1581 Lay Subsidy
1581 Lay Subsidy
Another tax on the people
The Lay Subsidy was an invention of the early sixteenth century and was essentially a tax on individuals with no fixed amount being placed on a county, parish or individual. It was not the most satisfactory form of tax since the income was not consistent on a year to year basis. In 1580, for instance, the Lay Subsidy only produced a total of £460 for the whole country.
The following table, listed alphabetically by surname, gives the tithing of each person, whether they were taxed on goods or land, the amount assessed and the amount paid.
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Surname | Forename(s) | Place and Lay Subsidy |
Becke | William | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Brooke | Alice, widow | H&W, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Coompton | Joseph, gent | H&W, Land, Value £3, Paid 4 shillings |
Croker | John | Matravers, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Danbie | Mathew | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Dier | John | H&W, Goods, Value £5, Paid 5 shillings |
Everdon | Jacobus | H&W, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Foorde | William | H&W, Goods, Value £6, Paid 6 shillings |
Gailarde | Ellis | Preston, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Hacker | Giles | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Hacker | John | Borough, Goods, Value £7, Paid 7 shillings |
Hacker | John Jnr. | Borough, Goods, Value £6, Paid 6 shillings |
Hacker | Mathew | Matravers, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Haine | Agnes, widow | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Haine | Alice, widow | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Haine | George | Borough, Goods, Value £4, Paid 4 shillings |
Haine | Gyles | Borough, Goods, Value £4, Paid 4 shillings |
Hardinge | William | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Harnedge | Mary, widow | H&W, Land, Value £8, Paid 10s 8d |
Harris | Edward | Matravers, Goods, Value £5, Paid 5 shillings |
Harrison | George | H&W, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Harrison | Lionel | Preston, Goods, Value £8, Paid 8 shillings |
Harrison | Mathew | Preston, Land, Value 20 shillings, Paid16d |
Hartwill | William | Marsh, Land, Value 40 shillings, Paid 2s 8d |
Jacob | Valentine | H&W, Land, Value 40 shillings, Paid 2s 8d |
Jeninges | William | Matravers, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Jennings | William | H&W, Goods, Value £5, Paid 5 shillings |
Makins | Edward, gent | H&W, Land, Value £3, Paid 4 shillings |
Marchante | John | Borough, Goods, Value £4, Paid 4 shillings |
Marchante | John Snr. | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Master | Robert | Matravers, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Master | Thomas | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Phelpes | Lawrence | Matravers, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Phelps | Thomas | Borough, Goods, Value £7, Paid 7 shillings |
Phelps | Thomasine, widow | Borough, Goods, Value £6, Paid 6 shillings |
Pickle | John | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Riche | Robert | Matravers, Goods, Value £5, Paid 5 shillings |
Salmon | Giles | Matravers, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Starre | Joseph | Borough, Goods, Value £8, Paid 8 shillings |
Stone | William | Borough, Goods, Value £5, Paid 5 shillings |
Strowde | Robert | Marsh, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Stuckei | John | H&W, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Sugge | William | H&W, Goods, Value £5, Paid 5 shillings |
Tarre | Inglish | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Tollerfild | William | Matravers, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Traske | Anthony | Borough, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Tucker | Giles | H&W, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Tucker | John | H&W, Goods, Value £5, Paid 5 shillings |
Whetbie | Alice, Snr | Preston, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Whetbie | Alice, widow | Preston, Goods, Value £4, Paid 4 shillings |
Whetbie | John | Preston, Goods, Value £3, Paid 3 shillings |
Williams | Thomas | Borough, Goods, Value £5, Paid 5 shillings |
Note: H&W = Huntley & Wigdon