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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 45 - 1678
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Box 1. Roll 45 Michaelmas Leet 5th October 1678 Mayor Robert Letherbarrow Benchers Robert Baron William Glover Town Clerk John Anderton Bailiffs Robert Ford Thomas Bancks Attornies Edward Baron William Browne Serjeants John Markland John Boulton  Gatewaiters Market Street John Laithwaite John Catterall Wallgate Laurence Haslom William Catterall Hallgate James Bradshawe James Farbrother Scoles John Houghton Robert Belcher Standishgate John Eckersall Robert Marsden Millgate Ambrose Jolly Richard Ince Woodhouses William Catterall James Cowpe Surveyors of Richard Letherbarrow Bread and Beer William Wood Surveyors of Arthur Rowe Flesh and Fish Gilbert Orrell Treasurers John Baldwin Robert Mason Church Clerk James Bancks Searchers, Sealers William Higham &c. of Leather James Bancks Bellman John Laithwaite Box 1. Roll 45 Michaelmas Leet October 5th 1678 Presentments James Cowpe, and William Bamber for allowing their swine to stray Elizabeth Marsden for harbouring Elizabeth Booth a foreigner John Fielden for not having repaired the stone wall between his tenement and that of Robert Baron alderman. Thomas Laithwaite for not repairing the wall between his tenement and that of Robert Edge. Edward Rigbye and William Parris for allowing their swine to stray. Richard Ashton for allowing his bitch to go unmuzzled Thomas Mortt senior William or Anne Catterall for allowing the pale to fall between their house and Gilbert Green's William Linney "doth throwe downe the channell stinckeing water out of his Seller" John Harvy and John Jolly for receiving Richard Silcocke a foreigner into a house in Woodhouses late in the possession of Roger Laithwaite deceased. Mr Thomas Catterall and William Standish Esq for harbouring Seth Bibby and Thomas Browne foreigners Robert Denton for pretending he had a writ against a woman and taking money for it. Robert Wetherby for the same Peter Forth for an assault on Laurence Ormerode Gilbert Baron for being the reputed father of a bastard child by Elizabeth Baron Ellen Houghton spinster for assault "and did pull and teare in peices the Cloths of Alice Ashurst." fined 10s. or to wear the bridle from the Old Hall to the toll bar in Millgate William Catterall for abusing the Mayor Ellen Houghton for breaking the peace contrary to her recognizance. Ralph Wood tailor for allowing his swine to stray. Cicely Woodward for allowing dung to lie in the street. Elizabeth wife of John Farbrother and Jennett Bibby - assualt Laurence Ormerod for inhabiting within the town and Margaret his wife for abusing Maurice Hanson gatewaiter in the execution of his office. Ellen Houghton spinster and Anne Houghton for assaulting Jane Hey with the drawing of blood. Alice Bradshawe for abusing Ellen Houghton and Loare Green spinster Margaret Penington for abusing Ellen Houghton Margaret the wife of Laurence Ormerod for a break of the peace contrary to her recognizance. James Mitton for harbouring William Never a foreigner Edward Rigby and John Feilden - assault Mary the wife of John Feilden for a litigation on the said Edward and his wife. Alice Ashurst and Elizabeth Bibbye for abusing Ellen Houghton Christian the wife of Robert Carter for an assault on Ellen the wife of John Carter, and the said John for an assault on the said Christian. Laurence Farclough for assaulting Elizabeth Taylor widow James Leyland and Richard Crosse - assault Edward Hollinhead for calling Gilbert Langshawe one of the Jury "a Knave" Ralph Sale for abusing the Jury at the Easter Leet Ellen Nightgale for an assault on James Langshaw John Foster of Scoles for an assault on William Glover Laurence Taylor and Jeffrey Wood for digging clay in the highway. William Deane junior for stealing plums from Elizabeth Taylor and Thomas Wigan the like. Alice the wife of Ralph Marsh rescued a mare from Henry Fleetwood going to the Pound. The same Alice with the help of Richard Woodward rescued the young heifers from the said Henry, going to the Pound. Hugh Astley for abusing Mr William Glover. Robert Denton, Humphrey Crouchlowe, Gilbert Crouchlowe, Henry Clarke, Thomas Battersby, Peter Deane and James Kershawe for stealing plums from Elizabeth Taylor - fined 12d. each or 3 hours in the stocks. Robert Markland and James Marsden elected overseers of the mill for the ensuing year. Ordered that the market for potatoes and other roots be kept hereafter on the void place next Laurence Ormerod's house and the same to be railed off &c. The Meal House to be flagged and railed at the town's cost. Mr Ralph Holme presented for swearing Ralph Sale a burgess contrary to the Jury's order at the Easter Leet - fined £10 The sum of 9 li 14s. 7d which the late bailiffs were out of pocket, to be levied on the next leys. Hugh Rothwell fined 3sl 4dl for not making the fence between his tenement and that of Thomas Ford the elder. James Worthington for abusing James Thomasson and James Leyland Ralph Prescott for assaulting Katherine Catterall. Box 1. Roll 45 Michaelmas Leet 1678 Petitions &c. Petition of Henry Bullock to be made a freeman - allowed Petition of William Never labourer who had lately married the daughter of Robert Mitton to be made a freeman - allowed Petition of Henry Walmsley tailor who had lived in the town for two years and "is a very laborious painefull fellow and very well knowne to have some little Estate of his owne in this Towne after his Father in lawes decease" Asked to be made a freeman - allowed Petition of Laurence Ormerod who had lived for 3 years in the town and married an inhabitant and practised his trade with the consent of the Weavers Company, to be made free. - The Mayor desired to swear him. Complaint of John Baldwin pewterer who occupied of croft in the higher end of Standishgate adjoining the messuage of Richard Crosse, who had spoilt the quickset hedge. Petition of Alexander Catterall for a place to be allotted to him on which to build a cottage Petition of Richard Astley brickmaker, who had lately married the daughter of Dorothy Browne widow - to be made a freeman. Petition of Seth Bibby linen weaver, who had lived in the town for 7 years, to be made a freeman - allowed. Complaint of Thomas Totty innkeeper that Thomas Leyland his neighbour had cart his "Ruggage" at the back of his house whereby the clay wall was rotted. Also that he had lately erected a chimney which Leyland "haveinge some envious Spleene or hatred to your Peticioner" had pulled down Complaint of Thomas Layland haberdasher that Thomas Totty had encroached on his land by a wall and built an Oven house "the Smoake whereof the said Mr Tottey malliciously contribeing the same shall bee erkesome" to Leyland "hath made Some Little hole forth of the said Oven house whereby all the Smoke thereof vents forth" on to the petitioner's tenement. Box 1. Roll 45 Christmas Leet December 21st 1678 Presentments John Faireclough for carting at an unreasonable time of year to the damage of the highway. Fined 20d. Ralph Scott, Francis and William Bathurst and Seth Bibby - assault Roger Scott for a litigation on William Green and he "did Breake one of the watchmen swords." He also broke his recognizance. John Laithwaite for an assault on Laurence Ormerod Gilbert and Thomas Nightgill and Richard Shakeshafte - assault Ralph Prescott for breaking his recognizance. Alexander Leigh and Mary Leigh - assault Anne Baldwin widow for an assault on Mary Baldwin Susan the wife of James Leyland for abusing Anne Almond Laurence Ormerod for assaulting John Laithwaite And for breaking his recognizance. That William Astley "Did feloniously take a pullon" from Thomas Ford. And that John Foster and Margaret his wife "Did recetter the said Stolne pullon" And that Richard Rylands, Rochard Woodward and Laurence Lowe "Did eate of the aforesaid stolne pullon" - Foster and his wife to be "suppressed" from keeping an alehouse for a year - The Mayor desired to send William Astley to the House of Correction for 2 months. The others fined 1s. each. Thomas Wood for allowing several people to play cards in his house on Sunday morning. James Wood for playing cards then and Henry Hodson for the same and neglecting his duty as a watchman, and Henry Kirby for the same also a watchman. and Mathew Scott and Miles Letherbarrow for playing also And John Wood "Did keepe company with severall persons that Did card on the Lord's day" Also Robert Baldwin played there That Katherine Wood allowed Mathew Scott and others to play cards in her house on the Lord's day. Ralph Wood for allowing his swine to stray in the churchyard. Laurence Ormerod and William Never foreigners William Foster butcher and Robert Wetherby - assault Peter Holland for playing cards on Sunday morning Robert Letherbarrowe for allowing his swine to stray. Richard Astley a foreigner James Molyneux for playing cards on Sunday morning John Guest a foreigner Mary Manchester for cursing Sicily Letherbarrow Robert Baldwin and Gilbert Hollinhead "Did breake James Brighouse glasse windows" Richard Woodward for breaking -- Manchester's window. Thomas Whalley and Laurence Taylor for harbouring Henry Walmesley and -- Watkinson foreigner. January 25th William Prescott, Ralph Tarleton, Thomas Marsden, Robert Browne, Edward Farclough and Oliver Letherbarrow to be refunded the money they were out of pocket. That every inhabitant who should hereafter receive a servant or journeyman into their service and who do not give notice thereof to the Mayor within 10 days should forfeit £5. List of people fined for ------------ Presentments Ralph Prescott for an assault on Katherine Catterall widow James Worthington bound over for foul words against James Thomas William Greene fuller for pulling down James Langshaws ----? Richard Rylands for breaking down "the Dyall post" on the Mill Bridge. William Greene for pulling down Weares Bridge. Richard Rylands and William Greene for breaking James Brighouse's windows Robert Ford for abusing the present and late Mayors. Box 1. Roll 45 Michaelmas Leet 1678 Petitions &c. Order that all armour, arms and munition of Popish Recusants be taken and brought to the Common Hall and there kept. And if anyone should refuse to do so they were to be taken to the Common gaol of Wigan and there to remain for 3 months without bail. Sacrament certificate of Robert Ford 21 Oct 1678 Witnesses James and Thomas Bancks. The same of Thomas Bancks - witnesses Robert Ford and James Bancks - same date. Order for the release of John Hindley "a poore distressed prisoner in gaol from 29 May last for debt due to John Laithwaite and Margaret Lewis." 21 Dec 1678 |