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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 Eleven or more servants Duty
17 Jun 1790 The Country Part of Selkirk Parish
John Pringle of Hainin 6 6 6 £18.0.0
Andrew Plumer of Middlestead 3 3 £4.10.0
Alexander Pringle of Whitbank 2 2 £2.10.0
The Duke of Buccleugh Thomas Hotson Gamekeeper 1 1 £3.0.0
12 6 2 3 6 1 £28.0.0
24 Jul 1790 Part of Askirk Parish
Charles Riddle Esqr. Sinton 1 1 1 £2.10.0
21 Jul 1790 Part of Stow Parish
James Pringle of Torwoodlee 4 4 £6.0.0
16 Jun 1790 Yarrow Parish
William Russel of Ashieshel 1 1 £1.5.0
21 Jul 1790 Gallashiels Parish
Mrs. Maxwell Gallahouse 3 3 £4.10.0
George McMurdo Fernilie 1 1 £1.5.0
[4] 1 3 £5.15.0
Part of Roberton Parish
John Elliot of Borthwickbrae 2 2 £2.10.0
Parishes Collected
The Country part of Selkirk Parish 12 6 2 3 6 1 £28.0.0
Part of Askirk Parish 1 1 1 £2.10.0
Part of Stow Parish 4 4 £6.0.0
Yarrow Parish 1 1 £1.5.0
Gallashiels Parish 4 1 3 £5.15.0
Part of Roberton Parish 2 2 £2.10.0
24 7 7 10 6 1 £46.0.0

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A Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Shire of Selkirk from
the 5 of Aprile 1790 to the 5 of Aprile 1791
By William Brunton Surveyor

Proof
7 Male Servants @ £1.5.0.each is £8.15.0
7 Male Servants @ £1.5.0 Each is £8.15.0
10 Male servants @ £1.10.0 Each is £15.0.0
6 Male Servants @ £1.15.0 Each is £10.10.0
1 Male Servant @ £3 0.0 Each is £3.0.0
Sum Total £ 46.0.0

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination I find that the above duties amount
to the Sum of Forty Six pound and that upon the -------- day of ---- I delivered to John Scott Collector of these duties for the
Shire aforesaid an exact Duplicate of the above which contained my Oath that the preceeding Inhabitants were duly served with
requisitions of the dates foresaid and desiring them within fourteen days to deliver or cause to be delivered to me upon calling for that
purpose an Attested list of all the Servants horses and Carriages used and employed by them from the 5 of Aprile 1789 to the 5 of Aprile 1790
as well as an acount of what Servants horses and Carriages they might use or employ any where Else and that the forgoing report
was made up from that Several attested lists or returns to me from the best information I could procure or from my own Certain
knowledge of their respective Establishments.
William Brunton
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