Explore a window into 14th-century Worcester through a detailed tax roll and inquisitions, newly edited for today’s readers.
This edition presents Lay Subsidy Roll, 1332–3 and Nonarum Inquisitiones, 1340 for the county of Worcester, with scholarly introduction by John Amphlett. It explains how the rolls were gathered, the challenges of fragmentary membranes, and how the editors piece together hundreds, vills, and tax totals. The book also traces changes in taxable value over time and includes an index of places and people, linking old names to modern equivalents.
- Learn how medieval taxation was organized and the differences between the two subsidy systems.
- See how the editors reconstruct damaged membranes to reveal the county’s geographic layout.
- Find an index mapping hundreds and vills to modern place names, plus an index of persons.
- Gain context on how these records reflect economic and social life in 14th-century Worcestershire.
Ideal for readers of local history, medieval studies, and genealogical research who want a grounded view of how medieval Worcestershire was taxed and recorded.