Catalogue description Sessions held at Bodmin

QS/1/6/13

Justices: John Buller, John Call, Francis Rodd, esqs; Benjamin Forster, clerk; Francis Glanville, esq.; and others.

Jury: Christopher Hambly, Richard Helyar, John Rosevear, William Wherry, Anthony Guy, Richard Rouncivall, John Cornish, Richard Hayes, William Gatty, Charles Parker, Nicholas Slenning, Thomas Curgenven, Peter Day, Richard Brewer.

Account produced for the average prices of corn and grain usually sold by the Winchester Bushel: wheat 6s., barley 3s., oats 1/8d.

QS/1/6/14 & QS/1/6/15

Missing.

QS/1/6/16

Recognizances:

Nathaniel Hender Hockin: discharged.

John Webber of Budock and Thomas Langdon of Penryn: discharged and estreats taken off.

Humphry Hicks: continued to next sessions.

George Bray of Kea, tinner: continued to next sessions, as a certificate by a surgeon was produced certifying his inability to attend.

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

Presentment of a road in Perranuthnoe: discharged.

Recognizance of Bennet Jane and his surety: continued to next sessions as B. J. incapable of coming to this sessions.

William May of Mylor, miller; in custody re bastardy: discharged.

John Tregowthick of St Columb Major: continued in custody to next sessions.

William Darke, late of Gwennap, carpenter: continued in custody until he finds sureties to indemnify himself re bastardy.

Samuel Johns, late of St Columb Major: discharged.

Francis Kempe of Wendron, tinner: discharged after being admonished.

Richard Downing, in custody re bastardy: discharged.

QS/1/6/17

Appeal of St Columb Major against order of 11 Sep. 1788 for the removal of William Ilbeart, wife Elizabeth, children Elizabeth (13), Samuel (10), William (8), Mary (4) and Grace (1), from Colan to St Columb Major: order reversed; Colan to pay St Columb Major costs.

QS/1/6/18

Appeal of Richard Eliot, clerk, against rate made by St Teath on 4 Sep. 1788: rate quashed; St Teath to pay R. E. £1 6s. 8d. costs.

Certificate produced by Bennett Treleva that, at Bodmin sessions on 24 July 1788, he obtained conviction of James Kitto, late of Breage, labourer, for breaking and entering his dwelling house when no-one was in, and stealing £8 13s. 0d.: Bennett Treleva discharged from holding parish and ward offices in Breage.

Recognizances:

John Ley and Robert Ley of Bodmin bound over for breach of peace: continued to next sessions.

John Tonkin of Falmouth and Henry Langdon of the same, and Thomas Lear and John Webber, both of Budock: discharged, and estreats removed.

QS/1/6/19

Richard Paynter of Perranzabuloe, tinner, £40, and John Richards of Truro, £20, for Richard Paynter to appear.

Richard Paynter, £40, and John Richards of Truro, £20, for Richard Paynter to appear [similar entry to the previous].

Appeal of Helston against order of 22 Sep. 1788 for the removal of Mary Richards, wife of Henry Richards, from Falmouth to Helston: lodged and continued to next sessions.

Appeal of Tregony against order of 26 Sep. 1788 for the removal of Mary Jane Penaluna, single woman, from Wendron to Tregony: lodged and continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/20

Richard Cawse, late of Stratton, labourer; convicted of assault on Mary Jenkin of Stratton, spinster: 4 months' hard labour.

Continued appeal of Thomas Warren, gent., against rate made by Mylor on 14 May 1788, because, inter alia, Mylor had rated 'perishable' houses equal to permanent houses, and because his house at Flushing, occupied by Capt. James Dunn, rated at 17s. 6d. after the rate of £30 value p.a., the full rack rent J. D. pays, although Mr William Copeland, deceased, in a rate made on 1 June 1783, was charged 12s. 0d.: appeal confirmed, and Mylor house rate to be amended to £12 7s.[?] annual value and 1s. 0d. rate; Mylor to pay T. W. £1 6s. 8d. costs.

QS/1/6/21

Application by Week St Mary re bastard born in Bodmin on 11 Sept. 1788, mother Ann Buckingham, single woman, father John Uglow of Marhamchurch, cooper: John Uglow to pay Week St Mary 16d. and Ann Buckingham 8d. weekly; also J. U. to pay £6 lying-in charges.

QS/1/6/22

Recognizances:

William Treventon of St Minver, labourer, £40, Thomas Treventon of Roche £20, and George Green of St Minver £20, for William Treventon to appear.

Thomas Spargo: discharged; no bill of indictment preferred against him.

QS/1/6/23

Mary, wife of Thomas Blamey, late of Gwennap, labourer; convicted for stealing one pair of child's shoes, value 3d., the property of William Crossman: 1 month's hard labour.

Recognizances of Walter Gummow, Richard Hart, Richard Hodge and Thomas Blamey: discharged for want of prosecution.

James Lager guilty re assault: fined 1d.

Mary Ann Hugo and James Downing; committed to custody for felony: discharged as no indictment preferred against them.

Recognizances of James Bottrell and John Pascoe: discharged, as no indictment preferred against them.

George Haynes, jun., and James Bonetto; convicted of assault on William Davey: each fined 6d.

QS/1/6/24

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

Joseph Gard of Minster, Digory Gray of Endellion, William Gray of the same, John Collins of St Minver, Arthur Gaved of St Ewe, John Laskey of Gerrans, William Allen of Kenwyn: each fined 40s. for non-attendance for Jury service at this sessions.

Robert Yeoman; convicted of assault on Honour Taskeys: fined 6d.

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

Account of Samuel Hext, gent., vice-treasurer, re the jail from last Michaelmas to this sessions examined: due to the County £44 14s. 10d.

QS/1/6/25

Recognizance of Philip Keenor for assault: discharged.

Jane Hichens: discharged for want of prosecution.

Bridget Street: discharged for want of prosecution, no one appearing against her.

Noah Page: discharged, no one appearing to prefer bill against him.