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Tithe commutation in Exbourne in the seventeenth century

Trans. Devon. Assoc. vol. 44 (1912) pp. . 394-405.

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Sir Roper Lethbridge

Prepared by Michael Steer

Tithes were originally paid as 1/10th of the produce of the land (crops, eggs, cattle, timber, fishing, etc.) to the rector, as alms and as payment for his services. They were often stored in a tithe barn attached to the parish. At the dissolution of the monasteries some of the land passed out of church ownership, and tithes were then paid to private landlords. Inclosure Acts made further modifications, either abolishing the payments entirely or replacing them with monetary payments. By the time of the Tithe Commutation Act, 1836, there was considerable discontent over tithe payment. The Act requirements replaced the ancient payment system of payment in kind with monetary payments. It is noted for the tithe maps needed for the valuation process. Google with the Archive Organization has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. The Internet Archive makes available, in its Community Texts Collection (originally known as Open Source Books), books that have been digitised by Google from a number of libraries. These are books on which copyright has expired, and are available free for educational and research use. The copy of this rare book is held at the Princeton University Library and is available from the Internet Archive.