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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 43 - 1677
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Box 1. Roll 43 Michaelmas Leet October 6th 1677. Mayor Ralph Holme Benchers Robert Langshawe William Laithwaite Recorder Thomas Mort Town Clerk John Anderton Bailiffs John Baldwin Robert Mason Attornies Edward Baron William Browne Serjeants John Markland John Boulton Gatewaiters Market Street James Laithwaite Maurice Hanson Wallgate Ralph Wood Lionel Ormishaw Hallgate Thomas Bibbie Roger Wood hatter Scoles John Parre Charles Scott Standishgate Thomas Letherbarrow Robert Hollinhead  Millgate Roger Bullock Edward Prescott Woodhouses James Letherbarrow Henry Scott Surveyors of Oliver Whalley Bread and Beer Roger Bibby Surveyors of Thomas Bullock Flesh and Fish Thomas Burgesse Treasurers Robert Bancks Richard Brock Church Clerk James Banckes Bellman John Laithwaite Searchers and Sealers Edward Farclough of Leather Edward Markland shoemaker ? Box 1. Roll 43 Michael Leet October 6th 1677 Presentments Thomas Bathursby William Deane junior, John Townlowe and Robert son of William Watson "for playing att a certaine gamme called Tennis uppon the Lord's day" - fined 20d. each or 3 hours in the stocks. Alexander Leigh for a litigation on Elizabeth Ashurst widow. Richard Hulme "did advise abett and incourage" Myles Lether- barrow to steal timber from Haigh Park. James Taylor and Anne the wife of Thomas Raineford assaulted Margaret the wife of William Green John Marsh made a litigation on Anne the wife of Thomas Raineford "threatening to kill her" - fined 12d. or two hours in the stocks. Anne Watterhouse a foreigner for dwelling in the town. Katherine Leigh for allowing her sow to stray Ellen Houghton for abusing Henry Fleetwood Thomas Whalley for harbouring Henry Walmesley and Elizabeth his wife in Wallgate Thomas Ireland and Ralph Deane for allowing their swine to stray Richard Ashton and Ralph Deane for allowing their mastiffs to go unmuzzled Alice the wife of William Bridge and Katherine the wife of James Taylor - litigation Ishmael Bibbie for assaulting Edward Gregson and his wife- acquitted Ralph Pemberton for stealing a cock from Roger Scott - and William Greene junior and William Harvey junior for helping him - not guilty and guilty? And Alice Bridge for receiving the said cock - guilty? and the same Alice assaulted Charles Hey. George Shawe for threatening Margaret Laithwaite. William Ashton and John Up Richard for breaking the orchard of Anne Barker George Shawe for a litigation on Margaret Laithwait William Houghton for allowing his swine to stray. William Forth dyer for an assault on Robert Forth his brother. William Houghton collier for stopping the watercourse of Elizabeth Ashton widow. Thomas Catterall and Elizabeth the wife of Thomas Parrin for harbouring Ralph Woodward and Bevlernen? and Ellen his wife foreigners James Taylor for not allowing John Fegg to use a right of way in Scoles William Green dyer for not mending the wall of Thomas Burgesse's kitchen, nor removing the wall at the end of James Hodson's house &c. as ordered. Robert Ford of Standishgate for abusing Kathering the wife of William Ford dyer. Katherine Langshawe widow for abusing Robert Baron William Green bound over to be of good behaviour. William Harvey smith and Ralph Pemberton for assaulting Elizabeth Burwicke spinster Humphrey Wetherby for assaulting Anne the wife of William Crosse. Gilbert son of Roger Baron and Robert Critchlowe - assault Robert Suxsmith for harbouring Miles Seddon, foreigner Thomas Ford the elder ordered to rail off the pit "against Bavington" from which he took marl. John Thorneton ordered not to trade in the town as he was not a freeman, and Ralph Sale and Johnathon Standish the same. Anne the wife of Richard Cross presented for a litigation on Humphrey Wetherby. John Taylor for harbouring Richard Costem a foreigner. Mr Gerard Banckes for turning a watercourse through Penington Meadow Peter Belcher for not pulling down the building he erected on the highway. Ellen Browne widow for harbouring Richard Drury? and his wife. "And that John Townlowe hath been severall times druncke on the Sunday and did Sweare Severall oaths" - 6 hours in the stocks at the Cross on Markey day "at high Markett" John Harvy gentleman, Mary Pilkington and Ralph Lee for not scouring their ditches from Edward Hollinhead's gate to the main ditch between Whittackers and Banister's Meadows. Gilbert Greene for erecting a tenement on the waste, Hugh Rothwell for allowing the fence to fall down between his tenement and Thomas Ford the elder's. Ralp Wood, Margaret Laithwaite widow and Edward Smolt for harbouring Richard Shakeshaft, Laurence Ormerod and Richard Aspinall foreigners. Laurence Anderton the elder and William Foster brazier elected overseers of the mill. Petitions &c. Michaelmas Leet 1677 Petition of John Whalley of Standishgate concerning a wall which he and Richard Houlme agreed to build between their tenements. Complaint of James Pilkington clerk that James Tempest gentleman allowed the eves of his house in Market Street to drip into the said Pilkington's gutter. Complaint of James Tempest about the above. Petition of Peter Whittle miller to be made a freeman - allowed. Petition of Richard Battersby miller to be made a freeman - allowed. Complaint of James Taylor that a stone wall had been built in the little passage between his and John Fogge's house in Scoles &c. Petition of Myles Seddon tanner to be made a freeman. Petition of John Whalley apothocary "a single Person un- Married Hath a great desire to sett up" an an apothocary in Wigan "there being a want of one of that Profesion there as he is Informed and he beinge A Neighbor borne" a certificate as to his ability signed by Edward, William and Alexander Standish. Petition of Mathew Rothwell to be made a freeman Petition of George Shawe for £2. 10. 0 which he had paid to Myles Mitton's wife and Arthur Garnett for the material to repair the stone well in Wallgate. Complaint of William Ford dyer concerning half his house in Standishgate which he let to his brother Robert in 1673 Petition of Oliver Ashurst blacksmith to be made a freeman. Petition of Henry Walmsley tailor who had for several months lived with John Houghton, John Taylor and Richard Prescott and followed his trade. He had recently married the daughter of Thomas Whalley who had given him the house in which he now lived. He asked to be made a freeman. Petition of Edward Baron and William Browne attornies "the your Peticioner takes great Care and paines for such chintes as comes to them upon any assert" &c, that they might have some fee for pleading &c. To be allowed to take 7d. a piece from each client, not being an inhabitant of the town, in every cause filed. Orders for the supervisors of the highways to see to the ditches on both sides of the highways in Scoles between Alderman Glover's and a gate in Whalley leading into Whalley lands in the possession of Katherine Banckes &c. And for the other supervisors also Usual petition of Ralph Marsh and Laurence Taylor - granted Petition of John Laithwaite who had been made bellman on the death of Myles Mitton that he might be elected and con- firmed in that office. Petition of William Higham and Johnathon Walton tanners that Myles Seddon, who had not served any apprenticeship in the town, might not be made free of the tanners - granted. Complaint of James Delroy an infant by Laurence Anderton his guardian, that he was seized of a messuage and burgage in the town in the possession of his stepfather Robert Barrowe and that John Foster of Scoles allowed drips to fall on it which were rotting it &c. Complaint of William Greene dyer of Scoles, who in 1670 had bough a tenement from Thomas Burgesse of Scoles tailor who "minding and intending to bee quarrelsom and vexacious" stopped his right of way &c. Complaint of William Houghton that Elizabeth Ashton widow had stopped his watercourse. Complaint of Ellen Nightgale that James Astley and Gilbert Greene fullers had made a "grippyerd" on the Mill Common near the "Walke Milne" and had turned the river Dowglas on to the petitioners tenement, the freehold of Mr John Harvey, Hermitage Croft. Complaint of Robert Suxsmith dyer, that Johnathon Walton tanner had presented him for sheltering Myles Seddon tanner for one or two nights "out of malice which he bore to the said Myles Seddon beinge hee was of the same trade and Calleinge" Petition of Robert Forth pewterer concerning the house shared with his brother William. Sacrament certificate of Alexander Rigby Esq High Sheriff of Lancashire 24 Dec 1677. Witnesses Peter Marsh gentleman and James Banckes clerke. The same of Peter Marsh 23 Dec witnesses Alexander Rigby and James Banckes. Tha same of John Baldwin one of the bailiffs 23 Dec 1677 Witnesses James Banckes clerk and Peter Whittle miller. |