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Taxation ofburghs Until the 1560s the burghs north and south of Forth contributed equally to national taxation. The slippage in the position of the northern burghs, however, was not serious until after 1650: in 1635 they paid 47% of the total and in 164942%; by 1670 this had fallen to 37% and by 1705 to 26%. The shift ofgravity in the Scottish urban economy in this period was not so much from east to west as from north to south. North-East Burghs Tay Burghs Forth Burghs __ .... Boundary of economic region 1:1 Burghs whose assessments are noted separately Stranraer o Burghs whose assessments are Wigtown kms included in 'others' o 25 50 I .. Kirkcudbright , Whit·om. ] o 10 20 30 40 50 Burghs ~'-...: miles Burgh tax assessments by region 1535 to 1705: burghs and regions 1535 1583 1635 1670 1705 Burgh tax assessments by region 1535 to 1705: all regions 312 100 Edinburgh and East Lothian South-east Fife Upper Forth Tay North-east Clyde Solway Borders Others ML

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