Muster Survey 1522

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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.