Hearth less than 20 shillings a year and those who paid neither church nor poor rates. Also exempt were charitable institutions such as schools and almshouses, and industrial hearths with the exception of smiths' forges and bakers' ovens. The returns were lodged with the Clerk of the Peace between 1662 and 1688. A revision of the Act in 1664 made the tax payable by all who had more than two chimneys. The tax was abolished by William III in 1689 and the last collection was for Lady Day of that year. It was abolished in Scotland in 1690. Hearth tax records
The Cloister and the Hearth picture of the past more faithful than anything in the works of Scott. "The Cloister and the Hearth" (UK, 1913) was a silent film, directed by Cecil M. Hepworth. The Cloister and the Hearth The Cloister and the Hearth (1861) is a historical novel by the English author Charles Reade. Set in the 15th century, it relates the story revolving about the travels of a young scribe and illuminator, Gerard Eliassoen, through several European countries. "The Cloister and the Hearth" often describes the events, people and their practices in minute detail. Its main theme is the struggle between man's obligations