His Majestie's use, by vertue of which warrant wee have assessed upon the Towneshipp of Cawthorne the some of £7 15s. and have appointed John Shirtt Robt. Smith Thomas Pashley to be sessors for the sayd towneshipp how much every man in the said towneshipp must pay, and because ye clergye are to pay their proportion herein, you must give them notice that they may joyne with you in this assessment if soe they please, if they have any meanes that may fall within this assessment, with this discretion, that if there be any of abillytye amongst you by reason of gainefull lande" [this word ought to be 'trades'] "or great stockes of money or other personally estates who have little lande that in a land stocke would paye very litle or nothinge, you are to sess them to their abyllytye and applye theire assessments to the easinge of other that are indebted or charged with many children, and it is further required that you bringe your assessment faire written in two partes under what you have assessed upon every man within your sayd towne, and the same to deliver to me at Eastfield at or before the thyrteenth day of November instante fixed by this warrant; and, because the day is appointed for the payment of the monye unto the collectors, you are to appoint the mony to be in rediness in your constables handes whensoever it shall be demanded: fayle you not herein, as you will answer the contrarye: dated the tenth day of November 1637, by me Richard Cudworth."
In a summary of the assessment for the Wapentake, Worsborough is given as having to pay £12 10s., Cawthorne and Thurlstone £7 15s., Barnsley £6 10s., Penistone £3., Silkstone £3 14s., Dodworth £4., Darton £3 5s., Hoyland-Swaine £3 6s., Kexborough and Barugb £3 5s. Among these papers of Richard Cudworth is a list of those at Dodworth who followed the example of the memorable Buckinghamshire Squire, John Hampden, at this time, and "would not pay there shipp money," the first name there being that of Hen. Hobson, who refused his 5s. The name of Richard Elmhirst is given in this Chief Constable's Book as receiving from him a sum of £3 6s. 8d, Nov. 20, 1637, "for bullits and shot for His Majesties service." His Book gives all the Riding Assessments made at this time upon the Wapentake: for the "repaire" of several County Bridges; "for the House of Correction at Wakefield, due yearly at
