The Corn Survey of 1630-1
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The Corn Survey took the form of a "certificate by Inquirers of the number of persons which are in the houses of every householder", in each parish. The enumerators were required to list the quantity, in bushels, of corn and grain of every inhabitant within each parish. (The bushel was a measurement equating with twenty gallons). They were also required to note "what corn every inhabitant is to sow this year to come and also what every malster, baker, brewer & tippler do malt, bake and brew weekly within the several parishes of the said hundred. And what corn & grain hath been sold by any person or persons out of the markets since the last harvest and to whom". It was tabled before Edward Coswarth & John Prideaux, Justices of the Peace, at St Columb Major on 2 December 1630. Withiel
James BONYTHON:
Richard MOYLE:
Richard MAPOWDER:
John WILLIAMS: Sum total of wheat 63 bushels, of barley 62 bushels, of oats 50 bushels BAKERS
John RENORDEN baketh weekly of wheat one half a bushel Malsters none, engrossers none, forestallers none
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