Welcome estimate

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Welcome treasure (also welcome treasure or simply welcome ) was above all in the spiritual territories of salvation. Roman Empire an extraordinary estimate , which was granted to a newly elected sovereign by the estates . The purpose of this tax was to give him the opportunity to pay for the costs he had expended to obtain the office, which we would now call income-related expenses . This includes, above all, the assumption of debts of the predecessor and confirmation by the Pope and the Emperor . The registers or valuation lists created for the collection of the appraisal are, as far as they are preserved, an important source for local , family , social and economic history .

Monastery of Münster

In the Bishopric of Münster this is habit documented since 1498, but probably originated as early as the mid-14th century. There the heads of household (1498: "huesherren vnd husfrouwen") were initially liable to pay ; Anyone who was admitted to communion was controllable , that is, all persons aged 12 and over. At that time it was a poll tax . The nobility and clergy were exempt from payment , as were the mayors , lay judges , town clerks and all town officials in the towns . The inmates of the hospitals , the sextons at the churches , the judges and other public servants were also excluded. The tax was waived for the poor .

The first estimate was made in 1498 and 1499 for Bishop Konrad II . Further welcome estimates were made in 1508 and 1509 for Bishop Erich I and in 1525 for Bishop Friedrich III. This year only half of the approved head quota was collected due to the poverty of the population. For the same reason, such was not raised for Bishop Wilhelm , who took office in 1553. With the appraisal made in 1560 for Bishop Bernhard , who ruled from 1557–1566, the obligation to pay was changed in such a way that the parishes were now obliged to pay. The pastors and church councils should carry out the further distribution to the inhabitants . The welcome estimate for Bishop Johann Wilhelm , who ruled since 1574, was also raised according to this mode . Since annual parish appraisals have been carried out since his reign, a special welcome treasure has not been collected afterwards.

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