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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | Q/SB/2/255 |
| Title | Petition of the township of Hathersage to bring Rowland Swanne to account for his year as constable: the accounts 'we fynde uppon perusal to bee very fowle, unworthy, debouched, wastfull, and expensive ...' 20 signatories |
| Date | 4 Apr 1665 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Derbyshire County Quarter Sessions |
| Format | Document |
| Transcript or Index | To the right honorable Bench his Majesties Justices of peace at<br>
the Quarter Sessissions houlden at Derby for the County of Derby<br>
the iiii day of Aprill in the Seaventeeth yeare of the Reign<br>
of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the second by the grace of<br>
God King over England etc<br><br>
The peticion of the inhabitants of the Townshipp of Hathersadge humbly<br>
sheweth<br><br>
That whereas Rowland Swanne was legally elected Cunstable<br>
of the said Townshipp to serve the office of a Constable for one whole<br>
yeare ending at Chrismas last, And thereuppon tooke his oath, And<br>
collected much money within the said townshipp amounting to the summ<br>
of 33li. 6s. 08d And gave publique notice for the makeing of his accompts<br>
which wee fynde uppon perusall to bee very fowle unworthy debouched<br>
wastfull and expensive for that wee utterly dislike and disaprove of the same<br><br>
Now our humble request is that in case the said Swanne doe<br>
repayre to any of your good Worshipps or to this honorable bench that<br>
you would be pleased to take the premisses unto your [?seareios?]<br>
consideraciones that some speedy course may bee taken<br>
to bring the said Swanne to a just accompt that our poore <br>
townshipp may have right and justice And your humble<br>
peticioners as they are in duty bound will ever daiely pray etc<br><br>
<sig>John Greene</sig>
<sig>Edward Warren</sig>
<sig>John Walker</sig> vicar<br>
<sig>George Eyre</sig><br>
<sig>Thomas Skinner</sig>
<sig>Richard Wilcockson</sig>
<sig>Francis Thanasson</sig><br>
<sig>John Trout</sig>
<sig>Lawrence Greene</sig>
<sig>Thomas Wathende</sig><br>
<m>Thomas Canne</m>
<sig>Robert Yealot</sig><br>
<sig>John Wilcockson</sig>
<sig>John Littlewood</sig>
<sig>John Smylter</sig><br>
<m>Edward Hutson</m> his marke
<m>Robert Cowper</m>
<m>John Houghe</m><br>
<m>Fran. Morton</m><br>
<sig>John Greene of Padley</sig>
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