Catalogue description Sessions held at Lostwithiel

QS/1/6/260

Justices: Weston Helyar, esq.; Edmund Gilbert, Thomas Penwarne, Henry Pooley, clerks; John Thomas, esq.; Benjamin Fowler, William Sandys, clerks; Thomas Graham, Francis Gregor, Francis Glanville, Robert Lovell Gwatkin, esqs; and others.

Jury: James Dunn, Roger Pascoe, Oliver Sleeman, William Dumble, George Geech, Nicholas Robins, Ezekiel Gaved, Jonas Gaved, William Grigg, Nicholas Bale, Thomas Salter, John Treleaven, Joseph Teage, Edward Wills, Edward Burn, gents.

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

QS/1/6/261

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

Presentment of roads in St Teath: discharged.

Recognizances of William Chapman and sureties, re felony: continued to next sessions.

Edward Lark; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d.

Continued appeal of Philip Argall against rate made by Madron on 21 April 1794: appeal dismissed; appellant to pay Madron £1 6s. 8d. costs.

QS/1/6/262

Continued 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.

Continued 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.

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/1/6/263

Appeal of Madron against order of 19 June 1794 for the removal of Grace, widow of Francis Richards, from St Agnes to Madron: order reversed; St Agnes to Pay Madron costs.

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Appeal of St Columb Minor against order of 15 May 1794 for the removal of Nathaniel Lewarne and wife Patience from Colan to St Columb Minor: order confirmed; St Columb Minor to pay Colan costs.

QS/1/6/264, 265

Application by Lelant for relief re a male bastard born at Lelant on 1 July 1794; mother Jane Ninnis, father Joseph Fox: J. F. to pay 1s. 4d. and J. N. 8d. weekly; also, J. F. to pay £2 6s. lying-in charges.

QS/1/6/265

Appeal of John Jenkyn against a rate made by Penzance on 10 May 1794: rate to be amended, and Penzance to pay J. J. £1 6s. 8d. costs.

QS/1/6/266

Appeal of Thomas Woodis against a rate made by Penzance on 10 May 1794: rate to be amended, and Penzance to Pay T. W. £1 6s. 8d. costs.

QS/1/6/267

Appeal of James Gaborian and John Squire, occupiers and inhabitants of land and rateable property in Saltash, against disbursements of John Hancock and Robert Warmington, overseers, from Easter 1793 to 17 May 1794, charged to Saltash, and their allowance by Stephen Drew, esq., Mayor, and Edward Hawkins, esq., Justice, on grounds of illegality re the prosecution of May Duncan; eating, liquor, chaise-hire, drivers turnpikes, court fees, etc., being included in the bill of £35 5s. 0½d.: the sum of £29 10s. 5½d. to be struck out, and J. H. and R. W. to repay this amount to Saltash, and £1 6s. 8d. to J. G. and J. S. for expenses incurred.

QS/1/6/268

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

Presentment of roads in Bodmin Helland and St Enoder: discharged.

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

Hercules Bishop; in custody for having run away and left his family chargeable to Gwennap: continued to next sessions.

James Tooley; in custody for having refused to provide for his wife, Sarah: discharged.

Application; by St Neot re presentment of roads: continued to next sessions.

Recognisance of James Kempe to keep the peace towards Mary, wife of John Kinsman, and that of Robert Luke, his pledge: discharged.

QS/1/6/269

Recognizances:

William Saule of Gerrans, mariner, £20 and Thomas Saule of Gerrans, labourer, £10,

for William Saule to appear at next sessions.

Thomas Bullen, and wife Ann; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d.

Levy Abraham; acquitted of assault on James Rowlands.

Recognizance of William Lander of Redruth, tinner, to appear and prosecute indictment against William Annear of Redruth for assault: estreated.

James Goldsworthy, and wife Ann; indicted for assault: J. G. acquitted and A. G. found guilty; A. G. fined 6d.

QS/1/6/270

Walter Kendall; acquitted of assault on Mary Bond Thomas, wife of Mark Thomas.

William Trudgeon; convicted for taking 2 lbs. of candles, value 4d., the property of John Main and others: 6 months' hard labour, unless he voluntarily enters H. M. Navy.

Complaint of Helland that Charles Higgs and Catherine Higgs, father and mother of William Higgs, were poor persons not able to work, land chargeable to Helland: William Higgs to pay Helland 1s. weekly towards the maintenance of Charles Higgs and Catherine Higgs, and £2 8s. 0d. for the costs of the application.

Recognizances of Thomas Wills of Camborne, tinner, and George Wills of Camborne tinner, for the appearance of Ann, wife of Philip Matthews, re assault and misdemeanour: estreated.

QS/1/6/271

Recognizance of William Annear of Redruth, tinner, for his appearance re assault: estreated.

William Browne, sen., and wife Sarah, alias Sarah Keys, also William Browne, jun.; committed to custody for wandering and begging in St Austell: discharged.

Richard Nancolas; in custody for wandering and begging in Fowey: hard labour to next sessions.

Joseph Fox; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Lelant re bastardy: continued to next sessions.

Thomas Clemence; in custody for assault on Giles Marie Paten: discharged, the bill of indictment returned ignoramus.

James Stephens; in custody for wandering and begging in Boconnoc: discharged.

QS/1/6/272

Rules, orders and regulations of several Friendly Societies approved as follows:

The Friendly Female Society at Penzance

The Sick Man's Help and Widows Portion at Liskeard

Two Friendly Societies of Tradesmen at Liskeard

A Friendly Society at Falmouth

A Friendly Society at Newquay in St Columb Minor

Two Friendly Societies in St Germans

A Society of Women at Launceston

Annuitant Society for the Benefit of Widows at Liskeard

Tradesmen's Amicable Society at Liskeard

Young Men's Friendly Society at Liskeard

Fellowship Society in Launceston

Three Union Societies at Launceston

A Friendly Society at Launceston

Launceston Annuitant Society

Society of Tradesmen at Penzance

Annuitant Society for the Benefit of Widows at Padstow

Annuitant Society for the Benefit of Widows at Saltash

Friendly Society of Artificers and others at Saltash

A Friendly Society at Saltash

QS/1/6/272, 273

Joseph Gill; in custody for attempting to rescue Ann Richards, a prisoner under sentence of transportation: prosecution to be conducted by the Deputy Clerk, and expenses paid out of County Stock.

QS/1/6/273, 274

Resolved that, if any Justice, in future, attends a sessions and departs before the conclusion without having obtained leave from the Chairman, he shall pay 10s. 6d. towards relief of prisoners in the Jail.

QS/1/6/274-275

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