Sessions held at Bodmin

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Justices: Sir John Molesworth; Francis Rodd, William Pennington, William Peter, esqs; James Cory, clerk.

Jury: Charles Harris, gent., Edward Grigg, John Harry, Thomas Lobb, Samuel Philp, John Bond, Charles Gibbs, Thomas Pearce, William Perry, William Warne, John Trebilcock, William Thomas, Walter Treleaven, Charles Saunder, John Hamley.

Henry Mark, constable of St Keverne, appeared to answer appeal made by William Menadue against order of distraint for 17s. 2d. in favour of Prudence Roberts of St Keverne; Menadue did not appear: costs of £1 6s. 8d. awarded to Mark.

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Michael and Mary Curnow of Towednack, having failed to prosecute their appeal against orders of distraint in favour of Jane and Roger Renoden: ordered to pay costs of £1 6s. 8d.

Presentment of highways of St Kew, Constantine, Kenwyn and Sancreed: held over to next sessions.

Recognizances:

Richard Cock, cordwainer, and Richard Hamley, shopkeeper, both of Bodmin: sureties for appearance of said Richard Cock at next sessions.

Thomas Cardew of Liskeard, mason, and Edward Bennett of Bodmin, rope-maker: sureties for Thomas Cardew.

Jasper Fittock of St Mawes, and Samuel Blamey of Ruanlanihorne, maltman: sureties for Jasper Fittock.

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John Symons, labourer, and Joseph Avery, yeoman, both of Tintagel: sureties for John Symons.

Richard Elliot of St Blazey, yeoman; and William Daw of Bodmin, yeoman: sureties for Richard Elliot.

Appeal of St Enoder against order for removal of Benjamin Stephens from Gulval to St Enoder: held over to next sessions.

John Tonkin, jun.: committed to bridewell for want of sureties to answer indictment for assault.

John Rogers of St Neot, yeoman; convicted of assault on John Lobb: fined 1d.

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Continued appeal of Perranarworthal against order dated 21 May 1774 for the removal of Ann Whitmore, wife of William Whitmore, mariner, from Falmouth to Perranarworthal: order quashed.

William Rodda of Gulval, carrier; acquitted of assault.

Hugh Lukey of Lanivet, yeoman; convicted of assault against James Kestle: fined 1d.

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George Harvey of Illogan; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d.

Recognizances:

Thomas May, James May, tinner and James May, jun., all of Perranzabuloe: sureties for good behaviour of Thomas May, especially towards Mr J. Edyvean of St Austell.

Charles Dent of St Breock; convicted of stealing a pair of breeches, value 2d., from Robert Shalton: to be whipped.

Jeremiah Gift of Penzance; acquitted of stealing a silk handkerchief from Joseph Richards.

Thomas May of Perranzabuloe, tinner; acquitted of damaging part of the canal being constructed from Mawgan Porth by John Edyvean, gent.

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John Harris of Lanteglos near Fowey, miller; convicted of stealing 35 yds of woollen cloth, value 10d., from Thomas Soady: to be whipped.

William George of Redruth, butcher; convicted of stealing 10 lbs of mutton, value 2d., from Richard Sarrell: to be whipped.

Joanna Berryman of Towednack, spinster; convicted of stealing a pair of stockings from Arthur Uren: to be privately whipped.

Richard Maunder; lately committed as a rogue and vagabond: to be admonished, receive the discipline of the house, and be discharged.

Mark Marks; unable to find sureties to answer indictment for assault and misdemeanour: to remain in custody.

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Richard Allen; fined £10 for assaults: to remain in custody until fine paid and sureties for good behaviour found.

Margaret Pope, having agreed to swear the father of her bastard child: to be discharged.

Jonathan Andrew; committed for want of sureties in bastardy: to remain in custody.

Nicholas Wills; committed for want of sureties: to be discharged.

Jane Freeman; committed as a lewd woman: to be discharged.

Thomas Smith; committed as a rogue and vagabond: to be admonished and conveyed to Liverpool, his last place of settlement.

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Account of Thomas Roberts allowed: £19 4s. 1d. due to him.

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

Account of Charles Wroughton, coroner, allowed: £22 6s. due to him.