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Assessment made in the time of William Barnham, mayor.

Catalogue reference: RYE/77/3

What’s it about?

This record is a file about the Assessment made in the time of William Barnham, mayor. dating from 1491/2.

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Reference

RYE/77/3

Title

Assessment made in the time of William Barnham, mayor.

Date

1491/2

Description

The 6 narrow leaves which comprise this document list separately (i) names and assessed value of property from 40s. to £500 on pp. 3, 4, 9 and 11, (ii) the amount taxed at 2d. in the pound, names here being listed under the following wards: Market, Paternoster, Fissherstrete and Bucklersbury, pp. 5-8. The remaining pages of the gathering are blank. The total assessed value is £6,303, yielding £51 16s. 8d. These leaves were found tied in with 15/1 above. (Ibid.)

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East Sussex Record Office
Language

English

Record URL
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RYE/77

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Assessment made in the time of William Barnham, mayor.