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Devon Protestation Returns 1642 (supplied by Ian Stoyle from a transcription - with thanks)

Great Torrington

• William Brinsmead

St. Giles in the Wood

• Robert Brinsmead

Bampton

• Christopher Brinsmead
• Robert Brinsmead
• William Brinsmead
• William Brinsmond

Devon Subsidy Rolls 1524-7 by T.L. Stokes

page 44: 1524 Tax Roll - Hayridge Hundred - Bradnynch Parish (Bradninch) 

• Thomas Bryndsmede Goods £3. Tax 8d.

page 50: 1524 Tax Roll - Hayridge Hundred - Halberton Parish

•  John Bryndysmede Goods £3. Tax 8d.

page 52: 1524 Tax Roll - Bampton Hundred - Holcumbe Rogus Parish

• William Bryndysmede Goods £2.

page 125: North Tawton Hundred - Bondlegh Parish (Bondleigh)

• Robert Brymmysmede Goods £2.
• Richard Brymmysmede Wages £1.

Devon Subsidy Rolls 1543-5 by T.L. Stokes

page10: 1545 Anticipation - Hayridge Parish - Halberton Hundred

• John Bremsmede 10,
• Laurence Bromesmede 1,
• William Bromesmede 1,
• William Bromesmeade 1.

page 54: 1543 Tax Roll - Vynyngton Parish (Feniton)

• Thomas Brynsmede 2.

page 75: North Taunton Hundred - Bondlegh Parish (Bondleigh)

• Richard Brymmesmede

The Devon Muster Roll for 1569 by A.L. Howard and T.L. Stoate.

page 48: The Hundred of Halberton

• Agnes Brynnysmeade (Brynnyswoode DBA) £10.

page 115: The Hundred of North Tawton - Borington Parish (Burrington)

• Pikemen: Gilbert Brodmede

page 160: The Hundred of South Moulton - Mollande Parrishe

• Pikemen: John Brodmede

page 177-8: Hundred of Crediton - Crediton Parish with Town of Crediton

• Simon Brodmede Goods £7.
• Harquebusiers: Gilbert Brodemeade
• Pikeman: Simon Brodmead
• Pikeman: Gilbert Brodmeade

page 221: Hundred of Ermington - Ermington Parish

• Pikemen: Richard Brodmede

Devon Taxes 1581 - 1660 T.L. Stoate

page 92: Wenford Hundred - Topsham Parish

• Thomas Brodemeade £1.

page 98: 1581 Subsidy - Crediton Hundred - Crediton Parish

• Katherine Brodemeade Land £2
• Gilbert Brodemeade Goods £7

page 81: Brampton Hundred - Holcombe Rogus Parish

• Robert Binsmeade Goods £3.

page 2: Subsidy of 1581 - Tavistock Hundred _ Tavistock Town and Parish

• Richard Brimsdon Goods £3.

Devon Hearth Tax 1674 - T.L. Stoate

page 105: Fremington Hundred - St. Giles in the Wood Parish

• Xpher Brimshead 3

Mr. Stoate notes that names are lost from this list due to mutilation.

page 47: Sanforde Parish

• William Bradmead 2
• Jnr Brimridge 3

The Devon Lay Subsidies of 1332 - Audrey M. Erskine - Devon and Cornwall Record Society New Series Vol. 14 (1969)

No obvious Brinsmead entries, but many variants that might be Brinsmead ancestors.

Tudor Exeter - Military Survey of 1522 - Devon and Cornwall Record Society New Series Vol. 22

page 13: Parish of St. Paul

• Richard Brownemede, a bow, a half sheaf of arrows and is worth 10/-.