medieval-atlas/economic-development/318

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Valued rents of burghs 1639 Conventional tax assessments, which reflect a number of different indicators of burgh performance and income, are not an accurate guide to urban populations. Avalued rent roll of 1639 is likely to be a better guide to size, at least of medium-sized and smaller towns. It suggests that, for example, Elgin, Inverness, Lauder and Rothesay were all rather larger than their tax assessments suggest. Corre 130 P.,_~