The history and antiquities of Boston, and the villages of Skirbeck, Fishtoft, Freiston, Butterwick, Benington, Leverton, Leake, and Wrangle; comprising the hundred of Skirbeck, in the county of Lincoln. Including also a history of the East, West, and Wildmore fens, and copious notices of the Holland or Haut-Huntre fen ... sketches of the geology, natural history, botany, and agriculture of the district; a very extensive collection of archaisms and provincial words, local dialect, phrases, proverbs, omens, superstitions, etc. By Pishey Thompson. Illustrated with one hundred engravings.

DISSOLUTION OF MONASTERIES (1534). 61
In 1485, "John Ley, of Boston, merchant, had 401. of reward towards his
losses of the customs of Boston."'
A grant was made in 1523-4 (14 and 15 Henry VIII.) of a yearly subsidy
for four years. Eighteen persons only were taxed in Boston, as follows:2 —
~s. d.
Thomas Robertson........................... 33 6 8
John Robynson, Robt. Thomlynson, and William Sutton,
each 101...................................... 30 0 0
Godfrey Wase........ 2 10 0
Hugh Schawe, John Leeke, Robt. Pulvertoft, Roger Meres,
Thomas Lound, and Nicholas Field, each 21... 12 0 0
William Etwell, John Hochynson, Peter Emery, and William
Parker, each 51................................... 20 0 0
Thos. Malne and John Copley, each 41................... 8 0 0
Joseph Benyson................................ 3 6 8
Whole subsidy....... ~109 3 4
An account was taken, in 1535, of the property which was lately held in
Boston by Margaret Countess of Richmond and Derby; and it was found,
that from the Feast of St. Michael in 1533 to the same feast in 1535 the
receipts arising from such property amounted to 981. 5s. 44d., and the disbursements, 211. 17s.; that 511. 18s. 9gd. had been paid to the receiver for
the estates, and 241. 9s. 6 d. was in the hands of the bailiff in Boston. Property is mentioned as being situated in many parts of the town now unknown.3
Tronage was received upon 236 sacks and 14 cloves of wool, shipped within the
port, at 2.d. per sack. The entire tronage, pisage, and docage received on other
articles, was only 9s. 10d., 19 Henry VII. (1504); it amounted to 41. 4s. 22d. in
1535. The pleas and perquisites of court were 46s. 9d.; estrays, 5s. Payments
were made to thile nuns of Stickswould; to the Prior of St. John of Jerusalem,
Prior of St. Bartholomew in London, and to the Abbot and Convent of Jervaulx.
The bailiff's salary was 91. 9s. per annum. The clerk of the auditors received
11. 6s. 8do for keeping the accounts; and 8 qrs. of wheat, costing 4s. the qr.,
were given, " according to old custom," to the Grey Friars of Boston.4
In 1534 (26 Henry VIII.), it was found that the Abbot and Convent of
Kirkstead had in Boston property of the annual value of 41. 5s. 4d. The
Monastery of Tupholm held 5s. of annual rent. The Abbot of Stickswolde held
lands and tenements in Boston, Wyberton, and Freiston, of the annual value of
91. 11s. The Abbot of Revesby held in Boston annual quit-rents, amount
14s. 4d. The Abbot and Convent of Louth held property producing annually
5s. That of Alvingham, 11s. The Monastery of Bardney, 13s. 9d. The
Priory of Stansfield, Is. 4d. The Abbot of Croyland, 61. Os. 8d. The Abbot
of Swineshead, 41. 17s. 6d.; and that of Kyme, 21. 6s. The Monastery of
Haverholm, 10s. The Monastery of Barlings, in Boston, Sutton, and Quadring,
51. 5s. The Priory of Thorneholm in Boston, 11. Os. 4d. The Monastery of
St. Michael's near Stamford, 11. 2s.; and that of St. Mary's, Leicester, 21. 16s. 8d.
The Preceptory of Dalby, Rotheley, and Heyther, held in the Rectory of Boston' Harleian MSS. No. 433, p. 58. Rowe, Harrowe Lane, Tylney Lane, Bolton, Garth,
2 Statutes of the Realm, 14 and 15 Henry VIII., Chamber Rowe, Coney Street, the Crane Chamber,
cap. 16; and Subsidy Rolls, 1523 and 1524. &c.
3 Among others, Barber Rowe, the new Bochery, 4 Ministers' Accounts, 25 HenryVIII. A.D. 1535.
the Checker, New Rents and Five Rents, Gascoyne