Stuff
Stuff
Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 54 - 1684
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Box 1 Roll 54 Michaelmas Leet 6th October 1684 Mayor Sir Roger Bradshaigh Benchers Robert Barron Ralph Markland Recorder Thomas Mort Town Clerk Lawrence Anderton Bailiffs John Keclinge Willy Langton Attornies William Browne James Molyneux Serjeants John Markland Edward Fairclough Gatewaiters Market Street William Baldwin shoemaker John Catterall  Hallgate Richard Smith Robert Bibby Scoles James Ford tailor John Acton Standishgate Gilbert Hollinshead Mathew Naylor Wallgate Richard Heys William Perrin Woodhouses Hugh Lowe William Catterall Surveyors of Roger son of Thomas Bullocke Bread and Beer James Pattricke Surveyors of John Finch Flesh and Fish Roger son of Hugh Bullocke Treasurers Hugh Jolly William Wood Church Clerk William Harper Searchers and Sealers Edward Farclough of Leather Roger Scott Bellman John Laithwaite Box 1. Roll 54v Michaelmas Leet 4th October 1684 Presentments Roger Browne, Samuel Knowles, Roger Taylor, Ralph son of William Langshawe, William Markland thrower, William Rigby, servant of James Ford, Ralph Rauson, and Robert Winstanley, servant of Ralph Tarleton stole worth 6d. all acquitted. Edward Gregson for abusing John Markland serjeant Mary the wife of James Scott and Jane the wife of John Wood - litigation And Jane the wife of Richard Holme made a litigation on Mary the wife of James Scott Robert Fazakerley for allowing his swine to stray Charles Leigh and Robert Higham for throwing filthy water into their watercourses. William Nightgale for allowing his dog to go unmuzzled Gilbert Crouchlowe, Adam Catterall and Samuel Rigby for playing "penncppricke" on the sabbath day - fined 3s. 4d. or 4 hours in the stocks at the Market Cross Gilbert Leigh, John Thornton, Richard Mort, William Catterall, Christian Carter and Richard Ashton for allowing their swine to stray Adam Battersbie, William Catterall, William Urmston, William Deane and Hugh Langshawe "did Fight Cocks on the Sabath day" John Lowe for allowing his "Cow Bitch" to go unmuzzled. James Ascroft a foreigner and James Marsh for harbouring Grace the wife of John --- a foreigner Johnathon Waldman for abusing Jane the wife of William Bate William Carter for abusing Anne Croft. Katherine Townley and Margaret Shaw for abusing William Rawlins, and he assaulted them. James Wood labourer and John Lathom for allowing their dogs to go unmuzzled Anne Golbotne a foreigner Laurence Anderton gentleman for not removing his timber from Market Street Katherine Anderton widow for not cleaning the street by the "Greene House" in Market Street Margaret Farbrother for allowing her swine to stray Elizabeth Foster spinster for not removing her dunghill from the street. Elizabeth Taylor widow for harbouring John Kiererley a foreigner John Bradley a foreigner Bernard Johnson for allowing his bitch to go unmuzzled. Edward Markland, Roger Scott, and Thomas Acton for employing John Copperwhite, Thomas Cooper, and James Stopforth foreigners. Lawrence Ormerod for abusing alderman Robert Baron John Lowe for not giving a true account as a toll taker Barnaby Wood for taking a toll not being authorized and converting it to his own use. All burgesses to have stallage free and be allowed to sell in the meal house at fair times When Richard Crosse's time should be out no more money out of the town's stock should be given to maintain a beadle. George Browne and Ralph Langshaw elected overseers of the Town Mill No one to water horses or any beast at Boye Well in Scoles Ishmael Bibby for serving a writ "called a Comity" to stand in the pillory for an hour Box 1. Roll 54 Michaelmas Leet 1684 Petitions &c. Petition of Laurence Taylor and Thomas Critchlow who last winter went through the town calling people. "being laborious men and not able to maintaine their Wifes and Children but by their Hands And being distitute of all Way of Liveing this Winter time for want of Worke" - allowed Petition of William Rollins who had married a burgesse's daughter - to be made a burgess - allowed Complaint of Thomas Laithwaite tailor that Ralph Laithwaite skinner had made his drench pitts at the back of the petitioner's house and had laid sheep shanks on part of his house "whereby Severall maggotts falling from the said skinns did fall" in part of the said house. Complaint of James Anderton of Market Street that his neighbour Jane widow of Nicholas Penington put her dunghill on his property. - Counter - Complaint of the said Jane Deposition of Ralph Prescott glover that on the 29th of October he put under the door of the Moot Hall, it being locked, a parcel of pewter of about 4lbs. and required Anne his wife to sell it and "about nine weekes since there being a Cubboard in the old hall of Mrs Ann Casson belonging to the Agle and Childe he there in found an old Flaggon wherewith he acquainted John Winstanley and nobody claiming the said Flaggon they melted it in the said hall this cold weather to buy them a fire". A torn deposition Bill for the highways - Accounts for different streets. Complaint of Catherine Booth of Scoles spinster that Jane Farbrother's chimney smoked into her house &c. Complaint of Thomas Burgesse tailor who had a close on the Douglas called "Beane Acre" next the close of William Scott bellfounder, called "Scinder Acre" from which the root of a great tree had fallen which caused the river to overflow "Beane Acre" Petition of John Naylor miller, who had been apprenticed to his father John Naylor deceased, and had since been servant to Robert Letherbarrow alderman for 11 years, to be made a freeman - allowed. |