77/241 During the reign of James, there was not paid the twentieth part of that sum. The tax was so far personal, that a man paid only in the county where he lived, though he should possess estates in other counties; and the assessors formed a loose estimation of his property, and rated him accordingly. book iv.chap.1, cf fifteenths, quinzins. book iv.chap.1, subsidies temporary. 11th July, 1610. |