Unto his Grace his Majesties High Commissioner, and the honourable Estates of Parliament, the petition of George Mackenzie sub-tacksman of the additional and annexed-excise of the northern shires.

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Title: Unto his Grace his Majesties High Commissioner, and the honourable Estates of Parliament, the petition of George Mackenzie sub-tacksman of the additional and annexed-excise of the northern shires.
Author: Mackenzie, George, fl. 1697.
Publication: [Edinburgh? :: s.n.,; 1697]
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Subject terms: Tax collection -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800.; Beer -- Taxation -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800.
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The Declaration by the Shire of Cathness has this Addition, viz.

WE the Commissioners of Supplie, and other Heritors of the Shire of Caithnese, un∣dersubscribing, Do hereby Testifie and Declare, that the Scarcity of Victual, and especially of Bear in the said Shire, for the Crops 1695. and 1696. is, and has been such, that none living among us have seen or felt a greater Famine, and that many have starved for want of Bread; So that the Excise cannot make near the half of what formerly it did, by reason of the foresaid Famine.

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David Sinclair of Freswick,
Alexander Sinclair of Blebster
James Sinclair of Forse
William Suther and of Gees
William Cunninghame of Reasbo
John Sinclair of Stirkock,
James Murray of Claden.
Patrick Murrray of Scots-Cadel.
Alexander Williamson of Borseskirk.

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