Robert Alefounder Certificate of Residence

Robert Alefounder, Certificate of Residence, 1600

A Certificate of Residence was issued to show that someone, resident in one place, had already been assessed for a tax somewhere else, and did not have to pay again.

TNA reference E 115/11/41: Alefounder, Robert, Suffolk, Certificate of residence 43 Eliz I [20 December 1600]. The document has been cut off at the right hand side: a few missing letters are marked {thus}.

Suffolk	We S^r Phillipp Parker Knight and Edmund Poolye Examin{g} Commissioners amongst others assigned for the taxinge rating a{nd} asseassinge of the Third Subsidye of the three entire Subsidy{es} graunted to her ma^tie by act of Parlyament houlden at Westm{inster} in the xxxix^th Yeare of her highnes Reigne and devyded into the hyndreds of Bosmer cu^~ Cleyder Stowe & Sampfo{rd} Doe signifye unto the _^^{right honorable the} Lords and Barrons of her ma^tis Counse{l} of Exchequor and so all others unto whome these presents shall come ~~that~~ or maye concerne That Robt Alefounder beinge himselfe wth his whole household and famylye at the tyme of the Asseasment and for the most pte of the yere before resident and abydinge in the Towne of Estberdgholt wthin the hundred of Sampford in the sayd Countye of Suffo{lk} Was there rated and asseassed towards the payment of the sayd Third Subsydye after the rate of Six poundes in goods In wytness wherefore the sayd commissioners have hereunto putt our hands and seales the xx^th daye of Decemb^r in the xliii^th yere of the Queenes ma^tes Reigne
[hole where seal ripped out]
Phill Parker
[hole where seal ripped out]
Edmund Poley

	Suff Hund de Sampford
Etbergholt /	Robtus~ Alefounder in bon~ vj^li xvj^s
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Last updated 3rd August 2010 by Peter Alefounder