Z1/43/2/18 Totnes, Coleridge Hundred

Assesment made the 6th September 1715 for the raising on[e] horse and 16 foote soulgers being our proportion to the millittia

Name (and title)	Further details	Amount     (£)	Type/Liability	Notes
Horse
Nico Trest Esq		"half a horse"	Horse	[see 'Abatements' below]
Arthur Rooke Esq		"half a horse"	Horse	[see 'Abatements' below]
Farraigners
The Executors of Will Savory Esq		40		[See 'Abatements' below]
The Executors of Charles Kellond Esq		60		[see 'Abatements' below]
William Bogan Esq		50		[see 'Abatements' below]
Samuell Wotton Esq		20		[see 'Abatements' below]
James Rood Esq		10
The Mayor and Burgesses		50	50
Mr John Wyse		50	50
Mr Richard Norris		5	50
Gleddeon Maynard Esq		20
Mr Nico Davis		6
M[r]s Joan Blackalar		15
Mr John Atherton	or occupiers of his estate	4
Mr Edward Pridhame		9	50
Mr John Amiatt		5
Mr Phillip Athertone		5
Mr Charles Taylor		7
Mr Stephen Waymouth	or occupiers of the estate Late Mr John Willings Seneor	7
Mr John Tucker		7
Mr Richard Cole	for a feild Late Mr John Willings Junier	3
[entry crossed out]		0
M[r]s Mary Wachop		3
Mr Joseph How		4
Mr John Holditch	25 dubb 50	4	50
Mr Joseph Goodwin	£12-10s dubb £25	2
Mr Nicolas Brooking	[£]15 and			[See 'Abatements' below. This entry has been substantially altered.]
Mr Simon Brooking	[£]10	25
Mr Edward Rodd		19		['Mr Simon Brooking' deleted]
M[r]s Margeret Cross		7	50
Mr James Buckley Seneor		10
Mr Edward Cockey		6
Mr Daniell Merriott		10
Mr Tho Flutes	executors	4
Mr Henry Hunt	for Jo[hn] Hornamans house	2
Mr Richard Cole	for the house he Liveth in	2
Tho Prout	or occupiers	2
Mr Robert Tristram	for his Estate	3
Mr John Tolchard		4
Mr John Langman		3	50
Mr Robert Symmons		7
Mr John Adams		9
Mr John Gould		11
Mr James Rowe		4
Mr [forename illegible] Tillane		3
Mr John Taylor		4
Ed Euans	or occupiers	3
M[r]s [no forename] Browne and
M[r]s [no forename] Furse		3
Mr John Furneoux		3
M[r]s Eliz Rooke		34	50
Mr Sam Deeble	or occupiers of his estate	4
William Alford	for his house	3
the occupiers of M[r]s [no forename] Matherells estate		4
Georg Prowse	or occupiers of his estate	2
the occupiers of the house Late Georg Snells		3
Mr Christo Lock		6	50
Mr Edmund Hyne		09
The occupyers of Mr William Palmers	estat[e]	22
Mr Tho Willinge		3
Mr Samuell Viol		4
William Clement		2
Mr Robert Browne		2
Mr John Phillips		2
Mr William Neild	or occupiers	10	50
Mr Frederick Marker	or occupiers	8
Mr Geo Yeo and
Humphry Yeo	or occupiers	8
Mr William Yeo	or occupiers	5
Mr Richard Yeo	or occupiers	2
[entry crossed out]
Daniell Furse		2
Mr Stephen Waymouth	for Totnes Downe and Widegates and Earls feild	9
Mr John Harris Junier		2
[entry crossed out and the following substituted]
Mr Nico Keene		2
Mr Tobias Lear		2
The occupiers of Mr Richard Brookings	estate	12	50
Mr John Harlowin		3
Mr Tho Lane	or occupiers	7
Mr Georg Ford	or occupiers	4
Mr Richard Distine	or occupiers	5
Mr Andrew Colwill		10
[entry crossed out]
M[r]s Sarai Mulling		2
Joan Clift widdow		3
Mr John Southward	or occupers	2
The occupiers of the estate Late John Tippets		2
Mr James Buckley Junior		6	50
Mr Adam Huchings		2
M[r]s Mary Mayne		3
The Executars of Mr James Mayne		4
Mr Abraham Brooking	or occupiers	7
Mr Peter Cuminge		4
William Jarvis	or occupiers	4
Mr Georg Roope	or occupiers	6
Mr Richard Taylor	or occupiers of his Estate	14
Mr Richard Short Seneor		8	50
The Executor of Mr John Galpine	or occupiers	10
Mr William Bowden		5
Mr James Rowe	Apothacary	6
Mr Edward Coulton		2
Mr Samuell Cockey		3
Mr Oliver Wakham		4
Mr John Babbage		5
Mr Joseph Fox		7
Mr Richard Vavasor		30	50
Mr John Hawkings		5
Mr Georg Tremblet		8
M[r]s Susanna Vavasor and
Mr Jo Alline		4
Mr Peter Luscombe	or occupiers	3
Mr Stephen Waymouth	for Windmill downs and two feilds in Broad way	10	50
Mr Tho Elworthy	for his house	3
Mr Richard Short Junier		3
Mr [no forename] Jetsume	for the house late Mr Joseph Langworthy	3
Mr Nico Gay		2
Mr Roger Berriman Seneor	for his Estate	6
Doctor [no Ruport	Executor or occupiers	9
Mr Richard Cole	for the house late Mr Edward Perrots	2
Mr John Macy		2
Mr William Lavers	for the house Mr Samuel Deeble liveth in	3
M[r]s Joan Boscough		3
Mr Henery Torkingtone		4
Mr Christo Farwell		15	50
Mr William Crossing	or occupier	6
Mr Allan Stephens		4
Mr Andrew Harwood		4
Mr Nico Roe		4
Mr Peter Cockey		2
M[r]s Dorcass Haniford		3
[entry crossed out and the following substituted]
The occupiers of the estate Late John Dotings and
Garthred Langdon		4
Ellenor Coxworthy		2
Mr John Harris	Iron monger	4
Christo Blachford		2
Wm Marchant			Constable
Christo Blachford			Constable
John Phillips			Constable
John Harris			Constable
John Langman			Constable
Walter Ford			Constable
John Soper			Constable
Christo Bastow			Constable	[or 'Bastone']
Nico Reve			Constable
Devonss
We the deputy Lieutenants whose names are hereunto subscrib[e]d doe agree that there shall be an abatement made of the assessm[en]ts charg[e]d upon these severall persons viz
Waltham Savery Esqr		40-00-00	Abatement
the Exe[cutor]s of Charles Kellond Esqr		60-00-00	Abatement
Wm Bogan Esqr		50-00-00	Abatement
Sam Wotton Esqr		06	Abatement
Wm Neyce Esqr		10	Abatement	[This name is not listed above]
Mr Nico Brooking		15	Abatement
Arthur Rooke Esqr		100	Abatement
Nico Trist Esqr		40	Abatement
	In all	321
In consideration whereof Six of the Sixteen men mentioned are to be abated out of the Same. Given under our hands the 20th day of Octo[be]r Anno Dom[in]I 1715

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[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.]