October 1714

Mayor: Lawrence Wall

Officers

The 24

Jury

1. The Severall psons undrwritten for killing & slaughtering their Beeves, Calves, Sheep & Lambs in the Shambles being a Comon nusance to the Inhabitants dwelling near thereto and for the said offence do amerce them in twenty shillings a peice. vizt.

Grace Bostock Widow, John Birchall, John Bostock, James Hodgkinson, John Moss, Henry Martin, Wm Curedale, Thomas Miller, Richd Graystock, Hugh Barker, William Hodgkinson, Ralph Mear, Richd Gradwell, Samuel Cook, William Blakledge, Wm Charnock, Lawrence Sheppard, John Martin, Thomas Woods, Roger Charnock, Henry Tomlinson, Wm Wilkins, Wm Lorrimer, Henry Parr, William Charnley, Richard Moss, Hugh Blackhurst, John Worthington & Thomas Clayton.

2. The Severall psons following for leting their Swine go loose in the Streets, Gardens & fields of this Town. vizt.

John Lorrimer, Henry Welshman, Wm Mellin, Geo: Osbaldeston, Wm Entwisle, David Brown, Widow Wilson, Edwd Bradley, John Parr, Alexr Brown, Ann Fairclough, John Hodgkinson Shoemaker, Anne Lorrimer Widow, Chrofer Fogg & Thomas Pedder.

3. James Green for not puting a Fleak in the Moor Brooke to prvent people being drowned and Swine going up the Brooke into the fields above & do amerce him in ten shillings.

4. The Bayliffes for not Calling an the side of the Wood Holme and the Bridge by the Fryergate Moor yate as also the Rampier to keep the water from overflowing the Lane by Fryer Moor yate by reason of wch the Lane being the Kings Highway is sometimes impassable for wch We do amerce them in forty shillings.

5. The Severall psons following for not appearing and doing their Suite and Service at this Cort Leet having had due notice thereof and not having obtained leave of Mr Recorder for their absence and therefore do amerce them in three shillings and four pence a peice. vizt.

John Silcock, Wm Bayley Miller, Thomas Slater Taylor, Edwd ffarnworth, Ralph Eaves, Mr William Patten, Hugh Clitherall, Thomas Bramwell junr, Thomas Bramwell senr, Henry Walmsley Cooper, Tho: Astley, John Singleton junr, John Baines, Tho: Eaves, John Biggins, William Winnard, Thomas Turnley, Thomas Leach, Mr Richd Price, Christopher Fogg, Samuel Fogg, Wm Parr, John Cook, John Ryding Webster, Ralph Hodgkinson, Wm Hodgkinson, Wm Hoghton, John Cumerall, George Clark, John Walmsley, John Colly, James Colly, Edwd Ryley, Tho: Pedder senr, Tho: Pedder junr, John Wignall, Nich Sharp, Thomas Bailey, John Poole, Hugh Barker, Richd Taylor Gardiner, Hugh Barton, Wm Dawson, Tho: Helme, Richd Letmore, John Anderton, Richd Whittle, Thomas Whittle, Henry Whittle, John Darwen, Abraham Cross, Edwd Billington, Tho: Arkwright. Tho: Gurnall, Wm Charnock, Wm Gradwell Butcher, Wm Southcote Senr, Richd Walton, Henry Hall, Henry Singleton, Wm Astley, John Greenough Smith, Thomas Sill, John Salter, Ferdinando Kilshaw, Francis Bramwell, Tho: Burton Labourer, John ffell, James Ryley, James Moore, Mr Thomas Seed, Henry Bailey, John Braithwaite, Richd Cowling, Charles Holcroft, Simon Bullen, Wm Birchall, Mr Thomas Rishton, Samuel Dalton, Thomas Alford, Edwd Bramwell, William Quignard, John Noblet, Roger Welshman, John Woodhouse, Richd Postlethwaite, Robt Boys, John Clarkson, Robt Green, Nich Harrison, Nathaniel Knot & Timothy Etough.

Hewitson comments on this.

Ninety-two are named. Jacobites, and persons by no means enamoured of the Hanoverian dynasty, if not actually avowed supporters of the Stuart line, were now becoming more active, and evincing, directly or indirectly, an aversion to the new King (George I.) ; and the increase in the number of persons "presented" at the Court Leet of Preston very strongly induces the supposition, indeed may be taken as proving, that a scheme had been formulated and that an attempt was actually being made necessitated through doing suit and service at this Court. At the Preston Court Leet held in April, 1714, not a single person was presented for being absent from it; but at that held ten weeks later — the first Court Leet held in Preston after George I. had begun to reign — 92 persons were, as before stated, presented "for not appearing and doing suit and service in this Court;" and for some years the number thus presented at the Court was, comparatively, very large — as a rule, considerably above 100 at each Court; once it was 200, twice more than 200, and once nearly 300.

6. The psons following for keeping disorderly houses & harbouring psons not free but idle, wandering psons and wch are likely to become Chargeable to the Town. vizt.

Ann Greenough widow, A Widow in the Silk house, Margt Wilkinson, Thomas Fisher, Elizabeth English, Widow Graystock, Elizabeth Charnock and Edward Aldred and do amerce them for the Said Offences in twenty Shillings a peice.

7. The psons following for Inmates having no legall Settlemt in Town likely to be chargeable & ought to be removed. vizt. Roger Foster, Richd Rowbotham, Michael Postlethwaite, Wm Hesketh Innkeeper Margt Aynsworth & her Family, Robt Lund, Richd Ethrington, John Rowebotham & family, John Daniel, Widow Horrobin, John Sampson, Widow Taylor at the back of Wm Crosses, Mr Wm Sherd, Tho: Aspinall Innkeeper and do amerce them in thirteen Shillings & four pence a peice.

Sept 29th ???

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