Poor Law Accounts 1785 – 86

William Bertwistle poor overseer Book 1785
May
Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
Paid to James Ruchton£0 2s 0d
Paid to James Ruchton£0 3s 0d
Hennery Green From haslenton£0 2s 0d
Paid to James Ruchton£0 1s 6d
Paid to James Ruchton£0 2s 0d
Paid to James Ruchton£0 2s 0d
Paid to James Ruchton£0 1s 0d
30Paid to Petter Levesey his Reant£2 2s 0d
Going about John Wittecer Sattlemant to for hay yeate Spend (sic)£0 0s 7d
A letter from Newchurch£0 0s 1d
Paid to James Ruchton£0 1s 0d
James Ruchton family Six m-les weak£0 1s 0d
William Peacop – writing (?) Rodger Wensley Widdow things to -ilease£0 1s 0d
£3 3s 2d
Paid in June
going to featch haghey Brown things£0 1s 0d
6Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
Paid to James Ruchton£0 3s 6d
8Paid to James Ruchton£0 1s 0d
Paid William Breandwood his house Reant paid to Catherine Wholmsley in Blackburn£1 10s 0d
Paid to Marey Smith in Preston burying her son Bearer a pint of ale£0 10s 0d
11Paid to Bettey Calvert widdow her house Reant£1 6s 0d
14Paid to John Wolstonham for to flet£0 16s 0d
Paid to James Ruchton£0 3s 6d
15Mahlah Chrisley bedgown 2 1/2 yard 20 pence per yard£0 4s 2d
Malah Chrisley£0 3s 0d
Mahlah Tow yards of flaininal at 13 pence per yeard£0 2s 2d
£5 5s 0 1/2d
[This page pinned between the accounts for June and July]
The accounts of gating (sic)
James Ruchton
yeald staves [possibly heald]£0 1s 2d
Rouller strapes£0 0s 8d
Fower Rods£0 0s 4d
yeald [possibly heald] twin [or trin] and Cluhin [or Clukin]£0 1s 5d
Three Penneth of Cording£0 0s 3d
Tow Dossen of bobenes£0 0s 7d
Yealdes [Healds ?] neting and Drowing£0 2s 2d
One Lood of Coles£0 0s 8d
A Loom nife£0 0s 2 1/2d
ofar od stof£0 2s 0d
one spening Jenney£0 8s 0d
one pare of broshes£0 1s 3d
Three Naghdal (?) of Mele£0 3s 1 1/2d
Tow pare Clogs£0 1s 2d
One hand wele£0 0s 10d
ofar od stoof£0 2s 0d
one Blanket£0 3s 6d
£1 9s 10d
Paid in July
Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
Being summendes by John Clatten to Clark hill£0 1s 0d
going to Blackburn to stop Wills branwood things for being sould£0 1s 0d
£0 6s 0d
Augue Paid in august
1Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 5s 0d
2John Livesey From manchester£0 2s 0d
8John Livesey wife sick From Manchester£0 8s 0d
11Paid to John Clatton the first Raleff£0 1s 0d
21Paid to John Foulds for Joseph Roberts Laid 2s per week May June July August the 21 day being sixteen weeks£1 12s 0d
Grace Baron summendes me to Clark hill going and spending£0 1s 0d
23Paid to John Claton£0 1s 0d
27Paid to John Claton£0 1s 0d
30Paid to John Claton£0 1s 0d
James Foreast summendes us to Carhall going and spending£0 1s 6d
£2 13s 6d
September Paid in
5Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
Paid to Mathew Grimshaw the first Ralieff sick of the faver£0 5s 0d
8Paid to John Claton£0 1s 0d
going See Matthew Grimshaws sick of the fava£0 1s 0d
paid to John Claton£0 1s 0d
25John Green wife and Children six of the faver£0 3s 0d
£0 15s 0d
Paid in October
2Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
William Hargraves house Reant in Blackburn£1 10s 0d
3Henry Green from heaslenton£0 5s 0d
4James Fielden in blackburn£0 5s 0d
Chas bed for James Ruchden£0 1s 6d
12John Calvert his house rent£1 5s 0d
Ann Grimshow her house Reant£1 5s 0d
Thomas Berthwistle a part of his house Reant£1 0s 0d
13Paid to John Claton£0 1s 0d
19James Fielden in blackburn£0 4s 0d
20Paid to John Claton£0 1s 0d
23Paid to John Claton£0 1s 0d
26William Duckworth his house Reant£1 10s 0d
going to see James Fielden in blackburn£0 1s 0d
£1 13s 6d
[Insert pinned to the page]
Account of Ann Grimshaw and Expence for warrant against Benjemen Wolstenholme
one warrand£0 1s 0d
My own wage£0 1s 0d
Spend£0 0s 8d
apart 26d (?) Paid to Ann Grimshaw broght to bed£0 6s 0d
going to Clark hill with Bengemen Wolstonham spend£0 1s 2d
Caryeing men to take bengemen wolstonham with a warrand —– ——- 7 quarts£2 10s 0d
£0 15s 8d
Account of Haghey brown and Expence for warrand against Willm. Hecles November 2d
one warrand£0 4s 0d
My wage£0 1s 0d
£0 5s 0d
Paid in November
1Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
16Paid to James Fielden£0 4s 0d
24Paid to James Fielden£0 3s 0d
going about Dawest wife to blackburn£0 1s 6d
£0 12s 6d
Paid in December
5Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
6James ashworth 6 yeard of Cloth Tow Shilling and eighth pence per yeard£0 16s 0d
11Paid to James Fielden£0 4s 0d
Bought for John Ruchten Doutter in Blackburn 6 yeards of Cloth for Sheftes at eighth pence halphpenny per yeard.£0 4s 3d
25Paid to John Foulds for Joseph Roberts lad 2s per week from 21 august to December 26 being eighteen week —- —–£1 16s 0d
Paid to henry Counleff for John Claton for house room£0 4s 6d
£3 8s 9d
Paid in January
1Paid to James Fielden£0 5s 0d
2Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
23Paid to James Fielden£0 2s 6d
£0 11s 6d
Paid in February
6Paid to James Fielden£0 5s 0d
Widdow Shottleworth£0 15s 0d
Tow Nabkens for widdow Shottleworth£0 1s 0d
Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
73 yeards of Shearling cloth for Joseph Roberts Lad Ten pence halph peney per yeard£0 2s 1 1/2d
Making these shearts ten pence tow pence the thrad.£0 1s 0d
19Paid to James Fielden£0 4s 0d
Paid to John Foulds for Joseph Roberts Lad 2s per week from December 26 to February 28 being Nine week.£0 18s 0d
£2 11s 1 1/2d
March
Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
Paid to Henry Cunleff for house Rome for John Claton£0 4s 6d
3Burying James Fielden in blackburn£0 9s 0d
9Paid to bengemen Calvart for cureing Peghay bentey -ad£0 6s 0d
10Paid to haghey Brown£0 2s 0d
13Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
14Paid to Mr James Loommax for widdow Leeman house rent£1 1s 0d
15Paid to Thomas bentley for going to the work house with Frank Claton£0 5s 0d
Paid to henery Conleff for frank Claton 8 day meat£0 6s 0d
My own wagges and expences going to work house£0 3s 0d
Thomas Bentley and Frank Clayton expences£0 1s 6d
16going through Claton to find a contifeet spend£0 0s 7d
Paid to haghey Brown£0 2s 0d
21Paid to Willi Marcer for being Short in the yeare 1782£2 5s 9d
Paid to John Marcer to rite a bill to widdow Giles at Prescot£3 3s 6d
£8 16s 10d
April
3Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 4s 0d
Paid to John Livesay from manchester£0 6s 0d
16Paid to henry Conleff for house room for John Claton£0 4s 0d
17Paid to Mahlah Chrisley£0 2s 0d
A letter loosing from Prescot£0 0s 4 1/2d
18Paid to haghey Brown£0 2s 0d
22Paid to haghey Brown£0 2s 0d
23going to Darran after hadam balley£0 1s 0d
Paid to John Fouldes for Joseph Roberts Lad Tow Shilling per week From February 28 to May 1 being Nine weeks£0 18s 0d
Note publishing£0 0s 2d
Six pence for paper£0 0s 6d
£2 9s 6 1/2d
April 7d (sic) 1785 Expences on a Settlment T– Great Harwood Against Altem [Altham?]
Horse and Cart hire from Blackburn to Preston£0 6s 6d
To Expences on the road to Do.£0 1s 7d
Hors hire and expences from Preston to bell Lane to fetch hannah wittaker£1 8s 5d
to Henery wittaker going to Preston£0 3s 0d
To George Riley hors hire and expences and attendance at Preston sessions£0 18s 6d
Ann Gibson and Hannah wittaker from Preston and home again£0 6s 0d
To self four days wages and som other expences£0 6s 0d
For meat and drink at Preston and a Bill in per£2 8s 7d
A seck and Pillen carig from Preston£0 0s 3d
Paid to Henery Fort£0 6s 0d
Going to tell Henery Fort to go to Preston spend£0 0s 7d
Lorrence wholmley going to Preston£0 2s 0d
James Barran Carting gibson wife to Blackburn£0 1s 4d
£5 9s 3d
Account of all the months
Paid in May£3 3s 2d
Paid in June£5 5s 1/2d
Gating James Ruchton is£0 9s 10d
Paid in July£0 6s 0d
Paid in august£2 13s 6d
Paid in September£0 15s 0d
Paid in October£7 13s 6d
Paid in November£0 12s 6d
Paid in December£3 8s 9d
Paid in January£0 11s 6d
Paid in February£2 11s 1/2d
Paid in March£8 16s 10d
Paid in April£2 0s 6 1/2d
Expences at Preston Tart Trial£5 9s 3d
£1 0s 8d
£45 17s 1 1/2d
paid for the accountes sineing£0 5s 0d
£46 2s 1 1/2d
Recd. From Lower Town 18 Lays 2 15 0 1/2 per lay
Seen and allowed by us
Alexr. Mercer
Laurence Walmsley
Thos. Fielden
Nath. Edleston
Willm. Peacop
[Overleaf on final page is this list:]
1 Mahlah Critchley
2 James Richton
3 John Claton
4 Agness Brown
5 James Fielden
6 James Roberts son
[This pages loose in the book. States May 1785 but the sums and entries don’t appear to relate to those within the book. It may be a voucher submitted for payment for services by a single provider, but again doesn’t relate to any other amounts.]
May 23 1785Nal. Aspden and Felden Chese and Bred ale£0 0s d
25To Ale Jo. Shutworth£0 0s 9d
26? Bradshaw Thos. Hindle wife£0 0s 5d
Aspden and filden and menn£0 0s 10d
Joseph woolstenholme Edward marcer meate£0 2s 0d
Ditto to ale night and day£0 1s 7d
27Nathan aspden Bille aspden£0 0s 7d
Thos. Hindle and Ruston wife£0 0s 5d
mills aspden gorge filden meate£0 2s 0d
Ditto to ale night and day£0 1s 7d
28Ann Franhand and alec Baron£0 0s 6d
Jonathan Calvert and Robert Hindle meate£0 2s 0d
Ditto to ale night and day£0 1s 7d
29John Calvert meate and ale day£0 1s 5d
30Henery Howorth and willam woolstolom meate£0 2s 0d
Ditto to ale night and day£0 1s 7d
31James Filden and Henery Baron meate£0 2s 0d
Ditto to ale night and day£0 1s 7d
Nathon Aspden£0 0s 6d
To Bety Hutworth meale Roome and to Bakow£0 7s 0d
To Aspden and Filden ale£0 0s 7d
To John Calverd wages£0 2s 0d
£1 13s 10d