cSessions at Bodmin

QS/1/3/492

Justices: Sir John Molesworth; Humphry Mackworth Praed, John Fortescue, John Arscott, Thomas Vyvyan, Francis Rodd, John Sawle, esqs.; Joshua Howel, Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Samuel Corry, clerks; Francis Gregor, Darel Crabb, Philip Vyvyan, John [?], Samuel Stephens, esqs.; Edward Giddy and Mydhope Wallis, clerks.

Jury: John Harry, John Bawden, William Pearce, John Martin, William Collins, Philip Buscombe, Nicholas Clemoe, John Trebilcock, Charles Nicholls, John Wills, James Melhuish, Richard Henna, jun., Hugh Lyne, John Davies, Edward Huthnance, Solomon Nicholls.

QS/1/3/492, 493

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John Freeman of Breage, yeoman

Robert Pascoe of Sithney, surety

Thomas Chigwidden of Sithney, yeoman, surety

Michael Cayzer of Mawgan in Pydar, yeoman

William Cayzer of Mawgan in Pydar, yeoman, surety

Joseph Kent of St Evan, yeoman

John Kent of St Eval, yeoman, surety

John Stribley of St Columb Minor, yeoman

John Kent of St Eval, yeoman, surety

Thomas Barons of Marazion

Henry Cole of Marazion, gent., surety

John Eyre of Bodmin, yeoman, surety

QS/1/3/493

Appeal of Stithians against order of 5 August for removal of Grenfil Martyn, wife Ann and children Ann (14), John (11), Grenfil (9), Elizabeth (6) and Catherine (3), from Redruth to Stithians: order quashed; costs to Stithians.

QS/1/3/494

Appeal of Cubert against order of 16 September for removal of Jacob Cole, wife Dinah, and son Thomas (5 weeks), from Colan to Cubert: order reversed; costs to Cubert.

QS/1/3/494, 495

Appeal of Stithians against order of 15 July for removal of Edward Bawden, wife Joan, and children Grace (14), Lambert (13) and John (7), from Kenwyn to Stithians: order confirmed; costs to Kenwyn

QS/1/3/495

Following the Act of Parliament directing that a chaplain be appointed to gaols: John Lethbridge, clerk, appointed chaplain to Launceston gaol at a salary of £50 per annum; required 'to read prayers and exhort the prisoners' on two days a week, and to attend convicts every day after their condemnation to the date of their execution.

Simon Burnard of Launceston appointed to make weekly returns of grain prices in place of John Bonyface, who was removed from office.

QS/1/3/496

Application by St Columb Major for permission to levy a rate of 4d. in £ for highway repairs: allowed; the money to be paid to Thomas Vyvyan, jun., esq., parish surveyor.

William Rodda of Gulval: case against him held over.

John Whitford of St Columb Minor; assaulting and beating Catherine Andrew: fined 6d.

James Barnacoat, John May, Samuel Miners, Charles Harper and Edward Middlecoat, all of Tregony; assaults and misdemeanours, confessed: fined 6d. each.

Presentment against Mawgan in Meneage and Kenwyn for non-repair of highways: held over.

QS/1/3/497

Joseph Honey of Jacobstow, a prisoner in the sheriff's ward at Bodmin; on charges of fraud and insolvency further than the charges arising from the evidence given by Richard Crews: to be remanded into the custody of the sheriff.

Presentment against Bodmin for non-repair of highways: discharged.

Richard Allen of Ruanlanihorne, yeoman; assault and battery on Peter Burt: fined £5, and to continue in bridewell until fine paid and sureties found for his good behaviour for one year; on a further charge of assault on Richard Sharples: similar fine and requirement.

QS/1/3/498

Sydney Pellow; accused of assault and battery on Margaret Richards: acquitted and discharged from bridewell.

Samuel Teage of Truro, miller: accused of assault and battery on Edward Fugus: acquitted.

John Sanford of St Just in Roseland, gent.; assault and battery on William Jenking: fined 6d.

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

Elizabeth Elliott: discharged from bridewell.

Stephen Matters, in bridewell for deserting his family: to be discharged after one day and admonishment.

Michael Tippett, in bridewell for deserting his family: to be discharged after 3 days and admonishment.

QS/1/3/499

Margery Kendle, Mary Kendle and Alice Rowe, in bridewell as rogues and vagabonds: to be admonished and passed to their places of last legal settlement.

Account of John Eyre, bridewell keeper: allowed.

Account of John Mule, gaoler: allowed.

Gregory Nicholas of St Levan, labourer; charged with stealing corn, etc., from Elizabeth Baynard, widow: acquitted.

Account of Charles Wroughton, gent., coroner: allowed.

John Couch of Bodmin; accused of assault and battery: acquitted.

Jane Hocking of Camborne, spinster; three charges of felony: to be transported to America for seven years.

QS/1/3/499, 500

Eleanor Hocking of Camborne, wife of Thomas Hocking, said Thomas Hocking, and Mary Hocking, all of Camborne; found guilty of petty larceny with the above Jane Hocking of 40 lb. weight of iron and other things, value 6d.: Thomas Hocking and Mary Hocking, whipping; and Eleanor Hocking to be transported to America for seven years.

QS/1/3/500

Deborah Reynolds of Gwennap, spinster; stealing one cambric apron and other things, value 6d., from Susannah Edwards, widow: transported to America for seven years.

Hugh Dower of Wendron, labourer; stealing 5 yds of Russia cloth and other things, value 6d., from John Wills: whipping.

QS/1/3/501

Samuel Roberts of Merther; stealing one pair of breeches and other things, value 6d., from William Lawrance: whipping.

John Paynter of St Just in Roseland; stealing one iron shovel and other things, from Thomas Tonkin; pleaded guilty: whipping.

James Eddy: discharged from recognizance given in a bastardy case; Richard Simmons of Buryan, witness, also discharged.

Two 'ancient and common' bridges at Lewannick and South Petherwin to be made county bridges and put into repair by the Surveyor (east).

John Turnavine Budd [QS/1/3/372]: estreated for non-payment in bastardy case.

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