Most humby showeth that your petitioner for the best part of a dozen years last past your petitioner hath kept a very civil and orderly house with provision and entertainment both for man and horse and was never in all that space defaulted until one Nicholas Halliwell came to your petitioner's house and instantly entreated your petitioner to lend him a certain sum of money which your petitioner out of charity and neighbourly love did furnish him withal according to his desire but so it is may it please your good worships that your petitioner could by no means obtain her money again, but by suite at law a long time after which suit at law did so displease the said Nicholas Halliwell that in revenge he took his oath to suppress your petitioner… May it therefore please your good worships to take the premises into your grave considerations for that the charge against your petitioner proceeds upon no other ground or cause but only upon mere malice and desire of revenge, as is very well known to all the neighbourhood therefore most humbly prays your worships graciously to grant your petitioner licence to brew and keep as formerly and your petitioner shall not only give in good and sufficient bonds for her orderly and civil carriage and housekeeping but ever pray etc… We whose names are subscribed do believe the substance of this petition to be true and did never hear but that the said Anne did always keep an orderly and civil house which upon her instance we make humbly... to certify and restore your loving friends.
Petitions
LRO
QSP 311/2
Petition
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1667 (Michaelmas)
Petition
Appeal
1667
Relates To
Licensing
Setting
Alehouse
Transcription
Petitionee
Anne Core
female
Alcohol Retailer: Alehouse-keeper
Spouse
William Core
male
Petitioners
Anne Core
female
Alcohol Retailer: Alehouse-keeper
Spouse
William Core
male
William Heaton
male
Edward Rigby
male
Signature
Thomas Wallell
male
Signature
Richard Prescott
male
Edward Hawett
male
John Fisher
male
Robert Rowton
male
Signature
John Finch
male
Signature
James Holland
male
Signature
James Bannister
male
Signature
John Walley
male
William [Not specified]
male
Signature
William Hawett
male
Thomas [Not specified]
male
Signature
Thomas Amey
male
Signature
Richard Bannester
male
Signature
John Chorley
male
Signature
Henry Fisher
male