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Wigan Court Leet Rolls
ROLL 61 - 1688, 1689
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Roll 61 Michaelmas Leet October 23rd 1688 Mayor James Scott Bailiffs Ralph Leigh Richard Urmston Attornies James Molyneux John Foster Serjeants John Markland William Finch Gatewaiters Market Street John Leatherwate barber Thomas Bibby Wallgate Ralph Jolly Geoffrey Sherrington Hallgate William Battersby James Wigan Scoles Myles Lathwait  Ralph Orrell Standishgate Robert Boyes Robert Marsden Millgate Charles Scott founder Roger Scott shoemaker Woodhouses Adam Battersby Thomas Pilkington Surveyors of James Ascroft Bread and Beer Thomas Barton Surveyors of John Foster Flesh and Fish Robert Foster Church Clerk John Finch Searchers and Sealers James Baldwin of Leather William Boyes Bellman John Lathwait Overseers of the Laurence Anderton Town Mill Robert Masson Box 1. Roll 61 Michaelmas Leet 23rd October 1688 That the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough of Wigan did about August 1684 surrender into the hands of King Charles II all the liberties, franchises and customs of the borough by deed of surrender which had not yet been entered upon record. That James II by letters patent bearing date 25th February in the 1st year of his reign restored the same liberties &c. to the burough and further granted to the Mayor &c. leave to have a common council, elect officers and make laws for the government of the burrough but reserved to himself the right to remove any such officer by order in council and sign manual. That Christopher Sumpner Esq was the last Mayor chosen by authority of the Common Council, and on the 8th March 1688 he with Recorder, Alderman Town Clark and 8 Common Council- men were removed and Thomas Gerard Esq with the Recorder, Alderman Town Clerk and others to the number of -- who were Papists with no estate in the Borough were placed therein contrary to the ancient custom of the town &c. "which was the occasion of a great many Heats and divisons" The deposed aldermen &c. elected James Scott &c. as Mayor aldermen &c. and prayed the King to restore their ancient rights. Box 1. Roll 61 Easter Leet 1689 Petitions &c. Petition of William Smith of Standishgate innkeeper, to be made a freeman Petition of William Barley who had to go to Lancaster assizes as a witness, in a case concerning Thurstan Crosse who struck Jeoffrey Deane his servant, for his horse hire. Petition of Richard Hindley of Garstang, apothocary, who had been apprenticed to Mr Richard Blackbourne of Chorley, to be made a freeman - allowed Petition of Adam Banckes of Standishgate gentleman that the Coal pits in Great Water Hey might be filled up by the present tenant "for feare of future danger" Petition of James Scott of Ormskirke apothocary, who had been apprenticed to Mr William Farrington of Ormskirke apothocary, to be made a freeman - allowed Complaint of Ellen Leigh spinster, who owned a messuage in Hallgate to which she wished to build an outhouse, but was hindered by her neighbour James Ascrofte. Petition of Thomas Edleston of Dalton yeoman, who had lately married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Rigby of Wallgate brazier, deceased. She had three younger sisters the eldest of whom was 14 and were co-heirs with her to the house in Wallgate. The petitioner was willing to keep them until the youngest should be 15 if he were made a freeman - allowed |