Sessions held at Truro

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Justices: John Buller, Henry Rosewarne, esqs; Joshua Howell, Sampson Sandys, clerks; Sir John St Aubyn.

Jury: Benjamin Rowe, Humphry Harvey, William Richards, James Lugg, Richard Johns, Hugh Lyne, Thomas Thomas, Nicholas John, John Nicholls, Joseph Hendy, Thomas Bennatts, John Tregear, Colan Bawden, Thomas Treweage, Walter Reed, Henry Jory, Peter Werry, Nicholas Clemow, William Prynn, John Vincent, gents.

John Webb, jun., of St Austell, yeoman; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 1d.

William Callaway of Stithians; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d.

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Appeal of St Pinnock against order dated 11 Mar. 1782 for removal of John Jay, wife, Dorothy, and children, John (14), Ann (11), Jane (8), Henry (6), Sarah (5) and Mary (18 mo.), from Lanreath to St Pinnock: order confirmed.

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Continued appeal of Budock against order dated 11 Oct. 1781 for removal of Walter Medlin and wife, Elizabeth, from Falmouth to Budock: to be held over.

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Appeal of St Stephen by Launceston against order dated 12 Nov. 1781 for removal of Ann, wife of Abraham Isbell, and children, Abraham (9), John (¾), Jane (4) and Ann (2), from Redruth to St Stephen: to be held over.

Appeal of Crantock against order dated 4 Apr. 1782 for removal of Nicholas Olver and his children, Richard (9), William (3) and Ann (5), from St Allen to Crantock: to be held over.

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Appeal of St Teath against order dated 6 Feb. 1782 for removal of Jane, wife of Aaron Hoar (now private in 93rd Regiment of Foot), from Lanteglos by Camelford to St Teath: to be held over.

Continued appeal of Gwennap against order dated 7 Aug. 1781 for removal of Dorothy Moore, single woman, from Redruth to Gwennap: to be held over, because of non-attendance of material witness.

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Appeal of Gwennap against order dated 27 Dec. 1781 for removal of John Manley, wife, Ann, and children, Mary (7), John (4) and Jemima (14 mo.), from Redruth to Gwennap: order confirmed.

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Appeal of Lelant against order dated 18 Mar. 1782 for removal of Mary Hosken, single woman, form Mullion to Lelant: order reversed.

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Recognizances of Thomas Pendray of Helland, yeoman, and his sureties, in bastardy: to be held over, the woman not yet being delivered.

Joseph Hawkins; committed on charge in bastardy: to be discharged, having given security to St Mary's, Truro.

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Martha Spry: to be discharged, and also recognizances to give evidence against her.

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

Accounts of Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer; Trehane Symons, gent., Surveyor (east); and John Truscott, gent., Surveyor (west): seen and allowed.

Presentment of roads in Botusfleming and Pillaton: to be discharged, on payment of court fees; those of St Agnes and Falmouth: to be held over.

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Recognizances to appear at next session:

William Luke of Phillack, blacksmith, and wife, Grace;

Edward Giddy of St Teath, clerk, surety.

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James Chapman and George Gibson, both of Padstow, yeomen; convicted of assault against Richard Brewer: fined 1s. each. John Chapman; cleared of same offence.

Richard Lawrence of Feock, yeoman; convicted of assault against William Arundell Starmar: fined £60.

William Luke of Phillack and wife, Grace; pleaded guilty to assault against Richard Russell: fined 1d. each.

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Hugh Johns and James Seymour, both of Kenwyn, labourers; acquitted of two charges of obtaining money under false pretences.

James Skewis and wife, Charity; indicted for stealing 10 sheaves of barley, value 6d., from John Ellis: discharged, following return of bill of ignoramus.

Thomas Dowrick; committed at last sessions for running away and leaving his family chargeable to Veryan: to be discharged, having entered into a security to indemnify the parish.

Surveyor (east) to repair Boyton bridge.

Surveyor (west) to repair St Blazey bridge, and remove gravel below it.

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

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

£500 having already been paid towards discharge of debt of £2,950 incurred in building new jail, 4 jail rates to be levied to pay off a further part of the debt.

Because of the great cost to the county of conveying prisoners to the jails and bridewell, magistrates urged to be strict in examining and allowing such charges to the constables.