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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 28 - 1668
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Box 1. Roll 28 Easter Leet March 28th 1668 Presentments Thomas Ford of Scoles coverlet weaver for forcibly entering the premises of Alice Lathom and "breakeing her glasse windows" John Wetherby for abusing Ralph Urmston whilst he was Bailiff Thomas Renshaw labourer for abusing Elizabeth Aspinall spinster Margaret Holme spinster for stealing linen worth 1d. from John Mathews. James Prescott weaver for abusing William Harrison Margaret Wigan spinster and Jane Wright - litigation Alice the wife of George Elderson and Margaret the wife of William Houghton - abuse and assault Mary the wife of Parson Bancks, Judith Bancks widow, Charles and Margery Bancks - litigation Margaret the wife of William Laithwait sadler for abusing and assaulting Elizabeth the wife of Mathew Flitcroft in the open market - fined 6s. 8d. Robert son of John Boulton, Ferrard son of Peter Lee and Edward son of William Markland for playing bowls Gilbert Holecroft and Gerrard Lee - assault John Markland innkeeper for allowing his swine to stray. William Pilkington for allowing great heaps of stones to lie in the street near his new shop.  Elizabeth widow of William Hodson for still diverting her watercourse on to the property of Thomas Ireland Thomas Maykin for assaulting Gilbert Baron Hugh Scott and Robert Baron brazier for allowing their swine to stray John Naylor senior badger and Elinor his wife for a litigation on Edmond Harvey Jane the daughter of William Crosse and Alice Winstanley spinster - assault. William Prescott tailor for abusing Robert Markland mercer Gilbert Orrell shoemaker and Mary Laithwait spinster - abuse John Townlowe for abusing Abrose Jolly gentleman and Robert Baron alderman. Hugh Scott for abusing Thomas Scott one of the Serjeants whilst in the execution of his office Thomas Tottie for assaulting James Bordman Gilbert Orrell for a litigation on James Laythwat Thomas Mort Junior and Thomas Mort Senior "did not sufficiently curry Lether brought unto him but did use Insufficient oyles and Liquors" Elizabeth Hodson widow had lately built a cellar, and in so doing had turned water into the houses of Alice Naylor widow and Thomas Ireland Alexander Forth pancaster "did keepe a beagle dog and did therwith distroy hares and worry and distroy sheep". Robert Casson, John Whalley, James Harvey senior blacksmith, Adam Pemberton, Edward Farclough, Edward Farbrother and James Hey for the like offence. Margaret the wife of William Laithwait bound over Elizabeth Aspinall spinster for abusing Thomas Renshaw "And that Gilbert Harvey senior James Hardman did by false token come to the House of Robert Billys and there obtained the Keys of the Church doors at about two of Clock in the Morneing whoe did Ring the bells to the Great disturbance of the People of this towne" "We Fine Roger Bullock son of Hugh John Jolly Richard Battersbie miller, William Rigbie James Hardman. Gilbert Harvie elder Rober Mason sadler in 1s. apeece" Roger Barron and Elinor the wife of Gilbert Orrell - abuse "We doe order that noe Maior shall sware any burgesse under the degree of a squire under the payne of xxxli without consent of a leet Jury" "We likewyse order that noe Maior shall sware any man a Freeman upon payne of xx li without consent of a leet Jury" List of persons who had not paid their taxes. Money remaining in the hands of the overseers of the highways Thomas Butler and William Saile 1s. 1d. Thomas Bullock and Thomas Jolly 2. 0. James Scott and Ralph Lee, Standishgate 1, 2. William Deane butcher and Richard Southworth fined 6s. 8d. each for not bringing in their accounts as overseers of highways for Woodhouses Seth Masson, William Browne and Edward Laithwait for not attending as jurors - fined 1s each Richard Lowe and Alice his wife bound over Long list of persons who did not send their malt to be ground at the town mill and who were to be fined 2s 6d. a load by default List of persons who brewed and sold ale without a licence Taxes to be raised towards the purchase of a mill, meal house and court house [torn] That all the fines paid by foreigners were to be given to Mr Myles Turner towards the same buildings Richard Hawer, Henry Whitte and Roger Bryars fined 40s. each for trading in town being neither burgesses or freemen. Every load of malt brought into the town not belonging to a burgess was to be charged 2d. tole. James Banckes clerk and Gilbert Farclough appointed to collect the tolls and have one half of them for their salaries Any bailiffs or other official of the town who might be sued for performing an order of the Court - their charges were to be depayed by the town All the persons who promised to lend money for a mill and meal house to be built and who had not paid the same were ordered to do so before the 18th of April, to Mr Myles Turner, otherwise they would be sued for the same |