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==The total tithing requirement==
==The total tithing requirement==


Year 1 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%
When you add up all of the tithing requirements, this is the result:
Year 2 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%  
 
Year 3 - First tithe + poor tithe = 20%  
*Year 1 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%
Year 4 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%  
*Year 2 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%  
Year 5 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%  
*Year 3 - First tithe + poor tithe = 20%  
Year 6 - First tithe + poor tithe = 20%  
*Year 4 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%  
Year 7 - no tithing required = 0%
*Year 5 - First tithe + party tithe = 20%  
*Year 6 - First tithe + poor tithe = 20%  
*Year 7 - no tithing required = 0%


Over a 7 year period, this amounted to '''17%''' of a farmer's income (but non-farmers were not required to pay the tithe)
Over a 7 year period, this amounted to '''17%''' of a farmer's income (but non-farmers were not required to pay the tithe)