Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: Benjamin Forster, Henry Hawkins Tremayne, John Coles, clerks; Philip Enouf, esq.

Jury: Richard Rosvear, John Benallack, Andrew Buckingham, Hugh Hotten, John Buckingham, Nicholas Butland, Richard Wellington, William Bryant, Jonathan Bake, Robert Hooper, James Hearn, Samuel King, William Wymond, John Rundle, Henry Bate, gents.

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Appeal of Illogan against order dated 2 Aug. 1780 for removal of Joan Richards, single woman, from St Keverne to Illogan: order reversed.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Richard Lanyon of St Allen, and wife, Eliza;

John Searle of Crantock, yeoman, surety.

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Appeal of St Mabyn against order dated 30 Nov. 1780 for removal of Nicholas Trebell, wife, Elizabeth, and Nicholas, their idiot son, from St Issey to St Mabyn: order reversed.

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Ratification of the appointment of Mr John Wood of Launceston, yeoman, in place of Simon Burnard of Launceston, yeoman, deceased, to make weekly returns of the average prices of corn at Launceston to the Treasury, being allowed 2s. for each return.

Fees and salary of the Clerk of the Peace approved, including those for examinations and passes of Patience Rodda (Easter sessions) and John Hull and Ann Wilson als Davies (Midsummer sessions).

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Presentment of average prices of corn, per Winchester bushel, as follows: wheat, 5s. 6d.; barley 2s. 2d.; oats, 1s. 4d.; peas, 5s. 3½d.

Samuel Smith of Rame, fisherman, whose recognizance was estreated for failing to appear at last sessions; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d., and order for estreating his recognizance to be discharged.

John Bassett of Marazion, cordwainer; pleaded guilty to assault and misdemeanour against John James, gent.: fined 6d.

Richard Lanyon and wife, Elizabeth charged with assault against Sarah Bishop, base child of said Richard Lanyon; changed their plea to guilty: fined 6d. each.

John Morkham of Gwinear, mason, to appear at next sessions; Mary Morkham of Gwinear, spinster, surety.

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Surveyor (west) to repair Grampound and Molingey bridges and remove gravel under the arches of St Blazey bridge and in the river above and below it.

Appeal of James Richards against order dated 21 Nov. 1780 to pay Zacharias Perry of Wendron, tinner, £2 15s. for sinking Levell Shaft in Wheal North mine, Wendron: order quashed for insufficiency.

John Wolridge Bonython, gent., William Cornish, victualler, Jane Manuell, Jane Trewinn and Elizabeth Trewinn, spinsters, all of Creed; acquitted of misdemeanour, false imprisonment and assault against Cordelia, wife of James Bonython, gent.

Bridget Mean of St Mabyn, spinster; acquitted of stealing a silver spoon, value 11d.

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Robert Harry; continued in custody for want of sureties in bastardy: to remain in custody.

Andrew Stephens and William Thomas; continued in custody for running away and leaving their families chargeable to their respective parishes: to be admonished and discharged.

Elizabeth Larke; committed as idle and disorderly: to be discharged.

John Sampson; committed as rogue and vagabond for running away and leaving his family chargeable to Kenwyn: to be discharged, having made satisfaction to the parish.

John Chiverel; committed as idle and disorderly: to be admonished and discharged.

Jane Berryman; committed on charge of felony: to be discharged for want of prosecution.

Clerk of the Peace to procure Pickering's Statutes at Large for the use of justices and attorneys.

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One bridge rate to be levied and paid to John Truscott, gent., Surveyor (west).

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

Presentments of highways in Lanlivery, St Agnes and Falmouth: to be again held over.