Ancient market town in Chester archdeaconry of the diocese of Coventry & Lichfield until the creation of the diocese of Chester in 1541
The borough of Macclesfield [centre, green] surrounded by (from the north, clockwise) Tytherington [blue], Hurdsfield [yellow], Rainow [pink], Macclesfield Forest [blue], Sutton [yellow], Gawsworth [orange], Henbury [pink], Birtles [yellow] and Upton [orange]. These were all part of the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Prestbury, except for Gawsworth, which formed a separate ecclesiastical parish in its own right.
General References
7 October 1309: exits di’.Marc’. Rob’tus de Elton’ p attorn’ suu’ optulit se verss Will’m Wyot & Alic’ vx’em eis. ++ nl. h’t.+ de pl’ito tans Et ip’i no’ ven’ Et +sicut pluries+ prceptu’ fuit vic’ q’d distr’ eos p om’es terr’ &c’ & q’d de exit’ &c’. Et vic’ modo Mandat q’d prcepit ball’os lib’tatis de Macclesfeld, qui se respondent q’d prd’ci Will’s & Alic’ distr’ su’t p cat’ vnde exits dj’. Marc’ I’o forisf’ca & no’ Manucapiu’tr qa no’ su’t inuenti I’o sicut plur’ prceptu’ est vic’ q’d distr’ eos p om’es terr’ &c’ & q’d de exit’ &c’ Et q’d h’eat corpa eor ad px’m Com’ &c’
Will’s de Miggeley p attorn’ suu’ op. se. verss Edmundu’ de Dounes de pl’ito debiti. Et ip’e no’ ven’. Et +sicut alias+ prceptu’ fuit vic’ q’d attach’ eu’ &c’ Et vic’ modo Mandat q’d prcepit ball’is libertatis de Macclesfeld qi nichil inde feceru’t. I’o prceptu’ est vic’ q’d no’ omittat pptr libertate’ prd’cam prd’cam [sic] qin eam &c’ & attach’ prd’cm Edmundu’ q’d sit ad px’m Com’ &c’
25 November 1309: m’ia.ij.s’. Will’us de Muggelegh’ optulit se us Edm’ del Dounes de pl’ito q’d redd’ ei qadrag’ solid’ qui ei aretro sunt de annuo redditu .xiij.s’.&.iiij.den’ quem ei deb’ &c’. Et ip’e non ven’. Et pr fuit vic’ q’d no’ omitt[ret] pptr lib’tatem de Macclesf’ quin attach’ eum &c’. Et vic’ modo mand’, q’d prd’cus Edm’ attach’ est p Ham’ Gretlouerd & Ric’m de Withington’. I’o ip’e in m’ia. Et pr est vic’ q’d non omittat pptr eamdem lib’tatem qin distr’ prd’cm Edm’ p om’es terr’ &c’. Et q’d de exit’ &c’. Et q’d h’eat corpus eius ad px’m Com’ &c’.
30 December 1309: Preceptum fuit vic’. q’d venire facret ad hunc Com’ .xij. &c’. de visn’ de Merphull’. ad fac’ qamda’ Jurata’ intr Rob’m de Mottresheued pet’ & Ric’m de Vernon’ de pl’ito trre de ten’ in Merphull’. Et vic’ nich’ inde fecit, set mand’ q’d prcepat balli’o lib’tatis de Macclesfeld qui +sic+ respond’. q’d adeo tarde &c’. Ideo sicut alias prceptu’ est vic’ q’d venire fac’ ad px’m Com’ .xij. &c’. Et prtr illos tot & tales. &c’.
13 August 1697: William Nicholas [marks] junior of Smalewood in the parish of Asbury in the county of Chester constable yeom’, Thomas Taylior/Taylor [marks: T] of Mackesfeild and George Taylor (marks: R) of Ranow eurnie in the county of Chester aforesaid yeomon, to William Reddich and Henry Burges of Over Alderley overseers of the poor of Over Alderley in the county of Chester yeomen, bond in £50: Whereas the aboue named William Reddich hath vndertaken for the Consideration of seuerall summs or weekly paymts of money to Table wth meat drinke And Lodginges fire & houseinge One Katharin Taylor Late of Smalewood Beinge great with Chyld, from henceforth for And dureinge soe Maney weekes at it shall please god she shalbe safely deliuered And Able to be Removed safely which said Katharin Taylor did Lately Reside in Smalewood aforesaid in the pish of Asbury And doth now inhabitt & dwell at the house of the said William Reddich in Over Alderley, which May become Chargable if Care be not taken vnto the Townpp of Over Alderley Aforesaid (to keep harmless). Witnesses: John Johnson [marks: W], William Sellers [marks], Roger Hough [signs]
9 May 1698: Randle Slater [signs] and Thomas Holland [signs] overseers of the poor of the borough of Macclesfeild in the County of Chester: certificate that John Collier husbandman is an Inhabitant Legally Settled within the said Burrough of Macclesfeild. Witnesses: Henry Barlowe [signs], James Rathbone [signs]
26 February 1726: Order of John Legh [signs: J Legh], John Davenport [signs: J Davenport] and Edward Thornycroft [signs: Edw: Thornycroft] esquires justices of the peace and quorum
Touching the Maintenance of a Female Bastard Child Lately borne in the Townesh’pp of Over Alderley in the said County vpon the body of Hannah Tollett of Over Alderley aforesd Single woman Which said Child is now Chargeable to Alderley aforesd & is Likely so to Continue.
First vpon the Examinac’on of the Cause & Circomstances of the [matter taken] vpon Oath before vs & due Considerac’on thereof being Likewise had by us we doe Adjudge Peter Pott of Macclesfield in the said County to be the putitive Fa[ther there]of And for the Endempnyfieing the said Towne’pp of Over Alderley aforesd in p……… for the Maintenance & bringing vp of the said base Child wee doe he[reby o]rder That the said Peter Pott shall Weekly & every Week from the birth of the [said] Child vntill it shall Attain the full age of Ten Years if the said Child shal[l happe]n so Long to live or for so Long thereof as it shall be Chargeable to the sd Towne’pp of Alderley pay or Cause to be paid to the Overseers of the poor of Alderley aforesd for the time being the sum’ of sixpence
4 January 1781: Bond by Matthew Longden [marks] of Sutton, county Chester, farmer, John Oakes [signs] of Sutton yeoman and Adam Sheldon [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, grocer, to Samuel Boyer clerk of His Majesty’s Court of Record for the Manor and Forest of Macclesfield, in £40: to appear at Macclesfield, Monday 22 January, to prosecute Matthew Nield of Sutton farmer for taking and unjustly detaining 35 sheep. Witness: Samuel Buckley junior [signs]
3 July 21 George III 1781: Bond by John Mason [signs] of Rydyard, county Stafford, yeoman, John Hordern [signs] of Bosley, county Chester, yeoman and Joseph Wheelton [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, innkeeper, to John Haslehurst bailiff of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £29, to appear at Macclesfield on Monday 9 July to answer George Barker in a plea of trespass upon the case. Witness: Edward Jones [signs]
13 March 1782: Bond by Richard Roberts [signs] of Hurdsfield, county Chester, cotton manufacturer, Benjamin Mather [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, ironmonger and George Simpson [signs] of Macclesfield baker, to Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of His Majesty’s court of record for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £40: to appear at the next court to prosecute John Birtles for wrongfully detaining and keeping six weaving looms and a wheel. Witnesses: Peter Wright [signs], Abraham Moss [signs]
12 June 1782: Bond by William Simpson [signs: Sympson] of Macclesfield, county Chester, blacksmith, John Stonehewer [signs] of Sutton in the parish of Prestbury, county Chester, esquire, and Joseph Nield [marks] of Macclesfield cordwainer, to George Lloyd esquire deputy steward of His Majesty’s Court of Record for the Manor and Forest of Macclesfield, in £18: for Simpson to appear 8 July to prosecute Charles Cock of Macclesfield clockmaker, for wrongfully keeping and detaining a pair of bars, two pair of tongs, two pokers, a fire shovel, a fender, a swee, a bread iron, a flesh grid, a small iron stand, a bread toasting iron, a frying pan, a Dutch oven, a white wood cupboard & crockery, a white wood table, one painted ditto, a japanned hand board, five rush bottomed chairs, a box iron and heaters, a small looking glass, a weigh beam, two maps and five pictures, two earthen stanes and two jugs, a cheese toaster, an iron pot, an iron kettle, earthen ware, a white wood table, two chairs, a piggin, a hand basket, a shelf, five white plates, two flower pots, two pair of bed stocks, one hanged, two chaff beds, two chaff bolsters, one sheet, one blanket, two bed rugs, a coffer and box, an earthen stane, a wheel and jack. Witness: Wm. Allen [signs]
22 September 23 George III 1783: Bond by James Rowson [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, silkthrowster, Ralph Deane [signs] of the same place grocer and John Lowe [signs] of Macclesfield peruke maker, to Samuel Boyer, clerk of His Majesty’s court of record for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £20: for Rowson to appear on Monday 29 September to prosecute Ann Hall otherwise Nancy Hall of Macclesfield alehousekeeper, for taking and unjustly detaining one gelding. Witness: Nathan Jackson
15 June 24 George III 1784: Bond by John Downes [signs Downs] of Taxal, county Chester, yeoman, Thomas Wych [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, mercer, and George Pearson the younger [signs] of Macclesfield silk throwster, to Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of His Majesty’s court of record for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £30: for Downes to appear on Monday 5 July to prosecute Thomas Goodwin for taking and unjustly detaining 37 sheep and 9 lambs. Witness: Edwd. Jones [signs]
6 December 1786: Bond by Joseph Albinson [marks] of Macclesfield, county Chester, labourer, John Clowes [signs] of Macclesfield blacksmith and John Johnson [signs] of Macclesfield silkwinder, to Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of His Majesty’s court of record for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £5: for Albinson to appear on Monday 18 December to prosecute John Davenport for taking and unjustly detaining a grate, tongs and poker, solid iron, three candlesticks, 13 chairs, a cupboard, two tables, a dresser, coffer, two tubs, an iron pot, a brass kettle, a shelf, crockery and earthen ware, a bird and cage, four pictures, three pair of bedstocks, three chaff beds, a feather bolster, two pillows, four pair of sheets, three blankets and three bedquilts. Witness: Maurice Jones [signs]
25 January 1786: Bond by Thomas Heald [marks] of Wildboarclough, county Chester, yeoman, Thomas Jackson [signs] of Henbury, county Chester, yeoman, and John Breasner [signs: Bresner] of Macclesfield, county Chester, yeoman, to Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of His Majesty’s court of record for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £12: for Heald to appear at the next court to prosecute Henry Jackson of Siddington, county Chester, yeoman, for wrongfully taking and unjustly detaining a grate, tongs, a swing, a frying pan, a candle stick, a bakestone, a bread iron, a churn and staff, a white wood table, an oak table, a form, a shelf and crockery ware, a clock and case, a lanthorn, an iron pot, an iron kettle, a coffer, four chairs, a brass kettle, a cooler, a tub, four pan-mugs, two stanes, four cheese vats, a pair of bed stocks, a chaff bed and bolster, a sheet, two blankets, a bridle, a girth, a cheese press, a pair of bed stocks, a chaff bed and bolster, a sheet, two blankets, a hackney saddle, a cart saddle, a breechband and cropper, a pair of chains, a deshion, a box, a coffer, a tub, strokes for a cart, a cradle, a deshion, butter weights and lumber, a quantity of hay, two pikels, a rake, a spade, two milking cows, hay over the baulks, a muck fork, a spade, a small quantity of hay and a mare. Witnesses: Edward Sumner [signs] and Jonathan Broad [signs]
27 July 1787: Bond by Thomas Henshaw [signs] of Gawsworth, county Chester, yeoman, Thomas Salt of Macclesfield, county Chester, twister and Edward Bennett [signs: Bennet] of Macclesfield hatband maker, to Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of His Majesty’s court of record for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £18: for Henshaw to appear at the next court to prosecute Thomas Hammond of Macclesfield yeoman, for wrongfully taking and unjustly detaining one eight days clock, two horses, one cart and one chest of drawers. Witness: Edward Sumner [signs]
14 September 1787: Bond by Theophilus Norton [signs] of Buxton, county Derby, yeoman, Maurice Jones [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, yeoman and Joseph Fawkner [signs] of Macclesfield shoemaker, to Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of His Majesty’s court of record for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £3: for Norton to appear at the next court to prosecute John Barlow and James Barlow of Macclesfield Forest yeomen, for wrongfully taking and unjustly detaining one bay gelding. Witness: John Jones
15 November 1787: Bond by Joseph Simpson [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, silkthrowster and Thomas Wardle [signs] of Macclesfield button merchant to Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of His Majesty’s court of record for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £100: for Simpson to appear at the next court to prosecute Francis Oldfield of Hurdsfield farmer for wrongfully taking and unjustly detaining two mares and four colts. Witness: William Thorley [signs]
17 May 30 George III 1790: Bond by Daniel Ash [marks] of Sutton in the parish of Prestbury, county Chester, blacksmith, James Orme [signs] of Sutton yeoman and Mark Turner [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, silk throwster, to [erased: George Lloyd esquire, deputy steward] Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of His Majesty’s court of record for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £22: for Ash to appear at the next court to prosecute James Whieldon of Leek Frith, county Stafford, labourer, for wrongfully taking and unjustly retaining and keeping one cow and four stirks. Witnesses: Edward Maddock [signs], Martin Swindells [signs]
2 February 31 George III 1791: Bond by John Pott [signs: Potts] of Macclesfield, county Chester, cotton manufacturer, Joshua Robinson [marks] of Macclesfield yeoman and William Swallow [marks] of Macclesfield cotton spinner, to Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of His Majesty’s court of record for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £300: for Pott to appear at the next court to prosecute Nathan Jackson gentleman attorney for the representatives of the late Mr Green, for wrongfully taking and unjustly retaining and keeping 15 jennies, two skips, several quantities of loose cotton, a quantity of hay, one stool and thrale, one hackney saddle, three bridles, three collars, one pair of halms, two pikles, one press, six tubs, one boiler, 34 flakes, one stove pot and pipes, four bags of cotton, one shovel and poker, a quantity of soft weft, two corn tubs, a coffer, one cast metal weight 60 lbs, six lead weights 160 lbs, weighs and beams, one ladder, one wheel barrow, one hand cart and lumber. Witness: Rowson Sutton
3 November 32 George III 1791: Bond by John Greaves [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, cotton spinner, John Lowe [signs] of Macclesfield peruke maker and Timothy Worthington [signs] of Macclesfield shopkeeper, to Samuel Boyer of Newcastle, county Stafford, gentleman, clerk of the court for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £50: for John Greaves to appear 14 November to answer William Greaves the elder in a plea of trespass upon the case (£20). Witnesses: R. Broad [signs], Ed Partington [signs]
22 September 1792: Bond by Ralph Simmister [signs: Simister] of Macclesfield, county Chester, butcher, Samuel Rowbotham [signs] of Macclesfield gentleman and John Staveley [signs] of Macclesfield grocer, to Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £44: for Simmister to appear at the next court to prosecute John Bayley for wrongfully detaining and keeping three cows. Witness: Samuel Buckley
22 December 1792: Bond by Francis Rushton [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, John Rushton [signs] of Macclesfield butcher and Samuel Goodwin [signs] of Macclesfield innholder to Samuel Boyer gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £30: for Francis Rushton to appear at the next court to prosecute Joshua Platt of Bullock Smithy, county Chester, carrier and John Hammersley of Sutton, county Chester. Witness: David Brown [signs]. Pencil markings relating to another case.
2 May 1795: Bond by William Rosson [signs: Rowson] the elder of Macclesfield, county Chester, yeoman, Edward Gatley [signs] of Macclesfield victualler and Thomas Hatton [signs] of Bollington, county Chester miller, to Peter Wright gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £10: for William Rosson the younger of Bollington shopkeeper to appear at the next court to prosecute Thomas Bennison of Bollington cotton manufacturer, for taking a twinter worth £5. Witness: W. Thorley [signs], deputy steward
16 July 1795: Bond by Matthew Stokoe [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, baker and William Smallwood [signs] of Macclesfield dyer, to Peter Wright gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £8: for Josiah Greaves, late of Macclesfield but now a private in the Cheshire Militia to appear at the next court to prosecute John Cottrell of Macclesfield bricklayer, for taking a screen and cushion, a pair of copper scales, a grate, a painted cupboard, three tea pots, a cannister, a bason, six rush bottom’d chairs, five boxes, a mahogany stand, three mahogany drawers, a pair of bed stocks, an oak cupboard, a round stool, a chaff bed, a feather bed, bolster and pillow, a pair of sheets, two blankets and a rug (worth £4). Witness: David Brown [signs]
16 July 35 George III 1795: Bond by John Cottrell [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, bricklayer, John Burgess [signs] of Macclesfield farmer and William Wright [signs] of Sutton, county Chester, farmer, to Peter Wright gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £20: for Cottrell to appear at the next court to prosecute Josiah Whitaker for taking one grate, one crow, one guard, one fender, a pair of tongs and poker, a box iron and heaters, a clock, a corner cupboard, a dresser and shelves, three stools, a wood screen, a whitewood table, five rush bottomed chairs, an iron stand, a pair of bellows, a copper tea kettle, three pewter quart measures, three pewter pint measures, two pewter gill measures, two pewter liquor measures, an iron shovel, seventeen plates, two dishes, five jugs, four glasses, two brass candlesticks, five iron candlesticks, one tin candlestick, a brass ladle, two tun dishes, three cups and three saucers, an ink stand, an oak table, two stools, four chairs, a looking glass, a grate, a tin candlestick, a coffer, a dresser and shelves, a tin scale, a salt box, a bird cage, a lantern, a handboard, a large mug, a plate and bason, two iron pots, a pewter dish, a delph dish, four tubs, a spinning wheel, a frying pan, a stone bottle, a pitch fork, a tin warming can, three barrels of ale, one barrel of rum, one barrel of gin, two empty barrels, for brass cocks, a piggin, two dishes, a large mug, a pewter pint, a chest of drawers, a pair of whitewood bedsteads, a chaff bed, two feather pillows, one feather bolster, two bed covers, two blankets, one sheet, a cradle, a grate, two chairs, a box, a pair of bedsteads, a chaff bed and bolster, two sheets, one blanket, a bed cover and all other goods and chattels upon the premises (worth £10). Witness: David Brown [signs]
14 July 1795: Notice of distraint by Josiah Whitaker [signs], on behalf of your landlord Mr John Pearson of Macclesfield, county Chester, to John Cotterel otherwise Cottrel, for £7 7s rent due 1 May 1795 and now in arrear, for a public house called the Royal Oak in the Waters in Macclesfield. Inventory: House: one grate, one crow, one guard, one fender, a pair of tongs and poker, a box iron and heaters, a clock, a corner cupboard, a dresser and shelves, three stools, a wood screen, a whitewood table, five rush bottomed chairs, an iron stand, a pair of bellows, a copper tea kettle, three pewter quart measures, three pewter pint measures, two pewter gill measures, two pewter liquor measures, an iron shovel, seventeen plates, two dishes, five jugs, four glasses, two brass candlesticks, five iron candlesticks, one tin candlestick, a brass ladle, two tun dishes, three cups and three saucers, an ink stand. Parlour: an oak table, two stools, four chairs, a looking glass, a grate, a tin candlestick. Pantry: a coffer, a dresser and shelves, a tin scale, a salt box, a bird cage, a lantern, a handboard, a large mug, a plate and bason. Kitchen: two iron pots, a pewter dish, a delph dish, four tubs, a spinning wheel, a frying pan, a stone bottle, a pitch fork, a tin warming can. Cellar: three barrels of ale, one barrel of rum, one barrel of gin, two empty barrels, for brass cocks, a piggin, two dishes, a large mug, a pewter pint. Chamber no 1: a chest of drawers, a pair of whitewood bedsteads, a chaff bed, two feather pillows, one feather bolster, two bed covers, two blankets, one sheet, a cradle, a grate. Chamber no 2: two chairs, a box. Chamber no 3: a pair of bedsteads, a chaff bed and bolster, two sheets, one blanket, a bed cover and all other the goods and chattels in or upon the abovementioned premises
12 May 1796: Bond by Samuel Harding [signs: Samuel Harding junr] of Pott Shrigley, county Chester, yeoman, Reuben Bullock [signs: Ruben Bullock] of Tytherington, county Chester, yeoman and James Bradley [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, cabinet maker, to Peter Wright gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £30: for Harding to appear at the next court to prosecute William Nixon of Harrop within Rainow, county Chester, for taking a mare and a gelding. Witness: W. Thorley
30 March 1797: Bond by Benjamin Brookes [signs: Brooke] of Tytherington, county Chester, yeoman, George Brookes [signs: Brooke] of Tytherington yeoman and Edward Gatley [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, victualler, to Peter Wright gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £58: for Benjamin to appear at the next court to prosecute Reuben Bullock of Macclesfield butcher, George Greaves of Macclesfield butcher and Maurice Jones of Macclesfield yeoman, for taking 29 sheep (worth £29). Witnesses: Joseph Brown [signs] and John Mitchell [signs]
18 December 1798: Bond by William Millett [signs: Millet] of Macclesfield, county Chester, tailor, James Greaves [signs] of Macclesfield cheese factor and Samuel Saviel [signs] of Macclesfield stone mason to Peter Wright gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £10: for William to appear at the next court to prosecute George Holt of Macclesfield saddler, for taking an eight days clock, a buffet, a chest of drawers, a painted table, a looking glass, a tea chest, a cupboard, four glass pictures, six chairs, a table, two fenders, an oven and grate tongs, poker and shovel, a pair of bed stocks and hangings. Witness: Isaac Johnson [signs]. Samuel Saviel sworn to the value of the goods by David Browne [signs], deputy clerk
23 May 1798: Bond by John Mayne [signs] of Nottingham gentleman, John Chandley [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, painter, and Edward Nield [signs] of Macclesfield cordwainer, to Peter Wright gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £47: for Mayne to appear at the next court, Monday 18 June 1798, to answer John Hodkinson in a plea of trespass upon the case to £47 damage. Witness: Joseph Fowler [signs]
23 May 1798: Bond by Jonathan Rogers [signs] of Mansfield, county Nottingham, gentleman, John Chandley [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester and Edward Nield [signs] of Macclesfield cordwainer, to Peter Wright gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £40: for Rogers to appear at the next court, Monday 18 June 1798, to answer John Hodkinson in a plea of trespass upon the case to the damage of £40. Witness: Joseph Fowler [signs]
19 September 1798: Bond by Robert Hamson [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, lime carrier, Samuel Brasner [signs: Bresner] of Macclesfield carman and John Finlow [signs: Findlow] of Macclesfield whitesmith, to Peter Wright gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £16: for Hamson to appear at the next court, to prosecute Thomas Salt of Sutton, county Chester, for taking against gages and good pledges two mares
14 May 1799: Bond by Joseph Massey [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, check manufacturer, John Hodkinson [signs] of Macclesfield innholder and Samuel Pott [signs] of Macclesfield yeoman, to Peter Wright gentleman clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £16: for Massey to appear at the next court, to prosecute Thomas Clarke for detaining a mare. Witnesses: Samuel Buckley [signs] and Maurice Jones [signs]
30 March 47 George III 1807: Bond by George Wain [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, liquor dealer, John Newbold [signs] of Macclesfield liquor merchant and William Wain [signs] of Macclesfield innholder, to John Gamaliel Lloyd esquire deputy steward of the court for the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £14: for George Wain to appear at the next court to prosecute Henry Orme of Macclesfield shopkeeper and Maurice Jones of Macclesfield bailiff, for taking one clock and case and a screen or sofa with cushion and cover, worth £7. Witness: Thomas Grimsditch [signs]. David Hall of Macclesfield testifies to the value of the goods. Witness: David Browne clerk of the court.
14 May 57 George III 1817: Bond by William Hall [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, baker, William Smale [signs] of Macclesfield silk throwster and Richard Walker [marks] of Fallibroome, county Chester, farmer, to David Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £30: to appear at the next court and prosecute William Fennell of Macclesfield joiner, for taking two cows and hay and dung (worth £15). Witnesses: W. N. Allen [signs] and John Altree [signs]
5 June 1819: Bond by William Owen [signs] of Adlington, county Chester, farmer, James Pimlott [signs: Pimlot] of Butley, county Chester, gentleman and John Gee [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, millwright and engineer, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £777: to appear at the next court on Monday 21 June 1819 at Macclesfield, to prosecute Richard Legh esquire and Joseph Pimlott for taking one clock with oak case, one oak chest of drawers, one painted table, two round stools, one old oak screen, five chairs, one weather glass, one fender and fire irons, three smoothing irons, one Italian iron, one iron stand, one large looking glass, three large baskets, five flower pots, one small cupboard with crockery, one small looking glass, one fire shovel, one copper tea kettle, one old oak chest, two cotton looms, one side saddle, one lot of sundries, one clothes horse, one oak dining table, one weather glass, one large painted table and form, one knife box, four small cheeses, one lot of knives and forks, four large barrels, one small barrel, four steens, one lot of sundries, two pair of bedsteads, oak and mahogany, two chaff beds, one feather bed, three feather bolsters, one flock bolster, two feather pillows, six blankets, two sheets, two bed covers, one large map, one churn, one coal box, one tub and measure, one lot of sacks, two flails, one washing dolly and riddle, one old bench, one oak dresser, one cheese press, one toaster, three tubs, sundry farming utensils, one lot of cans, several milk steans, shelves and earthen ware, a lot of metal weights, one frying pan, two oak bedsteads, two chaff beds, three flock bolsters, two feather bolsters, one sheet, six blankets, two covers, one stool, four scythes, cart, thrippers, one broad wheel’d cart with iron arms, one lot of rakes and pikels, a quantity of old iron, a small lot of wheat straw, corn trial, an old can, a quantity of wood, several farming implements, six cowties, two flails, one milking stool, a lot of wood, dung forks, one ladder, iron rakes, one wheelbarrow, two cart saddles, a quantity of horses gearing, dung forks and shovels, one bucket, two halters, a large tub, one grey stallion, one cow, one bay mare, twenty two geese, one brown mare, one grey mare, one field and a piece of oats, one ditto wheat, a piece of a field of wheat, five fields of mowing grass, one lot of fowls and ducks (worth £388 10s). Witness: Peter Browne [signs]. Mr James Moorhouse [signs] testifies to the value. Witness: David Browne [signs]
3 July 1822: Bond by William Rushton [signs] and John Booth the younger [marks], both of Macclesfield, county Chester, yeomen, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £30: to appear at the next court on Monday 15 July 1822, to prosecute Edward Bradley, David Sheldon, James Bradley, John Sheldon and Thomas Brown, for taking a round table, deal table with drawers, copper tea kettle, copper bed pan, small looking glass, grate and bars, tongs and poker, tea tray, two small waiters, two flat irons, Italian iron, twelve small pictures, toasting iron, tin oven, two iron shovels, bellows, five rush bottomed chairs, iron coal box, iron pot, tin watercan, two brass saucepans, two iron saucepans, washing mug, eight dishes, twelve plates, quantity of crockery, frying pan, lot of sundries, pair of tent bedsteads, bed cover, pair sheets, pair blankets, flour barrell, iron candlestick, chaff bed and bolster, one pair of four post bedsteads, pair sheets, one blanket, bed cover, chaff bed and bolster, mahogany chest of drawers, fire grate, china teapot and set of cups and saucers. Witness: Thomas Parrott [signs]. Peter Browne [signs] testifies to the value of the goods as £15
27 August 1823: Bond by George Smith [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, writer, and Samuel Rowbotham [signs] of Macclesfield gentleman, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £41: to appear at the next court at Macclesfield Forest on Monday 8 September 1823, to prosecute Joseph Hayman and John Waters, for taking six pictures, six chairs, two elbow chairs, one mahogany card table, one mahogany stand, fender and fire irons, bellows, knife box, knives, forks and spoons, two tea trays, two flat irons, toaster, bonnet, chimney ornaments, one Italian iron, two brushes, two caddies, a pair of tent bedsteads, two feather beds, bolsters, pillows, blankets and sheets, two bed covers, two silver cups, six copper kettles, six barrels, five saucepans, one copper jug, coal box and shovel, frying pan and earthenware (worth £20 10s). Witness: John Hammersley [signs]. 27 August 1823 Jonathan Davenport [signs] testifies to the value of the goods, before David Browne [signs], clerk of the court. Inventory enclosed.
1 March 7 George IV 1826: Bond by John Norbury of Macclesfield, county Chester, silkman [signs], James Morris of Cateaton Street in the City of London, merchant [no signature[, William Stone of Copthall Court in the City of London, silk broker [no signature], John Billinge of Warnford Court in the City of London, silk broker [no signature], (assignees of Jonas Braddock of Macclesfield, silk manufacturer, bankrupt), William Hopes of Macclesfield, gentleman [signs] and Thomas Grimsditch of Macclesfield, gentleman [signs], to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £700: for Norbury, Morris, Stone and Billinge to appear at the next court, to prosecute Henry Wardle and Thomas Wardle for taking 9 engines and 1 side, or 823 swifts, 4½ wooden doubling frames, 24 doubling wheels, 12 engines, 5 soft silk engines, 3 hand, 10 throwing mills, 6½ wooden doubling frames, 3 throwing mills and 19 spinning mills (worth £350). Witness: W. N. Allen [signs]. 1 March 1826 James Stubbs of Macclesfield, machine maker, [signs] testifies to the value of the goods, before Peter Browne [signs]
1 March 7 George IV 1826: Bond by Joseph Birchinall [signs] of Sutton, county Chester, silkthrowster, John Norbury [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, silk manufacturer and William Hopes [signs] of Macclesfield, gentleman, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £226: for Birchinall to appear at the next court, to prosecute Richard Hine and Peter Filcock, Peter Moore Cullow and Thomas Dodd, for taking 1 hard silk engine, 86 swifts, 3 ditto ditto, 88 swifts each, 1 ditto ditto, 80 swifts, 1 ditto ditto, 86 swifts, 1 ditto ditto, 88 swifts, 1 ditto ditto, 90 swifts, ½ ditto ditto, 44 swifts, ½ of a wooden doubler, 44 bobbins, 3 wooden doublers, 78 bobbins each, 3 spinning mills, 2½ throwing mills, 6 horses, 3 organ boxes, line shafting for mills and engines, 25 lamps and sticks, 14 skips, weights and scales, two doubling wheels and jack and two stools and about 14 gross of engine bobbins (worth £113). Witness: W. N. Allen [signs]. 1 March 1826 William Johnson [signs] of Macclesfield, sworn appraiser, testifies to the value of the goods, before Peter Browne [signs]
19 April 1826: Bond by William Green [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, ironfounder, Gawin Herdman [signs] of Macclesfield ironmonger and James Swinnerton [signs] of Macclesfield stationer, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £36: for Green to appear 15 May 1826 at the next court, to prosecute Thomas Malkin for taking one cow (worth £18). Witness: John Hammersley [signs]. 19 April 1826 Timothy Warhurst [marks] testifies to the value of the cow before George Smith [signs] deputy clerk of the court.
2 January 7 George IV 1827: Bond by James Hudson [marks] of Macclesfield, county Chester, yeoman, Jeffery Bradley [signs] of Macclesfield butcher and Robert Brough [signs] of Macclesfield brick maker, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £36: for Hudson to appear at the next court, to prosecute Charles Gardiner of Macclesfield brick maker for taking one cow (worth £3 10s). Witness: Jn Jackson [signs]. 2 January 1827 William Goodwin [signs] of Macclesfield labourer testifies to the value of the cow before Peter Browne [signs]
12 January 1828: Bond by William Lawton [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, publican, [erased: William Braddock of Macclesfield hatter], Sampson Bold [signs] of Macclesfield publican and Samuel Bradshaw [signs] of Macclesfield hatter, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £31 10s: for Lawton to appear at the next court, Monday 21 January 1828, to prosecute Samuel Henshaw and Jonathan Davenport for taking brew pan, mash tub, cooler, lot of barrels, sundries &c., tables, chairs, oven and grate &c., fender and fire irons, six beds and bedding, bedsteads &c. (worth £15 15s). Witness: Peter Browne [signs]. 12 January 1828: James Caldwell [signs] testifies to the value of the goods before Peter Browne [signs]
26 July 1828: Bond by William Normanshall [signs: W normansell] of Norbury, county Chester, farmer, John Torkington [signs] of Norbury farmer and William Torkington [signs] of Norbury farmer, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £60: for Normanshall to appear at the next court, Monday 4 August 1828, to prosecute Samuel Jowett and Michael Norton trustees of the late Thomas Gates and Robert Ridgway, for taking two chests, two couch, chairs, clock, three tables, corner cupboard, oven and grate, ten chairs, pots, churns, mugs, kettles, three bedsteads, beds and bedding, one cow, one horse, a quantity of hay, one calf and all other things found upon the premises (worth £30). Witness: James Wood [signs]. 26 July 1828: Thomas Normansell [marks] of Bramhall, county Chester, testifies to the value of the goods before Peter Browne [signs]
17 October 1828: Bond by William Lawton [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, publican, George Chetham [signs] of Macclesfield, builder, Henry Airey [signs] of Macclesfield, slater, and Joseph Thorley [marks] of Marton, county Chester, farmer, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £60: for Lawton to appear at the next court, Monday 27 October 1828, to prosecute Samuel Booth Henshaw for taking oven grate and boiler, fender, poker and iron stand, six brass candlesticks and mortar, Italian iron, toasting fork, eggslicer, grater, pudding tins and tea caddy, roasting spit, two warming pans, flower dish, tin saucepan and cover, cheese toaster, violin and knife box, corner cupboard, castors and sundry earthenware, two screens, three chairs, one table and two stools, tin can and music stand, tin bonnet and coffee kettle, tongs and poker, two tables, eight chairs, one form and tea tray, one grate and fender, window curtain and table cover, corner cupboard, books and sundry earthenware, forty one jugs, mugs, jars &c., twenty eight glasses, three trays and looking glass, coffee mill and thirteen bottles, eight pewter measures, chest of drawers and leaden cistern, shelves, saw and clothes basket, seven chairs and two tables, fire grate and map, fire grate, fender and fire irons, one large oak dining table, press bed and mahogany table, six chairs, oak stand and picture, window curtains and table cover, one feather bed, two bolsters, two blankets, two sheets and quilt, looking glass, three pair of bedsteads and hangings, three feather beds, three mattrasses and three pair blankets, three pair sheets, ten bolsters and three bed quilts, three chairs and window curtains, bedsteads and hangings, feather bed, bolster and two pillows, mattrass, two sheets, two blankets and bed quilt, two chairs, washstand, table, carpets and window curtains, bedsteads and hangings, feather bed, mattrass, three blankets, bolster, two sheets and bed quilt, fire grate and fender, looking glass, two pictures and tea tray, two chairs, four boxes, window curtains and two carpets, fire grate, cupboard, six forms, press bed, one chaff bed and two bolsters, pair blankets, pair sheets and bed quilt, pair bedsteads, one feather bed, one flock mattrass and bolster, two sheets, two blankets and bed quilt, one form and grate, pair of bedsteads, one feather bed, bolster, pair sheets, pair blankets and bed quilt, pair of bedsteads, one feather bed, flock mattrass, bolster, pair sheets, pair blankets and bed quilt, press bed, window curtains, form and fire grate, one copper pan, one iron pan, one mash tub and two coolers, eight barrels and joiner’s bench, two barrels and a quantity of old boxes, &c. (worth £30). Witness: W. Pratt [signs] clerk to Mr Ainsworth, solicitor, Macclesfield. 17 October 1828: Aaron Belfield [signs] of Macclesfield joiner, testifies to the value of the goods before David Browne [signs]. Thomas Ainsworth [signs] certifies that Mr Henry Airey of Broken Cross Lane slater, Mr George Cheetham of Broken Cross Lane builder and Mr Joseph Thorley of Marton farmer are good and sufficient securities to replevy the goods distrained by Jonathan Davenport for Mr Samuel Booth Henshaw.
3 November 9 George IV 1828: Bond by George Rowlands [marks] of Macclesfield, county Chester, machine maker, Isaac Owen [signs] of Macclesfield, machine maker and James Clarke [signs: Clark] of Macclesfield, wood turner, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £67: for Rowlands to appear at the next court, Monday 24 November 1828, to prosecute James Sargeant for taking mahogany chest of drawers, painted table and stand, four chairs, mahogany stand, knife box, two tea trays, sundry pictures, fender and fire irons, tin bonnet, two candlesticks, looking glass, tea chest, table, tea kettle, three saucepans, dolly, bench, frying pan, bellows, tin can, cloaths maid, corner shelf, sundry mugs, two pair bed steads, one feather bed, bolster and pillow, five blankets, sheets and quilts, one chaff bed, oak linen chest, one pair bedsteds, seven weavers flys, wire sive, quantity of wire, quantity of leather, three pair bellows, seven proof cast iron boxes. grinding stone, scales and weights, three wire sieves, spade, sundry pattens, lathe bearer, two vices, four work benches, new hard setts, engine, forty one bobbins, sundry working tools, barrel (worth £33 10s). Witness: Jas. Beresford [signs]. Mr Jacob Burgess [signs] sworn to the value of the goods [no witness, no value]
11 December 1828: Bond by Thomas Fletcher [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, hatter, Richards Potts [signs] of Macclesfield, bread baker, and John Smale [marks] of Macclesfield, silk dealer, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £14 14s: for Fletcher to appear at the next court, Monday 22 December 1828, to prosecute William Dunkerley and John Waters for taking one sofa and one bookcase and desk (worth £7 7s). Witness: Thomas Parrott [signs], attorney, Macclesfield. 11 December 1828: Jacob Burgess [signs] of Macclesfield testifies to the value of the goods. Witness: Peter Browne [signs].
5 February 1829: Bond by John Ward [signs] of Rainow, county Chester, stone mason, John Adshead [signs] of Hurdsfield, county Chester, weaver, and Robert Clarke [signs] of Hurdsfield, stone mason, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £249 14s: for Ward to appear at the next court, Monday 16 February 1829, to prosecute Godfrey Pogmore and George Burgess for taking one clock in mahogany case, one mahogany chest of drawers, one mahogany corner cupboard, one painted writing desk, one painted table and one round table, seven chairs and one small cupboard, two pictures, one tray and one pair of bellows, one bread toaster, two flat irons and two candle sticks, one tin roaster and one brass tap, one boiler, one bakestone and one dachin, one bucket, one pail and one iron pot, four cans, two small ditto and one iron saucepan, lot of earthen ware, one churn, one dolly and tub and one wash tub, two frying pans and two butter basins, lot of mugs and bottles, one oak chest, one cheese tub, three small casks and one clothes maid, one tub, one chair and one box, one set of bed steads, chaff bed and bedding, one set of tent bed steads, one feather bed and bedding, eighteen small cheeses, lot of hay in bay and on baulks, one cart, one horse and geering, one cheese press, two wheel barrows, teagle chain, lot of iron crowbars, lot of picks and shovels, one cart body, thrippers, plough, arrows, rakes, pikles and four cows, winnowing fan and two ladders, bend and chains, drag chain, oven, grate and boiler, a quantity of shelving, slop stone and a lot of settle stones (worth £124 17s). Witness: Thos. Parrott [signs]. 5 February 1829: Confirmation of valuation by Jacob Burgess [signs] of Macclesfield, appraiser. Witness: Geo. Smith [signs], deputy clerk of the court.
28 January 9 George IV 1829: Bond by Charles Armett [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, smallware dealer, Peter Lucas [signs] of Alderley, county Chester, farmer, Thomas Armett [signs] of Rainow, county Chester, yeoman and William Savill [signs] of Macclesfield, stone mason, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £38: for Charles Armett to appear at the next court, Monday 16 February 1829, to prosecute William Bancroft for taking one oak chest, one dale table, one round table, one oak dresser, six chairs, one tea bord, one pair bellows, one salt box, one iron fender and fire irons, two iron saucepans, one clock, one pair mahogany chest of drawers, one candle box, lott of earthenware, counter and shelves, scales and sundry articles in shop, one four post bedstead, feather bed and bedding, one chair, two tables, one four post bedstead, feather bed and bedding, two tables, one chair, wash hand stand, small carpet. Witness Jas. Beresford [signs]. 28 January 1829: Thomas Underhill [signs] of Macclesfield carpenter swears to the value of the goods being £19. Witness: Peter Browne [signs].
21 May 1829: Bond by Charles Wilson [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, labourer, Caleb Kent [signs] of Macclesfield, machine maker, and John Pearson [marks] of Macclesfield, silk weaver, to David Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £14 19s: for Wilson to appear at the next court, Monday 8 June 1829, to prosecute David Daniels, Thomas Simcock, Thomas Oldfield, John Bradley, Thomas Barber, George Whittaker and John Maddox trustees of the Amicable Building Club and John Draycott, for taking one round table, one table with drawers, four chairs, one grate, two fenders, one pair tongs, one poker, one chimney piece, one boiler and bakestone, one water can, one saucepan, one iron pot, lot of earthenware, one small glass, three candlesticks, one stallion iron, one tin cheese toaster, one pair scales, two baskets, one book rack, one set drawers, one table, two tea trays. one swing glass, one clock, one stand, three chairs, one squab, seven pictures, one iron stand, one warming pan, one grate, one chimney piece, two brass candlesticks, one pair tongs, one poker, one beaufet, lot of chimney ornaments, lot of glasses and some tea ware, one doubling wheel, lot of books, one set four post bedsteads, one chaff bed and beding, one set tent bedsteads. one chaff bed and bedding, two boxes, one set four post bedsteads, one chaff bed and bedings, one tent bedsteads, one chaff bed and beding, one burow, two boxes, one stand, two chairs, one cloathes horse and a lot of lumber (worth £7 9s 6d). Witness: John Hammersley [signs], Macclesfield. 21 May 1829: Appraisement certified by Ralph Wilson [signs]. Witness: Peter Browne [signs].
21 August 9 George IV 1829: Bond by George Spencer [signs] of Hurdsfield, county Chester, wood turner, Samuel Rowley [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, silk weaver and William Maydew [signs] of Macclesfield, tailor, to Peter Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £30: for Spencer to appear at the next court, Monday 31 August 1829, to prosecute Richard Marsden, for taking one iron press, five lathes, one voice, one desk, three sawes, two speed pulleys, 100 mundrills, three shafts, three drums, a quantity of timber and 150 turning instruments, sundry lumber and so forth. Witness: Jas. Beresford [signs]. 21 August 1829 Jacob Burgess [signs] of Macclesfield appraiser values the goods at £15.
27 October 1829: Bond by Edward Clarke [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, silk throwster, Ann Clarke [signs] of Macclesfield victualler, and George Webster of Macclesfield skinner, to Peter Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £37 10s: for Edward Clarke to appear at the next court, Monday 23 November 1829, to prosecute John Hilton and Robert Cliffe, for taking one counter, mahogany top, one desk and stool, one deal cupboard, four wooden doubling frames, four hard silk engines, one clock, quantity of bobbins, eight throwing mills and seven spinning mills (worth £97 8s). Witness: Joseph Glover [signs]. 27 October 1829: Valuation appraised by certificate by William Wayte [signs] of Macclesfield appraiser. Witness: Geo. Smith [signs].
17 November 1829: Bond by William Challinor Painter [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, silkman, Joseph Smith [signs] of Macclesfield, joiner, and Henry Booth [signs] of Macclesfield, silkweaver, to Peter Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £40: for Painter to appear at the next court, Monday 23 November 1829, to prosecute Sarah Snow and John Waters bailiff for taking a set of china, six skips, desk, counter, two pair of scales, a quantity of weights, four gross of bobbins, five warps, fender, lot of brown paper, 12lbs of rough sewings, three skips and pegs, earthen ware pot, one gross of bobbins, five iron stanchons, three looms, lot of bobbins, four skips, water can, a pig, stove pot and piping, five looms, lot of machinery, a cane bottomed chair, wheels and rises, ladder, engine, stool, feathers and flocks, sundries &c. (worth £20). 17 November 1829: Jacob Burgess [signs] of Macclesfield, auctioneer, certifies value of the goods. Witness: John Hammersley [signs] deputy clerk of the court.
18 December 1829: Bond by George Smith [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, gentleman, Henry Smith [signs] of Cheadle, county Chester, gentleman and George Perry [signs] of Macclesfield, shopkeeper, to Peter Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £52: for George Smith to appear at the next court, Monday 21 December 1829, to prosecute William Henshaw and Robert Cliffe for taking one mahogany sofa, one mahogany Pembroke table, three mahogany card tables, five chairs, six paintings, floor carpet, brass fender, window blind, brass snuffers and tray, bottle slides, chimney ornaments, sofa, bedsteads and bedding and sundry household goods (worth £26). Witness: John Hammersley [signs], Macclesfield. 18 December [blank] of Macclesfield testifies to the value of the goods [unsigned, no witness].
15 June 1830: Bond by William Challinor Painter [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, silkman, Joseph Smith [signs] of Macclesfield, yeoman, and Henry Booth [signs] of Macclesfield, silkweaver, to Peter Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £16: for Painter to appear at the next court, Monday 5 July 1830, to prosecute Sarah Snow and John Draycott, for taking two quill wheels, one stove and piping, one trimming loom, one table, two boxes, one loom, one ladder, one stool, two pair press boards, one engine, one loom, three flys, one chair, two piping rices, one skip, one basket, one counter, one desk, pair of copper scales, eight iron weights, eight brass weights, three skips, one chair, one fender and poker, half a gross of wharp bobbins (worth £8). 15 June 1830: Jacob Burgess [signs] of Macclesfield appraiser, testifies to the value of the goods. Witness: John Hammersley [signs] deputy clerk of the court.
19 March 1 William IV 1831: Bond by Joseph Hayman [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, victualler, Thomas Topper [signs] of Macclesfield, clogger, and Luke Watters [signs], of Macclesfield, machine maker, to Peter Browne of Macclesfield gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £56: for Hayman to appear at the next court, Monday 11 April 1831, to prosecute Mary Cruttenden for taking four chairs, one large table, window guard, seating round the room, and grate, one dining table, one pier glass, seating and grate, window curtains, oven, grate and boiler, two tables, copper cauldron, iron fender, steel fender, two copper warmers, fire irons, two copper tea kettles, tin fountain, twelve tin sconces, seating round the room, three brass candlesticks and sundry small articles, two counters and shelves, nine pewter measures, glasses, earthenware, desk, one table, cupboard, shelves, six chairs, earthenware, clock, one set bedsteads and hangings, one mattrass, two feather beds, bolsters and pillows, two pair of blankets, one pair sheets and one quilt, looking glass, oak chest of drawers, cupboard, oak chest, tray, two cases of birds, book shelves, window curtains, one set of bedsteads, one mattrass, one feather bed, one pair sheets, one pair blankets, one quilt, one set bedsteads and hangings, one feather bed, mattrass, one pair blankets, one pair sheets, one quilt, four chairs, window curtains, wash stand, six pictures, one set bedsteads and hangings, one chaff bed, two trays, three chairs, one copper brew pan, mash tub, cooler with lead piping, working square, six barrels, sixteen barrels, four tubs, hop sieve, mash rule, hop press, funnel, two puncheons, three barrels, six tubs. Witness: Jas. Beresford [signs]. 19 March 1831: valuation confirmed by William Wayte [signs]. Witness: Peter Browne [signs].
19 July 1831: Bond by Samuel Linley [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, publican, John Greaves [signs: Graves] of Macclesfield, innkeeper, and Joseph Gatley [signs], of Macclesfield, carrier, to Peter Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £50: for Linley to appear at the next court, Monday 1 August 1831, to prosecute Thomas Preston, Matthew Buxton and John Walters, for taking a quantity of hay part gotten in the cock, a quantity of hay part gotten abroad in the field and all other hay in the other field (worth £25). Witnesses: John Hammersley [signs], James Howard [?] [signs]. Thomas Yarwood [signs] sworn to the value of the goods &c as £20. Witness: John Hammersley [signs] deputy clerk of the court.
6 September 1831: Bond by Edward Ingham [signs] of Butley, county Chester, blacksmith, Francis Cottrell [signs: Cotterell] of Bollington, county Chester, stone mason, and David Hindley [signs], of Titherington, publican, to Peter Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £20: for Ingham to appear at the next court, to prosecute Peter Clarke and Thomas Wood for taking six tables, one round table, nine chairs, wheel, two looms, clock, pictures, bellows, fender and fire iron, three bed steads, blankets, sheets and bed quilt, knives, forks and spoons, earthen ware, chest, &c. &c. (worth £10). Witness W. N. Allen [signs]. Thomas Wood [signs] sworn to the value of the goods &c as £10. Witness: Geo: Smith [signs] deputy clerk of the court.
7 February 2 William IV 1832: Bond by Mary Wadsworth [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, widow, William Wadsworth [signs] of Macclesfield silk manufacturer, James Wadsworth [signs] of Macclesfield yeoman, Matthew Wadsworth [signs] of Macclesfield dyer, Samuel Moors [signs: Moores] of Macclesfield brick setter and William Rushton [signs] of Macclesfield victualler, to Peter Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £138 12s: for the four Wadsworths to appear at the next court, 13 February 1832, to prosecute Thomas Hall and Richard Cliff for taking a mahogany sideboard, six mahogany chairs and two elbow, painted buffet, quantity of glasses and earthenware, fender, four pints, mahogany card table, pianofort, window curtains and blind, chimney ornaments, two buffets, mahogany dining table, square oak table, oak chest drawers, clock, weather glass, pier glass, four prints, oak screen and cushion, warming pan, four chairs, three tea trays, round stand, plate warmer, iron breadtoaster, corner cupboard, fender and fire irons, oven and grate, four brass candlesticks, tin bonnet, roasting jack, small table, lot crockleware and sundries, white dresser, plate shelf, two saucepans, fry pan, square table, tin can, mahogany chest drawers, mahogany chest drawers, butlers tray, wash stand and bowl, fender and fire irons, lot forms, mahogany four post bedsteads, tent bedsteads, three hangings, mahogany chest drawers, three feather beds, bolsters and pillows, blankets and sheets, counterpains, flock bed, old oak wardrobe, drawers, six chairs, dressing table, mahogany four post bedsteads, flock mattress, feather bed, bolster, blankets, sheet and quilt, oak linen chest, dressing table and washstand, four bedroom chairs, mahogany four post bed steads, oak chest, dressing table, six chairs, boxes and lumber. Witness: James Beresford [signs]. Thomas Wood [signs] sworn to the value of the goods &c as upwards of £69 6s. Witness: [blank]
10 February 1832: Bond by Richard Potts [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, breadbaker, Thomas Ravenscroft [signs] of Macclesfield farmer and John Smeale [marks] of Macclesfield yeoman, to Peter Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £90: for Potts to appear at the next court, 13 February 1832, to prosecute George Nixon for taking five cows and one mare (worth £45). Witness: William Parrott clerk to Mr Parrott, solicitor, Macclesfield. Robert Potts [signs] testifies that the value of the five cows and one mare is upwards of £45. Witness: [blank]
21 April 2 William IV 1832: Bond by Joseph Brunt [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, slater, Richard Rece/Reece [marks] of Macclesfield victualler and Joseph Glover [signs] of Macclesfield law clerk, to Peter Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £34 18s: for Glover to appear at the next court, to prosecute Ralph Goodwin and William Wayte for taking mahogany dining table, mahogany stand table, three chairs, clothes horse, pier looking glass, four pictures, tea chest, fender, oak desk, box, larum clock, two stools, window curtains, fall table, painted table, cradle and bedding, stand table, four brass candlesticks, three iron candlesticks, iron stand, wood form, beam and scales, tin bonnet, Italian iron, fender, p. bellows, two trays, five chairs, barrel and tap, cupboard, frying pan & grid iron, brass saucepan, iron pott, two iron saucepans, coffee can, tea kettle, four tin cans, three gallon bottles, quantity of earthenware, water tub, three sets of bedsteads, two chaff beds, one feather bed, quantity of bedding, painted chest of drawers, one chair, together with all in and upon the premises of the said Joseph Glover (worth £17 4s). Witness: James Nicklin [signs]
Inventory and valuation 21 April 1832: Mahogany dining table, mahogany stand. pier glass, desk, four pictures, eight chairs, cloaths maid, larum clock, chimney ornaments &c., window curtains, round table, square table, fall table, cradle &c., four brass candlesticks, three iron candlesticks, fender and fire irons, iron stand, Italian iron, beam & scales, copper tea kettle, two iron saucepans, two tin saucepans, two trays and tin bonnet, metal tea pot and earthenware, 14 glass bottles, pair of bellows, office candlestick and tin cannister, frying pan &c., four tin cans, brass pan, cask and tap, three 1-gallon bottles, knife case, wood form, childs chair, set of tent bed steads and hangings, straw mattress, painted chest of drawers, mahogany stand, fender and fire irons, two pair of blankets, pair of sheets, bed cover, night conveniance, set of oak bed steads and hangings, set of stump bedsteads, two pair of blankets, four feather and ditto bolster, feather bed, three bed covers, crib bed and bedding: appraised at £24 19s 9d by Jacob Burgess [signs], licensed appraiser, Macclesfield. Witness: George Smith [signs] deputy clerk of the court
14 June 2 William IV 1832: Bond by Edward Ingham [signs] of Butley, county Chester, blacksmith, Peter Greaves [marks] of Macclesfield, county Chester, ironmonger and David Hendley [signs] of Titherington, county Chester, farmer, to Peter Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £9: for Ingham to appear at the next court, to prosecute Peter Clarke and Thomas Wood, for taking four tables, one clock, two cages and birds, one cradle, one wheel, kettle and bellows, fender and fire irons, picture and glass, six chairs, sundries, two trays, two pair of bedstocks, two chaff beds and pillows, three pair of blankets, three pair of sheets, three bedquilts, one chest, four chairs and one table. Witness: W. N. Allen [signs]. Thomas Wood [signs] of Macclesfield swears the value of the goods to be £9. Witness: Jno Hammersley [signs] deputy clerk of the court.
12 July 3 William IV 1832: Bond by Charles Wilson [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, silk weaver, William Johnson [signs] of Macclesfield, silk weaver, and Ralph Bramall [signs: Brammer] of Macclesfield, innkeeper, to Peter Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £34 17s: for Wilson to appear at the next court, to prosecute John Maddocks, James Frost and George Whittaker, for taking an oven and grate, iron boiler, bakestone, two tables, four chairs, one tray, two baskets, two small looking glasses, three tin cans, two saucepans, metal teapot, lot of mugs and earthenware, one screen, one clock, one oak chest of drawers, ten pictures, making up table, five chairs, one tender, warming pan four sets of bedsteads, three chaff beds and bedding, arm chair, three boxes, round stand, one oak stand, four looms, two quill wheels and jack, stove pot, and sundry small articles, &c., oak desk, chimney piece and grate, two stone chimney pieces and grate, worth £17 8s 6d. Witness: Geo. Smith [signs]
9 August 3 William IV 1832: Bond by Robert Brough [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, brickmaker, Joseph Oldham [signs] of Macclesfield, bricklayer, and Samuel Swarbrooke [signs: Swarbrook] of Macclesfield, silk throwster, to Peter Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £200: for Brough to appear at the next court, 28 August 1832, to prosecute the governors of the Free Grammar School of Edward VI in Macclesfield and George Wildgoose for taking 4½ walls, No 1, 2, 3, 4, ¾ ditto 5, coal riddle, about ¾ kiln bricks, one kiln, part of a new kiln, 14 planks, 1 ladder, 1 trough, 1 table, 2 stools, 2 barrows, part of a row of bricks, near 2 tons of coal. Witness: James Beresford [signs]. Statement by Jacob Burgess [signs] of Macclesfield, appraiser, that the goods and chattels distrained upon are worth £150 and upwards. Witness: Geo: Smith [signs] deputy clerk of the court.
12 January 3 William IV 1833: Bond by Charles Greaves [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, innkeeper, John Greaves [signs] of Macclesfield, innkeeper, and Samuel Linley [signs: Linly] of Macclesfield, innkeeper, to Peter Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £410: for Linley to appear at the next court, 15 January 1833, to prosecute Thomas Hall for taking one eight days clock, one mahogany chest of drawers, one mahogany dining table, one ditto, one mahogany sofa, six chairs, window blind, knife box, sundry glasses and earthenware in cupboard, ditto in beaufett, brass fender, looking glass, three pictures, three tables, two forms, a quantity of seating, six spirit casks and taps, five tables, window curtains, weather barometer, sundry glasses, ditto, earthenware dresser and measures, fender and fire irons, bedsteads, feather bed and bedding, mahogany chest of drawers, mahogany chest of drawers, two looking glasses, eight chairs, two wash hand stands and earthenware, sofa, double chest of drawers, mahogany stand, fourteen chairs, two elbow ditto, fender and fire irons, pier glass, chimney ornaments, floor carpet, four post bedstead and hangings, feather bed and bedding, mahogany chest of drawers, two mahogany boxes, easy chair, seven mahogany chairs, mahogany stand, looking glass, dressing table, washing stand and vase, looking glass and pictures, three sets of bedsteads, a feather bed, three mattrasses, sundry bedding, swing glass, five chairs, one table, two sets of bedsteads and bedding, eight old chairs, three other sets of bed and bedding, fifteen other chairs, free table tops covers and tressels, six forms, mahogany clothes chest, mahogany tent beds and hangings, oak ditto, two other feather beds and bedding, mahogany table, looking glass, wash stand, two other chairs, sundry earthen ware, ditto ditto, five barrells of ale, two empty barrells, four barrells of ale, four puncheons of ale, two empty ditto, one washing tub, five barrells of porter, five barrels of ale, six barrels of beer, four empty barrels, three washing tubs, a quantity of bottles, sundry brewing vessels, five dozen of Port Wine, four dozen and a half of shampagne, five dozen of port wine, sundry bottles of casks and spirits, copper brew pan, cooler, mash tub and underbeck, copper boiler, five horses and harness, market coach, old coach and cart. Witness: William Saville. William Saville sworn to the value of the goods as being worth £205 before Peter Browne [signs] clerk of the court.
27 April 1833: Bond by William Norbury the elder [signs] of Macclesfield, county Chester, butcher, James Sharpley [signs] of Macclesfield, butcher, and William Norbury the younger [signs] of Warford, county Chester, butcher, to Peter Browne gentleman, clerk of the court of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, in £61 2s 6d: for William Norbury the elder to appear at the next court, 7 May 1833, to prosecute John Pickering and James Tunstall for taking two saws, two pair of scales, one steel yard, one cleaver, one barrel, one bench, eight weights, one chest of drawers, one eight days clock in mahogany case, one screen, one chest of drawers, one oak table, one corner cupboard, one warming pan, one fender and fire irons, four trays, one toast stand, one iron tea kettle, two saucepans, four chairs, one salt box, one round table, two candlesticks, one grate, three rails, one pig, three calves, two sets of tent bedsteads, seven pictures, two feather beds, two mattrasses, two pair of blankets, one sheet, two tables, two chairs, tea tray, one fender and five irons, two boxes, venetian blinds, two sets of bedsteads, two chaff beds and bedding, worth £30 11s 3d. Witness: Will Parrott [signs] clerk to Mr Parrott, solicitor, Macclesfield. Jacob Burgess [signs], appraiser, testifies to the value of the goods. Witness: Jno Hammersley [signs], deputy clerk of the court.
7 July 1844: Letter from Samuel Wardle, Macclesfield, to [John Cruso of Leek]: ‘I have been duly favoured with your letter of yesterday and particularly notice contents. In reply I am sorry to say it is totally out of my power to State when I may have it in my power to Liquidate the Debt you mention and from what the late Mr. Gaunt told me the last time I saw him I did not expect the Executors would have made application for when speaking about it he said all would be right and no doubt you are aware he Insured my Life in the Law Life which no doubt was for the purpose of guarding against any Loss he might sustain by paying the Premium upon my own Policy. If the Executors should come to Macclesfield I should be glad to see them or if I knew which day they would be at Leek I would go over as I want to see them about some other business’
4 October 1844: Letter, on black-edge paper, from John Mellor of Rainow to John Cruso esquire, solicitor, Leek: In consequence of the Death of my dear Father, I am required to attend to Mrs Wakefields acctn for the present, – and am inform’d that you, being one of the Executors of the late Richd Gaunt esqr – who has to pay the Ground Rent of the Late mr Mellors Mill and premises in Macclesfield – There appears to be three half years due Sepr 25th /44 at £11 9s 9d Each half year – I expect to be at Leek in course of next week. If there is anything contrary to this please let me know’. Leek postmark
26 October 1844: Letter from F. Sadler, Macclesfield, to Mr Thomas Brealey @ John Cruso esquire, Leek: ‘I received yours this Morning and in reply inform you that Mr Lean on Thursday last requested me to obtain the terms on which you offer the Ground Rent he will then call a meeting of the trust and lay the proposal before them. Inclosed you have acknowt for one pound on acct which secures in case of accident before the policy is issued – I have also enclosd the several items which make the amt. of 25 0 0 which hope will be approved – I expect to be at Leek abt. the 6th. of Next month and will bring you a statt of sundry transactions up to 1st. of Novr’. Postmarks Macclesfield and Leek
9 May 1846: Letter from Samuel Wardle, Macclesfield, to [John Cruso of Leek]: ‘When I was at Leek some time ago Mr Brealey told me that the late Mr Gaunt’s Executors had it in contemplation to dispose of the Life Insurance Policy which they hold of mine for £1000 and at that time calculated that Two Years Premium had been paid since Mr Gaunt’s death whereas there has been but one, and my object in writing to you is know the very lowest price they would be disposed to take as I have a friend that Probably would come forward to purchase it for me provided the terms are reasonable. You are no doubt aware the Premm. is due towards the end of this Month and shall be happy to hear from you on the subject at your earliest convenience’
7 April 1879: Deserter from Her Majesty’s Service: A reward of from 5s to 20s is offered for the apprehension of Thomas Finlow, [Reg. No:] 1124, 22nd Foot; [born:] Macclesfield; [trade] labourer; [age] 24; [size:] 5[ft] 5[in]; [hair:] brown; [eyes:] blue; [face:] fresh; [coat & trousers:] regimental; [date of desertion:] 10 March 1879 [at] Dublin; [marks & remarks:] off furlough
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