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PO14
Title
Assessments for local and national taxation etc.
Date free text
1664-1782
Production date
From: 1664 To: 1782
Scope and Content
pp.1-9, 19-33, 39-41. Various assessments for local and national taxes, for parish of Renhold, copied into the volume for reference. 1664-1717, 1782
pp.1-2. Assessment [?for poor rate]. Names, properties (with field names), and amounts assessed on each person. 1688.
p.4. 'The Certainty mony paid yearly to ye Queene.' Names and amounts. 1688.
p.5. 'the towne rents belonging to ye poore. Brief particulars. 1689.
p.7. 'A months tax charged by ye Lord Lieutenants. Names and amounts. 1664, 1667.
p.8. 'An assessment for building ye shipps.' Names and amounts. 1677
p.9. 'The manner of collection and taxation for ye towne by Cattell.' Names and ?number of beasts. Not dated.
p.11. 'An account of Gadsey meadow.' Detailed terrier with note4s of tithes due for meadow, ?1689
p.12. 'An account how ye constables shall be chose.' Names of properties for which service is due, constables chosen from 'Howbury End' and 'Salpho End & Chruch End' in alternate years. Not dated
pp.13-17. Names of parish officers (constable, churchwardens, overseer & surveyor). The lists commence with the note 'an agreement made by ye parishioners of Reynold yt all officers shall be chosen one years in Salpho end and ye other yeare in ye other end.' [See p.12] 1671-1686.
pp.19-20. Poll Tax. Names and amounts, with number of persons in each family. 1689
p.20. Brief notes of Poll Taxes. 1690, 1694.
p.22. Overseers accounts, Total annual sums only. 1688-1690
p.24. 'A six months Tax' granted to the Crown. Names and amounts. 1689
p.25. Assessment under'an Act for ye necessary deffence of their realme'. Names and amounts. 1689-1690
p.26 'A tax for ye souldier months pay and new armes.' Names and amounts. 1690.
p.27. 'An account of ye valew of ye towne delivered in to ye deputye lieutenants.' Names and amounts. 1690, 1693.
p.28. 'A tax granted by Parliament for an Aid to there Majestys.' Names, gross assessments and amounts. 1690; with brief note of alterations made for similar tax 169.
p.29. 'A weekes tax.' Names and amounts. 1690
p.29. Assessment under 'an act for an aid to there majestyes against France.' Names and gross assessments. 1693.
p.31. 'A tax for ye repayre of ye bridges.' Names, gross assessments and amounts. 1691.
p.31. Constable's assessment. Names, gross assessments and amounts. 1692.
p.32. 'A weekes tax.' Names, gross assessments and amounts. 1693.
p.33. Bridge tax. Names, gross assessments and amounts. 1693.
pp.35-36. 'An account how ye demesne land was sett in lotts.' Gives field names. 1680
p.37. 'An account how ye demesne land was sett in lotts.' Gives field names. 1687.
p.39. Land tax assessment. Names, gross assessments and amounts. 1697, 1706.
p.40. 'A weekes tax charged by the deputy lieutenants.' Names and amounts. 1707.
p.40. 'A weekes tax charged by the deputy lieutenants.' Names and gross assessments. 1715
p.40. 'The vallue of the towne of Reynold as it was given in to the deputy lieutenants. Names and gross assessments. 1715
p.41. Land Tax. Names and gross assessments. 1717
p.41 Land Tax. proprietors, tenants, amounts. 1782
p.42 [blank].
pp.43-59. Original receipts to becher and Polhill for quit rents and various nationalo and local taxes levied on the Howbury Estate or on them personally:-
pp.43-51. For crown quit rents from the Manor of Renhold and Salphobury (17 receipts). 1640-1705.
p.53. 4 receipts for 'Quarterly Tax' 1673, 1679
p.55. Receipt for 'Quarterly Tax' 1689.
p.55. Hearth Tax; 3 receipts. 1680-1681
p.55. Receipt for Sheriff's tax 1681.
p.57. Receipt for poll tax. 1869.
p.57. Three receipts for window tax. 1710-1717
p.59. 5 receipts for land tax. 1696-1711
p.61 Precept addressed to Lady Becher for payment (loan) of £5 'by vir[t]ue of an ordinance...of second of December 1644...for the better enabling of our brethren, the Scots...' Signed by Tho. Alston, Wm. Boteler, Th. Rolt and John Hervy. 1645
Archival history
Pages 1-42 were found in two sections, unbound, with most of the double leaves torn into single ones. The documents catalogued as pp.43-61 were found loose; after being arranged, they were mounted on sheets and bound with pp. 1-42, into 1 case.
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