Septem[ber] 7th 1715 An estabellishment of foot souldiers and armes within the parish aforsaid to be of the standing milicia of the said County charged according to Act of Parliment intituled an Act for ordering the forces of the severall countys of this Kingdom by the Deputies Liuetennants of the said County
Name (and title) | Further details | Amount (£) | Type/Liability | Notes |
Mr John Rumbelow Rector | 44 | one armes | ||
Andrew Bukland | for ye Cott | 02 | ||
John Elliott | for Frostes | 04 | ||
Mr Francis Hele | 50 | one armes | ||
Roger Cranch | 29 | one armes | ||
The holders of Slade | 20 | |||
Andrew Bukland | for Winscombe | 01 | ||
Nathaniell Gellard | 14 | one armes | ||
Samuell Cornish | for Gellards | 14 | ||
Walter Lamble | 11 | |||
Robert Elliott Junr | 08 | |||
John Lamble | 03 | |||
Luse Lamble | 13 | one armes | ||
Walter Lamble | for Gellard's | 11 | ||
Samuell Cornish | for Garland's | 12 | ||
Elliz Lamble | 07 | |||
John Burgain | for Dounman's | 07 | ||
Samuell Every | 21 | one armes | ||
Joshua Cranch | 07½ | |||
John Elliott | for ye meddows | 00½ | ||
Joseph Stone | 07 | |||
John Burgain | 06 | |||
Edward Randle | 08 | |||
Samuell Cornish | 23 | one armes | ||
Matthew Cornish | 11 | |||
Walter Lamble | for Gays | 11 | ||
Nathaniell Gellard | for Rickham | 07 | ||
Robert Elliott Senr | 28 | one armes | ||
John Crispin | 12 | |||
Thomas Jarves | 07 | |||
William Dounman | for p[ar]t of his Estate | 03 | ||
Samuell Every | Constable | |||
Matthew Cornish | Constable | |||
John Rumbelow Rect[o]r | Assistance | |||
Samuell Cornish | Assistance | |||
John Elliott | Assistance | [endorsed on back 'East Portlemouth 8 men'] |
[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.]