| Description | 1. Declaration on behalf of Master John Ratcliffe, Alderman, Mr. Thomas Revington, Miles Symner, John Andrews, Gilbert Eaton, Thomas ?Martin, Richard Baylys. Edward Parker, John Gardner, John Dodd, Richard Anson and ?Alice ?Conelowe defendants, against a presentment made for breaking an assize ?of ale, together with a list of 'exceptions giving reasons why the said presentment was invalid.
2. List of persons keeping swine within the city walls, listed under Bridge Street. Watergate Street, Northgate Street and Fleshmongers Lane.
3. 6 Oct 1609
List of affrays 'examined before the maior and is unknowen whether they be presented by the constables or not', and lists of vintners and beer brewers who had broken the assize and a list of malsters who were not freemen. Each list signed by Robert Amery, Sheriff, and on his oath was presented by the jury on 6 Oct 1609.
4. Constables presentments for St. Mary's ward.
5. 20 Jan. 1608/9
Constables presentments for St. Michael's ward.
6. Constables presentments for Trinity ward.
7. Constables presentments for St. Bridget's ward.
8. Constables presentments for Northgate ward, including reference to events on New Year's day.
9. Constables presentments for St. Olave's ward, including reference to events on 14 Jan. 1608/9.
10. Constables presentments for St. Giles ward, including reference to events in September and October [1608].
11. 20. Jan 1608/9
Constables presentments for St. John's ward.
12. Complaint by Mr. Whytthead and Robert Gwinne of the annoyance caused by the smell of tallow coming from the work house of Jane Leye, widow and Thomas Marcer, tallowchandler, go that the complainants were not able to use the best rooms in their houses, including their kitchens, and asking that a jury should be sworn to view the same.
Ignoramus.
13. Presentment by the jury that Henry Leene of Chester, shoemaker, and his family had polluted a 'sinke' at the dwelling house in Northgate Street and that the filth from the same had run into the back of the dwellinghouse of William Caldocke.
Ignoramus.
14. [20 Jan. 1608/9]
Orders of the justices relating to the making of malt, buying of barley etc. and the number of ale houses in the city, with lists of malsters in the city arranged under wards, including marginal notes relating to those not free, and numbers of kilns. Also order dated 3 Feb. 1608/9 that justices of the peace, alderman, sheriffs peers, members of the common council and all other free citizens were not to make malt for sale in the city without a licence from the mayor and four justices of the peace.
15-16. Orders of the justices relating to maltmaking in the city due to the scarcity of corn and grain, and according to a royal proclamation concerning the same.
17. [date missing]
Sessions: precept, witnessed by William Gamull, Mayor, to the Sheriffs to summon a jury of 24 men on 20 Jan. 1608/9.
Endorsed: executed by the Sheriffs Edward Kitchen and Robert Amery.
18. Sessions: panel for 19.
19. Sessions: list of officers, William Gamull, Mayor.
20. Presentment by the jury that ?Dorcas ap Edward, wife of Richard ap Edward of Allington, co. Denbigh, husbandman, on 24 April 1609 at Allington stole five gallons of sack in a hogshead, worth 20s., belonging to Randle Ince of Chester, vintner.
21. Presentment by the jury that Thomas Smith of Chester, yeoman, on 24 March 1608/9 at Chester broke into a room in the house of John Ashton of Chester, Innholder, and stole a chest and £7 8s. belonging to George Sampson of Chester, servant of the said John Ashton.
Ignoramus.
22. Indictment that John Lynaker of Chester, shoemaker, on [day missing] Nov. 1609 at Chester in Abbey Courte took from Geoffrey Humphreis a mallard or drake coloured cloak worth 30s. and one rapier stabbard worth 18d. belonging to the said Geoffrey.
Ignoramus.
23. Sessions: list of officers, William Gamull, Mayor.
24. Sessions: panel for 23.
25. [date missing]
Sessions: precept, witnessed by William Gamull, Mayor, to the Sheriffs to summon a jury of 24 men on 27 April [1609].
Endorsed: executed by the Sheriffs as in 17.
26. Constables presentments for Trinity ward.
27. 2 Oct. 1609
Constables presentments for St. John's ward.
28. Constables presentments for St. Bridget's ward.
29. Constables presentments for Northgate ward.
30. 6 Oct 1609
Jurors presentments.
31. Presentment by the jury that John Taylor of Chester, ironmonger, on 20 Jan. 1608/9 and for some time previously had not repaired a gutter lying between a messuage belonging to the said John Taylor, lately demised to Peter Marshall and John Frammall of Chester, barber, the said gutter lying on the east side of the said house, and because of this, the water now ran into the house of the said John Frammall.
Billa vera.
32. Presentment by the jury that Robert Cowper, baker, has erected a pig sty adjoining a stable belonging to Ralph Blease, and that the pigs having broken down the wall of the stable, the said Robert Cowper had refused to repair same.
Billa vera.
33. Constables presentments for Eastgate Street.
34. Constables presentments for St. Olave's ward.
35. Constables presentments for St. Giles' ward, includes references to events in April, May and September [1608-9].
36. Constables presentments for St. Oswald's ward.
37. Constables presentments for St. Mary's ward.
38. Constables presentments for St. Thomas' ward.
39. Constables presentments for St. Martin's ward.
40. 2 Oct 1609
Constables presentments for St. Michael's ward.
41. Presentment by the jury that Robert Amerie of Chester, ironmonger, on 20 Oct. 1609 at Chester and on many occasions before and after this date had diverted dirty water into the courtyard of Charles Leeche of Chester, merchant.
Ignoramus.
42. 27 Sept 1609
Sessions: precept, witnessed by William Gamull, Mayor, to the Sheriffs to summon a jury of 24 men on 2 Oct 1609. Endorsed: executed by the Sheriffs, but not signed.
43. Sessions: panel for 44.
44. Sessions: list of officers, William Gamull, Mayor. |