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Date Names and designations Actual # Dogs at 3s Dogs at 5s Duty
Parishes Collectted
The Country part of Selkirk parish 31 3 28 £7.9.0
Part of Innerleithen parish 4 4 £1.0.0
Part of Stow parish 15 15 £3.15.0
Gallashiels parish 9 4 5 £1.17.0
Yarrow parish 43 43 £10.15.0
Ellrick parish 40 40 £10.0.0
Part of Roberton parish 11 11 £2.15.0
158 9 149 38.12.0
Part of Ashkirk parish 5 2 3 £1.1.0

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123
Proof
9 Dogs @ 3 sh Each is £1.7.0
149 Dogs @ 5 sh Each is £37.5.0
Sum Total £38.12.0

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon
carefull examination I find the above duties amount to the sum of Thirty
eight pounds twelve - And that upon the day of
I delivered to John Scott Collector of these duties for the Shire
aforesaid an exact duplicate of the above which contained my Oath that
the presceding inhabitants were duly served with Requisitions of the foresaid
dates requiring them within fourteen days to deliver [ damage to page ]
to me upon my calling for that purpose An Attest or list of all the dogs
Used and employed by them from the 5 of April 1797 to the 5 of April
1798 And that the foregoing Report was made up from their severall
Attested lists or returns to me from the best information I could procure
or from my own personall knowledge of their respective Establishments
William Brunton

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There is slight damage (a hole) towards the middle part of the surveyor's attestation.

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DANIALSAN, MHorsburgh