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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 51 - 1683
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Box 1. Roll 51 Easter Leet 14th April 1683. Presentments William Deane yeoman for not making the fence between Slaters Acre and the Broad Meadow in the tenurs of Ralph Markland Also for building upon a gennell in Hallgate as before Oliver Whalley for not cleaning his gutter Richard Tootell a foreigner and Thomas Barton ditto Gilber Seddon and Richard Prescott - assault Thomas Winckley and John Winstanley - assault Richard Mort for allowing his swine to stray. Thomas Birchall for stealing a young oak from Sir Roger  Bradshaigh Knt. James Leyland and Anne Almond for forestalling. John Holinehed for stealing a "quichon" worth 2d. Anne Brook widow for harbouring John Bradley; a foreigner Jennet Barrow, Johnathan Standish, Mrs Sarah Marsh, for harbouring William Smith, James Kenion, Isaae Haughton and Thomas Barton. Ralph Johnson alias Sanders for abusing his Master Gilbert Orrell. John Bibby for an assault on Richard Molineux and the siad Richard for an assault on Gilbert Holinehead Margaret Shepperd for harbouring Isaae Haughton. Robert Pennington for not making the yard between his and Robert Townley's house. James Farbrother for allowing his swine to stray. Roger son of Laurence Taylor for an assault on Margaret the wife of John Hoult. William Winward, John Seddon, Humphrey Farbrother, Robert son of James Seddon, James Belcher Robert son of James Belcher for employing Thomas Winstanley, Richard Rylands, John Thorpe, John Hilton, John Emar, James Seddon, Thomas Cowsey, Joseph Gidlow and James Davis. Robert Orrell for harbouring Samuel Bousker and Grace his wife Stephen Platt for allowing his swine to stray. Mr John Weaver a foreigner Jane Scott for entering the house of Elizabeth Scott "and takeing of one Stafe Safe guard" "and one stuffe rideing hudd" and 2 half crowns. Fined 10s. Jane Scott for allowing her swine to stray. Thomas Heapey, Jane Sicketh, John Copperwhite, James Stopworth, Grace the wife of John Taylor, George Horabyn - foreigners, Ralph Jolly, Thomas Acton, Edward Markland, for harbouring some of them. Ralph Sale for an assault on his father William Sale - acquitted. Richard Hardman and Ralph Wate foreigners. Robert Laithom and Thomas Baffington gatewaiters fined 1s. each for neglect of duty. Elinor Orrell widow and James Baldwin for harbouring Mrs Jane Duckworth and Humphrey Williamson, foreigners. Henry Row junior and John Worthington for playing bowles. William Langton for trading in the town not being a freeman William Rollins a foreigner John Thorneton and Ralph Tarleton for encroaching in the river Douglas. That several inhabitants living in the lane leading from Wallgate to Adam Bridge did not mend their hedges. Everyone who owned a greyhound "being not quallified for the same according to Law" and allowing them to go at large in the streets, to be fined 1s. each time. The bailiffs to "provyde a Beadle to keep out forraine Beggars and allow him a competent salary and Coat yearly" Whereas there hath beene A sute Comenced for Mantaineing the privellidges of the Corporacion, by which great Store of Money hath beene Expended, and beeing altogether uncertaine when it shall End and whereas Mr Justice Greggory as wee are informed gave his oppinion that our Charter was as good and valide after, as Before, the unfortunate Ryote provyded the Maior and other officers acted according to the Teanor of the said Charter wee doe therfore order the over seers of the Townes Millne to part with Now more money towards the Mantaineing So unnesseary A Sute" The present bailiffs and all bailiffs in future to take moderate fees from all foreigners and Mayor and Recorder to set the rate of fees. The Overseers of the Highways to repair the way between Adams Bridge and the toll bar in Wallgate Box 1. Roll 51 Easter Leet 1683 Petitions &c. Complaint of Richard Southworke, Johnathan Standish and R---- Prescott of the Society of Glovers to be admitted freemen - allowed Petition of William Atherton nailor to be made a freeman. Petition of Ralph Waite who had lately married Agnes widow of Thomas Parre a burgess, to be admitted freeman. Petition of William Wood and Thomas Acton blacksmith that Thomas Barton blacksmith a foreigner night not be admitted freeman - allowed Petition of Richard Ince, Hugh Laithwaite, John Winstanley, James Laithwaite, Thomas Jackson and James Finch joiners that Richard Tootell joiner a foreigner might not be admitted freeman - allowed Complaint of Robert Penington gentleman who owned in fee simple an inn in the Market Street now in the occupation of Henry Rowe and Anne Brock his daughter, And that the Town Clerk had caused a building to be erected at the end of the said house, lately called Green's house, the front of which was a yard further forward than the petitioners inn and therefore took the light &c. Petition of Grace the wife of John Naylor, that her "husband being gone from her and left her butt One Child" that she might be allowed to live quietly in the town, in which she had been born." Petition of James Cowpe miller, who had lived in the town for 13 years and had lately "maryed a wife by Whom your petitioner hath receaved a fortune", to be made a freeman. Complaint of Henry Browne gentleman that James Harvey and others refuse to do their share of the repairing of Platt Lane Complaint of Thomas Rainford labourer who had wrongfully been presented for turning a watercourse. Complaint of Humphrey Farbrother at being presented for employing John Thorpe, John Emer and John Hilton and his excuses for so doing "for noble gentlemen I Lye at great Charges and have a great deal to maintaine for being ould I thought I should dave drawn my family in a deale Lesser Compose but it proves the Contrary for James Rigbye two Children I am put to keep tho' not by Compulsion" [trade not mentioned] Petition of James Kenyon glover, who had been journeyman for 3 years to Johnathon Standish and had lately married in the town who owned a house, to be made a freeman. Petition of Thomas Heapey, who had lately married Jane the widow of John Barrowe a burgess of the town who had 3 children, to be made freeman Complaint of High Baron that Oliver Whalley had turned the water course from Stocke Meadow Petition of the inhabitants of Aspull that James Whittle of that town might be allowed to save Robert Belchaw of Wigan and they would receive him again when he had finished his said service. also the same for Joseph Goodlaw and James Davis Petition of John Weaver to be made a freeman Complaint of Oliver Whalley that Hugh Baron had turned a watercourse on to his land. Petition of Richard Tootell to be made a freeman Petition of William Smith to be made a freeman. Further order concerning the Suit about the Charter Petition of Samuel Bowker to be made a freeman Orders concerning leys for the highways 18th May 1683 Depositions of many persons taken 7th Sept 35 Chas II That on the previous Wednesday night about 9 o'clock Richard Anice alias Molyneux and Martha his wife "being much in drinke" and "in a very rude and boysterous manner did runne upp and downe" Millgate calling the inhabitants "Rogues and Presbiterian Rascalls and Papish doggs and Sinners and whores" And Martha said to her husband "pull all downe burne the towne" and "Richard, Richard Fire the Towne" and especially to burn Johnathon Walton's house. They also called Mr John Green a traitor, and Bailiff Deane a Presbiterian Rogue and threw a stone at his door. In the Standishgate they said "damne all Presbiterian Rogues and Whiggs in the Towne and Cursed and damned all alonge the Street" when they came to Bailiff John Wackfield's door they said "Dam Raph Wankfield and his Mother lyes a dyeing and the divell is ready to take her." A great crowd followed them [names given] and threw stones and Martha was knocked down |