Catalogue description Sessions held at Truro

QS/1/6/379

Justices: Edward Collins, John Thomas, Davies Giddy, John Lemon, Thomas Graham, Robert Lovell Gwatkin, Ralph Allen Daniell, esqs; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Henry Pooley, John Molesworth and John Bennet, clerks; and others.

Jury: William Plummer, Ambrose Chapple, Francis Trahar, Roger Powell, Richard Carveth, John Roberts, Almond Paul, William Shoal, John Mugford, Anthony Trethewy, John Rowe, Matthew Box, James Hendy, Thomas Simmons, Edward Seccombe, John Bellhouse, Arthur Berryman, Henry Phillips, James Mitchell, John Vigurs, William Tinney, John Harbert, William Hodge.

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

Presentments of highways in Redruth, Wendron, Crowan, Linkinhorne, Paul and Bodmin: continued to next sessions.

Presentment of the capital burgesses of Bodmin for not repairing the Assize Hall: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/380

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

Account of Edward Coode, jun., gent., Vice-Treasurer, produced: £115 3s. 10½d. due to the County.

Account of John Truscott, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (west) produced: £32 12s. 11d. due to the County.

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

QS/1/6/380, 381

Appeal of Menheniot against order of 16 Feb. 1796 for the removal of Elizabeth Searle, single woman, from Lezant to Menheniot: order reversed; Lezant to pay Menheniot costs.

QS/1/6/381, 382

Application by St Veep re female bastard born at St Veep on 7 Feb. 1796; mother Elizabeth Wilcock, father William Rundle of Lostwithiel, butcher: W. R. to pay 1s. 4d. and E. W. 8d. each week; and W. R. to pay £3 12s. 2d. towards lying-in costs.

QS/1/6/382

Appeal of St Teath against order of 14 March 1796 for the removal of John Jenkin, wife Loveday, and daughter Sarah (6 mo.), from Egloshayle to St Teath: continued to next session.

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Appeal of St Erth against order of 2 Apr. 1796 for the removal of Elizabeth Williams, single woman, from Breage to St Erth: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/383

Recognizance of William Harrison: continued to next sessions.

Plea of Paul to the presentment of highways in Paul: continued to next sessions.

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

Elizabeth Thomas; in custody for wandering in Egloshayle: discharged.

Peter Hannowes; in custody for wandering in Sithney: discharged.

James Angear took oath as a Protestant dissenter.

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Mary Riddle; in custody as a rogue and vagabond: continued in custody to next sessions.

George Ryan; in custody as a rogue and vagabond: discharged.

William Gundry and wife Susannah; in custody for wandering and begging in Redruth: discharged.

Elizabeth O'Neal and Elizabeth Spear; in custody for wandering and begging in St Breock: discharged.

Thomas Williams; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Mawgan in Pydar re bastardy: continued in custody, the woman not having given birth.

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Walter Harris; in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Falmouth re bastardy: discharged.

Recognizances:

William Trenowth of Grampound, miller, £20, and Thomas Smith of Grampound, victualler, £10, for W. T. to appear at next sessions.

Thomas Smith, £20, and William Trenowth, £10, for Susanna, wife of Thomas Smith, to appear at next sessions.

John Reynolds of Tregony, carpenter, £20, and Thomas Peter Gurney of Tregony, clerk, £10, for John Reynolds to appear at next sessions.

Samuel Miners of Tregony, labourer, £20, and William Moorman of Tregony, gent., £10, for Samuel Miners to appear at next sessions.

Richard Gurney of Tregony, clerk, £20, to appear at next sessions.

Richard Gurney, £20, for Bridget, his wife, to appear at next sessions.

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Recognizances:

William Miners of Tregony, £20, and William Moorman of Tregony, gent., £10, for William Miners to appear at next sessions.

James Barnicoat, otherwise James Barnicoat, jun., of Tregony, carpenter, £20, and William Moorman, £10, for James Barnicoat to appear at next sessions.

Richard Tonkin of Tregony, mason, £40, and William Moorman, £20, for Richard Tonkin to appear at next sessions.

Samuel Miners of Tregony, labourer, £40, and William Moorman, £20, for Samuel Miners to appear at next sessions.

William Miners of Tregony, labourer, £40, and William Moorman, £20, for William Miners to appear at next sessions.

Barnet Miners of Tregony, cordwainer, £40, and William Moorman, £20, for Barnet Miners to appear at next sessions.

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Recognizances:

Henry Pardew of Tregony, carpenter, £40, and William Moorman, £20, for Henry Pardew to appear at next sessions.

John Barnicoat of Tregony, £40, and William Moorman, £20, for John Barnicoat to appear at next sessions.

john Langdon of Colan, labourer, and sureties re bastardy: discharged.

Henry Cottle of St Tudy, yeoman, and Thomas Matthews and William Matthews, his pledges: continued to next sessions.

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

Surveyor of Bridges (west)to put Trevemper Bridge, Long Bridge and Tregony Bridge, and the roads belonging thereto, into good repair.

QS/1/6/388

Application by Richard Cross, manager of a Company of Comedians licensed for stage performances in Westminster, for a 60-day licence at Bodmin: licence granted.

John Clark, master, and John Quicke, mate, of the sloop Hopeful, swore that they shipped, at Bristol on 15 Aug. 1794, 32 tons of white salt, duty paid, to be carried to Falmouth for Joseph Carne, Benjamin Wilky, Jasper Richards, Joseph Ferris, 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 had stormy and tempestuous weather, during which the vessel sprung a leak whereby 6 tons and 800 lbs. or 16 bushels of salt were lost, not by fault in the vessel or negligence by the crew.

QS/1/6/389

Recognizance:

Robert Osborne of St Erth, labourer, £20, to keep the peace, particularly towards Henry Gundry.

Robert Drake, late of Maker; convicted of taking one bed-sheet, one bed-gown, one Holland shirt and one goose, value 1d., the property of William Little: 3 months' hard labour.

Robert Osborne; in custody for want of sureties re breach of peace on Henry Gundry: discharged.

Recognizances:

Mary Yates of St Breock, widow, for the appearance of Anthony Yates, re felony: estreated.

Henry Borlase of Perranarworthal, tinner, and Richard Michell, his pledge: continued to next sessions.

Mary Trevena, spinster; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 1d.

QS/1/6/390

Estreat of recognizance of James Rabley for not appearing re assault: discharged, as he had appeared at this sessions.

John Andrew, John Wilmot and John Halvossow; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour; fined 1d. each.

Anne French, wife of William French of Lanlivery, labourer; convicted of taking 2 lbs. of hay and one sheaf of oaten straw, value 1d., the property of Edward Lark Best: confined to custody for one month.

QS/1/6/390, 391

Continued appeal of St Clement against order of 1 Aug. 1795 for the removal of Elizabeth, wife of John Tippett, and son George (14 mo.), from Newlyn East to St Clement: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/391

Richard Pascoe, late of St Columb Major, labourer; convicted for taking one pair of cotton stockings, value 1d., the property of Thomas Solomon: hard labour until 14 April, and then publicly whipped in the market place at St Columb Major between the hours of 3 and 5 in the afternoon.

Recognizances:

Thomas Bond, to appear re assault, and William Bormady, his pledge: discharged.

Thomas Bolitho, to keep the peace towards Grace Uren, and of Joseph Ricket, his pledge: discharged.

Matthew Harris, to indict Thomas Burgar re assault: estreated.

QS/1/6/392

Samuel Stephens, late of St Allen, labourer; convicted of taking one linen bag, value 1d., the property of Thomas Courtis: one month's hard labour.

William Tonkin of Paul; indicted re assault: discharged for want of prosecution.

Recognizance:

James Rabley of Gwennap, tinner, £20, for him to appear at next sessions.

Richard Paul of Kea, carpenter; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 1d.

William Allen; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 1d.

Recognizance:

John Reynolds of Tregony, carpenter, £20, and Thomas Peter Gurney of Tregony, clerk, £10, for john Reynolds to appear at next sessions. [crossed out]

QS/1/6/393

Thomas Mayow, master, and Jacob Harper, of the sloop Betsey of Bristol, swore that they shipped at Bristol on 21 Jan. 1796, 6½ tons of white salt, duty paid, to be carried to Bude, within the port of Padstow, for John Cory and Henry Cory of Holsworthy, Devon, and Peter Fry of Chapel Well, Devon; after arrival at Bude, the vessel was driven from her moorings by the violence of the weather, and struck a rock, whereby the whole of the salt was lost, not due to any leakage of the vessel or negligence by the crew.

QS/1/6/393, 394

Persons to be appointed to examine weights and balances: John Millett, gent., for the West Division of Penwith, and John Christian, gent., for Pydar, appeared and were sworn in; each to purchase, at the expense of the County, proper weights for the use of everyone.

QS/1/6/394

Surveyor of Bridges (east)to put Looe Bridge into good repair.

The Rules and Orders of an Annuitant Society for the Benefit of Widows at Penzance, and a Friendly Society at Perranarworthal: approved.

The gaols at Launceston and Bodmin to be put into good repair; the repairs at Launceston to be surveyed and approved by Rev. Dr Carpenter, and at Bodmin by Rev. Edward Gilbert.

QS/1/6/394, 395

John Clark and John Quicke, mate of the brigantine Hopeful, swore that they shipped, at Bristol on 28 Feb. 1795, 20 tons of white salt, duty paid, to be carried to Truro for Joseph Carne and Francis Traer of Truro; on the voyage, the vessel shipped a large quantity of water, whereby 1,200 lbs. of salt were lost, not by any fault in the vessel or negligence of the crew.