lapsed ▁in ▁the ▁regions . ▁ ▁Christian ▁L idd y , ▁in ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁o ath - t aking ▁in ▁the ▁Pal at inate ▁of ▁Dur ham ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁o ath ▁was ▁not ▁conf ined ▁to ▁the ▁gent ry ▁class . ▁In ▁that ▁region ▁at ▁least , ▁he ▁says , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁" pre ponder ance ▁of ▁low - in come ▁and ▁sub - man orial ▁es qu ires " ▁also ▁taking ▁part . ▁Christ ine ▁Car p enter ▁had ▁similar ▁results ▁in ▁her ▁exam ination ▁of ▁War wick shire ▁society , ▁discover ing ▁that ▁wealth ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁critical ▁factor ▁in ▁dec iding ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁o ath . ▁For ▁example , ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Ferr ers ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁tax ▁return ▁of ▁ 1 4 3 6 – ind ic ating ▁he ▁was ▁considered ▁wealth y ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁tax ed — but ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁o ath ▁tak ers ▁two ▁years ▁previously . ▁The ▁social ▁class ▁of ▁o ath - t aker ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁varied ▁from ▁county ▁to ▁county . ▁Fig ures ▁available ▁from ▁the ▁Kent ish ▁o ath - t aking , ▁for ▁instance , ▁indicate ▁that ▁around ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁sw ore ▁the ▁o ath ▁in ▁Kent ▁were ▁ye omen ▁rather ▁than ▁gent ry . ▁The ▁numbers ▁of ▁men ▁called ▁upon ▁also ▁varied ▁wild ly ▁between ▁areas ; ▁those ▁from ▁Kent ▁number ed ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 , ▁for ▁example , ▁while ▁Lanc ash ire