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Hockwold-cum-Wilton in the year 1577...
The Muster of 1577
This is one of several Tudor Musters designed to see what resources the country could provide in the event of invasion or civil problems. There are 39 men listed as suitable for soldiers, and another 42 who are available as labourers. Unlike many other villages, no smiths or wheelwrights were found, very strange!
Spelling had not been invented at this time, and the use of capital letters varied according to taste. The forename Christopher is written as Xpofer, the X and p stand for the Greek letters chi and ro which are the first two letters for Christ as written in Greek. We still use Xmas for Christmas.
The 'cum' in Hockwold cum Wilton is the Latin word for 'with'. As is common in documents at this time, odd letters were missed off and an a small mark added instead, so cum has become cu'.
HOCKWOLD CU' WYLTON
....so what were these person's occupations in 1577...
| Ablemen John blancherd Roger mysson Robert branson Thomas woodrowe John Pallmer Rycherde smythe John Mason Edwarde Pratt Willm herryson Thomas cuckowe thomas Largent Robert Master Jeffrey gray Robert dyell John Fytt Henrye mason Pawll Pratt Robert Secker george bode Willm Russell Thomas Warner Peter drake John wace John Peyrson Willm Rumbold Robert Andrewe John olyoke Thomas Howlett Willm Huske Wollm Sole Hamonde baxster Edmonde Freman Edmond botor John bennett Rycherd aylmeare Thomas Sutton T. P'son
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Pyoners & Laborers Nycholas browne Thomas Mallett Thomas Lewes Tbomas gewybbon Phillipp Whytebread Robert Fytt Hanse baylyfe thomas Warren John Fytt thomas cowp John Robynson Adam Wade osbert Otton Xpofer Walker Robert Walker John Sampson thomas Cadney John Peyrson Wyllm burton Rycherd Hawkyngs Robert Downyng John Downyngs Thomas breckles Henrye botter John bartram Roger benroste John Wattson John bensted Jobn rycherdson Thomas Reynold george Herryson Willm bower Wyflm Harby Wilm Pen'iton John Snowe Nycholas mannyng John cheston Edmond baker Samewell Wooclroue Arthewre Watts Jaymes Aylmeare Wyllm burroxe Smythes & Whelewrigbts - Ablemen xxxiv Selected P'sons ij Pioners & Laborers xlij S. & Whelw none |
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