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Eastling 1664 Hearth Tax Return


Transcribed by Susan Young
PRO: E179/249/37A mem. 1, fol. 56v-57r, p. 207-209: 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."

The hundred of Feversham in the lath of Scray

Eastling Borough



Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
ALLENChristopher1
BLACKBOURNEJo[hn]3
BONDHenry4
BROWNEJames2
BURTONHenry3
CHILMANJames1
CLINCHEdward1
CLINCHWilliam4
DAVISWilliam4
FINESAnthony2
GETTLEYRichard2
GILLMANRichard2
GREENSTREETEdward4
GREENSTREETHenry3
GREENSTREETJo[hn]3
GREENSTREETMatthew3
GREENSTREETTho[mas], Sr.4
GREENSTREETThomas1
GRIMSONJo[hn]1
HUBBERTJames4
JEMMETTMr., Clerk6
JONESHenry4
LEESEThomas1
MILLESRo[bert]2
NEWLAND[blank]2
PAINEPhillip3
PENIALLJames1
PENIALLThomas1
PLAINEJo[hn]1
RAISSONThomas1
RASELLMoses1
RAYNERThomas3
SPRATTThomas1
SWANBartholomew1
TERRYJohn4
THOMPSONAlexander3
TURNERHenry1
WELDISHJo[hn]1
WOOTTONThomas4


Not Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
ADRENWiddow1
ANSLEYWiddow1
BRIGGSGeoffry1
ELLISThomas1
HOOKEWiddow1
OTTAWAYWiddow1
RACHELLRichard1
TAYLERWiddow1
WHINDERWiddow1