Tallies

A state of the Poll at the Election at Preston the 21st of March 1768

Robert Moss Esquire, Mayor.

Bailiffs – Nicholas Winckley Esq., (absent) and Robert ffarrer Gen:

Candidates

Sir Peter Leicester Barrtt

Sir ffrank Standish Barrtt

Sir Henry Hoghton Barrtt

Colonel John Burgoyne

1st Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	ffleetwood Hesketh Esq		L		S
	Mr Thos Starkie	L	S
	John Waring	L	S
	Robt Pilkington	L	S
	John Cook the Elder	L	S
	John Richardson	L	S
	Thomas Bullen	L	S
	William Broadbelt	L	S
	William Jackson	L	S
	James Grundy	L	S

2nd Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Harrison			H	B	A Debtor in Lancaster Castle and brought from thence to Vote and since carried back to Goal
	James Barnes			H	B	Recd 1s Crooke Charity at Shrovetide 1767 but nothing in 1768 which was the last Distribution. Distributed by ye overseer of the poor ??? from Lands in Grimsargh. An Annual payment of £4 to the poor of Preston.
	Richard Bray (Gardiner)			H	B
Sw:	Willm Grundy (Winder)			H	B	A papist. Recd 3s 6d from the Overseer of ye poor 6th June 1767
Bribery Oath	John Hall (Shoemaker)			H	B	Lived Separate from his wife; His wife being ill, overseer sent to for Relief 1s.6d given her 25th Nov 1767 but without Husbands privity objected to as a pauper & for want of Inhitancy, ye wife living in Samlesbury & he residing with his mother, who had ten shillings from ye Town towards rent of the house; but allowed.
	Robert Hall Shoemaker			H	B
	Lawrence Shepherd			H	B
	John Shepherd			H	B	Recd Rishton Charity of 2s 6d ____ in year 1767. This Charity distributed by the Towns Serjeant. Arises from Money at ??? in trust to be distributed amongst persons who do not receive parochial relief.
	Daniel Thompson			H	B
	Henry ffoster			H	B	Master of the Blue Coat School, appointed by ye Vicar & threatned to be removed if he did not vote for H & B

3rd tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
Bribery Oath	John Marsh	L	S			Has recd relief from ye Town weekly for three years past objected to upon ye poll.
Bribery Oath & Sw	Evan Heath	L	S			Objected to as an Hermaph[rodite] but on examination allowed to be male.
Bribery Oath	John Slater	L	S
	Thomas Livesay	L	S
	Richard Pert	L	S			Had two Children in the poor house, but had recd no relief himself – not objected to – had formerly lived in an Almhouse, but not within a year.
	George Helm	L	S
	Henry Heath	L	S
	James Kay	L	S
	William Tipping	L	S
Bribery Oath	Thomas Alford	L	S

4th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Henry Jameson	L			B
	Ralph Kellet			H	B
Bribery Oath	Henry Marsden			H	B	A shoemaker came to reside in July ??????????? Not objected to.
	William Alford			H	B
	Stephen Thompson			H	B	The Rent of his house p[ai]d for sev[era]l years by ye Overseer & for ye year 1767 objected to – but allowed as not personally applied for by him ye last year.
	Isaac Cooke Sen			H	B
	John ffisher			H	B
Bribery Oath	Richard Hodgkinson			H	B	Objected to be under Influence to procure his Bro[the]rs discharge.
	Thomas Greenough			H	B
	Samuel Thompson			H	B

5th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Robert Parker Esq	L	S
Bribery Oath	Thos Dickenson	L	S
	Edward Bailey	L	S
	John Hodgkinson son of Robert	L	S
Sw	Edmund Cuerden	L	S			papist
	James Pilkington	L	S
	John Smalley	L	S
Sw	William Cooper	L	S			papist
	Thomas Ward	L	S
	Lawrence Bostock	L	S

6th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Ainsworth			H	B	Recd Rushton's Charity in 1767 – but not Objected to upon ye poll.
	Hugh Cooke			H	B
	Robert Riley the younger			H	B
	Joseph Holme			H	B
	John Nixon			H	B
	William Nixon			H	B	Recd 1s from ye Overseer 9th May 1767 also Rushtons Charity ye same year.
	Edward Parr			H	B
	Thomas Parr			H	B
	Thos Singleton			H	B
	James Taylor		S		B

7th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
Sw	Thomas Shakeshaft	L	S			Papist
Sw	James Keighley	L	S			Papist
	Henry Thompson	L	S
Sw	Henry Hodgkinson (Cooper)	L	S			Papist
	Henry Hodgkinson (Butcher)	L	S			Papist
	George Osbaldeston Jun	L	S			Was born in Preston & ffather resides there – Came in July 1767, married & keeps a publick house & still resides – not objected to
	William Horrobin	L	S
	John Holme	L	S
	Thomas Holme	L	S
Sw	Robert Dugdale	L	S			papist

8th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Richard Sill				B	Had rec[eive]d relief from the Town in ye Winter 1766 but nothing within a year of the Election
Bribery Oath	William Poole			H	B
	John Pennington			H	B	Relief in 1766 but nothing within a year of poll
Bribery Oath	George Osbaldeston			H	B	Relief in July 1767 but not objected to at poll
	William Threlfall			H	B
Bribery Oath	John Thornton			H	B
	Thomas Wignall			H	B
	Thomas Woods			H	B	Relieved by the Township of Broughton & not objected to at poll
	Thomas Gregson			H	B
	Jno Kay Sen			H	B

9th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Robt Chaddock Gorst Esq	L	S
	Richard Graystock	L	S
Sw	Charles Cowper	L	S			Papist -BLURRED
Sw	Joshua Holliday	L	S			Papist
	Richard Livesay	L	S
	Robert Salter	L	S
	Benjamin Cornthwaite	L	S
	John Green	L	S
Sw	Thomas Sherliker	L	S			Papist
Sw	William Coup	L	S			Papist

10th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Tho Halliwell			H	B	Recd BLURRED
	Willm Lorimer			H	B	Recd BLURRED
	Robert Bullen?			H	B	Came to reside as Ostler at Legs Of Man in Oct 1767 & is since returned to Longton again – but not Objected to.
	William Fox			H	B
	Thomas Sumner			H	B
	James Richardson	L			B
	James Preston			H	B
	John Pilkington			H	B	Recd Rushton's Charity in 1767
	James Salter			H	B
	Thomas Bramwell			H	B

Adjourned to 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, Tuesday 22nd March, 1768.

11th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	William Poole Baker?	L	S
	Joseph Dicconson	L	S
Sw	John Rushton	L	S			Papist
Bribery Oath	James Eddleston	L	S
	John Eddleston	L	S
Bribery Oath	John Hodgkinson son of John	L	S
Sw	Richard Clayton	L	S			Papist
	Ffrancis Cook	L	S
	Richard Cook	L	S
	Thomas Bayley	L	S

12th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
Bribery Oath	John Pearson			H	B
	Thomas Grundy			H	B
	Thomas Talbot			H	B
Bribery Oath	Henry Woods			H	B	Came in Sept from Wigan to live with Mr Parker & returned backwards & forwd sev[era]l times before ye Election. Objected to but allowed. Has since left the Town
	John Crook			H	B	A freeman? In the Country lived at Hoole & is since returned.
	Ralph Crompton			H	B	Doctor of a Guinea man, came a few days before ye poll & returned I[m]mediately to Liverpool.
	John Birchall			H	B
Bribery Oath	Leonard Clarkson			H	B	Came BLURRED PAGE
Bribery Oath	John Barker?			H	B	A marriner
	Thomas Anderton			H	B

13th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
Bribery Oath	Thomas Bradley	L	S
	William Bains	L	S
	William Cooke	L	S
Bribery Oath	John Hodgkinson son of Maria	L	S
	James Johnson	L	S
	Bartholomew Charnley	L	S			Came to reside
	David Cooke	L	S			Recd
	Peter Pennington	L	S			Came in
	James Green Senr	L	S
	Thomas Sumner	L	S			Came in October 1767 has since left the Town

14th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Gregson			H	B
	Henry Broughton			H	B
	Robert Riley			H	B	Recd Rushton & Crooks Charities in 1767
	Thomas Bullen Grocer			H	B
	George Walton			H	B
	ffleetwood Shaw			H	B
	John Cross Gen			H	B
	John Wilkinson Gen			H	B
	Robert Calland			H	B
	Richard Sallom			H	B

Adjourned to 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, 23rd March, 1768.

15th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	William Parker Esq	L	S
Bribery Oath	George Gregson	L	S			Papist
Sw	John Sherliker	L	S			Papist
	John Stockport	L	S
Sw	James Connell Senr	L	S			Papist – came in Augt 1767 & still resides
Sw	James Connell Jun	L	S			Papist – came in Oct 1767 still resides
	Lawrence Salter	L	S
Bribery Oath	John Cook Junr	L	S			Came in June 1767 with his family Still Continues
	John Sumner	L	S			Town of Walton formerly pr[e]sent for his House, but none within a Year of the poll.
	Charles Sharples	L	S

16th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Henry Dickenson			H	B
Bribery Oath	Thomas Slater			H	B
	George Clitherow			H	B
	Edward Cowburne			H	B	A watchmaker at Liverpool BLURRED
	William Cunliffe Shaw Gen			H	B	A Student BLURRED
	Richard Cross			H	B
	Edward Hodgkinson			H	B
	Thomas Hudson			H	B
	George Bramwell	L			B
	William Prichard jun			H	B

17th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Broughton	L	S
	Richard Rawlinson	L	S
Sw: All only	William Woods	L	S			Came in Oct BLURRED
Sw:	Thos Hollinshead	L	S			Papist
Sw:	John Hollinshead	L	S			Papist
Sw:	Thos Smith	L	S			Papist. Recd relief frequently. Family in bad health but not Objected to. Also under Crooke Charity.
	Richard Serjeant	L	S
	Joseph Whitehead	L	S
Sw & bribery oath	Thomas Connell	L	S			Papist. His House always in Town. He worked in Country but came home of a Saturday & had no other habitation. Keeps Lodging where he worked. De bene esse
	Miles Connall	L	S			Papist – came to reside in Augt 1767. Still resides.

18th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Edward Bramwell			H	B
	John Singleton			H	B
	Henry Scott			H	B	Came in Augt 1767 by trade a Taylor but pretended to be an hired Serv[an]t t0 Mr Shawe – has left the Town.
	Thomas Richardson	L			B
	Thomas Smith			H	B
	James Bostock			H	B
	Robert Thompson			H	B	Recd Rushton & Crook Charities but not objected to for 1767 & sev[era]l years before.
	Richard Mason			H	B
	Thomas Haslingden			H	B
	William Threlfall			H	B	Came in Augt 1767 but still continues to work as Journeyman Taylor.

Adjourned to 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Thursday, 24th March, 1768.

19th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Philip Woods	L	S
	Robert Taylor	L	S
Sw	Joseph Marsh	L	S			Papist
Sw	Joseph Sherliker	L	S			Papist
	Thomas Richardson	L	S			Came in Augt 1767 but returned to Manchester.
Bribery Oath	John Richardson Jun	L	S			The same but still continues in Town.
	Henry Walmsley Sen	L	S			Recd Rushton & Crooke Charities
	Thomas Heath	L	S			Recd Rushton & Crooks Charities
	William Horrobin	L	S			Lived from his wife two yrs but came to her abt 4 months before ye Election & kept a public house, have since left ye town.
	John Horrobin	L	S

20th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Joseph Myers Captain			H	B	Voted for Ld Strange but by Consent admitted to be H & B.
	James Holme			H	B
	Richard Livesay			H	B	Came from ffarington or Penwortham in January 1768 pretended to be hired Servt to Mr Meadows & returned to his father within two days after ye polls.
	Isaac Cross			H	B
	John Gradwell			H	B	??? a wholesale Grocer has a warehouse in Town, but lived at Clifton- pretended Inhitancy but now resides at Clifton.
	William Kilshaw			H	B
	Robert Brooks			H	B	Recd Crooke Charity for 1767 but afterwards returned it.
	John Parr			H	B
	Thomas Osbaldeston			H	B
	Henry Bullen			H	B

21st Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	James Walker	L	S
	Thomas Poole	L	S
	Thomas Anderton	L	S			Mariner. Servt to Mr Briggs in ye Coal trades. Had no other residence – since ?????
	William Byrom	L	S
	James Townsend	L	S
	Charles Townsend	L	S			Mariner – came to reside in Augt 1767. Since gone to Sea but not other habitation.
	Thomas Alford	L	S
	John Calvert Jun	L	S
	Thomas Clayton	L	S
	John Bray	L	S

22nd Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	William Werden			H	B
	Richard Brewer			H	B
	John Wyke			H	B
	John Bailey			H	B
	James Scholfield			H	B
	Joseph Sudell			H	B
	William Southworth			H	B
	Thomas Jolly			H	B
	Ralph Smith			H	B
	Henry Barker			H	B	Mariner came in Augt 1767 since gone to sea.

23rd Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Harrison	L	S
	John Bond	L	S
	John Radcliffe	L	S
	Charles English	L	S
	Robert Clayton	L	S			Relief ?????
	James Clayton	L	S
	Lawrence Salter	L	S
	James Bamber	L	S
	Thomas English	L	S
	William Gradwell	L	S

24th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Henry Parr			H	B
Bribery Oath	Henry Smith			H	B
	William Roscow			H	B
	James Gregson			H	B
	Roger Scarisbrick			H	B
	John Low Jun			H	B
	William Loxam			H	B
Bribery Oath	John Bullen			H	B
	Henry Biggs			H	B
	Thomas Wilson			H	B

25th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Calvert Sen	L	S
	Thomas Vickars	L	S
	Henry Vickars	L	S
	Henry Seed	L	S
	Joseph Bramwell	L	S
	Thomas Bolton	L	S
	John Woods	L	S
	Thos Jameson sen	L	S
	Thos Jameson jun	L	S
	James Heald	L	S

26th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	William Gornall			H	B
	Alexander Jolly			H	B
	John Hodgkinson Clerk			H	B
	Thomas Place			H	B	A promise of being admitted into Goosnargh Charity – since accepted.
	James Barnes (Gardiner)			H	B	Rushton charity
	Thomas Graystock			H	B
	John Gornall Shopkeeper			H	B
	John Southcott			H	B
	Henry Whittle			H	B
	Robert Hall			H	B

27th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Robert Shepherd	L	S
	James Sharples	L	S
Bribery Oath	Thomas Walmesley Jun	L	S
	John Clitheroe	L	S
	Towers Mason	L	S
Bribery Oath	John Leach the younger	L	S
	Thomas Newsham	L	S
	Robert Holme	L	S
Sw: Allegiances	James Jackson	L	S
	Richard Bramhall	L	S

28th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Thomas Wilson Moorside			H	B
	Robert Beconsall			H	B
	Robert Gregson			H	B
	John Walmesley			H	B
	John Roscow			H	B
	James Hodgkinson Staymaker			H	B	Recd Relief ???
	Isaac Cook Shoemaker			H	B
	Thomas Moreton			H	B
	Georg Birchall			H	B
	John Hodgkinson son of Peter			H	B

Adjourned to 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Friday 25th March, 1768.

29th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
Bribery Oath	Peter Hodgkinson	L	S			Came in August 1767. A Master Shoemaker ??? & formerly Still Continues.
	Elias Townsend	L	S			Came in Nov 1767 but left ye town in Sept last
	Robert Charnock	L	S			Came in June 1767 Still Continues
	Thomas Waring	L	S			Came in Dec 1767 Still Continues
Sw	George Hilton	L	S			Papist
	James Crane	L	S			Came in Oct ???
	Richard ffothergill	L	S			Came in Aug 1767. A servant to Mr Parker. Still Continues.
	Walter Myers	L	S			The like.
	John Colly	L	S
	William Dawson	L	S

30th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Richard Beesley			H	B	Came to Town sometime before ye Election, no settled residence & ever since gone away. A mariner aboard ye Active frigate.
	Thomas Haydock			H	B	Came in Dec 1767, pretended Servt to Mr Harbison But returned im[m]ediately after ye Election.
	Isaac Cross jun			H	B	Came in Dec 1767 but still continues.
	John Haydock			H	B	Brother to Thomas, like Circumstances with his Brother. de bene esse
	Robert Boardman			H	B	Under like Circumstances pretended Servt to Mr Fishwick.
	Thomas Crane			H	B
	Henry Bickestaff jun			H	B
	John Taylor (Taylor)			H	B
	Leonard Walker			H	B
	Joseph Turner			H	B

31st Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Rishton	L	S			Came in May 1767 & still Continues. Came before Canvas.
	James Johnson jun	L	S			Came in Dec 1767 farmer a large Garden & continues.
	Henry Bailey	L	S			Came in Sept 1767. Still continuing.
Bribery Oath	William Leatherbarrow	L	S			Came in Jan 1768. Still Continues.
	Richd Bailey	L	S			Came in Nov 1767 Still Continues.
Sw	Thomas Cooper	L	S			Papist. Came in Oct 1767 a hired Servant & still Continues.
	John Taylor (Mariner)	L	S			Came in Jan 1767. Keeps a public house & still continues.
	Thomas Dewhurst	L	S			Came in Augt 1767. A joiner. Still continues.
	Daniel Craik	L	S			Came in Oct 1767. Still continues.
Bribery Oath	Thomas Cook jun	L	S			Came in Dec 1767. Still continues.

32nd Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	William Hardman			H	B
	William Lorrimer			H	B
	William Cross Glazier			H	B
	John Watson			H	B
	Alexander Rigby Esq.			H	B	An Officer in ye Army. Since gone to his Regiment. Came 24th Augt 1767.
	Roger Kitchen			H	B	Came in Jan 1767 & returned im[m]ediately.
	Richard Hodgkinson son of Peter			H	B
	Henry Sill			H	B	Recd relief in May 1767
	John Bradley			H	B
	Thomas ffoster			H	B

Adjourned until Monday morning at 8 o'clock

Monday 28th March, 1768

33rd Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Thos Buckley Esq	L	S
	John Aspinall Esq	L	S
	Nicholas Starkie Gent	L	S
	Duncan Robertson	L	S			Servant to Edmund Starkie Esq
	John Catterall	L	S
	Thomas Hankinson	L	S
	Edward Brammall	L	S
	Henry Walmsley Jun	L	S
Sworn Bribery	Henry ffellows	L	S			Papist
	Ffrank Battersby	L	S

34th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	George Crook			H	B
	Thomas Crook			H	B
	James Parr			H	B
	Bradshaw Hodgkinson			H	B
	William Hodgkinson			H	B
	Roger Roscow			H	B
Bribery Oath	Jno Hodgkinson son of Jas			H	B	A Soldier that produces his discharge came a short while before Election.
	John Williams			H	B
	James Hodgkinson son of Peter			H	B
	Robert Singleton			H	B

35th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Roger Hesketh Esq.	L	S			A House in Town ??????????
	John Rimmer	L	S			Mr Hesketh Servt
	Alexander Nowell Esq	L	S			Like circumstances
	James Byrom	L	S
	James Etherington	L	S
	John Leach	L	S
	William Townsend	L	S
	William Shepherd	L	S
	Henry Derbyshire	L	S
	Thomas Ratcliffe	L	S

36th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	William Gregson			H	B
	William Low			H	B
	Jno Hodgkinson son of Jas Shoemaker			H	B	??? Soldier. Came BLURRED
	Henry Moreton			H	B
	Thomas Salter			H	B
	Jonathan Johnson			H	B
	John Low Sen			H	B
	Thomas Lorimer			H	B
	Richd Walton			H	B
	Thomas Wilson Jun			H	B

37th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	James Jameson	L	S
	Thomas Crook son of John	L	S
	James Harrison	L	S
	John Ainsworth	L	S
	John Hodgkinson Shoemaker	L	S
	Thomas Hodgkinson	L	S
	John Ellot	L	S
	Henry Walmsley	L	S
	Thomas Varley	L	S
	Thomas Hodgkinson	L	S

38th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Paul Hodgkinson			H	B
	Henry Brewer			H	B
	John Mair			H	B
	Thomas Williams			H	B
	Thomas Smith			H	B
	Thomas Threlfall			H	B
	Henry Hardman			H	B
	Henry Loxam			H	B
	Henry Taylor			H	B
	Richard Woods			H	B

39th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Thomas Aldred	L	S
	Henry Jervis	L	S			Apothecary came from sea in 1767 business in Town.
	Henry ffisher	L	S
	Edward Pedder Jun	L	S
	Thomas Cowburn	L	S
	Thomas Cowell	L	S
	Thomas Sill	L	S
	James Cheetham	L	S
	Henry Cardwell	L	S
	James Jackson	L	S

40th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Henry Baines Jun			H	B
	Thurstan Sharrock			H	B
	Richard Newsham			H	B
	Thomas Walmesley			H	B
	Oliver Shaw			H	B	Came in Sept still continues
	Thomas Hatton			H	B
	Joseph Gornall			H	B
	Thomas Marsden			H	B
	James Kitchen			H	B
	George Loftus			H	B

41st Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Thos Grimshaw Gent	L	S
	Thomas Dewhurst	L	S
	John Ashworth	L	S
	John Talbot	L	S
	James Bullen	L	S
	James Thompson	L	S
	John Salter	L	S
	George Byrom	L	S
	George Hodgkinson	L	S
	Edward Wall Gent	L	S			Has an Office BLURRED

42nd Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	William Shaw sen Atty			H	B
	John Lavagne sen			H	B
	Thomas Baron			H	B
	Thomas Bullen			H	B
	Richard Addison			H	B
	Hugh Smith			H	B
	Evan Graystock			H	B
	Robert Wilson			H	B
	Henry Bickerstaffe sen			H	B	Recorded as voting for "B & Winckley"
	William Barton			H	B

43rd Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Joseph Bray sen	L	S
	Thos Wrenshall	L	S
	John Dicconson son of John	L	S
	John Craik	L	S			Lodging in Town ?????
	John Gornall	L	S
	John Ryley	L	S
	Samuel Buxton	L	S
	John Hartley	L	S
	John Ditchfield	L	S
	John Primatt	L	S

44th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Richd Whitehead Esq			H	B
	Jonathan Cowburne			H	B
	James Lavagne			H	B	A mariner came in Sept 1767 ???? resides, gone to sea again.
	Evan Heath	L			B
	John Wakefield	L			B
	Richd Clayton	L			B
	John Hall	L			B
	George Merry	L			B
	Henry Kay	L			B
	Richard Mair	L			B

Adjourned to 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Tuesday, 29th March, 1768

45th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Edmund Townley Esq.	L	S
	Peter Hopwood	L	S
	William Crook	L	S
	John Moore?	L	S
	William Simpson	L	S
	John Moon	L	S
	Michael Emmett	L	S
	William Jarvis	L	S
	William Waterworth	L	S
	Richard Wilson	L	S

46th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Simon Bullen	L			B
	John Cook	L			B
	Robert Oliver			H	B
	John Charnock			H	B
	James Meadows			H	B
	Thomas Beckett			H	B
	Townley Rigby Esq			H	B
	William Shawe Jun			H	B
	William Stuart			H	B

Adjourned to 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Wednesday 30th March, 1768.

47th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Radcliffe Esq	L	S
	George Ainsworth	L	S
	Thomas Pedder	L	S
	Chas Gornall	L	S
	John Grimshaw	L	S
	William Briggs	L	S
	Henry Varley	L	S
	John Salter	L	S
	John Myers Alderman	L	S
	James Carr	L	S

48th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Lavagne Jun			H	B
	Jeoffry Hornby			H	B
	Joseph Myers			H	B
	Thomas Addison			H	B
	James Makon Gent			H	B
	Henry Barnes Senr			H	B
	Peter Hodgkinson Chandler			H	B
	William Shaw Esq			H	B
	John Ravald			H	B	Came in febr 1767 pretended to follow business but since left ye place.
	James Culshaw			H	B	Came from Prescott in Jan 1768 but returned imediately.

49th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Astley	L	S
Sw	Oswald Lancaster	L	S			Papist. Came in feb 1768 with Intention to follow business but is since gone away.
Sw	George Gregson	L	S			Papist
	Mr Edwd Pedder Alderman	L	S
	Peter Clarkson	L	S			Came in Nov 1767 & still continues
Bribery Oath	William Scott	L	S			Came in Oct 1767 now gone away
	John Greenhalgh	L	S			Came in Jan 1768 Since gone away
	Thomas Howarth	L	S			Came in Jan since gone away
	James Bramwell	L	S
	William Leak	L	S

50th Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	William Lucas Esq			H	B

Thursday, 31st March 1768 50th Tally continued

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Nicholas Walmesley			H	B
	William Hardman			H	B	Pretends BLURRED
	James Hall			H	B	Came in Jan
	William Marton			H	B	Check this page???????????

Adjourned to 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Friday 1st April, 1768, 50th Tally continued.

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	Lord Strange			H	B
	Lawrence Rawstorne		S		B
	Roger Channock			H	B
	James Crooke	L			B
	George Slater	L			B
	Peter Hodgkinson	L			B
	Samuel Hodgkinson	L			B
	Gilbert Jameson	L			B
	Ralph Woods	L			B
	William Woods		S		B
	Thomas Newsham		S		B
	Richd Burton		S		B
	John Burton		S		B	Recd Rushton's Charity
	William Cross Joiner		S		B
	William Young	L			B

51st Tally

Oath	Name	L	S	H	B	Comment
	John Dickinson	L	S
	Joseph Bray	L	S
	Thomas Walshman	L	S
	Thomas Jackson	L	S
	Alexr Casson	L	S
	Richard Atherton	L	S
	Bartholemew Davies	L	S
	William Riddihough	L	S
	James Cowburne	L	S
	Edward Bolton	L	S
	John Derbyshire	L	S
	Ralph Watson	L	S
	John Nabb	L	S
	William Green	L	S
	Thomas Astley	L	S
	Richard Asheton	L	S
	William Pritchard	L	S
	Robt Moss Esq	L	S
	Robt ffarer	L	S

Adjourned to 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Saturday the 2nd Day of April, 1768.

Upon casting up the Poll the Numbers stand thus

Voted for

Sir Peter Leicester – 289 Sir ffrank Standish – 276 Sir Henry Houghton – 230 John Burgoyne Esq – 259

Whereupon the Mayor declared Sir Peter Leicester & Sir ffrank Standish Baronets to have the majority of Voices and to be duly elected.

Bradley – Poll Clerk.

Votes admitted that were not resident at the time of the Canvas in June 1767.

Tally	Name	LS	Tally	Name	HB
1	Geo: Osbaldeston Jun		4	Henry Marsden
2	Charles Cooper		10	Rt Rutter
13	Bartholomew Charnley		12	Henry Woods
13	Peter Pennington		12	John Cook
13	Thomas Sumner		12	Ralph Crompton
15	James Connell		12	Leonard Clarkson
15	James Connell Jun		12	John Barker
15	John Cook Jun		16	Edward Cowburne
17	William Woods		16	Mr Cunliffe Shawe
17	Thos Connel - ???		18	Henry Scot
17	Miles Connell		18	Wm Threlfall
19	Thos Richardson		20	Richd Livesay
19	John Richardson		20	John Gradwell
19	William Horrabin		22	Henry Barker
21	Chas Townsend		30	Richd Beesley
29	Peter Hodgkinson		30	Thomas Haydock
29	Ellis Townsend		30	Isaac Cross Jun
29	Robt Charnock		30	John Haydock
29	Thomas Waring		30	Robt Boardman
29	James Crane		32	Alexr Rigby
29	Richd ffothergill		32	Roger Kitchen
29	Walter Myers		36	John Hodgkinson
31	James Johnson		40	Oliver Shaw
31	Henry Bailey		44	James Lavagne
31	William Leatherbarrow		48	John Ravald
31	Richd Bailey		48	James Kilshaw
31	Thomas Cooper		50	William Hardman
31	John Taylor Cooper		50	James Hall
31	Thomas Dewhurst		50	William Marton
31	Daniel Criak
31	Thos Cook
33	Duncan Robertson
35	Roger Hesketh Esq
35	John Rimmer
39	Henry Gervais
43	John Craik
49	Oswald Lancaster
49	Peter Clarkson
49	William Scott
49	John Greenwood
49	Thomas Howarth

Paupers admitted

Tally	Name	LS	Tally	Name	HB
3	John Marsh		2	James Barnes
3	Richard Pert		2	William Grundy
13	David Cook		2	John Hall
15	John Sumner		2	John Shepherd
17	Thomas Smith		4	Stephen Thompson
19	Henry Walmesley		6	John Ainsworth
19	Thomas Heath		6	William Nixon
23	Robt Clayton		8	Richard Sile
50	John Burton RC only one vote to ???		8	John Pennington
			8	Geo: Osbaldeston Sen
			8	Thos Woods
			10	Tho Halliwell
			10	Wm Lorimer
			10	John Pilkington
			14	Robert Riley
			18	Robert Thompson
			20	Robert Brookes
			26	James Barnes Gardiner
			28	James Hodgkinson
			32	Henry Sill
			50	John Burton

Votes tendred on the behalf of Sir Peter Leicester and Sir fftank Standish Barts and rejected as paupers & non residents.

Tally	Name	Comment
13	Richd Bradley	a pauper
15	John Stanley	recd Jolly's charity
	John his son	for same and non age
	Saml Cook als Coop	pauper
29	Rd Arkwright	non res:
	Chas Clayton	ditto
	Thos ffel	ditto
31	John Cuerdale	ditto
	Edwd Cuerdale	ditto
	Thos Leatherbarrow	pauper
	John Barker	non res:
	Chas English	pauper
	Geo: Howarth	non res:
	Thos Singleton	pauper
	Thos Johnson	ditto
	Law Barnes	ditto
	Thos Thompson	ditto
	Jas Horrobin	ditto
33	James Smith	not res:
37	Wm Roscow	ditto
41	Henry Lever	pauper
43	James Young	non res:
47	Rd Key	ditto
	Rd Tootel	ditto
49	Wm Banks	ditto
	Wm Rawlinson	ditto
	Alexr Ratcliffe	ditto
	Wm Wickstead	ditto
	Philip Pedder	ditto
	Jno Ripley	ditto
	Jno Dawson	ditto
	Turner Standish	ditto
	Henry Key	ditto
	Jas Cooper	ditto
	Joseph Broom	ditto
	Thos Walker	ditto
	Chrofer Ashcroft	ditto
	Edmd Howarth	ditto
	Thos Salter	ditto
	John Scott	ditto
	Henry Wilson	ditto
	John ffarrer	ditto
	Thos Ascroft	ditto

Votes Tendered on the Behalf of Sir Peter Leicester and Sir ffrank Standish Barts and Rejected by Consent.

Name

Geo: Howarth

John Howarth

James Howarth

Geo: Haworth Jun

Wm Cowell

Robt Ripley

Wm Ripley

Thos Walmesley

Geo: Toothill

Peter ffell

Robt Clarkson

Jas Clarkson

Thos ffletcher

Edwd Cuerdale

Henry Cross

Jas Haworth

Henry Jenkinson

Richd Haworth

Thos Jackson

Thos Greenall

Geo: Boardman

Roger Cliffe

John Simpson

Leonard Clarkson

Geo: Webster

Thos Adlington

John Sumner

Henry Barry

Thomas Sharrock

Votes Tendered on the Behalf of Sir Henry Hoghton and Col: Burgoyne and rejected as paupers and non residents.

Tally	Name	comment
2	Thos Shepherd	Pauper
4	Thos Hodgkinson	Ditto
8	Nic Wiggans
12	Wm Hardman	Soldier on furlough
14	Jas Hodgkinson	Pauper
16	Wm Rigby	Non res:
	Jas Sharples
	Wm Rhodes
	Edwd Rigby
	Wm Wiggans	Pauper
17	Jas Rushton	Non age
	Wm Catteral
	Tho Cooper
20	Thurstan Green
	Wm Brammall
	John Ashworth
24	Thos Sharples
	Henry Hodgkinson	Pauper
30	Rd Threlfall	Non res:
	Thos Whittle
	Chrofer Dickenson
	Edwd Birchall
	Jno Wiggans
	James Gregson
	Wm Graddall
	Edwd Woodcock
	Thos Roscow
	Thos Rider
	Rd Eaves
	Edwd Bradley
	Thos Russell
	Matthew Graddall
32	Thos Turner	An officer – non res:
	Chrofer Threlfall	Non res:
	Thos Walmesley
	Henry Gildart
	Ambrose Thompson
	Joseph Woods
	James Standen
	Robt ffishwick
	Hen Hauley
38	Richd Leach
40	John Sharples	Pauper
	Joseph Barnes	Non res:
	Wm Lowe
44	Thos Sumner
	Wm Pollard
	Ffrancis Dickenson
	Jno Walmesley
	Thos Rhodes
	Joseph Valentine
	Willm Sill
46	Nat Barker	Not free & withdrn by consent
	Jno Charnock	Non res:
	Thos Rutter
48	John Crook
	Jas Hodgkinson
	Rd Bryning
	Wm Bryning
	Edwd Bryning
	Tho Woodcock
	Thos Styth
	Evan Bradshaw
	Jno Marsden
	Jno Marsden
50	Peter Bradburn
	Jno Gradwell
	Alexr Rigby
	Jno Nowell
	Thos Clarkson
	Thos Slater
	Jas Wilson
	Miles Alker
	Hugh Alker
	Jas ffarer
	Jas Walmesley
	Thos Walmesley
	Jas Wright
	Hen: Charnock
	Hugh Becconson
	Revd Mr Buck
	Hugh Hornby
	Wm ffell
	Rd Eaves
	Jno Rutter
	Edmd Eccles
	Roger Ryding
	Edwd ffishwick
	Thos Woodcock
	Jno Parker
	Thos Thompson
	Jno Anderton
	Edwd Russel
	Thos Woods
	Richd Boys
	Wm Woodcock
	Geo: Boys
	Hen: Sargent
	Jno Russel
	Hen: Miller
	Ra: Miller
	Geo: Lonsdale
	Thos Gregson
	Edwd Rhodes
	Rd Rutter
	Thos Sumner
	Richd Whittle
	Jos: Wilding
	Wm Birchall
	Thos Charnley
	Wm Mawdesley
	Geo: Cross
	Ffrancis Sargent
	Isaac Turner
	Wm Eaves
	Wm Eaves Jun
	Rd Eaves
	Solomon Gardiner
	Shuttleworth Darlington
	Rd Threlfall
	Nic Walmesley
	Wm Threlfall
	Jas Thompson
	Jas Threlfall
	Rd Sharrock
	Wm Halewood
	Wm Halewood ye younger
	Wm Cross
	Edwd Birchall
	Rd Sumner
	Wm Turner
	Jno Turner
	Isaac Turner
	Jos: Charnock
	Jas: Clarkson
	Wm Thornton
	Wm Threlfall
	Henry Thornton
	Wm Johnson
	Hen: Walmesley
	Thos Walmesley
	Roger Walmesley

Votes Tendered on the Behalf of Sir Henry Hoghton and Col: Burgoyne and rejected by consent.

Tally

John Haslingdon

Rt Harribin

Henry Case

Chris: Case

Rd Hornby

Wm Slater

Rt Slater

Thos Ryding

7 Jas Smith

Wm Bradley

Henry ffisher

Edwd Loxham

John Bryning

9 Henry Brining

Thos Hankinson

Henry Woods

Wm Shawe

Wm Slater

Thos Oakes

Wm Bramwell

Edwd Leatherbarrow

Jos: Sclater

Jno Leatherbarrow

Jno Leatherbarrow Sen

Edwd Worthington

John Ainsworth

Richd Shawe

Wm Gradwell

John Bell

9 Roger Cliffe

Persons admitted by the Mayors since the Guild in 1762

By Mr Parker

7th October 1762. Mr Barton of Penwortham – a little before the Guild – Peter Woodcock of Cuerden.

8th October. Jas Pearson of Preston, Skinner – left town some time ago.

By Mr Jackson

17th November, 1762. Michael Emmett, Innkeeper. 2nd December. Jas son of John Hodgson, Apothecary 3rd December. Henry son of Henry Varley an Infant

By Mr Pedder

10th December – James Edmundson of Bilsborough Richd Noble an Infant son of John of Chipping

3rd August 1764. Thos Dewhurst of Preston, Carrier

By Mr Asheton

2nd April 1765. John Walker of Liverpool, Merchant 2nd October, 1765. James Bramwell of Preston.

Same day, John son of James Carter of Cuerdale.

By Mr Prichard

4th September, 1766. John Harrison of Dilworth.

Same day, Henry son of Thos Topping of Preston. Same day, Thomas Hatton of Preston.

By Mr Myers

Sir Peter Leicester & the 2 Mr Barrys.

Account of the Militia and persons Voted as Inhabitants who were not residents.

Name	Comment
Thomas ffish –	a serjeant in ???? - Resid
Wm Wright	ditto
John Whittle
Thos Morgan	non res:
Wm Whittle
John Boothman
Wm Garstang	a trampling pedlar
John Platt
Rd Salls?	an Inhabt – but only 18 years of age.
Rd Wadman	non res:
Jas Campbell	A drummer in the Lancashire Mi?. Does not reside constantly in the Town.
Richd Hencar?
Leonard Edmondson
John Martin	only 18 years of age.
Thomas Dewhurst
Josias Clare	A serjeant in Lanc. Mid – Resid.
Thomas Parkinson	a serjeant in Lanc. Mid. Does not reside constantly.
James Haydock
David Rowe	a drummer in Lanc. Mid. A resident.
Wm Edmondson	non res:
Thomas Astley	ditto
Wm Harwood	ditto
John Cammely	a drummer in Lanc. Mid – under age.
Geo: Astley	non res:
John Holmes	ditto
Geo: Eastwood	ditto
Thos Bury	ditto
Jas Reddyman	A serjeant in Lanc. Mi?. Quartered at Red Lyon.
Jno Gamell?	A serjeant in Lanc. Mi? A resident.
Wm Paxton?	ditto
Simeon Adcock	ditto
Thos Ainsworth	ditto – non res
Wm Townsend	non res: - a serjeant discharged.
Law: Yates
Samuel Blindstone	a serjeant in Lanc. Mi? - a res:
Geo: Grimble
Geo: Johnson	A drummer in Lanc Mi? - non res::
Edwd Coulston	non red: Lived at ffishwick.
Geo: Jenkinson	one of the mobbers – non res:
Geo: Ellis	a serj: in Lanc. Mi? Quartered at Black Bull
Calebb Wilkinson	same & non res: at Lanc.
Wm Westley	same – Res:
John Arnell	non res
Rh Bushley	a taylor non res
Jno Speakman	a Serj: in Lanc Mi? - lives at Lanc.
Hump: Aspinall
Griffith Levett	a razor grinder – non res – a pedlar
James Pedder	non res
Geo: Baggerley
Wm Dewhurst
Jno Wall?
Jno Swindenbank	non res
Geo: Wall
Jas McMellin	a travelling Scotchman
Jonathan Hallam	ditto
James Brogden
Rd Edwards	under age
Thos Charnley	non res
Thos Ash	ditto
Jno Benson	under age
Tho Osbaldeston	non res
Thos Bischosse
Wm Braid
Geo: Brown
Wm Davis
John Layton?	lives at Liverpool
Thos Seed	one of the hired mob lived near Ribchester

The next couple of pages seem to be the same – probably notes.