' "The Hortons of Mowsley were in 1524 assessed on three-quarters of the personal estate of the entire village", Hoskins tells us from his examination of the tax lists. He adds that this Horton family of Mowsley were "wealthy yeomen who headed the subsidy list". These must have been the three brothers, all living in 1524: William, Thomas and Richard Horton [citing Hoskins, "Leicestershire Farmer," 37].'