Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: John Derbyshire Birkhead, John Moyle, John Williams, John Glanvill, John Fortescue, Nicholas Kemp, Francis Gregor, Samuel Foot, Henry Foot, John Ratcliff Gregor, John Tremayne.

Jury: Nathaniel Randle, Nicholas Butland, Francis Retallack, Richard Carveth, William Benny, Henry Sampson, James Blake, John Blake, Thomas Glanvill, John Quiller, John Hickes, Thomas Pomery, John Rundle, William Row, Peter Truscott, Nicholas Hawke, John White, George Martin, Richard Taylor, Thomas Waymond, William Nanstawen, Thomas Harson and William Austin.

Presentment against Week St. Mary for non-repair of highways: held over.

Presentment against Stratton for non-repair of highways: held over.

John Reynolds and William Morrice of St. Columb Minor; trespass and misdemeanour: fined 6d. each.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions: Henry George of St. Austell, lab., John Hewett of St. Austell, gent., surety., John Rundle of St. Austell, lab., John Hewett of St. Austell, gent., surety, Nathan Jory of St. Tudy, Thomas Jory of St. Tudy, surety, William Trebell of St. Mabyn, surety.

Fine of £15 levied on Luxulyan for non-repair of highways: be paid to the surveyors of the parish to carry out the repairs.

Thomas Arthur, master and James Spry, mariner, of the brigantine Mary of Padstow testified to loss on 25 August of 73 bushels of salt (on which duty had been paid) in bad weather during voyage from Bristol to Padstow, on account of Joseph Peters of Padstow.

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Fines of £10 levied on Tywardreath and Lanlivery for non-repair of highways: to be paid to the surveyors of the parishes to carry out the repairs.

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Fine of £10 levied on Lanhydrock for non-repair of highways: to be paid to the surveyors of the parish to carry out the repairs.

Richard Brenton, of St. Wenn, lab., son of John Brenton "a poor old impotent man and not able to work": to pay his father 4s. a month maintenance.

Appeal of Andrew Bryant of Lanlivery against indenture of 14 May 1744 apprenticing Mary Phillipps, a poor child, to him: apprenticeship discharged.

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Complaint of William Crapp of St. Austell, assignee of Peter Crapp the executor of Sampson Crapp decd. against indenture of 26 February 1732/3 apprenticing John Giles, a poor child, to the said Sampson Crapp decd: apprenticeship discharged.

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Vice-treasurer to pay sums [as detailed] to the clerk of the peace for contracts for transporting John Brooking, John Harvey alias Goodboy, William Littlejohn and Alexander Bonithan alias Saundry; for levying rate and other duties, also for his salary.

John Marshall of Bodmin, gent., appointed as surveyor (west).

One half-rate to be levied and paid to Francis Penwarne, gent., surveyor (east)

One half gaol rate to be levied and paid to the vice-treasurer.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions: John Rowe of Lanteglos-by-Fowey, John Robins of Lostwithiel, surety, Richard Libbey of Lansallos, blacksmith, surety.

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Elizabeth Hambly of Kenwyn, trespass and misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d.

William Dunstone accused of two trespasses and misdemeanours: acquitted.

Elizabeth, wife of John Morshead of Duloe, accused of stealing the goods of John Grigg: acquitted.

John Morshead of Duloe, accused of receiving the goods of John Grigg: acquitted.

Complaint of Richard Musgrove and others against Thomas Eyre, bridewell keeper: held over.

Robert Peters, assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

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Andrew Rankin of St. Clement, stealing goods of William, Lemon esq. value 9d. and of Thomas Cornish 8d.: petty larceny, private whipping.

William Meagor, jun. of Poundstock, stealing goods of Thomas Beare, value 4d.: petty larceny, private whipping.

Mary Quick: to be discharged from bridewell.

Walter Daniell: to be discharged from bridewell.

Honor Trenerry: to be discharged from bridewell.

Vice-treasurer to pay John Lemincott, keeper of Launceston gaol, his account.

Thomas Dennis of St. Enoder, stealing goods of John Bassett and others, value 10d., petty larceny: to be transported to America for seven years.

Vice-treasurer to pay Thomas Eyre, bridewell keeper, his account.

George Champion, George Couch and Charles Willcock, trespass and misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d. each.

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John Neal, William Richards and Richard Bullock: to attend next sessions to answer a complaint against them by Thomas Eyre, bridewell keeper, relating to their arresting Roberta Goodman.