October 1683

Officers

Viewers of Flesh & Fish Henry Turnley & William Blackledge butcher
Alefounders John Birches & Edward Helme
Pinders John Southworth & William Bayley
Affeerers & Assessors George Addison gen, Ralph Rishton, Jonathan Seed & John Cockshutt
Clensing ye streets John Woods
Treasurer for the poor John Chorley sen & John Atherton
Houselookers for Churchgate William Atkinson & Robert Carr
Houselookers for ffishergate & Market Street Robert Rigby & Jacob Sallom
Houselookers for fryergate John Marsden & Thomas Coward
Beadle Thomas Sumpner

 

Jury

Richard Taylor Henry Kilshaw jun
Ralph Woodhouse John Salter
John Hodgkinson sen butcher David Audland
William Greenhalgh Edward Wetherall
Jacob Drinkwater Jacob Clayton
Chrofer Woodburne Henry James
John Ryding John Willasie
John Hodgkinson currier  

 

1. Chrofer Greenfeild Esqre for suffring his ditch below ffishergate barrs to Lye open to ye prjudice of ye high way and yt he fill it upp before ye 25th of March next upon paine of xxs.

2. Ye Baliffs yt they repaire ye Syke troughs and scoure ye water Course before ye 25th of March next upon paine of xls.

3. Roger Sudell ye elder for laying dung over agt minspitt well & yt hee remove ye same before ye seacond of ffebr next upon paine of vjs. viijd.

4. Thomas Hill for driveing a malt trade wthin this Corporacon (not being ffree) for wch wee amerce him to pay xxl.

5. These psons ffollowing for suffring their servts to putt their dung downe ye Channells and amerce them to pay xijd. apiece.

Richard Jackson, Madam Johnson, Alexr Swansey, Wm Gregson, Charles Doley?, Ralph Woodhouse, Thomas Gradwell, Edward Craven jun, Edw: Craven, Willm Greenough, Chrofer Woodborne, Mathew Read, Randle Sherlicar, Willm Helme, Henr Hall, Ralph Comander, Thomas Dicconson, Thurstan Darwen, Evan Hughson, Roger Mosse, George Ratcliffe, Edw: Weatherhead, John Powell, Margaret Sudell.

6. These psons following for suffring their swine to goe abroad in ye streets contrary to a Guild order & do amerce them to pay iijs. iiijd.

Richard Woods, John Townend surg, Widdow Clifton, Richard Clarkson, Adam Morris, James Clayton, Henr Myers.

7. Roger Santer for an assalt & drawing blood upon ye body of Thomas Kirkby of Lancr post and do amerce him to pay iijs. iiijd.

8. Richard Jackson for suffring three of his swine to goe into ye Church yard Contrary to a Gyld order & do amerce him to pay xviijd.

9. These psons ffollowing being prsented to us by Thomas Cowart? and John Marsden two of ye houselookers, for harbouring inmates & amerce them to pay xs. apiece.

Mr Lawr Wall for harbouring Richard Noblett.

Thomas Silcocke for harbouring John Jackson.

James Dawson for harbouring Edw: Gregson.

Edward Craven for harbouring Wm Strickland.

Willm Graystocke for harbouring Jane Bennett

10. Peter Ryecroft for setting his swine troughs in ye highway & feeding his swine therein contrary to ye Gyld ordr & amerce him to pay xijd.

11. These psons ffollowing for not appearing at this Cort Leet & amerce them to pay xijd. apiece.

Thomas Slater Cowp, John Blacoe, Willm Dolphin, Rich: Jackson, Chrofer Santer, Edw: Birchall, John Shaw, Tho: Cottam jun husb, Jo: Hodgkinson shoemaker, Willm Holme, Willm Marsden, John Sanderson, Rich: Mosse glover, John Baylor Brickman, James Powell, Rich: Tomlinson, John Gregson, Thomas ffoster, Willm Dawson, Tho: Dawson, Timothy Aytough, Arthur Cuerdall, Robt Rollinson, John Richardson, Jo: Taylor, Thomas Martin, Lawr Bayliff, Edw: Porter, John Royle, John Jackson, Nicholas Walton, Willm Holder jun, John Eccles, Henr Hodgkinson gen, Thomas Rimmer, Willm Cottam, Richard Bayley sen, John Grundy.

12. John Greenwood for suffring three swine to pasture in ye Church yard wch being found by Martin Mayberry wch is Authorized by Mr Maior to seize and impound all such swine as should be found in ye streets or church yard wch hee endeavouring to be was opposed by Ellen wife of ye said John Greenwood who rescued them from ye said Martin Mayberry for wch offence wee amerce him to pay 3s. 4d.

13. These psons following for Slaughtering beefs and killing veales & muttons in ye Shambles contrary to ye Guild order for wch offence wee leave them to bee am[er]ced at ye discrecon of ye Maior & Councell.

Lawr Bostocke sen, John Hodgkinson, Richard Clarkson, Henr Gradwell, Henr Wylding, Roger Santer, Willm Blackledge, John Bostocke, Thomas Bostocke, Lawr Bostocke ???, Timothy Clarkson, Joseph Clarkson, Benjamin Clarkson, George Birchall, John Birchall, Willm Gregson, John Chorley, Thomas Walmsley, John Gregson, Willm Clarke, Robt Higginson, Henr Walton, Robt Whitehead, Ralph Threlfall, Ralph Maire, John Maire, Thomas Mosse, John Werden, John ???, Hugh Kendall, James Gleave, Ralph Rouse?

14. Chrofer Greenfeild Esqre for yt hee hath stoppt an usuall ffootway leading through ye house formerly called Hesketh house and do amerce him to pay vli.

Affeared by us

George Addison, Ra Rishton, Jo: Cockshuttes, Jonath: Seed.