Court Baron (Inquest of Office), February 26th, 1749, before Thomas Astley (Mayor). Jury of 50 sworn.
Jury
| Gilbert Woosey | John White |
| Jas. Bolton | Samuel Hamer |
| Edward Pedder | John Wakefield |
| Jos. King | William Cowell |
| Roger Hesketh | Peter Kellet |
| John Aspinall | Peter Hodgkinson |
| Evelyn ffranck | David Thornley |
| Nich. Winckley | William Green |
| Doctor Ratcliffe | Thos. Broughton |
| Edmd. Townley | John Kirk |
| Geo. Rishton | Thos. Vikars |
| John Batty | Hen. Seed |
| Captain Myers | Robert Shepherd |
| Thos. Astley jun | Thos. Harrison |
| Robert Escolme | James Pearson |
| Edward Wall | John Broughton |
| Thos. Walton | Hen. Sudell |
| Jos. Bray sen | Richard Trigg |
| Jeff. Sudell | William Garlick |
| Arthur Smith | James Cowburne |
| Charles Walker | Geo. Ainsworth |
| Peter Hopwood | John Prichard |
| Law. Walshman | John Woods |
| William Sudell | Jos. Sudell |
| William Dawson | Wm Lorrimer jun |
| Richard Livesay | Jos. Bray jun |
| Thos. Lever | Thos. Jolley |
| James Marsden |
Presentments: —
1. John Biggs, Ann ffellows, Ann Goodshaw and James Clayton for sevlly laying Muck and Middings in the Street near the Churchgate Barrs.
2. The Supervisors of the highways for not repairing the Highway from the Almshouse to the Entrance of the Moor being about 60 yards.
3. Thomas Moss for laying Carrion or Stinking Dirt at the Entrance of the Churchgate Moor and on the Moor near his house.
4, Lord Derby for breaking up the Comon ffootway Leadning over the Churchgate Moor to Sherburnes.
5. We present _____ for not repairing the Comon ffootway leading over the Churchgate Moor to Thorburn's being about half a mile in length.
6. The Bailiffs of Preston for not repairing the Platt in the first Slack and the Platt near Sherburnes.
7. Henry Cross and John Threlfall for severally laying their Middings in the Highway Leading to Walton.
8. The Supervisors of the Highways for not repairing the Platt in the Highway to Walton.
9. Henry Salisbury for not laying a Platt over the Watercourse in his Field at Swilbrooke.
10. Mrs Chorley for not opening a Way for the Water to run from off the ffootway down Avenham brow and for that such ffoot way is out of repair.
11. The same for want of a Sufficient Platt and Rail into ye Broad Meadow.
12. Mr Thos Becket for the like out of Broad meadow into his Waterside field and out of such ffield into the Lane or ffootway leading to the Boathouse.
13. The Bailiffs for not repairing the two Horse Platts betwixt ffishergate Lane and the March as also for not repairing the Bridge and Platt beyond it at ffishergate Lane End.
14. The same for not repairing the Sykewell and Platt and the pavemt near the Schoolhouse and for not repairing the Platt at Brown Channel and for not repairing the Pumps.
15. Mr Alsop, John Haydock, Mr Edwd Sharrock, Mr Nicholas Walmsley, William Lorimer, Thos Olford, Mr Luke Astley and Mr William Garlick for severally laying their Middings opposite to their Stables in the ffishergate Lane near the Barrs.
16. Mr Woosey and Mr Winckley for not scouring their Ditches in the Sykes.
17. Mr Woosey for not opening the Ditch at Mr Bold's Sykes.
18. The Supervisors of the Highways for not making a Causeway at Marsh Lane End.
19. The following persons for laying their Dung and Middings in the Streets of this Town. towit Evan Graystock, Thomas Wareing, James Greaves, Ellen Singleton, Thomas Wignall, William Walmsley, Charles Holcroft, James Taylor, James Edmundson, Roger Scarsbrick, Henry Bailey, Thomas Grundy and Richard Waring.
20. Mr Woosey for not fixing Cellar Lids at the house late Johnson's.