Prior to 1752 the dates here can differ from Hewitson, especially in February and March, since he has converted the dates to Gregorian.
1. Only a minimum of punctuation has been added and this, hopefully, assists in understanding.
2. Spelling changes have generally also been kept to a minimum. Reversal of letters was quite common in the 17th Century - some of these have been modernised to assist readability.
3. The presentments, as a general rule, start with the phrase "We find and present". For the sake of my sanity this repetition has been missed out.
Any term abbreviated or difficult to understand will have an explanation in square brackets [ ]. More complex terms will be hyperlinked to a separate page.
A minor query is followed by a ?
Major querys are followed by ???
Missing or impossible to read are replaced by _____
Comments from Hewitson's book are marked with a
Hyperlinks in green point to Court Leets where the jury is sworn in but have no presentments.
Nominated officers will be added over a period of time. These individuals were normally sworn in in the October court.
Source: Lancashire Archives Reference Number CNP 3/2/5
Book 4 - 1746 to 1749
October 1746 | February 1746 AH | April 1746 | October 1747 |
February 1747 | October 1748 | February 1748 | April 1749 |
October 1749 | February 1749 |
Book 4 - 1750 to 1759
Book 4 - 1760 to 1769
Book 4 - 1770 to 1779
Book 4 - 1780 to 1789
Book 4 - 1790 to 1801
MAY 1776 - check