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Date	Masters & mistresses names & designations	Quality of servants	Number of servants	Bachelor servants	One and two servants	Three and four servants	Five to seven servants	Eleven or more servants	Duty
6 -- 1787	Galashiels Parish
	Hugh Scott of Gala	Gardener	1		1				£1.5.0
	Part of Stow Parish
6 -- 1787	James Pringle of Torwoodlee		4			4			£6.0.0
	Part of Askirk Parish
	Charles Riddal Esqr. Sinton Batchr. [Bachelor]		1	1	1				£2.10.0
12 Jun 1787	Part of Roberton Parish
	John Elliot of Borthwickbrae		2		2				£2.10.0
	Country part of Selkirk
	John Pringle of Hainin Batch. [Bachelor]		6	6			6		£18.0.0
	Andrew Plumer Midlestead		3			3			£4.10.0
	The Duke of Buccleugh	Gamekeeper	1					1	£3.0.0
			10	6		3	6	1	£25.10.0
	Parishes Collected
	Galashiels Parish		1		1				£1.5.0
	Part of Stow Parish		4			4			£6.0.0
	Part of Askirk Parish		1	1	1				£2.10.0
	Part of Roberton Parish		2		2				£2.10.0
	Country part of Selkirk Parish		10	6		3	6	1	£25.10.0
			18	7	4	7	6	1	£37.15.0

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A Survey of the MALE-SERVANTS TAX in the Shire of
Selkirk from the 5 of April 1787 to the 5 of April 1788 by W. Brunton
[Page] 171

Proof.
7 Servants at £1.5.0 each is £8.15.0
4 Servants at £1.5.0 each is £5.10.0
7 Servants at £1.10.0 each is £10.10.0
6 Servants at £1.15.0 each is £10.10.0
1 Servant at £3.0.0 each is £3.0.0
£37.15.0

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon Careful
examination of the foregoing Rates & duties I find they Amount to £37.15.0 and
that upon the 31 day of Octbr. [October] I delivered to John Scott Collector of Said duties
for the Burgh aforesaid an exact duplicate of the above duty examined and Compared
with the foregoing which Contained my Oath that Notices were left with the Several
Inhabitants that they were to be Charged with the Sums Set against their Several
Names. William Brunton

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