Showeth that whereas about two years since one Oliver Gerratt and his wife came down from London and called at your petitioner's house in Glazebrook who keepeth Lodging and victuals for honest Labourers in the highway betwixt Manchester and Warrington according as he is bound by recognizance, and desired Lodging for his money, your petitioner seeing both him the said Gerratt and his wife in handsome apparel demanded how far they did travel who answered he was now come within ten miles of home and one Mr John Gerratt was his uncle and what they called for they would truly pay: so your petitioner was contented to lodge them and thought he could not refuse the same so it was and please your worships that the other morning before sun rising his wife did fall in labour and presently was delivered of two children, the said Gerratt maintained his wife very well and the time he stayed there did behalf himself sufficiently without the trouble of any neighbour: and was reputed and taken to be an honest man of all neighbours: and when his wife was churched did before the constable and other neighbours taken children and his wife away and discharged the town and since that time nor before the said Gerratt was never at your petitioner's house nor your petitioner in company of him nor your petitioner knoweth no more of him… Your petitioner's humble request is considering he is in no fault that he may be dismissed without any further trouble and he will daily pray etc… In the behalf of this petition we whose names be subscribed to signify to your worships that he is an honest neighbour and keepeth his house without suspect of any Idle persons and knoweth the petitioner to be true.
Petitions
LRO
QSB 1/134/52
Petition
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1634 (Easter)
Petition
Appeal
1634
Relates To
Lodging
Keeping a disorderly house
Setting
Alehouse
Transcription
Petitionee
William Matley
male
Alcohol Retailer: Alehouse-keeper
Glazebrook, Lancashire, England
Petitioners
William Matley
male
Alcohol Retailer: Alehouse-keeper
Glazebrook, Lancashire, England
James Yeates
male
Glazebrook, Lancashire, England
Reginald Flitcroft
male
Curate
Church of England clergyman
Glazebrook, Lancashire, England
Signature
William Spakeman
male
Constable
Glazebrook, Lancashire, England
Basic Mark
Thomas Ovell
male
Churchwarden
Glazebrook, Lancashire, England
Signature
John Cowcell
male
Glazebrook, Lancashire, England
Basic Mark
John Matley
male
Glazebrook, Lancashire, England
John Perrin
male
Constable
Glazebrook, Lancashire, England
Basic Mark