Sessions held at Truro

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Justices: Henry Rosewarne, William Pennington, Ambrose Cox Foot, Philip Enouf, John Call, esqs; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Edward Giddy, Sampson Sandys, John Kingdon, Charles Hammett, clerks.

Jury: John Hill, Peter White, James Lugg, Nicholas John, Samuel Tresidder, William Box, Renatus Kempthorne, Anthony Trengrowse, William Hendy, Ralph Williams, William Perry, Hosea Roberts, James Thomas, Robert Michell, jun., gents.

QS/1/4/181

John Bettinson of Pelynt, blacksmith; pleaded guilty to nuisance: fined 6d.

Sir William Lemon and Edward Eliot, esq. appointed treasurers.

QS/1/4/182

Appeal of Thomas Hoskins of St Allen against poor rate: appeal dismissed.

Presentments of highways for Mawgan in Meneage, St Agnes and Constantine: to be held over.

Presentment of highways for Boyton: to be discharged, on payment of court fees.

QS/1/4/183

Presentment of average prices of corn, per Winchester Bushell, as follows: wheat, 6s. 4d.; barley, 3s. 4d.; oats, 1s. 8d.; peas, 5s. 6d.

Appeal of Richard Wills of St Keverne against indenture, dated 20 Aug. 1777, of Elizabeth Ennis, pauper apprentice of St Keverne: appeal confirmed.

QS/1/4/184

Appeal of Calstock against order dated 5 Jan. 1778 for removal of Margaret, wife of Robert Guest, labourer, form Camborne to Calstock: order reversed.

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Application of St Stephen by Saltash concerning female bastard born 19 Dec. 1774, to Mary Hoskins (now Mary Stephens, widow); putative father William Butler of St Stephen: maintenance and lying-in costs awarded.

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Continued appeal of Falmouth against order dated 12 Nov. 1777 for removal of Jane (10), Thomas (8), Benjamin (6), Joseph (4) and William (1), children of Thomas Lawrence, mariner, and wife, Martha, from Mylor to Falmouth: after consideration of earlier order, dated 25 June 1777, and of sessions order of Sep. 1777, order confirmed.

QS/1/4/186

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

John Clemowe of St Enoder, yeoman;

Nicholas Donnithorne Arthur of St Columb Major, surety.

Thomas Bond of Probus, miller; pleaded guilty to misdemeanour: fined 6d.

Samuel Bray of Marhamchurch, acquitted; Walter Oke of the same, convicted, of misdemeanours: latter fined 1s.

John Knight of Crowan, labourer; acquitted of stealing two quarts of honey from Thomas Hicks.

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Elizabeth Eyre, jun., of Lanivet, spinster; acquitted of stealing two Holland shirts and two muslin cravats, value 2s., from John Lake, clerk; also of stealing one cotton gown, value 5s.

QS/1/4/187

Appeal of St Ervan against order dated 2 Apr. 1778 for removal of Ann Tellam, single woman, from Little Petherick to St Ervan: order confirmed.

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Appeal of Constantine against order dated 11 Apr. 1778 for removal of Thomazin, lawful wife of Sampson Reynolds, stone cutter, and Martha (6), his daughter by a former wife, from Penryn to Constantine; order reversed.

QS/1/4/188, 189

Appeal of St Allen against order dated 19 Jan. 1778 for removal of Elizabeth Herd, widow, aged 60, from Kea to St Allen: order confirmed.

QS/1/4/189

Recognizance of Richard Sheare of Perranarworthal, yeoman, to appear at next sessions.

Appeal of Sennen against order, dated 13 Dec. 1777, for removal of Ann, wife of Martin Semmens, from St Buryan to Sennen: order reversed.

QS/1/4/190

Surveyor (west) to repair Daw's als Godolphin Bridge and Long Bridge.

Surveyor (east) to repair Dunmere and Bodd's Bridges.

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£713 14s. to be raised through six county levies to finance building the new prison and house of correction, authorised by Act of Parliament, and paid to Samuel Hext, Vice-Treasurer; latter authorised to pay charges for passing the Act. Plans, contract and minute book relating to the new buildings to be deposited with the Clerk of the Peace. Sessions to be adjourned to 6 June at Bodmin, when John Call and William Pennington, esqs, authorised to transact any business relevant to the building work. Edward Eliot, esq., to pay £500 to the contractor as further advance. £30 p.a. to be paid to Mr Thomas Mountsteven, from 1 Aug. 1777, as his salary as clerk to meetings concerned with the building.

QS/1/4/192

John Saltren, Independent Minister, took the oaths required by statute, before taking up his position at a new conventicle at Newport, St Stephens by Launceston, the inheritance of Richard Kingdon.

William Pennington, esq., to see to the repair of the bridewell wall.

QS/1/4/193

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

Thomas Hart of Padstow, excise boatman;

John Smith of Truro, excise officer, surety.

Richard Scoble of St Clements; convicted of assault: fined 1d.

John Jory of St Allen, labourer, and wife, Mary; convicted of stealing two poldavy sacks, value 4d., from Thomas Magor: private whipping.

Accounts of Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer, Trehane Symons, Surveyor (east) and John Truscott, Surveyor (west): seen and allowed.

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Application of Vice-Treasurer for payment for work connected with weekly allowances of militia men's families: to be held over.

James Retallick; continued in custody for want of sureties in bastardy: discharged.

John Thomas; committed for want of sureties of the peace: discharged.

John Kerkeek and Richard Lark; both committed for running away and leaving their families chargeable to the parish: discharged.

Richard Evelyn; committed for running away and leaving his family chargeable to St Ewe: to remain in custody.

Mary Ann Hugo; committed as disorderly woman: discharged.

Samuel Harvey; committed for running away and leaving his family chargeable to St Agnes: discharged.

QS/1/4/195

Mary Folly; committed for refusing to swear the father of her bastard child: to be discharged, security being given to the parish.

Appeal by Falmouth parish against order dated 11 Feb. 1778 for removal of Phillis Macgibban, wife of Neal Macgibban, an Irishman now overseas, and their daughter, Mary Edwards Macgibban (3), from Falmouth town to Falmouth parish: order confirmed.

QS/1/4/196

William Carbus and William Buller; both committed for want of sureties in bastardy: to remain in custody.

Recognizance of Nicholas Brewer to appear to give evidence against Rowse and Drew, and recognizance of Rowse and Drew: to be discharged.