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Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carriages 4 wheel carriages Private: one carriage Private: two carriages Private: three + carriages Duty 10%
12 Jul 1791 The Country Part of Selkirk Parish
John Pringle of Hainin 1 1 £8.0.0 £0.16.0
Andrew Plumer of Midlestead 1 1 £8.0.0 £0.16.0
Alexander Pringle of Whitebank 1 1 £8.0.0 £0.16.0
3 3 £24.0.0 £2.8.0
12 Jul 1791 Part of Stow Parish
James Pringle of Torwoodlee 1 1 £8.0.0 £0.16.0
13 Jul 1791 Gallashiels Parish
The Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Dowglas 1 1 £3.10.0 £0.7.0
10 Jun 1791 Part of Roberton Parish
John Eliott of Borthwickbrae 1 1 £8.0.0 £0.16.0
Parishes Collected
The Country part of Selkirk Parish 3 3 £24.0.0 £2.8.0
Part of Stow Parish 1 1 £8.0.0 £0.16.0
Gallashiels Parish 1 1 £3.10.0 £0.7.0
Roberton Parish 1 1 £8.0.0 £0.16.0
6 1 5 £43.10.0 £4.7.0
Proof
1 Two Wheeled Carriage @ £3.10.0 is £3.10.0
5. 4 Wheeled Carriage @ £8.0.0 is £40.0.0
£43.10.0
£43.10.0 @ Ten pr. [per] Cent is £4.7.0
Sum Total £47.17.0

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A Survey of the WHEEL-CARRIAGE TAX in the Shire of Selkirk from
the 5 of Aprile 1791 to the 5 of Aprile 1792 By William Brunton Surveyor

[Page] 137

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination I find the above
dutys amount to the Sum of Forty Seven pound Seventeen Shillings and that upon the -- day of
--- I delivered to John Scott collector of said dutys for the Shire aforesaid an exact Duplicate
of the above which containd my Oath that the preceeding inhabitants were duly with requisitions of
the dates foresaid desiring them within fourteen days to deliver or cause to be delivered to me upon calling
for that purpose an Attested list of All the Servants Horses and Carriages used and employed by them
from the fifth of Aprile Ninety One to the fifth of Aprile Ninety two as well as an Account of what servants
Horses and Carriages they might use and employ any where Else and that the forgoing report was
made up from their Several Attested lists or Returns to me from the best information I could procure or
from my own certain knowledge of their respective Establishments.
William Brunton

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