Sessions held at Bodmin

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Justices: John Buller, esq.; Sir William Molesworth; Francis Rodd, John Lemon, esqs.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, William Sandys, clerks; William Pennington, esq.

Jury: William Prynne, William Pidler, Richard Guy, Peter Wherry, Antony Cock, James Oxnam, John Bant, Richard Watts, John Bassett, Thomas Bradford, Samuel Kingdon, Richard Tinney, Jacob Thomas, John Symons, James Wilton.

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

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Appeal of Luxulyan against order of 25 September for removal of Joan Woolcock, single woman, from St Breward to Luxulyan: held over.

Appeal of St Erth against order of 7 July for removal of Edward [Edmund?] Mills, and wife Joan, from Ludgvan to St Erth: held over.

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[See QS/1/5/266] Appeal of Perranarworthal in respect of Anthony Johns: held over.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

John Gliddon of Bodmin, officer of excuse

David Llewellyn of Bodmin, supervisor of excise, surety

John {/} of Bodmin, officer of excise, surety

William Best, labourer, in bridewell for begging: held over.

Elizabeth Hosking, in bridewell for begging and telling fortunes in Camborne: discharged, and to be passed to her legal place of settlement.

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William Dench, in bridewell for begging at Morval: discharged, and to be passed to his place of settlement.

Thomas Chapman, in bridewell for disobeying a summons: discharged.

Ann Ducray, in bridewell for begging: discharged and to be passed to her place of settlement.

Richard George, in bridewell for deserting his wife and family and leaving them chargeable to St Agnes: discharged.

Richard Phillips, in bridewell for want of sureties in bastardy to indemnify St Minver: discharged on payment of ten guineas child maintenance.

George Rees of Roche, officer of excise; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 6d.

Richard Hand of Madron, labourer; assault and battery, pleaded guilty: fined 5s.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Humphry Harvey of Constantine, gent., and Robert Tresidder of Constantine, yeoman

James Tippett of Falmouth, gent., and Edward Richards of Mawgan in Meneage, sureties

Elizabeth Williams of St Ewe, spinster; misdemeanour, pleaded guilty: fined 1d.

William Dyke of Germoe, yeoman; assault and misdemeanour, pleaded guilty: fined 6d.

Nicholas Colmer of Rame, labourer; assault and battery on John Humphreys: fined 6d.

Presentments against Perranuthnoe, Gwennap, Newlyn, Constantine and Minster for non-repair of highways: held over.

William Gartrell of St Hilary, yeoman, and Samuel Teage of St Martins, miller; pleaded guilty to two indictments: fined 6d. each.

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Edward Richards of Mawgan in Meneage, mariner, and William Lukey of Helston, labourer; assault and battery on David Brokensha, pleaded guilty: fined 6d. each.

Loss of 123 bushels of salt, duty paid in July 1787, from the brig the Thomas, master John Rogers, stranded at Hayle on its journey from Bristol to St Ives, was testified by Jacob Phillips, assistant searcher of salt duties at St Ives.

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[See QS/1/5/246] Appeal of Stithians against order for removal of William Collins and family from Budock to Stithians: orders reversed; costs to Stithians.

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Recognizances to appear at next sessions

Thomas Moyse, jun., of Minster

Thomas Moyse, sen., of Minster, surety

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Application by St Enoder concerning male bastard born at St Enoder on 23 July, son of Elizabeth Nancarrow, single woman: William Courtnay of Newlyn, alleged father, to pay 16d. weekly maintenance and £1 1s. lying-in expenses, etc.; Elizabeth Nancarrow to pay 8d. weekly.

Zacharias Johns of Gwennap, tinner; stealing one swanskin jacket and one woollen jacket, value 6d., from Edward Roberts: 6 months' hard labour in bridewell, or until he enters the Royal Navy.

Jacob Daniel of Truro, cordwainer; stealing one worsted stocking from John Jory, value 6d.; 6 months' hard labour in bridewell, followed by public whipping.

James Bligh of Egloshayle, labourer; stealing 4 lb. of beef, value 6d., from John Goodfellow: public whipping.

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Abraham Oats of Gwennap, tinner; stealing one silk handkerchief, value 6d., from Mathew Bennetts: public whipping.

Sarah Oats of Gwennap, spinster; stealing one linen handkerchief, value 6d., from John Davy: one month's hard labour.

John Courtis of Perranzabuloe, tinner; stealing 4 ounces of Bohea tea, one linen cloth, and other articles, value 6d., from Richard Browne: one month's hard labour, followed by public whipping.

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Thomas Merrifield, in bridewell accused of stealing some wool from Joseph Eyres: discharged.

Mary Allen of St Austell, spinster; stealing one poldavey sack and 12 gallons of wheat-corn from John Hooper: 14 days' hard labour.

Average prices of grain sold in the county certified as: wheat 5s. 3½d., barley 2s. 6d., oats 1s. 7½d.

John Rowe of Antony, yeoman; accused of stealing one blade of an oar from William Michell: acquitted.

Thomas Giles [see QS/1/5/270]: discharged.

Mary Jane Penelena; accused of assaulting Joanna Devonshire with a knife: discharged.

Peter Caze[?], in custody for want of sureties on a charge of assaulting Mary Humphries: discharged.

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Jenefer Mathews of Gwennap, widow; accused of stealing one pair of worsted breeches and one lawn apron from Archelaus als Hercules Barrett[?]/Bassett{?}: acquitted.