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1813 Jany 2	To Rt Honl Lord Douglas	1”14”3
“	To Estate of Gartness	“15”11 ½
(totals)		39”13”7 ¼	11”12”5	1 “ “

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(Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds)

(dates) 1812	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochial Accompts
May	Brought forwd E E	9”19”6	9”11”8	1”3”
“ 15	By Agnes Buchanans Grave		“2”
“ 16	By Agnes Buchanans Coffin		“16”
“ 20	By Janet Thomson in full		“10”
“ 26	By Jane Chalmers per Order		“2”6
June 1	By Janet Brownlee in full		“7”
“ 2	By Janet King in part		“5”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”5”2
“ 4	By New Lock for Kirk door			“7”
“ 8	By Mary Duncan in distress		“5”
“ 20	By Mary Duncan in distress		“3”
July 13	By Janet King in full		“5”
“ 7	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”2”6
“	By Mitchells fund Receipt and transmitting			“1”2 ½
“	By Collecting Candlemas Assesst	1”11”6
(totals)		17”18”8	12”7”2	1”11”2 ½

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(Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of Fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
Janry	Brought forward E E	39”13”7 ¼	11”12”5	1 “ “
“ 1	To Mrs Gore Shotts Works		“6”8
“ 4	To Mr James Neilson Auchenlee	“5”2 ¾
“	To Mr Wm Thomson Helketburn	“1”10 ½
“	To Mrs Thomson Woodhead	“ “ 8 ¾
“ 5	To Messrs Wyllies of Blairmuckhole	“5”7 ½
“	To Cosmo Falconer Esqr	“13”9
“ 6	To Archd Shearer in full	“5”5
“	To Mrs Russell Rosshall	“1”4 ½
“ 8	To John Sawers Parkfoot	“ “ 5
“	To John Chalmers of Windyedge	“1”3
“ 9	To Mr Steell of Bellside	“6”10 ½
“	To Mr James Walker of Rosshall	“ “ 6 ½
“ 12	To Mr James Walker of Rosshall		“13”
(totals)		41”16”8 ¼	12”12”	1 “ “

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(Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds)

(dates) 1812	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
	Brought forward E E	17”18”8	12”7”2	1”11”2 ½
Augt 5	By Mary Duncan in part of 32/		“6”
“ 6	By John Bryce in part of 28/		“5”
“	By Warning Janet Steell 31^st March			“2”
“ 4	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”6”6
“ 11	By Isobel Sibbet Bonhar		“5”
“ 13	By Mary Duncan in part		“2”6
“ 16	By Janet Thornton in part p Mr Wilson		“5”
“ 17	By Margaret Baillie in part		“5”
“	By John Bryce in part		“5”
“ 18	By Alexr Hamilton in part		“5”
“ 20	By Janet Thomson in part		“5”
“ 24	By Janet Buchanan part		“5”
“ 28	By Widow Blackwood		“4”
Septr 1	By Mary Duncan in part		“7”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”6”6
(totals)		24”11”8	15”6”6	1”13”2 ½

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(Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of Fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
“	Brought forwd E E	41”16”8 ¼	12”12”1	1 “ “
Jany 17	To Jas Pennycuik & Margt Barr			“2”6
“	To Eben Taylor & Marion Shanks			“2”6
“ 18	To Wester Calderhead full	“9”10 ½
“ 23	To Mr Smith of Blairmuckhill	“7”6
“ 24	To Hugh Cowan & Isobella Danks			“2”6
“ 25	To John Gillon Coalier		“6”8
“	To Mr Wm Higgins Backomoss	“2”1
“	To John Clyde Jersie	“ “ 10 ¾
“ 27	To Robert Wilson North Shaw	“3”5 ½
“ 28	To Mr Jas Hamilton for Southlinridge	“5”5
“	To Wm Montgomery Bogend	“4”2
“	To Dr Wm Clark of Wester Moffat	“11”0 ½
“	To Patrick Waddell Esqr	“2”8 ½
“ 29	Muiriohall Geo Kerr	“1”2
(totals)		44”5”0	12”18”9	1”7”6

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(Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds)

(dates) 1812	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
Septr	Brought forwd E E	24”11”8	15”6”8	1”13”2 ½
“ 1	By two Soldiers Wives		“1”
“	By Marion Prentice part		“5”
“ 4	By Jane Brownlee Fortissat		“4”
“ 6	By Janet King Foulburn		“5”
“ 6	By Janet Thornton in part		“5”
“ 7	By Margaret Lindsay part		“5”
“ 10	By Bellmans Shoes Comman p 1812			“9”
“ 12	By Janet Martin in part		“5”
“	By 2 Soldiers Wives with pass		“2”
“ 20	By Soldiers Wife & 2 Children		“1”6
“ 21	By Mary Duncan on part		“5”
“ 22	By Alexr Hamilton part		“5”
“ 28	By Margt Baillie per R Weir		“12”
“ 29	By Marion Prentice full		“5”
	Summed up E E	24”11”8	18”7”2	2”2”2 ½

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(Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poor rates & Interest of Fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
Jany 29	Brought forwd	44”5”0	12”18”9	1”7”6
“	To John Shaws Lay Nisbets Child		“1”10
“ 31	To Andrew Goldies Child		“1”10
Feby 1	To Mr Marshall	“5”7 ½
“	To Dr Marshall of Sandyford	“5”9
“ 2	To Capt Aikman	“10”5
“	To Mr Cumming	“4”9
Jany 31	To Robert Prentice & Agnes Pettigrew			“2”6
Feby 1	To John Roxborough Esqr	“5”5
“	To Forrestdyke	“1”3
“ 2	To Balance at Settling Candlemas 1812	8”19”9 ½
“	To Clear proceeds of Gavin Russells Effects	1”11”8 ½
(totals)		56”9”8 ½	13”2”9	1”10”

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(Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds)

(dates) 1812	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
	Brought forwd E E	24”11”8	18”7”2	2”2”2 ½
Octr 3	By Janet Thomson in full		“5”
“ 4	By Janet King in full		“5”
“ 6	By Soldiers Wife & Child		“2”0
“ 8	By Soldiers Wife & 2 Childn		“1”6
“	By Magdalene Stirling		“6”
“ 6	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”6”6
“ 14	By Mary Duncan in part		“7”
Novr 3	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”6”6
“ 4	By Jane Baird full		“8”
“ 11	By Janet Brownlee full		“3”
“	By Margt Baillie in full		“3”
“ 18	By Mary Duncan in full of 32/		“4”6
“ 19	By Margaret Lindsay		“5”
“	By Agnes Main in Augt		“5”
“ 29	By Margt Russell p order		“5”
Decr 1	By Margt Jarvie Hurst		“6”8
“ 4	By Janet Martin in part		“5”
“ 1	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”6”6
(totals)		34”11”2	22”2”10	2”2”2 ½

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(Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poor rates & Interest & c	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
Feby	Brought forwd E E	56”9”8 ½	13”2”9	1”10”
“ 2	To James Russell Blairdenhill	“1”9 ½
“	To Mr Wm Cleland of Knownoble	“2”11
“	To Mr James Orr of Forrestburn	“7”3 ½
“	To Mr John Russell of Dewshills	“1”9 ½
“	To Mr Cumming of Crosshall	“4”9
March 9	To Longbyres Mr Jno Cleland	“5”2 ½
Apl 2	To Alexr Govan Esqr Lams	“11”5 ½
“ 6	To Lord Torphichen do	3 “ “
“ 7	To Mr Dalrymples Creditors	“9”6
May 28	To Bowhousebogue	“16”9 ½
June 1	To Rt Honl Lord Armadale	“9”4 ½
July 30	To James Russell of Longacre	“5”5
Decr 22	To Ritchie Letham	“2”11
	To Jas Morton South Linrige	“2”8 ½
(totals)		63”11”7 ½	13”2”9	1”10”

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(Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds)

(dates) 1812	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
Decr	Brought forwd E E	34”11”2	22”2”10	2”2”2 ½
“ 6	By Widow Thornton full		“2”
“ 7	By Alexr Hamilton in part		“5”
“ 9	By Margaret Rennie		“6”
“	By Janet Buchanan		“5”
“ 10	By Glass for repairs & c			“5”8
“ 16	By Mary Duncan		“6”
“ 28	By Alexr Hamilton full		“9”
1813 Jany 5	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”6”6
“ 7	By Janet Martin per Receipts		“6”
“ 8	By Thomas Lowden do		“12”
“ 9	By Agnes Main Hirst		“5”
“ 6	By John Bryce per his Daughters receipt		“6”8
“ 13	By Mary Duncan		“6”
“ 14	By a poor family with pass		“2”
“ 17	By Jane Chalmers p order		“4”
“ 24	By Janet Buchanan		“2”
“ 26	By Jean Brownlee full		“4”
“ 29	By Margt Lindsay full		“2”
“ 30	By John Bryce full		“3”4
(totals)		37”17”8	26”8”10	2”7”10 ½

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Assessments & c brought forwd	63”11”7 ½
Mort Cloth Money ditto	13”2”9
Proclamation ditto ditto	1”10”
Amount of fund E E 1812	78”4”4 ½
Deduct Expenditure 1812	77”17”6 ½
Balance in favour of the fund, See Minute of 2d Feby 1813 and for which the Treasurer charges himself Dr 29 Jany 1814	“6”10

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(Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
Jany	Brought forwd E E	37”17”8	26”8”10	2”7”10 ½
	By Bellman’s Salary Marts 1812			1 “ “
Feby 2	By Collecting Lammas assesst	1”11”6
“	By Session and Heritors Clk 1812			2”2”
“	By Interest of Genl Hamiltons Donation			1 “ “
“	By Stationary Allowed 1812			“5”
“	By Stampt Receipts 8 imto			“1”8
“	By Betty Aikenhead 1811			“4”
“	BY Betty & Ann Boston 1812			“6”6
“	By Mary Barr Shottsburn			“2”8
“	By Thos Russells boy Wm			“2”10
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”7”
(totals)		43”16”2	26”8”10	7”12”6 ½
	Monthly Supplied poor	43”16”2
	Incidental ditto		26”8”10
	Amount of Expenditure 1812			77”17”6 ½

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Dr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds of Bertram Shotts

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poor rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
Feby 3	To Molyneux Dalrymple Esqr	“17”2 ½
“ 9	To James Whitelaw’s son Newarthill		“1”10
“ 18	To James Lees a Child Omoa		“1”10
“ 19	To John Henderson Faskin		“6”8
“ 21	To John Thomson Bothl & Mary Miller			“2”6
“	To John Dickson & Mary Carrick Slamannan			“2”6
“ 22	To Mr Wm Higgins of Backomoss	“2”1
“ 25	To James Crawford a Child		“1”10
“ 28	To David Neilson & Jane Smellie			“2”6
March 6	To Margt Johnstone Drumnarrow		“10”
“	To Mr Steell of Bellside	“6”10 ½
“ 7	To Alexr Grant Falkirk and Mastheal Pavney			“2”6
“ 9	To Longbyres Mr Cleland	“5”2 ½
“ 13	To Agnes Russell Widow Alexr Turner		“10”
“ 21	To James Shank & Susan Law			“2”6
Apl 2	To Alexr Govan Esqr	“11”5 ½
“ 5	To James Orr of Budds	“1”3
“ 6	To Lord Torphichen & c	3 “ “
“	To Interest of Mitchells fund Martinmas 1812	25 “ “
“	To Mr Dalrymples Creditors	“9”6
“ 11	To James Webster & Margt Thinning			“2”6
“ 18	To Walter Hamilton & Mary Eadie			“2”6
(totals)		30”13”7	1”12”2	“17”6

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Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds of Bertram Shotts

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
Feby 2	By Jean Chalmers in part		“6”6
“ 3	By Mary Duncan do		“9”
Mar 1	By Jane Chalmers in part		“3”6
“ 2	By Mary Duncan in part		“9”
“	By Widow Thornton in part		“3”
“ 6	By Margt Lindsay in part		“3”6
“ 7	By Margt Wilson Soldiers wife & family		“2”
“ 8	By Margt Baillie in part		“5”
“ 9	By Janet Buchanan part		“5”
“ 12	By Conveying Mrs Telfar		“2”6
“	By pecuniary Relief do		“1”
“ 2	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”7”
“ 13	By Marion Prentice part		“5”
“ 28	By Jane Chalmers part		“3”
“	By Presbytery Clerk 1812			“3”
“ 30	By Janet Martin in part		“6”
Apl 3	By Widow Thornton in part		“10”
“ 5	By Mary Duncan ditto		“9”
“ 6	By Margt Lindsay		“7”
(totals)		4”7”	4”10”	“3”

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(Dr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds of Bertram Shotts)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poor rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
	Brought forward E E	30”13”7	1”12”2	“17”6
Apl 20	To James Steell Younger of Licow		“10”
“ 27	By Margt Brownlee Widow Whitelaw		“10”
May 5	To William Wardrope Burn house		“10”
“ 9	To James Waddell & Chrisn Morton			“2”6
“ 11	To John Bryce Rosshall		“10”
“ 19	To James Mack Hollytown		“13”
“ 11	To John Russell Rosshall	“1”4 ½
“ 18	To Lieut Cole Hamilton	3”9”11
“ 17	To John Meek of Fortissat Esqr	“16”5
“ 22	To Elisabeth Turner Mrs Liddle		“13”
“ 27	To David Forrest Farmer Forest		“13”
“ 28	To Bowhousebog	“16”9 ½
June 13	To Alexr Colvill a Child		“1”10
“ 14	To Wm Smith Junr Bentfoot		“10”
“ 19	To James Turner‘s Child		“1”10
“ 24	To Mary Anderson Shottsburn		“1”10
“ 29	To Richd Black Starryshaw	“3”6 ½
“	To Sir James Stewart	“5”2 ½
“	To David Black New Mill	“2”1
“	To James Wilson Buchenlee	“5”2 ¾
May 30	To David Smith & Christian McKenzie			“2”6
July 4	To David Liddle & Janet Grey Stonehouse			“2”6
“ 8	To Mary Russell Whitburn 84		“13”
“ 24	To Margt Smellie Climpie		“6”8
“	To Robert Lang Junr Airdrie		“6”8
(totals)		36”14”1 ¾	7”13”	1”5”

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(Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds of Bertram Shotts)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
Apl “	Brought forwd Er Excepted	4”7”	4”10”	“3”
“ 7	By Alexr Hamilton in part		1”4”
“ 8	By John Bryce in part		1”1”
“ 10	By Janet Thomson in part		“8”
“	By Marion Muir in part		“7”
“	By Jane Baird in part		“5”
“ 6	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”7”
“ 9	By Soldiers Wife & Children		“ “ 4
“ 6	By Receipt for Mitchells fund & transmitting			1”3”
“ 13	By Agnes Main Hirst		1 “ “
“	By Soldiers Wife & 3 Children with pass		“2”
“	By Margt Barr & family		“2”
“ 19	By Marion Prentice farther		“5”
“	By Janet Allen’s Coffin & Grave		1”1”
“ 21	By Jane Chalmers farther		“3”6
“ 22	By Jane Brownlee full		“15”
“ 28	By Warning Walter Amos Senr & Junr			“2”6
(totals)		8”14”	11”3”10	“6”9

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(Dr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds of Bertram Shotts)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poor rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
	Brought forward E E	36”14”1 ¾	7”13”	1”5”
July 12	To a Child from Shotts Wks		“1”10
“ 25	To John Burt & Betty Bowman Rutherglen			“2”6
“ 30	To James Russell of Longacre	“5”5
“ 20	To James Thomson Brackenknow	“1”4 ½
May 28	To Mr Marshall of Gooduckhill	“5”7 ½
Augt 3	To Mr Orr of Forrestburn	“7”3 ½
“ 5	To Christian Clark Mrs Watson peat of Murdoston		“13”
“ 8	To Alexr Russell & Jane Bryce Whitburn			“2”6
“ 9	To Lord Armadale Cands	“9”4 ½
“	To Ditto Ditto Lammas	“13”1 ½
“ 11	To His Grace the Duke of Hamilton Cands	3”0”2 ½
“	To Ditto Ditto Lammas	4”4”3 ½
“ 14	To Forestdyke Candlemas	“1”3
“	To Ditto Do Lammas	“1”9
“ 30	To Mrs John Waddell of Balocnie		“13”
Septr 20	To Mr Wm Neilson Cands	“6”10 ½
“	To Ditto do for Lammas	“9”7 ½
“ 21	To Robert Treebairn’s Child		“3”4
“ 22	To Alexr McCarter Castlehill		“13”
“ 23	To Alexr Nisbet’s Child aged 3 yrs		“3”2
“ 30	To Saml Fleming a Child Beggs		“1”10
Octr 1	To Molyneux Dalrymple Esqr	1”4”
“	To Sir James Stewart	“7”3 ½
(totals)		48”11”7 ¾	10”2”	1”10”

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(Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds of Bertram Shotts)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accompts
May 4		8”14”	11”3”10	“6”9
“	By Mary Duncan in part		“9”
“	By Margaret Lindsay do		“5”
March 17	By Margaret Campbell		“4”6
May 4	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”1”6
“ 5	By Jane Baird in part		“5”
“	By Thomas Russell full		“12”
“	By Janet Thomson full		“7”
Apl 2	By Warning Ann Duff to remove			“2”6
May 10	By Margt Baillie in full		1 “ “
“ 11	By Isobel Morton Rosshall		“9”
“ 18	By Margt Rennie full		“15”
“ 20	By Janet Buchanan part		“5”
“ 11	By Warning Jean Black & John Storrie			“ “ 6
“ 21	By Janet Martin in part		“5”
“ 23	By Jane Chalmers full		“3”6
“ 26	By 2 Soldiers Wives		“2”
“ 28	By 2 do do do		“1”
“ 29	By Margt Lindsay full		“4”6
(totals)		12”15”6	16”11”4	“9”9

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(Dr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds of Bertram Shotts)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poor rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
	Brought forwd E E	48”11”7 ¾	10”2”2	1”10”
Octr 2	To Jas Whitelaw Senr Gooduckhill Servant		“13”
“ 1	To The Rt Honl Lord Belhaven Candlemas	“4”9
“	To do do for Lammas	“6”8 ½
“ 5	To Jas Cleland Esqr Avon Bank Late of Auchenlee		“13”
“ 9	To Jas O’Brien’s Child Shotts Wks		“1”10
“ 15	To John Smith Esqr of Blairmuckhill		“13”
“ 8	To Agnes Paton a Child		“1”10
“ 19	To Wm Kyle a Child		“1”10
“ 25	To John Connar’s Daughter		“5”
“ 27	To John Cumming Esqr of Crosshall		“13”
“ 30	To Jas Muiries son Shotts Works		“5”
Novr 2	To Neil Baxter’s Daughter Shotts Wks		“3”2
Octr 18	To John Smith Esqr for Candlemas	“7”6
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“10”4 ½
“ 7	To Jas Thomson & Margt Thomson			“2”6
“ 14	To John McTaggart & Mary Baillie			“2”6
(totals)		50”0”11 ¾	13”12”10	1”15”

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(Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds of Bertram Shotts)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accompts
	Brought forward E E	12”15”6	16”11”4	“9”9
“	By Thomas Lowden per Mr Cumming		“10”
June 1	By Mary Duncan		“9”
“	By two people with pass	“1”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”18”6
“ 4	By Janet Brownlee in full		“10”
“ 5	By Janet Buchanan part		“5”
“ 7	By Soldiers Wife with pass		“1”
“ 14	By ditto ditto do		“1”
“ 19	By Jane Baird full		“5”
“ 22	By Soldiers Wife with pass		“1”
“ 28	By Bellman’s Salary from Marts 1812 till Whit 1813			1 “ “
“ 29	By Janet Martin farther		“5”
“ 30	By Mary Duncan part		“9”
“	By repairing Ladders			“2”2
July 3	By Alexr Hamilton full		“6”
“	By Agnes Main full		“4”
“ 7	By Margt Kay with pass		“1”6
“ 9	By Margt Russell full		“5”
(totals)		16”14”	20”9”10	1”11”11

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(Dr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds of Bertram Shotts)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poor rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
Novr	Brought forward E E	50”0”11 ¾	13”12”10	1”15”
“ 13	To Lt Cole Hamilton & c	4”17”10 ¼
“ 15	To Agnes Brownlee Beggar Shet		“13”
“ 16	To Jean Calderhead		“10”
“ 18	To Mrs Cumming of Knollnoblehill		“13”
“ 21	To John Bannytine & Janet Letham			“2”6
“ 28	To James Paul & Margt Dickson			“2”6
“	To James Beverage & Elisa Beverage			“2”6
“ 27	To Agnes Main Hirst		“6”8
Decr 7	To Capt Aikman Cands	“10”5
“	To Ditto do for Lammas	“14”7
“	To Lord Douglas Cands	1”14”3
“	To do do for Lammas	2”8”
“	To Messr Wyllies Cands	“5”7 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“7”10 ½
“	To David Black full	“2”7 ½
“	To Starryshaw full	“4”4
“	To Mr Walkers heirs Cands	“ “ 6 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“ “ 9 ½
(totals)		61”7”6 ½	15”15”6	2”2”6

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(Cr Samuel Meuros Collector of the Poors Funds of Bertram Shotts)

(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
July	Brought forward E E	16”14”	20”9”10	1”11”11
“ 6	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”18”6
“ 12	By Janet Martin in full		“4”
“ 19	By Janet Aiton Widow Thornton		“2”6
“ 20	By two Soldiers Wives wt Pass		“1”2
“ 24	By Bellman’s Shoes Comn 1813			“9”
Augt 2	By Widow Blackwood full		“15”
“ 3	By Mary Duncan full		“9”
“	By Janet Buchanan full		“5”
“	By Isobel Sibbet per Thos Orr		“7”
“	By Collecting Candlemas assessment	1”11”6
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”1”6
“ 6	By Isobel Sibbet in full for Candlemas		“8”
“	By Widow Thornton ditto full of Cand		“4”
“ 13	By Margaret Lindsay in part		“5”
“ 24	By Jane Chalmers part		“4”
(totals)		26”5”6	23”15”6	2”0”11

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(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
	Brought forward E E	61”7”6 ¼	15”15”6	2”2”6
Decr 7	To Wm Thomson Halketburn Cands	“1”10 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“2”5 ¾
“	To Woodhead Cands	“ “ 8 ¾
“	To do do for Lammas	“1”0 ½
“	To John Sawers Cands	“ “ 5
“	To do do for Lammas	“ “ 7
“ 11	To Patrick Waddell Esqr		“13”
“ 12	To Mr Wm Brydson & Miss Christian Gavan			“2”6
“ 13	To Dewshills for Cands	“1”9 ½
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“2”5 ½
“	To James Grahame Esqr for Candlemas	“2”8 ½
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“3”9 ½
“ 17	To Miss Waddell Cands	“18”4
“	To do do for Lammas	1”5”8
“	To Turdees for Candlemas	“3”6 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“4”11 ½
“ 18	To Mr Steell of Liquo Cands	“5”7 1/2
“	To do do for Lammas	“7”10 ¼
(totals)		65”11”4 ¾	16”8”6	2”5”

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(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accompts
	Brought forward E E	26”5”6	23”15”6	2”0”11
Sepr 4	By paid Dr Storie balance for Bell Inveranty		1”1”6
“	By Marion Prentice part		“5”
“ 6	By Mary Duncan Shotts		“9”
“ 13	By Thomas Lowden in full of Cands		“10”
“ 25	By Conveying a man to Bothwell		“5”
“ 6	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”1”6
“ 14	By Soldiers Wife & family pass		“1”
“ 21	By Alexr Hamilton in part of Bal		1 “ “
“	By Isobel Sibbet part		“8”
Octr 5	By Mary Duncan in part		“9”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”1”6
“ 10	By Soldiers Wife & Child with pass		“1”
“	By Jean Chalmers part		“3”
“ 18	By Soldiers Wife & Child with Cart to Hamilton		“7”6
“ 21	By Soldiers Wives with pass p order		“9”
“ 26	By Janet Thornton part		“8”
“ 28	By Mary Duncan for Novr		“9”
Novr 1	By Janet Thomson part		“10”
“ 2	By Monthly supplied poor	4”1”6
(totals)		38”10”	30”11”6	2”0”10

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(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
Decr 24	Brought forward E E	65”11”4 ¾	16”8”6	2”5”
“	To Longbyres Lammas	“7”3 ½
“	To Gartness Estate Cands	“15”11 ½
“	To ditto for Lammas	1”2”2
“ 22	To Ritchie Letham Cands	“2”11
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“4”1
1814 Janry 1	To Mr Steell of Bellside	“9”7 ½
“ 2	To David Marshall & Jean Smellie			“2”6
“ 6	To John Meek Esqr of Fortisset	1”2”11 ½
“ 10	To Mr Wm Cleland of Knollnoble	“2”11
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“4”1
“ 11	To Mr James Hamilton Candlemas	“5”5
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“7”7
“ 15	To Mr Carrick for Braco Candlemas	“11”4
“	To ditto for Drumbuoy	“1”9 ¾
“	To ditto for Craighead	“ “ 7 ½
“	To ditto for Bracow Lammas	“15”9 ¾
“	To ditto for Drumbuoy	“2”6 ½
“	To ditto for Craighead	“ “ 10 ½
(totals)		72”9”4 ¾	16”8”6	2”7”6

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(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochial Accompts
	Brought forward E E	38”10”	30”11”6	2”0”11
Novr 2	By Isobel Sibbet full		“7”
“ 3	By 2 Soldiers Widows from Spain		“2”
“ 4	By Janet Buchanan part		“5”
“ 5	By Jane Baird part		“5”
“	By Margaret Lindsay		“5”
“	By a Soldiers Wife with pass		“1”
“ 7	By Jane Chalmers		“5”
“ 8	By a poor woman with pass		“1”
“ 23	By Jane Chalmers part		“4”
“ 27	By Agnes Main Hirst		“6”8
Decr 7	By Monthly Supplied Poor	4”1”6
“ 9	By Widow Thornton		“7”
“ 13	By Alexr Hamilton full		“10”
“	By Margt Lindsay full		“5”
“	By Janet Buchanan		“5”
“	By Marion Prentice		“5”
“ 17	By Janet Brownlee full		“10”
“	By Isobel Sibbet		“8”
“	By 2 Soldiers Wives		“2”6
“ 19	By Janet Chalmers full		“4”
(totals)		42”11”6	35”9”8	2”0”11

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
Jany 15	Brought forwd E E	72”9”4 ¾	16”8”6	2”7”6
“	To Mr Carrick for Bogfoot Cands	“2”8 ½
“	To do do for do Lammas	“3”9 ½
“	To Mr Roxburgh Cands	“5”5
“	To do do for Lammas	“7”7
“	To Wm Granger & Isobella Young			“2”6
“	To Jas Brown & Mary Bell			“2”6
“ 17	To Archd Shearer, Cands	“5”5
“	To do do for Lammas	“7”7
“ 18	To Wm Smith Candlemas	“3”5 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“4”10
“ 19	To John Clyde Tersie	“ “ 10 ¾
“	To do do Lammas	“1”3
“ 24	To Geo Kerr Muriehall Cands	“1”2
“	To do do for Lammas	“1”8 ½
“ 26	To Mrs Russell Rosshall Cands	“1”10 ¾
“ 28	To James do for N Ralson full	“7”3
“ 29	To Wester Calderhead Cands	“9”10 ½
“	To ditto do Lammas	“13”10 ½
“	To Alexr Govan Esqr full	“16”0 ½
“	To James Marshall full	“7”10 ½
“	To do do for Bowhousebog	1”3”6
(totals)		78”15”6 ¼	16”8”6	2”12”6

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(dates) 1813	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accompts
Decr	Brought forwd E E	42”11”6	35”9”8	2”0”11
“ 20	By Marion Muir part		“15”9
“ 24	By Margaret Rennie		“12”
“ 25	By Jean Brownlee full		“15”
“	By Margt Baillie full		1”5”
1814 Jany 1	By Margt Russell full		“5”
“ 4	By Mary Duncan		“9”
“3	By Jean Baird full		“10”
“ 4	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”1”6
“ 7	By Thomas Lowden full		1 “ “
“	By Marion Fairlie’s Grave		“2”
“ 11	By Marion Prentice full		“5”
“	By Janet Buchanan part		“5”
“ 20	By James Orr Lone		1”2”5 ½
“	By 2 Soldiers Wives		“2”
“ 25	By Isobel Sibbet		“3”
(totals)		46”13”	43”0”10 ½	2”0”11

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest &c	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
	Brought forwd E E	78”15”6 ¼	16”8”6	2”12”6
Jany 29	To Balance at Settling Cands 1813	“6”10
“	To Dr Marshall Cands	“5”9
“	To do do Lammas	“8”0 ¼
“ 31	To Robert Wilson Shaws Cands	“3”5 ½
“	To ditto do Lammas	“4”10
Feby 1	To James Russell of Longacre	“7”7
“	To Blairdenhill Cands	“1”9 ½
“	To do for Lammas	“2”5 ½
“	To Knownoblehill Crosshall	“4”9
“	To do do for Lammas	“6”7 ½
“	To Forrestburn full	“10”2 ½
“ 4	To John Chalmers Cands	“1”3
“	To do do for Lammas	“1”9
“ 12	To Wm Montgomery Bogend	“4”2
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“5”10
“ 14	To Cosmo Falconer Esqr Cands	“13”9
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“19”3
“ 16	To Dr Clark for Cands	“11”0 ½
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“15”5 ½
“ 24	To Backomoss ditto	“2”11
March 7	To late Dukes heirs Cands	“9”7
“	To do do for Lammas	“13”5
(totals)		86”16”3	16”8”6	2”12”6

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
	Brought forwd E E	46”13”	43”0”10 ½	2”0”11
Jany 24	By Widow Thornton full		“5”
“	By Marion Muir full		“2”3
“ 26	By Isobel Morton full		“15”
“ 29	By Janet Thomson full		“5”
“ 31	By Bellmans Salary Marts 1813			1 “ “
“	By Janet Buchanan full		“5”
“	By Magdeline Stirling full		“15”
“	By Collecting Lammas Assesst	1”11”6
“	By Session Clerk 1813			1 “ 1 “
“	By Heritors do do			1 “ 1 “
“	By Stationary do			“5”
“	By Interest of General Hamiltons Donation			1 “ “
“	By 3 Soldiers Wives & Weans		“4”6
“	By Stamp Receipts			“1”5 ½
Feby 1	By Janet Danks Coffin		“16”
“	By Janet Dank’s Grave		“2”
(totals)		48”4”6	46”10”7 ½	6”9”4 ½

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(dates) 1813/1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of Fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
	Brought forward	86”16”3	16”8”6	2”12”6
Mar 10	To Mr Dalrymple’s Crs	“13”3
May 3	To James Morton	“2”8 ½
“	To Ditto Do Lammas	“3”9 ½
June 2	To James Orr of Budds	“1”9
“ 6	To Brackenknow full	“1”10 ¾
Mar 30	To Rt Honl Lord Torphichen	4”4”
(totals)		92”3”7 ¾	16”8”6	2”12”6
Assessments Interest & c extended 92”3”7 ¾
Mort Cloth Money do 16”8”6
Amount of fund for 1813 E E 111”4”7 ¾
Deduct of Expenditure Cr side 107”7”6
Balance in favour of the fund for 1814 and for which the Treasurer Charges himself Debtor the 28^th January 1815 3”17”1 ¾

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
	Brought forwd E E	48”4”6	46”10”7 ½	6”9”4 ½
Feby 1	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”3”6
“	By Mary Duncan for Decr omitted		“9”
Janry 25	By Janet Thornton full for Lammas		“5”
“	By Marion Muir full do		“2”3
Feby 1	By Betty Aitkenhead 1812 & 1813		“8”
“	By Wm Meek Russell 1813		“3”
“	By Agnes Barr Craigend		“2”8
“	By Thomas Alston Northrigg		“9”7
(totals)		52”8”	48”10”1 ½	6”9”4 ½
Monthly Supplied poor extended 52”8”
Incidental ditto do do 48”10”1 ½
Amount of Expenditure 1813 E E 107”7”6

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of Fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamations
Feby 1	To Mr James Orr of Forrestburn	“7”3 ½
“ 4	To John Chalmers Windyedge	“1”3
“ 12	To Willm Montgomerie	“4”2
“ 5	To Jas Black & Marion Marshall			“2”6
“ 9	To George Shaw Stone Child		“1”10
“ 8	To Mary Nimmo Newarthill		“6”8
“ 14	To Mr Falconer of Hartwood hill	“13”9
“ 14	To His Grace the Duke of Hamilton	3”0”2 ½
“ 24	To Molyneux Dalrymple Esq	“17”2 ½
“	To Wm Higgins Backomoss	“2”1
March 1	To Thomas Ritchie’s Child		“1”10
“ 2	To Willm Wipper a Boy		“5”
“ 3	To Geoe Campbels Child		“1”10
“ 6	To Jas Liddell & Jane Boston			“2”6
“ 7	To North Linrigg & Peatpots	“9”7
“ 8	To Thos Paterson’s Child SW		“1”10
“ 9	To Christian Hill Airdrie		“6”8
“ 10	To (blank) Dalziel Stonnyburn		“13”
“ 13	To Thos Brown & Susan Steell			“2”6
“	To Robt Gardner & Janet McLuckie			“2”6
“ 17	To Wm Russell Harshaw	“6”10 ½
“ 19	To John Taylor Forrestdike		“13”
“ 21	To Alexr Laing a Child		“1”10
(totals)		6”2”7	2”13”6	“10”

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
Feby 1	By Jean Chalmers part		“3”
“ 2	By Mary Duncan part		“9”
“ 14	By Jean Chalmers part		“1”
“ 17	By Marion Prentice do		“5”
“ 12	By Thomas Nisbet in part			1”1”
Mar 1	By Mary Duncan part		“9”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”3”6
“ 2	By Margaret Lindsay part		“5”
“	By Jane Chalmers part		“4”8
“	By Janet Buchanan		“5”6
“ 11	By Soldier’s Wife pass		“1”
“ 18	By Widow Thornton part		“8”
“ 14	By Jane Chalmers part		“2”
“ 25	By a Woman wt pass		“1”6
“ 27	By Jane Chalmers		“2”8
“ 29	By Presbytery Clerk 1813			“3”
“ 30	By Receipt & transmitting for Interest			“1”3 ½
“ 31	By Margt Lindsay		“5”
(totals)		4”3”6	3”0”4	1”5”3 ½

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of Fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation money
Mar	Brought forwd E E	6”2”7	2”13”6	“10”
“ 25	To James Smellie’s Child		“1”10
“ 26	To Jas Grahame Esqr	“2”8 ½
“ 30	To Interest of Mitchell’s fund Marts 1813	22”10”
“	To Lord Torphichen	3 “ “
Apl 5	To David Russell of Cockhill		“13”
“ 10	To Thos Peterson & Mary Martin			“2”6
“ 17	To James Waugh & Janet Steell			“2”6
“ 20	To James Colvill a Child		“1”10
“ 21	To Miss Mary Cleland		“13”
“ 22	To John Stevenson Spring Bank		“13”
May 3	To James Morton	“2”8 ½
“ 8	To John Beverage & Margery Shaw			“2”6
“ 13	To Margaret Hamilton Bogfoot		“1”10
“ 14	To Walter Amos Duntillon		“6”8
“ 15	To Wm Waddell & Catherine Thomson			“2”6
“ 18	To Margt Robert Mrs Inglis		“13”
“	To Colonel Hamilton & c	3”9”11
“ 22	To Willm White & Ann Bishop			“2”6
	To Andrew Morrison formerly Stonebent		“6”8
“ 30	To Thos Wark Bonhard		“6”8
June 2	To James Orr of Budds	“1”13
(totals)		35”9”2	6”11”	1”2”6

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
	Brought forwd E E	4”3”6	3”0”4	1”5”3 ½
Apl 3	By Alexr Hamilton part		1”1”
“ 4	By Mary Duncan part		“9”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”3”6
“ 10	By 3 Soldiers Wives with pass		“3”
“	By Magdalene Stirling		“15”
“ 14	By a Soldiers Wife with Ness		“1”
“ 22	By Marion Prentice		“5”
“ 26	By Margaret Baillie part		1 “ “
May 3	By James Orr full		2 “ “
“	By Mary Duncan		“9”
“	By Monthly supplied poor	4”3”6
“ 5	By 3 Soldiers Wives		“3”
“ 9	By Jane Chalmers		“4”
“ 14	By Marion Muir full		“12”6
“ 18	By Thomas Russell		“12”
“	By do Bellmans Salary Whity 1814			1 “ “
“	By Margt Russell full		“5”
“ 22	By Jane Chalmers		“2”
(totals)		12”10”6	11”1”10	2”5”3 ½

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation money
	Brought forwd E E	35”9”2	6”11”	1”2”6
June 4	To Mr John Burnet Craighead		“13”
“ 5	To Jno Willson & Jane Binning			“2”6
“	To James Davie & Jane Hill			“2”6
“ 6	To Mr Alexr Colvill Shotts Wks		“13”
“	To Brackenknow	“1”4 ½
“ 18	To Marion Reid Wishaw Town		“6”8
“ 28	To David Black	“2”1
“ 27	To Archd Barr’s Child		“1”10
July 3	To David Watson & Jane Craig			“2”6
“ 12	To Janet Russell Cockhill		“13”
“	To Peter Storrie Airdrie		“10”
“ 17	To Alexr Stewart & Margt Buchannan			“2”6
“ 29	To Ladylands Cands	“10”5
“	To John Meek Esqr	“16”5
Aug 8	To Jas Smith for Cands	“7”6
“ 16	To Thos Taylor Forrestdyke		“13”
“ 19	To Andrew Baillie or Woodhead		“10”
“ 22	To Blackhill Lammas	“ “ 10
“	To Janet Brownlee Camlauchie		“13”
“ 23	To Agnes Miller West Muir		“6”8
Septr 1	To James Jacks Child		“1”10
“ 4	To Dundas Simpson & Christian Beverage			“2”6
“ 5	To Margt Main Brounsy		“10”
(totals)		37”7”9 ½	12”3”	1”15”

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
	Brought forwd E E	12”10”6	11”1”10	2”5”3 ½
May 28	By Margt Baillie full		“5”
“ 29	By Jane Chalmers June full		“2”4
“	By Soldier’s Wife Epilepsy		“1”
June 1	By Janet Thomson full		“15”
“	By Marion Prentice full		“5”
“	By Margt Lindsay full formerly		“5”
“ 2	By Janet Buchanan		“5”
“	By Janet Buchanan formerly		“5”
“	By Mary Duncan part 6/ for		“9”
“ 4	By Janet Brownlee full		“10”
“ 6	By Widow Thornton full		“12”
“	By Bellman’s Shoes 1814			“9”6
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”3”6
“ 9	By Jane Baird full		“15”
“	By Glass Panes & Marchy		“8”
(totals)		16”14”	15”19”2	2”14”9 ½

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation money
	Brought forwd E E	37”7”9 ½	12”3”	1”15”
Septr 5	To Peter Muirie’s Child Agnes		“1”10
“ 9	To John Muir’s do Jane		“1”10
“ 11	To John Fleming & Mary Weir			“2”6
“ 15	To Ebenezer Taylor Cands	“1”3
“	To do do for Lammas	“1”3
“	To Mrs Fleming Beggs		“10”
“ 17	To Mrs Inglis late Coalier tree		“10”
Octr 5	To John Russell’s Child Scoinstig		“1”10
“ 18	To Sir James Stewart Cands	“5”2 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“5”2 ½
Novr 4	To Jane Stevenson Spring Bank		“1”10
“ 5	To Mr Thos Inglis say son Thos Standhyeo?		“9”3
“ 8	To Agnes Stevenson Spring Bank		“1”10
“ 11	To Wm Jack’s Child Clarkston		“1”10
“ 12	To Robert Walker Esqr of Hillhouserigg	“9”6
“	To do do for Lammas	“9”6
“	To John Meek Esqr full	“16”5
“	To Watersaugh paid 9^th for Cands	“4”9 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“4”9 ½
“ 15	To Lt Colonel Hamilton	3”9”11
“ 19	To James Smith Whity burn		“6”8
(totals)		43”15”7 ½	14”9”11	1”17”6

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accompts
	Brought forwd E E	16”14”	15”19”2	2”14”9 ½
June 2	By Jane Brownlee full		“15”
July 1	By Alexr Hamilton full		“9”
“	By Thos Lowden full		“9”
“ 3	By Jane Chalmers		“4”4
“ 4	By Mary Duncan		“9”
“ 5	By Monthly Supplied poor	4”3”6
“	By Sailor from French Prison Pass		“1”
“ 30	By Isobel Morton		“15”
“	By Margt Rennie		“12”
“	By Janet Buchanan full		“4”6
Augt 2	By Mary Duncan		“9”
“	By Collecting Candles Assessment	1”11”6
“	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”17”
“	By a Soldiers Wife 30^th July		“1”
“ 12	By Jane Chalmers		“4”
(totals)		26”6”	20”12”	2”14”9 ½

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation money
Novr	Brought forwd E E	43”15”7 ½	14”9”11	1”17”6
“ 27	To Thos Muirie & Isobel Paton			“2”6
“	To Hugh Russell & Lirington			“2”6
“29	To George Meek a Child		“1”10
“	To Duke of Hamilton	3”0”2 ½
Decr 1	To David Fleming Begs		“1”10
“ 2	To Janet Russells Child		“1”10
“ 6	To Starryshaw Cands & Lam	“6”3 ½
“	To David Black full	“2”1
“	To Ladylands full	“10”5
“ 11	To David Liddell & Jean Robertson			“2”6
“ 13	To Lord Douglas Cands	1”14”3
“	To do do for Lammas	1”14”3
“	To John Chalmers Lams	“1”3
“ 14	To Mrs Bisset Newarthill		“6”8
“	To John Macks Child		“1”10
“ 14	To John Waterston SW		“6”8
“	(blank) Martin Hollytown		“6”6
“ 19	To Helen Kerr a Child		“1”10
“ 24	To Miss Waddell for Cands	“18”4
“	To do do for Lammas	“18”4
“	To Betty Paterson Cottonhall	“5”2 ½
1815 (Jan) 4	To Mr Cleland for Longbyers Cands	“5”2 ½
“	To do do for do Lammas	“5”2 ½
(totals)		53”11”5 ½	16”8”11	2”5”

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accts
	Brought forwd E E	26”6”	20”12”	2”14”9 ½
Aug 26	By 3 Soldiers Wives		“3”4 ½
“ 19	By James Orr in part		1 “ “
Sepr 2	By a Soldiers Wife		“1”
“ 5	By Jane Chalmers		“4”
“ 6	By Mary Duncan part		“9”
“	By Margt Lindsay do		“5”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”17”
“ 23	By 2 Soldiers Wives		“1”
“ 26	By Marion Prentice part		“5”
Octr 4	By Mary Duncan part		“9”
“	By Jane Chalmers do		“4”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”17”
“	By Painting Child’s Bier Trees			“1”
“ 17	By Soldiers Wife & C		“1”6
Nov 1	By Janet Thomson full		“10”
“	By Janet Buchanan part		“5”
“	By Mary Duncan part		“9”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”17”
(totals)		37”17”	24”19”10	2”15”9 ½

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(dates) 1814/1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation money
	Brought forwd E E	53”11”5 ½	16”8”11	2”5”
Jany 4	To Walter Gardners mother Ravenshole		“10”
“ 5	To Gartness Estate Cands	“15”11 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“15”11 ½
“ 6	To Jas Orr aged 91 Lone		“10”
“ 7	To Wm Russell Meikle Harshaw	“6”10 ½
“	To Thomas Russell Fouldburn		“10”
“ 18	To Wm Paterson Midhill	“ “ 6 ½
“	To Mr Steell of Bellside Cands	“6”10 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“6”10 ½
“ 24	To Messers Wyllies Cands	“5”7 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“5”7 ½
“	To Mr Steell of Liquo	“5”7 ½
“	To do do for Lammas	“5”7 ½
“	To George Kerr, Cands	“1”2
“ 22	To Thomas Allen & Jane Danks			“2”6
“	To John Jack & Margt Thomson			“2”6
“ 25	To Alison Crombie Montcow		“13”
“ 28	To Balance from 1814	3”17”1 ¾
“ 20	To Mr Carrick Cands & Lammas	1”12”10 ½
“	To do for Bothwellshill Lammas	“2”8 ½
“ 30	To Longacre Cands & Lammas	“10”10
(totals)		63”12”11 ¼	18”11”11	2”10”

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accompts
	Brought forwd E E	37”17”	24”19”10 ½	2”15”9 ½
Octr 30	By Jane Chalmers		“4”
Novr 8	By Widow Thornton part		“5”
“ 12	By Soldiers Wives passes		“1”
“ 13	By Jane Baird full		“12”
“ 18	By Soldiers Wife & 3 Children		“2”
“ 28	By Jane Chalmers Decr		“4”
“	By Soldiers Wife		“ “ 6
Decr 2	By Bellman till Marts last 1814			1 “ “
“ 5	By Mary Duncan		“9”
“ 6	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”17”
“ 8	By a Soldier’s Wife with pass		“1”
“ 10	By Janet Brownlee		“10”
“ 13	By Margt Lindsay full		“15”
“ 14	By Janet Buchanan do		“11”
“	By Marion Prentice do		“5”
“	By Widow Thornton do		“11”
“ 15	By Elisabeth Bannytyne do		“10”
“	By Alexr Hamilton pr		1”1”
“ 17	By a Sailor with pass		“1”
“ 21	By a Soldiers Wife do		“ “ 6
(totals)		41”14”	31”2”10	3”15”4 ½

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(dates) 1814/1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamations
Feby 4	Brought forwd E E	63”12”11 ¼	18”11”11	2”10”
“	To Turdees for Candlemas	“3”6 ½
“	To ditto for Lammas	“3”6 ½
“	To John Roxburgh Esqr Can	“5”5
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“5”5
“	To Dr Marshall of Burnhouse Cands	“5”9
“	To do do for Lammas	“5”9
“	To Mr Marshall of Goodockhill Cands	“5”7 ½
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“5”7 ½
“ 5	To John McKinnon & Margt Hill			“2”6
“ 7	To Archd Shearer Cands & Lams	“10”10
“	To Mr Jas Hamilton do	“10”10
“	To James Morton Lams	“2”8 ½
“	To Mr Govan Cands & Lammas	1”2”11
“ 8	To Robert Wilson do do	“6”11
“	To Hillend Jas Carswell do do	“8”8
“	To Dewshills Cands & Lams	“3”7
“ 4	To Auchenlee do do	“10”5 ½
“ 9	To Mr Wm Forrest Cands & Lams	“2”
“	To Backomoss Lams	“2”1
“	To Wm Thomson Cands & Lams	“3”9
“	To Mrs Thomsons do do do	“1”5
“ 13	To Wm Smith do & do	“6”11
“	To Wm Montgomery full	“4”2
“	To Mrs Jane Cumming	“4”9
“	To Mathew Cumming full	“4”9
“	To John Sawers full	“2”6
“ 28	To Wester Calderhead full	“19”9
(totals)		72”2”7 ¼	18”11”11	2”12”6

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(dates) 1814	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochl Accompts
	Brought forwd E E	41”14”	31”2”10 ½	3”15”9 ½
Decr 25	By Jane Chalmers full		“4”
“	By James Orr in part		1 “ “
“	By Marion muir full		“10”
“ 31	By Jane Brownlee full		“12”
1815 Jany 3	By Mary Duncan full		“9”
“	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”17”
1814 Decr 31	By Thomas Nisbet’s Calaries			1”4”6
1815 Jany 5	By James Orr Lone full		“10”
“	By Magdelene Stirling full		“10”
“ 18	By Margaret Rennie full		“6”
“	By Margt Russell full		“3”
Feby 3	By Alexr Hamilton full		“3”
“	By Sessn & Heritors Clerk 1814			2”2”
“	By Collecting Lammas Stent	1”11”6
“	By Stamp Receipts 1814			“1”5 ½
“	By stationary allowed			“5”
“	By John Newlands full		“10”
“	By Isobel Morton full		“10”
(totals)		47”2”6	37”1”10 ½	7”8”9

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(dates) 1814/1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamations
	Brought forwd E E	72”2”7 ¼	18”11”11	2”12”6
March 14	To John Clyde Cands & Lams	“1”9 ½
“ 29	To Rt Honl Lord Torphichen	3 “ “
“ 30	To Cosmo Falconer Esqr	“13”9
May 29	To Mr Smith for Blairmuckhill	“4”2
“	To do for North Hirst	“3”3 ¾
June 14	To Mr Orr of Forrestburn	“7”3 ½
“ 26	To Wm Cleland Cands & Lams	“5”10
July 4	To Bowhousebog full	1”13”7
“ 21	To James Orr of Budds	“1”3
“ 29	To Dr Wm Clark Cands & Lams	1”2”1
Aug 23	To James Thomson full	“1”4 ½
Octr 6	To Mr James Walker Cands & Lammas	“1”1
Mar 17	To Mr Thomas Inglis	“6”6
1816 July 10	To Blairdenhill full	“3”7
“ 26	To Blackhill full	“1”8
1817 Jany 31	To John Russell Rosshall	“2”9
Decr 3	To Mr Lethams Creditors Cands & Lams	“5”10
(totals)		80”18”5 ½	18”11”11	2”12”6
	Poors Rates & Interest			80”18”5 ½
	Mortcloth Money			18”11”11
	Amount of Fund			102”2”10 ½
	Deduct Disbursed			100”10”8 ½
	Balance in favour of the fund for which the Treasurer Charges himself Debtor the 3 Decr 1817			1”12”2

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochial Accts
	Brought forwd E E	47”2”6	37”1”10 ½	7”8”9
Feby 4	By Mrs Laurie P acct			1”11”4
“	By Widow Barr full		1 “ “
Jany 5	By James Orr towards fund		“12”3
Feby 7	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”16”
“	By Interest of General Hamilton’s Donation			1 “ “
“	By Widow Bostons Chiln 1814		“6”
“	By Widow Barns do		“5”
“	By Bellman’s Son		“4”
“	By Widow Shaws do 1814		“3”
(totals)		50”16”6	39”12”1 ½	10 “ “ 1
	Monthly Supplied Poor			50”18”6
	Incidental Charity			39”12”1 ½
	Amount disbursed			100”10”8 ½

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation Money
Feby 10	To John Alexander S Wks		“1”10
“ 11	To Mary Granger Bothwell		“10”
“ 13	To Matthew Russells Daughter		“1”10
“	To Wm Montgomery Cands	“2”6
“ 9	To Backomoss Cands	“1”3
“ 22	To James Wightman a Child		“1”10
“ 25	To Andrew Russell Child		“1”10
Mar 11	To Isobel Morton Rosshall		“10”
“	To (blank) McAlpin a Boy		“5”
“ 15	To John Forbes at Cleland		“6”8
“ 17	To Thos Inglis Cands & Lammas	“6”6
29	To Rt Honl Lord Torphichen	1”16”
“	To Interest of Mitchell’s Fund Marts 1814	22”10”
“ 30	To Cosmo Falconer Esqr	“8”3
Apl 2	To Wm Hill & Ann Walker			“2”6
Mar 19	To James Coates Junr & Margt Gillespie			“2”6
Apl 7	To Thomas Barr, a Child R B		“1”10
“ 9	To the Revd Wm Proudfoot & Miss Henrietta Forrester Edinr			“2”6
“ 14	To Mrs Wm Campbell Newarthill		“10”
“ 16	To Miss Jane Seymour of this Parish & Mr William Mackale Surgeon Calton			“2”6
“ 18	To John Mair Airdrie		“6”8
“	To John Waddell Montcow		“13”
“ 26	To Jas Russell Shottsburn		“13”
May 17	To Ebenr Tayler Forrestdyke		“10”
(total)		25”4”6	4”3”6

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochial Accts
Feby 17	By Mary Duncan		“9”
“ 8	By a Soldiers Wife Pass		“1”
“ 23	By a Soldiers Wife Pass		“ “ 6
Mar 7	By Mary Duncan		“9”
“	By Jane Chalmers		“5”
“	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”16”
“ 11	By Isobel Morton’s Heirs		“10”
“ 23	By Soldiers Widow & Children Pass		“1”
“ 29	By receipt & transmitting for Interest			“1”3 ½
“ 14	By Paper writing now residing Heritors			“1”
“	By Transmitting Letters p post office			“1”
Apl 1	By Alexr Hamilton part		1”1”
“ 3	By Jane Chalmers do		“4”
“ 4	By Mary Duncan do		“9”
“	By Elisabeth Bannytine full		“10”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”16”
“ 8	By Janet Thomson full		“12”
“	By Magdalene Stirling full		“8”
“ 15	By Marion Prentice full		“8”
“	By Margt Lindsay full		1 “ “
“	By Janet Buchanan full		“12”
“ 17	By Alexr Hamilton full		“15”
“ 19	By Janet Steell per Order		“7”6
“	By a Soldiers Widow		“1”
“ 26	By Jane Brownlee full		“12”
(totals)		7”12”	8”15”	“3”3 ½

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamations
	Brought forwd E E	25”4”6	4”13”6	“7”6
May 17	To Lt Colonel Hamilton & C	2”1”11 ¼
“ 24	To Mr John Cleland of Ravenshall		“13”
“ 25	To James Russell of Cockhill		“13”
“ 26	To Willm Steell of Liquo	“3”4 ½
“ 25	To Rt Honl Lord Douglas	1”0”7
“ 27	To Miss Waddell of E Moffat	“11”
“ 29	To Mr Smith of Blairmuckhill	“2”6
“	To Mr John Smith Northirst	“2”
“ 24	To Mr Steell of Belleside	“4”1 ½
June 4	To Robert Weir & Cath Aitcheson			“2”6
“	To John Stevenson & Marion Stevenson Old Monkland			“2”6
“	To Peter Hanton & Helen Black Whitburn			“2”6
“	To Alexr Ross & Margt Cleland			“2”6
“ 3	To Messers Wyllies of Blairmuckhole	“3”4 ½
“ 11	To Jas Goodwillie & Janet Wilson			“2”6
“ 9	To George Hills Daughter		“1”10
“ 12	To Mr Dalrymple full	“10”3 ½
“ 9	To Mr Wm Forrest full	“ “ 7 ¼
“ 14	To Mr Orr of Forrestburn	“4”4 ½
“	To Robert Walker Esqr	“5”8 ¾
“ 18	To David Chalmers & Margt Shaw			“2”6
“ 20	To Rot Wardrobe Burnhouse Motherwell		“10”
“	To Elisabeth Ewing Shotts Wks		“10”
“ 21	To Thos Gilchrist’s Child		“1”10
“ 23	To John Jeffray’s Child		“5”
(totals)		30”14”4 ¾	7”8”2	1”2”6

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochial Accts
	Brought forwd E E	7”12”	8”15”	“3”3 ½
Apl 15	By Jane Chalmers		“4”
“ 24	By Widow Thornton full		“12”
“ 30	By Presbytery Clerk 1814			“3”
May 2	By Mary Duncan part		“9”
“ 21	By Marien Muir part		“6”
“ 27	By Thos Russell till Whty 1815			1 “ “
“	By do allowed at Cands		“12”
“ 23	By Jane Baird part p John Scott		“6”
“	By Glass paid Wind Broken			“3”10
“ 29	By Jane Chalmers part		“4”
June 6	By Mary Duncan part		“9”
“	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”16”
May 2	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”16”
June 8	By a Sailor with Pass		“1”
“ 17	By Jane Baird full		“6”
“ 23	By Jane Chalmers		“4”
“ 25	By Marion Muir full		“12”
“ 27	By a New Spade Grave Digger			“5”3
July 4	By Lillie Mackie part		“3”
“	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”16”
“ 6	By Janet Martin full		“5”
(totals)		19 “ “	13”8”	1”15”4 ½

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation money
	Brought forwd E E	30”14”4 ¾	7”8”2	1”2”6
June 26	To Wm Cleland Candls	“1”9
“	To David Black New Mill	“1”1 ½
“ 27	To James Love Newarthill		“6”8
July 2	To Wm Orr & Mary Waugh			“2”6
“ 4	To Bowhousebog	“10”1
“ 11	To William Porteous Wishaw Town		“13”
“ 12	To Christian Bryce Shotts aged 82		“13”
“ 21	To James Orr of Budds	“ “ 9
“	To Wm Thomson of Halketburn	“1”0 ¾
“ 29	To Dr Wm Clark of Wesr Moffat	“6”7 ½
Augt 11	To Betty Muir Shotts Wks		“1”10
“	To His Grace Duke of Hamilton	1”16”1 ½
“	To Ditto do for Lammas	3”12”3
“ 13	To Walter Gardner & Cecilia Lindsay			“2”6
“ 20	To John Fleming & Jane Paterson			“2”6
“ 23	To James Thomson Cands	“ “ 10
“	To do do for Lammas	“1”7 ½
Septr 3	To Robert Smith Shotts Wks		“6”8
“	To Alexr Torrance & Susan Ross			“2”6
“	To Wm Young & Elisa Forsyth			“2”6
“ 4	To John Sommerville Roadhead		“10”
“ 12	To Mr Wm Clark Laigh Motherwell		“13”
“ 20	To a Child from Newarthill		“1”10
(totals)		37”6”7 ½	10”14”2	1”15”

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochial Accts
	Brought forwd E E	19 “ “	13”8”	1”15”4 ½
July 15	By Jane Chalmers full		“4”
“ 17	By a Soldiers Wife		“ “ 6
“ 30	By Margt Russell full		“3”
“	By Mary Duncan full		“3”
Aug 1	By Jane Chalmers part		“4”
“	By Mary Duncan part		“9”
“	By Collecting Candlemas Stent	1”11”6
“	By Monthly Supplied Poor	4 “ “
“	By John Barr for Margt Baillies Mary		“10”
“ 4	By a Soldiers Wife & family		“1”6
“ 14	By Margt Baillies Weans		“10”
“ 15	By Soldiers Wife & Family		“1”
“ 22	By Margt Lindsay		“10”
Sept 5	By Jane Chalmers		“4”
“	By Mary Duncan		“9”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	4 “ “
“ 12	By Bellmans Shoes 1815		“10”
(totals)		28”11”6	17”13”	1”15”4 ½

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest of fund	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation money
Septr 17	To Brought forwd E E	37”6”7 ½	10”14”2	1”15”
“	To Thos Muir & Elisa Gillespie			“2”6
“ 28	To Wm Russell Cands	“4”1 ½
“	To do do Lammas	“8”3
“ 30	To Mrs Sumer Newarthill Margt Steell		“13”
Octr 5	To Janet Steell Sheddanhall		“6”8
“ 7	To Duncan Thornton Hirst Braefoot		“10”
“ 8	To Jas Muir & (blank) Penman			“2”6
“ 6	To Mr Jas Walker Cands & Lammas	”1”
“ 8	To Jas Aikenhead & Helen Boston			“2”6
“ 21	To Ann Hastie Gowkhall		“10”
“ 24	To Elisabeth Beverage Shotts Wks		“1”10
“ 30	To Agnes Brownlee Halketburn		“6”8
Nov 4	To Isobel Turner Cult		“1”10
“ 5	To Jas Rankine & Mary Russell			“2”6
“ 7	To Marion Easton Airdrie		“6”8
“ 8	To Robert Forbes killed at James ?dr?		“6”8
“ 11	To John Meek of Fortissat Esqr	“9”10
“	To ditto do for Lammas	“19”8
“	To Margt Steell Shotts Wks		“1”10
“ 20	To Messers Wyllies full	“6”9
“ 13	To Murdieston Laird & c	4”3”10 ½
“ 21	To Capt Aikman Tady Cands	“6”3
“	To do do for Lammas	“12”6
“ 26	To John Russell & Agnes Brownlee			“2”6
“	To Archd White & Jane Gray			“2”6
“ 27	To Capt John Steell Avone aged 68 Ba?ck		“13”
“	To Mr Andw Cleland Airdrie		“10”
(totals)		44”18”10 ½	15”2”4	2”10”

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Charity	Parochial Accts
	By Brought forwd	28”11”6	17”13”	1”15”4 ½
Sepr 30	By Jane Chalmers Octr		“4”
“	By Sailors Widow wt Pass		“1”
Octr 2	By Janet Brownlee full		“10”
“ 3	By Mary Duncan in part		“9”
“	By Monthly Supplied Poor	4 “ “
“ 13	By Church Roof Repairing			“18”10
“	By School & Schoolhouse			2”5”11 ½
“ 18	By Soldiers Widow & Cripple		“1”
“ 29	By Jane Chalmers Novr		“4”
Novr 7	By Mary Duncan Novr		“9”
“ 14	By Janet Buchanan full		“12”
“ 7	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”13”
“ 21	By a Soldiers Widow Route		“1”2
“ 22	By Bellman’s Salary Marts 1815			1 “ “
“	By Marion Prentice full		“8”
Decr 1	By Lillie Mackie Shoes		“5”
“	By Soldiers Wife & 2 Weans		“1”
“	By Mary Duncan Decr		“9”
“ 4	By Mary Duncan’s Coffin & Grave		1“1”
“	By Jane Chalmers Decr		“4”
“	By Jane Chalmers Shoes		“5”
(total)		36”4”6	22”17”2	6”0”2

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Poors rates & Interest	Mort Cloth Money	Proclamation money
	Brought forwd E E	44”18”10 ½	15”2”4	2”10”
Decr 3	To James Steell Junr from Glasgow		“10”
“ 4	To Roderick Mackay Knownoble		“10”
“ 5	To North Linrigg & Peat pott	“5”9
“	To Ditto for Lammas	“11”6
“	To Starryshaw for Cands	“1”10 ½
“	To Ditto for Lammas	“3”9
“	To David Black Lams	“2”3
“ 10	To Robert Anderson & Janet Barr			“2”6
“ 1	To Miss Waddell of Easter Moffat	1”2”
“	To Turdees for Candlemas	“2”1 ½
“	To Ditto for Lammas	“4”3
“ 5	To Mr Steell of South Shaws	“8”3
“ 18	To Wm Smith Cands Stent	“2”1
“	To do do for Lammas	“4”1 ½
“ 24	To Jas Livingston & Margt Clarkson			“2”6
“ 26	To John Black Omoa Town		“10”
“ 31	To Peter Cleghorn of the 9^th Light Dragoon & Janet Nisbet			“2”6
“	To Forsyth a Boy Shotts Wks		“4”
1816 Jany 6	To Robert Carrick Esqr for Cands	“13”1 ¼
“	To Ditto Do for Lammas	1”2”11 ½
“ 7	To George Davidson & Helen Scott			“2”6
“	To Jas Morton & Cathe Weir			“2”6
“	To James White & Marion Robb			“2”6
“	To John Smith & Ann Watt			“2”6
(totals)		50”2”10 ¾	16”16”4	43”7”6

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(dates) 1815	(Name/s, &/or place)	Monthly Supplied Poor	Incidental Poor	Parochl Accts
	Brought forwd E E	36”4”6	22”17”2	6”0”2
Decr 5	By Monthly Supplied Poor	3”13”
“ 6	By Janet Steell full		“10”
“ 8	By Margt Lindsay full		“10”
“ 16	By Margt Baillie part		“10”
“ 18	By do do p Gavin Russell		“4”
“ 23	By Jane Baird part		“6”
1816 Jany 2	By Jane Chalmers		“4”
“	By Magdelene Stirling full		“8”
“	By Monthly Supplied poor	3”13”
“	By Jane Baird full		“6”
“ 13	By Widow Shaw full		“8”
“ 22	By Elisabeth Ballantyne		“10”
“ 24	By Margt Rennie Lams		“8”
“	By Janet Martin		“5”
“ 30	By Jane Brownlee full		“10”
“	By Marion Muir full		“12”
“	By Margt Russell full		“3”
“ 31	By John Newlands full		“16”
“	By Session & Heritors Clerk 1815			2”2”
	By Collecting Lammas assessment		1”11”6
(totals)		43”10”6	31”4”8	8”2”2