30th October 1797
Mayor: John Fallowfield
Officers
| Viewers of Flesh & Fish | Henry Freckleton & James Scott |
| Alefounders | Thomas Townsend & Richard Dickinson |
| Affeerers | Mr. Ald. Grimshaw & Mr Ald Moore |
| Treasurers for poor apprentices | Mr. Mic. Grimshaw & Mr John Green |
| Houselookers for Churchgate | Mr Greenwood & Robert Green |
| ditto for Fishergate & Market Place | Henry Freckleton & Richard Beswick |
| ditto for Friargate | Henry Blackburn & James Mayor |
| Pinders | John Thornton & Henry Freckleton |
| Beadle | Richard Dickinson |
| Searchers and Sealers of Leather | Thomas Slater & James Townsend |
| Constables | Henry Freckleton, James Eccleston, Ralph Lees and James Townsend |
| Scavengers for Fishergate and opposite to the Town Hall and down to the Fishergate Barrs | Mr Thomas Briggs to have £5.5.0 |
| Scavengers for Back Wiend & Church Wiend | Richard Gregson |
| Scavengers for the Market Place, Old Shambles and to the church gates | Mr. Thomas Norris & Henry Freckleton for the workhouse |
| Scavenger from the Church Gates to the Church Street Barrs | John Sudell to pay for it 10/6 to Mr Green |
| Scavenger from Mr Jacksons Waltons corner to the Friargate Barrs | blank |
Jury
| Robert Gornall | Richard Abram |
| James Townson | Peter Newby |
| John Postlethwaite | Henry Sergent |
| John Winder | John Foster gunsmith |
| John Pilkington | Thomas Wilkinson |
| John Champiion | Samuel Beeston |
| Thomas Slater | William Corry? |
| Wm Myres | Christopher Wilcock |
| Peter Holderness | John Lowes |