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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 10 - 1658, 1653, 1655, 1654
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Box 1 Roll 10 1658 [in a bad state] Presentment Robert Markland and Thomas Rothwell of Haigh - assault with drawing of blood William Laithwaite sadler for abusing Edmund Harvy bailiff. Elizabeth the widow of Ralph Scott for a litigation on Ralph and Elizabeth Boulton ---------- Thomas Worthington pin for rescuing goods distrained by the bailiff. Roger Kersley for rescuing cattle from Elizabeth the daughter of  Edward Boulton, which she had found damaging her father's close. John Houghton for an assault on Thomas Barrowe. William Foster butcher and Charles Banckes the younger - assault. Elizabeth the wife of John Ward and Gerrard Banckes gentleman - abuse and threats. William Catterall and William Turner haberdasher - assault. Alexander Greene panmaker for taking an apprentice Johnson of ---Foster of Standish -wood - a foreighner and John Laithwaite panmaker for taking Andrew son of Thomas Lathome of Haigh, a foreigner James Harvey for breaking Henry Rowe's glass windows. William Briggs for keeping William Whitell and --- apprentices -- Thomas Sumpson for keeping Peter Peter Prescote an apprentice ---- Robert Mason barber, Humphrey Lee, Hugh Ford, Alexander Ford weaver and Mary Pilkington widow for allowing their dunghills to lie in the street. Francis Rigby for allowing his horse into the churchyard. Laurence Rogerson to remove his inmate Gilbert Barton. The wife of Edward Hawett for scolding Gilbert Haughton Edward Webster and Ellen Catterall for allowing their swine to stray. -------1655 Presentments William Lynney and Edward Prescott - assault William Foster and Thomas Prescott - the like William Lynney for an assault on Thomas Prescott Thomas Prescott for an assault on Hugh Scott Alexander Casson and Laurence Prescott - assault and "Challeng- ing him the feild" Anne the wife of Alexander Casson and Anne Cooper for assault on Lawrence Prescott. Elizabeth Board widow for harbouring Nicholas Halsall. Francis Sherrington and James Tarleton - assault Thomas Worthington for an assault on Ralph Lee. Hugh Mathew for having his swine trough in the street. Mr Gerrard Banckes for allowing his mastiff dog to go unmuzzled The bailiffs to repair Scoles Bridge. Robert Ford and James Scott - assault Henry Bullocke and William Farbrother labourer - the like Gerrard Lee to be of good behaviour John Standish for an assault on Hugh Scott. Thomas Whalley founder for allowing his swine to go into James Higham's croft. John Wetherby and Anne the wife of Richard Crofte - assault with the drawing of blood. Ralph Marsh plasterer for abusing John Deane in fair tyme. Agnes Cooke and Margaret the wife of William Whalley - assault William Haughton "for suffering tipling and drinking in his house upon the lords day" John up Richard, Robert Burges the elder, Henry Kerkly and John Dolphin for drinking in the said Williams house on Sunday. James Whalley, William Kidd alias Ireland, Alexander Casson for allowing their swine to stray. Gilbert Baldwin for making a sawpit in the street Alice Higham widow and Margery the wife of John Saunders - litigation Ralph Armston for allowing his dunghill to lie in the street Edward Molyneux for allowing the fence to fall between his tenement and John Lees. Anne Penington for a litigation on James Mather - gatewater Anne Penington and Margaret the wife of ---Mather litigation. Nicholas Penington plasterer, Robert Markland tailor and John Townley for allowing their swine to stray. Robert Rycrofte for a litigation on William Harrison Francis Battersby for swearing "two prophaine and wicked oathes" fined 10s. Elizabeth the wife of William Lynney and Ellen Mason widow of James Mason - assault John Hodgson and Thomas Bavington - assault Robert Markland tailor for swearing two profane oaths Margaret the wife of James Harvy the elder for abusing Cicely the wife of Thomas Jolly on the Lord's day and for abusing Alice the wife of Thomas Banckes of Scoles. Richard Sands for trading in the town, not being a freeman. Accounts for Laketyde fair. [Many streets illegible and torn] Complaint of Edward Pemberton against Grace Wood of Scoles widow who said many disgraceful things of Peter Catterall deceased calling him a murderer [torn] William Farbrother stated that Henry Bullocke brat and wounded him &c. [torn] Statement of Margaret wife of George Wilion of ---- Yorkshire hosier That she lived at Erly Yorks and came to Wigan to meet her husband at the fair. And that she was born at Kirkby in Steven. Reposition of Ralph Dunvavin [Dunavon?] of Warrington servant to Thomas ----- that on market day a strange woman with a child in her arms came to the back of his stall and stole a pair of white stockings which she put under her apron - dated 18th Oct. 1654. Complaint of John Standish who was called on for the money "Awarded by Mr Ambrose Jollie for Scroopes quarters and that diverce persons are dea d and gon out of towne and others dis- abled" he could not pay it. Oct 5th 1654. Receipt of Joseph Penington for goods and money to the value of one pound late of Richard Renshaw, to be used for the children of the said Renshaw. [Most of this roll is useless] |