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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 53 - 1684
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Box 1. Roll 53 Easter Leet April 4th 1684 Presentments Thomas Dickinson abused Bailiff Gilbert Langshaw. Richard Smith for keeping a common gaming house Jane Hollinshead for abusing Bailiff James Scott and Margery his wife. Jeffery Anderton for abusing Thomas Whittle Thomas Blackhurst to clean his watercourse so that it did not flow into the tenement of Thomas Sumpner Richard Mort for allowing his swine to stray Edward Buckley and Thomas Barton - assault Jeffrey Wood for harbouring John Bradley a foreigner Richard Mort, Richard Tootell and Cicely Leyland for allowing their "mastey" dogs to go unmuzzled in the street. Thurstan Crosse for refusing to take his oath as Gatewaiter. James Seddon and William Langshaw - assault Thomas Faireclough and William Wood - assault Margaret Deane of Wallgate, George Browne Ralph Tarleton, John Thorneton, Hugh Platt and alderman Ford for allowing the mastiff dogs to go unmuzzled. List of persons fined for not working on the Highways  Mrs Jane Penington for harbouring William Rawlins a foreigner Ralph Tarleton, John Thonton, Mrs Marsh widow, Alderman Barm, Margery Foster, Alderman William Daniell and Mrs Anne Casson for encroaching on the River Douglas All persons having lands on either side of the ditch running from Poole Bridge to Harrison Platt to scour and clean it &c. Robert Preet for allowing his swine to stray. John Denton and Richard Brock junior for abusing James Milton gatewaiter Thomas Marsden for allowing timber to lie in the street James Mitton gatewaiter fined 5s. for neglect of his office. Box 1. Roll 53 Easter Leet 1684 Petitions &c. Petition of Thomas Heapey, who had married Jane the widow of John Barrowe, a burgess, to be made a freeman - allowed Petition of William Atherton naylor to be made a freeman Petition of Samuel Williamson clockmaker, who had been apprenticed for 7 years to Thomas Martine &c. to be made a freeman. Complaint of Sarah M--- that Edward Markland shoemaker had impounded her cattle. Petition of Jonas Griffin, who for 15 years had lived in Wapping "untill the late dreadfull fire there happening which burned downe and Consumed very many houses Shops and Waire houses and in particular your peticioner Sustained very great damage" He had since come to Wigan where he had resided for a year and asked to be made a freeman - allowed |