Catalogue description Sessions held at Truro

QS/1/6/174/2

Justices: John Thomas, esq.; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, John basset, John Molesworth, clerks; Thomas Graham, Robert Lovel Gwatkin, Thomas Trewren, John Trevenen, John Vivian, esqs; Edward Giddy, clerk; Davies Giddy, esq.; and others.

Jury: George Hugo, John Clemence, Francis Retallack, Robert Drew, William Lower, William Hicks, Nicholas Carveth, William Huddy, John Miners, Peter Jago, John Laskey, Samuel Jago, Anthony Trethewy, William Plummer, Roger Powell, Matthew Box, John Lugg, John Dours, John Lyne, William Glasson, Jacob Lovys.

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

QS/1/6/175/2

Recognizance:

Nathaniel Earle of St Ive, innkeeper, £40

George Best and James Daw, £20 each, for Nathaniel Earle and Cath., his wife, to appear at next sessions.

Appeal of Thomas Trounson against assessment at Mawgan in Meneage made by Cuthbert Tremaine, William Thomas, Henry Dale and Richard Bodinner: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/175/2, 176/2

Appeal by Perranzabuloe against order of 5 Mar. 1793 for the removal of Elizabeth Cann, widow, from Kenwyn to Perranzabuloe: order reversed; Kenwyn to pay Perranzabuloe costs.

QS/1/6/177/2, 178/2

Appeal of South Petherwin against order of 5 Feb. 1793 for the removal of John Jones, wife Mary, son Joshua (5), and William Yelland, apprentice of John Jones, from Launceston St Mary M. to South Petherwin: order reversed; Launceston St Mary M. to pay South Petherwin costs.

QS/1/6/178/2

Continued appeal of Madron against order of 26 July 1792 for the removal of Benjamin Foster, bastard, from Helston to Madron: order confirmed; Madron to pay Helston costs.

QS/1/6/179/2

Clerk of the Peace to buy the new edition of Bott's Poor Laws by Francis Coust, esq., and the last edition of Burn's Justice, and the last edition of Leach's Cases in Crown Law, for use of the sessions.

Vice-Treasurer to be paid 20 guineas yearly out of County Stock for the extra trouble in paying the weekly allowance to the wives and children of militia men of the County, and for auditing these accounts, while they are called out into service.

Appeal of St Wenn against order of 8 April 1793 for the removal of Mary Hambly, widow, from Egloshayle to St Wenn: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/179/2, 180/2

Continued appeal of Falmouth against order of 8 Jan 1793 for the removal of John Marks, alias John Walters (6) from Penryn to Falmouth: order reversed; Penryn to pay Falmouth costs.

QS/1/6/180/2

Recognizances:

Noah James of St Just in Penwith, tinner, $40

William James and Edward James, tinners, of the same, £20 each, for Noah James to appear at next sessions.

Thomas Moyle; in custody for having behaved disorderly in Wendron: discharged.

James Galey; in custody for wandering and begging in St Austell: discharged after being admonished.

Catherine Duckham; in custody for threatening to burn the barn of Richard Bullock: discharged.

Mary Williams; in custody for being a lewd, idle and disorderly woman: discharged.

Ann Tucker; in custody for being an idle, lewd and disorderly person: discharged.

QS/1/6/180/2, 181/2

Henry Jory; in custody for refusing to maintain and provide for his children, and for having left his family chargeable to St Minver: discharged.

QS/1/6/181/2

Jane Dimhold; in custody charged with being a rogue and vagabond: discharged, after being admonished and adjudged an incorrigible rogue.

Rose Harris; in custody as a rogue and vagabond: hard labour to next sessions.

Thomas Corzons; charged with assault on Joseph Gawler and behaving in a riotous manner: discharged.

William Sweet; in custody charged by his master, William Fowler, gent., with having been guilty of divers misdemeanours, and with having absented himself without leave: discharged.

John Stanton; in custody charged with running away and leaving his wife chargeable to Gwennap: continued in custody for 12 calendar months.

QS/1/6/181/2, 182/2

William Boundy; in custody for want of sureties re breach of the peace on wife Elizabeth: continued in custody to next sessions, or until he finds sureties to keep the peace.

QS/1/6/182/2

Mary Williams; in custody for want of sureties for good behaviour, having had 3 bastard children chargeable to Breage: discharged.

William Pearse; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify St Agnes re bastardy: discharged.

William Cock; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Poundstock re bastardy: discharged.

Isaac Winn; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Constantine re bastardy: discharged.

John Gilbert; in custody for want of sureties re breach of peace on Richard Minneer: discharged.

QS/1/6/183/2

Richard Gill of St Wenn, labourer; convicted of taking one canvass shirt and one handkerchief, the property of James Hicks, value 2d.: R. G. to be stripped naked from the middle upwards and publicly whipped in Truro market-place on Saturday next, until his back is bloody.

Henry Hawker, late of Michaelstow, carpenter; acquitted of taking a quart of wheat flour, the property of Nicholas Male, value 2d.

Richard Leavis, late of Bodmin, labourer; convicted of taking one gallon of wheat, value 2d., the property of John Hicks: 6 months' hard labour, unless he voluntarily enters H. M. land or sea services.

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

Traverse of John Gundry continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/184/2

Appeal of St Hilary against order of 7 March 1793 for the removal of Richard Bennatts, wife Nancy, and female child not baptized, from Phillack to St Hilary: continued to next sessions.

Matthew Bennetts, late of Philleigh, labourer; convicted of taking 5 lbs. of pork, value 2d., the property of John Croxall: 3 months' hard labour.

QS/1/6/185/2

Robert Palmer; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Feock re bastardy: discharged, sureties having been provided/

John Coade of Gwennap, labourer; convicted for taking one cotton shirt, value 2d., the property of Peter Richards: 6 months' hard labour, unless he voluntarily enters H. M. land or sea service.

Elizabeth Edwards of St Wenn, spinster; convicted of taking 16 lbs. of hay, value 1d., the property of Robert Vincent: 1 month's hard labour.

QS/1/6/186/2, 187/2

Appeal of Mary Ann Mann Young against a rate assessment at Falmouth, made on 17 Jan. 1793: rate to be amended; Falmouth to pay appellant's costs of £1 6s. 8d.

QS/1/6/187/2

William Prisk, late of Constantine, labourer; acquitted of taking 2 pieces of oak timber, value 2d., the property of Thomas Trewren and William Rowe.

QS/1/6/188/2

Recognizance of Charles Daw and his sureties re felony: continued to next sessions.

Sir William Lemon and Francis Gregor, esq., appointed Treasurers for the ensuing year.

Account of Samuel Hext, gent., Vice-Treasurer, produced: £16 19s. 11½d. due to the County.

Account of Trehane Symons, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (east), produced: £31 2s. 5½d. due to the County.

QS/1/6/188/2, 189/2

Account of John Truscott, gent., Surveyor of Bridges(west), produced: £38 12s. 8½d due to him.

QS/1/6/189/2, 190/2

Appeal of John James and Michael Tonkin, occupiers of land and houses in St Agnes, against a rate made at St Agnes by John Tregellas, jun., James Reynolds, William Nettle and John Tamblyn: rate quashed; St Agnes to pay appellants £1 6s. 8d. costs.

QS/1/6/190/2, 191/2

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

QS/1/6/191/2

Recognizance of Humphrey Ostler of Truro, peruke-maker and sureties, re bastardy: continued to next sessions, the woman not yet having given birth.

£50 to be paid to the way-wardens of Paul towards repairing or building a bridge on road from Newlyn to Penzance, but the bridge not to be a County bridge, or repaired at the county's expense.

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