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NB: This information is sourced from Public Record Office, E 179/203.
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John. Sheail 'Men and their money in Tudor England1, The Geographical Magazine, September 1970.
| 1524 Lay Subsidy |
| Place |
No. of Taxpayers |
Tax paid |
| Hull |
279 |
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| Beverley |
273 |
£52 15s. 6d. |
| Pocklington |
90 |
£9 13s. 10d. |
| Cottingham |
80 |
£11 13s. 6d. |
| Hutton Cranswick |
54 |
£3 9s. 4d |
| Gt.and Lit.Driffield |
46 |
£4 9s. 2d. |
| Holme on Spalding Moor |
39 |
£2 16s. 2d. |
| Everingham |
30 |
£4 17s. 7d. |
| Warter? |
29 |
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| Weighton (Market) |
26 |
£1 2s. 4d. |
| Sutton on Derwent |
26 |
£3 11s. 6d. |
| Melbourne cum Storthwaite |
26 |
£1 8s. 0d, |
| Thornton |
25 |
£1 5s. 0d. |
| Barmby Moor |
22 |
19s. 0d. |
| Huggate |
17 |
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| Allerthorpe |
16 |
13s. 4d. |
| Bishop Wilton |
15 |
£1 2s. 10d. |
| Burnholme |
15 |
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| Stamford Bridge |
13 |
12s. 2d. |
| Bolton and Gowthorpe |
12 |
£2 3s. 6d. |
| Wilberforce |
12 |
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| Hayton |
12 |
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| East Cottingwith |
12 |
15s. 0d. |
| Kilnwick Percy |
11 |
7s. 7d. |
| Nether Catton |
10 |
7s. 6d. |
| Over Catton |
7 |
7s. 0d. |
| Millington |
9 |
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| Fangfoss |
8 |
7s. 0d. |
In 1524 London contributed £8263 in tax, Norwich £749, Bristol £465 Coventry £463, Salisbury £405, and Southwark £387.
LEADING POCKLINGTON TOWNSPEOPLE
| 1524 |
Value of Goods |
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| John Sotheby |
£22 |
| William Dolman |
£22 |
| William Leghe |
£20 |
| Edward Salvain |
£8 |
| Robert Wilberfosse |
£7 |
| Robert Dawson |
£10 |
| William Thorp ? |
£7 |
| James Beilby |
£6 |
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| 1540 |
Value of Goods |
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| John Sotheby |
£120 |
| William Dolman. |
£40 |
| John Martyr |
£23 |
| William Ridgard |
£22 |
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| 1545 |
Value of Goods |
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| Robert Sothebie |
£104 |
| William Dolman |
£70 |
| John Sothebie |
£55 |
| William Ridyerd |
£54 |
| William Cook |
£44 |
| John Martin |
£40 |
| William Dorsey |
£40 |
| John Warde |
£22 |
| Thomas Sothebie |
£12 |
| Dorothy Wilberforce |
£9 |
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| Other E.Riding wealthy people 1524 |
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| Place |
Person |
Tax |
| Harswell |
George Hussey |
£13 |
| Risby |
Sir Richard Ellerker |
£80 |
| N.Cave |
Dame Elizabeth Metham |
£60 |
| Sancton |
Anthony Langdale |
£20 |
| Scorborough |
Sir John Hotham |
£60 |
| Bp.Wilton |
Ralph Nevil |
£15 |
| Everingham |
Marmarduke Constable (Sir) |
£50? |
| Spaldyngton |
…… Wavasour |
£60 |
| Aughton |
Sir Robert Aske |
£26 13s 4d |
Amounts of tax paid at Pocklington 1524
2 people paid 22/-
1 person paid 20/ -
1 person paid 8/-
1 person paid 7/-
1 person paid 5/-
3 people paid 3/6
5 people paid 3/-
2 people paid 2/6
11 people paid 2/-
42 people paid 1/6
51 people paid 1/-
9 people paid 4d.
The above material, comes from documents in the Public Record Office, E 179/203.
Compiled by David Neave 1970
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