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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 49 - 1681
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Box 1. Roll 49 Easter Leet 9th April 1681 Presentments Robert Boys and Gilbert Nightgale - assault Ralph Ashton for abusing the Jury of the Fair Leet "and called 'em knaves" Richard Holme and Jane his wife, and Richard Fearnell and his wife - litigation Mary the wife of Alexander Catterall for abusing the Bailiffs in the execution of their office. Humphrey Wetherby for aiding, maintaining, comforting and abetting Hugh Battersby "to steale seaverall purses out of seaverall persons pochetts" Laurence Ormerod for assaulting John Laithwaite. Richard Buxton for an assault on Anne the wife of James Barrowe. He also abused the Mayor "and sayed hee'd stay in the Towne in Spight of his teeth" Gilbert Hollinhead bound in 20 li "for abusing Katherin Markland in a very Rude Manner" William Baron and William Astley - assault James Langshawe for abusing and threatening Gilbert Nightgale  William Warburton and Richard Baxter foreigners harboured by Thomas Leyland and Laurence Taylor Ralph Wood for allowing his swine to stray Edward Markland and Thomas Acton for harbouring William Bolland and Thomas Barton foreigners, and Elizabeth Hixson for harbouring Richard Tootall. Stephen Platt for turning his watercourse into the street, and allowing his swine to stray. Gilbert Nightgale for abusing James Langshaw and assaulting Hugh Langshaw and for drunk and "is a Comon drunckard" - To be sent to the House of Correction for a month. Thomas Risley for assaulting Gilbert Forde. Robert Foster being elected gatewaiter did not come to take the oath William Prescott elected gatewaiter for the rest of the year Edward Hawett for abusing Alderman Baron Adam Turner for assaulting Anne Crofte April 23rd Presentments Thomas Ford for not removing the poplars at the end of his croft adjoining Penington Meadow as ordered Richard Tootell a foreigner "James Whalley Does keepe false wights and do's sell by the same" and John Needham does the like William Prescott for refusing to let the Supervisor try his weights List of persons fined for not repairing the highways Out of pocket expenses to be refunded to the overseers of the highways for Wallgate and Woodhouses The overseers of Scoles, Millgate, Market Street and Hallgate were not out of pocket James Almond "did sell by false measures" Box 1. Roll 49 Easter Leet 1681 Petitions &c. Account for the money laid out on the lane that led to the Broock House - £3. 7. 0 Petition of William Warbleton freeman son who about 2½ years before had married Margaret one of the daughters of Laurence Taylor, to be made a freeman - allowed Petition of Margaret Taylor widow of John Taylor, who was by trade a tailor and had two apprentices at the time of his death. But she had been threatened by some of the tailors that if she kept a journeyman to teach the apprentices "They will utterly ruine her" - She might keep a journeyman &c. Complaint of the Master and Wardens of the Tailors that Elizabeth Taylor kept William Tildsley a foreigner as journey- man. Petition of Charles Scott to be allowed to build a cottage in the old Wash Pitts on Scoles Common Petition of Mary Angier spinster and seamstress to be allowed to settle in the town and "be serviceable therein by way of teaching and instructing young women in all sorts of needleworkes" - allowed Complaint of Richard Holme against the fine for abusing Richard Fearnell and his wife Petition of Richard Tootell joiner, who had lately marryed Elizabeth Hixson widow and who had an estate in Chorley &c to be made a freeman. Complaint of the Joiners against the admission of Richard Tootell to be a freeman as "they are bight Master Work em besides their Apprentices within this Corporacion" Petition of William Browne the younger and Edward Leather- barrow "being in Company with one Roger Higham (now a Prisoner att Lancaster) who was apprehended in Wigan for Suspicion of Clippinge" The petitioners had to give evidence at the Assizes which had cost them 30s. which they asked to be shared by the town. Complaint of Robert Baldwin junior pewterer who owned a freehold messuage in Standishgate against the wall of which Edward Hollinhead potter "layes his mucke" &c. Complaint of Robert Orrell of Market Street that John Fairbrother of the Weind "Lay'd a middlinge of Mucke" against his wall &c. Complaint of Ellen Higham of Millgate widow that Charles Bancks "out of a malitious humor" had built an "Isle" to his barn which blocked her windows &c. Complaint of William Bamber that Robert Ford the brother of his landlord William Ford had taken away the doors of his messuage in Standishgate and allowed his swine out. That Thomas Naylor High Constable of Derby Hundred be sued for distraint upon Alexander Penington for £8 3 ll towards the repair of Lancaster Castle. 15 March 1680 |