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| Proprietor and land | Valuation of feudalists | Valuation of property | Parish totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page of the Book on which the Parish is written | |||
| Kilmorie and Kilbride in Arran | 1 | £5048.17.8 | |
| Rothesay in Bute | 2d & 3d | £5307.6.8⁵⁄₁₂ | |
| Kingarth in Bute | 4th & 5th | £3435.13.10⁷⁄₁₂ | |
| Cumbra | 6th | £1086.17.11 | |
| A portion of the Parish of West Kilbride | 7th | £163.17.8 | |
| Total Valuation of the County of Bute | £15042.13.10 | ||
| Abstract No. 2 Showing the amount of Valuation belonging to each Heritor | |||
| Heritor's Name | Parish | ||
| The Marquess of Bute | Rothesay | £4459.8.7⁵⁄₁₂ | |
| Kingarth | £3192.9.2⁷⁄₁₂ | ||
| Kilmorie | £55.11.0 | ||
| Kilbride | £33.6.8 | ||
| Cumbra | £414.7.6³⁄₁₂ | £8155.3.0³⁄₁₂ | |
| The Duke of Hamilton | Kilmorie and Kilbride | £4866.13.4 | |
| John Fullerton of Kilmichael | Kilmorie and Kilbride | £93.6.8 | |
| The Earl of Glasgow | Cumbra | £672.10.4⁹⁄₁₂ | |
| The Earl of Eglintoune | West Kilbride | £163.17.8 | |
| Lord Bannatyne | Rothesay | £847.18.1 | |
| Archibald MacArthur Stewart of Ascog | Kingarth | £127.13.8 | |
| Alexander MacConachy of Ambrisbeg | Kingarth | £53.6.8 | |
| Archibald Glass of Mid Ascog | Kingarth | £31.2.2 | |
| Daniel Mackay of South Garrachty | Kingarth | £31.2.2 | |
| £15042.13.10 |
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[Page] 8Abstract No. 1
[Page] 9
Remarks
A considerable part of the lands in the Island of Bute, and the whole of the Island of
the Greater Cumbra remained with the Crown, or rather made part of the Principality
until the reign of King James IV, when those lands were given out at Feu duties
pretty considerable in their amount. The Feu duties were afterwards allocated
towards the keeping of Dumbarton Castle, and were purchased early in the 18th
Century by the then Earls of Bute and Glasgow so far as payable out of their
respective lands. On that purchase taking place, the Bute family obtained the
Holding to be changed from Feu to blench. The Glasgow family probably obtained
the same change to be made so far as concerned theirs. As the Feu duties
(being so extensive in their amount) had alwise borne a proportion of the
Valuation of the Shire, and paid public burdens accordingly, the late Earl of
Bute obtained them to be divided so far as he was concerned, whence the
valued rent of those formerly Feu duty farms falls to be taken, by adding the
respective Feu duty and property valuations together so as to form a total from both
The Teinds of the Island of Bute bore also a part of the Valuation But
although they are wholly stated as arising in the parish of Rothesay, yet a propor-
-tional part of them were payable from the lands within the parish of Kingarth.
The Multures of the Mill of Scalpsie, and the Emoluments of the office
of Crowner of Bute arise also in part from lands within the parish of Kingarth,
although the Valuations corresponding thereto are stated as wholly in the Parish
of Rothesay.
The Duke of Hamilton's extensive Estate in Arran being valued in cumulo
it cannot be distinguished how much of the Valuation is in each of the two Parishes
contained in that Island; and indeed no distinction of Parishes was hitherto
observed in the Valuation Roll. That distinction is now for the first time made in
compliance with the directions given for making out this Book for the Exchequer.
According to those directions it seems to have been expected that the whole
Valuation might be inserted in one money column, which could not be done consistently
with giving an exact transcript of the Valuation. There has been a necessity for
deviating from the directions alluded to, and its hoped that upon perusal the deviations
will be considered as having been proper.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, DANIALSAN
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