Catalogue description Sessions held at Bodmin

QS/1/6/76

Justices: Francis Rodd, Francis Gregor, Francis Glanville, esqs; Henry Hawkins Tremayne, John Coles, clerks; and others.

Jury: John Wilton, Edward Moon, John Burn, Edward Mitchell, Henry May, Gregory Mably, William Martin, Robert Lean, John Nankival, Samuel King, Nicholas Male, Giles Bawden, John Bant, Francis Brown, William Oke, Samuel Rounsivill.

Certified that the average prices of corn and grain sold by the Winchester bushel are: wheat 7s., barley 3s. 10d., oats 1s. 10d.

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

One gaol rate to be levied and paid to Samuel Hext, vice-treasurer.

QS/1/6/77

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

Appeal of St Columb Major against order of 8 July 1789 for the removal of Richard Liddicoat, wife Jane, and children Richard (12), Mary (10), Grace (8), Antony (5) and Thomas (1½), from Crowan to St Columb Major: lodged and continued to next sessions.

Appeal of St Germans against order of 15 July 1789 for the removal of Ann Richard, single woman, from Botus Fleming to St Germans: order confirmed; St Germans to pay Botus Fleming costs.

QS/1/6/78

Richard Gundry and Richard Allen, both of Wendron, labourers; pleaded guilty to assault: each fined 6d.

Application by Gulval re female bastard born at Gulval on 10 Sep. 1789; mother Mary Donnithorne, single woman, father William Tredinnick of Lelant, cordwainer: W. T. to pay 16d. and M. D. 8d.; W. T. to pay £4 4s. lying-in costs.

QS/1/6/79

William Baynard re bastardy: discharged.

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

Richard Collick; in custody as an idle and disorderly person and refusing to work: discharged.

Mary, wife of Richard Hick; in custody as an idle and disorderly vagrant: 2 months' hard labour.

Dunstone Stacey; in custody as an incorrigible rogue and vagabond: 1 month's hard labour.

Jane Warne; in custody for having returned to St Minver after having been legally removed by order: discharged.

Mary Ann Hugo; in custody for breach of the peace on Thomas Pope: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/80

John Osborne; in custody: discharged.

Patience Bennett Henderson; in custody for breach of the peace: discharged.

Philip Andrew; bill returned ignoramus for assault: discharged.

William Real; in custody re bastardy: continued to next sessions.

William Powell; in custody for want of sureties re bastardy: discharged.

William Tredinnick; in custody re bastardy: discharged, as security given to indemnify Gulval.

John Grigg; in custody for want of sureties re bastardy: continued to next sessions.

John Truscott; bill returned ignoramus re felony: discharged.

William Tiddy; in custody for want of sureties: continued to next sessions.

QS/1/6/81

Continued appeal of St Enoder against order of 18 June 1789 for the removal of John Retallack and wife Joanna from St Columb Major to St Enoder: order reversed; St Columb Major to pay St Enoder costs.

Michael Hayes of Gerrans, Joseph Parsons of St Pinnock, Samuel Burton of Endellion, William Gray of Endellion, William Hambly of Egloshayle, and George Stephens of St Tudy, yeoman: each fined 40s. for non-attendance at this sessions for jury service.

QS/1/6/82,83

Appeal of John Paull and James Ennor, occupiers of land and properties in St Agnes, against a rate made 13 July 1789 by John Tregellas and Nicholas Donnithorne, pretending to be churchwardens, and Charles Batt and Ralph Houghton, pretending to be overseers of St Agnes, and allowed by John Thomas and Thomas Vyvyan, esqs, justices, on 13 July, and published in the church on 2 August; James Petit Andrew, esq., only surviving trustee of John Enys, esq., a minor under 21, is omitted to be rated; also Nicholas Donnithorne is omitted to be rated: rate quashed, subject to opinion of King's Bench.

QS/1/6/83,84

Continued appeal of St Minver against order of 29 May 1789 for the removal of Elizabeth Taylor, single woman, from St Kew to St Minver: order reversed; St Kew to pay St Minver costs.

QS/1/6/84

William Crowle; in custody for a felony: discharged for want of prosecution.

One bridge rate to be levied and paid to Trehane Symons, gent., Surveyor of Bridges for Eastern Division.

James Rowe of St Ewe; found guilty of forcible entry; fined 6d.

Henry Hawken of Helland; pleaded guilty to assault: fined 6d.

QS/1/6/85

Joseph Platt and Richard Pascoe, both of Falmouth, labourers; guilty of assault on Elizabeth, wife of Edward Knight: Joseph Platt fined 6d., Richard Pascoe to be confined to custody for 3 months and fined 6/8d.

Sarah Brookling and Mary Brookling, spinsters, both of Stoke Climsland; convicted of assault on Mary, wife of Thomas Williams: hard labour for one month.

William Kent of Launceston, labourer; acquitted of taking 4 sheaves of wheat-corn, the property of John Courtis.

Thomas Lobb, late of Perranzabuloe, yeoman; convicted of taking one piece of elm timber, the property of William Rowe, value 6d: hard labour for one month.

QS/1/6/86

Jane Congdon, late of Warleggan, spinster; acquitted of taking one bed blanket, the property of the overseers of Warleggan.

William Rickard of Warleggan, tinner; acquitted of taking 20 lbs. of tin stuff, the property of Richard Ward and others.

Frances Philp, late of Veryan, spinster; convicted for taking one linen gown and other articles of apparel, the property of Mary Jane Penaluna, value 10d.: hard labour for 3 months.

Eleanor Warren, late of St Keverne, spinster; acquitted of taking one cotton gown, the property of Jane Old.

Appeal of Mabe against order of [no date] for the removal of Mary Eddy from Stithians to Mabe: lodged and continued to next sessions.