Cornish Family History and Local History Books on CD CORNWALL HEARTH AND POLL TAXES 1660 - 1664 by T. L. Stoate The Reign of Charles II was exceptionally rich in the number and  variety of taxes directly assessed on individuals. Of all these taxes  only the hearth tax and earlier monthly assessments were the names  of the taxpayers specifically required to be returned to the  Exchequer. This CD is a transcript of some of the surviving returns  for Cornwall which were first published by T. L. Stoate.  £7.50 including U. K. P & P CORNWALL SUBSIDIES IN THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII 1524 and 1543 and The Benevolence of 1545   Edited by T. L. Stoate  For hundreds of years the King, Queen or Government has needed  to raise money for various enterprises, usually wars. In the distant  past, as today, it was the people of the country that had to find this  money usually in the form of taxes, subsidies etc. Whilst these taxes  were not welcomed by the people, they are a valuable asset for the  historian today, as lists were usually kept of those who paid.  This CD has the lists for Cornwall for the years of 1524, 1543 and  1545 with many thousands of names and is fully searchable as well  as having an index.  £7.50 including U.K. P & P THE CORNWALL MILITARY SURVEY OF 1522 with the LOAN BOOKS AND TINNERS MUSTER OF 1535 Edited by T. L. Stoate In 1522 Wolsey, Henry VIII's chancellor, was badly in need of  money to finance the war with France . A subsidy in 1514 failed to  raise the expected amount and had to be repeated in 1515 and 1516.  He was planning another subsidy and it is presumed that he did not  think that satisfactory assessments would be made for it. He  therefore ordered a new and extensive survey of the wealth of the  country both spiritual and temporal, together with a military muster  which he gave out to be the reason for the survey - that it was to  determine the rate at which men were to be assessed for the  provision of armour - something that was not to be regarded as very  onerous. In reality he had determined to use it as the basis for an  immediate loan and for a subsidy which was to follow.  This CD contains a transcript of that survey, the loan books and  Tinner's Muster Roll of 1535 originally edited and published by  T.L.Stoate.   £7.50 including U. K. P & P CORNWALL PROTESTATION RETURNS 1641 edited by T. L. Stoate In the year of 1641 it was demanded that every man over the age of  18 should make an oath was to follow the “true Protestant religion”.  These are now called the Protestation Returns and form a valuable  list of inhabitants of a parish at this time. Not everyone signed and  those who did refuse are also sometimes noted. This important  Cornish reference work contains some 30,000 names given in 5  boroughs and 197 parishes out of a total of 204 and will be of great  use to Genealogists and Family Historians. It is in Adobe Acrobat  format and so can be easily searched and read on most computers. A  must for anyone with Cornish Ancestors.  £7.50 including U. K. P & P CORNWALL MUSTER ROLL 1569 * edited by H. L. Douch and originally published by T. L. Stoate On March 26 th 1569 , due to the threat of Spanish forces, the  Privy Council issued a directive to the counties to hold a general  muster of all men over 16. Certificates of the muster, with the  names of the men and their equipment, were to be returned by July  1st though this was later extended to August 12th . This CD  contains a searchable transcript for Cornwall of this Muster.   £7.50 including U. K. P & P * Please also see the South-West Muster of 1569 under West- Country CORNWALL MANORIAL RENTALS AND SURVEYS edited by T. L. Stoate The Public Record Office List and Index vol, 25 catalogues  manorial rentals and surveys and other documents in its possession.  Cornwall is well represented in this catalogue, due to some extent to  the existence of the Duchy, The two most important items in the list  have already been published, namely the 1337 Caption of Selsin and  the 1650 Parliamentary Survey both dealing with all the Duchy  manors in Cornwall,  This present work is an attempt to complement these by giving  many of the remaining items in the List and Index catalogue,  including, it is hoped, all the most important ones.   £7.50 including U.K. P & P Lake's THE COMPLETE PAROCHIAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL This work was first issued in monthly parts between 1867 and  1873 and the combined works are contained in four volumes with  over eighteen hundred pages. Starting with the parish of Advent  and working through to the parish of Zennor. There is an  emphasis on genealogy, manorial matters, heraldry and some of  the notorious or unusual persons a given parish. There are dozens  of pedigrees of various families as well superb information  relating to each parish.  This fully searchable CD contains all four volumes, including the  supplementary papers, of this rare work and is invaluable to  anyone who has an interest in the county of Cornwall 's past.   £12.50 including U. K. P & P 1864 DIRECTORY AND GUIDE FOR FALMOUTH AND PENRYN By W. Warn of Falmouth This fascinating, and rare, directory and guide was published in 1864.  It gives not only details of trades people (in an alphabetical list) but it  also contains a street index of the inhabitants of both Falmouth and  Penryn. There are over 200 pages of information and fascinating  adverts. For anyone who has an interest in either of these towns, this  disk is one that you cannot afford to be with out.   £7.50 including U. K. P & P