THE RECUSANTS OF DERBYSHIRE. 



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deaths, or conformations (many having submitted themselves since 

 last Act) the revenue must decay dailie ; even if new recusants do 

 increase, the result to the revenue will be very small because of 

 the many graunts the king has made of Recusants not in charge, 

 reserving only ^ of the 2 parts of their land and ^ of their goods." 

 No doubt the revenue had decreased for another reason, because 

 thousands of families were now ruined by the process. ^9,000 a 

 year revenue was to be entirely maintained, the overplus to be dis- 

 posed of by the king " if it shall please his Majesty, one-fourth part 

 to the officers and procurers thereof, the other three parts to 

 whom it shall please his Majesty in ready money." 



"Those that be noted to be able to answer ^200 a year accord- 

 ing to the Statute doe amount to ^,15600 per ann. the other 

 that be summ d amount to ,£10,000 per ann. & those that are 

 mentioned will be as much." 



From the 40th Elizabeth to 1 1 James I. ,£117,063 18s. 4^d. 

 was paid, an immense sum at that period. 



The following paper shows the actual sums paid at a particular 

 period by the Derbyshire recusants : — 



Mem. of suche money as was received by Mr. Chambers & 

 his deputies for any recusants, goods, or lands found within the 

 Counties of Staff., Derb, &c, by virtue of His M. grant dated 

 24 Jun in the 7 year of his reign. 



Derbyshire — Henry Lister 

 Thos Barlowe 

 Oliver Bagshawe ... 

 Humphrey Buckstone 

 George Lowe 

 Rich. Madley 

 Thos. Frost 

 John Fox 



Mrs. Powtrell 



Elenor & Dorothy Powtrell 



Mrs. Bucks 



Tohn Hawksworth 



£ s. d. 



26 6 8 

 16 10 o 



61 16 8 



