POOR RATES. 45 



tliev win not be lower than 5s. At Thoinham — Easter 

 1797 to Easter 1798, 6s. 6.1. in the pound, oa half rent. 



To Easter 1799, 4s. 6d. 



To Easter 1800, los. oJ. 



To Easter 1801, 173. 6d. 



To Easier 1802, 17s. 6 J. 



Rental 1265I. 



At Holm, last year (1801), 9s. 6d. in the pound: thh 

 year 5s. 6d. 



Rates, exclusive of scarcity, at Snettisham, &c. 4s. in 

 the pound, rack-rent, lii the scarcity, some were 7s. 



In the parishes around Houghcon, 2S. 6d. in tiie 

 pound, on the average. At -Hillingdon, 2S. in the 

 pound on real rent. At Castle Riseing is. 6d. to 2s. in the 

 pound ; thev were higher. At Lvnn, thev are now lOs. in 

 tlie pound, and were lately 12?. and laid on stock; they 

 would be near 20s. if on rent only : in the scarcity were 

 1 6s. besides great subscriptions. A gentleman in this 

 town has paid 2I. 12s. in a year for poor-rates, and row 

 (inliahiting tlie same house) lool. At Terrington, in 

 iVIarshland, 2s. in the pound : were in the scarcity 5s. to 

 6s. At Walpole, poor 23. church 6d. surveyor is. in 

 the pound. Dyke reeve 6d. Land-tax is. 4d. per acre. 



Parishes around Downham 5>. in the pound. Besthorpe, 

 last year, los. in the pound, rack-rent: now 5s. to 6s. 

 Carleton 8s. last year. 



RECAPITULATION. 



