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Stowe-by-Chartley Hearth Tax 1666

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CHARTLEY CONSTABLEWICK HEARTH TAX 1666

The Hearth Tax or chimney-money was a payment to the king of 2s. on every hearth " in all houses paying to church and poor," first levied in 1662. It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial 
character. 

Chartley Constablewicke. Hearthes Chargeable. 

The Lady Shirley Twenty, and Tenne decreased by fire 

Mr. Pudsey Eight 

John Croxton Two 

Grindley. 

William Giller One 

Edward Tomkinson One 

Edward Hoult One 

Thomas Cooke One 

Thomas Greene One 

Humfrey Tomkinson One 

Edward Harvey One 

Widdow Wattkins One 

Humfrey Pott One 

William Martin and John Copestate Two 

George Egerton One 

Thomas Degge One 

Edward Plymmer One 

 

These following are certified for not to bee Chargeable according to the Acte, as aforesaid (vizt.). 

In Grindley. 

Mary Wettwood        Jacob Micocks 

Widdow Alsopp        William Beeland 

John Hawkins          John Wright 

 

Draynton and Lea. Hearthes Chargeable. 

William Band One 

Henry Harding Two 

Richard Mason Two 

George Tooth One 

John Band One 

Thomas Griffen One 

Ralph Walker One 

Humfrey Mott One 

Richard Keene One 

Widdow Austen One 

Nicholas Snowe One 

 

Persons vnchargeable. 

Draynton and Lea. 

John Doncaster            Widdow Hawley 

Thomas Harrison 

 

Little Hawood. Hearthes Chargeable. 

William Wotton One 

John Wotton Two 

William Woodcocke, Senior Two 

William Woodcocke, Junior One 

Humfrey Woodcocke One 

 

Haywood Magna

Mr. Thorley Sixe 

Walter Fisher Sixe 

William Picken Two 

William Cooke One 

George Allen One 

Richard Scarratt One 

Widdow Baker One 

John Bradbury Two 

John Wilkes One 

Francis Hunt One 

William Hill One 

 

Persons vnchargeable. 

In Haywood. 

Robert Reynolds         Margrett Clayton 

Widdow Fynley          Joseph Tarbox 

 

Stowe and Amerton. Hearthes Chargeable. 

Mr. Norwood Three 

John Swanne One 

John Asbury One 

John Cliffe One 

Richard Webbe One 

Thomas Baxter One 

John Proctor, Junior One 

James Ancell One 

John Tomkinson One 

George Felkin One 

Widdow Johnson One 

Sampson Bould One 

Thomas Key One 

John Proctor, Senior   One 

William Robbinson . One 

Widdow Walthoe One 

Thomas Smalman Two 

Walter Smith, formerly Mrs. Pyatt   Two 

John Hall Two 

John Whittell One 

 

Persons unchargeable

Stowe and Amerton. 

Symon Robinson      Thomas Dodsworth 

James Hawkins        Margrett Cope 

John Smith 

 

Hixon. Hearthes Chargeable

William Langley One 

George Gretton One 

James Gryme Two 

Edward Wood One 

Richard Bryndley One 

Sampson Tooth One 

George Bott One 

Thomas Whyley One 

George Hawley One 

George Leese One 

George Tooth One 

William Gretton One 

Robert Willington One 

William Shelly, formerly Thomas One 

Anne Webbe One 

Abraham Speare One 

Widdow Keene One 

John Collier One 

Thomas Marrott One 

John Tooth One 

Thomas Smith One 

William Smalman One 

George Tomkinson One 

                                                              Total  137 

Persons vnchargeable. 

In Hixon. 

William Swalam       Widdow Smith 

John Bould              Widdow Ryle 

Widdow Webbe      Widdow Wright 

Widdow Egerton    Widdow Tunniclifie 

                                                                                                 

By Robert Dorwin,       Curate de Stowe. 

Ralph Walker and John Tomkinson, Churchwardens. 

Rich. Webb and Rich. Giller,          Overseers of the poore

Allowed by : E. Bagot and Wal Chetwynd Justices of the Peace 

                    : Humfrey Mott       Constable