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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 16 - 1660, 1661
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Box 1. Roll 16 Michaelmas Leet October 6th 1660 Mayor Nicholas Penington Recorder Joseph Rigby Town Clerk John Anderton Bailiffs William Burges pewterer William Langshaw Attornies Roger Wood Edward Baron Serjeants James Rigby Thomas Scott Gatewaiters Marketstreet Richard Marsden Edward Hawett Scoles Ralph Wood Gilbert Heay Millgate William Finch Gilbert Wood Standishgate Robert Barrow Hugh Scott Wallgate John Buckley William Winstanley Hallgate Roger Never James Browne  Woodhouses John Prescott Jeffrey Scott brazier Surveyors of James Waittson Flesh and Fish Gilbert Leigh Surveyors of Ale Adam Pemberton and Beer Myles Mitton Church Clerk James Banckes Bellman Richard Dobson Treasurers Edward Markland Christopher Sumpson Searchers Roger Scott Sealers and Registrars of James Rigby Leather Box 1. Roll 16 Michaelmas Leet October 6th 1660 Presentments Elizabeth Heay spinster for abusing William Catterall tailor and Elizabeth his wife James Pilkington gentleman for abusing the Jury at the last Easter Leet. Peter Marsh for saying to Robert Barron alderman "you have sent our townes Recordes to London" William Pilkington alderman for abusing the Jury at the last Easter Leet Mary the daughter of the said William Pilkington for abusing Rebert Baldwin Elizabeth Deane spinster and Margaret the wife of William Winstanley for assault and affray Wallgate William Winstanley a foreigner Ellen Green widow, Ellen Turner, for harbouring Banck Rigby and George Bordikin Richard Ashton, Thomas Scott, Elizabeth Rigby and William Liney for allowing their swine to stray. Woddhouses. Margaret Markland, Thomas Bullock, Arthur Mann, and Robert Mann for harbouring John Cowper, Robert Wrante, Edmund Jolly and William Couper foreigners Scoles Hugh Scott for assaulting John Clubbs Richard France for keeping James Taylor an Inmate Elizabeth the wife of William Liney for assaulting Jane the wife of Edward Marsh. The same Elizabeth for abusing Edward Marsh Elizabeth and the said Jane for assault John Nightgail for abusing Edward Markland William Crosse and Gilbert Leigh for assault Ralph Marsh and his wife and Alexander Eckersale and his wife for quarrelling Richard Crosse and Roger Browne for assault Peter Leigh for abusing William Glover the Mayor and Robert Winstanley James Browne for breaking into Humphrey Naylor's orchard and stealing his apples James Hodson for assaulting Henry Rowe and William Forth and rescuing William Green dyer John Lathom and the said William Green for imprisoning the said bailiffs Roger and John ap Richard for refusing to help the said bailiffs to take the said William Green to prison Jony the wife of Richard Dobson for abusing - Lithgoe spinster Millgate Gilbert Glover for assaulting Alexander Woodward and drawing blood Peter Forth, Gilbert Harvy, Laurence Bateson, John Dolphin and Henry Kerkly for playing bowls. Robert Markland tailor for assaulting Elizabeth the wife of Hugh Wood and drawing blood George Shawe for abusing Mr Penington an alderman and the burgesses "calling them al knaves", and for assaulting David Rigby, and David for assaulting George. Richard Crosse for assaulting Ralph Crockloue in fair time Box 1. Roll 16 Easter Leet 20th April 1661 The presentments of Michaelmas with fairs &c. Alice Edge widow for abusing Jennette Moulding Peter Belchar and Margaret Forth spinster for assault Robert Belchar for abusing the said Margaret Alice Catterall spinster and Katherine the wife of James Lowe for quarrelling James Taylor a foreigner harboured by Richard France William Browne for leaving a dunghill in the street John Jenkin for abusing Gilbert Houghton Thomas Holecroft and James and Roger Browne - assault Jony Grange for abusing Adam Pemberton Charles Never for abusing James Lowe and Katherine his wife Myles Grimshawe of Haigh for assaulting Myles Wood Jane the wife of Humphrey Farbrother and Mary the wife of William Prescott - assault Myles Wood for assaulting Myles Grimshawe Adam Pemberton for profanely cursing Elizabeth, late the wife of Ralph Scott and Robert Boys - abuse Robert Casson upon his good behaviour against -- Ward and others Katherine the wife of William Winstanley and Margaret Orrell - assault Ellen the wife of Henry Kerklie and Margaret Markland - abuse Jony the wife of Richard Dobson for abusing Margaret Wood spinster Thomas Astley, Thomas Forde of Yate, William Bancks the younger and William Bancks the elder for abusing William Laithwaite the elder brazier Jane the wife of James Forth for assaulting Peter Belcher and "calling him a Knave" James Wigan and Robert Rigby - abuse James Yonge for abusing Roger Stoughton Esq. Roger Never and Elizabeth his wife for abusing the Mayor and Bailiffs - Roger fined 40s. and Elizabeth to wear the bridle "Round aboute crosse from the hall stares" Alice the wife of John Harvy gait for abusing Elizabeth Scott widow John Parrin and Katherine the wife of William Winstanley - assault Peter Marsh and Gabriel Rigby, assault with the drawing of blood Peter Marsh as an evesdropper Gilbert Haughton for abusing James Brown Peter Marsh for summoning several of the Commomalty to make a tumult Roger Never for assaulting James Mortt with drawing of blood Elizabeth the wife of the said Roger for abusing Henry Rowe. Margery Leigh spinster and Anne Pilkington - abuse Myles Grimshawe of Haigh for assaulting Ralph Deane Henry Bullock for assaulting John Walthew Alice Reade, widow, Emma Hesketh and William Sale and David Rigby foreigners received by Elizabeth Barrow widow, Stephen Platt, and Ellen Green widow Gilbert Green and Ellen his mother for not making the fence between their tenement and James Lowe's and the yarding between their tenement and Anne Catterall's. William Bancks of Scoles the elder for breaking into the barn of William Laithwaite the elder brazier with the intent to take his corn James Laithwaite for breaking into the orchard of the said William Bancks and stealing his apples Elizabeth Bancks spinster and Margery Leigh and the same Margery and Anne Bancks - abuse Hamlet Green of Haigh for assaulting Ralph Deane William Bamber the elder, Roger Houghton, William Bamber the younger, John Clerke, William Whitffeild, Thomas Winstanley Ralph Arher, Katherine Darbyshire, Roger Foster and Thomas Taylor foreigners Thomas Mortt the younger "For Curying Lettres Insufficiantly and usinge horse grasse For the dressinge of the same" Elizabeth the wife of Roger Never and Alice Never widow - assault Elizabeth and Katherine Never spinsters for assaulting the said Elizabeth Roger Baron with a hedging bill and Gilber Orrell shoemaker with a hatchet - assault Elizabeth the wife of James Holinshed and Ellen Forth widow- abuse The said Ellen for stopping the watercourse of the said James Anne Forth spinster for threatening John Holinshed "to witt shee would have his blood" and for abusing Ralph Battersbie Jony Casson for harbouring "A Scotsh man and his wiffe" Charles Bancks and Thomas Greene - assault, Anne Catterall widow and Mabel Parrin the same. That a footbridge between Wigan and Pemberton called Poolstock Bridge is decayed. Charles Foster, Ferard Foster and Alice Armston for assaulting Charles Bancks. Thomas Worthington and Roger Wood - assault Henry Kerklie, Thomas Ascroft, Oliver Platt, James Winstanley and Peter Whitle for playing bowls and Gilbert Harvy "For bettinge att boules" Thomas Worthington the younger for assaulting Roger Browne. Robert Rigby and John Ward foreigners received by John Mathews and Harry Lithgoe Robert Bullocke and Elizabeth Buckley for carrying earth away from the highway Thomas Worthington the younger for abusing John Prescott John Charnock for not making the yardings between his tenement and Robert Penington's Roger Never for breaking his recognizance by assaulting James Mort and drawing blood Roger and James Browne for assaulting Thomas Worthington Order to various persons to remove foreigners The churchwardens to put John Ward's bond in suit The Bailiffs ordered to take care that the writ of error brought by William Green be defended Nicholas Penington Mayor at the request of Charles, Earl of Derby swore several gentlemen under the rank of Esquire, but he acknowledged that he did it unwillingly "That the money burrowed from the town stock for the king's service in the expedition under the Earl of Derby [taxed] in the next leyes with the Burrowe and payed unto the treasurer of the Borrowe" June 17 1661 A general meeting held in the Moot Hall to consider the money to be raised in the defence of a suit against William Pilkington concerning the money raised for the King's service. Other presentments William Forth dyer who had not served 7 years apprenticeship James Hollinshed tailor for not repairing his lane &c severed from the "Meanefield" and leading from the "High Lane" in Woodhouses to Ecclestone Crofte &c. Seth Mason and William Browne dyer for having kept John Brighouse at work from 24 Oct 1660 for four months at the dyers trade, he never having been apprenticed. Thomas Burges tailor for employing 2 journeymen, William Morecroft for one year and a half and Thomas Jolly for 10 days. neither being free of the trade or corporations - Thomas Burges to apply to the Master of the Company for journeymen. Box 1 Roll 16 Easter Leet 20 April 1661 Petitions &c. Petition of Anne Casson widow who supported her four children by dressing flax, that William Kindsley, who was not a freeman, might be prevented from selling flax in the borough. Complaint of the Wardens of the Blacksmiths' Company that Roger Wood, burgers and freeman had taken Robert Mosse as a partner - He was ordered to send Mosse away Complaint of Thomas Grundie sadler, that he worked at his trade by the day for many of the inhabitants but was threatened by William Laithwaite sadler, he asked to be allowed to continue - granted Complaint of James Heyes of Hindley cooper that the Bailiffs had told him to pay lays in Wigan, though he only came there to the market once a week - he ought not to pay such lays. Petition of John Taylor, tailor to be made a freeman. Petition of William Whitfield who had lived for 9 years in Wigan and who the year before had paid £20 to be made a freeman on condition that if he were not admitted it should be returned and time should be given him to move - given until May 1st. Complaint of Margaret Forde spinster that Peter Belcher had taken down her wall between their houses and had built a brick wall on her freehold Complaint of Gerrard Bancks that Mr John Harvie would not allow him peacebly to repair his weir belonging to Banck's mill in "Cowhey", but allowed his cattle to tread the land near the water "and the scoule boyes pulinge the windinges up hath and doth cause the watter to rune out of itt course" Complaint of James Bancks that at the Michaelmas Leet 1654 Charles Bancks the petitioner's father complained that Gerard Bancks gentleman had set certain willow stocks in the water of Douglas at the end of his croft to the stopping of the water and the prejudice of the complainant's close on the other side of the river, - he was ordered to remove them but had never done so - He was ordered to remove them before the 24th of June The petition of the Company of Drapers, Mercers and Grocers that persons who had not served an apprenticeship of 7 years to their trades might be prevented from exercising them - To be fined. Complaint of James Forde that Peter and Robert Balcher had ruined his quickest hedge by taking away the earth from its roots. - They were ordered to put earth round the roots and bank it up. Complaint of Peter Balcher of Scoles that he was molested by James Forde concerning the hadge which had stopped up his watercourse. Complaint of James Whalley and Elizabeth Browne widow that they had been heavily fined for very small offences and distrained by Henry Rowe and William Forth then bailiffs. Complaint of James Hollinshed tailor, that Mathew Markland and Peter Marsh had proffered several bills and petitions against him concerning a certain land which they said he did not keep in good repair, he stated that he cut the hedges and mended the ditches but their carts went to and fro at unreasonable times and they did not clean their own water- courses &c. Complaint of Roger Foster husbandman, that though he was possessed of a freehold estate he was presented as a foreigner - He was ordered to bring his brother Robert before the 24th of June next, to enter into security not to be burden- some to the town. |