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Date	Masters & mistresses names & designations	Number of servants	Bachelor servants	One and two servants	Three and four servants	Five to seven servants	Eight to ten servants	Duty
1790	Martin Parish
12 Jul 1790	Walter Scott Esqr. Martin	6				6		£10.10.0
	Hugh Scott Esqr. Martin B. [Bachelor]	2	2	2				£5.0.0
	Earl of Buchan Dryburgh	3			3			£4.10.0
	James Haig Esqr. Bimmerside	2		2				£2.10.0
		13	2	4	3	6		£22.10.0
	Nenthorn Parish
	John Struther Ker Nenthorn B. [Bachelor]	2	2	2				£5.0.0
	Sir Alexander Don Newton Don	5				5		£8.15.0
		7	2	2		5		£13.15.0
	Longformacus Parish
13 Jul 1790	Capt. [Captain] Roddam Home Longformacus	2		2				£2.10.0
	The Parishes Collected
	Mordington	5	4	1	4			£12.5.0
	Ayton	7	1	3	4			£11.0.0
	Eymouth	1	1	1				£2.10.0
	Coldinghame	6		2	4			£8.10.0
	Buncle	3			3			£4.10.0
	Chirnside	5	5	2	3			£13.5.0
	Hutton	12	2	6		6		£20.10.0
	Ladykirk	4	4		4			£11.0.0
	Edrom	16	5	2	9	5		£31.0.0
	Dunse	14	1	7		7		£22.5.0
	Langton	2		2				£2.10.0
	Polwarth	1		1				£1.5.0
	Foggo	2	1	2				£3.15.0
	Coldstream	11		5	6			£15.5.0
	Eccles	10	2	3	7			£16.15.0
	Greenlaw	5		2	3			£7.0.0
	Westruther	4		4				£5.0.0
	Lauder	2		2				£2.10.0
	Earlston	15	4	6			9	£30.10.0
	Martin	13	2	4	3	6		£22.10.0
	Nenthorn	7	2	2		5		£13.15.0
	Longformacus	2		2				£2.10.0
		147	34	59	50	29	9	£260.0.0

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P. [Page] 3d
Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in Berwickshire Cotinued

Proof
36 Bach [Bachelor] Servants at £1.5.0 is £42.10.0
59 Servants at £1.5.0 is £73.15.0
50 Servants at £1.10.0 is £75.0.0
29 Servants at £1.15.0 is £50.15.0
9 Servants at £2.0.0 is £18.0.0
£260.0.0 Ster. [Sterling]

Addition to the Survey Alexander Boswell Esqr of Blackadder in the Parish of Edrom having ommmitted to
return a Gamekeeper the difference of the Duties between Four and five Servants (Bachelors) is £4.0.0
to be added to his Charge in the above Survey Sum of the Survey is £256.0.0
making in all £260.0.0

I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination I find the foregoing amount to the
sum of Two hundred and Sixty Pounds Sterling. And that upon the 10 Nov. [November] 1790. I delivered to David Renton Collector of said
duties an exact duplicate of this Accompt duely examined & Compared which Contained my Oath that the preceeding Inhabitants
were duely served with Requisitions And that they were charged in conformity to their Returns Or according to my knowledge & belief
that they were liable in said duties
William Johnstone Surveyor

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