Transcribed by Susan Young

PRO: E179/249/37A mem. 1, fol. 38v-Ar: A TRUE DUPLICATE conteyning an account etc. (signed) Wm. Peyton Philip Packer, Chr. Dering Clerk of the Peace.

"An accompt as well of the names of the persons and number of hearths and stoves in theire respectyve possessions that are Chargeable by virtue of a late act intituled an act for the establishing an additional revenue upon his Majestie his heires and successors for the better support of his and theire crowne and dignity as alsoe of the names of the persons and number of hearths and stoves in theire respective possessions which are not chargeable by the said act which accompt being transmitted by the justices of Peace unto the clarke of the peace of the said county is by him engrossed in parchment to be still kept in the said county And now this duplicate thereof being signed by two justices of the peace and the clarke of the peace of the said county of Kent is transmitted into his majesties court of Exchequer by virtue of another late act entitled an additionall act for the better ordering and collecting the revenues arising by Hearth money.

A duplicate hereof was transmitted unto the exchequer on the xvijth day of August 16 Charles 1664."

Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	# HEARTHS
ALLARD	Iden	5
AMHERST	Nicholas	9
BEALE	Christopher	1
BEALE	Thomas	2
BEDWELL	Edward	2
BIGG	George	3
BIGG	John	2
BROWNE	Alexander	3
CHARLETON	John	2
CHEESEMAN	John	4
COMBER	Thomas	5
COMBER	William	3
CROWE	Steeven	1
DENNIS	Robert	5
DORMAN	[blank], widow	5
EVERDEN	John	2
FEILD	Edward	2
FITCH	Frognall	3
FULLER	John	4
GODDEN	William, Gent.	9
GOULDING	John	3
GOULDSMITH	William	2
GREENE	Francis, Vicar	4
GROOMBRIDGE	James	1
GULL	Andrew	3
HINNES	John	2
IDDENDEN	[blank], widow	4
JARVIS	Edward	3
LANES	Mris, widow	3
MARTIN	James	5
MITCHELL	Isaac	1
OSBORNE	Thomas	4
PREBLE	[blank], widow	2
SAXBY	[blank], widow	2
SCULTHROPE	Thomas	3
STARTOUT	[blank], widow	3
STUBBERSFEILD	John	2
STUBBERSFEILD	Robert	2
TURKE	William	2
WARD	Mrs, widdow	7
WESSON	William	2
WHALE	Miles	2
WOOD	John, Gent.	7

Not Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	# HEARTHS
ASHPOOLE	John	1
BIGG	Christopher	1
BROMAN	James	1
BUDDS	After	2
CHEENE	[blank], widow	1
COVENEY	Henry	1
COVENEY	John	1
CROW	William	1
GROOMBRIDGE	Robert, Senior	1
KITHER	James	1
LASSEY	Joseph	1
LOWNES	Thomas	1
MITCHELL	William	2
SCOT	Peter	1
SEAMARKE	John	1
SHARPE	Thomas	1
SHEPASTER	Francis	1
SOUTHERDEN	Richard	1
TASTER	Nicholas	1
TASTER	William	2
TURNER	Gabriell	1
TURNER	Nicholas	1