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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 4 - 1637
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Box 1 Note 4 Court Leet Records. Court held 30th Sept 1637.  Mayor Mr Pilkington Bailiffs Alexander Ford of Swindley Henry Marsheden Attornies Geoffrey Sherrington Thomas Pilkington Serjeants Thomas Scott Edward Boulton Gatewaters Standishgate Roger Wood Andrew Laithwaite Mylnegate John Foster Roger --- Ighinson? Scoles Richard France John Acton Markettstidd William Baron smith Thomas Almond Walegate Richard Seddon James Letherbarrow Halegate Ralph Anderton Robert Lowe. Supervisors Roger Scott the elder of Flesh and Fish Peter Greene Alefounders Thomas Iginson Humphrey Orrell Sealers, searchers Edward Baron and Registers of Leather James Waitson Treasurers John Bullocke gentleman James Molyneux " Bailiffs 1636? Robert Banckes George Vause Attornies Thomas Pilkington Geoffrey Sherrington Serjeants Thomas Scott Joseph Pennington Box 1 Roll 4 Court Held 30th Sept. 1637. Petitions Addressed to Ralph Standishe mayor & c. Petition of Gilbert Houlecrofte that his son Hamlet was apprenticed to Laurence Anderton skinner since deceased, who put him away without the consent of the Mayor "in soe doinge his said apprentice went astrue and married himself" without his father's consent. After this he was re-bound to his master, but since the said master's death Jane Anderton his widow will neither get the said Hamlet to work or deliver his father's bond. Petition of the Butchers Company to the same that interlopers may be prevented from selling meat in the town. Petition of John Standishe that Ralph Forth alderman might clean the ditch between his land and the petitioners. It was ordered that he should do so all olong the "Little Langshawe Field" adjoining the "Kile Field" Petition of Robert Bricklowe nearly illegible except that had "a great change of Chicken" Complaint of James Prescott and other freemen of the town that Edward Hawett being a "farriner" had set up as a tailor in the town. John Leigh's petition to be a burgers or freeman. Granted Petition of William Johnson, parish clerk, concerning the ringing of the "day bell" Ralph Anderton presented for not cleaning away his garbage That the owners (represented by John Capper) of the house in- habited by Nicholas Pennington, plasterer, had allowed him to encroach on the highway. Complaint of James Mattew that through wilful neglect there was a guat fall of earth Robert Bancke's garden which "caused a great part of my yard to fall in like manner, to the danger and great Terror of my selfe and my whole familye" Complaint of James Atherton that James Harvie alderman had re- moved the "mears stones" in a parcel of land called "Whitacres" between the land of the petitioner and the said James Petition of Thomas Hoolne servant to John Rigby that he had found one Robert Platt amongst his mistresses timber, the said Robert "flew att" him and he defended himself for which he was presented askes that his fine be mitigated. Complaint of Robert Banckes that James Mattew had turned water courses on to his lands and that his "Holloware wheels" shook the petitioner's house. Petition of Thomas Garnett burcher, that having married a wife who was born and brought up in the town he might be allowed to follow his trade, which was permitted. |