The following table lists the Sherington entries in the 1522 Muster Survey. The information is taken from Table 25 of A C Chibnall‘s book “Sherington: Fiefs and Fields of a Buckinghamshire Village”.
Name | Value of goods (£ s d) |
Value of land and tenements (£ s d) |
The King, lord in chief | – | 1 13 0 |
Robert Kingscott, rector | 25 0 0 | 20 0 0 |
Edward Skinner, clerk | 4 6 8 | – |
Anthony Ardes, gent | 13 6 8 | 10 0 0 |
Katherine Maryot | 13 6 8 | 20 0 0 |
Anthony Catesby | – | 5 0 0 |
Thomas Catesby | 13 6 8 | – |
Mercers’ Company | – | 6 6 8 |
Thomas Tyringham | – | 5 0 0 |
Earl of Wiltshire | – | 1 0 0 |
Prior of Tickford | – | 6 8 |
Abbess of Delapre | – | 1 0 0 |
Robert Mathew | – | 1 6 8 |
Elizabeth Ardes | – | 4 0 |
Thomas Chibnall, senior | – | 2 0 0 |
Thomas Chibnall, junior | 10 0 0 | 2 0 0 |
Richard Grendon | 4 0 0 | 2 0 0 |
Thomas Grendon | 8 0 0 | 1 8 |
John Smith | 2 0 0 | 3 4 |
Henry Affeilde | 1 6 8 | 5 0 |
Heirs of Henry Course | – | 8 0 |
William Fisher | – | 6 8 |
Thomas Course | – | 6 8 |
John Walker | – | 3 4 |
Thomas Butavont | – | 2 0 |
John Addington | 6 13 4 | – |
William Overend | 5 6 8 | – |
Robert Grendon | 2 0 0 | – |
William Fisher (a bill) | 2 0 0 | – |
Richard Chibnall | 1 0 0 | – |
Thomas Fisher | 4 0 0 | – |
John Course | 2 0 0 | – |
John Bocher | 2 0 0 | – |
John Sampson | 1 14 4 | – |
Richard Paynter | 2 0 0 | – |
Richard Brittain | 1 0 0 | – |
George Shortared | 1 0 0 | – |
Thomas Eliot | 2 0 0 | – |
Richard Eliot | 1 0 0 | – |
Thomas Pell | 2 0 0 | – |
Michael Smith | 1 6 8 | – |
John Smith (a bill) | – | – |
– | Noe Harnesse | – |
Note: Goods were only listed at the person’s place of residence, so no value infers a landlord living elsewhere.
Note 2:- In Tudor times each village was responsible for maintaining the necessary arms to defend themselves – this was known as the furnishing of harness. Muster commissioners would inspect the harness and ensure each individual was also assessed with his quota of the cost. The muster roll records who owned the arms, along with value of land (valor terr et tent) or value of goods (valor bonorum) held by the other residents of the village who were liable to provide financial support if necessary.