Sessions at Truro

QS/1/3/344

Justices: Francis Gregor, esq.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerk; John Luke, esq.

Jury: Hugh Lyne, gent., William Strickland, Mathew Roberts, Almond Paul, Mathew Truscott, Richard Plummer, John Williams, William Box, Richard Boddy, Richard James, Peter Clark, Richard Turner, John Broad, John Messa, Henry Bawden, Ralph Penberthy, John Hutchings, Benjamin Davies, John Basset, jun., John Clemoe.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

Joan Cooke, wife of Stephen Cooke of Lanivet, miller

Thomas Tom of Lanivet, yeoman, surety

QS/1/3/344, 345

Appeal of Philleigh against order of 6 March for removal of Mary Clemoe, widow, from Penryn to Philleigh: order quashed for insufficiency; costs to Philleigh.

QS/1/3/345

Appeal of William May, gent., against conviction of 28 November regarding non-payment of toll at Clerkenwater Gate, Bodmin: conviction quashed; costs awarded against Mathew Chapman, toll gatherer.

QS/1/3/346

Appeal of William Nicholls against order of 6 February for payment of wages to Robert Nute of Lanivet, labourer: order reversed.

Recognizances to appear at next sessions:

William Prynn of Lezant, yeoman, and his wife Joan

William Hutchins of St Buryan, yeoman

Francis Buckingham, in bridewell for a misdemeanour: to be discharged.

QS/1/3/346, 347

Application by St Cleer concerning male bastard, son of Mary Roberts, single woman: Thomas Hornebrook of St Cleer, labourer, alleged father, to pay 1s. weekly maintenance, and 20s. lying-in and other expenses, and to remain in custody until he found sureties; Mary Roberts to pay 6d. weekly.

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

Account of Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-treasurer (from midsummer): allowed.

QS/1/3/348

Vice-treasurer to pay John Lyne balance owed to him.

Account of Surveyor (east): allowed.

Account of Surveyor (west): allowed.

Surveyor (west) to repair Ludgvan bridge.

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

Osborn Fittock of Newlyn: to be committed to bridewell accused of bastardy in respect of unborn child of Catherine Pearn, single woman.

John Star of Bodmin: to continue on recognizance for bastardy in respect of unborn child of Eliza Bear, single woman, pending the making of a maintenance order.

Thomas Hawke, Anthony Ward and William Bowden: discharged from escheats regarding recognizances.

QS/1/3/349

John Hutchins of Mylor; assault and misdemeanour, confessed: fined 6d.

Humphry Edgcombe, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond for deserting his wife and family: to continue in custody until next sessions.

Thomas Hutchings, jun., in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond for deserting his wife and family: to continue in custody until next sessions.

Richard Larke, in bridewell as an idle and disorderly person: to be discharged.

William White, jun., in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to be discharged.

QS/1/3/349, 350

Application by Truro St Mary's concerning female bastard born at Truro on 3 December last, daughter of Anna Eades, single woman: Thomas Allen of Truro, gent., alleged father, to pay 1s. 6d. weekly maintenance and £2 14s. 10¼d. lying-in expenses, etc.; Anna Eades to pay 6d. weekly.

QS/1/3/350

Application by Truro St Mary's concerning female bastard born at Truro on 18 April last, daughter of Christian Ball, single woman: Nicholas Bennett of Truro, gent., alleged father, to pay 1s. 6d. weekly maintenance and £2 4s. 6d. lying-in expenses, etc.; Christian Ball to pay 6d. weekly.

QS/1/3/351

Declaration that Hugh, Viscount Falmouth had appointed Benjamin Smith of Redruth, chapman, to be his gamekeeper for the Manor of Tregvannick.

Declaration that William Wentworth, esq., of Henbury, Dorset, had appointed John Francis of Garrows, his servant, to be his gamekeeper for the Manors of Pentrase Commons and Garrows.

William Hutchins [see QS/1/3/334 and 340], in bridewell for assaulting John Dennis: to continue in bridewell for a further 3 months.

Thomas Richards; two assaults and batteries, on John Blewett and on Humphry Millett, esqs.: two months in bridewell, and to remain there until fine of 1s. is paid.

Henry Dower and Bennett Treloar, both of Wendron; stealing goods of Jane James, widow, value 10d.; petty larceny: Bennett Treloar, public whipping; and Henry Dower, transportation to America for seven years.

QS/1/3/352

Thomas Dyer of St Ewe, labourer, stealing goods of John Sincock, value 1d.; petty larceny: to be transported to America for seven years.

Margaret Woon of Sithney, spinster; stealing goods of Elizabeth Murrish, value 1d.; petty larceny: public whipping.

John Bottrell of Warbstow, labourer, accused of stealing goods of Abell Uglow: acquitted.

Samuel Woods of Southampton; obtaining money under false pretences from Padstow churchwardens: to be transported to America for seven years.

Robert Williams and Robert Baker [see QS/1/3/340]: to be whipped and conveyed to their last place of legal settlement.

QS/1/3/353

Vice-treasurer to pay Elizabeth Murrish her expenses in the prosecution of Margaret Woon.

Presentments against Endellion and St Teath for non-repair of highways: held over.

William Courtney; misdemeanour: fined 6d.

John Treverton, accused of a misdemeanour: acquitted.

John Petherick; misdemeanour, confessed: fined 1d.

Sir John Molesworth, bart., and Revd. Dr Walter Borlase, appointed treasurers for the ensuring year.

Surveyor (east): authorised to purchase remainder of a lease of Sleeman's meadow, Tamerton, near Tamerton Bridge, for highway purposes.

QS/1/3/354

Nathaniel Hamilton: to be discharged from bridewell.

William Stephens [see QS/1/3/340] in bridewell for want of surety in bastardy: to continue in custody.

Francis Richards, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to be discharged.

John Browne, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to be whipped and conveyed to Ayr, Scotland, his last place of legal settlement.

Account of John Eyre, bridewell keeper: allowed.

Account of John Mules, gaoler: allowed.

Methurin Deroze, in bridewell as a rogue and vagabond: to continue in custody until next sessions and to be provided with food (allowance 1s. 6d.) and clothes by the bridewell keeper.

QS/1/3/355

One bridge rate to be levied and paid to the Surveyor (west).

William Doble, in bridewell for a misdemeanour: to be discharged.

Sarah Nicholls, in bridewell for want of sureties: to be discharged.

John Lewis of Boconnoc: discharged from recognisance in bastardy case.