E326/7/2/17

Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carts (2s) 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) Duty
1 Apr 1786 Alexander Hood 1 1 £0.1.0
George Femer 1 1 £0.1.0
James Duncan 1 1 £0.1.0
Alexander Johnston 1 1 £0.1.0
David Millar 1 1 £0.1.0
James Mitchell 1 1 £0.1.0
John Craig 1 1 £0.1.0
John Burn 1 1 £0.1.0
William Fotheringham 1 1 £0.1.0
James Proctor meikle miln 1 1 £0.1.0
David Aitton ever Tennaments 1 1 £0.1.0
James Smith ever Tennaments 1 1 £0.1.0
Thomas Crichton at West milns 2 2 £0.2.0
Mr James Smith 1 1 £0.1.0
Mr John Gray 1 1 £0.1.0
Mr John Mudie 1 1 £0.1.0
Mr John Smith 1 1 £0.1.0
William Cay 1 1 £0.1.0
Doctr. [Doctor] Henry William Tytler 1 1 £0.1.0
Totall 20 20 £0.2.0

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[page] 17
A Survey of the Dutie on two Wheel'd Carts, Arisen in the Burgh of Brechine for one halfe
year commenceing the tenth day of October 1784 & ending the fifth of April 1785 by William Greig Surveyor

I William Greig Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon Carefull examination of the foregoing
duties they amount in whole to one pound Sterling and that upon the [--] day of [--] 1786 I de
livered to Mr Alexander Valentine Collector of the Cess and of the Said duties for the Burgh aforesaid an
exact duplicate of the above Account (as will Appear from [--]
duly examined and Compared with the foregoing which contained my Oath that Nottices
were left with the Several persons before named or at their dwelling houses of the date a
foresaid requiring them within 14 days to give in a list of their Carts retained or employed
from the fifth day of July 1784 to the fifth day of April 1785, and that the Said Account or
Survey was made out from the acknowledgement of the Several persons beforenamed, that each
of them keep and use one and two Carts for the purpose of hireing, therefore cannot be
denyed by any of them
[signed] William Greig Surveyor

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Surveyor's statement incomplete and Dates in header, left margin and statement are all different.

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