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Hearth tax transcription

Table of deficient heaths [hearths]
In Alford presbytrie in John
Clearihews divisione -- H [Hearths] -- libs [pounds] -- ss [shillings]
Kinethmont parioch -- 9 -- is -- £6.6.0
Cabroch parioch -- 3 -- is -- £2.2.0
Kildrumie parioch -- 2 -- is -- £1.8.0
Auchindoor parioch -- 21 -- is -- £14.14.0
Invernochty parioch -- 20 -- is -- £14.0.0
Kilbetoch parioch -- 23 -- is -- £16.2.0
Summa is -- 78 -- is -- £54.12.0

Deficient hearths
in Alexander Garioches
divisione
Alford parioch
Tullinesle parioch -- 2 -- is -- £1.8.0
Keige parioch -- 31 -- is -- £21.14.0
Clett parioch -- 11 -- is -- £7.14.0
Touch parioch -- 4 -- is -- £2.16.0
Summa -- 48 -- is -- £33.12.0

Both the divisions
being added togither
is in all of deficients -- 126 -- is -- £88.4.0

All the hearths
within the pretry [presbytry]
of Alford Conforme
to the Collers [Collecter's] their
Book & the surveys
Lists on thousand nyn
hundreth & tuelfe herths
which is on thousand
three hunder & fyftein
libs [pounds] sextein shilling
scots -- 1912 -- is -- £1315.16.0

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Notta the Ministers hearths
within the sd [said] presbytrie of Alford
after the Survey was found to
Correspond with the List given
wp be them to John Clearihew
as the samen is Insert in his
subt [subscrivet] book, only the minister of
Glenbuckit and Keirn are hear Insert

I Arthour Forbes off
Auchintoull being appointed by ane
Metting of the Comissioners for surveying
The Hearth money to Nominat surveyers
In each parioch within the Presbytrie
of Alford to Receive the acompt throff [thereoff]
As also to Call for the acompts of the
Hearths wplifted be the sub Collers [Collecters]
afornamed Hawing Received the acompts
abowe and within Mentioned & exactly
Compted & Revised the samen doe testify
and declare the Abowe & within writin
acompt to be the true reall and exact
Compt of the samen & doe testifie &
declare that the within named Sub
Collers [Collecters] their acompts did exactly
agree with their Intromissione and
that they used Considerable dilligence
In surveying the Heaths [Hearths] within the
said presbytrie and that befor this pnt [present]
Survey & that the greatest pairt of
difficients are the poorest sort of people
of whom it will be difficult to recover
peyment, and Litle Kilnes qr [quhar] their is
more nor on wpon a pleughs Laboring
as witness my hand at Castell
the Twontie third of december
1692
Arthur Forbes

Transcriber's notes

The page is divided in two vertically.
Page numbered 10 in a modern hand at top middle.