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Date Masters and mistresses names and 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 20% per 37 George III
11 Sep. 1797 The Country Part of Selkirk Parish
Mark Pringle of Clifton 6 6 £4.10.0 £0.18.0
Andrew Plumer of Midlestead 3 3 £1.13.9 £0.6.9
Alexander Pringle of Whitebank 4 4 £2.5.0 £0.9.0
The Duke of Buccleugh 1 1 £.15.0 £0.3.0
14 7 7 £9.3.9 £1.16.9
Part of Stow Parish
James Pringle of Torwoodlee 3 3 £1.13.9 £0.6.9
Parishes Collected
Country part of Selkirk Parish 14 7 7 £9.3.9 £1.16.9
Part of Stow Parish 3 3 £1.13.9 £0.6.9
17 10 7 £10.17.6 £2.3.6

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A Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX. in the Shire of Selkirk from the 5 of July
1797 to the 5 of April 1798 By William Brunton Surveyor

Proof.
10 Servants @ £0.11.3 Each is £5.12.6
7 Servants @ £0.15.0 Each is £5.5.0
£10.17.6
£10.17.6 @ 20 pr [per] Cent is £2.3.6
Sum Tota l £13.1.0

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination I find the forgoing duties amount
to the Sum of Thirteen pound One Shilling 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 duly compared which contained my Oath that the
preceeding inhabitants were duly Served with Requisitions of the foresaid dates requiring 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 carraiges used and
employed by them from the 5 of April 1797 to the 5 of April 1798 as well as an account of all the Servants horses and carriages they
might use and employ anywhere Else and that the forgoing Report was made up from their Several Attested lists or Returns to me
from the best information I coud procure or from my own knowledge of their Respective Establishments.
William Brunton

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