297 



Thus the substantial men of Bath in 1340 having personalty 

 warranting taxation numbered 106, and their payment amounting 

 to .£14 10s. Id. as a ninth, gives the total gross value of the 

 assessment as £130 10s. 9d. 



In a collection of a 20th in 1 Ed. III., the totals only being 

 returned— Bath produced .£8 4s. 7d. ; Wells at the same time 

 paying £10 Os. 6d. As another point of local interest one example 

 may be given of the entire Hundred of Bath Forum. In 12 

 Ed. IV. in payment of a 15th and lOth^ the return was from : — 



Analysing the names in the Nonse Eoll it will be observed 

 how many use the de or le — the de being prefixed to names of 

 places the le to occupations, atte appears only three times. In 

 some cases the prefix has been either dropped or perhaps never 

 existed. There are seven bearing the name of le Deyare, but 

 shown as not necessarily of one family as there are two Roberts. 

 There are three Webbe, a le Tuker, and le Fisher, and others 

 such as Lindraper, Mareschal, Sutor and Spicer, which speak 

 for themselves ; then there is the name of Swayne so constant in 

 early Bath deeds. 



The taxation of the clerics was distinct, as they claimed to be, 

 and were taxed separately, and when possible not at all. Thia 

 part of the subject being very difficult must be avoided, but an 

 example which seems fairly clear may be used as well for itself a» 

 also for a further illustration of early name giving. In 1377, 

 51 Edward III., in a list of the names of all the religious persons 

 W 



