Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Sessions held at Lostwithiel

14th January 1817

QS/1/8/595

Justices

John Colman Rashleigh, Edward William Stackhouse, Edmund John Glynn, Francis Hearle Rodd, John Hearle Tremayne and Thomas Graham, esqs., Edward Rodd, D.D., Robert Walker, Joseph Pomery, Francis Vyvyan, and Jago Arundell, clerks.

Jury

Nicholas Cole, John Carne, John Bowen, William Clogg, William Lane, George Sandy, John Bassett, Silvester Key, George Lovering, William Rowe, John Andrew, Richard Hawkey, William Littleton, Richard Hicks, Richard Rogers.

Presentments of highways in Budock and Sithney held over.

QS/1/8/596

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

Treasurer to pay deputy clerk 40s. for carrying statutes at large from one sessions to another, £24 for levy warrants for gaol and marshalsea rates at last four sessions at 10s. each, 13s. 4d. for examination and pass of Henry Carne at Epiphany Sessions, 13s.4d. for examination and pass of Thomas Crossland at Midsummer Sessions, 13s. 4d. for examination and pass of Thomas Parrow at Michaelmas, and £21 for deputy clerk's salary.

QS/1/8/597

Army transport rates fixed, to be in force until 25 Apr. next.

One bridge rate levied to be paid to William Moorman, gent., bridge surveyor (west).

QS/1/8/597a

Bastardy orders

Name: Charles Rundle; Parish: St. Winnow; Court's decision: Discharged

Name: John Trevail; Parish: St. Buryan; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: George Uren; Parish: Sancreed; Court's decision: To remain in custody

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

Name: Nicholas Redholes; Parish: St. Keverne; Court's decision: To remain in custody

QS/1/8/597b

Bastardy orders

Name: Parmenas Menhinnet; Parish: Endellion; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: Nicholas Facey; Parish: Liskeard; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: Joseph Gribben; Parish: St. Agnes; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: Benjamin Lukey, jun.; Parish: Marazion; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: Ralph Walsely; Parish: Kenwyn; Court's decision: To remain in custody

QS/1/8/598

Bastardy orders

Name: Thomas Jenkin; Parish: Perranzabuloe; Court's decision: To remain in custody. Child not yet born.

Name: Robert Dennis; Parish: Falmouth; Court's decision: Discharged

Name: Richard Jenkin; Parish: St. Columb Major; Court's decision: [blank]

Name: Richard Jenkin, of Gwennap; Parish: Gwennap; Court's decision: To remain in custody. Child not yet born.

Name: William Barrett; Parish: Egloshayle; Court's decision: To remain in custody. Child not yet born.

QS/1/8/599

Bastardy orders

Name: James Jenkin; Parish: St. Gennys; Court's decision: Committed to bridewell for refusing to obey maintenance order for male child, to remain in custody.

Name: John Eddy; Parish: Wendron; Court's decision: Discharged

Name: John Paul; Parish: Newlyn; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: James Paul; Parish: Gwennap; Court's decision: Discharged

George Wilkinson committed to bridewell by John Wallis, gent., mayor of Bodmin, for vagrancy in Bodmin: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement.

QS/1/8/600

Peter Roberts committed to bridewell for want of sureties for his good behaviour: discharged.

Elizabeth Warsdell committed to bridewell by John Wallis, gent., mayor of Bodmin for vagrancy "and being in the open air" in Bodmin: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement.

John Leago committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Redruth: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement.

David Moore committed to bridewell as idle and disorderly person and previously sent to house of correction: discharged.

QS/1/8/601

Filiation orders

Child; M.; When born; 15 Oct.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Budock; Mary Martyn of Truro, singlewoman; Walter Allen of Truro, mason

QS/1/8/602

Filiation orders

Child; F.; When born; 5 Oct.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Borough of Trevena (village near; Tintagel anciently with Bossiney); Maria Harvey; Joseph Triggs, jun. of Bodmin, carpenter

QS/1/8/603

Recognizances

Charles Rundle of St. Winnow, labourer to abide by bastardy order made at Epiphany sessions.

Bastardy order:

Name: Nicholas Robins; Parish: Roche; Court's decision: Discharged

Jeremiah Arrowsworth committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Veryan: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement.

Appeal by Padstow against order of 14 Dec. last for removal of John Walters, Mary his wife, and Elizabeth their dau. (2), from St. Clement: held over.

QS/1/8/604

Appeal by Padstow against order of 2 Jan. inst. for removal of Thomas Tresidder from Constantine: held over.

Continued appeal by Perranuthnoe against order of 11 Jun. last for removal of Robert Ellis Davey, Grace his wife, and their children Robert (13), Ann (12), Grace (11), John (8), William (7), Thomas (6), George (4), and Emanuel (1) from St. Erth: held over.

QS/1/8/605

Appeal by Perranuthnoe against order of 31 Dec. last for removal of Nicholas Tucker, Elizabeth his wife, and their children Elizabeth (10), Nicholas (8), John (6), William (4) and George (1) from Crowan: held over.

Continued appeal by Merther against order of 5 Oct. last for removal of Agnes Oates, singlewoman, from Ladock: held over.

QS/1/8/606

Appeal by St. Erme against order of 21 Oct. last for removal of George Jeffery, Rachel his wife, and their children William (7), Mary (4), Sarah (2), and Elizabeth (1 day) from Merther: held over.

Appeal by Newlyn against order of 10 Dec. last for removal of John Osborne, Hannah his wife, and their children Catherine (19), John (17), Thomasine (15), William (10), Jane (8), and Edith (4) from Perranzabuloe: held over.

QS/1/8/607

Appeal by Perranuthnoe against order of 24 Oct. last for removal of Grace Tredrea, spinster, from Ludgvan: held over.

Appeal by St. Hilary against order of 9 Nov. for removal of John Trevurrow, Elizabeth his wife, and their children Susanna (8), John (4), and Richard (2) from Ludgvan: held over.

QS/1/8/608

Appeal by Fowey against order of 6 Jan. inst. for removal of Thomas Ventris and Ann his wife from Lansallos: held over.

Appeal by St. Hilary against order of 13 Nov. last for removal of Henry Pearce, Jane his wife, and their children Margaret (8), John Rodda (7), Henry (3) and William (14 months) from Ludgvan: held over.

QS/1/8/609

Appeal by Kea against order of 19 Dec. last for removal of William Nicholls, Ann his wife, and their children Ann (3), and Mary (14 months) from Falmouth: held over.

Appeal by St. Cleer against order of 16 Sep. last for removal of Hannah, wife of John Harris, and John Harris' children Mary (18), and Jane (14) from St. Neot: held over.

QS/1/8/610

Appeal by Minster against order of 6 Jan. inst. for removal of William Bath, lab., Elizabeth his wife, and their son Francis (5 months) from Trevalga: held over.

QS/1/8/610, 611

Continued appeal by St. Buryan against order of 22 June last for removal of Elizabeth Bant, wife of Thomas Bant, mariner, and their children Elizabeth (10), Mary Ann (5), Louisa (4) and Eliza (1) from Falmouth: order reversed. Falmouth to pay St. Buryan £18. 5s. 4d. costs and maintenance.

QS/1/8/611

John Knight committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of peace against Reuben Magor: discharged.

Philip Manuel committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of peace against Mary Pearce: to remain in custody.

Lewis Haydon committed to bridewell for want of sureties to indemnify Phillack in bastardy: discharged.

Recognizance

William Henry Symons of Gerrans to abide by order in bankruptcy, and William Symons his pledge: estreated.

QS/1/8/612

Richard Johns of Bodmin, lab. indicted for taking a rump of beef, property of George Hamley: judgement afterwards arrested due to defect in bill of indictment. [see also QS/1/8/614]

Recognizances

Following recognizances in cases of bastardy and of their respective sureties held over as children not yet born.

Daniell Campbell of Budock

Moses Kellow of St. Teath

John Walters of St. Kew

William Taylor of Probus

Christopher Ellis of St. Erth

John Thomas, jun. of Penzance

Henry Blight, jun. of Ludgvan

Richard Carvolth, jun. of St. Hilary

Samuel Laity of Camborne

Nicholas Pollard of Falmouth

James Treloar, and his pledge John Treloar and Bennett Treloar: recognizances discharged.

QS/1/8/613

David Keskeys of Wendron, lab. indicted for taking a sheaf of wheat, property of James Manhay: one week in county gaol.

Robert Calf of Truro, lab., indicted for taking two shoe brushes, property of William Rowe: fortnight in county gaol and whipping.

John Colman Rashleigh unanimously elected on to committee of magistrates for the lunatic asylum in lieu of Rev. Edmund Gilbert, deceased. [see also QS/1/8/623]

Nicholas Welsh of Kenwyn, lab., indicted for taking 5lbs. of hay, property of James Pascoe: acquitted.

QS/1/8/614

Richard Johns of Bodmin, lab., indicted for taking a rump of beef, property of George Hambly. Pleaded guilty: one month's hard labour in county gaol. [see also QS/1/8/612]

Thomas Baths of St. Columb Major, lab. indicted for taking a pair of shoes, property of George Hicks: fourteen days in house of correction with hard labour.

John Cooke of Landewednack, lab. indicted for taking a plough, property of Francis Jose: acquitted.

QS/1/8/615

Jane Parsons of St. Merryn, spinster, indicted for taking a gallon of potatoes, property of William Brinton, jun.: one month in county gaol.

Stephen Edey, John Eddy and Peter Eustis withdrew plea of not guilty and all pleaded guilty. James Curtis, Matthew George, Henry Kellow, John Rundell, John Mitchell, John Truscott and Henry Mitchell all pleaded guilty and fined 1s. each.

[Offence not stated]

Joshua Rowe withdrew plea of not guilty. Pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court. [Offence not stated]

Recognizance

Ephraim Noy of Madron, and his pledge John Mann: recognizances estreated.

QS/1/8/616

John Morris, als. John Terrill, of Redruth, lab. indicted for taking a deal board, property of William Tremerry: six months hard labour in house of correction.

William Smith of North Hill, lab. indicted for taking a shovel; property of John Buckingham: one week in Launceston gaol.

John Jackson of Redruth, lab. and John Fenix of Redruth, lab. indicted for taking a pair of shoes, property of Joseph Martin: J.F. acquitted. J.J. received one month's hard labour in county gaol.

QS/1/8/617

Samuel Wery committed to gaol, charged with stealing quantity of rope, property of Sir Arscott Curry Molesworth, bart.: discharged ignoramus.

Recognizances

Richard Jenkyn of Crantock, yeoman, to appear in bastardy, and his pledge John Jenkyn of Crantock, yeoman.

John Collins of Antony, lab. indicted for taking a silver watch, property of John Shear: two months' hard labour in house of correction.

Recognizances

James Gard to keep the peace: recognizance discharged. William Jacob, and his pledges Joseph Lowry and Joseph Woolcock: recognizances discharged.

QS/1/8/618

James Treloar: recognizance held over.

Friendly societies

Rules and regulation of following societies examined and allowed:- Kingsand or Cawsand known as Second Friendly Society, South Petherwin, and Penzance.

Appeal by Manor of Trevavethan against order of 4 Jan. inst. for removal of John Bawden from Perranzabuloe: held over.

QS/1/8/619

Continued appeal by Edward Smith, esq. against the binding to him of three poor children of St. Agnes, James Brandford, Mary Cowling, and Grace Barkla because he already had three other apprentices bound to him - Grace Pencore, Jane Jorey and Joseph Tamblyn, also poor children of St. Agnes whose apprenticeships had not expired: appeal dismissed. E.S. to pay St. Agnes £5 costs.

QS/1/8/619, 620

Appeal by St. Columb Minor against order of 24 Oct. last for removal of Henry Shibley, Catherine his wife, and their children John (5), Jane (3) and George (1½) from St. Columb Major: order confirmed. St. Columb Minor to pay St. Columb Major £5 costs.

QS/1/8/620

Appeal by Kilkhampton against order of 5 Dec. last for removal of Elizabeth Hambly, als. Hamley from St. Columb Major: order reversed. St. Columb Major to pay Kilkhampton £7 costs and maintenance.

QS/1/8/621

Appeal by St. Mary Magdalen [Launceston] against order of 24 Oct. last for removal of Richard Hobb from Egloskerry: order reversed. Egloskerry to pay Launceston £23 costs and maintenance.

QS/1/8/621, 622

Appeal by St. Ives against order of 14 Nov. last for removal of John Uren, Elizabeth his wife and their children William (11), Sarah (9), Elizabeth (5), Joseph (2) and John (6 months) from Ludgvan: Respondents unable to procure a material witness so held over.

QS/1/8/622

Appeal by John Tyacke and Francis Pender against poor rate made for Constantine 4 Dec. last: held over.

Continued appeal by Gwinear against order of 27 Apr. last for removal of James Annear and Emblin his wife from St. Martin in Meneage: held over.

QS/1/8/623

Edward William Stackhouse, esq. unanimously elected as visiting magistrate to Bodmin gaol and bridewell in lieu of Rev. Edmund Gilbert, deceased. [see also QS/1/8/613]

William Francis of St. Austell, butcher, indicted for misdemeanour. Pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court.

QS/1/8/623, 624

Appeal by Blisland against order of 31 Oct. last for removal of John Colman, Ann his wife, and their children Elizabeth (9), Mary Ann (7), and John (2) from Bodmin: order reversed. Bodmin to pay Blisland £12 costs and maintenance.

QS/1/8/624, 625

Appeal by Warbstow against order of 3 Dec. last for removal of William Stacey, and Elizabeth Carmot or Carmet his wife, from Jacobstow: order confirmed. Warbstow to pay Jacobstow £5 costs.

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