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Hearth tax transcription

List of the hearths
within the Shire
of Clackmanan
1690

Hearth-mone[--] [money]
Clackmannanshr [Clackmannanshire]
deponed upon

Edinburgh The Tuenty sixt Day of February
Jaj vi cts Nyntie Four years [26 Feb 1694]

In presence of the Earle of Linlithgow compaired James
Burne subCollector of the Hearth money within the shyre of
Clackmanan Who being sworne and examined declared that the
forsaid List of Hearthes extending to One thousand Two Hundered
& Fyftie two which are payed Is ane Just and tru List of all the
hearths of the forsd [forsaid] parochens to the best of his knowledge
Excepting one Hundereth and nyntie hearths of poor And that
He hes used his outmost Endeavor Conform to the proclamaio [proclamation]
of Councell Annent the Ingathering of the Hearth money to attain
to the Knowledge of all the Hearthes of the sd [said] parochens And
that he hes not wittingly or willingly concealed any But Given
up the samen truly as said is And that is the truth As he shall
ansr [answer] to God

[signed]
Linlithgow -- James Burne

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