Catalogue description Sessions held at Lostwithiel

QS/1/6/495

Justices: Sir Christopher Hawkins; Ralph Allen Daniel, Thomas Rawlings, Edward Collins, Robert Lovell Gwatkin, John Kemke?, Davies Giddy, John Thomas, esqs; Edward Giddy, Henry Pooley, Jeremiah Trist, William Gregor, Richard Polwhele, clerks; and others.

Jury: Matthew Roberts, Andrew Buckingham, John Edwards, Edmund Rowe, John Thomas, Hannibal Line, Henry Dale, Francis Geach, Thomas Gill, William Bath, William Baynard, Jacob Corin, John Friggens, James Hoskin, Henry Thomas, Thomas Wallis, John Hutchens, Anthony Hooper, James Hockin, Thomas Magor, John Cobbledick, Thomas Hodge, gents.

Eight gaol and marshalsea rate to be levied and paid to Edward Coode, jun., gent., Vice-Treasurer.

Presentments of highways in Wendron, Linkinhorne, St Ervan, St Columb Major, Lezant, St Mabyn, Liskeard, Talland, Launceston and Bodmin: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/496

Account of Edward Coode, jun., gent., Vice-Treasurer, produced: £122 18s. 7½d. due to him.

Account of William Beard, gent., Surveyor of bridges (west) produced: £33 14s. 11d. due to him.

Account to be produced by the Vice-Treasurer at St Austell meeting on 1 May 1798 of monies received for recruiting men for the Navy.

QS/1/6/497

Application by St Stephen in Brannell re relief for a male bastard born in St Stephen, 27 Dec. 1797; mother Avis Row, single woman, father James Butteries of Cardinham, labourer: J.B. to pay 1s. 4d. and A. R. 8d. weekly; also John [sic] Butteries to pay £3 7s. for lying-in charges.

QS/1/6/498

Appeal of St Gluvias against order of 22 Jan. 1798 for removal of Ann Nicholas, single woman, from Mylor to St Gluvias: lodged and continued at next sessions.

Continued appeal of Stephen Spargo against rate made by Kea: continued to next sessions.

Recognizance of Philip Salt of Pelynt, labourer, for appearance re a felony, and William Wyatt, his pledge: discharged.

QS/1/6/499

Recognizances:

Margery Bennetts and James Bennetts, with estreats: discharged.

Abraham Rogers of St Erth, mason, for assault: discharged.

Thomas Floyd of St Agnes, labourer, for assault: discharged.

John Glasson of Lelant, blacksmith, Robert Millett, jun., of Marazion, tallow chandler, Daniel Freeman of St Ives, schoolmaster, John Phillips of St Breock, yeoman, John Walmersley of St Austell, Elisha Burt of St Columb Major, yeoman, John Hodgson of St Austell, yeoman, Hugh Godby of Bodmin, yeoman, John Tucker of St Columb Major, yeoman, and William Clement of Cornelly, yeoman, declared themselves protestant dissenters.

James Hamilton to continue in custody as a rogue and vagabond until he enters the Navy.

QS/1/6/500

Sarah Roberts; in custody as a vagrant: discharged.

Mary Coode of Falmouth; in custody as an idle and disorderly person: discharged. Thomasine Warren; in custody for the same offence: continued until next sessions.

Benjamin Williams; in custody for having left his family chargeable to Falmouth: discharged.

Presentment of highways in Crowan: discharged.

James Kelly, wife Ann, daughter Ann, and Michael Matthews, wife Elizabeth; in custody for wandering and begging in St Columb Major: discharged.

QS/1/6/501

Presentment of highways in Egloshayle: discharged.

Richard Nagle; in custody for wandering and begging in Truro: continued to next sessions.

Amey Endean; in custody for wandering in St Columb Major: discharged.

William Boundy; in custody for threatening the life of Peter Rowe: discharged.

James Snell; continued in custody for want of sureties to indemnify Kenwyn re bastardy: continued to next sessions.

Building situated near the eastern end of Marazion registered for religious worship by protestant dissenters.

QS/1/6/502

Recognizances;

William Fisher of Breage, merchant, £100, and Samuel Polkinghorne of Breage, yeoman, £50, for William Fisher to appear at next sessions.

Rules and regulations of a friendly society at Cawsand registered.

Appeal of St Columb Minor against order of 12 April 1798 for the removal of Thomas Martyn, wife Grace and daughter Mary (8 mo.) from St Agnes to St Columb Minor: lodged and continued to next sessions.

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

QS/1/6/503

Appeal of Germoe against order of 10 March 1798 for the removal of John Tredrea, wife Ann, and children Mary, Ann, John, Thomas and Jenefer, from Gwennap to Germoe: lodged and continued to next sessions.

Presentment of highways in Lanivet and Fowey: discharged.

Recognizance of Richard Eddy of Zennor for assault: discharged.

James Butteris; committed to custody for want of sureties to indemnify St Stephen by Launceston re bastardy: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/504

Mitchell Grose; in custody for stealing an oak plank, the property of Richard Martin: discharged, the bill returned ignoramus.

Recognizance of Henry Quicke and Matthew Quicke to appear and give evidence against Richard Eddy and his wife for assault: discharged.

James Coleman, late of East Looe, labourer, and wife Elizabeth; tried for taking one silver teaspoon, the property of Thomas Bond gent.: James Coleman convicted and sentenced to be publicly whipped in Truro between 8 and 10 in the morning.

Recognizances:

Richard Thomas of Helston, yeoman, £40;

John Crea of Kenwyn, yeoman, £20; and Samuel Lean of Kenwyn, yeoman, £20, for Richard Thomas to appear.

QS/1/6/505

Catherine Barker, late of Falmouth, spinster; convicted for taking one pair of cotton stockings, the property of Elizabeth Wood jun.: custody for one month.

Recognizance of James Isaac of St Clement, yeoman, to appear and give evidence against John Thomas for assault: estreated.

Philip Salt of Pelynt; acquitted of taking one bee-hive and one swarm of bees, the property of Joseph Snell.

Recognizances of Oliver Hockin, James Kelly and John Thomas and their sureties to appear for assault: discharged for want of prosecution.

Recognizance of William Fisher or Breage, shop-keeper, Alexander Polglaze and Nicholas Walters, his sureties to keep the peace: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/506

Recognizances of James Cock of Mevagissey, custom-house officer, to appear for assault: estreated.

Thomas Whale; continued in custody for want of sureties to keep the peace towards wife Joan Whale: continued to next sessions.

Richard Drew, late of Kilkhampton, yeoman; convicted for assault on William Wilton: fined £5.

William Cary, late of Paul, officer of customs, and Abraham Roberts of Paul, blacksmith, his pledge: estreated.

QS/1/6/507

Recognizances of Hugh Bawden of Truro, cordwainer, for the appearance of son John for assault on John Clode: estreated.

Recognizances of Alexander Tregoweth of Ruan Minor, blacksmith, and John Polglaze of Helston, mercer, his pledge, for his appearance for assault: estreated.

John Row; in custody for want of sureties re breach of peace against mother, Elizabeth Row: continued in custody for next sessions.

Fine of 40s. levied on Andrew Buckingham of Probus, gent., for non attendance as juror at last sessions: discharged, as he served as juror at this sessions.

Humphrey Trembath of St Just in Penwith, gent., John Weymouth of St Buryan, gent., and William Hitchens of Paul, gent.: fined 40s. each for not attending to serve as jurors at this sessions.

QS/1/6/508

Recognizances:

John Row of Mawgan in Pydar, £100; and Philip Gilbert of the same, £50, for John Row to keep the peace, particularly towards Elizabeth Row.

Elizabeth Miners, otherwise Elizabeth Maddern; continued in custody for wandering and begging in St Austell: discharged.

Elizabeth Coleman, and children Elizabeth and George; in custody for wandering and begging in East Looe: discharged.