Bratton Clovelly One-Place Study | 1715 Militia Assessment

From the Friends of Devon’s Archives, ‘An assesment made ye 24th day of October 1715 for the settleling the malitia being the number of 9 mens armes charged & impossed upon the p[ar]ish affores[ai]d for the farryners after the rate of fifty pounds p[er] annum towards the maynetaineing of every foote shoulddier as followeth viz’.

[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]

Officials: William Hill & John Rowe, Constables, endorsed on back ‘men 9’

Fifty	Type/Liability	Title	Given Name	Surname	Name Qualifier	Liability for	£	s
Group 1	arms	Madam		Collmody		Eastlake	50	0
Group 2	arms		Shadrach	Vincent	Rector		50	0
Group 3	arms		Joh	Nosworthy	gent		10	0
Group 3			John	Row			10	0
Group 3			Charles	Elsyng		Bratton Town & Caddenpitt	9	0
Group 3			William	Chasly		Brox Combe	8	0
Group 3				Tickle	widow of		8	0
Group 3			Tho	Row			5	0
Group 3			John	Glanfill	& (others?)
Group 4	arms		Shadrach	Stephens			25	10
Group 4			John	Glanfil		South Breysell	9	0
Group 4			Henry	Row			7	0
Group 4			Elyzabeth	Tapsson		Borough	4	10
Group 4			John	Sprey	& the occupants of Bush	Bush	4	0
Group 5	arms		Arthur	Turner			20	10
Group 5			Nath	Sweetenham			11	0
Group 5		Mrs	Mary	Hill			7	10
Group 5			Robort	Day			6	0
Group 5			Thomas	Hill			5	0
Group 6	arms		John	Luxmoore		Borough	13	0
Group 6			Henry	Lavers			9	0
Group 6			Oliver	Drown			5	0
Group 6			William	Tickle			6	0
Group 6			William	Metter		Metter (Cockram's Tenement crossed out)	9	0
Group 6			Robert	Rodden [or Kodden]			8	0
Group 6			William	Luxmoore	& (others?)
Group 6			John	Lavers	& (others?)
Group 6			William	Tickle	& (others?)
Group 6			Richard	Tickle	& (others?)
Group 7	arms		William	Row			14	0
Group 7			John	Northom			11	0
Group 7			Francis	Northy			6	0
Group 7		Mr		Coryndon			5	0
Group 7			John	Tickle		Borough	5	0
Group 7			Roger	Coslake			5	0
Group 7			William	Chasly		Cockrams	4	0
Group 7			William	Coslake	& (others?)
Group 7			William	Boyley	& (others?)
Group 7					the occupants of Blaggro	Blaggro
Group 8	arms		Simion	Webber	Rector		14	0
Group 8			John	Elecott		Bo[a]sley	12	10
Group 8			John	Rundle			12	10
Group 8			Henry	Cose [or Case]			6	0
Group 8			John	Hole			5	0
Group 8			Catheraine	Drown	& (others?)
Group 9	arms		John	Luxmoore	gent		24	0
Group 9		Mr	Charles	Hutton			10	0
Group 9			John	Beckolake			6	0
Group 9			John	Drown		Recson	6	0
Group 9			Thomas	Steart	gent	Bradcraft	4	0