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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 21 - 1664
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Box 1. Roll 21 Easter Leet 16 April 1664 Presentments Gilbert Green fuller abused Robert Baron alderman Gilbert Orrell shoemaker for a litigation on William Forth brazier Thomas Blackhurst chandler and Mary the wife of James Scott - assault James Lowe and Oliver Platt - assault. Peter Newall and Roger Darbyshire - the like "That Thomas Scott one of the Serjeants of this towne being  made Acqanted with the assault and affray abovsaid did Rfuse or Neglect to take the said partie bound to Cary them before Mr Maior or Baylifes accordinge to his ofice" Margaret the wife of William Laithwait sadler for a litigation on Peter Marsh - to be ducked 3 times in the cuckstole "And that Roger Heymour did shoote with a gunn att a dogge of Mr Ralph Markland and killed the same to the great prejudice of the said Mr Markland" Fined 10s. or 2 hours in the stocks at the Cross "And wee doe order that hee shall acknowledg his fault and ask Mr Markland forgivens" Alexander Ford pancarter and Thomas Woolley - assault William Laithwait with fire and arms took possession of the house or half burgage of Alice Laithwait Edward Hodgkinson and James Lowe foreigners received by Andrew Laithwait and Mr Tompson Roger Enur for trading in the town, not being a freeman Edward Brighouse, John Cowper and William Cowper foreigners received by Emm Bourgesse and Robert Man. List of persons presented for selling beer Mrs Houghton a foreigner received by -- Platt The wife of Humphrey Farbrother for abusing the wife of James Yonge "beeinge in drincke brooke her glasse and spilt her serrope which should have Norisht her In her sickness againe for abusinge the wyfe of Hugh Mather callinge her ould givean and such like abusive Language and for breakinge the glass wyndowes againe for abusinge James Yonge callinge him rege raskald and other approbrious Language" - to be ducked 3 times in the cuckstool An order of Michaelmas Leet 1662, whereby several foreigners were allowed to become freemen on the payment of 50s, repeated William Houghton for allowing his swine to stray William Laithwait sadler for abusing Jane the wife of Thomas Rawnson James Harvey blacksmith for entertaining Jane Houghton James Leyland and Ellen his wife and Henry Eckesall - assault Alice Catterall for a litigation on Elizabeth the wife of William Catterall and Edward Capper Anne Catterall widow for receiving Henry Winstanley a foreigner Alice Laithwait spinster and Margaret the wife of William Laithwait sadler - litigation Gerard Bancks gentleman for allowing the withies to grow at the end of his close in the Douglas to the prejudice of Mathew Markland's close called "Plitough" ? Alice Glover widow for laying a dunghill near Gilbert Glover's door The overseers of the highways ordered to bring in their account and make up the 5s. 8d. spent by Gilbert Glover Box 1. Roll 21 Easter Leet 1664 Petitions &c. Complaint of Peter Belcher that James Ford pewterer had cut down a quickset hedge &c. between their houses Complaint of James Ford junior that he was fined for keeping Robert Milnes supposed to be a foreigner "wheras in truth the said Robert is hyred servant by the yeare with" the petitioner. Complaint of Robert and John Carter that Richard Harrison was suffered to live in Robert Molyneux's house in Wood- houses and follow the trade of a ropemaker, not being a freeman, and to take Molyneux's son as an apprentice, he was also about to marry. - Ordered to remove himself. Complaint of Edward Het ? that he had lent a house to Mr Forth the overseer of the poor for the use of John Ward's children from Candlemas till May Day. He now wished to live in it himself and asked to have them removed "further more the wyf of John Ward doth give your pettioners wif base landwig and saith shee will strik wond and kill" her. Complaint of William Scott of Poolestock who had been fined for allowing one Ashurst a native of the town to live in Marsh's house - and though the said Ashurst had moved within five days the petitioner was distrained Petition of Henry Winstanley weaver, who had married an inhabitant of the town who had an aged mother whom she wished to look after, to be made a freeman The petition of Richard Millner, who had married a wife who owned a freehold in the town, to be made a freeman. Petition of Ralph Jolly gunsmith, "A Yonge Man wothout Charg" who had "very much work and Imployment" and who lived out of the town, to be made a freeman Complaint of James Ford concerning Peter Belcher and the hedge &c. Box 1. Roll 21 Leet held 18 June 1664 Presentments - Scoles Elizabeth Bowe for keeping 2 inmates, Richard France and Thomas Brugene for keeping Robert Bamber and John Wetherbie and Edward Brighouse for keeping Wm. Bamber. Peter Lathom a stranger living in the house in Scoles formerly Mr John Brighouse's Mr Gerard Banckes for encroaching on Whalley Lane Alice Laithwait spinster and Margaret the wife of William Laithwait sadler - litigation James Wigan labourer and Alice the wife of John Townlowe - the same James Wigan and Margaret the wife of Hugh Mather - the same Richard Poole and Anne the wife of Edward Rigby - the same Ellen Caduricke widow and Robert Boys - the same John Wood for abusing Thomas Worthington during fair time Thomas Briggs pewterer and Thomas Willinson assault at the fair Richard Crosse labourer and John Mathews the same William Laithwait sadler for assaulting Margaret his wife Edmund Molyneux and Richard Scott - assault Elizabeth the wife of William Catterall for taking a hat of Robert Bullock's Margaret the wife of William Laithwaite for taking money "tyed in a bagg" belonging to Jane the wife of Mathew Markland blacksmith, from the house of the said Jane - quit. William Laithwait sadler for harbouring John Ward a foreigner. and James Taylor a foreigner for remaining in the town. Benjamin Barker a foreigner received by Mr William Pilkington The stone well in Wallgate was in great decay and Richard Ashton laid a dunghill near it. Henry Spencer for abusing John Anderton ? and officer of this Court That Richard Boulton, Richard Scott and William Lowe at Ormskirk Sessions for the Hundred of Westderby did prosecute a bill of indictment for trespass against William Harison husbandman and James Molyneux of Wigan contrary to the liberties and customs of the town. Gilbert Green for abusing Robert Baron alderman Alice the wife of Edward Catterall and Bridget Barrowe widow - litigation John Mathews a foreigner for remaining in the town with his wife and children - quit William Forth pewterer for assaulting Robert Forth. Thomas Houghton, Mr Reade, John Rydeinge, Alexander Eckesall, Ellen Denison, George Atherton, Hamlet Green and John Naylor foreigners received by James Hollinhed. Mr James Molyneux and John Wackfield brazier. William Laithwait bound over to be of good behaviour John Naylor presented for a litigation on Jeffrey Deane Oliver Platt for assaulting Ralph Brownlowe Robert Suxsmith dyer for saying "that Mr Maior and Jurye were fooles and knaves that would stop his watercourse in Penington meadowe for they should not doe it" Katherine the wife of William Orrell for litigation and assault on Edmund Molyneux. Alexander Greene Mr Ambrose Jolly and Mr Mathew Markland ordered to scour the ditches in their grounds from Poole Bridge to Eye ? Lane Receipt of William Briggs for £10 |