| Authorized Form of Name | England and Wales; Court of First Fruits and Tenths; 1540-1554 |
| Corporate Name | Court of First Fruits and Tenths |
| TypeOfEntity | Corporate |
| Dates | 1540-1554 |
| Code | GB/109/19010 |
| Jurisdiction | England and Wales |
| Activity | Established in 1540 to collect from clerical benefices certain moneys that had previously been sent to Rome. First fruits were the first year's profits owed by the new holder of a benefice; tenths were 10 percent of the annual income, due each year. |
| Relationships | In 1554, the roles of the Courts of Augmentations, General Surveyors, and First Fruits and Tenths were taken over by the Exchequer. |
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| OrderNo | Title | Date | Link |
| MS 289 | ELIZABETHAN REFERENCE BOOK | c.1579 | MSS/289 |
| Reg. Cranmer | Register of Thomas Cranmer | 1533-1556 | V/A/15Cranmer |