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County: Berkshire. Grant description and date(s): hearth tax granted by Parliament...
Catalogue reference: E 179/76/464
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This record is about the County: Berkshire. Grant description and date(s): hearth tax granted by Parliament... dating from 1663-1674 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Particulars of Account and other records relating.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 179/76/464
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1663-1674
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Description (What the record is about)
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County: Berkshire.
Grant description and date(s): hearth tax granted by Parliament 1662 May 19.
Document description: exemption certificates. 212 items comprising 204 certificates and one paper marker. Described and dated at item level. Includes names of individuals.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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There are two early exemption certificates in E 179/75/400, with associated Hearth Tax documents for Kintbury Eagle hundred. There are 23 exemption certificates in E 179/243/26. These are nearly all related to the collection of Lady Day 1664 and are arranged and bound with lists of chargeable persons for the same parishes.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English and Latin
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Taxation
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E 179
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Particulars of Account and other records relating...
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