384 



In 1496, 12 Henry VII., when a grant of two Subsidies was 

 made as a guard against the " cruell malyce of the Scottis," the 

 commissioners for Bath were Laurence Leche, Robert Batyn, 

 WilHam Tyler, and John Cokkis. They appointed as collectors 

 John Chapman, touker, and John Slugge, baker,* who in turn 

 appointed as sub-collectors, John Gypbons and John Gunner, 

 for the first grant, and for the second grant Eichard Herst 

 and Thomas (!!hapman, who duly accounted for the usual old 

 sum of £13 6s. 8d.,t as being raised from certain persons of the 

 city having land, tenements, possessions, or hereditaments, of 

 the value of xxs. per annum not being liable for spiritual tithes, 

 and from certain persons having goods and chattels of the value 

 of ten marcs. 



There being, unfortunately, no schedules of particulars now 

 remaining attached to any of the forgoing returns, much desired 

 information is lost to us. The very old gross valuation of about 

 £133 as existing since 1340 being retained, if the number of 

 people taxable had increased the amount levied on each must 

 have decreased, the amount to be paid to the Exchequer being 

 always the same, as Avas also the gross amount of the Subsidy 

 granted, viz., £37,000. 



We come now, however, to a time when some changes occur, 

 and these documents, hitherto so uniform, are more full in detail 

 and consequently, more interesting. 



In February, 1516, 7 Henry VIII., the Parliament granted a 

 Subsidy of £110,000, just three times the former amount, to be 

 raised from lands, tenements, goods, chattels, wages and profit 

 from wages ; lands " dymable " only excepted. The collectors for 

 Bath were Henry Cabell and Thomas Weste, who, proceeding 

 upon the old lines, accounted for the receipt of the old amount, 

 the usual £13 6s. Sd.J Others presumably did the same, so 



* Subsidies 169—130, 131. t Subsidies 169—132. 

 I Subsidies 169—138. 



