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they accounted accordingly for two moieties and for £6 13s. 4d. 

 for a third moiety. * 



After a reign of ten years, in 1470, Edward IV. had to give 

 way to Henry VI., who reigned until 1471 only, when the battle 

 of Barnet drove him finally from the throne, and Edward IV. 

 returned. For the present purpose, however, neither appears 

 again ; there are no Bath Lay Subsidy receipts for these da'tes. 



The accession of Henry VII. in 1485, settled all the long 

 existing disputes. In his third year, 1487, the "pore commens" 

 granted two whole fifteenths and tenths, " to be taken and levied 

 of the moveable goodes and cattalles and other thynges of the 

 lay people in forme as aforetime used j" £6,000 to be retained as 

 before, for the relief of decayed towns. The collectors for Bath 

 were, for the first of the two-tenths, William Walley and John 

 Geffrey, and for the second William Wodeward and John 

 Graunsyre, as returned by the oaths of William Walley and 

 William Walcer formerly collectors, t 



In 1491, 7 Henry VII., calling to mind the " great zeal, love, 

 and tenderness " of the King to defend the realm, the Parliament 

 granted two whole-fifteenths-and-teuths, with the usual exception 

 for places decayed ; collectors were now to be discharged of all 

 fees due to the Exchequer. The collectors for Bath were Richard 

 Lacy and Laurence Lech for the first of the two, and for the 

 second, which was j^aid in 1493, Stephen Couke and Edward 

 Broughton. J 



The manner or plan of procedure was, first certain commis- 

 sioners or assessors were nominated by the '• persons of the 

 city coming to the Parliament," and these having found and 

 determined the amounts to be received appointed collectors, 

 who were ordered to charge only the amounts named in the 

 assessment. 



* Subsidies 169—113, 115. + Subsidies 169—120, 121, 122. 

 X Subsidy 169—127, 128. 



