Here are the tax records of Claußnitz from: "Pflichte und Erbzinsen der Leute im Amt Wechselburg aus alten Einzahligen Registern in der Eyll zusammengetragen ao 1580" - "Obligations and Inheritance Taxes of the Inhabitants of the Wechselburg District Compiled in a Hurry from old Registers in 1580".

This copy of tax records was provided courtesy of Mr. Jochen Volke. Transcription by Dietmar Donner, . The records contain all Claußnitz farmers liable for tax with their encumbrances and their taxes payable on the tax dates for the year 1580.
There are 73 persons liable for taxes recorded in 77 regests.

Further, the summary amounts of taxes payable are given in the tax list:

In total 25 ‎(full farmers)‎
i/2 lehn, 7 Rutten

Walburgis = i ß; 2 gl; 3 n d; i a d;
HopffenPfleckenstangen = 4 gl; 6 d;
Andreas - Weynachten Erbgeldt = i3 gl; 2 i/2 n d; i n d;
Hopffen Pf. - ? - Michaelis = 7 gl; 6 d;
Johannis = ii gl; i n d; i a d;
Michaelis = i ß; i6 gl; 3 d;"

In total 25 ‎(small farmers)‎

Walburgis Erbzinß = 3 gl 0hne Hans Donners brauer Zinß
Hopffenstengen = 9 gl;
Heurecher geldt, Michaelis = 8 gl;
Michaelis Hopffenpflecken = 9 gl;
Michaelis Erbzinß= 3 gl;

Grand total for the village of Claußnitz

Walburgis Erbzinß = 2 ß; 28 gl; i i/2 n d; i a d;
Walburgis Hopffen stengen = 54 gl; 6 d;
Michaelis Erbzinß = 2 ß; 56 gl; 6 d;
Michaelis Hopffen Pflecken = 54 gl; 6 d;
Michaelis Heurechen ? = i ß; 4 gl; als:
Claußnitz = 37 gl; Markersdorf = i6 gl; Röhlishaynn = ii gl;
Erbgeldt Weynachten = 27 gl; 4 n d;
Johannis Babtist für Erbgeldt als:
Claußnitz = 23 gl; i n d; i a d; Markersdorff = 15 gl; 6 n d; i a d;
Röhlishaynn = i2 gl; i n d

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Names:

BEUTH, CUNTZE, DELLING, DELLINGK, DONNER, EICHLER, ERMISCHER, EYBE, FRENTZEL, FRÖBEL, GIELING, HEYM, IRMISCHER, IRMSCHER, KLÖDEN, KOTTIN, KRETZSCHMAR, KÜHN, KUEHN, LIBORIUS, LIEBORIUS, LINDNER, MÜLLER, MÜLLERIN, NAUHAUS, NAUMAN, NIESIEN ‎(?)‎, PHILIP, PÖTZOLT, REICHEL, REICHELT, ROST, SCHÖNBERGK, SCHUSTER, STEINER, THÜELE, TUEL, UHLMANN, VIESCHER, WEYNER, WIEßNER

 

Places:

Claußnitz