Two Early London Subsidy Rolls

Returns from lay subsidies raised in the City of London in 1292 and 1319, arranged by ward, with information on names, occupations and assessments. Modernised classmarks in the National Archives are PRO E179/144/2 and E179/144/3.

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Two Early London Subsidy Rolls, ed. Eilert Ekwall ( [s.l.], 1951), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/early-london-subsidy-rolls [accessed 20 January 2025].

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Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Preface vii-xiii
Introduction chapter I: manuscripts 1-8
Introduction chapter II: subsidies 8-24
Introduction chapter III: the language of the rolls 25-34
Introduction chapter IV: names 34-43
Introduction chapter V: the subsidies and the London population, 1, immigration into London 43-71
Introduction chapter V: the subsidies and the London population, 2, tax-rolls and population 71-81
Introduction chapter V: the subsidies and the London population, 3, wards and occupations 81-87
Introduction chapter VI: assessments, 1, general remarks 88-98
Introduction chapter VI: assessments, 2, assessments in the subsidy of 1292 98-104
Introduction chapter VI: assessments, 3, assessments in the subsidy of 1319 104-115
Introduction chapter VI: assessments, 4, assessments of the wards 115-126
Introduction chapter VII: notes on the Text and the commentary 127-136
Subsidy Roll 1292: Bridge ward 139-146
Subsidy Roll 1292: Queenhithe ward 147-152
Subsidy Roll 1292: Cripplegate ward Infra 152-158
Subsidy Roll 1292: Cripplegate ward extra 158-161
Subsidy Roll 1292: Dowgate ward 161-168
Subsidy Roll 1292: Walbrook ward 168-175
Subsidy Roll 1292: Cordwainer ward 175-181
Subsidy Roll 1292: Vintry ward 181-186
Subsidy Roll 1292: Bishopsgate ward 186-188
Subsidy Roll 1292: Bishopsgate Extra 188-189
Subsidy Roll 1292: Bassishaw ward 190-191
Subsidy Roll 1292: Portsoken ward 191-193
Subsidy Roll 1292: Billingsgate ward 193-199
Subsidy Roll 1292: Broad Street ward 199-204
Subsidy Roll 1319: Walbrook ward 205-211
Subsidy Roll 1319: Bridge ward 211-216
Subsidy Roll 1319: Dowgate ward 217-222
Subsidy Roll 1319: Broad Street ward 222-227
Subsidy Roll 1319: Bishopsgate ward 227-232
Subsidy Roll 1319: Cornhill ward 232-237
Subsidy Roll 1319: Candlewick ward 237-242
Subsidy Roll 1319: Langbourn ward 242-248
Subsidy Roll 1319: Lime Street ward 248-249
Subsidy Roll 1319: Aldgate ward 249-251
Subsidy Roll 1319: Portsoken ward 252-254
Subsidy Roll 1319: Coleman Street ward 254-258
Subsidy Roll 1319: Bassishaw ward 258-261
Subsidy Roll 1319: Cordwainer ward 261-267
Subsidy Roll 1319: Bread Street ward 268-275
Subsidy Roll 1319: Cripplegate ward infra 275-283
Subsidy Roll 1319: Cripplegate ward extra 283-288
Subsidy Roll 1319: Cheap ward 288-302
Subsidy Roll 1319: Aldersgate ward 302-305
Subsidy Roll 1319: Farringdon ward extra 305-314
Subsidy Roll 1319: Farringdon ward infra 314-327
Subsidy Roll 1319: Billingsgate ward 327-332
Subsidy Roll 1319: Queenhithe ward 332-338
Subsidy Roll 1319: Castle Baynard ward 339-343
Subsidy Roll 1319: Tower ward 344-350
Exchequer (LTR) Enrolled Accounts (E 359), no. 14, mem. 12 351-353
Appendix: Some occupational words or surnames 354-359
Indices of taxpayers: Introduction 360
Indices of taxpayers: The subsidy of 1292 360-370
Indices of taxpayers: The subsidy of 1319 371-392
Bibliography: Sources 393-395
Bibliography: Other works consulted 395-397
Abbreviations 398-399
Index of wards 402
Facsimiles 404-408
Corrigenda 409