Catalogue description Sessions held at Lostwithiel

QS/1/6/509

Justices: Edmund Gilbert, John Bennet, Charles Lemon, Joseph Pomeroy, clerks; and others.

Jury: George Tallack, Thomas Roberts, John Carne, Nicholas Snell, Joseph Pearce, John Thomas, John Slade, Thomas Adams, John Treleaven, William Stephens, Charles Meager, Oliver Vincent, John Woolcock, Thomas Werry, William Basset, William Bazely, John Salmon, William Wearne, Thomas Andrew, John Gurney, gents.

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

One jail rate to be levied and paid to Edward Coode, jun., gent., Vice-Treasurer.

QS/1/6/510

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

Continued appeal of St Columb Minor against order of 12 April 1798 for the removal of Thomas Martyn, wife Grace and daughter Mary, paupers, from St Agnes to St Columb Minor: order reversed; St Agnes to pay St Columb Minor costs.

QS/1/6/511

Appeal of Probus against order of 12 April 1798 against the removal of Ann Browne, widow of James Brown, and children Mary, Edward, Elizabeth and James, paupers, from Redruth to Probus: order discharged; Redruth to pay Probus costs.

QS/1/6/512

Presentment of a highway in Redruth: discharged.

Thomasine Warren; in custody for being idle and disorderly: discharged.

Richard Nagle; in custody for wandering and begging in Truro: discharged.

William Cleveland; in custody for wandering and begging in Veryan: discharged.

Recognizances of Richard Thomas and his sureties to appear for assault: continued to next sessions.

James Brown; in custody for wandering and begging in St Ewe: discharged.

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

QS/1/6/513

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

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

QS/1/6/513, 514

Deposition of Paul Pool, formerly master of brigantine Ceres of Pool, sworn on 13 July 1797, produced. John Millett of Truro, clerk to Messrs Theophilus Daubuz and Co. of Falmouth, merchants, appeared and swore that, in August 1795, he attended the discharge of the cargo of Ceres at Gorran within the port of Fowey, which consisted of British fishery salt consigned to John Pearse of Mevagissey, fish-curer; Ceres contained 2,424 bushels, but more appeared to have been loaded; 176 bushels appeared to have been lost through Ceres springing a leak; Ceres was in a leaky state, and no salt appeared to have been taken out.

QS/1/6/514

Reperry, Kegon and Tresilian Bridges and their roads to be put into good repair.

Account of John Symons, gent., Surveyor of Bridges (west) for the last year produced: John Symons owes £120 16s. 4½d.

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

Building in Coinage Hall Street, Helston, occupied by Loveday Goldsworthy, widow: recorded for use by Quakers for religious worship.

QS/1/6/515

Recognizances of Thomas Treloar, Peter Pascoe, John Pascoe, Bennet Treloar, Bennet Pascoe, William Richards and William Pascoe to keep the peace, and their sureties: discharged.

Recognizances of John Lewis of Bodmin, labourer, to keep the peace, and his sureties: discharged.

Standing Committee of Deputy Lieutenants and magistrates at St Austell on 5 July 1798 requested that the Justices concur with an order for paying expenses in removing the great guns and forming the batteries recommended for defence of the coast: expense to be paid by the County Treasurer out of County Stock, provided it does not exceed £50.

Recognizances of Robert Moreton of Illogan and his sureties to keep the peace: discharged.

QS/1/6/516

William Fisher of Breage, merchant; convicted of assault on Gabriel Abrahams: fined £10.

40s. fine imposed on William Hichens for not attending last sessions as juror: discharged.

Margaret, wife of William Nancarrow late of St Agnes, labourer; acquitted of taking one pair of muslin ruffles edged with lace, value 6d., the property of Philip Roberts.

Continued 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 at next sessions.

QS/1/6/517

Recognizance of Philip Chalk of Budock, miller, £20, and John Dunstone of Lostwithiel, innkeeper, £10, that Philip Chalk appear at next sessions.

Ann Bant, late of Helston, spinster; convicted for taking one cotton gown, value 6d., the property of Martin George: 1½ years' hard labour.

Charles Varcoe, late of St Clement, labourer, and wife Elizabeth; convicted for taking one linen apron and other articles, the property of Arthur Southey: 6 months' hard labour.

Recognizance of Samuel Hall of Gulval, tinner, to appear for assault: estreated.

QS/1/6/518

Ann Duff, late of Truro, widow; convicted for taking one glass bottle, the property of George Vivian: 9 months' hard labour.

John Bennetts; in custody for assault: discharged.

Recognizances:

Thomas Whale of Bodmin, yeoman, £50, and Richard Rawlings of South Petherwin, yeoman, £50, for Thomas Whale to keep the peace, particularly towards wife Joany, for 3 years.

William Cary and the estreat: discharged.