Catalogue description Sessions held at Bodmin

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Justices: Sir William Molesworth, Sir John St Aubyn, Sir Francis Basset; Thomas Graham, David Howell, esqs; William Sandys, Thomas Penwarne, clerks; John Molesworth, Benjamin Forster, Councillors; Francis Glanville, esq.; John Cole, Councillor; John Rogers, John Thomas, esqs; and others.

Jury: William Jane, Isaac Nicholls, Henry Blake, Sampson Buscombe, John Cole, Henry Hawkey, Thomas Broad, Charles Helyer, Arthur Allen, John Biddick, Luke Biddick, John May, Robert Thomas, William Gliddon, John Drew, John Hill, Cornelius Cook.

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

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

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John Luke, late of Helston; in custody for assault: discharged.

Continued appeal of Penryn against order of 10 May 1790 for the removal of John Stephens, wife Grace, and children John (7), Elizabeth (5), Jenefer (3) and Mary (2), from Falmouth to Penryn: order reversed; Falmouth to pay Penryn costs.

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Continued appeal of St Issey against order of 9 Apr. 1790 for the removal of Matthew Jeals, wife Elizabeth, and children Ann (3) and Elizabeth (14 mo.) from Camborne to St Issey: continued to next sessions.

Continued appeal of Illogan against order of 12 May 1790 for the removal of Edmund Mills, wife Joan, and daughter Phillis(2) from Ludgvan to Illogan: order reversed; Ludgvan to pay Illogan costs.

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Appeal of St Eval against order of 21 July 1790 for the removal of Mary Powell, spinster, from St Ervan to St Eval: order reversed; St Ervan to pay St Eval costs.

Recognizances of Robert Lugg of St Keverne, writing master, £40, William James of Helston, hatter, £20, and Paul Burrell of Camborne, labourer, £20, for Robert Lugg to appear at next sessions.

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Continued appeal of Ruan Minor against order of 12 May 1790 for the removal of Joseph Bray, wife Elizabeth, and children Mary (3) and John (3 mo.) from Wendron to Ruan Minor: order confirmed; Ruan Minor to pay Wendron costs.

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Continued appeal of St Buryan against order of 18 Feb. 1790 for the removal of Grace, wife of William Price, from Penzance to St Buryan: order confirmed; St Buryan to pay Penzance costs.

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Continued appeal of Egloshayle against order of 9 Sep. 1790 for the removal of Richard Davey from Lanhydrock to Egloshayle: order reversed; Lanhydrock to pay Egloshayle costs.

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John Tippet; in custody for running away and leaving his wife chargeable to St Keverne: discharged.

John Semmens; in custody for running away and leaving his wife and children chargeable to Ludgvan: discharged.

Rose Harris; in custody for being an idle and disorderly person: discharged.

Joan Congdon; in custody for wandering and begging in Liskeard: discharged.

Thomas Stephens; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Redruth re bastardy: discharged.

John Floyd; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Gulval re bastardy: discharged.

Thomas Jacket; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Egloshayle re bastardy: discharged.

John Luke; in custody for want of sureties re breach of the peace on wife Mary Luke: discharged.

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Appeal of Mary Fox, George Crocker Fox, Robert Vere Fox, Richard Phillips and George Fox against a rate made 10 Aug. 1790 by Perranarworthal: rate quashed for insufficiency; Perranarworthal to pay appellants' costs.

Mary Phillips of St Erth, single woman; in custody for refusing to name the father of her bastard child: discharged.

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John Pascoe; in custody as an idle and disorderly person: continued in custody to hard labour, and whipped. Also Mary Pascoe and son John to be passed to their legal place of settlement.

Elizabeth Sandercock and children Joseph Sandercock and Ann Langman: to be passed to their legal place of settlement.

William Glasson of Budock; acquitted of a misdemeanour.

John Jennings, late of Gwennap, labourer; found guilty of assault on Grace Williams: fined 6d.

Recognizances:

Thomas Henwood and John Every, both of Liskeard, £40 each for Nahemiah Henwood to appear at next sessions.

William Every of Liskeard, yeoman, £40, and John Every and Thomas Henwood, both of Liskeard, £20, for William Every to appear at next sessions.

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Appeal of Nicholas Donnithorne, esq., against rate made by St Agnes: rate to be amended.

Elizabeth Grible, late of St Levan, widow; convicted for taking one linen shirt and other linen articles, the property of Joseph Thomas, value 1d.: 3 months' hard labour.

John Hoskin, late of Ludgvan; convicted for taking one Dowlas shirt and other linen, the property of Nathaniel Williams, value 1d.: one month's hard labour.

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Christopher Harris of Kenwyn, tinner, and Samuel Stodden of St Agnes, tinner; convicted for taking 50 lbs of copper ore and 50 lbs of other ore, the property of William Harris and others, value 4d.: one month's hard labour, and, before discharge, to be publicly whipped at Poldice Mine.

Mary, wife of William Roberts; bound to appear at this sessions re charge of felony and convicted of taking ten faggots of furze, the property of John Thomas, esq., value 1d.: one month's hard labour. [Entry struck out.]

Five militia men (in custody for not attending the 28 days required by the Militia Act). This Court highly approves of their behaviour while in custody, in preventing the escape of several convicts, and saving the lives of turnkeys and others assisting them: five guineas to be paid to the militia men, as a reward, by the vice-treasurer, out of County Stock. This order to be hung up in different parts of the gaol as an encouragement to others in a like situation.

Recognizance of Jno Russell of Sithney, tinner, £40, Thomas Trelower and William Wear, both of Sithney, yeomen, £20 each, for John Russell to appear at next sessions.

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Appeal of Stithians against order of 11 Aug. 1790 for the removal of Ann Reed and the wife Collins, from Mabe to Stithians: lodged and continued to next sessions.

Mary, wife of Samuel Stephens, late of St Allen, labourer; convicted of taking 10 faggots of furze, the property of John Thomas, esq., value 1d.: one month's hard labour.

William Roberts; convicted of taking one deal board, the property of James Henwood, value 1d.: confined to custody for one week.

James Geach, late of St Germans, labourer; convicted for taking one cotton handkerchief, the property of John Wills, value 1d.: one month's hard labour.

Richard Knowles, late of St Austell, labourer; convicted for taking 2 galls of red wine, the property of John Carthew, gent., value 1d.: 3 months' hard labour, and, before discharge, to be publicly whipped at St Austell unless he consents forthwith to enter the Royal Navy.

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Elizabeth Table, late of St Columb Major, spinster; acquitted of taking a half guinea, the property of Jane May.

Elizabeth Manly; in custody for a felony: discharged, as an ignoramus bill returned against her.

Market towns nominated, and inspectors appointed, to make a return of the prices of corn and grain, with salary: John Wood, Launceston, £10; James Jenkin, Redruth and Truro, £20; James Bennicke, Liskeard, £10; Charles Carne, Helston and Penzance, £20; John Roberts, St Austell and Bodmin, £20.