Sessions at Lostwithiel

QS/1/3/322

Justices: John Fortescue, esq.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerk.

Jury: Richard Rosevear, Peter Trelevan, John Hill, James Littleton, Thomas Roberts, Jacob Roberts, Edward Trenouth, John Bawden, William Bennett, Francis Hellier, Ralph Powne, jun., Richard Burn, John Metherell, Benjamin Davy.

QS/1/3/322, 323

Appeal of St Enoder against order of 21 June for removal of Michael Rickard from Egloshayle to St Enoder: order reversed; costs to St Enoder.

QS/1/3/323

Appeal of Sennen against order of 1 July for removal of Martha Chirgwidden, single woman, from St Buryan to Sennen: order reversed; costs to Sennen.

QS/1/3/324

Application of St Winnow to levy a rate (on the usual basis of the poor rate) for highway repairs: granted at 4d. in £, and to be paid for that purpose to Andrew Quicke, esq., of Ethy, St Winnow.

QS/1/3/324, 325

Appeal of St Keverne against order of 26 April for removal of William Pascoe, wife Catherine and children Catherine, William, Benjamin and Margaret, from Mawnan to St Keverne: order reversed; costs to St Keverne.

QS/1/3/325

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Edward Physick of Stoke Climsland, yeoman

Reynolds Strode of Lifton, Devon, surety

Rebecca, wife of (the said) Edward Physick

Edward Physick and Reynold Strode, sureties

QS/1/3/325, 326

Appeal of St Cleer against order of 7 March for removal of Elizabeth Muchmore, widow, and children Jane (6), John (4) Oliver (2) and Mary (4 weeks) from Liskeard to St Cleer: order confirmed; costs to Liskeard.

QS/1/3/326

Application by Mevagissey on behalf of John Johns of Mevagissey, fisherman, a poor blind impotent person unable to work, for maintenance by his son Matthew Johns of Mevagissey, fisherman: Matthew Johns to pay 1s. 3d. weekly maintenance.

Thomas Lelean, master, and William Penrose, mariner, of the ship Industry, testified that they shipped 15 tons of white salt at Bristol, duty paid, on 28 October, to be carried to Fowey, St Austell, Looe, Lostwithiel and Par, for John Courter, Jonah Isabell, Samuel May, William Bower, John Williams, Susanna Emmett and Jacob Borlase, and that the salt was lost due to stormy weather.

QS/1/3/327

John and William Harris of St Mewan, tinners; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d. each.

Application of John Higgs of St Kew, maltster, for refund of excise duty paid on 75 Winchester bushels of malt, which had subsequently become damaged and unfit for use: granted.

Thomas Mitchell, als Carbis, of Breage; stealing goods of James Ralph, value 4d.; petty larceny: public whipping.

William Richards, als Hacker, of Paul; stealing goods of James Eddy, value 1d.; petty larceny: public whipping.

QS/1/3/328

Appeal of John Merrifield of St Columb Major, yeoman, against his indenture of apprenticeship of 27 April in respect of Martha Clemoe, poor child: held over.

Richard Odgers, in bridewell for assault and battery, confessed: fined 1d., and to continue in bridewell until surety found for his good behaviour for one year.

John Willcox, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: discharged.

Thomas Row, in bridewell for assault and battery, confessed: fined 1d. and to stay in bridewell for a further 14 days.

QS/1/3/329

James Matthews, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to continue there for a further 3 days, and then be admonished and discharged.

Ann Uren, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond for running away and leaving her children: held over.

James Row, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to continue there for a further 3 days, and then be admonished and discharged.

John Drew, Thomas Reeves and James Mock: to be discharged from bridewell.

John Moore, Richard Wordon and Thomas Trethewy, in bridewell as rogues and vagabonds: to continue there for a further 3 days and then be discharged.

John Goodman: to be discharged from bridewell.

QS/1/3/329, 330

Vice-treasurer to pay Samuel Ball, gent., £3 12s. for Richard Mills, Edward Lelean, William Ford and Thomas Smith, bound as witnesses.

QS/1/3/330

Account of John Eyre: allowed.

Account of John Mules: allowed.

One gaol and marshalsea rate to be raised and paid to the Vice-treasurer.

Sir Christopher Treise: to show cause, at next sessions, why the recognizances entered into by him at Michaelmas sessions 1767, regarding a bastardy order [QS/1/3/273] in respect of the child of Elizabeth Rundle and Henry Main, should not be estreated.

Vice-treasurer to pay Samuel Hendy, coroner, £21 19s. 3d.

Presentments of Endellion and St Erth for non-repair of highways: held over.