October 1713

Mayor: Edmund Asheton

Officers

Jury

1. Richard Whitehead Gen, Richard Jackson, Robert Almond & George Rishton for laying Wood undr the Church Wall to the hindrance of the persons passing & repassing in the Street & dangerous in the right time and do amerce them in twenty shillings a peice.

2. The Supvisors of the Highways for not repairing the Lane called Ribleton Lane & New Hall Lane End & do amerce them in forty Shillings.

3. Thomas Watson for not repairing his barn Wall in the back Weend being very dangerous & prjudiciall to her Majties Leige people yt pass that way and do amerce him in three pounds.

4. The Bayliffes for not repairing the Steps leading up unto the Townes hall and do amerce them in twenty shillings.

5. Margrett Macclesfield and John Seed for exercising a Trade or Imploymt within this Burrough not being free and do amerce them in Six Shillings Eight pence each p month.

6. Joseph Gurnall for Stopping a foot way & removing a Stile leading from the Mawdlands to the Holehouse & do amerce him in ten shillings.

7. John Kay & William Rawlinson for not drawing the Watercourse & laying a bridge in the field over agt the Well in Watery Lane being of great prjudice & do amerce them in twenty shillings.

8. Hugh Walker for not Scouring his ditch near the Viccaridge Garden & do amerce him in twenty Shillings.

9. Mr John Gant, Mr Peter Harrison, Mr John Orme & Mr William Wall for not seting Railes at their Cellar Staires & do amerce them in three shillings four pence a peice.

10. Ellis Guest, Henry Bailey, Thomas Marsden & Henry Merry for laying their dung or Middings at the Church gate Town end & do amerce them in three shillings & four pence each.

11. The psons following for Inmates. vizt.

Widow Lawrenson, Richd Rowbotham & his family being chargeable to the Town, John Simpson, William Rawlinson John Edleston, Thurstan Welsh, Ellis Breda, Richard Etherington, Thomas Smith, Richd Daniel, Widow Coates, John Daniel, Robert Lund, Ann Hollyday, Ann Sudell, Alice Duddell, Roger ffoster, Roger Pilington, John Sumner, George Wignall & John Parker & also two Bastard Children born of the body of John ffells wife they belonging to Woodplumpton & do amerce them each in five pounds.

12. Richard Green & Henry Tompson houselookers for not bringing in their prsentmts having notice given them & do amerce them 10s. each.

13. Alderman Lemon for cuting up Sodds upon the Peel Moor & not laying dung thereon & do amerce him in twenty shillings.

14. Robert Read & William Walmsley late of the Hole house for forestalling the Market & do amerce them in five pounds a peice.

15. The psons following who Exercise the Trade of Butchers for killing meat in the Comon Shambles of this Town it being a Comon nusance to the Inhabitants of this Burrough and do amerce them in five pounds a peice.

John Birchall, Richard Graystock, Widow Bostock, Wm Charnock, Wm Lorrimer, Henry Parr, John Bostock, Wm Hodgkinson, John Moss, Ralph Mair, John Martin, Wm Charnley, Thomas Woods, Richard Moss, Thomas Clayton, Hen: Tomlinson, Thomas Santer, William Wilkins, Hugh Blackhurst, Richd Gradwell, Hugh Barker, Samuel Cook & William Curedale.

16. John Bolt, Duncan Wright & Roger Foster for taking Apprentices not being free in this Burrough and do amerce them in twenty Shillings p month.

17. John ffell for not Enrolling his Apprentice & do amerce him in five shillings.

18. A Fine of 10s was set on William Place by Mr Recorder for contemptously departing the Cort without leave.

19. The Severall psons hereafter mencd for not appearing at this Court having had due notice and do amerce them in three shillings four pence a peice.

Evan Hewson, Thomas Werden, Joseph Curtis, George Drinkwater, Mr Law: Wall, John Orme, Richd Sherburn, John Kay Carpentr, Stephen Ellot, Wm Dolphin, John Cowborne, John Slater, Tho: Jackson, Wm Entwisle, Edwd Marsden, Tho: Leach, Nich Kellet, Athur Curedale, William Hardman, Wm Bray, John Clayton, John Wignall, John Jameson, John Barley junr, Wm Whalley, Wm Charnock, James Atkinson, Geo: Wilkinson, Hugh Walker, Wm Lorrimer, James Moore, Roger Welshman, Nich Harrison, Law: Sheppard Butcher, John Merry, John Ryding Carrier.