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Hearth tax transcription

Adam Knox tennant in Greengelt one, Thomas Heriot
thr [there] Two one wherof a smidie Gilbert Knox coatter thr [there] one,
Janet Waddell thr [there] one, Robert Waddell thr [there] one, James
Lyle one and John Adistone thr [there] one being in all -- 8
John Hardie in the Airs -- 1
William Simpsone coatter in Chinklekirk -- 1
James Wilsone thr [there] three hearths & one furnace -- 4
George Fairgreive in Burnfoord one, Thomas Richardsone
his coatter one -- 2
Robert Riddell att the Mountam Milne for ane hearth
& ane kill -- 2
John Somervell in Heriots hall Two -- 2
Robert Dewar brewer in Chinklekirk Four hearths
possest by himself & two be John Hendersone of Kirktounhill
his master conform to List -- 6
From the sd [said] Robert for two hearths possest be Alexander
Riddell of Nether Heartsyde one be Simon Watterstoun
his tennant, Alexander Cairncrose herd one and Thomas
Waddell herd one conform to List being -- 5
William Pontone in Ogstoune for six hearths possest be
him, widow Bell thr [there] one, George Johnstone thr [there] one,
George Houdoun thr [there] one, Thomas Kyle thr [there] one, James
Spotswood thr [there] one, Patrack Forman thr [there] one, William Lyle thr [there]
one & the kill and Milne house two confirm to list being -- 15
[sub total] -- 46
The Number of harthes in this
parosch extends to -- 100

The paroch of Lauder
Receaved from George Walker one of the Baillies of
Lauder for five hearths possest be him conform to List -- 5
William Moffatt tennant in Caldsheill one Walter Steall
his coatter one, James Moffatt in Woodheads one, William
Louthian his coatter one, Georg Fogo thr [there] one being -- 5
William Dicksone in Thirlestone one, Hary Davidsone his
coatter one, John Smith thr [there] one, Leonard Currie thr [there] one,
James Greive thr [there] one Robert Rodger smith thr [there] two one
wherof ane smidie being in all -- 7
James Waddell tennant in Blyth -- 2
James Greive tennant in Muircleugh one, Andrew Semple
his tennant one & 3 in the hall belonging to the old lady
Muircleugh qrof [quhereof] one waste being in all -- 5
[sub total] -- 24

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