1600's in Allendale

The following is a quotation from The History of Northumberland Vol.111 Part 1 by Hinds:
"In 1632 the connection (for Hexamshire) with the crown ceased entirely and it appears that almost all of the land and appurtenances went to Sir John Fenwick, by letters patent. This grant comprised East and West Allendale...all the lead mines and lead ore to be obtained within the liberty. In spite of the privileges of the Hexham copyholders, and not withstanding the fact that they paid no heriots, and had almost complete liberty in the disposal of their lands, they were miserably poor, and were always in difficulties."
1600's Dates that are significant:
1603-1625 King James 1
1608 The Kings Mill, a water corn mill at Catton
1611 King James version of the Bible printed and published
1611 Pilgrim Fathers set sail in the Mayflower
1620-1660 Civil War - Registers poorly kept. Frequent gaps in Bishop's Transcripts and parish registers.
1632 Crown grant of Hexamshire to Sir John Fenwick
1649 Charles 1 executed. Commonwealth established
1649-1660 Oliver Cromwell period
Mid 1600's Influx of miners into Allendale (Hodgson, op. cit. pg 79)
1660 King Charles 11
1664 Hearth Tax for East and West Allendale. About 200 families listed. Exempt if their annual value was less than £1 (NDFHS Journal 1985 Vol 10 No.1 lists Allendale Hearth Tax) 
1664 Mill at Burn Tongues, Allendale
1665 Plague in London
1666 Great Fire of London
1670 Allendale Parish Chapel repaired
1671 Nonconformists given freedom to worship; last recorded death from the plague in England
1678 2nd "Wool"  Act. "Paupers" those who can't afford wool burial.
1683 One of the most severe winters on record - King Charles 11 gives strict orders for relief of the poor.
1685 Death of Charles 11 - King James 11 (Catholic)
1688 King deposed and Jacobites take up his cause. Crown lands pass into private hands. Land tax.
1688 Quakers numerous in Allendale; build another Meeting House at Limestone Brae.
1689 William and Mary. Bloody war against French League of Augsburg
1694 Queen Mary dies; William 111 rules. Tax "Gentlemen " burials
1694 Sir William Blackett purchased manor of Hexham from Sir John Fenwick
1695 Fines imposed if failure to report a birth to parish minister. Registers to contain lists of all births including disenters.
1696 Windows subject to tax for the first time.
1697 Poor Laws require settlement certificate to enter a parish; paupers "P" on right shoulder plus first letter of parish (repealed 1782)
1698 Taxes imposed on entries in registers.
( Allendale happenings italicised)