Showeth that whereas by order of Sir Richard Houghton Knight and bayonet and William Farrington Esquire two of his Majesty's Justices of Peace and now for the suppression of your petitioner from keeping of ale, and your petitioner humbly conceives he never committed such fault or kept any such evil rule in his house whereby such severe order might be granted against your petitioner, the chief cause upon which the said order was granted is (as your petitioner humbly conceives) for selling of one pot of ale to the value of 2d to a neighbour coming from the Church, which for the refreshment of the man he humbly conceives he might lawfully do, but your petitioner doth verily believe that misinformation and unjust occasions was laid against your petitioner… The premises considered your petitioner humbly prays that the order may for the present be revoked... and that your petitioner may continue brewing and selling ale until the next Sessions, and that then or in the meantime at any privy Sessions your petitioner may have a legal trial and just liberty to answer such allegations and informations as are objected against him.
Petitions
LRO
QSP 263/20
Petition
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1664 (Michaelmas)
Petition
Appeal
10 October 1664
Intoxicants
Alcohol | Ale
Relates To
Retailing without licence
Brewing/Distilling
Setting
Alehouse
Transcription
Petitioner
Edward Bradshaw
male
Alcohol Retailer: Alehouse-keeper
Adlington, Lancashire, England