Matlock & Matlock Bath Lists Through the Centuries: The Seventeenth Century

In 1627 many people in Derbyshire, like other counties at the time, considered it illegal for Charles I to raise a levy or "loan" without the consent of Parliament.
"Persuasions, threats and force were used throughout the country to extort the loan".

This roll covered the hundred of Appletree and wapentake of Wirksworth, listing the names of all people who "agreed" to lend money to His Majesty. It was collected by Robert WILLYMOTT of Chaddesden, who was appointed Collector for these two hundreds.

The roll was signed by

- Henr. AGARD
- Fra: COKE
- John CURZON
- W. DEVONSHYRE
- Petr. FRECHEVILE
- Ri. HARPUR
- He. LEGH
- John MANNERS
- Henry SHIRLEY
- He. WILUGHBY

The following extract is from the roll that lists all the names from the wapentake of Wirksworth, plus the two parishes from Appletree hundred. Only the Matlock names appear here.

Surname	First Name	Place	Amount	Comment
WOLLEY,	Elizabeth	Matlocke	- £8	Wydow
FLYNTE,	Dorothie	Matlocke	- 53s 4d
WALKER,	William	Matlocke	- 40s
WOODWARDE,	Anthony	Matlocke	- 40s
WOLLEY,	Adam	Matlocke	- 40s
BOWNE,	---	Matlocke	- 40s	Widowe
BOWNE,	John	Matlocke	- 40s
LUDLAM,	William	Matlocke	- 40s

List contributed by Sonia W Addis-Smith, and extracted from an article by The Rev R. Jowett Burton, published in the Derbyshire Archaeological Journal, Vol 21, 1899, p.69ff. With very grateful thanks. This was originally part of 17th Century Lists but this page was created in Dec 2007