Sessions at Truro

QS/1/3/463

Justices: Francis Rodd, Philip Enouf, Thomas Vyvyan, jun., esqs.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Edward Giddy, clerks; John Oliver Williams, Humphry Prideaux, Thomas Glynn, jun., esqs.

Jury: John Pearce, John Higman, Peter Thomas, Joseph Dillon, William Paynter, Henry Symons, Jacob Willyams, Francis Prater, John Johns, John Lambrick, James Lugg, Edmund Paul, Ephraim Weymouth, William Freethy, Thomas Baynard, Hosea Roberts, Benjamin Davies, Tobias Tonkin.

QS/1/3/463, 464

Appeal of Kea against order of 12 January for removal of John Tonkin and wife Ann from Gwennap to Kea: held over; costs to Gwennap.

QS/1/3/464

Appeal of Gulval against order of 1 February for removal of Avis Pryor, single woman, from Sithney to Gulval: order reversed; costs to Gulval.

Sir John Molesworth and Walter Borlase, doctor of laws: appointed as treasurers for the next year.

Recognizances to comply with bastardy order in respect of maintenance of son of Ursula James [QS/1/3/447,448]:

Richard Sweet of St Hilary, tinner, surety

William Sweet of St Hilary, tinner, surety

QS/1/3/465

Appeal of Veryan against order of 2 April for removal of William Pascoe from St Anthony in Roseland to Veryan: order confirmed; costs to St Anthony.

Recognizances for good behaviour of Charity Lockett for one year:

Robert Hodge of Truro, cordwainer, surety

Mary Locket of Truro, spinster, surety

Recognizances to appear at next sessions [marginal note referring to their continuation to later sessions 'for want of time']

William Rodda of Gulval, yeoman

Ralph Rodda of Gulval, yeoman, surety

John Thomas of Penzance, mason, surety

John Edwards of Truro, gent.

Simon Rosdale of St Clement, officer of excise, surety

Thomas Rundle of Padstow, labourer

John Guard of Padstow

QS/1/3/466

Appeal of Illogan against order of 22 March for removal of Joan Richards from St Keverne to Illogan: order quashed for insufficiency; costs to Illogan.

Recognizance for good behaviour of Mary Whales [Wheals?] for one year:

John Wheals of Truro, labourer, surety

Michael Tregonning, labourer, surety

Recognizances for good behaviour of Eliza Penrose for one year:

Richard Wadge of Truro, brewer, surety

John Jennings of Truro, blacksmith, surety

QS/1/3/467

Appeal of Paul against order of 16 February for removal of Cornelius Green, husbandman, wife Jane, and children Jane (13), James (9), George (6), Richard (4), William (2) and Cornelius (1), from Madron to Paul: held over.

Appeal of Gwithian against order of 21 January for removal of Blandina Richards, wife of John Richards, and children John (6), Henry (3), and William (9 months), from Constantine to Gwithian: held over.

Recognizance for good behaviour of Christian Ferris for one year:

Richard Ferris of Truro, labourer, surety

Richard Traer of St Clement, labourer, surety

QS/1/3/468

Appeal of St Martin in Meneage against order of 7 October [see QS/1/3/454] in respect of Ann Hill and family: order confirmed; costs to Crowan.

Account of Samuel Hext, Vice-treasurer: allowed.

Account of Surveyor (east): allowed.

QS/1/3/469

Account of Surveyor (west): allowed.

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

Phillipa Richards: to continue in bridewell until next sessions for failure to name the father of her base child.

William Sweet: discharged from bridewell.

Josiah Cayzer; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

Tristram Pascoe of Wendron, labourer; stealing one hempen sack and other things from William Tonkin, value 6d.; petty larceny: public whipping.

Margery, wife of William Walkham of Truro, labourer; stealing two silver buckles from Benjamin Smith, value 6d.; petty larceny: private whipping.

QS/1/3/470

Sidney Pellor of Germoe, labourer, and Richard Allen of Ruanlanihorne: to remain in bridewell for want of sureties.

John Skewes of Gwennap, Mary, wife of William Pengelly and Moses Hooper; charged with misdemeanour: acquitted for want of prosecution.

John Richards, a marine; refusing to give evidence in the appeal by Gwithian against Constantine [QS/1/3/467]: committed to bridewell until next sessions.

John Turnavine Budd and William Bennett, both of St Columb Minor: to appear in court for failure to abide by the bastardy order made in respect of the base child of Elizabeth Warmington [see QS/1/3/372,373].

QS/1/3/471

Four gaol and marshalsea rates to be levied and paid to the Vice-treasurer.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

William Ninnis of Uny Lelant, tinner (two charges)

Thomas Curgenven of Uny Lelant, yeoman, surety

Recognizances for good behaviour of Margaret White for one year:

Anthony White of Truro, tailor, surety

Jenifer White of Truro, surety

QS/1/3/471, 472

Appeal of Crantock against order of 15 March for removal of James George (31), labourer, and wife Jane, from Kenwyn to Crantock; evidence given that John George, the pauper's father, was born in Crantock and moved, with his wife, from Crantock to Kenwyn, where James was born, and the father leased property as described: order confirmed; costs to Kenwyn

QS/1/3/472

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

Bastardy case against John Tredwen: held over.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Samuel Penrose of Ruanlanihorne, yeoman

James Parkin of Tregony, surety

Susanna Penrose

Samuel Penrose of Ruanlanihorne, yeoman, surety

James Parkyn [Parkin] of Tregony, surety

QS/1/3/473

[The following entry is deleted; spelling as original.]

'This Court having taken into consideration the many terrible consequences of the late Riots comitted within this County, and also a Memorial of the principall Owners or growers of Corn near Padstow and other places within the said County presented at this Sessions, undertaking to supply the Miners at all times with any of Quantity of Corn at a reasonable price, provided that they may at Liberty of Shipping to other Counteys within this Kingdom the overplus, think proper in order to suppress such Disorders for the future to publish that the buying of any Quantity of Corn for shipping Coastways, is lawfull according to the late Act of Parliamt and that such Encouragemt and assistance will be given to the memorialists as may be necessary for protecting and preserving them from Violence.' [See QS/1/3/475, which obviously was intended to replace this deleted entry.]

Margaret Pope [QS/1/3/460] to continue in custody.

Elizabeth Banfield, in bridewell as a dissolute, idle and disorderly person: to continue in custody.

Margaret White, in bridewell as a lewd woman: discharged.

QS/1/3/474

Sarah Pitt; charged with petty larceny: acquitted.

Thomas Hobbs, als Verrian, and wife Hellier: discharged.

Christian Ferris, Eliza Penrose and Charity Lockett, and also Mary [Weals?], in bridewell as lewd women: discharged, bound over for one year.

John Cocking and John Smith, in bridewell as rogues and vagabonds: to be passed to their last places of legal settlement.

William Smith, in bridewell with his wife Mary and children Mary and William as rogues and vagabonds: William to be publicly whipped and passed with his family to their last place of legal settlement.

Gregory Nicholls; charge of felony: to continue in bridewell until next sessions.

Account of John Eyre: allowed.

QS/1/3/475

'This Court having taken into consn the many unhappy riots lately committed within this County it is ordered that all Costs Charges and Expences attending the prosecution of such rioters be paid and defrayed by the Vice Trear of this County out of the County Stock -- and as an Encouragemt for apprehending Edward Dunstone now or late of Perranarworthall, a person suspected to be concerned as a principal promoter of the said riots or some of them It is ordered by this Court that a reward of Twenty pounds be paid to such Person or persons as shall apprehend him out of the said County Stock on his conviction.'

Samuel Penrose and wife Susanna: discharged from bridewell on having found bail sureties.