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An establishm[en]t made by us whose names are subscribed the twenty fifth day of October Anno Domini 1715 and in the second yeare of the reigne of our soveraigne Lord King George over England Scotland France & Ireland King defendor of the faith et[c] for the setling of both farriners and tinners within our s[ai]d p[ar]ish according to the late Act of Parliament for ordering the forces in the severall Countyes of this kingdome
Name (and title) | Further details | Amount (£) | Type/Liability | Notes |
Farrigners | ||||
Imprimis Henry Risdon Rector | 50 | one armes | ||
Tinners | ||||
The ocupier now is Thomas Stert | Ford & Corry Parkes | 30 | tinners | |
& for Knowle | 20 | |||
Mr Benjamin Gayer | for Ireland, a commission officer | 14 | tinners | |
Edmond Herring gent | for Knowle | 8 | ||
Thomas Burnaford | for Knowle | 15 | ||
Daniell Reddacliffe | 11 | |||
Henry Martyn | or ye holder for Bowtown | 2 | ||
Henry Martyn | for Corryhill | 6 | tinners | |
Francis Warrin | for Corymils | 5 | ||
Thomas Dilly | for Corymill Hams | 5 | ||
George Hawton | for Eastcott | 5 | ||
Wm Dodge | for his tenem[en]t | 5 | ||
Wm Gill | for Eastcott | 5 | ||
Jane Martyn | for Eastcott | 5 | ||
Joane Hawking | 5 | |||
Wm Lang | 5 | |||
Walter Youldon | or the holders for Eastcott | 5 | [the actual total for this group is £51] | |
Peter Collin | Con[sta]ble | |||
Wm Gill |
[Reverse side: 'Henery Risdon is charg'd to the foreigners one foot man and armes' and 'Coryton 1 men' recte man]
[In the documents, the amounts recorded are arranged in groups normally adding up to £50 (or multiples of £50), and known as 'fifties', each responsible for providing one or more soldiers; in the transcript, the fifties are separated by grey bands; see Section 2 of the Commentary, The documents described.]