Catalogue description Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Justices: John Thomas, esq.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerk; Thomas Graham, esq.; John Coles, Clerk; Benjamin Forster, clerk; and others.

Jury: William Kessell, John Peters, Ralph Coles, William Warne, Henry Doble, John Harbert, William Roberts, Nicholas Bale, James Brown, John Christian, Richard Cleave, Nicholas Prowse, William Bryant, Edward Moon, John Cook, John Deeble, John Burn, John Lamb, John Garland, John Cossentine, Ralph Powne, gents.

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List of average prices of corn and grain by the Winchester bushel: wheat 6s., barley 2/10d., oats 1/6d.

Three gaol rates to be levied and paid to Samuel Hext, gent, vice-treasurer.

Appeal of Cubert against order of 26 April 1788 for the removal of Thomas Rickard, wife Dinah and children John (11), Thomas (8), Mary (6), Ann (5), William (3) and James (14 mo.) from St Agnes to Cubert: order reversed; St Agnes to pay Cubert costs.

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Thomas Matthews, master, and Charles Polgrean, mariner, of the sloop Fowey, swore that, on 21 Dec. 1787, they shipped at Bristol 21 tons of white salt, the property of James Bower and others, duty paid. On the voyage to the port of Fowey, they met with a violent gale and the ship sprung a leak, causing the loss of 3 tons 4 cwt. of salt, not through any leakage of the vessel or neglect of the crew.

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Appeal of John Williams, Henry Williams and others living in Gwennap, against a rate made for the relief of the poor on 9 Apr. 1788 by Joseph Beauchamp, esq. and George Symmons, sen., churchwardens, and George Symmons, jun., John Gray, William Skewes, Michael Allen and William Odgers, Overseers of the Poor: rate quashed; Gwennap to pay the appellants £1 6. 8d. costs.

Appeal of Thomas Warren, gent., against the last poor rate made for Mylor on 25 April 1788: lodged and continued to next sessions.

Edward Williams; in custody as a vagrant: continued in custody for 10 days and then discharged.

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Rachel Burton; in custody for assault: discharged for want of prosecution.

Robert Tiskeys; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify St Erth re bastardy: discharged for want of an order re bastardy being made within 6 weeks of the birth of the bastard child.

Mary Penlena James; in custody for refusing to be examined on oath re last place of settlement: discharged.

Recognizances:

John Bonetto of Ruanlanihorne £40, and George Hayne, jun., of the same, £20, for J. B. to appear at next sessions.

George Hayne, jun., of Ruanlanihorne, £40, and James Bonetto of the same, £20, for G. H. to appear at next sessions.

James Lagor of Veryan, £40, and Andrew Elvins of Tregony, blacksmith, £20, for J. L. to appear at next sessions.

Walter Gummow of St Austell, labourer, £40, and Richard Hart of the same, labourer, £20, for W. G. to appear at next sessions.

Richard Hart of St Austell, labourer, £40, and Walter Gummow of the same, labourer, £20, for R. H. to appear at next sessions.

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Francis Kemp; in custody for running away and refusing to work to maintain his family: hard labour to next sessions.

Thomas Hobba; in custody for being idle and disorderly: discharged after being admonished.

Edward Nettle; in custody for violently assaulting Charles Riddles: discharged, as an ignoramus bill returned.

Abraham Mocks; in custody for misdemeanours against John Davies: discharged.

Thomas Paynter, yeoman, Richard Paynter, James Jenkyn and John Paynter, all of Perranzabuloe, yeomen; acquitted of taking a piece of mahogany, the property of Samuel Hoblyn, Thomas Olive Prout and James Reed, esqs, value 6d.

William Trebilcock; in recognizance to answer indictment re felony: discharged.

William Truscott, late of St Austell, labourer; convicted of taking 4 geese, the property of Stephen Scantlebury, value 4d.: 2 months' hard labour.

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Presentments of roads in Minster, Perranuthnoe, Gwennap, Newlyn East, St Teath and Crowan: continued to next sessions.

Presentments of roads in St Erth and Lanlivery: discharged.

Charles Beckerleg, late of Camborne; convicted of taking 9 pieces of iron, the property of Sir Francis Basset and others, adventurers in Dolcoath mine, value 6d.: hard labour until 2 August next, then taken to Dolcoath mine, stripped naked from the middle upwards and whipped until his body is bloody.

John Collins of Feock; convicted of taking an iron tub, the property of Robert Watkins, value 1d.: custody for one month.

Recognizance:

James Bottrale of Kenwyn, innkeeper, £40, and Peter Jane of St Neot, tinner, £20, for J. B. to appear at next sessions.

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John Trescawthick; in custody for running away and leaving his family chargeable to St Columb Major: hard labour until next sessions.

Recognizances of Francis Millwood: continued to next sessions.

Continued appeal of George Treverton (35) husbandman, against order of 15 March 1788 for his removal, and wife Blanch (36), also children Frank (12), Mary (9), Betsy and Catherine (6), Stephen (3), William (2), from Penryn to Gwennap: order confirmed; £1 6s. 8d. costs to be paid to the respondents.

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Recognizances of Thomas Lear, due to prosecute John Tonkin, and of John Webber, due to prosecute Henry Langdon: estreated.

Elizabeth, wife of Luke Stephens of St Austell, labourer; acquitted of taking 2 packs of cards and one pair of mourning iron buckles value 6d., the property of persons unknown.

Andrew Stephens of Kenwyn, labourer; indicted for unlawfully obtaining money from John Richards on false pretences: quashed for insufficiency.

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Application by Gwennap re male bastard born at Gwennap on 25 Dec. 1787; mother Mary Tiddy, single woman, father William Dart of Gwennap, carpenter: W. D. to pay 16d. and M. T. 8d. weekly; W. D. also to pay £3 6s. 8d. towards lying-in charges.

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William Dart; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Gwennap re bastardy: continued in custody to next sessions.

Daniel Roberts; in custody fortaking a pair of shoes, property of Michael Mock: discharged for want of prosecution.

Recognizances:

Robert Yeoman of Paul, yeoman, £50, for him to appear at next sessions.

Robert Yeoman and his pledges to appear at last sessions, and the estreat: discharged.

Elizabeth Parker; convicted of taking one cotton gown and one pair of stays, the property of Joan Congdon, value 6d.: hard labour for 14 days.

Recognizances:

Thomas Dungey, sen., and John Willcock, main persons for the appearance of Thomas Dungey, jun., re bastardy: discharged.

Henry Dally and surety William Starck continued from last session: discharged.

Thomas Avard Cooper and William Hodge, labourers, both of St Austell; indicted for assault: discharged for want of prosecution.

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Anthony Rowe of St Austell; convicted of assault: fined 1s.

Richard Kessell and Thomas Clemsoe, both of Bodmin, labourers; indicted for assault: discharged for want of prosecution.

William Tiddy; in custody for breach of the peace: continued to next sessions for want of sureties.

£1,550 due on credit of the Jail Act; £150 in Vice Treasurer's hands surplus after payment of interest: £150 to be paid to reduce the £1,550.