Sessions at Lostwithiel

QS/1/3/451

Justices: Joshua Howell, clerk; Humphry Mackworth Praed, Edward Eliot, esqs.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerk; John Oliver Willyams, John Buller, Thomas Vyvyan, jun., esqs.

Jury: Richard Rosevear, John Parnall, William Samwell, William Hicks, Robert Johns, William Allen, Peter Davey, Jacob Thomas, John Hicks, John Thomas, Thomas Rawling, William Pearce, Peter Treleaven, John Edwards, Richard Yelland and William Bryant.

QS/1/3/451, 452

Application of Stoke Gabriel, Devon, against order of 12 October for removal of Sarah Baker, wife of James Baker, and James, their son, from Falmouth to Stoke Gabriel: order reversed; costs to Stoke Gabriel.

QS/1/3/452, 453

Treasurer to pay the Clerk of the Peace for various duties (as listed), including contracts for transporting Richard Chapman and William Blackford; passing Mary Hill to Cranton, Somerset; William Harris to Carmarthen, South Wales; Elizabeth Thomas to St Just in Penwith; Edward Gates to Kenwyn; Ann Keye to Trentishew, Devon; and ten guineas for his salary, keeping accounts, etc.

QS/1/3/454

Appeal of St Martin in Meneage against order of 7 October for removal of Ann Hill, widow, and children Gartred (5), Margaret (3) and Ann (4 months) from Crowan to St Martin: held over; costs to Crowan.

QS/1/3/454, 455

Appeal of Gwithian against order of 21 November for removal of Blandina Richards, wife of John Richards, and their children John (6), Henry (3) and William (9 months), from Constantine to Gwithian: order quashed for insufficiency; costs to Gwithian.

QS/1/3/455

Appeal of Crantock against order of 5 November for removal of George Morrish, blacksmith, wife Gartrude and children Mary (14), Grace (11), William (9), Elizabeth (6), and Thomas (2), from St Teath to Crantock: order reversed; costs to Crantock.

QS/1/3/456

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Josiah Cayzer of Lanivet, mason

Robert Nicholls of Lanlivery, yeoman, surety

Michael Cayzer of Bodmin, labourer, surety

Moses Hooper of St Tudy, tailor

William Symons of St Tudy, weaver, surety

John Hooper of St Tudy, cordwainer, surety

QS/1/3/456, 457

Appeal of St Martin in Meneage against order [no date] for removal of Prunella, wife of William Matthews and John her son (1 year 4 months), from St Gluvias to St Martin: order confirmed in respect of Prunella and reversed in respect of son John.

QS/1/3/457

William Sloggett of Bodmin; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d.

Elizabeth Trewin and Jane Trewin, both of Grampound, spinsters; assault and battery, confessed: fined 6d. each.

Richard Helland of Calstock, labourer; pleaded guilty to stealing one dowlas shirt, value 1s., from Thomas Rundle and another from Henry Wearing: public whipping.

Stephen Woolridge of Stoke Climsland, labourer; pleaded guilty to stealing one Holland shirt, value 1s., from Robert Batten: to be transported to America for seven years.

QS/1/3/458

Mary Chinoweth, als Chinower, of St Clement, spinster; stealing one pair of shoes from Thomas Truscott, value 1d.: private whipping.

John Moyle of Fowey, tinner; stealing one Holland shirt and other items, value 6d., from Sir Christopher Treise: to be transported to America for seven years.

Two bridge rates to be collected and paid to the Surveyor (east).

Surveyor (west) to repair Respryn bridge.

John Reynolds of Bodmin, carpenter; stealing one hammer, value 2d., from William May; petty larceny: private whipping.

QS/1/3/459

Recognizance to appear at next sessions

Mary, wife of William Pengelly of Duloe, carpenter

William Pengelly of Duloe, carpenter, surety

John Pascoe of Liskeard, gent., surety

Henry Wearing to be paid £5 3s., including attendance of six witnesses, in the prosecution of Richard Helland.

Daniel Webber, als Rowe, of St Winnow, labourer; charged with stealing one red cock, value 1s., from Richard Bennett: acquitted.

William Sweet, in bridewell for want of sureties in bastardy: to continue in custody.

Sarah Martyn, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to be conveyed to St Agnes, her last place of legal settlement.

QS/1/3/460

Susanna Holman, in bridewell as an idle, dissolute and disorderly woman: to be conveyed to Lawhitton, her last place of legal settlement.

Margaret Pope, single woman, in bridewell as a lewd woman, having been delivered of a female bastard likely to be chargeable to the parish of Breage, and for refusing to name the father: to remain in custody.

Account of John Eyre: allowed.

Thomas Truscott to be paid £2 10s. for the prosecution and attendance of three witnesses in the conviction of Mary Chinoweth, als Chinower.

QS/1/3/461

John Skewes of Gwennap, tinner: case against him to be held over to next sessions.

James Hosken of Breage, labourer; stealing 30 lb. of beef, value 1d., from William Thomas; petty larceny: public whipping.

William Trebilcock of Kea, labourer; charged with assaulting and beating Alice, wife of John Skewis: acquitted.

Honour Paull and Richard James, both of Camborne; charged with assaulting and beating Charles Paull: acquitted.

Presentments against Kenwyn and Bodmin for non-repair of highways: held over.

James Ford of Lanteglos by Camelford, carpenter: case withdrawn by prosecution.

QS/1/3/462

John Geach of Lanteglos by Fowey, labourer; keeping a disorderly house at Lanteglos: fined 1d.

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

Robert Batten to be paid £2 6s. 6d. for the prosecution and attendance of three witnesses in the conviction of Stephen Woolridge.

Account of John Mules, jun., gaoler: allowed.

Account of Robert Burnett, surgeon to the gaol: allowed.