Catalogue description Sessions held at Truro

QS/1/6/441

Justices: John Thomas, John Slackhouse, Thomas Graham, Ralph Allen Daniell, John Kempe, Robert Lovell Gwatkin, esqs; Rev. Edward Giddy, Henry Pooley, Jeremiah Trist, Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerks; and others.

Jury: Alexander Paul, John Semmens, John Croxall, Humphrey Harvey, James Polkinghorne, Peter Cock, James Freeman, John Martyn, John Peter, John James, William Edwards, John Box, Richard John, John Rosewarne, Henry Huthnance, William Stevens, Thomas Parmenter, Peter Budge, Henry Paul, Henry Noel, gents.

Six gaol and marshalsea rates to be levied and paid to Edward Coode, jun., gent., Vice-Treasure.

Presentments of highways in Redruth, Wendron, Crowan, Linkinhorne, Roche, St Ervan, Little Petherick, St Columb Major, Lanivet, Mabe and Bodmin: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/442

Account of Edward Coode, jun., gent., Vice-Treasurer, produced: £300 3s. 1½d. due from the County.

Account of John Truscott, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (west), produced: £21 0s. 0½d. due to the County.

Clerk of the general Militia Meetings to receive £5 5s. for each general meeting of Lieutenancy and Clerks of the sub-divisions, £1 1s. for each sub-division meeting: Vice-Treasurer to pay out of County Stock.

QS/1/6/443

Re raising of men for service in the Army and Navy; Clerks of Justices to receive £5 5s. for each petty sessions; Deputy clerk of the Peace to receive 5s. for each man recruited: Vice-Treasurer to pay out of County Stock.

Vice-Treasurer to produce;, at next sessions, accounts of money received.

QS/1/6/443, 444

Appeal of Pyworthy, Devon, against order of 24 Jan. 1797 for the removal of John Lawrence, pauper, from Week St Mary to Pyworthy: order reversed; Week St Mary to pay Pyworthy costs.

QS/1/6/444, 445

Appeal of St Ives against order of 11 October 1796 for the removal of Mary Morris, widow of John Morris, and children Mary (11), Rebecca (6½), Elizabeth (5) and Richard (4), from Marazion to St Ives: order confirmed; St Ives to pay Marazion costs.

QS/1/6/445

Appeal of Woolfordisworthy, Devon, against order of 31 March 1797 for the removal of William Richards, pauper, children Mary Tucker (11), Ann (6), William Joseph Harris (4) and Sally 4 mo.) from Tywardreath to Woolfordisworthy: order reversed; Tywardreath to pay Woolfordisworthy costs.

QS/1/6/446

Appeal of Buckland Monachorum, Devon, against order of 5 Jan. 1797 for the removal of James Stephens, pauper, wife Ann, and daughter Jenefer (11), from Kenwyn to Buckland Monachorum: order reversed; Kenwyn to pay Buckland Monachorum costs.

QS/1/6/447

Appeal of Nicholas Reynolds, occupier of lands and tenements in St Agnes, against rate made 2 Feb. 1797 by John Tregellas and Josiah Tregellas, pretending to be Churchwardens, and John Tregellas, Matthew Sylvester and Joseph James, pretending to be overseers: appeal lodged and continued to next sessions.

Recognizances of Henry Kella to appear re bastardy, and pledge James Kella: discharged, security having been given to the parish [not named].

Appeal of Warbstow against order of 5 April 1797 for the removal of Grace Stacey, single woman, from St Gennys to Warbstow: continued at next sessions.

QS/1/6/448

Appeal of Feock against order of 10 April 1797 for the removal of William Shepherd, wife Jane, and sons James (5) and William (2) from Kenwyn to Feock: order confirmed; Feock to pay Kenwyn costs.

QS/1/6/448, 449

Appeal of John Ellis, occupier of Tregethas, St Erth, and William Cardale, owner of lands and property in St Erth, against rate made from Michaelmas 1796 to Easter 1797: continued at next sessions.

QS/1/6/449

Recognizance of John Crea of St Clement, Officer of Excise, £40, and Francis Coad of Truro, Officer of Excise, £40, to appear at next sessions.

QS/1/6/450

Thomas Wall; in custody for want of sureties for breach of peace against wife Joan: continued to next sessions.

Recognizance of Richard Gubbin of Boyton, yeoman, for appearance of Ann, wife of George Panter, re felony: discharged.

Ann, wife of George Paynter, late of Boyton, labourer; tried for taking one cotton petticoat, the property of Samuel Sanders: acquitted.

Surveyor of Bridges (east)to put Helscott Bridge and Snowdens Bridge and the roads belonging thereto into good repair.

John Truscott, gent.; because of age and infirmity, surrendered office of Surveyor of Bridges (west): William Beard, gent., elected in his place.

QS/1/6/451

George Rabley; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 1d.

Appeal of Stephen Spargo against rate made by Kea: lodged and continued to next sessions.

James Jenkin, jun., of Redruth; appointed Inspector of Weights and Balances for East Division of Penwith and sworn in; James Jenkin, sen. surrendered his tenure of this office.

Jane Wilson, late of Kea, spinster; convicted for taking one pair of men's shoes, value 1d., the property of John Layer: 6 weeks' hard labour.

QS/1/6/452

Ann Bant, late of Falmouth, spinster; convicted for taking 2 yds. of printed cotton, value 2d., the property of William Williams: 12 months' hard labour.

Thomasin Polmeer, late of Budock, spinster; convicted of taking a 6d., the property of Robert Rowe: 6 months' hard labour.

William May, otherwise William James, late of St Allen, labourer; acquitted of taking 6 sheaves of oats, value 6d., the property of Matthew Harris.

Grace Uren of St Keverne, spinster; found guilty of assault: 2 months in custody and fined 1s.

QS/1/6/453

Christopher Harvey of St Levan and John Vingoe of Sennen: each fined 40s. for not attending for jury service.

Recognizances of John Little and John Hunkin for appearance of John Kitt: discharged.

Recognizance of John Williams, clerk, and his sureties, to keep the peace towards Thomas Jago: discharged.

Susanna Beard, late of Philleigh, spinster; convicted for taking one apron, value 1d., the property of Edward Dunstone: 2 weeks in custody.

Recognizances of Charles Beard and Peter Beard of Tregony for the appearance of Susanna Beard: discharged.

James Trethewey of St Stephens in Branwell, labourer; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 1d.

QS/1/6/454

Recognizances of Philip Rogers of Gulval, yeoman, £20, that wife Catherine attends next sessions; also £20 that Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Hall, attends.

Richard Gill; in custody for wandering and begging in East Looe: discharged.

George Martin; in custody for wandering and begging in Kenwyn: delivered to a regulating officer to serve in the Navy.

Peter Treleaven; in custody for wandering and begging in East Looe: discharged.

QS/1/6/455

Ann Martin and Hannah Milton; in custody for wandering abroad in St Columb Major: discharged.

James Fleming and Thomas Pidwell; in custody for wandering and begging in East Looe: discharged.

James George; in custody for want of sureties re bastardy in St Ervan: discharged.

Recognizance of James George, labourer, £40, to attend next sessions re bastardy.

Avis Ellery, in custody for want of sureties in breach of peace on Amelia Oliver and Mary Williams: discharged.

QS/1/6/456

Recognizances:

John Vigus of Kenwyn, tinner, John Hodge of Redruth, tinner, Richard Thomas of Crowan, labourer, James Donnell of Redruth, cordwainer, and William Donnell of Redruth, cordwainer: estreated.

Stephen Harris of Gwennap, and Joseph Park his pledge for assault: discharged.

Peter Floyd of Gulval, tinner, £20, and Henry Cock of Madron, tinner, £10, that Elizabeth, wife of Peter Floyd, attends next sessions; also Peter Floyd, £20, and Henry Cock, £10, that Blanch Cock, spinster, attends.

Edward Rogers; guilty of assault: fined 1d.

QS/1/6/457

Recognizance of Peter Floyd, £20, and Henry Cock, £10, that Elizabeth Cock attends next sessions.