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Meare and Aston Hearth Tax 1666
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MEARE & ASTON 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 It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial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.
Meare and Aston Constablewick. Hearthes Chargeable.
Meare
Mr. Hill Two
Mr. Maxfeild Five
Robert Picken Foure
Samuell Foden Two
Joseph Coxe One
Widdow Cox One
William Turner Two
William Asten One
William Gardner One
William Sandles One
William Sankey One
Ralph Bankes One
William Shawe One
William Duncocke One
John Mason One
Thomas Browning Three
George Bradbury One
William Wilcox Two
George Collyn One
Edward Hope One
Aston.
Mr. Ralph Cleaton Sixe
William Bucknall, Senior Foure
William Bucknall, Junior Foure
William Picken One
Widdow Tymmins One
William Morris Three
John Smallwood One
William Keeleing One
Thomas Latham One
Thomas Slade One
John Kendricke One
John Growcocke Two
John Latham Two
John Lighten One
James Playtt One
John Browner One
Reynold Posterne, Junior Two
Thomas Bloore One
William Whittacres One
Barnaby Terry One
William Cash One
Robert Rathbone One
Reynold Posterne, Senior One
Meadowlane.
Thomas Clarke Eight
Widdow Kent Foure
James Talbott Foure
John Butterton Two
William Latham Two
William Allen Two
Mr. Haselam One
John Almon One
John Sandles One
Widdow Wilkes One
Richard Harding One
Richard Browne One
Thomas Almon One
William Weston One
Thomas Picken One
Thomas Shelley One
Thomas Hall One
Francis Hopwood One
Samuell Walker Two
Total 108
These following are certified for not to bee Chargeable according to the Acte as aforesaid (vizt.).
Widdow Sandles Widdow Weston
John Sympkin Widdow Kiggley
Davie Sweate Richard Sanders
Widdow Wilcox Margery Sutton
Widdow Harding Richard Turner
Roger Crutchley Widdow Axam
James Milling Roger Spencer
Roger Price William Knight
Widdow Forrest William Butler
Eliz. Sympson Robert Berkes
Edward Knight Thomas Birchall
John Malpas John Wilcox
Tho. Browning, Junior William Casey
Thomas Clarke Randle Hassall
William Birchall
By Mathias Hill, Minister.
William Sankey, Churchwarden.
Robert Picken and William Bucknall Overseers.
Allowed by :
E. Mainwaring and Tho. Whittgreaue Justices of the Peace
per Richard Asten, Constable.