Billington Hearth Tax 1666

BILLINGTON CONSTABLEWICK HEARTH TAX 1666

The Hearth Tax or chimney-money was a payment to the king of 2s. on every hearth " in all houses paying to church and poor," first levied in 1662. It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial character. 

Billington Constablewick.   Hearthes Chargeable. 

Richard Robotham,    One 

Thomas Evans,    One

John Sutton,   Three

Thomas Palyn,   Foure

Richard Hill,   Three

William Walter,   Three

John Royley,   One

Edward Royley,   Two

Solomon Royley,   One

John Royley, Junior,  One

Thomas Careles,   One

William Phillippes,   One

George Backhouse,   One

Thomas Jenkin,   Two

                                                        Total  30

 

These following are certified for not to bee Chargeable according to the Acte as aforesaid (vizt.). 

Tho: Jenkin                          James Hawley

Edward Bennett                   Francis Bourne

James Woodcocke              Ellinor Jenkin

Anne Manninge

 

By Robert Spencer,                     Minister de Bradeley 

Thomas Burd & William Addams,       Churchwardens. 

Allowed by

Tho: Whitgreaue & Ric: Congreve,         Justices of the Peace. 

By George Silvester,      Constable.