Catalogue description Sessions held at Truro

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Justices: Sir Francis Bassett; Edward Giddy, Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerks; John Stackhouse, George Bickford, Thomas Graham, esqs; John Molesworth, John Bennet, clerks; and others.

Jury: Robert Gummow, Joseph Dillon, Francis Fugler, John Box, Francis Carter, Thomas Gill, William Parry, Thomas Prior, John Wilton, John Bennett, William Ivey, Stephen Ivey, William Henwood, Luke Biddick.

Four gaol rates to be levied and paid to Edward Coode, jun., gent., Vice-Treasurer.

Presentments of roads in St Columb Major, Bodmin, St Enoder, Lanlivery, Warleggan, St Neot, St Teath, Helland, Perranarworthal and Mawgan in Meneage: continued to next sessions.

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

Account of Edward Coode, jun., gent, Vice-Treasurer, produced: £15 15s. 3½d. due to the County.

Account of Trehane Symons, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (east), produced: £9 5s. 1½d. due to the County.

Account of John Truscott, gent., Surveyor of Bridges(west), produced: £80 10s. 4½d. due to J. T.

Recognizances:

Walter Kendall of St Minver, yeoman, £20

Henry Williams of the same, £20

George Tucker of the same, £10

for Walter Kendall to appear at next sessions.

Edward Lack of St Stephen in Brannel, yeoman, £20

John Truscott of St Austell, gent., £10

for Edward Lark to appear at next sessions.

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Appeal of Philip Argall against a rate made by Madron on 21 Apr. 1794: continued to next sessions.

Recognizance of Levy Abraham of Plymouth, labourer, £40, for him to appear at next sessions.

Clerk of the Peace, in future, to issue one levy warrant for gaol and bridge rates to the High Constable of the East Division of the hundred of Penwith, and another to the High Constable of the West Division of the same hundred.

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Appeal of Sancreed against order of 7 Apr. 1794 for the removal of Kizea Thomas, spinster, from Madron to Sancreed: order confirmed; Sancreed to pay Madron costs.

Appeal of James Richards, occupier of the great tithes of Breage, against rate made by Breage on 13 Apr. 1794: rate quashed for insufficiency; Breage to pay appellant £1 6s. 8d. costs.

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William Warren, master, and Jacob Hook, mate, of the brig Mary, swore that, on 14 March 1794, they shipped at Bristol 24 tons of white salt for William Bastian of Truro, George Soper of St Austell, Joseph Carne of Truro and Jasper Richards of Truro; on the voyage to Falmouth and Truro, stormy and tempestuous weather destroyed 1 ton 14 hundreds 1 quarter and 26 lbs. of salt, the loss not due to any neglect by the crew or defect in the vessel.

Appeal of Thomas Woodis against rate made on 7 Mar. 1794 by Penzance: rate quashed for insufficiency; Penzance to pay appellant £1 6s. 8d. costs.

Trevemper, Resprin, Godolphin and Berryas Bridges to be put into good order by the Surveyor of Bridges (west); and Tideford, Tavistock New Bridge and Kenney Water Bridges likewise by the Surveyor of Bridges (east).

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Appeal of Crantock against order of 6 Feb. 1794 for the removal of Mary, wife of Martin George, tinner, and children John (9), James (8), Mary Ann (5), Annachia (3), Susanna (2) and Martin (7 mo.), from Crantock to Kenwyn: continued to next sessions [appeal of Kenwyn?].

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Appeal of Wendron against order of 11 Mar. 1794 for the removal of Mary Gleuyas (19), Avis Gleuyas (14), and William Gleuyas (9), from St Austell to Wendron: order reversed.

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Francis Truscott and Samuel Trethewey, both of St Stephen in Brannel, yeomen, took oath of allegiance required by Protestant dissenters.

Recognizances of William Tinney, sen., and John Stephens, both of St Columb Minor, gents., for William Tinney, jun., to abide by order re bastardy: discharged.

Nicholas Oliver; in custody for having run away and left his family chargeable to Pillaton: discharged.

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One bridge rate to be levied and paid to John Truscott, gent., Surveyor of Bridges(west).

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

Recognizances of William Knapman and his sureties, re a felony: continued to next sessions.

Presentment of roads in St Mabyn: discharged.

William Phillips; convicted of felony at Midsummer Sessions 1793, and then 9 months' hard labour, then to find sureties, himself £40, and 2 others £20, to keep the peace, particularly to John Bake, the prosecutor: discharged, John Bake having consented.

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Recognizances:

James Goldsworthy of Gwennap, tailor, £20

William Thomas of Gwennap, tinner, £10

for James Goldsworthy to appear at next sessions.

Charles Gilbert of Kenwyn, tinner, and Stephen Mitchell of Kea, tinner for the appearance of Charles Gilbert at this sessions: estreated

William Browne of Hollocomb, Devon, yeoman; acquitted for a cheat and misdemeanour.

John Gundry, late of Wendron, yeoman; acquitted of assault on Michael Bawden for want of prosecution.

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Recognizances

Thomas Wills of Camborne, tinner, £20, and George Wills of the same, tinner £20

for Ann, wife of Philip Matthews of Padstow to appear at next sessions.

Appeal of Redruth against order of 6 Feb. 1794 for the removal of Mary, wife of William Johns, and children Joseph (6), Ann (4) and Mary (2), from St Agnes to Redruth: continued to next sessions.

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Application by Sheviock re male bastard born at Sheviock 19 Feb. 1790; mother Temperance Daw, father Thomas Symons of Sheviock, labourer: T. S. to pay 1s. 4d. and T. D. 8d. weekly: also T. S. to pay £14 towards charges for lying-in of T. D. and other outgoings since the birth.

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William Gillard, late of Crowan, tinner; convicted of taking 50 lbs. of tin stuff, value 6d., and 50 lbs. tin ore, value 6d., the property of John Harvey: hard labour for 6 months, unless he enters H. M. Navy.

Ann Phillips, late of Roche, spinster; convicted of taking one pair of silver sleeve-buttons, value 6d., and 2 yards of silk ribbon, value 3d., the property of Mark Thomas: hard labour for 6 weeks.

Elizabeth Chickwhidden, late of Bodmin, spinster; convicted of taking 20 pieces of copper halfpenny coins, value 10d., the property of Edward Truscott: hard labour for 6 weeks.

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Rachael Williams, late of Budock, single woman, convicted of taking one cotton shirt, value 6d., the property of James Medlin: hard labour for 6 weeks.

Henry Restarrick; in custody for behaving in a very idle and disorderly manner, refusing to work, and threatening to do some bodily hurt to the paupers in Bodmin workhouse: discharged.

John Yendal; in custody as an idle, disorderly person of Ruan Minor: discharged.

Richard Hockin; in custody for having run away from his master, William Cowle of St Mabyn: discharged.

Honour Lawrence; in custody for wandering and begging out of Mabe, from which parish she received pay: discharged.

Thomas Hearle; in custody for having been found wandering and begging in Bodmin: discharged.

Jane Cock; in custody for having run away and left her infant child in the house of Samuel Cook of Warleggan: discharged.

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Samuel Bromley; in custody for being found begging in St Austell: discharged.

Jane Mason; in custody for having made use of a lottery, or luck in the bag, with intent to deceive and impose on Thomas Cowle: discharged.

James Mock; in custody for having assaulted Richard Bond, a constable of St Austell, and also for having behaved in a disorderly and outrageous manner: discharged.

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.

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William Dennis of St Neot, labourer; convicted of taking one Poldavy [sail cloth] sack, value 6d., and 16 gallons of barley, value 6d., the property of William Harding: hard labour for 6 months, unless he enters H. M. Navy.

Richard Broad of St Neot, labourer; acquitted of above offence: recognizance discharged.

William Rowe of Marhamchurch, labourer; pleaded guilty of taking one leg of mutton, value 6d., the property of Philip Petherick: hard labour for 6 months, unless he enters H. M. Corps of Marines.

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John Peters; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify St Austell re bastardy: discharged.

Sarah Crute; in custody for refusing to name the father of her base child, born 1 Jan. 1794 at St Cleer: continued to next sessions.

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Thomas Symons; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Sheviock re bastardy: continued in custody to next sessions.

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Rules, orders and regulations of 3 Friendly Societies at Camborne, named the Female Amiable Society, the Amicable Society and the Bountiful Society Club, and another friendly society at Penzance: confirmed.