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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 17 - 1661, 1662
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Box1. Roll 17 Michaelmas Leet October 5th 1661 Mayor James Molyneux Benchers Sir Roger Bradshaigh  William Browne Recorder or Town Clerk John Anderton Bailiffs Myles Turner Thomas Houghton Attornies Roger Wood Edward Baron Serjeants James Rigbye Thomas Scott Gatewaiters Standishgate James Yong John Naylor Junior Market Street William Prescott Edward Catterall Scoles Gilbert Wood waller Robert Burges Millgate Thomas Whalley John Hay Wallgate William Carter Thomas Whalley sic Hallgate James Almond Thomas Battersbie Woodhouses Edward Tildesley Peter Lowe Surveyors of Roger Bibby Flesh and Fish Roger Winstanley Surveyors of Ale Henry Lithgoe Beer and Bread Adam Pemberton Church Clerk James Bancks Ballman Richard Dobson ------ William Burges William Langshawe Box 1 Roll 17 Michaelmas Leet October 5th 1661 Presentments Elizabeth the wife of Roger Never, --- Never widow Alice and Katherine Never spinsters - assault Roger Baron and Gilber Orrell shoemaker - the same Peter Marsh to be of good behaviour William Harrison for an assault on --- Leigh in the churchyard - referred to the Bishop's Court Ellen the wife of David Rigbye and Margaret the wife of William Laithwaite - assault Alice Bibbie for abusing Margaret Masson spinster Ellen and Grace Wain for abusing the same Margaret Ellen the wife of David Rigby and Margaret the wife of William Greene - abuse The same Ellen and Margaret the wife of William Laithwaite - the same Elizabeth the wife of Roger Never, Alice the wife of John Deane and Mary Parr widow - abuse James Holinhed tailor and James Hyton husbandman - abuse Jane the wife of Thomas Worthington and Katherine her daughter and Anne Penington spinster - abuse Alice the wife of James Nightgaile and Mary the wife of Peter Astley - abuse Margery Astley widow for abusing the said Alice Thomas Whitle for assaulting Edmund Laithwaite and abuse in open court. ---------- -------- ------ Katherine the wife of James Lowe and Ellen the wife of David Rigby - abuse Elizabeth Chamerlyn spinster and Elizabeth the wife of Roger Never - assault Isabel Suxsmith for abusing "the Late Jury att Lancaster" James Bancks &c. Thomas Parr and Charles Foster - assault John Mathewes and Katherine the wife of William Winstanley - assault Gilbert Harvy, John Dolphin, Thomas Burton, Peter Forth, Edward Farnorth, Laurence Berry, Laurence Starky, William Starky and Peter Whitle for playing bowls. Peter Rigby for allowing the above persons to play in his alley. Alice the wife of Matthew Johnson for allowing her swine to stray. Robert Rigby and Matthew Johnson as foreigners received by John Mathews. "Gilbert Harvy for playinge 4 tymes att boules John Dolphin 9 tymes Peter Forth For playing 2 tymes" Fined a shilling for each time. Ralph Marsh, John Riddings, John Hunt --- foreigners received by Ann ---- Anne Molyneux and Ann Booth widow. George Attheston a foreigner received by the said Ann Booth William Bamber, senior, Robert Wrest, Mr Ralph Houghton, William Bamber Junior, John Clerk, William Whitfeild, Ralph Ashor, Katherine Darbyshire and Henry Scott - foreigners Edward Rigby joiner and John Kelley - assault John Johnson alias Sanders and James Harvy - the same James the son of Roger Browne and Thomas Whalley brazier - the same William Taylor of Aspull for abusing Giles Seddon Margery Greenough for abusing the same William Taylor Roger Baron for allowing his swine to stray Richard France, Thomas Acton, James Browne and Thomas Langshaw for keeping James Taylor, William Manchester, John Fisher, and William Morecroft, inmates. "James Ashton for keepeinge A doge att Large in the street unmuselled to the danger of his neighbors and Contrary to the Publick peace" Steven Platt ordered to remove Emma Hesketh before 24th March Alice Read "for Merchandizing with sope" -------------------------------------------- James Taylor for using the trade of an upholster for 2 months The overseers of the highways "to Cause the well over against Faireclough house in the Scoles to bee Railed out for safeguard of people" Box 1. Roll 17 Michaelmas Leet 1661 Oct 5th Petitions &c. Petition of Thomas Blackhurst "having Naither Father not Mother to help him in any way for his livly hood" and wishing to be a chandler, asked to be made free - sworn 26 Oct 1661 Complaint of John Harvy gentleman that Hugh Forth brazier had taken down a stone wall and laid open a gutter belonging to the said John. Hugh Forth ordered to rebuild it before Christmas. The complaint of Ellen Forth of Standishgate widow, that James Hollinhead tailor "hath much wronged her by setting a Wimber Crooke upon her estate and upon her very Crook stone: whereby shee cannot repaire her owne wale: which is thereby Just at hand to fale by reason your Complainant cannot for that Crooke repaire her wale: but is lykely to soffer great Damage shortly". Both parties ordered to take up their crookes and put them where they were before. Complaint of William Ford dyer that he had a watercourse running at the side of a croft called "Scolehouse Croft" and from thence into"Penington's Meadow" In the former place the petitioner made use of it "for washing of Clooth" But Ralph Higham "of his owne wrong and for his lucre and gaine" had turned the said water out of its course - Higham was ordered to restore it. Complaint of the Master Wardens &c. of the taylor's Company that Thomas Burges tailor about the 20th April 1655 obtained an order from this Court to employ a journeyman who was not a freeman of the borough Petition of Ralph Marsh plasterer who "hath for manye yeares last part, gone through this Towne and Burrowe of Wigan afore- said (as to Crye and call upon the people) And hath in all things thereunto apperteininge behaved himselffe verye Civillye and orderly" He begs to be allowed to do so again "haveinge an Intencion to have the last yeare to putt upp a petition as formerly, but your petitioner failed in that hee was loath to displace either partye, by reason of the unhappy differance" - Allowed Petition of Richard Savage buttonmaker to be made a freeman Petition of John Ward labourer who "(with his wife and their six smale Children) are in most dolefull condition by reason that no one will sett them house roome" Asks to be allowed to take a house Petition of Emma Hesketh widow to be allowed to live peace- fully in the town Complaint of James Harvy the elder smith that Gilbert Woodwater had allowed his hedge to take the light from the said James' house in Scoles and in other ways "doth also destroye and drowne there dwelling house" Petition of Ellen Bancks wife of William Bancks that she might be allowed to remain in Thomas Bullock's house in Whalley until her turn, for which she had paid should end on All Saints day. Petition of Henry Shutttleworth webster, who six years before had married Elizabeth one of the daughters of Joseph Penington, a burgers, to be made a freeman. Petition of Roger Never, who had been fined 17 li in all at the Easter Leet, that the pin might be remitted for "if hee bee Forced to pay it will very much Impoverishe your said peticioner his Wiffe and Children" but if it were remitted "he will Reffoune himselde and Wiffe and Never Comitt the like offence" Petition of James Hodson, John Latham and William Green who were presented for misdemeanour at the Easter Leet 1660 and were again called at Easter Leet last, they asked for the benefit of the Act of Oblivion John Andertons bill concerning the Dee Bridge at Chester Accounts of monies paid to workmen &c. Account of money received for the Highways Account of the Overseers of Standishgate Account of the Highways in Wallgate and Scoles Box 1. Roll 17 Easter Leet April 1662 Presentments Peter Marsh fined 3s. 4d. for not cleaning the ditch between his and Mrs Margaret Markland's meadow And Mrs Markland fined for the same. The "Crabtree Meadow" mentioned Ellen Bancks, John and William Cooper, Ellen the wife of Adam Ibott, the wife of Thomas Cossens --- &c. foreigners were received by Thomas Bullocke, Margaret Markland, John Jolly James Ford and others. Ellen Tyrer a foreigner received by James Prescott in Hallgate The occupiers of "the Dige Latch" and "Worthington Meadow" and Anne Paterick "For letting there ditches ly unslauced which doth foyne browne medow belonging to the towne of Wigan" Margaret the wife of Henry Spence for slandering Edmund Mullineux Margaret the wife of James Mather and Alice the wife of Thomas Battersbie - assault Margaret the wife of James Mather and Anne Lythgoe - abuse Ellen the wife of Hamlet Houlcroft for slandering Thomas Battersbie "being the gatewater" Richard Ashton for allowing his swine to stray John Ward, George Burdakin, carrier, Thomas Furnes, Thomas Boulton and Anne Nickson foreigners received by Katherine Ormishaw, Jeffrey Wood, John Platt, Joseph Caddie and Thomas Parren. Edward Rigby and William Tyrer foreigners received by Anne Banckes and Edward Hawet. Richard Dobson the bellman fined 3s. 4d. for an assault on Edward Catterall "and drawing blood" He was also presented for assaulting Alice the wife of Edward Catterall but was acquitted. James Harrison and Robert Barron labourer - abuse Katherine Finch, Robert Rigbie, and Mathew Johnson foreigners received by John Deane butcher, John Mathews and William Foster butcher. Ralph Higham fined 20d for abusing Mr Edward Sumner "saying he naither cared For Mr Sumner nor the Jury a turd in the teeth severall tymes and the towne made you maior but it was For now witt that ye had and you wil never bee quiet till you have your Mouth Full of moods" Anne Grymshaw and John Hunt foreigners received by Francis Battersbee and William Casson Eleanor Anderton widow and Thomas Low (who harboured the wife and children of Ralph Houghton of Kirkleys) ordered to remove their inmates Mr Gerard Bancks ordered to repair his rails on the "Little Common" Mr Matthew Markland ordered to make a sufficient "rale in the pillitought tenn yeards long From the style to Wardell" Joseph Penington for harbouring Henry Shttleworth Ralph Higham for encroachment on Penington Meadow Box1 Roll 17 Easter Leet April 1662 Petitions &c. Complaint of Richard Blakeborne of Market Street that Robert Markland mercer had "erected and put out severall lights and windows" to the inconvenience of the petitioner and had also stopped his watercourse. Complaint of Jeffrey and Ralph Boulton for themselves and other poor braziers, that some of the braziers company had charged them too much for their wares Complaint of William Casson linen weaver, that Henry Shuttle- worth a foreigner, had married the daughter of Joseph Penington and was following the trade of a linen weaver without being a freeman. The petition of Robert Mason, who had served 6 years as an apprentice to a sadler in Manchester, to be allowed to follow his trade [torn] Complaint of Stephen Platt who had given a lease of a house for life to Mrs Emma Hesketh, he was ordered to produce it in Court, but Mr Henry Row who held the deed had gone to the Lancaster Sessions Box 1 Roll 17 Sessions held on the Saturday before the Feast of St John the Baptist June 24th 1662 [Very torn] Presentments Ellen the wife of Hamlet Holecroft for abusing Elizabeth the wife of Hugh Wood Robert Bore ? for abusing William Bancks and other officers of the Court Christian Wackfield for the like Katherine the wife of James Lowe for assaulting Elizabeth the wife of Hugh Wood Henry Scott, William Whittfield, Thomas Tyrer, and Robert Wrast foreigners received by James Molyneux, Ellen Forth, William Boulton, Robert Molyneux and William Bamber the younger. Roger Dawber for assaulting Margaret the wife of James Mather. Margaret the wife of William Houghton for slandering Henry Topinge and Flertwood his wife. James Suxsmith for slandering Ralph Laithwaite. Peter Rigby for allowing Gilbert Harvy, John Dolphin, and others to play bowles in his alley Stephen Platt for harbouring Emma Hesketh James Taylor for exercising the trade of a weaver Margaret the wife of Henry Spencer for abusing Edmund Molyneux James Harison and Thomas Jackson - assault Alice the wife of Mathew Johnson and Thomas Ascroft - assault |