sentences:  In January 1535, the government appointed commissions throughout the country to conduct the survey.All clergymen, parish priests, heads of monasteries, colleges, hospitals and other institutions under church auspices were commanded to give sworn testimony before their local commissioners as to their income, the lands their establishments owned and the revenues they received from all other sources.The commissioners were to examine documents and account books and from these and the testimony provide a full financial statement for every religious institution.