| Description | Return of recognizances for alehouse licences in Hang East division, made at the house of Richard Bedford called the Black Swan Inn in Bedale. Listed by township, including the names of licensees, and names and abodes of their sureties and some of their occupations, but not the inn sign or name
Aiskew and Leeming
- George Humpheray licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- Joseph Fryer licensee; John Lambert of Thornton Watlass common brewer, surety
- John Asquith licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
Brough
- Thomas Ferguson licensee; John Plews junior of Low Street common brewer, surety
Bedale
- Benjamin Thompson licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- Richard Bedford licensee; Edward Shepherd of Bedale mercer, surety
- George Hopper licensee; William Kirby of Bedale grocer, surety
- Marmaduke Gill licensee; William Kirby of Bedale grocer, surety
- James Pearson licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- Margaret Walker licensee; John Lambert of Thornton Watlass common brewer, surety
- William Smith licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- William Slater licensee; John Lambert of Thornton Watlass common brewer, surety
- Abraham Horner licensee; John Plews junior of Low Street common brewer, surety
- Henry Nicholson licensee; Francis Nicholson of Bedale saddler, surety
- Simon Blenkhorn licensee; Joseph Wray of Newton le Willows common brewer, surety
- Christopher Dobby licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
Crakehall
- Thomas Marshall licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- Thomas Johnson licensee; John Lambert of Thornton Watlass common brewer, surety
Colburn
- Edward Thwaites licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
Catterick
- Robert Greathead licensee; Thomas Walton of Catterick, surety
- James Britton licensee; Thomas Walton of Catterick surety
- Thomas Temple licensee; William Todd of Breckenbrough surety
- Thomas Weatherill licensee; John Lambert of Thornton Watlass common brewer, surety
Ellingstring
- Dorothy Pybus licensee; Matthew Clarkson of Masham and John Peacock of Burton sureties
- John Walker licensee; Matthew Clarkson of Masham surety
Fearby
- John Horner licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- William Clark licensee; Robert Jackson of Fearby surety
Healey
- Edward Rudd licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- Peter Pratt licensee; William Rider of Fearby surety
Hornby
- Dorothy Mackenzie licensee; William Kirby and John Plews sureties
Hackforth
- Ralph Hall licensee; John Plews junior of Low Street common brewer, surety
Hipswell
- Matthew Veal licensee; John Cooper and George Binks of Hipswell sureties
- Joseph Horner licensee; George Binks of Hipswell surety
- John Allen licensee; George Binks and Joseph Horner of Hipswell sureties
Kirby Fleetham
- Augustine Hodgson licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- John Appleby licensee; William Kirby of Bedale grocer and John Plews junior of Low Street common brewer, sureties
- Thomas Tennant licensee; John Plews junior of Low Street common brewer, surety
- John Bow licensee; William Perkin of Leeds surety
Masham
- Robert Wefford licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- Edmund Barker licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- Peter Barker licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- Anthony Gill licensee; Joseph Wray of Newton le Willows common brewer, surety
- John Lightfoot licensee; Edmund Barker of Masham surety
- Henry Lofthouse licensee; Matthew Clarkson of Masham surety
- Thomas Handley licensee; Matthew Clarkson of Masham and John Lambert of Thornton Watlass common brewer sureties
- George Ascough licensee; Matthew Clarkson of Masham surety
- Benjamin Grange licensee; Matthew Clarkson of Masham surety
Newton le Willows
- John Hornby licensee; Joseph Wray of Newton le Willows common brewer, surety
Patrick Brompton
- Matthew Pratt licensee; Joseph Wray of Newton le Willows common brewer, surety
Rookwith
- Elizabeth Day licensee; John Lambert of Thornton Watlass common brewer, surety
Scruton
- Robert Ianson licensee; John Plews junior of Low Street common brewer, surety
- Joseph Marley licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
Snape
- Thomas Crow licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- Francis Chapman licensee; Robert Hammond of Roskhill farmer, surety
- George Salmon licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster, surety
- Ann Metcalfe licensee; Henry Plews of Bedale maltster and John Lambert of Thornton Watlass common brewer, sureties
Tunstall
- John Coates licensee; Thomas Motley of Bedale saddler, surety
- Benjamin Fryer licensee; John Plews junior of Low Street common brewer, surety
Thornton Watlass
- John Mudd licensee; John Lambert of Thornton Watlass common brewer, surety
- Thomas Wright licensee; John Lambert of Thornton Watlass common brewer, surety
Well
- John Sivers licensee; John Walbran of Well surety
- George Barnett licensee; John Walburn of Well surety
- William Pybus licensee; John Walburn [sic] of Well surety
With covering letter dated 16 October 1816 from Thomas Dobby of Bedale to Mr Smith at the Clerk of the Peace's Office at Northallerton |