386 



If every man of substance be thus returned we shall have a 

 fair census of the wealthy of the city in the time of Henry VIII. ; 

 as by the Poll Tax given last year we had of the population, 

 the indigent excepted, in the reign of Eichard II. To bring 

 the amounts to about our own currency they may be multiplied 

 by twenty. 



By Indenture of 30th November, 152?, 15 Henry VIII., John 

 Kent, mayor, Thomas Chapman, Thomas Styll, John Byrde, and 

 GefFraye Francombe being " citesyunes " of the city, and the 

 Recorder of the same, were appointed commissioners for the 

 levy of the first payment.* They in turn having made their 

 assessment, deputed Thomas Chapleigh and John Cheppman 

 " inhabitaunts there " to be high collectors, to " receyve, per- 

 ceyve, and take " of every Ward the particular sums contained 

 in " fyve foiles " as sealed with the seal, and signed with the sign 

 manual of the foresaid commissioners, which " oon certeyne sum 

 of monie by anticipation amounteth to xlj7?. viijs. vjd." As 

 near as possible three times the old amount. 



The two high collectors appointed as sub-collector, William 

 Eumsey, who, being duly sworn, made a return on one file of 

 apparently only the five commissioners,t H. Cavell being sub- 

 stituted for J. Byrde, viz. : — 



Thomas Cheppman, cc. marcs in goods ; for 



the King ... ... ... vj^i. xiij«. iiijrf. 



Thomas Style, cli. in goods ; for the King cs. 

 Geffrey Francam, xlli. in goods ; for the King xls. 

 Henry Cavell, xlli. in goods ; for the King xls. 

 John Kentt, cc. marcs in goods ; for the 



King ... ... vjli. xiijs. iiijc?. 



Total : — xxij/j. vjs. viijc?. 

 The sum actually paid to the Treasury was — xxij7i. viJ5. iiijd., 

 the receipt attached being noted, sic h'ent surplus viijc^. 



* Subsidies 169—141. t Subsidies 169, 179. 



