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John Cowper, Mayor, William Gerard, Recorder
Catalogue reference: ZQSF/22
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- ZQSF/22
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Title (The name of the record)
- John Cowper, Mayor, William Gerard, Recorder
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1561-2
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ff1-43. Presentments, including: f.2. Richard Bolande and a 'spanyert which is a servant unto Mr. recorder' for an affray. f.3. list of 8 'vacaboundes that walkethe aboute this cittie in the nyghtte tyme wth. theyre weappons to what ende and porpose we knowe not'. f.17. Mistress Grymesdiche for keeping a bowling alley frequented by many craftesmen, journeymen and other young men 'not mette neyther of abilitie to use suche game as the bowlles. f.19. 3 persons presented for keeping bowling alleys. f.21. J.P.'s presented for not attending to dirty lanes within the city and to encroachments of common ground in the same. f.24. Constables of Eastgate ward for'not pressentteng of of archeyre' according to the statutes. ff.26, 27, 32. lists of persons on St. Giles ward, Trinity Ward, and St. Martins ward presented for having no bows and arrows. f.28. Presentments of persons having stables in Cow Lane and beasts in the stables which mire the lane and make it impassable.
f.44 List of officers and panel. John Cowper, ironmonger, Mayor. [1561-2].
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- Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
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- English
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John Cowper, Mayor, William Gerard, Recorder