Lorraine It was a tax. Try Googling "Tax scot" or look up "scot free". Harry -----Original Message----- From: Lorraine Standfield via Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 1:08 AM To: ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] [ENG SOM] Church Scot and Scot-ales Can anyone help please? In the history of Baltonsborough, Somerset, in the middle ages, mentioned is: 1) Online - the Church scot was paid with hens/fowls. 2) Booklet - "Scot-ales were drinking feasts held 2 or 3 times a year for the tenants of the Manor."" I have Googled several times but nothing has come. Lorraine (Dodemaide) Standfield.Lorraine, It was a tax Victoria, Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Harry I will do that. Lorraine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry" <harry.tadd@ntlworld.com> To: "Lorraine Standfield" <nerralea@internode.on.net>; <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] [ENG SOM] Church Scot and Scot-ales > Lorraine > > It was a tax. Try Googling "Tax scot" or look up "scot free". > > Harry >