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Salt and Enson Hearth Tax 1666

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SALT & ENSON 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 It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial 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. 

 

Salt and Enson Constablewick. Hearthes Chargeable. 

Abraham Fowler, gentleman Eleven 

Mr. Marten Two 

Mr. Walker, now James Boulton Foure 

Thomas Harvey One 

James Boulton Two 

John Cooke One 

Edward Martin One 

John Silvester Three 

John Dixe One 

Francis Webbe One 

John Harvey One 

George Platt Two 

George Bradshaw One 

William Browne One 

Widdow Russell One 

Robert Allen One 

Thomas Sale One 

Richard Bee One 

Richard Egerton One 

James Silvester One 

Tho. Allen, formerly Nich. Raven  One 

Thomas Perkin One 

William Boulton Two 

Edward Bently One 

Thomas Robbins Foure 

Widdow Skelton One 

                                                           Total 48 

 

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


Thomas Holdford      John Orme 

Richard Harvey        John Newton 

William Burges         Richard Allen 

 

By Danniell Bayley, Rector ibidem. 

Thomas Robbins 
James Boulton

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


By George Platt,             Constable ibidem.