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Date	Masters & mistresses names & designations	Servants names	Quality of servants	Number of servants	Bachelor servants	One and two servants	Three and four servants	Five to seven servants	Eight to ten servants	Duty
1788		Prestonpans	Brot. [Brought] over	11		4		7		£17.5.0
24 Jul 1788	Douglas Esqr of laven Drummore	Thomas Stevens Hugh [Beatly] William Thomson James Herdman	Butler Footman Footman Groom	4			4			£6.0.0
	James Syme Esqr. P. [Prestonpans] Northfield		Ch. [ Chaise] driver	1		1				£1.5.0
	David Reid Esqr. Preston	Joseph Williamson	House servt. [servant]	1		1				£1.5.0
				17		6	4	7		£25.15.0
	Oldhamstocks
30 Jul 1788	Sir James Hall Dunglas	Andrew Rennie Hugh Crauford John Nichols John King	Footman Footman Coachman Gardr. [Gardner]	4			4			£6.0.0
	The Parishes Collected
		Innerwick		5		2	3			£7.0.0
		Dunbar		9	1	6	3			£13.5.0
		Spott		4		4				£5.0.0
		Stenton		5				5		£8.15.0
		Whitekirk		18	2	2			16	£37.0.0
		North Berwick		6	2	3	3			£10.15.0
		Dirleton		15		2	3		10	£27.0.0
		Athelstaneford		9	4	4		5		£18.15.0
		Preston		11			4	7		£18.5.0
		Whittinghame		9					9	£18.0.0
		Garvald		6	4	2	4			£13.10.0
		Giffordhall		9	3	4		5		£17.10.0
		Bolton		2		2				£2.10.0
		Haddington		26		3	9	7	7	£43.10.0
		Gladesmuir		4		1	3			£5.15.0
		Salton		6		1		5		£10.0.0
		Humbie		7	3	4	3			£13.5.0
		Pencaitland		12		3	3	6		£18.15.0
		Ormiston		3	1	3				£5.0.0
		Tranent		11	5	6		5		£22.10.0
		Prestonpans		17		6	4	7		£25.15.0
		Oldhamstocks		4			4			£6.0.0
				198	25	58	46	52	42	£347.15.0
		Add Mr Irvine of Leaston	a Servant	1	1	1				£2.10.0
				199	26	59				£350.5.0

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P. [Page] 4. Survey of the MALE-SERVANTS TAX Continued

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Proof
25 Batchelors Servants at £1.5.0 is £31.5.0
58 Servants at £1.5.0 is £72.10.0
46 Servants at £1.10.0 is £69.0.0
59 Servants at £1.15.0 is £103.5.0
35 Servants at £2.0.0 is £70.0.0
[Total] = £346.0.0
Add 1 Batchelor Servt.[Servant] for Mr Irvine Leaston is £2.10.0
[Final Total] £348.10.0

I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination I find that the foregoing duties amount to Three hund [hundred] and Forty Eight pounds ten shillings Sterling and that on 29 Oct. [October] 1788 I delivered to William Wilkie depute Collector of these duties an exact duplicate of this account carefully examined & Compared which contained my Oath that the proceeding Inhabitants were duely served with [Re]quisitions and that they were charged in conformity to their Returns or according to my knowledge & belief that they were liable in said [duties]...........signed Will [William] Johnstone Surveyor

Transcriber's notes

There are a few dissimilarities in the Totals shown i.e Total of Parishes Collected is shown as £350.5.0 whereas the "Proof" Total is quoted as £348.10.0 which agress with the Declaration.

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DANIALSAN, Bill-IonaR