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Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Actual # Carriage horses
(10s each)
Saddle horses
(10s each)
Duty
17 Aug 1787 Mr Nicol Vintr. [Vintner] 2 2 £1.0.0
Simon Weatherstone surgeon 1 1 £0.10.0
James Edmonstone 1 1 £0.10.0
Alexander Allan mercht. [merchant] 1 1 £0.10.0
Robert Romaines writer 1 1 £0.10.0
John Johnstone Surgeon 1 1 £0.10.0
7 2 5 £3.10.0

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Survey of the Carriage and Horse Tax. in the Royalty of Lauder
for the year ending 5 April 1788 by William Johnstone Surveyor

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2 Carriage Horses at £0.10.0 . £1.0.0
5 Saddle Horses at £0.10.0 . £2.10.0
£3.10.0



I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examina
tion I find the foregoing Duties amount to Three pounds ten shillings Sterling
And that upon ... October (1787) I delivered to Robert Romaines Collr. [Collector]
for the Royalty of Lauder an exact duplicate of this accompt duely examined
& Compared which contained my Oath that the preceeding Inhabitants were served
with Requisitions and that they were charged according to their answers thereto or
according to my knowledge & belief that they were liable in said duties
William Johnstone Surveyor

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