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Date Inhabitants names, residence, and parish Actual # of shops Shops at £5 to £9 Shops at £10 to £14 Shops at £15 to £19 Shops at £20 to £24 Shops at £25 to under £30 Shops at £30 and upwards Duty
Dalkeith Parish Contd [Continued]
Brought over £143.0.0 £54.0.0 £4.3.8
Ben Collier Mercht [Merchant] 30 £7.0.0 £0.2.4
Mrs Young Mercht [Merchant] 31 £5.0.0 £0.1.8
James Fergusson Mercht [Merchant] 32 £6.0.0 £0.2.0
John Fergusson Mercht [Merchant] 33 £8.0.0 £0.2.8
Robert Welsh Watchmr [Watchmaker] 34 £8.0.0 £0.2.8
Robert Brunton Mercht [Merchant] 35 £5.0.0 £0.1.8
Mr Spiers Shirra Mert [Merchant] 36 £10.0.0 £0.6.8
David Mathison Candlemr [Candlemaker] 37 £5.0.0 £0.1.8
David Crichton & Co Merts [Merchants] 38 £5.0.0 £0.1.8
Mrs Taylor Mert [Merchant] 39 £6.0.0 £0.2.0
John Dick Mert [Merchant] 40 £5.0.0 £0.1.8
Charles Elliot Mert [Merchant] 41 £6.0.0 £0.2.0
Mr White Mert [Merchant] 42 £5.0.0 £0.1.8
James Aitken Mert [Merchant] 43 £6.0.0 £0.2.0
Midcalder Parish
4 Jul 1787 Peter Nicol Mert [Merchant] 44 £5.0.0 £0.1.8
4 Jul 1787 John Penny Mert [Merchant] 45 £5.0.0 £0.1.8

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£230.0.0 at 4d [£0.0.4] per £ amounts to £3.16.8
£64.0.0 at 8d [£0.0.8] per £ amounts to £2.2.8
£5.19

I John Wood Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify That upon careful
Examination I find these Duties to amount to the Sum of five pounds
nineteen Shillings and four pence Sterling and that this present
day being the 15th of October 1787 I did deliver to George Cranstoun
Collector a full Duplicate of the above Account which contained my Oath.
Notices were left within for the several Inhabitants intimating
the Duties that were to be exacted from them respectively.
John Wood

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