Catalogue description Sessions held at Bodmin

QS/1/6/195/1

Justices: Benjamin Forster, Thomas Penwarne, clerks; John Thomas, esq.; John Molesworth, clerk; Sir Harry Trelawny; William Sandy, clerk; and others.

Jury: Constantine Moyle, Samuel West, Richard Wilton, Robert Lean, William Tinney, William Hocken, Francis Retallack, John Michell, Thomas Curgenven, John Curgenven, Edward Seccombe, Ralph Cole, Moses Martyn, John Elford, Robert Hooper, Henry Varcoe, Richard Miller, Richard Rawle, Charles Parkin, Hooper Martyn.

Four gaol rates to be raised and paid to Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer.

Presentment of roads in St Teath, Falmouth, St Agnes, Budock, St Gluvias, Mawgan in Meneage and Perranarworthal: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/196/1

Appeal of Marazion against order of 3 Sep. 1791 for the removal of Elizabeth Davies, widow, and sons John (4½) ½and un-named infant (8 mo.) from St Erth to Marazion: order confirmed; Marazion to pay St Erth costs.

QS/1/6/196/1, 197/1

Continued appeal of Breage against order of 19 Feb. 1791 for the removal of Charlotte Sullivan, widow, from Penzance to Breage: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/197/1

Appeal of Nicholas Donnithorne, esq., occupier of rateable lands and tenements in St Agnes, against assessment made on 15 Aug. 1791 by St Agnes: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/198/1

Presentment of roads in Egloshayle: discharged.

Continued appeal of Gwinear against order of 15 Jan 1791 for the removal of Loveday, wife of William Pearse, mariner, and children Jane (11), Loveday (9), Hannah (5), and William White (2), from Mylor to Gwinear: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/198/1, 199/1

Appeal of Roche against order of 12 Sep. 1791 for the removal of Christian Bellman from Egloshayle to Roche; at the time of removal, C. B. was apprentice in her master's service at his estate in Egloshayle, and was not removable: order quashed; Egloshayle to pay Roche costs.

QS/1/6/199/1

Recognizances:

Charles Young of Bristol, esq.: estreated and discharged.

Jacob Coren of Madron: estreated and discharged.

John Brindle of Lanherne in Mawgan in Pydar, Roman Catholic Priest; certified that a certain room in the mansion of Lanherne is set aside for religious worship, as required by the law.

QS/1/6/199/1, 100/2

Appeal of Nicholas Donnithorne, esq., occupier of lands and rateable property in St Agnes, against a rate made by St Agnes on 15 Feb. 1791: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/100/2, 101/2

Application by St Breock re male bastard born at St Breock on 18 July 1791; mother Elizabeth Oliver, single woman, father, Richard Geach of St Breock: R. G. to pay 16d. weekly and E. O. to pay 8d., and one or both to pay £5 8s. 10d. towards lying-in costs.

QS/1/6/101/2

Recognizances:

Digory Orchard of St Thomas by Launceston, $40 and Christopher Broad, of the same, £20, for Digory Orchard to appear at next sessions.

Digory Orchard of St Thomas by Launceston, £20, and Christopher Broad of the same, £20, for the appearance of John Orchard of the same at the next sessions.

QS/1/6/102/2

Application by Helston re male bastard born in Helston on 28 Sep. 1791; mother Jane Anthony, single woman, father John Sentell, otherwise John Thomas, of Launceston, labourer: J. S. to pay 16d. weekly, and J. A. to pay 8d. to Helston, and £3 3s. 0d. towards lying-in costs.

QS/1/6/103/2

William Barratt; in custody for running away and leaving his family chargeable to Gwennap: discharged.

Thomas Hodge; in custody for wandering and begging in Kea under pretence of loss by fire, and having a forged certificate: continued in custody for one month.

John Bond; in custody for running away and leaving his master's service: to be passed to St Teath and discharged from his apprenticeship.

Sarah Foley; in custody for wandering and begging in St Teath: discharged.

James Richards; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify St Just re bastardy: discharged.

George Cock; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Lanteglos re bastardy: discharged.

John Sindell, otherwise Thomas; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Helston re bastardy: discharged, an order of filiation having been made.

Samuel Vigurs; in custody for a misdemeanour: discharged.

Richard Boundy; in custody for having violently assaulted Catharine Murrish: discharged.

QS/1/6/104/2

Zaccheus Goldsworthy; in custody for having run away and left his family chargeable to Gwennap: continued in custody for having been deemed and recorded as a rogue and vagabond.

Thomas Thomas; in custody on suspicion of stealing an iron crook, the property of John St Aubyn, bart: discharged, the bill of indictment returned ignoramus.

Mary Kitto; in custody for stealing a linen apron of Thomas Wilson, gent.: discharged, as no bill preferred against her, the prosecution being unable to attend.

Bennett Mitchell of Bodmin; indicted for assault, pleaded guilty: fined 6d.

Charity Wearne, wife of William Wearne of Budock, laboured; convicted for taking a piece of printed cotton, the property of Francis Wolfe, value 6d.: confined to custody for 2 months.

Bissow and Resprin bridges to be put into good repair by the Surveyor of Bridges (west).

QS/1/6/105/2

John Roberts of St Austell appointed as inspector for transmitting corn returns for St Austell, to be paid 5s. per return; James Jenkin of Redruth similarly appointed for Redruth.

The Vice-Treasurer to pay Mr Joseph Beard £122 1s. 1d., being the remainder of the contract for the additional buildings at the Sheriff's Ward at Bodmin, examined and measured by Mr John Stephens of Truro, architect.