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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 35 - 1672
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Box 1. Roll 35 Michaelmas Leet October 5th 1672 Mayor William Glover Bailiffs William Foster James Forde Attornies Edward Baron John Barrow Serjeants John Foster Gilbert Fairclough Sword bearer Parson Banckes Gatewaiters Market Street William Finch William Laithwait Standishgate Oliver Worthington Edward Wood Wallgate Richard Mortte John Taylor Millgate Robert Crouchlowe Edward Wood junior Scoles Charles Scott James Farbrother Hallgate Thomas Marsden Thomas Townlow Woodhouses James Patricke  Box 1. Roll 35 Michaelmas Leet October 5th 1672 Presentments Oliver Worthington for assaulting George Elderson and Thomas Worthington, his father - fined 3s. 4d. Oliver Bibby "doth suffer tipleing in his house on the Lord's day - fined 6s. 8d. Tobias Cally for abusing Ralph Markland mercer - to "bee whipt at the Rogues post as an Incourageable Rogue" Edward Farbrother founder for throwing down the rails of Ware Bridge &c. Edward Buckley for breaking the windows of William Daniell Esq. Singleton Gidlow for pulling down a stone --- in -- to Boywell near the Scoles, and the same Gidlow and Edward Buckley for throwing down two gates belonging to Margaret Laithwaite leading from Wallcrofte Lane to the Scoles. William son of Alexander Ecckersall for playing bowles. William Holt, Nicholas Ranicars, Charles Holcroft, William Lithgoe, Seth Bibbie, Thomas Wigan labourer, Robert Casson bricklayer, William son of Robert Molyneux, Robert Markland, tailor, Edward Bricklay bricklayer, Edward Gregson labourer, Robert Wetherby, Henry Eckersall, Thomas Prescott, Ralph Deane labourer, Thomas Ascroft, Robert Higham, John Haselden of Pemberton, Adam Foster junior, William Pemberton, Myles Letherbarrow and William Tildesley for tippling in Oliver Bibbie's house on Sunday. - fined 12d. each Tobias Kelley for abusing Robert Markland mercer - and "Threatening to burne a Feild of Beans of his" - to be whipped &c. as above. Thomas Mortt Junior currier and Thomas Burgesse tailor - assault with drawing of blood John Wood tailor and Robert Almond - assault and litigation George Shawe for abusing the bailiffs and swearing 2 oaths. Thomas Ascroft for assaulting Thomas Packingson and Thomas Atherton. Gilbert Holcroft and the said Parkinson and Atheron - assault Edward Buckley labourer and William Rigby and Elizabeth his wife - litigation Grace Astley spinster for abusing Isabel Lathom. James Winstanley for selling "Caske sope" - he not being a burgess Thomas Catterall for assault upon James Winstanley with the drawing of blood Margaret Deane widow for allowing her dog to go unmuzzled. James Harvey junior smith for abusing James Marsden, one of the bailiffs. James Hardman and James Worthington cooper - assault Elizabeth the wife of Gilbert Deane and William Finch - assault The said William for abusing Thomas Cooper, one of the bailiffs Evan Hilton watchmaker and Elizabeth his wife and Alice the wife of William Deane, and Elizabeth Griffin - abuse. Charles Hey for breaking into William Brigg's orchard and taking pears, and Richard France did the like. Edward Farbrother for abusing Charles Hey John Deane butcher, Thomas Parre and Margery his wife - assault Richard Crosse for abusing Robert Penington brazier Charles Bancks Junior and Roger Scott founder for letting dunghills lie in the street Thomas Forde of Yate for not cleaning his ditch in Greate Watter hey. Grace Wood for harbouring Roger Higham and his wife. Anne the wife of Gilbert Baldwin for forestalling the market. Thomas Worthington and John Prescott for harbouring Katherine the wife of John Lowe and Mrs Shawe. Margaret Lathom widow for not ditching her field in Gidlowe Lane. Gerard Banckes for not cutting the hedge between his land and Stephen Platt's. James Harvey for not making a fence between his tenement and Thomas Bullock's. Alice Kirkly widow and Katherine Letherbarrow for allowing their swine to stray. Gilbert Holcrofte for driving away the ducks of William Houghton gatewaiter Order by the Mayor "that Noe person shall take any tobacco in the Roome where the Jury assemble whilst the Jury are there" Oliver Whalley and Ralph Langshaw fined 1s. each for the above offence Court October 24th 1672 Presentments Elizabeth the wife of William Hodson for harbouring William Higham and his wife - foreigners. Gilbert Langshawe pewterer for making a window in his house to the prejudice of Thomas Forde the younger. Edward Farbrother being bound to keep the peace in a recognizance of £10 abused the overseers of the highways. William Brown the younger for cutting down the rails near Adam Bridge - fined 20s. or 2 hours in the stocks. Margaret Deane for not scouring the ditch near Poole Bridge. John Bold and William Scott - assault and litigation Elizabeth the wife of James Winstanley and Grace the wife of Thomas Catterall - assault. That Myles Turner treasurer of the town mill had £37. 2. 7. in hand - the money to be paid to Mr Hugh Cooper owing on the Alderman's securities &c. Leys to be raised for the payment of the money due to William Deane and Thomas Ford late bailiffs William Deane and Thomas Cooper elected treasurer of the town mill for the ensuing year. The bailiffs ordered to repair the stone well Petitions &c. Complaint of Edward Smoot gardiner that at the Xmas Leet 1671 Henry Fleetwood was forbidden to work as a gardiner in the town, but continued to do so. Usual petition of Ralph Marsh and Laurence Taylor - granted Complaint of John Carter ropemaker who had been a gatewaiter during Mr Letherbarrow's mayoralty and had presented William Totty who had been fined and afterwards sued the petitioner in the Exchequer &c. Petition of Gilbert Houghton for relief - referred to the Overseers of the poor "whom wee desire to give him a Considerable allowance" Petition of John Farbrother "having a great Charg of Children upon my hands" asked for a place "where I might buyld a little place For my wyffe and Children to Inhabit" Complaint of William Lythgoe brazier who had been unjustly distrained for leaving a dunghill in the street Complaint of John Charnock who had been distrained for harbouring his daughter who had married a stranger. Whereas about 5 years before he had given her a house to live in "because I am a poore man and could not keep her" Complaint of Thomas Tarleton and William Sale against Thomas Seddon and John Low his apprentice concerning the path to a barn in Wallgate &c. Complaint of Roger Higham who had married a Wigan woman with 2 children. Afterwards he wished to settle in Ince but was not allowed to on account of the children, asked to be allowed to settle in Wigan. Further petition of John Baron pewterer &c. Complaint of Thomas Scotte shoemaker who had been a serjeant of the town and for four years Service had only received 20s. "which is farr short of what is due" &c. Complaint of William Aughey gentleman who had been fined for not pairing his gutter &c. Complaint of William Aughey that Thurstan Rogerson husbandman had erected a wall and chimney on the petitioner's land in Standishgate. Complaint of the said Thurstan concerning the same Complaint of John Boulton and Gilbert Fairclough Serjeants that one Oxley from Derbyshire and John Whithead of Stockport and various freemen from Warrington did not pay toll for the malt they brought into the town. Complaint of Oliver Whalley and Jeffrey Wood who had a close called Stockemeadow adjoining Barmester Meadow belinging to Ralph Deane butcher over which they had always had aright of way, which he had lately obstructed. Petition of Robert Higham butcher, to be made a freeman - allowed Complaint of the Master and Wardens [Gilbert Deane and Charles Foster] of the Butchers Company, who by order of the Court April 9th 1659 were made a Company - but for sometime the Wardens have been omitted to be sworn and some persons had pretended to be free who were not - namely one Robert Higham who had not served his apprenticeship. Petition of Ralph Marsh fustian weaver, who had married a daughter of Hugh Ford, to be made a burgess Sacrament Certificate of Ralph Hulme of Wigan yeoman signed by John Bowker and John Jolly minister and churchwarden of the parish church of Standish and witnessed by Alexander Ford of Swindley gent and Gilbert Baldwin pewterer. Sworn 20 July 25 Chas II 1673 Petition of William Glover of Ince blacksmith to be allowed to settle and follow his trade in Wigan Complaint of the Master and Warden of the Smiths Company that William Glover and others pretended that there was a want of smiths in the town, which was not true &c. Petition of the Master and Wardens of the Weavers Company against the admittance of Ralph Monke to be a burgess. Box 1. Roll 35 Christmas Leet 21 Dec. 1672. Presentments Hugh Wood for allowing his swine to stray Barnet Johnson for "a Larg Curr Bitch" to go unmuzzled John Townley for abusing and assaulting Ralph Marsh "when he was goeing through the Towne in the morneing" - fined 1s.8d. or 3 hours in the stocks. Hugh Wood and Anne Scott widow for allowing their swine to stray in the Churchyard Humphrey Wetherby, Mathew Johnson and Richard Crosse bound over to be of good behaviour William Laithwait and Margaret his wife and Thomas Wortley - litigation Oliver Worthington for a litigation on Alice the wife of Hugh Scott. Elizabeth Higham spinster for a litigation on Charles Scott and his wife Humphrey Wetherbie for a litigation on James Banckes. William Higham and Elizabeth his wife for not removing from the town. and Elizabeth Hodson widow for receiving them. Thomas Worthington cooper forbidden in future to harbour John Rothwell alias Low and Katherine his wife William Catterall for erecting buildings on the waste at the end of his house. Ellen the wife of John Whalley for a litigation on Elizabeth the wife of Adam Boulton - fined 2s. or to wear the bridle in the Moot Hall John Clayton for abusing James Banckes the Church clerk - fined 1s. or to remain in the Moot Hall till he paid it. Peter Ford for abusing Anne Barker James Prescott and Katherine the wife of William Orrell - abuse Robert Boyes and William Ireland - the same Gilbert Houghton for allowing a heap of dobe to lie in the street. The Overseers of Highways who had not brought in their accounts, were ordered to do so at the Easter Leet. Petition of Henry Fleetwood gardiner, to be made a freeman - allowed |