October 1687

Officers

Viewers of Flesh & Fish Thomas Clifton & Henry Turnley
Alefounders John Birches & Edward Helme
Pinders John Gurnall & Henry Barnes
Affeerers & Assessors Law. Wall gen, John Atherton, Daniel Dunster & Thomas Gradwell
Clensing ye streets William Charnocke
Treasurer for the poor Richard Langton & Richard Woods
Houselookers for Churchgate William Atkinson & John Greenwood
Houselookers for ffishergate & Market Street Edmund ffletcher & James Sallom
Houselookers for fryergate Roger Mosse & Thomas ffisher
Beadle John Southworth

 

Jury

William Werden John Hodgkinson currier
Thurstan Darwen Robert Whittingham
Evan Huson George Drinkwater
William Cottam John Cowborne
Hugo ffarrington Richard Bray
John Willasy Simon? Bullen
Thomas Addison Henry Standley
Robert Rigby  

 

1. Ye Baliffs that they repaire ye butts and Sykes on Spittle mosse before ye xxth of ffebr next upon paine of 13s. 4d.

2. Ellis Making yt he draw a gripp and lett ye ffoot way dry on ye washingstead brow before ye seacond day of ffebr nexy upon paine of vjs. viijd.

3. Ye Baliffs that they repaire ye bridge at Broadgate end before ye xth of May next upon paine of xs.

4. John Hatch that he scoure his ditch at ye end of ye ffriergate at ye side of his feild next to ye highway before ye seacond of ffebruary next upon paine of iijs. iiijd.

5. Lawrence Wall gen, Mr Willm Cottam, Mr Hugh ffarrington and John Ratcliffe ye prsent supvisors of ye high way that they repaire ye Cawsey leading towards ye broadgate and also ye Cawsey betwixt ye ffriergate barrs and ye pinfould and likewaise at ye end of ye Churchgate leading to Ribleton moore and ye New hall lane and ffriergate lane lane leading to ye March before ye xxiiijth day of June upon paymt of severall sumes of ls apiece.

6. Nathaniell Aytough for a bloodwipe upon ye body of Chrofer Blackledge therefore to pay iijs. iiijd.

7. Chrofer Blackledge for a bloodwipe upon Nathaniell Aytough therefore to pay iijs. iiijd.

8. Richard Woods, John Woods and Thomas Cottam for watering their horses at Market Street well to pay vjs. viijd. apiece.

9. Mr Ralph Rishton for not raising his pentice at ye Corner of cheapside leading into ye Markett place as also John Whittiker for his pentice wch if not raised before ye xxvth day of March next either of them to pay vjs. viijd.

A "pentice" is a building with a sloping roof. A lean-to.