TUDOR SUBSIDY ROLLS
MORDEN TITHINGS
Extracted from "Dorset Tudor Subsidies Granted in 1523, 1543, 1593", edited by T. L. STOATE available on CD-Rom at www.thebookshop.org.uk
In 1523 Parliament granted King Henry VIII a subsidy to finance the war in France, taxing everyone on lands, goods or wages down to a lower limit of £1, collected over a four-year period. In 1543 another widespread subsidy was granted to permit the King to assert his right to the title of 'King of Scotland', with a lower limit of £1 on land and £5 on goods, although this time wages were not taxed. Queen Elizabeth I's subsidies tended to be constant as to amount, charging 4 shillings (/-) in the pound (£) on yearly income from land with a lower assessment limit of £1 and 2/8 in the £ on the capital value of goods with a lower limit of £3.
The assessments are expressed in pounds and fractions of pounds, with 'L' denoting land, 'G' denoting goods and 'W' denoting wages. People were taxed on one revenue stream only, being that which would yield the highest amount of tax to the Exchequer. The wealth of a married women formed part of her husband's assessment, but widows and spinsters were taxed in their own right. Aliens and denizens (foreigners with the right of residence) were taxed double. They are usually denoted as "alien", but occasionally their national origin is given (e.g. 'Norman', 'Frensheman', 'Ducheman', etc.).
1525 (see West Moreon Tithing)
1544 Est Mouredoune
| Name | Type | Assessment Value (£) |
| Henry GOLDE | G | 15 |
| John GEYRE | G | 3 |
| Richard WULLFRYCE | G | 4 |
| John BAKER | G | 2 |
| John FLOWE | G | 2 |
| John COLLYNS | G | 2 |
| William GRACE | G | 1 |
| Richard ARNE | G | 4 |
| William CHYCKE | G | 3 |
| John WULLFRYCE | G | 1 |
| BARREN servant to GOLDE | G | 2 |
| William SOMER | G | 1 |
| Nicholas CADYE | G | 1 |
| William LANE | G | 1 |
| John WHELAR | G | 1 |
| William WHELAR | G | 2 |
| William WHELAR jun | G | 2 |
| John SEYWARD | G | 1 |
| John EDYMONDES | G | 1 |
| John EDMUNDES jun | G | 1 |
| William WARRENER | G | 6 |
| William WULLFRYCE | G | 1 |
| John GYLLETT | G | 2 |
Total: £ 0.9.3
1594 Mordone
| Name | Type | Assessment Value (£) |
| Thomas EARLE Esq. | L | 20 |
| Austen LAWRENCE gent | G | 3 |
| John WARNER | L | 1 |
| Robert BARTLETT | G | 4 |
| [illegible] | G | 4 |
| Thomas GOULD | G | 3 |
| Edward WOLFRIES | G | 3 |
| John BE[illegible] | G | 4 |
Total: £ 7.0.0
WEST MORDEN TITHING IN MORDEN
1525 Moredon
| Name | Type | Assessment Value (£) |
| Thomas WRIGHT | G | 16 |
| William HARDMAN | G | 6 |
| Michael STYLE norman | G | nil |
| Thomas WOLFRAYS | G | 12 |
| Agnes WOLFREYS | G | 2 |
| William NEWE | W | 1 |
| Vincent CLEE | G | 3 |
| Robert SOMER | G | 6 |
| Richard HEMMYNG | G | 4 |
| William SOMER | W | 1 |
| William EDMONDE | G | 2 |
| Robert WOLFREYS | G | 4 |
| Thomas SOMER | G | 4 |
| John CORNE | G | 2 |
| John GANE | G | 3 |
| William GANE | G | 2 |
| John WARNER | G | 7 |
| John GILLOTT | G | 10 |
| John LYON | W | 1 |
| John KNOLLYNG | G | 2 |
Total: £ 2.4.2
1544 West Morden
19 names, all illegible. Figures and total also illegible.
1545 anticipation. Thomas WRIGHT: G: 10.
1594 Moredon
| Name | Type | Assessment Value (£) |
| Oliver FRAMPTON | G | 3 |
| Nicholas WOLFREYS | G | 3 |
| Richard ANSTEY | G | 3 |
| Laurence DOVE | G | 3 |
Total: £ 1.12.0
CHARBOROUGH TITHING IN MORDEN
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