February 1714

Jury

1. The Supvisors of the Highways for not repairing the Cawsey in New Hall Lane. The Street near John Jamesons, The Cawsey in Fisher Gate Lane, Ribleton Lane, The Road at Spittle Moss and the broad Gate Lane End near the Bridge there and amerce the sd Supvisors in the Sume of ten pounds.

2. James Green for not making a waterware? at the Moor Yate and do amerce him in ten shillings.

3. The Baylifes for not repairing the Bridge & Call at MoorYate at the Fryer Gate end and Church gate end and for not repairing the pinfold and Shooting Butts and the Cuck Stoole and do amerce them for not doing the same in five pounds.

4. Hugh Walker for not Scouring his Ditch about Viccaridge Garden and amerce him in ten Shillings.

5. The Severall persons following for laying their Middings in the Kings Highway to the prjudice thereof. vizt.

Doctor Hesketh, John Clayton, Richard Moss, Wm Lytham, Charles Holcroft, John Ryding, Richd Whitehead, Henry Leach, Samuel Crane, Robert Gurnall, John Jameson, Robert Serjeant, Peter Graystock, Thomas Singleton, Ellis Breda, Henry Heaton, Richd Fairclough, John Charnock, James Harrison, Thomas Woodburn, John Townend, Chrofer Pearson, Mr Starkie Esqre, John Baines, Mr Alderman Chorley, Widow Stringer, John Hardman, Thomas Alford, Mr Thomas Stanley, John Cook, James Hodgkinson, Geo: Birchall, Henry Merry, Robert Heath, Mr Hayhurst, Mr Tho: Garlick and John Sumner & do amerce them Severally in three shillings four pence a peice.

6. The psons following for laying Wood in the Publick High ways to the hindrance of peoples passage. vizt.

John Walton, Mr Wm Wall, Charles Holcroft, Richd Gradwell, Thomas Molyneux Esq., Tho: Sudell, John Hardman, Mr Alderman Atherton, Henry Bayley

and do amerce them in three shillings & four pence a peice.

7. Thomas Watson for not repairing an old Barn in the Back Lane being so ruinous that it's likely to fall to the danger of psons passing that way and do amerce him in five pounds.

8. Mr William Parkinson for laying his Rubbage in the Streets and not removing the same & do amerce him in Six shillings Eight pence.

9. Mrs Winckley and Mr William Parkinson for not repairing the foot way leading over their respective Lands from Avenam to the Boathouse and do amerce them in forty shillings.

10. Richard Jackson for seting his Cart in the Street and leting it Stand in the Night time. Richard Dicconson for the Same. Mr Alderman Graddwell the same. Henry Rowbotham for the same and John Colly for ye Same and do amerce them each in three Shillings and four pence.

11. Edward Farnworth for not making the fence betwixt Widow Bostock and him and do amerce him in two shillings.

12. Henry Heaton for not Scouring his ditch in Townend Hey and do amerce him in fifteen shillings.

13. John Birchall, Mr Richard Langton and George Rishton for not Scouring their ditches in Ribleton Lane to the prjudice of the Highway & do amerce them in ten shillings each.

14. John Bostock for not paving over the Well in the Church Gate lately filled up and do amerce him in ten shillings.

15. Robert Almond for a house of Ease being a nusance to Wm Poole and do amerce him in twenty shillings.

"House of Ease" is the obsolete term for a lavatory.

16. Widow Bostock for not taking away the dirt thrown out upon cleansing her Ditch in Ribleton Lane & leting it ly to the prjudice of the Highway and do amerce her in Six shillings & Eight pence.

Sept 29th 1715 affeared by us.

Edm Atherton, Jn Nock, Henry Swansey.