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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 27 - 1667
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Box 1. Roll 27 Easter Leet adjourned to May 8th 1667 Presentments John Harvey the younger blacksmith for abusing Mr Earle John Deane butcher for abusing the Jury at the last Leet Thomas Greenhaugh and William Orrell foreigners Thomas Browne for playing unlawful games on the Lord's day in the time of service Robert Forth and Ralph Ashton - assault Alice Lathom for not making the yarding between her house and Philip Delroy's William Langshaw, William Laithwaite, James Nightgale and Laurence Forth for allowing their dogs to stray. James Whalley for allowing his swine to stray.  Gerard Bancks for not repairing the yarding between his house and James Ashton's Thomas Ashton for abusing Mr Nicholas Penington James Scott the younger brazier for stealing pieces of brass Thomas Worthington and the same James Scott - litigation Thomas Battersbie the younger labourer for stealing a sliver spoon worth 10d. from William Aughey gentleman - Guilty - to be whipped from the Hall down Standishgate Margaret Holme spinster for stealing a pewter flagon from Anne Barker - not guilty Thomas Kerby, Katherine Letherbarrow, Stephen Platt, William Houghton and James Whalley for allowing their swine to stray Peter Forth and Edward Wood - assault George Bradshaw and Edward Wood - litigation John Lee a foreigner received by -- Ashton Thomas Browne labourer for playing bowls and Elizabeth Hollinshed for allowing him to do so. Thomas Bancks servant of John Markland for playing bowls and Elizabeth Hodson widow for allowing him to do so. Laurence Haslom a foreigner received by Robert Markland Thomas Worthington and James Scott - assault Margaret Holme spinster for stealing certain parcels of linen from Grace Baron widow - guilty "Judgment to be striped to midle and whipped from Hall to Milgate" List of persons who had not paid their taxes for the upkeep of the highways. - [torn] Robert Murrey for setting a sign post up in Wallgate without licence. Stephen Platt for allowing his swine to stray Edward Farbrother gatewaiter for not presenting Roger Baron for laying dung in the street John Anderton fined 20s. for not making a bridge over Barnely Brook [torn] Box 1 Roll 27 Easter Leet 1667 Petitions &c. Petition of William Harrison to be allowed to sell corn &c. Petition of William Farbrother who was "Put to greate charges by the sudden death of the woman that dyed att his house" in Wigan Lane as he "did find the said woman a winding sheete and did wash her cloathes and was att charges of fyer" He asked that he might have the clothes or some compensation. On the payment of 13s. 4d. he might have all the woman left. Complaint of Mary Pilkington that Richard and William Casson had built a house of office too near her house Complaint of William Green that Thomas Burgess tailor had not mended his yarding &c. Complaint of Edward Boulton that Anne Booth widow "doth turne and Cart down filthy Matter" on the petitioner's premises and that Roger Baron laid a dunghill in the street near the petitioner's house. Complaint of Philip Delroy that Alice Lathom of Scoles did not repair her yarding &c. Complaint of William Sale that Gilbert Barrowe apothocary had planted a quickset hedge on his freehold in the "Weetackres" Complaint of Richard Casson that Mary Pilkington widow "letteth a stone wall ly downe and alsoe by the dripping of her housing upon my barne wall to the great decay of my housinge" Complaint of Richard Casson that Mr Anderton when he built the house in Standishgate now occupied by Mr Aughey "did pull downe parte of my housing For the better Erecting of his new buylding which I did give him leave upon condicion he would make it as good agayne which he did then promise but yet never did" Petiton of Laurence Talior to be allowed to sell pots in the town - allowed Complaint of Elizabeth Hodson widow, that her late husband had been fined as a foreigner. though she had undertaken the care of Roger Mathew and infant, and she was afterwards distrained in 20s. - the 20s. was to be returned to her. |