Catalogue description Sessions held at Truro

QS/1/6/38

Justices: Edward Collins, Thomas Vyvyan, jun., esqs; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, clerk; and others.

Jury: John Tregellas, William Retallack, John Lasky, Richard Vincent, William Plummer, John Libby, John Giddy, Richard Hugo, James Reid, Hugh Brown, Bernard Falk, John Bellhouse, William Bernard, John Hosking, William Marrack, Alexander Denzie[?]. William Friggins, gents.

Certified that average prices of corn and grain sold by the Winchester bushel are; wheat 6s., barley 3s., oats 1s. 9½d.

QS/1/6/39

Account of Samuel Hext, gent., vice-treasurer, examined: £2 2s. 5¼d. due to the County.

Accounts of Mr Trehane Symons examined as Surveyor of Bridges for Eastern Division: £40 9s. 3d. due to him.

Rillaton Bridge, Linkinhorne, to be put into good repair.

Presentment of roads in Newlyn, Minster, Crowan, St Teath and Gwennap: continued to next sessions.

Appeal of St Veep against order of 21 Mar. 1789 for the removal of Eleanor Searle, widow, and children Thomas (7) and Ann (4), from East Looe to St Veep: order confirmed; St Veep to pay East Looe costs.

QS/1/6/40

Appeal of St Allen against order of 19 Mar. 1789 for the removal of Mary Short, wife of John Short, and children Elizabeth (7) and Mary(3), from St Agnes to St Allen: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/41

Appeal of Tregony against order of 26 Sep. 1788 for removal of Mary Jane Penaluna, single woman, from Wendron to Tregony: order confirmed; Wendron to pay Tregony costs.

QS/1/6/42

Appeal of John Francis, John May, William Merrifield and Leonard Kendall, occupiers of lands in Mitchell in Newlyn parish, against a rate made on 3 April 1789 by Newlyn. William Parks and others are rated for lands, etc., for which others ought to be rated: appeal confirmed; the name of William Parks to be struck out, and the name of William Merrifield put in its place.

QS/1/6/43

Appeal of William Parks, Richard Nicholls, Peter Merrifield and Francis Mullis, occupiers of land in Mitchell in the parish of St Enoder, against a rate made 31 Mar. 1789 by St Enoder; certain persons rated who ought not to be rated, and others should be in their place: the names of Joseph Woon and John Buddle to be struck out and the name of George Evelyn, Lord Falmouth put in their place.

QS/1/6/44

Continued appeal of Gwennap against order of 18 Dec. 1788 for the removal of William Gribben, wife Dorothy and son Joseph, paupers, from St Agnes to Gwennap: order reversed; St Agnes to pay Gwennap costs.

QS/1/6/45

Recognizance of Edward Harris to attend re bastardy: continued to next sessions, the woman being unable to attend.

Appeal of Richard Eliot, clerk, vicar of St Teath, against a rate made 8 Nov. 1788; he is assessed in respect of the vicarial tythes for £7.4s.: appeal confirmed; entry amended.

QS/1/6/46

Appeal of Richard Eliot, clerk, vicar of St Teath, against a rate made 20 March 1789: appeal confirmed; entry amended.

QS/1/6/47

Recognizances:

Thomas Gist and Thomas Sargent, his surety: discharged for want of appearances.

Martin Skinner of Gwennap and his surety: continued to next sessions.

William Fowler, gent., and his sureties: continued to next sessions.

George Polter: discharged.

James Ball; in custody for running away and leaving his family chargeable to Mevagissey: discharged.

Thomas Hampton, Samuel Arnold and Robert Kingston; in custody: discharged.

James White, jun.; pleaded guilty to assault on Margery Serns, spinster: fined 4d.

QS/1/6/48

Lewis Sanders, master, and Thomas Badgley, mariner, of the sloop Success, swore that, in Sep. 1787, they shipped at Bristol 12 tons of white salt, duty paid, the property of William Shent of St Michael Penkivel, William Williams of Falmouth, John Eathorn of Falmouth, James Nankivell of Truro, Peter Ivaer, John Wilkey, Charles Turner and Co., also of Truro; on the voyage to Falmouth a storm destroyed 3 tons of the salt, and such loss was not due to neglect of the crew or leakage of the ship.

Recognizances:

John Tregellas of St Agnes, gent., £40 for John James, gent., to appear at next sessions and £40 for Thomas James, gent., to appear at next sessions.

QS/1/6/49

Recognizances:

Thomas Warren of Madron, tinner, £40, and William Thomas of Penzance, gent., £20, for Thomas Warren to appear at next sessions.

George Lobb of Madron, tinner, £40, and William Thomas of Penzance, gent., £20, for George Lobb to appear at next sessions.

Continued appeal of Helston against order of 22 Sep. 1788 for the removal of Mary Richards (52), wife of Henry Richards, from Falmouth to Helston: order quashed; Falmouth to pay Falmouth [sic] costs.

QS/1/6/50

Casiah Williams, wife of Martin Williams of Perranarworthal, yeoman; acquitted of taking one muslin handkerchief, value 6d., the property of Richard Saunders.

Richard Withiell and William Prior of St Blazey, yeomen; acquitted of taking 6 geese, value 6d., the property of James Blamey.

William Brewer of Mevagissey, fisherman; acquitted of taking 2 galls. of milk, value 2d., the property of Richard Nicholls.

William Brewer of Mevagissey, fisherman; acquitted of taking 50 fathom of rope, value 6d., the property of Mary Fox, widow, George Crocker Fox and Robert William Fox, and William Smith.

Thomas Cornish of Breage, labourer; acquitted of taking 13 sheaves of barley, value 6d., the property of John Richards.

Joseph Hall of St Austell, labourer; convicted of taking 2 faggots of furze, value 1d., the property of James Merrifield: 1 month's hard labour.

QS/1/6/51

Appeal of St Erth against order of 11 Mar. 1789 for the removal of James Rule, Cuzziah, his wife, and children, Stephen (15), Philip (11), John (10), Cuzziah (6), George (5) and Elizabeth (3), from Camborne to St Erth: order confirmed; St Erth to pay Camborne costs.

QS/1/6/52

James Sawle of St Austell, labourer; acquitted of taking one fighting cock, value 6d., the property of James Roberts.

Recognizances of James Oxford to keep the peace: discharged. Also of Jno. Moyle, re bastardy: discharged.

Charles Webber; convicted of taking one pair of nankeen breeches and one Holland shirt, value 6d., the property of Richard May: hard labour for 3 months, then whipped on discharge.

William Stark of St Ewe, yeoman; pleaded guilty of assault: discharged.

William Tiddy; committed to custody for want of sureties to keep the peace: continued in custody to next sessions.

John Oats; committed to custody for want of sureties re bastardy: continued in custody to next sessions, the woman not yet having given birth.

QS/1/6/53,54

Appeal of Lanlivery against order of 31 Mar. 1789 for the removal of William Williams, wife Jane and children William (3), Sarah (18 mo.) and Charles [no age given], from Tywardreath to Lanlivery. Pauper William Williams, on 7 June 1784, was told that Mr James Littleton, farmer, of Lanlivery, wanted a man to work in husbandry. On the road to Mr Littleton's house, W. W. met Mr James Littleton, the son, and told him that he had heard his father wanted a workman. J. L. Jun., agreed, and told him to go to work. W. W. then went on to J. L. senior's house, and told him what J. L. jun. had said. J. L. Sen. also told W. W. to go to work. No terms were agreed until 5 or 6 weeks after, when, being at work with J. L. jun., and William Chapman, labourer, he told J. L. jun., that he had been there long enough to know each others's mind, and that it was time to come to agreement and to know whether he was a weekly or yearly servant, and that he expected £6 per year. If they did not agree, he expected to be paid above common wages at 3s. per week for the time he had been there, as it was in the middle of the hay season. J. L. jun., said that £6 was too much, and he would only agree £5 10s., but his father might do what he pleased. A day or two after, W. W. spoke to the wife of J. L. senior (who was infirm), and asked her whether he should receive £6 per year if he remained in service until 9 June 1785: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/55,56

Appeal of Revd Thomas Carlyon and Elizabeth Veal, widow, against a rate made by Paul on 13 Feb. 1789; appellants proprietors of the Tithe Sheaf and one tenth of all fish brought on shore in the parish. They and their tenants charged as follows:-

Rev. Carlyon & Mrs Veale, the rectorial tithe of Pilchards £0 19s. 10½d.

Edward Paddy (tenant), tithe of hook fish and all other fish except pilchards & herrings in Newlyn £0 5s. 3½d.

Benjamin Harry, Richard Wright & Co. (tenants), tithe of hook fish and all other fish (except pilchards & herrings) in Mousehole £0 2s. 4d.

John Glasson (tenant), tithe of sheaf £0 5s. 10d.

The sum charged was not the object of the appeal, but it was the rateability of fish in proportion to the other property in the parish, the assessment fixed from the annual rents. The appellants contended that the above was not a property, and should be charged in the words 'for tithe', as had happened previously. They were not aware they had ever been charged for fish. The respondents contended that this property had always been rated in Paul as yielding an annual profit, and was rateable: rate confirmed, subject to opinion of the King's Bench.

QS/1/6/57,58

Application by Gwennap re male bastard born at Gwennap 20 Jan 1789; mother Catharine Sampson, single woman, father Andrew Stephens of Kea, tinner: A. S. to pay 16d. and C. S. 8d., weekly. A. S. to pay £2 10s. as lying-in charges.

QS/1/6/58

Andrew Stephens of Kea convicted of fraud: 6 months' hard labour.

Mary Hichens, wife of Richard Hichens of Kenwyn, yeoman; indicted for taking 40 weight of iron, value 6d., the property of the adventurers in Chacewater Mine and persons unknown: quashed for informality.

Three gaol and marshalsea rates to be levied and paid to Samuel Hext, gent., vice-treasurer.

Recognizances of Robert Butt of Grampound: estreated for his non-attendance at this sessions re indictment against him.

QS/1/6/58,59

William Strongman; in custody for stealing a piece of silver, value 5s., the property of Francis Symons, jun.: discharged, as ignoramus bill returned.

QS/1/6/59

Jane Roskelly; indicted for a felony: quashed for informality.