Tax assessment for Stottesdon Hundred, 1473

In November 1472, Parliament granted Edward IV a tax to pay for an army of archers to invade France. The tax was set at 10% the value of all rents and incomes and was effectively directed at property owners. Throughout the country commissions were set up to establish what individuals should pay and then collect it. The commissioners records should have been destroyed, but the inquiry held on Jan 10th 1473 at Cleobury Mortimer somehow has been preserved. It mainly deals with landowners in Stottesdon and the western part of the hundred, although some other places are included.

The document is now held in the Shropshire Archives (2867/1). The original is in Latin; here extracts from the introduction have been translated with the complete list of taxpayers.

Hundred of Stottesdon

Inquest, examination and … extent of lands and tenements in the hundred of Stottesdon at Cleobury the Sunday after the feast of the Epiphany of our Lord before Humphrey Blount, knight, Thomas Hord and Robert Charleton … the lord King’s assignees, to search, enquire and take examination of all men and to be the means …(of establishing) the current value and the value of one year … of all lands and tenements, rents, leases, annuities, offices, corrodies and pensions, which other persons.. now hold possession or occupy in the aforesaid hundred in the County of Salop…as commanded by the Lord King’s Parliament at Westminster 6th day of October last .. inchoate and held and right up to the 8th day of February next..

William Harwell, esquire for lands and tenements in Wrycton and Walkeslow valued by oath reckoning … and examination of the bailiff there to the annual value of £10, one tenth granted for the king 20s

Thomas Wolriche for his lands and tenements there and elsewhere in the hundred of Stottesdon valued by oath of the constable and of other men there to the annual value of £10, one tenth granted for the king 20s
Robert Cresset, esquire, for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid to £10 12 s, one tenth granted for the king 21s 2d
John Petyte for his lands and tenements there ..
John Sharpe for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 16d
Roger Hopkys for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 8d
William Norwode for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2s 8d
Richard Hamond for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 1d
Richard Hamond for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 12d
John Wadeley for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2d
John Byrde of Prestcote for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2d
John Byrde the younger for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 4d
John Byrde mylward for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 10d
William Hamond of Blundels for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 22d
Alice Smyth for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2d
Thomas Yngwardyn for his lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 6d
John Sheynton for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 1d
William Roberts of Stanton Lacy for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 1½ d
John Burnett for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2s 7d

Oldbury
Elizabeth Langley for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 6s
John Bruyn, esquire for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 6s 10d
Roger Bocher for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 8d
John Wynnesbury for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2s 9½d
William Selymon for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 9d

Fayntree
William Whitton for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 4s 8½d
John Bullock and William Troyte for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 8d
Richard Gery of Salop for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2s

Scryvens Myddulton
Thomas Scryven for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 6s 8d
Thomas Ov’ton for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 4d
Alice Bollyfant for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 1d

Eudon Burnell
Lord Lovett for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king [blank]
William Holycote for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 14d
Marg’ia Teddestell for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 3½d

Dodyton
John Dodyton for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 8s

F’leswardyn
Humphrey Blount, knight, for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 14d
John Wenlok for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 12s 7d
Robert Purslowe for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 22d

North Cleobury
William Cresseche for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 8d
Thomas Stanwardyn for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 12d
Ralph Graven for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 6s

Wheton Aston and Hacurcote
Fullcone Sprengoust for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2s 7d
Thomas Acton for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 19d
Roger Pygote for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 1½d

Bramdon
Thomas Banaste for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 13s 4d

Glaseley
Elisabeth Wynnesbury for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 20s

Boulde
Ralph Eyton for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 14s

Hopton Wafers
John Bury for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 9½d
John Hyde for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 9s 3½d
John Lowe for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2d
Gardian of Ludlowe for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 6s

Boterells Aston
John Boterell for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 20s
Thomas Low for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2d
John Penkard for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2d

Lawton
Roger Wredenall for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 9½d
John Oseley for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 4s
Thomas Tallyng for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 16d

Asteley
Humphrey Talbot, knight for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2s 1d
Elisabeth Langley for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 6s 4d
Joan Denn for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 3s
George Bayley for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 14d..
John Budde for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 6d
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Richard Bates for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 3d
Roger Fadir for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 3½d
William Janny and Thomas Hawlym for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 2s

Byllyngsley
Humfrey Stafford for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 19s 4d

Whethyll
Humphrey Talbot, knight, for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 10s 8d

Seete
Thomas Gryme for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 4s

Hay
John Bruyn, esquire for lands and tenements in the Hay there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 10s 10½d

(Ta?)sley
The same John Bruyn for lands and tenements there valued by information aforesaid, one tenth granted for the king 7d