Catalogue description Sessions held at Truro

QS/1/6/313

Justices: Sir Christopher Hawkins, Sir John St Aubyn; Edward Giddy, Henry Pooley, John Molesworth, Charles Prideaux Brune, clerks; Davies Giddy, esq.; and others.

Jury: John Adams, William Spargo, Edward Rowe, Nathaniel Roberts, Thomas Restarrick, John Friggens, James Roberts, William Hodge, Henry Hoskin, Dionysius Williams, Peter Harvey, James Hosken, William Bassett, Richard Jenkyn, John Christian, Richard Johns, Samuel Hoblyn, William Wythiell, gents.

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

Presentments of highways in Lanlivery, Warleggan, St Neot, Mawgan in Meneage, Redruth and St Anthony in Meneage: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/314

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

The account of Edward Coode, jun., gent., Vice-Treasurer, presented: £1 8s. 11¾d. due to the County.

The account of Trehane Symonds, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (east), presented: £16 14s. 4½d. due to T. S.

QS/1/6/314, 315

Continued appeal of Lanivet against order of 30 Aug. 1794 for the removal of Catherine Inch, widow, and son John (infant), from Bodmin to Lanivet: order reversed; Bodmin to Pay Lanivet costs.

QS/1/6/315, 316

Continued appeal of Constantine against order of 24 Nov. 1794 for the removal of Sarah, wife of John Thomas, a private soldier in H.M. Regiment of Foot, and children Henry (11), Eleanor (10½) and George (3½), from Wendron to Constantine: order reversed; Wendron to pay Constantine costs.

QS/1/6/316

Appeal of Kea against order of 11 April 1795 for the removal of Benjamin Scholar from Fowey to Kea: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/316, 317

Appeal of Redruth against order of 4 April 1795 for the removal of Frances, wife of Thomas Coombe, and son John (8), from Wendron to Redruth: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/317

Recognisance of Henry Dunstan and surety: continued to next sessions.

Certified to the Court that a leasehold property of Robert Redding of Kenwyn, clerk, and Robert Sholl of Truro, watchmaker, situated at Short Lanes End in Kenwyn, the freehold of which belongs to Lord Galway, Lord Falmouth and John Oliver Willyams, esq., is set apart for religious worship: registered.

Presentment of highways in Bodmin: discharged.

Thomas Pearce of Camelford, John Smith and Thomas Kelk of St Austell, and Thomas Mark of St Keverne, took oath against popery as Protestant dissenters.

Recognizance of Thomas Kitt of St Enoder, yeoman; £20 for his appearance at next sessions.

QS/1/6/318

Recognizances:

Thomas Williams and sureties, re assault: discharged.

George Wilson and surety re assault: discharged.

QS/1/6/318, 319

Application by Falmouth for relief re female bastard born at Falmouth on 19 Jan. 1795; mother Ann Roberts, father Charles Vigurs: C. V. to pay 1s. 4d. and A. R. 8d. weekly; also C. V. to pay £3 15s. 8d. towards lying-in costs.

QS/1/6/319, 320

Appeal of John Enys, esq., proprietor of Wheal Trevaunance mine in St Agnes, against a rate made on 3 Feb. 1795 by St Agnes: dismissed, and rate confirmed.

QS/1/6/320, 321

Further appeal of John Enys, esq., proprietor of Wheal Trevaunance tin mine in St Agnes, against a rate made on 3 Feb. 1795 by St Agnes: dismissed and rate confirmed.

QS/1/6/321

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

Surveyor of Bridges (east) to put Carnas Looe Bridges and the roads belonging thereto into good order.

Trustees of the turnpike road leading from Callington to Launceston: permitted to erect a toll-gate at Balli Bridge on the 300 feet of highway belonging to the bridge.

Presentment of highways in Perranarworthal: discharged.

QS/1/6/321, 322

Appeal of Nicholas Reynolds, occupier of lands and rateable tenements in St Agnes, against rate made on 3 Feb. 1795 by St Agnes: dismissed.

QS/1/6/322

Time granted to the prosecutor of the presentment against St Neot for not repairing their highways until next sessions.

Recognizance of Richard May of Lanteglos by Fowey, carpenter, and surety, to abide by order re bastardy: discharged.

Mary Phillips, wife of James Phillips, late of St Agnes, tinner; indicted of taking two pieces of pickled pork, value 8d.: acquitted.

QS/1/6/323

Ann Pulkinghorne; in custody for being a common whore and street walker: discharged.

Thomas Bray, Rebecca Bray, Charlotte Bray and Ann Bray; in custody for wandering and begging in Newlyn East: discharged.

Richard Lark; in custody for having run away and left his family chargeable to Bridgerule: discharged.

Thomas Drew; in custody for wandering and begging in St Germans: discharged.

George Chevall; in custody for having run away and left his family chargeable to St Agnes: discharged.

Mary White and Susanna Evans; in custody for wandering and begging in St Austell: continued in custody for 2 calendar months.

QS/1/6/324

Charles Vigurs; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Falmouth re bastardy: discharged, no order of filiation having been made on him within 6 weeks of the birth of the child.

Elizabeth Bray and Richard Tink; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 2d.

Recognizance of John Mutton to appear at this sessions and answer indictment against him by John Pascow: discharged.

John Roberts, late of Constantine, labourer; convicted of taking 3 feet of ash timber, value 6d., the property of Samuel Rowe: 6 months' hard labour.

Thomas Biddick, late of St Issey, labourer; indicted for taking one game-cock, value 6d., the property of Thomas Sloggett: acquitted.

QS/1/6/325

John Tremayne; in custody for a felony: discharged, the bill of indictment being returned ignoramus.

Rose Harris, late of St Mewan, spinster; convicted of taking one lawn apron, the property of Mary Harris, spinster, value 1d.: to be transported for 7 years to New South Wales.

Recognizance of Degory Truscott of Stokeclimsland to appear at this sessions to prefer indictment against John Mutton for a felony: estreated.

John Symons of St Cleer, butcher; indicted for assault on James Collins, jun.: acquitted.

John Burgin; in custody for assault: discharged.

Mary Hancock; pleaded guilty to assault on Christopher Richards: fined 1d.

QS/1/6/326

Recognizances:

Jane Waters of Crowan, single woman, to keep the peace towards Ann, wife of Richard Goldsworthy and Jacob Waters, sen, and Jacob Walters, jun., her sureties: estreated.

Richard Remfry of Redruth, tinner, to keep the peace towards Andrew Thomas and Thomas Michell of the same, tinners: estreated.

A scire facias to be issued to William Crowgey, jun., of Penryn, gent., and sureties to show cause why the recognizance entered into re a bastardy order should not be estreated.

Recognizances:

Joseph Jeffery of Gwennap, tinner, £20, and Richard Bawden of St Agnes, victualler, £10, for Joseph Jeffery to appear at next sessions.

John Burgin of Ludgvan, miller, £20, and Thomas Reed of Redruth, yeoman, £20, for John Burgin to appear at next sessions.

QS/1/6/327

Joseph Walker; in custody for wandering and begging in St Ewe: discharged.

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

No payment exceeding the value of £5 shall, in future, be allowed to either of the Surveyors of Bridges unless the same shall have been previously signed and allowed by one of the J.P.s residing in the neighbourhood of the bridge where such money shall have been expended.

Surveyor of Bridges(west) to put Tregony bridge into good repair.