Catalogue description Sessions held at Lostwithiel

This record is held by Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office)

Details of QS/1/6/136/2-149/2
Reference: QS/1/6/136/2-149/2
Title: Sessions held at Lostwithiel
Description:

QS/1/6/136/2

 

Justices: Sir Francis Basset; William Sandys, John Kingdon, John Molesworth, clerks: Sir Christopher Hawkins: Benjamin Forster, clerk; and others.

 

Jury: John Pearce, John Burn, William Hill, Thomas Sargent, Joseph Moon, Richard Libby, Thomas Tallack, Robert Coad, John Smith, Giles Bawden, William Cole, Richard Grose, Gregory Mably, John Mably, Thomas Menhennick, John Martyn, John Moyse, Thomas Pearce, gents.

 

Recognizance:

 

John Jeffery of Bodmin, miller, £40, and Otto Popham, labourer, and John Masey, wool jobber, £20 each, for John Jeffery to appear at next sessions.

 

QS/1/6/137/2

 

Recognizance: Thomas Dunstan of Mawnan, gent., £100, to appear at next sessions.

 

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

 

Continued appeal of Breage against order of 19 Feb. 1792 for the removal of Charlotte Sullivan, widow, from Penzance to Breage: continued to next sessions.

 

QS/1/6/137/2, 138/2

 

Appeal of Holsworthy, Devon, against order of 28 Apr. 1792 for the removal of Mary Larke, spinster, from Bridgerule to Holsworthy: order reversed.

 

QS/1/6/138/2, 139/2

 

Appeal of South Petherwin against order of 13 Apr. 1792 for the removal of Jane Blatchford from Launceston St Mary M. to South Petherwin: order reversed; Launceston St Mary M. to pay South Petherwin costs.

 

QS/1/6/139/2

 

Appeal of Mawgan in Meneage against order of 13 June 1792 for the removal of Avis Webb, widow of John Webb, from Breage to Mawgan in Meneage: continued to next sessions.

 

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

 

QS/1/6/140/2

 

Continued appeal of Perranzabuloe against order of 12 Apr. 1792 for the removal of Sarah Curteys, widow of Thomas Curtis, and children James (6), Thomas (4), Jane (2) and William (3 weeks) from St Agnes to Perranzabuloe: continued to next sessions.

 

QS/1/6/140/2, 141,2

 

Continued appeal of St Breock against order of 17 Nov. 1791 for the removal of Peggy, widow of Lambertus Vandersluys, and children Lambertus (7¼), William (6), Henrietta Maria (4) and George (2) from Lostwithiel to St Breock: order reversed; Lostwithiel to pay St Breock costs.

 

QS/1/6/141/2

 

Parapet walls on Bizow [Bissoe] bridge and Thegon Bridge, also Grampound and St Austell bridges, and 300 feet adjoining and leading from the bridges, to be repaired by the Surveyor of Bridges for West Division.

 

QS/1/6/142/2

 

Mary Pearce; in custody for wandering and begging in St Winnow, and refusing to reveal her place of settlement: continued in custody to next sessions.

 

Charles Webber; in custody for wandering and begging in Breage: hard labour for one month.

 

Thomas Paynter, Grace Paynter and Jenny Paynter; in custody for wandering and begging in Egloshayle: discharged and passed to Grampound.

 

Elizabeth George; in custody for threatening to burn the house of James Hawton: continued in custody for one month, unless she finds sureties for her good behaviour in the meantime.

 

Alexander Leskey and wife Sarah; in custody as rogues and vagabonds: discharged and passed to Whitby, Yorkshire.

 

Joseph Tregonning; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Breage re bastardy: discharged.

 

QS/1/6/143/2, 144/2

 

Continued appeal of Nicholas Donnithorne, esq., occupier of lands and rateable property in St Agnes, against a rate made on 20 Feb. 1792 by St Agnes: rate confirmed, subject to adjustments recommended in the reports made by persons appointed at last sessions.

 

QS/1/6/144/2

 

Recognizances:

 

Cornelius Philpe of St Mabyn, gent., £40, and John Hambly of the same, mason, £20, for Philp to appear at next sessions.

 

Thomas Wale of Bodmin, £40, and John Evans of Lewannick, yeoman, £20, for Thomas Wale to appear at next sessions.

 

Richard Godby of St Merryn, £40, and John Trevethan of the same, and Philip Godby of Probus, £20 each, for Richard Godby to appear at next sessions.

 

William Godby of Mevagissey, shipwright, £40, and John Trevethan and Philip Godby, £20 each, for William Godby to appear at next sessions.

 

[The above four recognizances crossed out.]

 

QS/1/6/145/2

 

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QS/1/6/146/2

 

Mary Gill; in custody as a loose, idle and disorderly person, and having three bastard children: continued in custody to next sessions.

 

Mary Williams; in custody for want of sureties for her good behaviour in bastardy: continued in custody to next sessions.

 

John Carr; in custody for want of sureties re bastardy: discharged.

 

Jonathan Martin; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Saltash: discharged.

 

James Ledgman; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Wendron re bastardy: discharged.

 

John Lenty; in custody for want of surety re breach of the peace on Elizabeth Richards: discharged.

 

Richard Kestle; in custody to breach of peace in Bodmin Workhouse: continued in custody to next sessions.

 

QS/1/6/147/2

 

Richard Couche of Liskeard, gent.; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 1d.

 

Abraham Oates; in custody for taking one pair of linen trousers, the property of George Martin, value 6d.: hard labour for 3 months.

 

Margaret May, late of St Erme, spinster; acquitted of taking one cambrick apron, the property of Mary Best, value 10d.

 

Recognizances:

 

Nicholas Tremewan, jun., of Buryan, £40, and Thomas Tremewan of the same and Richard Narrack of Sancreed, £20 each, for Nicholas Tremewan to appear at next sessions.

 

QS/1/6/148/2

 

Appeal of Charles Pennick, esq., against a rate made by Marazion in St Hilary for 1792/3, made 13 Jan. 1792, re premises occupied by William Gluyis, merchant; Alice Borlase, widow; Pascoe Grenfell, merchant; John Treluddra, James Silver and Robert Millet, yeomen: rate quashed; Marazion to pay Charles Pennick £1 6s. 8d. costs.

 

QS/1/6/149/2

 

Margaret Trembath, late of Helston, spinster; convicted of taking one check apron, the property of Grace Richards, value 2d.: committed to custody for one month.

 

John Smith, late of Mullion, mariner; pleaded guilty to taking a winnowing sheet, the property of Robert Triggs, value 2d.: committed to custody for one month.

 

Thomas Davies, late of Mullion, mariner; acquitted of taking one winnowing sheet, the property of Robert Triggs.

 

James Collins, late of Morval, yeoman; guilty of assault on Anthony Oliver: fined 1d.

 

One jail rate to be levied and paid to Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer.

 

One bridge rate to be levied and paid to Trehane Symons, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (east).

Date: 12 July 1792
Held by: Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office), not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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