Lay Subsidy Rolls

The Lay Subsidy was a grant to the Crown, authorised by an Act of Parliament of a tax to support the expenditure of the Crown. This included the payment of the Armed Forces, and the building of naval ships. The clergy and peers were subject to separate arrangements. The form of tax from the 14th to the 17th century was a fifteenth and tenth, which was based on a valuation of a persons "moveable" goods. This included crops; these were levied at a fifteenth in rural areas and a tenth in the cities and boroughs. Various taxes on 'moveable' goods and land, with only very poor of the community were exempted from this tax. Any surviving records are held at the British Library and the Public Records Office. The Rolls show many personal names, but most are in a very poor state of repair.

1332-33 Lay Subsidy Roll. P.R.O from Photostat
William Poleyn William Sopere Robert Morlegh William Eye Gervasw de Horton Hugh atte Bydena William Lovya John Sweta William atte Forde John de Nywelond Robert Oogh Robert atte Toune Robert Carpentar Adam Somyr Hugh Hopere Robert Lovya Walter Coula Roger Collyng atte Clyve Roger atte Crosse Henry de Heaufers Alice de Uppacotte William atte Yo Robert de Westacombe	2s 0d 8d 8d 12d 12d 8d 8d 8d 8d 12d 12d 12d 8d 8d 8d 8d 12d 8d 8d 8d 8d 8d 18d	Oliver de Essa Adam Lota Guy de Yele Richard Fyncher John Breghurdel Richard Bragha Adam de Grendon Roger Baggaston William de Northacomb Walter atte Weye Adam de Grendon John Trota Roger Colyng Thomas Coula John Yeddaford Roger Sely John de Learorigge John Overderta William Toggel Richard de Herdisworthi John de Northacote Robert de Yllaworthi Adam de Batinvsdon	2s.0d 8d 12d 8d 8d 8d 12d 8d 8d 8d 12d 12d 18d 12d 8d 8d 8d 8d 8d 12d 8d 18d 18d

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