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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 65 - 1690
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Box 1. Roll 65 Michaelmas Leet October 4th 1690 Mayor Thomas Bancks Benchers Robert Baron Robert Letherbarrow Recorder Bertie Entwistley  Town Clerk Ralph Bancks Bailiffs William Scott bellfounder Adam Bancks of Scoles Attornies Robert Masson Richard Letherbarrow Serjeants William Finch Robert Baldwin Gatewaiters Market Street William Smith --Mr. Scott Wallgate John ]Barlow?] Thomas Deane Hallgate John Staples William Keffer Scoles Thomas Bamber Peter Balden Standishgate George Mawdsley Alexander Mosse Millgate Samuel Rigby Thurstan Mather Woodhouses Hugh Cooper James Bamber Surveyors of Ralph Wood Bread and Beer Robert Battersby Surveyors of Thomas Butler Fish and Flesh Ralph Langshaw Treasurers John Markland Gilbert Ford Church Clerk Gerrard Bancks Searchers, Sealers Edward Markland and Registerers James Baldwin of Leather Bellman John Laithwaite Box 1. Roll 65 Michaelmas Leet October 4th 1690 Presentments James Anderton Esq and John Laithwaite - assault Robert Finch for allowing his dog to go unmuzzled Mr Baldwine, the mayor for allowing his swine to stray, Elizabeth Buckley and William Smith the same Robert Mason for an assault with the drawing of blood upon William Mortt Roger Almond for stopping a watercourse between his tenement and William Battersby's Jonathon Standish for harbouring two foreigners Robert Turner the younger for an assault on Mr William Naylor Mary Finch widow, Margery Mortt widow and Thomas Eddleston for allowing their swine to stray. Barnett Booth and Mr Whiteley - foreigners John Waterson for neglecting his ditch in a close called the Toft. Francis Jackson gentleman for neglecting his ditch between the Lower Banisters Meadow and the Weeticars Mr Robert Ford for allowing timber to lie in Millgate James Molineux for allowing a heap of clay to lie in Millgate, and Thurstan Mather for the same William Hartcliffe for allowing his swine to stray James Letherbarrow and Margaret the wife of Thomas Ford bedder for abusing Gilbert Langshawe Thomas Nightgale for assaulting Thomas Blackhurst Thomas Greenhaugh and his wife foreigners harboured by William Rigby. Thomas Ford for annoying Nathan Gleaves. James Hollinhead for allowing yarding to fall to the prejudice of William Laithwaite. Jane Farbrother for harbouring James Tucker a foreigner Mr Baldwine the Mayor for neglecting his ditch Ellen Clarke for harbouring her daughter Jane with her bastard child The gatewaiters ordered to present all hounds, greyhounds and beagles before the end of the Leet October 25th Presentments James Scott alderman for keeping a greyhound Mr Entwistley for allowing "one great dogg" to go unmuzzled Mr Thomas Anderton and Mr Parr for keeping greyhounds. Jeffrey Scott for allowing his "Great Bitch" to go unmuzzled, Henry Fleetwood for the same Robert Hollinshead for allowing a dunghill to lie in the street. Mrs Alington for allowing her great dog to go unmuzzled, Richard Holme for the same. Mr Hugh Jolly for keeping a greyhound, Mr Ralph Deane for the same. James Leland for keeping a beagle, Gilbert Wood for keeping a hound James Molineux and Robert Crouchley for keeping greyhounds. Robert Finch for allowing his dog to go unmuzzled. Thomas Wood for allowing his swine to stray Richard Tootell for allowing 2 "Flesh Stockes" to stand in the street at night. Nathan Gleave for harbouring William Pemberton a foreigner Mr Bancks to put a rail to the bridge leading into Great Water Hey. The Recorder to be paid £4 a year Ralph Deane and Robert Masson elected overseers of the Town Mill. The Clerk to look after the clock 6s.8d. allowed for the repair of the Bogwell and the well at the bottom of Millgate. Laurence Marsden presented for keeping a greyhound Box 1. Roll 65 Petitions &c. Michaelmas Leet 1690 Petition of Henry Whaley of Aspull cooper, who had leased a tenement from Mr James Harvey, called Buckley House in Woodhouses, to be made a freeman - allowed Petition of John Waterson, who had lived in Wigan for 17 years and had "a Considerable place in the post office att Warrington And being very prudent and Industrious in his said place", to be made a freeman Complaint of James and Thomas Ford coverlet weavers, that Thomas Blackhurst tallow chandler had for the last 6 months used the trade of coverlet weaver never having been apprenticed &c. |