October 1671

Officers

Jury

1. The psons following for not appearing at ye Cort Leet ye 13th of Octobr 1671 and therefore to pay 3s 4d apiece.

Willm Lemon sen gen, James Archer, Robert Groinswer?, John Leys gen, John Bayley, Willm ffisher, Lawrence Sheppard, Willm Patton gen, John Crooke, Thomas ffisher, Nicholas Anderton, John Poole, James Porter, Edward Craven, Lawrence Graistocke, Robert Toogood, Thomas Tomlinson, James Dolphin, Willm Arkwright, John Woods, John Mosse, Willm Holder, David Poole, Ralph Kellet, Tho: Noblett, John Salter, Ricus Bayley, Willm Eyves, John Clarkson, Robte Simpson, Robt Ingham, Roger Dixon.

2. Thomas ffoole of this towne, Richard Mosse of Longton, and two other psons unknown to ye Balives, were gameing at ye tables for money, in ye said ffooles house, upon ye sabbath day, about 4 of ye clocke in ye morning, being ye 26th day of Oct last, and fyne ye said ffoole and Mosse in xxs. apiece.

3. [On] ye aforesaid day, about 5 or 6 in ye Clocke in ye morning, there were three men gameing at Cards in ye house of John Woods of this towne, and fine ye said Woods in twenty shillings for suffring them.

4. About 3 or 4 of ye clock in ye morning of ye said 26h day a ffidler (whose name ye Baliffes know not) was playing in ye house of James Dawson, And ye Baliffe, Robte Loxam, having apprhended him, to take him to Moote hall, ye said James Dawson rescued ye ffidler from ye Baliffe, and therefore to pay £10.

5. Ye psons here after named for keeping great Doggs yt do byte some psons and are a Terror to many psons and for that they suffer them to goe abroad unmussled contrary to further orders of ye Cort Leet wee do fyne them in vs. apiece.

Mr Daniel Chaddocke, John Tree, Tho: Scholes serjeant, Mrs Margery Blackhurst, Nicholas Walmsley jun, Roger Santer, Thomas Sudell.

6. These psons following that they have not taken ye oath of A Burgess.

Mr John Marsh jun, John Chorley jun, John Bostocke, John Atherton, Samuell Wilson, Robte Blackledge, Willm Blacklidge, Willm Arkwright, Roger Santer, Willm Dolphin, Henr Walmsley, Henr Southworth,Henr Baley, John Baley, Willm Baley, Willm Bannester, Roger Bannester, John Craven, Nicholas Anderton, Thomas Hodson, Thomas Richardson, John Richardson.

7. Jane Mitton, widd [widow], for causeing three shooting butts erected upon ye spittle mosse, being contrary to ye use there, and being dangerous to passengrs yt passe that way, and to ye losse of ye soyle there, fynd her in xxs

8. These psons following for that they shall remove theire middings in the ffishergate before ye ffive and twentieth day of March next upon paine of xs apiece and xiid aweeke for every weeke that they shall lay any dung manure or rubbade there.

Mr David Poole, Tho: Loxam, Willm Walsh, Mr John Marsh

9. Willm Werden and Edward Werden for goeing over the Causey wth theire Carts in ye Lane leading to ye place called newhall and fyne them in iijs. iiijd apiece.

10. These psons following for rescowing theire swine from ye officers appoynted for pinding them and wee do find them in iijs. iiijd apiece.

John Banke, John Sharpe.

11. Mr John Wall for that hee hath not removed ye newsance of his house of office in St Johns weend according to ye ordr of this Jury before the 16th day of November last and fine him in xs.

12. Thomas Jepson for that he hath not removed ye newsance of his house of office in ye said weend according to ye said ordr and fyne him in xs.

13. Margret Crooke widdow for harbouring Elizabeth Singleton Spinster and fyne her xxs and xs amonth after notice given her.

14. John Hatch for harbouring Issabell Hall spinster and fyne him in xxs. & xs amonth after notice given him.

15. Mrs Elizabeth Hodgkinson widd for letting her manure and dung lye in ye stree agt ye Clarkes house contrary to former Ordrs & paines and fynd her in xs. and xijd aday if she suffer ye same to lye after notice thereof to her given.

16. John Breres? servt to Mr Henry Hodgkinson for breaking ye locke from ye pinfould yate and takeing 7 swine out of ye same and fyne him xs.

17. These psons following for harbouring of psons hereafter named and find them in xxs apiece and also xs amonth for every month next after notice thereof such psons not being ffree.

Willm Woodward for harbouring Symon Rowpe

John Willasie for harbouring John Millington & John Elmner

Mr Thomas Bannester for harbouring Rebecca Ramber

Jannett Loxam wid for harbouring Thomas Mercer & his wife

Mr John Wall for harbouring one Mawde

Edward Wareing for harbouring Robte Mayre

Mr John ffranckland for harboring of Mrs Michall & her children.

Mr Nicholas Sudell for harbouring Thomas Clarkson

Richard Ray for harbouring Adam Morris miller

Mr Thomas Bannester for harbouring John Dicconson

Henry Sherborne for harbouring John Blacoe

Mr Willm Lemon jun for harbouring John Threlfall

Ye late wife of Robte Bayley for harbouring Willm Manckwells?

Mrs Elizabeth Hodgkinson for harbouring Thomas Cooke

John Chorley jun for harbouring Robte Clarke

Edward Rigby Esqre for harbouring Symon Bullocke

18. Elizabeth Woodhouse and her tennt shall remove the newsance of her & and her tennts midding lying to ye wall of Willm Wearden jun before ye 25th of March next upon paine of vjs. viijd.

19. Mr Willm Wall and Thurstan Darwen supvisors shall cause ye ffootpath on ye wes side of ye way nere ye almshouse below ye church gate barrs to bee repaired before ye ffive and twentieth day of December next on paine of xxs.

20. The psons hereafter named yt they exercise sevall callings they not being ffree Burgesses to ye prjudice of ye Burgesses Inhabiting and referr ye same to ye consideracon of ye Maior & Councell.

Mr Thomas Jepson, Richard Woods, Willm Arkwright

Affered by us

Geo: Addison, Jon Cottam, Tho Winckley, Nicholas Walmsley.