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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 48 - 1680
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Box 1. Roll 48 Michaelmas Leet October 2nd 1680 Mayor Thomas Bancks Benchers William Glover Robert Langshaw Recorder Thomas Morte Town Clerk John Anderton Bailiffs Gilbert Forde Alexander Penington Attornies William Browne Edmund Molineux Serjeants John Markland Edward Fairclough Gatewaiters Market Street Robert Orrell John Catterall Wallgate Richard Battersbye Gilbert Leigh Hallgate William Mason William Wever  Scoles John Orrell Edward Letherbarrow Standishgate Robert Green William Nightgale Millgate James Morte James Bullocke Woodhouses Robert Foster James Bamber Surveyors of John ----- Bread and Beer Roger Bullocke Surveyors of John Winstanley Flesh and Fish Gilbert Orrell Treasurers Robert Brown Richard Letherbarrow Church Clerk James Bancks Searchers and Sealers Edward Fairclough of Leather Edward Markland Bellman John Laithwaite Box 1. Roll 48 Michaelmas Leet October 2nd 1680 Presentments Robert Marsh - a foreigner, trading in the town and not being a freeman. Ellen Whalley for assaulting Alice Higham. Jane Scott widow for allowing her swine to stray. Elizabeth Hollinehead widow for abusing the bailiffs in the execution of their office. Thomas Fazakerley "did steale and recett" several pieces of pewter from Ralph Lee - Withdrawn Richard France for stealing turf from Thomas Gerard Esq. - acquitted and Ralph Tyrer the like Thurstan Whalley and Thomas Haresnipe for abusing Mr Jolly - 12d. or imprisonment Ralph Prescott for abusing Edmund Molineux - discharged John Farbrother for abusing Alderman Robert Markland Anne the wife of James Hollinehead for a litigation on Margaret Henshawe Hugh Platte "did breake downe and pull in peices the Seates in the Church belonging to William Standish - acquitted. Ralph Wood, Richard Morte, and Stephen Platt for allowing their swine to stray. Anne Manchester for harbouring Roger Cookson and his wife and for saying that they "should stay in this Burrowe in spight of Mr Mayor" - "Wee order and desire Mr Maior that she may be putt in the stoole and to bee duckt three Humphrey Wetherby for calling Richard Crosse "a gibbetted Rogue" Richard Buxton for abusing James Barrowe and his wife Elizabeth Almond and Thomas Battersby - assault Richard Crosse for harbouring Jane Crosse a foreigner Thomas Forde for not cleansing his hillock Edward Markland and Roger Scott for harbouring John Copper- thwaite and William Bolland Gilbert Nightgale and James Langshawe and Katherine Langshawe- litigation Mrs Bancks for not cleaning her ditch The Overseers of the Highway in Woodhouses for not mending the causeway in Whalley Lane John Hollinhead for refusing to assist the Bailiffs in the execution of their office when asked. Robert Langshawe, John Hollinhead and Frances Banckes widow cutting their hedges near Scolefield. The owners of closes on boths sides of Hardybut Lane ordered to cut their hedges. Ralph Marsh and Laurence Taylor ordered to go about the town at their usual time Gilbert Nightgale presented for abusing Alderman Robert Lang- shawe and his goods - being bound over to be of good behaviour Oliver Ashurst and William Warburton foreigners, the latter harboured by Laurence Taylor. Robert Lee, Mathew Naylor, Alice Naylor spinster and Jane the wife of RIchard Holme and the said Richard - abuse Edward Hollinhed, Christopher Rawsteine and Robert Hollinehed junior - assualt The lane leading from Wigan Lane to the Brooke Mill to be repaired The Foreman of the Jury gave 20 li to the use of the Corporation Thomas Partington fined 40s. a month for selling ale and beer without a licence Oliver Ashurst and Robert Lathom to be sworn freemen on the payment of 4 li. Richard Baxter a foreigner Richard Holme for stopping a watercourse near Collingefield That Robert Winstanley mercer had not removed his encroachment on the waste in the Market Street from the passage leading from the church to the new Hall stairs. Richard Crosse for abusing widow Lowe James Scott and James Forde pewterer elected Overseers of the Town Mill The owners and occupiers of the Great Watter Hey to repair the foot bridge there The Bailiffs to repair the cuckstool The way behind Henhurst Bridge to be repaired and a rail to be placed on the side of the bridge leading to the school - at the town's charge. Names of persons charged for the upkeep of the highways That the "pottato Markett and other rootes" be made according to order and to begin at 9 a.m. and toll to be paid on every load &c. Box 1. Roll 48 Michaelmas 1680 Petitions &c Fragment of an address or petition to the King An account dated 21 Feb. 1679 Complaint of Christopher Sumner that Thomas Forde the elder had encroached on Penington Meadow near the Scoles. Complaint of William Forth, James Langshawe, Robert Sixsmith, John Lathom and John Parr dyers that Elizabeth Mason spinster was practising the art of a dyer never having been apprenticed Complaint of Stephen Platt who had been fined for letting his swine stray "that out of kindnes to his neighbors, he hath given them leave to lay timber in his croft and to worke the same there" and he thought that the workmen had left the gate open &c. Petition of William Warburton mason whose father-in-law Laurence Tailor had been fined for harbouring him, to be made a freeman. Complaint of Ralph Lee pewterer that Robert Baron gentleman had stopped his watercourse Petition of Thomas Partington, whose father and grandfather had been burgesses, to be made a freeman - allowed Oliver Bibby of Wigan Woodhouses husbandman being aged 16 and more "did nott repaire" to the parish church of Wigan &c for one month - fined £20 Complaint of Robert Baron alderman, that Ralph Leigh pewterer had turned the water through a hedge cop between Crabtree Meadow and Miry Lane Meadow. Petition of Adam Wood of Scoles to be made a freeman Sacrament certificate of Roger Bradshaigh Kut 29 Dec 1680- witnesses John Baldwin mercer and John Banckes parish clerk Sacrament certificate of Alexander Penington flax dresser - 1 Jan 1680 - witnesses Gilbert Forde pewterer and Edward Fairclough shoemaker. Sacrament certificate of Edward Fairclough shoemaker 1 Jan 1680 witnesses Gilbert Forde pewterer and Alexander Penington flax dresser Sacrament certificate of Gilbert Forde pewterer - 1 Jan 1680 - witnesses Alexander Penington flax dresser and Edward Fair- clough shoemaker. |