Sessions held at Truro

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Sessions held at Truro

10th April 1804

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Justices

John Vivian, Thomas Rawlings, Francis Hearle Rodd, Ralph Allen Daniell and Arthur Kempe, esqs., Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Jeremiah Trist, Henry Pooley, William Gregor, Edward Rodd and Philip Webber, clerks.

Jury

William Rogers, Thomas Whitford, John Roberts, Stephen Hugo, Malachi Laskey, Edward Hoblyn, Thomas Hicks, John Withell, John Martin, John Hicks, John Laskey, Henry Nicholls, John Daw, Thomas Blamey, Francis Geach, Thomas Penaluna, Gideon Polkinghorne, Collan Harvey, Hercules Michell, John Tresidder, John Soby and William Edwards.

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

Presentments of highways in Kenwyn and Penryn held over.

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Account of Edward Coode, jun. gent. vice-treasurer seen and allowed. £453. 17s. 2d. due to county.

Appeal by Helston against order of 25 Feb. last for removal of Margery Moor, widow of James Moor, and her children William (5), and James (3) from Falmouth: order discharged. Falmouth to pay Helston £1. 6s. 8d. costs and maintenance.

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Appeal by Mevagissey against order of 2 Feb. last for removal of Amy Thomas from St. Enoder: order reversed. St. Enoder to pay Mevagissey £2. 6s. 8d. costs and maintenance.

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Continued appeal by Gwennap against order of 9 Nov. last for removal of Elizabeth Odgers from Stithians: order reversed. Stithians to pay Gwennap £2. 12s. 0d. costs and maintenance.

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Continued appeal by Gorran against order of 3 Oct. last for removal of Ann Miners, spinster, from Mevagissey: held over.

Treasurer to pay 'rewards and allowances' under Act for 'procuring returns relative to the expence of the maintenance of the poor in England.'

Appeal by John Peter and Richard Downing, occupiers in Mawnan, against poor rate made for Mawnan 24 Mar. last: held over.

Appeal by Charles Bottrell and Richard White against poor rate made for Ludgvan: held over.

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Filiation order

Child; F.; When born; 10 Feb.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; North Hill; Grace Prideaux, singlewoman; John Duance of North Hill, carpenter

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Bastardy orders

Name: John Duance; Parish: North Hill; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: John White; Parish: St. Enoder; Court's decision: To remain in custody

William Staples of Falmouth, innkeeper, indicted for assault and battery. Pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court.

Dorothy, wife of William Staples above indicted for assault and battery. Pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court.

George Nicholson of Stokeclimsland, lab., indicted for taking a hen, property of Richard Werring: acquitted.

Bastardy orders

Name: Nicholas Hawten; Parish: Illogan; Court's decision: Discharged

Name: Peter Clements; Parish: St. Issey; Court's decision: To remain in custody

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Bastardy orders

Name: John Harris; Parish: St. Mabyn; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: John Pearce; Parish: Cury; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Mary Hearne, committed to bridewell as lewd and disorderly woman in St. Keverne: discharged.

Thomas Williams committed to bridewell for vagrancy in Calstock: to remain in custody.

Elizabeth Miller of St. Columb Major, singlewoman, indicted for taking a white calico apron and a coloured cotton handkerchief, property of William Hawken: acquitted.

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Continued appeal by St. Just in Penwith against order of 9 Nov. 1802 for removal of Edward Goninan from Crowan: order reversed. Crowan to pay St. Just £9. 16s. 7d. costs and maintenance.

Protestant dissenting minister

James Gill of Truro subscribed the statutory oath.

Thomas Mitchell of Perranzabuloe, lab. indicted for taking 1lb of copper ore, property of John Cowling, Otho Cowling, Richard Chenoweth Charles, Osborne Luke Aver and Richard Tresize: acquitted.

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Army transport rates fixed, to be in force until ten days after next sessions.

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Ann Tiddy committed to bridewell for refusing to name father of her bastard dau. Chargeable to St. Anthony [sic]: discharged.

Thomas Powell committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of the peace against his wife: discharged.

James Jenkin committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of peace against Alice, his wife: discharged and sent to place of last legal settlement.

James Rule committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of peace against [blank] Prideaux and Joseph Tallack: discharged.

William Blaney committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of peace against Thomas Rowe: discharged.

Nicholas Brewer of Padstow, lab. and Jane, wife of Nathaniel Oliver, of Padstow, lab., and Mary Harding of Padstow, spinster, indicted for taking a gallon of rum, property of Robert ?Puck/Tuck: acquitted.

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Ann Pascoe, another Ann Pascoe, Dorothy Weals, Sarah Weals, and Ann Abraham, all spinsters of Camborne, indicted for taking 1lb of copper ore, property of Rt. Hon. Lord de Dunstanville and Basset and others: acquitted.

George John Blewett, of Bodmin, esq., indicted for assault and battery. Pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court.

William Staple of St. Austell, lab., indicted for assault and battery. Pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court.

Francis Hearle Rodd appointed as visiting magistrate to gaol and bridewell at Bodmin.

Christopher Mules appointed Keeper of the Gaol at Launceston in place of John Mules, deceased, his father.

Recognizance

John Gilhard of Wendron, tinner, and his pledge William Gilhard: recognizance estreated.

Reward of £5. 5s. 0d. to be paid by bridge surveyors on conviction of any person wantonly damaging the parapet walls of county bridges.

One bridge rate levied to be paid to John Symons, gent., bridge surveyor (east).

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Bridge surveyor (west) to repair St. Erth bridge.

Account of William Moorman, gent., bridge surveyor (west) seen and allowed. £112. 4s. 11d. due to county.

Friendly society

Rules and regulations of friendly society at Saltash allowed and confirmed.

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Filiation order

Child; F.; When born; 10 Dec.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; Penryn; Hannah Treloar, singlewoman; Francis Moorman of Penryn, watchmaker

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Friendly society

Rules and regulations of society at Launceston allowed and confirmed.

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