and John McDowell and James Dunstone, overseers of poor, for Falmouth, verified before mayor John Carne, esq. 21 Nov. last, G.W. claiming that various sums of money had been paid out illegally: ordered that £12. 10s. 0d. charged by J.D. on 23 Aug. last for half-years' salary for his attendance on the poor from 2 Dec. 1797 until 2 June 1798 be disallowed. J.B., J.R., J.McD., and J.D. to pay G.W. £1. 6s. 8d. costs.

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John Radford, and Matthew Vounder, both of St. Austell, and Jonathan Colliver of Tywardreath, and William Clemow of Fowey took oath required from protestant dissenting ministers.

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: held over.

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Appeal by Little Petherick against order of 12 Dec. last for removal of Jenefer Champion from St. Columb Major: held over.

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Appeal by manor of Tregavethan [an extra parochial place maintaining its own poor] against order of 13 Dec. last for removal of Richard Stephens (38), Mary his wife, and their sons William (11), Richard (9), Thomas (7), John (4) and Edward (2) from Redruth: order reversed. Redruth to pay Tregavethan £1. 6s. 8d. costs and maintenance.

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Recognizances

Joseph Jemmison of Antony, lab. to appear, and his surety John Hooper of Antony, innkeeper.

John Picket of Penryn, baker, to appear, and his surety John Behenna of Penryn, carpenter.

Philip Westcott of Penryn, tailor, to appear, and his surety above J.B.

James Cross of Penryn, lab., to appear, and his surety above J.B.

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Philip Northcott of Lanreath, yeoman, indicted for misdemeanour. Pleaded guilty: fined 6d. paid in court.

Filiation order

Child; M.; When born; 28 Dec.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Tregony; Maria Beard; John Symons, jun., of Veryan, yeoman

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James Jenkins indicted for assault. At last sessions pleaded guilty: fined 6d. paid in court.

John Adams indicted for assault. Pleaded guilty: fined 6d. paid in court.

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

Joseph Harpur, committed to bridewell for deserting his family, chargeable to St. Agnes: discharged.

Thomas Prynn and Richard Woodward indicted for assault. Pleaded guilty: fined 1s. each paid in court.

Adrage Mahomet and Sarah his wife committed to bridewell for vagrancy in St. Columb Major: to remain in custody.

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Bastardy orders

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

Name: Edward Greenwood; Parish: North Hill; Court's decision: Discharged

Name: John Adams; Parish: Kilkhampton; Court's decision: To remain in custody; Child not yet born.

William Cock of Tintagel, lab. indicted for taking a canvas shirt, property of Richard Hayne: two years' hard labour in Bodmin gaol, then to be sent to Royal Cornwall Regiment of Militia as deserter "to which he appears to belong".

Mary Champion committed to bridewell for misdemeanour: discharged.

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Joseph Turner of St. Columb [sic] lab. indicted for taking an iron pot, property of Mary Champion: two years' hard labour in Bodmin gaol.

Recognizances

William Letcher of Illogan, gent. to appear, and his surety Pearse Rogers of Helston, gent.

William Letcher (above) for appearance of his wife Elizabeth, and his surety above P.R.

Margaret Jennings of Illogan, spinster, to appear, and her sureties above W.L. and P.R.

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Benjamin Cock of St. Ervan, blacksmith, indicted for taking an iron lifter, property of William Cayzer: transported for seven years.

Recognizances

Henry Hichens of St. Buryan, yeoman to prefer indictment against Abel Williams for felony: recognizance estreated.

Above A.W: recognizance estreated.

Benjamin Cock of St. Ervan, blacksmith, and Thomas Ashton of St. Columb Major indicted for taking two bed sheets and two holland sheets, property of Robert Drew: both transported for seven years.

[See also above QS/1/7/22]

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Henry Prynn Andrew of St. Erme, gent., William Ellworthy of Maker, gent., John Carpenter and Richard Carpenter, both of St. Germans, gents., and John Couch of St. Germans, gent. each fined 40s. for non-attendance on jury.

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Filiation order

Child; F.; When born; 1 May 1795; Parish; Mother; Alleged father; Luxulyan; Elizabeth Brown; John Reynolds of Luxulyan

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Friendly societies

Rules and regulations of following societies exhibited and allowed:- Fourth Friendly Society at Millbrook, and Amicable Society at St. Columb Major.

Recognizances

John Edwards and his pledge Thomas Devonshire, gent: estreats discharged.

Joseph Clarke, of St. Austell, lab. indicted for taking a linen handkerchief and 6lbs. of mutton, property of Thomas Trevithick: six months' hard labour in Bodmin gaol.

Richard Harris, jun., of Kenwyn, lab. indicted for taking four pieces of woollen cloth, and a linen handkerchief, property of Robert Sholl: six months' hard labour in Bodmin gaol.

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Vice-treasurer to pay Bodmin £175 as proportion of sums spend by them in relieving the families of sergeants, corporals, drummers and fifers in militia regiments of the county.

Bastardy order

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

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