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Ravensworth Castle. January 16th. 1740/1
To Mr John Strangewaye
Sir
I hope youle Excuse my Silence for I realy waited till I could gett something of a Rental & Schedule of the Chapplery of Ancroft so as my P.tner & I might Judge a Little of the Truth of it. we have often heard of the land Tax being Unequally laid on which by this so appears to us, & we hope you will see it your Selfe. As to the Rents we are Afraid theyt are not right our Accot. being but a [Same] one, but we hope you will be able to Sett us right in it, which we will take as a favour & at your Leisure give us a Rental of the Chapplery & the true Sume that was to be raisd for 1740.
We have not had a Certain Accot. what Limestones you & Neighbours have had from Scremerston, but please to Examine the following Accot. Viz.
Mr John Wilkie for 3 Yrs last past 200 Load a Yr 600
Your Self for 2 Yrs 600
Jno. Pattrick for 3 Yrs 200 Load each Yr 600
Jno. Sibbett for 3 Yrs 60 Load each Yr 180
Chris. Sibbett for 2 Year 50 Load each Yr 100
Hen. Nicholson for one Year 40
2120
If I Remember Right we Promised you & Mr Wilkie yours for 12s per fother or Load, but who these other People are or from what Quarter they come we know not. Informe us at your Conveniency & also whither the Quantitys be right or not. I am for Mr Walton & Self
Srs Your Very Humb. Sert.
Hugh Boag
Please to Return the List when you write .
A Schedule of the Land Tax for Ancroft Chapplery from Ladyday 1739 to Ladyday 1740 Viz.
Value Lands
£250 - - Ancroft Lands. £10 10 0
50 - - Mr Adam Sibbett for Lands in Do. 1 3 4
25 - - a Quarter of the Corn Tythe. Do. 7 7
25 - - a Quarter of Do. …… Mr Sibbett 7 7
25 - - a Quarter of Do. ……. Mr Durham 7 7
Q. who has the other or Remaining Quarter
30 - - Ancroft Mill 18 0
£160 - - The Petty Tyths of Ancroft 17 0
120 - - Allerdean Lands. 2 0 10
25 - - Allerdean Tyths 7 3 1/2
590 - - Scremerston Estate Mills & Colliery 16 18 7
120 - - Scremerston Tyths. 3 10 0
200 - - Mr Wilkie’s Estate at Cheswick. 6 0 0
60 - - Mr Sibbett Lands there 1 13 3
100 - - Mr Strangeways Lands there 2 18 4
66 13 4 5/6ths of Cheswick Tyths 2 6 0
13 6 8 1/6th Do. The town of Berwick 14 0
600 - - Sr. Carnaby Haggerstons Estate wch Tyths
should be double 29 3 4
100 - - Mr Edwd. Haggerstons Lands in Cheswick Do. 4 13 4
£2460 - - 84 16 0 1/2
Tho the Schedule was £84 sixteen or seventeen shillings as I was informed the Receiver was only paid £75-18-10 & upon that I compute that <.. a pound> will rather be more than makes up that Sume.
