May 1688
Mayor: Nicholas Walmsley
The 24
| Lawrence Wall | Josiah Gregson |
| Thomas Hodgkinson | Roger Haydock |
| George Addison | Ralph Rishton |
| John Kellett | Thurstan Darwen |
| William Lemon jun | John Chorley jun |
| Thomas Winckley | John Atherton |
| Roger Sudell jun | Thomas Werden |
| William Lemon sen | Evan Huson |
| Lawrence Bostocke | William Cottam |
| Chrofer Nowell | William Hobson |
| John Chorley | Richard Langton? |
| William Werden | Richard Woods |
Jury
| John Chorley jun | Jacob Werden |
| Thomas Gradwell | Richard Thorpe sen |
| John Bickerstaffe | Edward Walker |
| Chr. Walmsley | Nathan Barker |
| Timothy Clarkson | John Singleton |
| William Smith | Samuel? Wilson |
| Nicholas Cunliffe | John Birchall |
| John Helme |
1. These psons following as inmates & find them in 10s apiece.
James Kitshin, Willm Arkwright, Willm Gregson, Joseph Millar & his sistr, James Whiteside, Ric Tomlinson, John Bamber, Willm Strickland, James Gillar?, John Anderton, Tho: Anderton, John Millington, Robt Rollinson, Willm Melling, Radus Newsham, Johes Jackson, Edward? Gregson, Lawr Taylor, Tho: Walmsley, Willus Udall, Thomas ffoster, Ricus Hudson.
2. Thomas Cottam jun yt he remove his Coales lying to Mr Langtons wall before ye first day of September next or either forfeit xs.
3. Mr Roger Sudell ye younger & John Woods yt they scower their ditches lying to ye ffishergate lane side now broadgate end before ye first of September next upon paine of xs. apiece.
4. George Eastham for putting beasts to ye comon not being a ffreeman & find him in xs.
5. Willm Davies, Richard Livesay, John Smith, Henr Wilding, Isabell Atkinson as inmates & find them in xs.
6. James Wasle for keeping an Inmate in his house and haveing notice given him did not remove her and find him in vli.
7. Henry Graystocke for keeping geese & swine upon ye Marsh and saying he neither cares for ye Jury not the prsentmts wee find him in xls.
8. Evan Graystocke, George Bennett, James Holt for keeping geese upon ye Marsh and Spittle Mosse and fine them in xs. apiece.
9. Randle Sherlicar for breaking ye pinfould & taking out his goods & fyne him in xxs.
10. Evan Graystocke yt he scoure his ditch runing along by Hesketh lane over against his meadow and fine him in xs. if not done before ye xxth of August next.
11. Henry Graystocke ye he make a ditch in ye Woodholme in ye usuall place before ye xxth of August next or els to pay xs.
12. John Woods for raising apaire of Seller staires in St Johns weends and fine him in xs.
13. Thomas Patton Esqre for letting his Sough lye open upon ye Marsh being dangerous for man & beast and fine him in xxs. if not mended before ye first of September next.
14. Hugh Swansey yt he remove his dung lying to Roger Haydocks wall before ye ffirst of Sept next or else to pay vjs. viijd.
15. Richard Baliffe for a bloodwipe upon ye body of George Chritchley and makeing a great disturbance in ye Markett & fine him in iijs. iiijd.
16. Ye supvisors of ye high way that they Lowe? ye brow at ye Peele more being dangerous & very injurous to passengers before ye first of Sept next or els to pay xxs.
17. Roger Huson and ye rest of ye ffishermen for yt their netts are contrary to ye statute & destroy ye young ffish & fyne them xls.
18. Thomas Pooles wife for fforestalling ye Markett & fine her in xs.
19. John Ryding for letting his fence ly downe betwixt him & James Wright and find him in iijs. iiijd. if not mended before ye first of Sept next.
20. Margret Boulton wid for incroaching upon ye highway wch her garden hedge & likewise for incroaching upon ye lane leading from Corker hole to Albin Stoope & fine her in xs. if not mended before ye xth of Sept next.
21. Jeofrey Rishton & Joseph Winstanley yt they raise their pentaces at the corners of their shopps and fine them in xs. apiece if not done before ye first of Sept next.
22. CROSSED OUT
Afferd by us
Jo: Atherton, Dan. Dunster, Thomas Graddwell.