Catalogue description Sessions held at Bodmin

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Details of QS/1/6/276-296
Reference: QS/1/6/276-296
Title: Sessions held at Bodmin
Description:

QS/1/6/276

 

Justices: Sir John Morshead; Francis Glanville, esq.; John Molesworth, Edmund Gilbert, clerks; and others.

 

Jury: Samuel Croxall, William Allen, John Tresidder, Joseph Hendy, John Medlin, William Hendy, Walter Lawrence, John Martin, Thomas Martin, Gideon Polkinghorne, George Sampson, Thomas Roskruge, Richard Roskruge, James Lugg.

 

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

 

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

 

QS/1/6/277

 

One gaol rate to be raised and paid to Edward Coode, jun., gent., vice-treasurer.

 

John Clark, master, and John Quick, mate, of the sloop Hopeful, swore that they shipped, at Bristol, on 15 Aug. 1794, 32 tons of white salt, duty paid, bound for Falmouth for Joseph Carne, Benjamin Wilkey, Jasper Richards, Joseph Ferries, William Ferris, Peter Traer and George Thomas, all of Truro, Richard Burn and John Richards of Falmouth, and Nicholas Jennings of St Mawes; on the voyage, they met with stormy and tempestuous weather, when the vessel sprung a leak, and 6 tons 800 lbs. of salt were lost, not by any fault in the ship or neglect by the crew.

 

QS/1/6/277, 278

 

Appeal by Roche against order of 11 Sep. 1794 for the removal of Elizabeth Rounsavel, spinster, from St Columb Major to Roche: order confirmed; Roche to pay St Columb Major costs. [Crossed out.]

 

QS/1/6/278

 

Continued appeal by Redruth against order of 6 Feb. 1794 for the removal of Mary, wife of William John, and children Joseph (6), Ann (4) and Mary (2), from St Agnes to Redruth: order reversed; St Agnes to pay Redruth costs.

 

QS/1/6/279

 

Recognizances:

 

James Kingdon of Maker to appear re assault: discharged.

 

Thomas Wills of Camborne, tinner, and George Wills of Camborne, tinner,

 

for the appearance of Ann, wife of Philip Matthews and the estreat: discharged.

 

William Kendall, alias William Doble; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d.

 

William Knapman of Egloshayle, Excise Officer; acquitted of taking 2 gallons of barley, value 6d., and 2 gallons of malt, value 6d., the property of James Robins.

 

Appeal by Penryn against order of 25 July 1794 for the removal of Joan Grenfell, widow, from Penzance to Penryn: continued to next sessions.

 

QS/1/6/280

 

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.

 

Appeal of Lanivet against order of 10 Sep. 1794 for the removal of Dorothy Lukey, widow, from Bodmin to Lanivet: order confirmed; Lanivet to pay Bodmin costs.

 

QS/1/6/281

 

Recognizance of Thomas Kitt of St Enoder, yeoman, £50, for him to appear at next sessions.

 

Richard Nancolas; in custody for wandering and begging in Fowey: discharged.

 

Hercules Bishop; in custory for having run away and left his family chargeable to Gwennap: discharged.

 

Henry Resterrick; in custody for being an idle and disorderly person, and with having assaulted Thomas Stone, one of the Bodmin overseers: continued to next sessions.

 

Ann Haggety; in custody for having been found wandering in Bodmin: discharged.

 

Richard Collick; in custody for being an idle disorderly person, and refusing to work: 12 months' hard labour, and to be twice whipped during that time.

 

QS/1/6/282

 

A person unknown, appearing to be dumb, in custody for wandering and begging in Perranzabuloe: continued in custody to next sessions.

 

Thomas Mitchell; in custody for wandering and begging, and behaving in a riotous and disorderly manner in St Tudy: one month's hard labour.

 

Jane Kent; in custody for wandering and begging in St Tudy: discharged.

 

Philip Griffin; in custody for wandering in Boconnoc: discharged.

 

Mary James, alias Mary May; in custody as a lewd, idle, disorderly vagrant, found wandering in St Austell: two months' hard labour.

 

QS/1/6/283

 

Elizabeth Roberts and daughter Grace; in custody as vagrants: continued in custody to next sessions.

 

William Taylor, wife Elizabeth, and daughter Mary; in custody as vagrants: hard labour for one month.

 

A person unknown, appearing to be dumb; in custody for wandering and begging in Perranzabuloe: discharged.

 

Stephen Thomas of Madron, yeoman, £50, and Jane Dennis of the same, spinster, £50, for both to appear at next sessions.

 

Surveyor of Bridges (west), to put Tresillian, Kegan, Grampound, Tregudick and Rethern Bridges and associated roads into good repair.

 

QS/1/6/284

 

Application by Cardinham, re female bastard born at Cardinham on 29 Aug. 1794; mother Margaret Cook, father Roger Henwood, jun.: R. G. to pay 1s. 4d., and M. C. 8d. weekly; also R. G. to pay Cardinham £4 14s. 6d. towards the lying-in charges.

 

Recognizance of Roger Henwood, jun., of Cardinham, yeoman, £50 to abide by the above bastardy order.

 

QS/1/6/285

 

Application by Gwennap re female bastard born at Gwennap on 9 Sep. 1794; mother Jane Harris, father Thomas Oliver: T. O. to pay 1s. 4d. and J. H. 8d. weekly; also T. O. to pay £2 10s. 0d. towards lying-in charges, etc.

 

Recognizance of Thomas Oliver of Gorran, labourer, £40, and John Pearse of Gorran, yeoman, £40, for Thomas Oliver to abide by the above bastardy order.

 

QS/1/6/286

 

Appeal of James Richards, occupier of tithes in Breage, against a rate made on 27 Sep. 1794: rate to be amended; Breage to pay James Richards £1 6s. 8d. costs.

 

QS/1/6/287

 

Recognizances:

 

Joseph Jeffery of Redruth, yeoman, and Joseph Grose of Kenwyn and Edmund Jeffery of Redruth, yeomen, for the appearance of Joseph Jeffery re assault: estreated.

 

Mark Jeffery of Gwennap, yeoman, and Stephen Grose and Edmund Jeffery of Redruth for the appearance of Mark Jeffery re assault: estreated.

 

John Thomas and William Glasson, his surety, to keep the peace towards Walter Thomas: discharged.

 

Joseph Tiddy, to appear re several assaults on James Uren, Matthew Jeffery, Nicholas Bawden and George Gregot, and sureties: discharged.

 

Charles Hawke to appear re assault: discharged.

 

John Youlton and surety to appear re assault: discharged.

 

Thomas Kitt and sureties to appear re assault: discharged.

 

QS/1/6/288

 

Recognizances:

 

Stephen Thomas and sureties to appear re assault: discharged.

 

Stephen Thomas for the appearance of Jane Dennis re assault: discharged.

 

John Thomas of Crowan, yeoman, £50, to keep the peace towards all H. M. subjects, particularly Walter Thomas and his wife, Joan.

 

Henry Bennetts of Gwennap, yeoman, and William Bennetts of Gwennap, yeoman, for the appearance of Henry Bennetts to indict Mark and Joseph Jeffery for assault: estreated.

 

William Sawle, jun.; acquitted of assaulting and obstructing Matthew Sharrock, an officer of H. M. Customs.

 

St Neot to be given until next sessions to file their plea to the presentment of highways in St Neot.

 

QS/1/6/289

 

William Stephens of Maker in Cornwall; indicted for a misdemeanour: committed to custody for want of sureties.

 

Recognizances:

 

John Grose and sureties to keep the peace towards Ann Inch: discharged.

 

Bennett Libby of Crowan, turner, William Glasson and Richard Bennetts of the same, for the appearance of Ann, wife of Bennett Libby, re a felony: estreated.

 

Appeal of Lanivet against order of 30 Aug. 1794 for the removal of Catherine Inch, widow, and son John, from Bodmin to Lanivet: continued to next sessions.

 

Recognizance:

 

Peter Eddy of Crowan, tinner, to appear at this sessions to indict Ann, wife of Bennett Libby, re a felony: estreated.

 

QS/1/6/290

 

Recognizances:

 

George Gregor of Gwennap, tinner, to appear at this sessions to indict Joseph Tiddy re assault: estreated.

 

Nicholas Bawden of Gwennap, tinner, to appear at this sessions to indict Joseph Tiddy re assault: estreated.

 

Matthew Jeffery of Gwennap, tinner, to appear at this sessions to indict Joseph Tiddy re assault: estreated.

 

James Uren of Gwennap, tinner, to appear at this sessions to indict Joseph Tiddy re assault: estreated.

 

Matthew Clemo of Bodmin, labourer, £20, Joseph Burnet of St Neot, mason, £10, for Matthew Clemo to keep the peace towards H. M. subjects, particularly his wife Ann.

 

Loose papers:

 

Receipt, 25 Aug. 1852; £31 8s. 9d. from E. S. Tregoning, Sheriff's Officer.

 

Letter, 25 Aug. 1852; E. S. Tregoning to W. Shilson, esq., Under-Sheriff, re Nicholls and others v. Edgcume, enclosing receipt.

 

Cavalry Commissions, 30 Dec. 1797

 

Wry J'Ans, Lieut. Colonel, Commandant

 

Edward Day, gent., Lieut.

 

Samuel Humphry Pellew, esq., Captain

 

Joshua Elstone, gent., Cornet

 

William Clode, esq., Major

 

William Vallack, gent., Lieut.

 

QS/1/6/between 290 and 291

 

Loose papers:

 

Treasurer to pay the clerk 20s. for carrying the statutes, etc., from one sessions to another for the past year (1798), and £11 for levy warrants at 5s. each, and 6s. 8d. each for the examinations of - Veran, Ann Thompson, Ann Glover and Jane Wilson; also 10 guineas salary in registering the Treasurer's and other accounts.

 

QS/1/6/291, 292

 

Appeal of Roche against order of 11 Sep. 1794 for the removal of Elizabeth Rounsavel from St Columb Major to Roche, with statement of case, and mention of Mr Henwood, farmer in Roche: order confirmed.

 

QS/1/6/292

 

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

 

Thomas Oliver; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Gwennap re bastardy: discharged.

 

Thomas Edwards; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Liskeard re bastardy: discharged.

 

Matthew Clemo; in custody for want of sureties re breach of peace towards his wife, Ann, entered into recognizance: discharged.

 

6s. 8d. to be paid to the Clerk from County stock for every Friendly Society Rules registered previously and in the future.

 

QS/1/6/293-295

 

Notices of 21 Aug. 1794, signed by John Gould, Doctor of Physic; James Willyams, David Jenkin, esq.; Thomas Nankivell, gent.; and Cornelius Cardew, Doctor of Divinity: Trustees appointed to amend several roads leading from Truro; John Enys, John Freeman Villebois and Francis Enys, esqs, landowners, and Richard Rouse, occupier, served with a notice re the land needed 20 days prior to the sessions; they applied to have the value assessed. Jury: John Bawden, James Bath of Penhalvear in Stithians, James Bath of Lanswanick in Stithians, John Bath, William Martin, James Freeman, William Foxwell, Richard Nicholls, James Harris, James Morris, James Polkinghorne and Charles Pearce.

 

QS/1/6/295, 296

 

Rules and orders of several clubs or Friendly Societies confirmed:

 

The Union Female Society at Launceston

 

Two Tregony Annuitant Societies

 

The Union Society of Antony St Jacob

 

Two Friendly Societies at Millbrook

 

A Union Society at South Petherwin

 

A Union Society at North Hill

 

A Friendly Society at St Erth

 

Two Female Union Societies at Liskeard

 

A Friendly Female Society at Marazion

 

St Mary's Annuitant Society at Truro

 

A Friendly Society at St Columb

 

A Friendly Society at Morval

 

A Friendly Society at Phillack

 

A Friendly Female Society at Lelant

 

The Ludgvan Friendly Society

 

Millbrook Permanent Annuity Society

 

An United and Friendly Society at Rame

Date: 9 October 1794
Held by: Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office), not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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