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Transcriptions of tenants' bills with annotations

c. 1679

From: 1679 To: 1679

Transcription of tenants’ bills with annotations Simon Becket paies – 3½d for certainly for land in Eastcots in Cardington p[ar]ish q who is Lord of ye Leet - 4d for trophees mony for land in Kemson of Eastcots - 9d for the foot soldiers for land in Kemson or Eastcots - 7d for gaol & hospital for land in Eastcots in Cardington pish - 1s-7d for the kings quarterly tax for land in Kemson - 10s-10½d for the kings quarterly tax for the land in Bedford - 8d for the kings quarterly tax for the land in Eastcots q. for I can not find bill - 15s quitrent to the king - 2s quitrent to Samuel Cater esq q. why 1-1-9 was charged to the militia on St Leonard’s farm in 1679 John Street paies 3s for certainly for land in Cardington pish - 1-5d or 2s10d for gaol and hospital for land in Cardington pish - 4d for gaol and hospital for land in Elstow parish - 3d or 4d for militia tax for land in Elstow - 2s-4d or 2s-6d for (a weeks or) militia tax for land in Cardington - 3-4 for the soldiers in Cardington pish & 6s-4d for 4 daies pay q. how much a day to the souldiers - 14-5 for the kings quarterly tax for land in Cardington - 1-6 for the kings quarterly tax for land in Elstow It seems as if trophees may (or the weeks tax) were to be about the 6th pt of the quarterly tax

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Beckett, Simon,
Cater, Samuel,
Street, John

Bedford Saint Leonard's Farm, BEDFORD, estate accounts, Land Tax, militia, Bedford Prison, KEMPSTON, CARDINGTON, EASTCOTTS, ELSTOW