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Archive Reference / Library Class No.Q/SB/2/255
TitlePetition 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
Date4 Apr 1665
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorDerbyshire County Quarter Sessions
FormatDocument
Transcript or IndexTo 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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