Sessions held at Truro

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Justices: Thomas Vyvyan, Henry Rosewarne, Thomas Vyvyan, jun., esqs.

Jury: Zaccheus Andrew, John Pearce, Robert Treweek, George Hugo, John Kessell, Richard Carveth, Henry Lakes, William Petherick, Robert Clemow, Oliver Vincent, John Nicholls, William Box, Edward Huthnance, Morgan Morgans, John Williams, John Messa, Richard Williams, gents.

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Appeal by Manaccan against order dated 30 Jan. 1777 for removal of George Bastion, wife Triphena, and children George (5) and John (1¼), from St Keverne to Manaccan: order reversed.

QS/1/4/139, 140

Application by Lanivet concerning female bastard child born 14 Feb. 1777 to Jennifer Thomas; putative father William Bawden of Lanivet, farmer: weekly maintenance and lying-in costs awarded.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Eleanor, wife of John Sargent;

John Sargent of Talland, innkeeper, and Richard Sargent of Pelynt, farmer, sureties.

Robert Burgham of Kenwyn, tinner;

William Burgham of Kenwyn, tinner, surety.

Continued appeal of Kenwyn concerning removal of Sarah James and her children from St Allen to Kenwyn: again held over.

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

QS/1/4/141

Accounts of Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer; Trehane Symons, gent., Surveyor (east); Joseph Hick, bridewell keeper; John Males, gaoler; and John Pryce, gent., coroner: seen and allowed.

Presentment of highways in Constantine and Launcells: held over.

Surveyor (east) to repair road 300 feet each side of Seaton Bridge.

QS/1/4/142

Presentment of average prices of corn, per Winchester bushel, as follows: wheat, 5s. 6d.; barley, 2s.; oats, 1s. 6d.

Appeal of St Austell against order dated 26 Mar. 1777 for removal of Jane Rescorla, widow of Edward Rescorla, and son George (6), from Falmouth to St Austell: held over.

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Appeal of Sithney against order dated 23 Jan. 1777 for removal of Elizabeth, wife of Alexander Penpraze, and daughter Mary (7) from Mawgan in Meneage to Sithney: order reversed.

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Appeal of Falmouth against order dated 30 Jan. 1777 for removal of Martha, wife of Thomas Lawrence, and children Jane (10), Thomas (8), Benjamin (6), Joseph (4) and William (5 mo.), from Mylor to Falmouth: order reversed.

QS/1/4/144

Thomas Phillipps of Endellion yeoman; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d.

William Pascoe, sen., William Pascoe, jun., labourers, and George Knight, cordwainer, all of Helston; convicted of stealing 10 fighting cocks, value 6d., from John Hawkins, esq.: William Pascoe, sen., 5 years' hard labour; others 3 years, and to be sent to London to work on raising sand from River Thames for the improvement of navigation.

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Thomas Couch, late of Probus, labourer; convicted of stealing a sow, value 6d., from William Treverton: to be privately whipped.

Elizabeth Samson and William Hattam, against whom bills of ignoramus were found: to be discharged.

Abell George and George Olver; committed to bridewell for running away and leaving their families: to be discharged.

Edward Reily; committed to bridewell as rogue and vagabond: to be admonished and discharged.

Recognizance to appear at next sessions.

Richard James, jun., of Kenwyn, labourer;

Richard James, sen., of St Clements, yeoman, surety.

John Williams of Creed, labourer; acquitted of stealing 10 lbs of pork and 2 lb. of bacon from Nicholas Spargoe; Nicholas Annear of Creed having failed to appear to answer the same charge: his recognizance to be estreated.

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Richard Legge of Falmouth, esq.; acquitted of rape of Catherine Bawden, spinster, for want of prosecution.

George Magor of Redruth, butcher; convicted of assault against John Bray: fined £100; recognizance of the said George Magor and of James Magor of Kenwyn, tinner: to be estreated.

Mary Tiddy of St Anthony in Roseland, spinster: to remain in custody for want of sureties for misdemeanour.

Four gaol and marshalsea rates to be levied and paid to Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer.

John Couch of St Austell, woolcomber; acquitted of assault on Joan Vivian, widow.

John Rowe of St Cleer, yeoman; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d.

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James Retallick: to remain in custody for want of sureties in bastardy.

Matthew Searle, Elizabeth Pascoe and Richard Higgins: to be discharged for want of prosecution, Richard Higgins having enlisted as a soldier.

Martin Robins of Truro, tanner; committed to bridewell for want of sureties to appear at next sessions to answer indictment.

Richard James, jun., of Kenwyn, labourer: committed to bridewell for contempt of court.

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John Bowden of Truro; committed to bridewell for contempt: to be discharged.