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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 22 - 1664
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Box 1. Roll 22 Michaelmas Leet Oct 1st 1664 Mayor Mathew Markland Bailiffs Peter Marsh Robert Murrey  Serjeants James Rigby Thomas Scott Attornies Robert Winstanley Edward Baron Gatewaiters Market Street John Buckley John Whalley Standishgate Thomas Blackhurst Roger Baron Millgate Hugh Baron James Harvey Scoles Robert Daniels Roger Risley Wallgate Thomas Mortt senior Richard Winckley Hallgate George Shawe James Layland Woodhouses Thomas Taylor William Holt. Box 1 Roll 22 Michaelmas Leet October 1st 1664 Presentments Richard Crosse and John Mathews - abuse Oliver Platt for assaulting Ralph Brownlow Katherine the wife of William Orrell for assaulting Edmund Molyneux James Aspull for abusing Elizabeth Rigby widow Margaret the wife of Humphrey Farbrother and Ralph Laithwaite - assault John Up Richard for refusing to assist the bailiffs in the execution of their duty. Seth Foster and William Farclough - assault Ellen the wife of Edmund Molyneux for abusing William Scott Edmund Molyneux for abusing and threatening James Patricke Edmund Molyneux for allowing "a copp to Lye downe and be in a great decay" near Poole Stocke John Markland, William Foster, Thomas Scott, James Farbrother, Mrs Forth, and Robert Molyneux labourer for receiving John Cooper and William his son, William Bamber, Gilbert Deane, Robert Wrast, John Clerke, William Whitfeld, and Richard Harison ropemaker Gilbert Deane, Ralph Deane, Alias Higham, William Almond, William Foster and Charles Foster for flinging garbage into the street. Alexander Ashton tailor for assaulting William Hill Stephen Platt for making a gate and way into Mortts Hey belonging to William Ireland Kathering Penington widow for keeping the two children of Anne Watterhouse who lives in Manchester Roger Browne dauber and William Whitle - assault Anne the wife of Richard Crosse for abusing Anne the wife of William Crosse James Mortt currier for keeping Thomasin Robinson a foreigner Peter Leigh, Edward Buckley and Edward Gregson - assault Peter Leigh joiner for speaking contemptuously of the King Katherine Booth for receiving Richard Holme and Jane his wife, Margery Astley widow for receiving "her daughter and A child both foragners" and James Harvy for receiving Mrs Houghton Thomas Burgesse for not making the yarding between his and William Green's house William Laithwaite sadler for abusing Jane the wife of Thomas Ranson. Thomas Ashton and Roger Emers - assault Peter Whittle, William Briggs, "yongest", Robert Houghton and Elias Gregson for playing bowles. Oliver Baron for abusing Mr Alderman Baron - to sit 2 hours in the stocks in the Hall Elizabeth Baron for abusing James Yong Sarah the wife of George Shaw for a "litigation" on Margaret the wife of Hugh Mather Gilbert Holcroft for the like upon Anne Penington widow and for calling a gatewaiter "a Bastard and other abuses to him in the Execucion of his office" - 2 hours in the stocks at the Crosse Gilbert Langshaw for harbouring Henry Maudsley alias "all of a Sweat a vagrant and wandreinge person" James Harvy and Gilbert Wood for not certain stocks and stones from the street. Alice Higham widow for keeping a mongrel bitch unmuzzled A certain place in the Scoles near the Scoles Bridge was decayed - the bailiffs ordered to repair the decay at Scoles Bridge, Henhurst Bridge and Warre Bridge and the style into Charles Bancke's croft James Browne pewterer for allowing timber to lie in the street Robert Langshaw alderman for keeping a mongrel dog unmuzzled Laurence Forth for keeping a cur dog unmuzzled Philip Delroy and Joan his wife and Robert Letherbarrow tailor - assault John Townlowe and Hugh Mather - assault John Townlowe for assaulting Margaret the wife of Hugh Mather Ellen Blckborne widow for not removing a pale from Edward Dicconson's window. William Lynny and James Brown - assault in fair time - Fine 5 li each. Robert Pinington brazier for turning a watercourse in Judlow Lane out of its course. Ordered that Alderman Ford should have his goods restored which were taken for a fine concerning William Green John Rigby had removed a foot bridge lying partly in Wigan and partly in Standish near a place called High Bridge and Lower Rigby Meadow John Whalley for entertaining Margery Boulton and a bastard child "And that the Adlermen of this Burrowe doe not attend Mr Maior in there Gownes to Church and Court according as hath been accostomed and Contrary to a former order" - to be fined 6s 8d. a time in future Henry Mawdsley presented for receiving Nicholas Smith William Daniell the late mayor for swearing Peter Aspinall as a freeman - fined £10 Seth Mason and Thomas Pilkington miller for receiving John Lee and Alice Taylor foreigners £1. 6. 0 to be paid to Bailiff Morrey and 10s to Robert Markland mercer William Orrell, George Shawe, Bridget Barrowe, Hugh Mather, William Prescott, Thomas Whitle, James Nightgale and John Needham for selling corn privately in their own houses. Whereas several unnecessary charges were imposed on the poor inhabitants of the town Therefore the bailiffs were ordered that they were not to pay any money to or for the mayor &c. at any leet &c. nor at the leying of leys no at any other time "Except at Faires and Judges Banquettes soe as at the Faires and Judges Banquettes soe they doe not exceed the summe of 40s at one tyme; And except the sessions tymes soe likewise at the Sessions they doe not exceed the summe of 10s. at a Sessione. And the same moneys to bee paid out of the Townes Stock and not otherwise" Whereas for some years past the Mayors had sworn several persons, freemen and burgesses contrary to the former limitation, it was ordered that no one should be sworn under the Dignity of an Esquire Burgesse or Burgesses, Freeman or Freemen "unles such person or persons bee hereunto Elected by the Jury of some Leet Court" That William Greene had commenced a suit concerning a fine by which John Laithwaite and James Scott then bailiffs, by order of the then mayor William Daniell, took certain of his goods. The suit was to be defended on the towne's account and the bailiffs to be saved harmless The bailiffs were ordered to pay Henry Mason 20s. when he left Wigan and 20s. when he was in London, out of the Fair money. A long list of names of persons fined 20s. each for selling ale contrary to the order of the Court - reduced to 2s. each Accounts of various debts &c. The sum of £100 to be levied and collected from all the owners and occupiers of land in the town before the Easter Leet to provide a mill for the town Richard Boulton, James Pattricke and William Scott presented for taking grass from Edmund Molyneux's land called the Smithie Croft on 25th of July 1664 Petitions &c. Michaelmas Leet 1664 Petition of John Mathews that the goods distrained on him might be restored [torn] Complaint of Alice Lathom and Robert Letherbarrow who occupied houses in Scoles belonging to James Brighouse, which he had purchased from Peter and Robert Brighouse, but a certain Philip Delroy who pretended a claim to one of the houses by forcibly throwing down a ladder and "did hurt Isabella Lathom daughter of the aforesaid Alice" Petition of John Platt and John Boulton free of the braziers that they might have redress against Alexander and John Winstanley who were not freemen Petition of Parson Bancks, whose ancestors were burgesses and who was a freeman and the eldest son of burgess, to be admitted a burgess - allowed Account of Robert Penington [crumpled and torn] Complaint of the Master and Warden of the Shoemakers that Thomas Mortt the younger currier sold and bought corn and mills, not being a burgess Petition of Ralph Marsh plasterer to continue to "call and cry" on the people - allowed Petition of William Browne that his father was bailiff of the town in "1644 when Prince Ruperts Army marched thorough this towne att which tyme" the bailiffs "did by direccion of the Maior provide for the said Prince A Banckett and other messarys but in Regard of the tymes which then Insued the said Mony for the same Banckett was not paid." It amounted to 20 marks "And in Regard it hath pleased God to Restore us into such a condicion howe that the same may be Justly Experted" He asked that the money due to his father might be given him. Complaint of James Harvy, smith of Scoles that Gilbert Wood his neighbour amongst other things allowed his hedge to grow so high "that it doeth dryve the thache of his [James Harvy's] howsinge" Petition of Stephen Platt who had been fined for harbouring Jane Houghton widow The same from James Ford of Scoles pewterer who had harboured Robert Millner Complaint of Edward Rigby of Halegate joiner who had made a litigation against Jame Rigby widow, for which he had been fined, that all the timber in his shop had been seized, and he and "his poore family are likely to fall into great misery" Complaint of Gilbert and Hamlet Greene, freeholders of the town who had lived elsewhere for some years, but who, on returning to their freehold were fined as foreigners - Fine to be remitted Complaint of William Scott concerning his fine for harbouring Gilbert Ashcroft Petition of Miles Mitton "being growne in yeares and som thing decriped and not able to worke as I have done" to be made bellman - granted Order that the water corn mill of Robert Letherbarrow be bought, if possible, for the town. One other petition [torn] |