Court Leet, October 20th, 1755, before Richard Shepherd (Mayor).
Jury
Peter Hodgkinson sen | Thos. Marsden |
Thos Pedder | John Westby |
Robert ffarrer | Richard Rawlinson |
William Leak | Robert Grundy |
Nathaniel Calvert | Geo. Hilton |
Geo. Hudson | Thurston Sharrock |
Robert Calland | Hugh Charnley |
James Hodgkinson | Peter Mercer? |
Thos. Parr | Henry Varley |
Henry Parr | Law. Bostock |
William Whitehouse |
Fishergate
1. Mr Richard Butler for a Stone step Extending too far into the Street. Friargate
2. William Hardman for Dirt & Rubbish on his Causeway.
3. John Dickinson Cooper for ditto and a large piece of Timber lying on ditto.
4. John Kay for a Heap of Clay and abt twenty Heaps of Dirt on Sundry Causeways extending down to Brown Channel.
5. William Rhodes for Dirt and Rubbish on his Causeway.
6. Richard Ashberry? for an Ash midding on ditto.
7. Henry West for ditto in the Street.
8. Mr Heatley? for Clay and Rubbish in ditto at his new House.
9. Thos Coup for a Midding in the Street.
10. John Newsham for ditto in ditto.
11. Richd and James Graystock for ditto ditto.
12. Richd Cooper for an Ash midding in Street below ye Barrs.
13. Thos. Livesay for ditto ditto.
14. Thos Threlfall for ditto ditto.
15. The Owners of the Dirt of Cumbralls? Causway ditto.
16. The Overseers of the Highways ??? or the Corporation of this Borough for not repairing the Causway opposite Heatleys? new House.
17. John Arkwright for a Cart Standing in the Highway.
Back Lane
18. James Taylor for a large Muck midding.
19. Robert Beckonsall for laying his Timber in the Road.
20. James Holcroft for Pigg Iron in ditto.
21. Messers Gornall's and Addison for a large Quantity of Sand and Rubbish in the Cart Road wch makes the ffoot Causway impassable.
22. Roger Scarbrick for ditto.
23. The proprietors of the Starch House for a Nusance.
Backweend
24. John Smith & Robt Grundy for laying two Middings in the Street.
25. William Morriley? for Wood in the Street.
26. Francis Jedwl? Esq., for a Midding in the Street.
27. Roger Scarsbrick for ditto.
28. James Sharples for ditto.
29. James Edmundson for ditto.
30. William Ryley for ditto.
St Johns Lane
31. Mr Edwd Melling for ditto.
32. Mr Robt Calland? for ditto.
33. Mr Thos Wilson Grocer for ditto.
Churchgate
34. Mr Lorimer Grocer for Dirt and Rubbish on the Causeway at his new ware House.
35. The Bailiffes for all the Pumps in the Town being out of Order.
Officers
Viewers of Fish & Flesh | Randal Cook & Henry Sudell |
Ale Founders | Thos Ward sen & Samuel Wetherall |
Affeerers | Mr Alderman Starkie, Roger Hesketh. esq., Mr Woosey, ??? |
Treasurers for Poor Apprentices | Mr King & Mr Tho. Astley jun |
House Lookers for Church Gate | Thos. Vickars & Henry Seed |
ditto for Fishergate & Market Place | Mr Wm Harberson & Thos. Marsden |
ditto for Friergate ditto | Townley Rigby esq., & Dr Ratcliff |
Pinders | Hen. Walmsley & John Thornton |
Beadle | Samuel Wetherall |
Searchers and Sealers of Leather | John Wakefield & Law. Walshman |
Scavenger and to Cowl the Street | John Arkwright ??????????????? |