Stuff
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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 58 - 1687
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Box 1. Roll 58 Easter Leet 2nd April 1687 Presentments Henry Orrell for assaulting Michael Jackson Mary the wife of Laurence Taylor "did entice Wm. Taylor to depart and Leave his Masters Service" And William Warburton did the like. And that the said Laurence "knoweing the said William to bee inticed from his Service did and does harbor him with his masters goods" That Adam Banckes junior and Ralph Dean "being duely elected gatewaiters for this towne did refuse their oath and offices" The highway leading from Walgate end to Adam Bridge to be repaired. Mr Pilkington for allowing a well to lie open and timber to lie in the street Laurence Marsden, James Bullock, John Owmsworth and Michail Jackson gatewaiters for neglect of office. John Prescott and William Scott bellfounder for allowing timber to lie in the street. Elizabeth Barow the younger widow and Mrs Lidia Banckes for allowing "horse Stones" to lie in the street. Johathon Walton for throwing garbage into the river and keeping a greyhound John Standish and William Baldwin shoemaker for harbouring William Doson and two journeymen - foreigners  Laurence Ormerod for turning a watercourse on to the back door of Edward Rigby gentleman Francis Battersby for neglecting his ditch, Oliver Bibby for not cutting the hedge between his tenement and John Holinhead's, Gilbert Letherbarrow for the like James Ascroft a foreigner George Shaw for harbouring Richard Knight, a foreigner Ralph Dean for keeping a greyhound Richard Mortt for allowing his swine to stray Ralph Platt and Mr Thomas Cooper for allowing their dunghills to lie in the street Elizabeth Ashton widow for allowing her swine to stray Thomas Marsden and John Markland for allowing timber to lie in the street Christian Carter widow for harbouring Roger Jones, a foreigner Hugh Platt for taking away the hedge between his tenement and John Thornes. Mr Robert Ford for allowing timber to lie in the street Laurence Ormerod, John Catterall, William Foster, butcher, John Carter, Ralph Orrell, Hugh Baron, Robert Boys, Laurence Anderton alderman, Thomas Acton, Mrs Deane, James Tarleton, William Greene, Roger son of Hugh Bullocke, Edward Markland, Richard Aspinall, Thomas Mortt, Richard Green, Thomas Marsden, Elizabeth Banckes widow, James Low, Humphrey Mather, Roger Scott, alehouse keeper, Thomas Catterall, Thomas Green, Adam Bancks, James Leyland, Ralph Deane, Gerard Ford, Ellen Marsden, Steven Platt, William Banckes, Alderman Sumpner, Mr Letherbarrow, Arthur Ford, John Jolly, Ambrose Jolly brazier, Mr Weaver, Thomas Hoghton, Alice Kirby widow, Richard Hay, John Johnson, Thomas Lowe, Gilbert Wood and -- Edge for not cleaning the street &c. April 16th Presentments Hugh Langshawe butcher for assaulting a stranger Robert Orrell brazier for harbouring John Clare a foreigner William Scott bellfounder for allowing the root of a tree to lie in the River Douglas to the prejudice of Thomas Burges. Bertie Entwistle Esq for allowing his dog to go unmuzzled Gilbert Holinehed for allowing his swine to stray Grace the wife of Alexander Barker "is a Comon Scould and didturber of her neighbors" fined 2s. or to be bridled from the old Hall to the top of Standishgate. Peter Mortt for allowing two dogs to go unmuzzled and Charles Leigh the same Henry Fleetwood for erecting a horse stone in the street James Seddon, Thomas Deane and Edward Wood for allowing earth, stones &c. to lie in the street. William Parron and Margaret Deane for allowing their stocks and blocks to lie in the street Ralph Sale, Ralph Jolly, Margaret Deane, Geoffrey Sherrington, Hugh Baron, Michael Jackson and Thomas Ireland for allowing their cops to lie in the street. Anne Casson and Elizabeth Ashton widow for allowing dunghills to lie in the street Richard Mortt for allowing his swine to stray Alice Deane widow for assaulting Ralph Deane Ralph Wood taylor for allowing the yarding between his house and Robert Townley's to fall down. Charles Holcroft and Hugh Langshawe for keeping two hounds James Leyland plasterer for keeping two beagles |