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Hearth tax transcription

Parochins -- payed -- Deft [Deficient] -- poor

Galestoun and Rickartoun -- 625 -- 41 -- 0
Auchenleck-- 183 -- 9 -- 20
Machline -- 335 -- 27 -- 30
Dalgaine -- 309 -- 8 -- 28
The burt [burcht] of Aire -- 1198 -- 287 -- 0
ocheltrie -- 367 -- 49 -- 9
Muirkirk -- 517 -- 66 -- 19
Cumnock old & new -- 524 -- 188 -- 35
Dindonald -- 247 -- 22 -- 0
Tarbatoun -- 206 -- 75 -- 0
Coiltoune -- 159 -- 19 -- 0
Dalrunple -- 93 -- --
Dallmeltoune -- 141 -- --
[total] -- 4904 -- 791 -- 141

Edr [Edinburgh] first August 1694 [1 Aug 1694]

In presence of the Earle of Cassillis one of the Comires [Commissioners] of Thery [Thesaury]
Compeared David Craufurd of Drumsure subCollr [subCollector] of the
Hearth-money within the shire of Air, who being solemnly
sworn & examined, declared. That the forsd [forsaid] List of Hearths
Extending to Four thousand, Nyn hundred & Four Hearths, qch [quhich]
are payed. And Seven hundred Nynty one qch [quhich] are unpayed Is
a just & true List of all the Hearths within the forsd [forsaid] shire
to the best of his knowledge Conform to subscribed lists given
in to him be his substitutes, Excepting the hearths of poor
people exeemed by Law; and ane paroch within the Jurisdic-
-tion [Jurisdiction] of the sd [said] shire, which is not here sett doun. In respect
he hes it not here at [ret] [receipt]. And that he hes used his outmost
endeavours Conform to proclamation of Councell to attaine to the
knowledge of all the hearths within the forsd [forsaid] shire, and hes not wittingly
nor willingly concealed any bot given up the samen truly as sd [said] is.

[signed]
Cassillis -- D Craufurd

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