Sessions held at Truro

QS/1/2/48

Justices: Samuel Foot, John Thomas, Nicholas Kemp, Walter Borlase, Christopher Hawkins, John Radcliffe Gregor, Thomas Glynn, John Enys.

Jury: Benjamin Nankevell, Thomas Bradford, William Pender, Richard Edmonds, John Harvey, Tobias Harry, Hanniball Curnow, Robert Davey, John Mitchell, Samuel Phillipps, Andrew Hoskin, William Tucker, Humphry Harvey, James Williams, John Nickless, Andrew Thomas, Christopher Cotty, Thomas Nankevill, Mark Daniell, Francis Peter, Oliver Adams.

Philip Bear of Tywardreath, tailor; confessed to assault and battery: fined 1s.

John Parsons of St Neot; confessed to assault and battery: fined 1s.

Melchezidick Crago of St Neot; confessed to assault and battery: fined 1s.

Richard Lee and Elizabeth Scobell of St Neot; confessed to assault and battery: fined 6d. each.

QS/1/2/48,49

Account of Francis Penwarne, Surveyor (east): allowed.

QS/1/2/49

Application of Davidstow concerning male bastard child of Honor Parsons: John Sloggatt of Trewalder, Lanteglos by Camelford, yeoman, alleged father, to pay 1s. 6d. weekly maintenance and £1 4s. lying-in costs; Honor Parsons to pay 6d. weekly maintenance; sureties, John Sloggatt, Hugh Bawden of St Teath, yeoman, and William Inch of Lanteglos, yeoman.

QS/1/2/49,50

Application of Gwennap concerning female bastard child of Susannah Thomas: John Martin of Perranarworthal, alleged father, to pay 1s. 6d. weekly maintenance and £1 4s. lying-in costs; Susannah Thomas to pay 6d. weekly maintenance.

QS/1/2/50

John Martin, committed to house of correction, for bastardy, for 12 months' hard labour and to receive the discipline of the house: to be further held until entering into recognizance with security.

QS/1/2/51

Complaint of Francis Stephens of St Gluvias, who is too old to work: his son, John Stephens, to pay his father 6d. a week.

Account of John Marshall, Surveyor (west): allowed.

Presentment of Jacobstow and Poundstock for not repairing highway: held over.

Presentment of St Stephens by Saltash and Botusfleming for not repairing highway: held over.

Recognizance to appear at next sessions:

William Andger of Week St Mary

John Robinson of Week St Mary, gent., surety

William Curry of St Gennys; confessed to assault and battery: fined 6d.

Digory Pearce of Southill, yeoman; confessed to assault and battery: fined 6d.

QS/1/2/52

Recognizance to attend next sessions:

Barnett Falck of Falmouth, publican

Joseph Rentfree of Truro, labourer, surety

Account of John Lyne, gent., Vice-treasurer: allowed.

Complaint of John Trehane of Linkinhorne, yeoman, against indenture of apprenticeship, dated 9 September 1746, binding James Perry: apprenticeship discharged.

QS/1/2/52,53

Application of Calstock concerning male bastard child of Mary Crocker: Caesar Megrethan, alleged father, to pay 9d, weekly maintenance and 15s. lying-in expenses; surety, John Anthony Foot of Lawhitton; Mary Crocker to pay 3d. weekly maintenance.

QS/1/2/53

William Martin of St Clement held in bridewell for breach of peace: to remain until next sessions.

John Beard, wife Urith and daughter Maud: to be discharged from bridewell.

William Mead of Falmouth, mariner; tried for stealing goods of William Pye, jun.: acquitted.

William Row of Gerrans; tried for stealing goods of George Fittock of St Just in Roseland: acquitted.

Elizabeth, wife of John Wilkins of Kenwyn; tried for stealing a fighting-cock of Mary Powell: acquitted.

Edward Mathews of Paul; stealing goods, value 2d., of John Leggo: public whipping.

Walter Borlase and John Glanvill to remain Treasurers for a further year.

Thomas Hodge of Cardinham; confessed to a misdemeanour: fined 6d.

John Lawrence of Cuby; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour: bridewell for one month.

QS/1/2/54

Appeal of Warleggan against order of 2 November last for removal of John Bears (33), wife Urith (36) and daughter Maud (1) from Bodmin to Warleggan: order reversed; Bodmin to pay costs.

One half of a gaol and marshalsea rate to be raised.

Thomas Beale of St Blazey; stealing goods of Thomas Hext, value 1d.: private whipping.

William Row: to be discharged from bridewell.

QS/1/2/55

John Loft and John Fly, committed to bridewell as rogues and vagrants: to be whipped and discharged.

John Lockett of Truro: to be discharged from bridewell.

Frances Pocock [female], in house of correction as a rogue and vagabond: to be publicly whipped and held to next session; to receive discipline of the house the first Monday of each month.

Committal of John Martin of Perranarworthal: to be reversed, security having been found.

Account of Thomas Eyre, bridewell-keeper: allowed.

Account of John Lemincott, gaoler: allowed.

John Tresahar of Camborne, gent.; tried for assault and false imprisonment: acquitted.