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Hearth tax transcription

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Ane accompt of the Hearth money Collected by Allexander Garioch mert [merchant]
Burges of Abird [Abirdeen] & James Farquhar in Shethocksley sub Collectors appoynted by Robert
Martine of Bruntbrae wtin [within] the toune & presbitree of Abird [Abirdeen] Conforme to the subt [subscrivt]
books given in by them to Andrew Frazer shiff [sheriff] deput of Abird [Abirdeen] on of the Comissrs [Commissioners]
appoynted by act of Privie Councell for Causing Survey the Hearths wtin [within]
the shyre of Abird [Abirdeen]

-- -- Hearths -- lib [pounds] -- ss [shillings] -- ds [pence]
Belhelvie Parish -- three hundreth fourtie four hearths -- 344 -- £240.16.0
New macher parish -- one Hundreth nyntie eight Hearts [Hearths] -- 198 -- £138.12.0
Dyce parish -- one Hundreth & eight Hearts [Hearths] -- 108 -- £75.12.0
Fintray Parish -- one Hundreth seventie eight Hearths -- 178 -- £124.12.0
Kinnallar Parish -- nyntie fyve Hearths -- 95 -- £66.10.0
Skeen Parish -- Two Hundreth eightie nyne hearths -- 289 -- £202.6.0
Drummoack parish -- one Hundreth & fourtie Hearths -- 140 -- £98.0.0
Peeter Culter & halfe banchorie parishes -- two Hundreth & eightein -- 218 -- £152.12.0
Newhills Parish -- nyntie two Hearths -- 92 -- £64.8.0
old machar Parish & old Toune of Abird [Abirdeen] -- seven hundreth & thirtie three -- 733 -- £513.2.0
New Toune of Abird [Abirdeen] -- on Thousand eight Hundreth fiftie on hearths -- 1851 -- £1296.4.0
Freedom Lands of Abird [Abirdeen] Collected by James Farquhar in She-
thicksLey [Shethicksley] being a part of the parishes of old machar & newhills
Conforme to his subscryved accompt extends to two Hundreth eigh-
tie [eightie] three hearths -- 283 -- £190.2.0

Suma [Summa] in all is -- 4529 -- £3162.16.0

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Followes the report of the whole Hearths within the Toune
and presbetrie of Abird [Abirdeen] as the samen were survyed by the persones
afternamed who were appoynted survyers by the forenamed Andrew
Frazer shriff [sheriff] Deput of Abird [Abirdeen] one of the Comissioners appoynted for tht [that] effec

-- hearths
Belhelvie parish survyed by Mr francis Gordon session Clerk Robert Lynie & William
Couper Elders Conforme to their subscryved List extends to -- 412
Newmachar parish survyed by Alexander Stewart & ... elders and
Robert Smith session Clerk -- 207
Dyce parish surveyed by Adam Ritchie session Clerk, George Hervie in Begsley
and Thomas Reid in Sleepie Hillock -- 116
Fintray parish surveyed by James Thomson in Carthie Robert smith in wester
fintray Elders & John Reid session Clerk -- 201
Kinnellar parish surveyed by John Chessor & William Thomson Elders and Mr
Alexander Olliphant session Clerk -- 104
Skeen parish surveyed by Andrew Burnett and George Mill Elders togither wt [with]
the session Clerk of the sd [said] parish -- 283
Drummoack parish surveyed be Mr John Milne Session Clerk, James Milne in
newtoun of Drum & Allexander Nicoll in [Coartouns] Elders -- 203
peeter Culter parish surveyed by James Hutcheon & John Donnald Elders &
Mr Thomas peape session Clerk 187
Item The halfe parish of Banchorie Devonick by north Dee surveyed
by Robert Smith in Buildsyde & andrew Davidson in the braes of pitfoddies
& Mr Robert Stewart session Clerk -- 96
[SUB-TOTAL] -- 283
Newhils parish surveyed by James Thom & William Stephen Elders & James Allexr [Allexander]
session Clerk -- 280
Old Machar Parish with the old Toune of Aberdein surveyed by William
Cattanaih] in Gilcomstoune & Robert forbes in Ridristoun Elders Thomas forbes
in Tarbotthill & William Bartlett in Ariebrune Elders James Knight &
James Thomson Baylies & Mr William Cumming session Clerk -- 1015
New Toune of Aberdein surveyed by John Johnstoun mert [merchant] Patrick Whyte
Conveener James smith blacksmith & James Colinson Couper Elders, Robert Davidson
Robert Cumming weichts [wreichts] Thomas Burnett Litster & John Chrystie mert [merchant] Elders George
Gordon mert [merchant] John Chrystie Taylor John Peerie Couper & George Walker Goldsmith Elders
William Souper James Broune merts [merchants] James Anderson Glasier & George Gordon Litster
all Elders of the seall [severall] querters of the sd [said] Toune Conforme to thr [their] subscryved Lists given
in by them extends to -- 2282

Summa of the Haile is fyve Thousand three hundreth eightie
six hearths -- 5386

WHereby there is a discovery of the number of
concealled hearthes wtin [within] the forsds [foresaids] boundes to amount to Eight
hundereth and fifty seven exactlie

I the abovenamed Andrew Fraser being Nominat by a Meeting of the Commissioners who were appoynted by the Lords of privy Councell for surveying of New the hearthes within the shyre of Aberdeen to cause survey the hearthes within the Town and presbitery of Aberdeen, And to receive up the accomptes of hearthmoney collected be the Collector and his Sub-Collectors abovenamed within the boundes of the sd [said] presbitrey; Doe by these presents testify that the abovewrtin [abovewritin] Report both of the said Collector and Sub-Collectors accomptes and of the New Survey abovementioned; conform to the abovewrtin [abovewritin] Listes is just and true As the samen wes given wp to me by the persons and in maner above set doun respective And it is hereby declaired that the forsd [foresaid] New Survey does not include the list of the poor given up and subscryved by the Ministers in the rexive [respective] parishes @ [as] set down. In testimony whereof this is given at Aberdeen the twenty fyfth day of Febry [February] jaj vi cts and Nyntie three yeirs [25 Feb 1693] by me
Andrew Fraser

Transcriber's notes

Two-page opening. The upper part of each page is transcribed in turn, then the deposition, which stretches across the bottom of both pages.
Pages numbered 2 and 3 at upper left in a modern hand.
LANGUAGE
'Rexive' is an abbreviation for 'respective(ly)', with confusion of 'x' and 'p'.