Catalogue description Sessions held at Bodmin

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Justices: Weston Helyar, esq.; Sir John Call; Benjamin Forster, Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Edmund Gilbert, Charles Lemon, John Molesworth, clerks; David Howell, Edmund John Glynn, Edward Collins, esqs; William Flamank, D.D.; and others.

Jury: Constantine Moyle, Samuel Philps, Parmenas Hambly, James Wilton, William Brown, John Wilcock, Gregory Mabley, John Mabley, Nicholas Male, Thomas Henwood, William Hocking, John Furnis, Joseph Stephens, John Lean, Henry Button, Joseph Moon, John Petherick, John Hocken, William Rowse, William Brewer, Thomas Hodge.

Presentment of highways in Redruth, Wendron, Crowan and Linkinhorne: continued to next sessions.

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

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Appeal of Tintagel against order of 9 Sep. 1795 for the removal of John Rawle, wife Ann, and children Charles (3), William and Mary Ann (twins, 1¼), from Forrabury to Tintagel: order reversed; Forrabury to pay Tintagel costs.

QS/1/6/342

Application by Richard Cross, manager of a company of comedians, for the performance of stage entertainment as presented at licensed theatres in Westminster, for 60 days at Padstow: licence granted.

Charles Polgrean, master of the sloop The True Blue of Looe, and William Rundle of Talland, fish-curer, swore that they shipped, at Fowey on 20 July 1795, 300 bushels of British fishery salt, bound for Polperro, for William Rundle to cure pilchards; while the sloop was at the quay, the stern fastening was loosened by accident, and the sloop fell on her side and partly filled with water; 87 bushels of salt were lost, and the accident was not caused by any leakage in the vessel or default of the crew.

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William Broad, master, and James Thomas, mariner, late of the sloop Johanna, swore that they shipped, at Bristol on 29 July 1795, 15¾ tons of white salt, duty paid, bound for Penzance for Richard Oxnam and James Broad of Penzance, and John Thomas of St Just in Penwith; on the voyage, the vessel stuck on a rock and sank, and the whole of the salt was lost, but this was not caused by any leakage of the sloop or default of the crew.

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Application by St Ervan for relief re a male bastard born at St Ervan on 25 Aug. 1795; mother Mary Powell, father Gregory Tom of St Ervan, labourer: G. T. to pay 1s. 4d. and M. P. 8d. weekly; and G. T. to pay £3 8s. 2s. towards lying-in costs.

QS/1/6/344, 345

Appeal of Helston against order of 8 Sep. 1795 for the removal of William Grills from Gwinear to Helston: order reversed; Gwinear to pay Helston costs.

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Appeal of Sithney against order of 14 July 1795 for the removal of John Clemence, wife Grace, and children William (10), Ralph (9), Thomas (7), Mary (5), Grace (3) and James (1) from Crowan to Sithney: order reversed; Crowan to pay Sithney costs.

QS/1/6/346

Appeal of St Clement against order of 1 Aug. 1795 for the removal of Elizabeth, wife of John Tippet, and son George (1 yr. 2 mo.) from Newlyn East to St Clement: continued to next sessions.

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

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Recognizance and estreat of James Polglaze to appear and indict Jane Freeman for a misdemeanour: discharged.

Pleas and indictment against John Wilmot, John Andrew and John Halvossow for a misdemeanour: continued to next sessions.

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

Rules and regulations of a club or Friendly Society at Roche: approved.

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Jane English and Judith Leary; in custody as idle and disorderly persons: discharged.

Richard Cann; in custody for being an incorrigible rogue: discharged and passed to place of legal settlement as a lunatic vagrant.

John McGuire; in custody for wandering and begging, and behaving in a violent manner in St Austell: discharged.

James Branwell; in custody for wandering in Sheviock: sent to the Regulating Officer of H. M. Navy at Fowey for Navy Service.

Margaret Arthur and Martha Lee; in custody for being disorderly persons in Budock: discharged.

Ann Reynolds; in custody for running away and leaving the service of James Chapple: discharged.

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Richard Dennick; in custody for wandering and begging in St Austell: discharged.

Thomas Ward; in custody for wandering and begging in Perranzabuloe: continued in custody until next sessions.

John Roberts; in custody for having threatened to kill wife Sarah: continued in custody to next sessions.

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Accounts of the Bridge Surveyors produced; in Eastern Division -

In Eastern Division, in 1782, balance of £230

1782-1790 inclusive, 1 bridge rate levied £116 17s.

1791 & 1792, 2 bridge rates levied/year £233 14s.

1793, 1 bridge rate levied £116 17s.

1794, 2 bridge rates levied £233 14s.

all paid to Trehane Symons, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (east). £16 14s. 4d. due to Trehane Symons.

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In Western Division in 1782, balance of £24 17. 7d.

1783, 2 bridge rates levied £233 14s.

1784 & 1785 1 bridge rate/year, each £116 17s.

1786 3 bridge rates £447

1790 to last Easter sessions,

4 bridge rates/year, each £116 17s.

all paid to John Truscott, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (west); £18 5s. 2½d. due to John Truscott. It appeared that charges were extravagant, particularly at Lostwithiel, Grampound and St Austell bridges: ordered that no payment for bridge repairs in excess of £5 be made without previous inspection by a neighbouring magistrate.

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Accounts for the Bridge warden (east), in future, to be produced at Midsummer Sessions, and for Western Division at Easter Sessions, yearly.

QS/1/6/352

Accounts re gaol at Bodmin from 1781 to present, including the expenses of conveying convicts and vagrants, appear to have considerably increased, and it is difficult to discover in what area this has occurred from the way in which the accounts have been kept: ordered that the accounts be arranged as follows:- subsistence of prisoners, clothing of same, bedding, utensils and repairs, repairs of buildings, expenses conveying and subsisting prisoners, fees for discharge, punishment, etc., keeper and turnkeys' salary and taxes, fuel; account of prisoners' labour also to be produced.

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The Court called upon James Chapple, Keeper of the Gaol at Bodmin, to produce an account of the labour of prisoners in the gaol, and of £60 advanced to him to purchase materials for their employment, and accounts for 1784 to the present. Prisoners are employed in polishing moor-stone and slate, in working up wool, and in labour for repairs of the gaol. £354 11s. 3¾d. paid for slate, £79 18s. 8d. + £60 advanced, total £494 9s. 11¾d. It appears he has paid £218 11s. 3d. for labour on the gaol, taken from the said sum, which he is to account for. James Chapple says that the prisoners might be more usefully employed in the growing and manu-facture of flax; he has 34 acres under cultivation, and has manufactured a considerable quantity of coarse linen, called Dowlas, for which he has used the balance and some of his own money. The Court considered it improper that the County should engage in such speculative concern, and highly disapprove of continuing the cultivation and manufacture of flax: ordered that the same be discontinued.

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Dunmere and Slades Bridges to be put into good repair.

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Presentments of highways in North Hill: discharged.

Vice-Treasurer's and Bridge Surveyors; accounts to be printed and published in the Sherborne Mercury, and expense to be paid for out of County Stock.

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Appeal of Kenwyn against order of 15 June 1795 for the removal of Philippa Richards, wife of William Richards, mason, from Budock to Kenwyn: order reversed; Budock to pay Kenwyn costs.

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Philip Lisson in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Duloe re bastardy: continued in custody until next sessions, the woman having given birth only 3 weeks ago and being unable to attend.

Robert Smith of Tintagel; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 1d.

Recognizance:

William Thomas of Redruth, labourer, and Thomas Flood of Redruth, labourer, for the appearance of William Thomas, to answer for a misdemeanour: estreated.

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Recognizance:

Thomas Flood and William Thomas, for the appearance of Thomas Flood, to answer for a misdemeanour: estreated.

Elizabeth Maddern, late of St Columb Major, spinster; convicted of taking one silver spoon, value 1d., the property of James Warne: 6 months' hard labour.

William Launder of Redruth, tinner, and Richard Angove of Redruth, tinner; convicted of taking 20 lbs. of tin ore, value 2d., 20 lbs. of tin stuff, value 2d., the property of Sir John St Aubyn and others, adventurers of Wheal Peevor: hard labour for 2 years, and be publicly whipped until their backs are bloody, in Bodmin, at the beginning and end of their imprisonment.

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John Reynolds, sen., of Tregony, carpenter, wife Mary, and John Reynolds, jun., of Tregony, carpenter; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 1d. each.

Recognizances:

Thomas Wall, to keep the peace towards wife Joan: discharged.

William Harrison of Mylor, merchant, for the appearance of Cosmo E. Gaste, to answer for riot and misdemeanour: discharged.

James Rowse of St Columb Major, butcher, to answer for assault: discharged.

William Harrison of Mylor, merchant, £20, for him to appear at next sessions.

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Thomas Smith, alias Samuel Smith, alias Samuel Davey, alias Samuel Kingdom, late of Lanlivery, labourer; convicted of taking one silk handkerchief, value 1d., one pair of cotton hose, value 1d.: hard labour for 6 months, and to be publicly whipped, in Bodmin, until his back is bloody, at the beginning and end of his imprisonment, and that he be conveyed to the Cornwall Regiment of Militia, from which he is a deserter.

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Recognizances:

William Trenerry, to prefer bill of indictment against Joseph Martyn and Henry Dobb, for assault: estreated.

Stephen Pearce of Kenwyn, £20, for sister Ann to appear at next sessions.

Joel Grose; in custody for violently assaulting Joseph Collins and John Pascoe: continued in custody to next sessions.

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Warren Gundry; indicted for a misdemeanour: discharged for want of prosecution.

Catherine Bulger; in custody for wandering and begging in Perranzabuloe: discharged.

Recognizances:

Henry Dobb, late of Redruth,. labourer, to answer for assault: estreated.

Joseph Martin of Redruth, labourer, and William Pearse of Redruth, victualler, for Joseph Martin to answer for assault: estreated.