POLL BOOK FOR THE ELECTION OF A KNIGHT FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT (Ref 120) On   the   10 ^th    June   1870   an   election   took   place   for   a   knight on   the   Isle   of   Wight.   This   publication   lists   all   of   those   who voted   in   the   various   districts   of   the   island.      There   were   two candidates,   George   Moffatt   and   Baillie   Cochrane,   and   this publication    lists    all    of    those    who    voted    in    the    various districts   of   the   island   and   who   for.   Those   who   did   not   poll are also listed. Fully searchable. £4.00 Including UK P&P

A PERFECT BOOKE OF ALL THE LANDS WITHIN THE HUNDREDS OF EVENGER, CHUTLYE, KINGSCLERE, PASTROE AND OVERTON 1575. (Ref 122) The   Royal   household   was   large   and   expensive   to   run. In   time   when   gold   and   silver   was   in   short   supply   the household   was   supplied   with   provisions   supplied   by   the sovereign’s   demesnes.      This   book   gives   an   excellent explanation   of   the   “tax”   and   then   follows   a   listing   of   all   of those   who   had   to   contribute,   which   appears   to   have been   most   households   in   the   villages   that   fall   within   the hundreds.    .    Listing    householders,    landholders    and tenants   this   is   a   superb   look   at   the   various   villages   and their    occupants.    Payments    were    made    by    way    of money,     wheat     or     poultry.          Thomas     Franklin          of Ecchinswell    was    assessed        at    one    pullet    and    at Baughurst   Richard   Wither   was   assessed   one   goose. Many     hundreds     of     people     named,     indexed     and searchable. £5.00 including UK Postage