Corfe Castle

 

Hearth Tax Assessments 1662–1664

 

Extracted by Tony Higgins

 

The Hearth Tax was an attempt to tax people according to their wealth, working on the principle that the wealthier they were the more hearth’s they would have in their home. The tax and variants were in existence for several decades but records for this parish only exist for 1662 and 1664. It was often found that people had stopped up hearths after the first taxation in order to reduce their tax

 “The document here published is the Hearth Tax Assessment for Dorset ...... for Michaelmas 1664; it is based on and embodies the earlier assessment for 1662.”

Anthony Furseman 4

Mr Giles Turner 3

Steph’ Guy in John Streets house 5

Tho’ Gilbert in Wm’ Normans house 2

Joseph Symondes 3

Wm Hunt in Winifred Sumers house 2

Ann Dolling 1

Mary Bondfeild in John Streets house 1

Edward Keynell 4

Wm’ Dolling in John Edmondes house 1

John Welman in Eliz’ Mosse house 3

Bartho’ Forder in Rich Jones house 5

Richard Toope 5

John Knowles 2

Benjamin Tombs in Fran’ Trewes house 5

Thomas Hill in John Streetes house 1

Anne Street widd’ 1

Mr Nicho’ Gibbins in Mr Tho’ Groves house 6

Edm’ Speere in James Hainlandes house 1

John Miller in Alex’ Millers house 2

Edward Tewxbury 2

Peter Weys 2

Edward Harvey 3

Edward Harvey in John Streetes house 3

John Norman in James Hainlands 1

Richard Painter in Henry Streets house 6

The Lady Laurence and Wm Harvey in Mr Brune Daccombes house 10

Thomas Diverges 2

Eliz’ Mosse in John Streets house 1

Mr Wm’ Okeden in ye house of Wm’ Okeden Esq. 10

Andrew Benfeild in Philip Bayleys house 1

Wllm’ Norman 2

Willm Frampton 2

Mathew Mosse 4

Richard Parlett in John Streetes house 2

John Streete junr 2

James Summers 3

John Browne 3

Phillipp Bayly 2

Mrs Dorothy Dacomb wid’ 5

Phillipp Bayly 1

John George 1

Wm’ Grone in Robte Brownes house 2

Robte Perry, Rich’ Butt and James Dobson in Robte Halls house 3

Roger Baker in Robte Browns house 2

Nich’ Hill in Edward Dollins house 1

John Hayward 2

Alex’ Miller in Steph’ Guyes house 1

Richard Jones 3

John Norman in Mr James Hanilands 1

Jerome Dibbin in James Hanilandes 5

Jerome Dibbin in Tho’ Moores house 2

Tho’ Trew in Tho’ Summers house 2

Giles Browne 2

Elizabeth Webber in Thomas Summers 1

Widd’ Keynes 1

John Trew 3

Hen’ Smith in Dionis Smiths house 3

Wm’ Puckett in Wm’ Farrs house 3

Edw’ Abram’ in the widd’ Toopes house 4

Robte’ Harris in Mr Wm’ Cullefordes house 6

Gyles Parris 1

John Norman 1

Wm’ Peirce 1

Widd’ Eyres 1

Francis Trew 1

Henry Street 1

Nathall’ Smith 4

 

Corfe Castle

 

Protestation Returns 1641

Transcribed from original returns on microfilm by Tony Higgins.

(Note: Ornate letters and unusual spellings introduce uncertainties.) 

The English Revolution (1640-60) began in November 1640 when Charles 1st. summoned Parliament to help him out of a financial crisis. Charles was very unpopular and was forced to agree to radical reforms which gave Parliament a more prominent roll in the constitution.

The political crisis escalated and the "Long Parliament" split into two opposing parties in the Autumn of 1641, forming the King's party of Royalists (Cavaliers) and the Parliamentarians (Roundheads), who demanded further political and religious reforms. The events of 1640/41 led to the Civil War which began in August 1642.

It was agreed and ordered on the 3rd May 1641, that every Member of the House of Commons should make a protestation (declaration of loyalty), which the House of Lords also agreed to the following day.

The Commons ordered the printing of the protestation and preamble on the 5th May 1641 and this was distributed by the Members to their counties. The Protestation was to be made by everyone and the Rectors, Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor had to appear before the Justices of the Peace in their Hundred to make their protestation and, on returning to their parishes, any two of them were to witness the taking of the Protestation Oath by all males over the age of 18 years. All names were listed and anyone who refused was to be noted.

The protestation itself reads:-

I,-------- do, in the presence of Almighty God, promise, vow, and protest to maintain, and defend as farr as lawfully I maye, with my Life, Power and Estate, the true Reformed Protestant religion, expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England, against all Popery and Popish Innovations, within this Realme, contrary to the same Doctrine, and according to the duty of my Allegiance, His Majesties Royal Person, Honour and Estate, as alsoe the Power and Privileges of Parliament, the lawful Rights and Liberties of the Subjects, and any person that maketh this Protestation, in whatsoever he shall do in the lawful Pursuance of the same; and to my power, and as farr as lawfully I may, I will appose and by all good Ways and Means endeavour to bring to condign Punishment all such as shall, either by Force, Practice, Councels, Plots, Conspiracies, or otherwise, doe any Thing to the contrary of any Thing in this present Protestation contained: and further, that I shall, in all just and honourable ways, endeavour to preserve the Union and Peace betwixt the Three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland: and neither for Hope, Feare, nor other Respect, shell relinquish this Promise, Vow and Protestation

 

(Note: Ornate letters and unusual spellings introduce uncertainties.)

Giles Turner, Mayor

Henrie Darkombe, gent

Robte Darkombe, gent

Brune Darkombe, gent

William Okeden, gent

Henrie Brine(?)

Richard ffry

William Norman

William Dollinge

Edward Talbott

Anthony ffurseman

John Streete

Joseph Neale Senior

John Purse Sen.

Nicholas Bennet

William fframpton

John Toope

William Kaynes Senior

Giles Browne

John Edmonde junior

Mathew Mosse Sen

William Yonge(?)

David Dolling

Joseph Dourke(?)

George Streete

Edward Bearham

William Toope

Robert Bearhame

Charles Burgis

Richard Beale

John Eyres

George Wheeler

Chas Smith

Charles Wedder(?)

John Robbins

Robert Welledge

John Collins(?)

Robert White

Beniamin Devenish curat

Edward Dollinge

Robert Hendy

John Harden

Thomas Hellier

John Purseman

John Bearham

John Purse junior

Symon  Bennet

James Harbit

Richard Smith

William Beale

Edward Barfoote

George Dollinge

William Bartlett

Thomas Corbin

William Stuckley(?)

Thomas Kibbie(?)

John Pooke

Richard Addams

John Hull

John Collins

George Pye

Lewes .........(?)

William Harden

Charles Jerard

Solomon Burgis

Jervais Gillet

Peter Waye

Robert Ellett

Richard Tiler

Anthony Darcombe

Edward Barnes

James Purse

Edmond Pooke

Jerome Debien

Edward Gardiner

Thomas Dowland

Nicholas Hill

Jervais ffry

Richard Toope

William Muddell

Steven Guy

Marmaduke Green

Thomas Horsey

Thomas Ashe

Coddie(?) Streete

John Edmonde Sen

Thomas Rose

Thomas Hill

George Gardner

William ffarrant

John Grover Sen

Robert Ailes

Nicholas Seaward

Henrie Cotterell

Thomas Mathews

John Gover Junior

James Bartlett

William Bower

William West Senior

Joseph Neale Junior

John Nynam

John Gover

Nicholas Jones

Robert Turner

John Manfeld

Robert Burgis

Robert Diall

William Ormmell

William Beale Senior

Edward Bason

Robert Gillett

John Welstead

John Barnes

William Harris

Morgan Ginkar( ?)

Henrie Miller

Thomas Martin

Robert Bower

John Gentell

Henrie Readhead

Steven Dollinge

Nicholas Butt

Richard Tibbes(?)

William West Ju.

James Harvie Ju.

Henrie Dolling

William Hull

Philip Mascoll

Antonie Seachfeild(?)

Thomas Sommers

William Collins

William Talbott

William Kanie(?) ju

John Gamling

Antonie Trowe(?)

Giles Janes

John Bushe

John Bondfeild

Edward Dye(?) [Wye(?)]

William Gover

William Erle

Thomas Hynam

John Puckette(?)

Symon Davie

Richard Rose

Richard Smith

William Collins

Anthony Wye(?) [Dye(?)]

Christofer Benfeild

John Knowles

Thomas Roe

Mathew Mosse

Richard Dammon

Philip Pollard

Thomas Grove

ffrancis Hascall

Robert Browne

Thomas Janes

ffrancis Trew

Edward Harvy

Nicholas Cobb

Thomas Avery

Thomas Parkins

Henry Ware

John Sey

James Turner

John Trew

William Draiton

Mathew Benfeild

William Tibbes

Thomas Welsteed

John Benfeild

Henrie Prower

Robert Davie

Richard Pearce(?)

Christofer Minever

Peter Whiffen

Robert Gover

Robert Browne

Philip Bailey

Lawrence ffry

Robert Die

Nicholas Gardner

Henrie Culliford

John Horsey

Augustine Gover

George Wheeler

Alban Trew

Dionis Smith

Beniamin Tomes

Hugh Pearce

John Trew

John Trew

John Trew

Jefferie Hauksburie

John Welledge

Alexander Collins

Edward Sey

John Higgens

Dionis Besse

Alexander Robbins

Mathew Tubb

Anthonie Browne

Thomas Trew

Nicholas Rogers

David Grove

John Burgis

Edward Collins

John Norman

Thomas Coastfeild

Thomas Tiler

John Pushman

Robert Coleman

William Gardner

William Kaynes

Henrie Purfrey

Samuell Jeffrey

George Bondfeild