Peter Brown Family History

Taxation-Subsidy Rolls - 1524/25 & 1621

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Subsidy rolls for 1524/25:

In the lay subsidy rolls for 1524/25 (See Links- Sussex Record Society), taxation was levied in general at 6d in the pound. The following shown the taxable amounts for Family Group Ancestors of this period


Place Name
Taxable Amount
 Place Name
Taxable Amount
Hundred of Strete Thomas Ennefeld (Ingfeld in 1525)
£20
 Hundred of Lyndefeld Arch Stephen Dungate
£5
  Walter Velvicke (Feldwyke in 1525
£5
   Richard Dungate
£1
  John Monke
£6 13s 4d
   Thomas Chaloner
£50
  Henry Payne
£5
   John Brown
£1 (reduced to 10s)
  Richard Payne
£4
   William Brown
£1
  John Fawkenor
£5
    
  John Payne
£2
    
Hundred of East Grinstead William Browne
£10
 Balcombe Borough William Faukenour
£6 13s 4d
  Thomas Browne
£2
   Agnes Faukenour (widow)
£5
  John Payne
£10
    
  John Payne the younger
£1 6s 8d
    
   
   

 

Subsidy Rolls for 1621:

SUBSIDY ROLL, COLLECTED WITHIN THE RAPE OF LEWES, 19 JAMES L, A.D. 1621.


COMMUNICATED BY W. S. ELLIS, Esq.1
****** Certificate indented made the xxth dpye of September, in the nyneteenth veer of the rayne of the moste gracious Sonvraigne Lord Jeames, by the grace of God of Englande, Ffrance, and Scotlande Kynge, Defender of the Faith, &c, and of Scotlande the five and fiftieth, witnesseth that wee, Sir Walter Covert, Sir Edward Culpeper, knightes, and Richard Amherst, Esquire, Commissioners amongst others assigned by our Souvraigne Lord the tinge, in the said Countye of Sussex, for the assessinge, taxeing, and levienge of the first paiem* of the seconde subsedye granted to our said Souvraigne Lord Kinge Jeames, of the layetie, by Acte of Parliamente, in the eighteenth yeere of his Ma,ies raigne, have executed that service within the said Rape of Lewes, in the said Countye of Sussex, wdl said Rape wee have assigned and nominated John Stapley, of Twyneham, gent., high collector for the wholle taxacon of the said Rape, and have taken his obligation for answeringe the money apointed to his collection to the use of our said Souvraigne Lorde the Kinsre, accordinge to the forme of the saide Acte.

The following shown the taxable amounts for Family Group Ancestors of this period. All amounts refer to value of "Lands" except where shown. Tax was normally due at the rate of one fifteenth.

Place Name
Taxable Amount
 Place Name
Taxable Amount
West Hoathly Katherine Engfield (widow) £40 5s 4d Cuckfield William Faukener £40 5s 4d
  Richard Engfield £6 16s 0d      
  Abel Browne £30 4 s 0d Worth John Balcombe £3 5s 0d (goods)
  John Browne £20 2s 8d      
  Thomas Browne £30 3s 4d Balcombe John Faukener (senior) £40 5s 4d
  William Feldwyke £6 8s 0d   John Faukener (junior) £4 10s 8d
  Philip Comber £4 6s 8d (goods)      
           
           
           

 

The Book of John Rowe (Sussex Record Society) under the manor of Plumpton, 1597 records: Auncyent freeholdes within the Bedlewycke of Plompton Buskage, http://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/booki.asp?BookId=srs034900&xid=A&xnm=1&an=&ap=

This book covers for areas around Lewes details of 'fines' or 'Relief' due on succession or alienation and 'heriot' due on death. More details can be obtained from the introduction to the book.

  1. William Feldweke for a yard land called Feldwekes and for lands called Nicholls and Homewoods Xs ijd
  2. Richard Infeild, gent, for a tenement and parcel of land called Rowe Giffords, hiett and relief it payeth none Vs.
  3. Abell Browne for a yard of land called the Combe xiiijs jd
  4. Henry Payne for half a yard of land called Ludwell xxvjs viijd for relief and herryott ech