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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Fife county - Volume 1 - presbyteries, E106/15/1

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Followes the New Book of the Revaluations of the four prysbetr[ies]
of the shyre of Fyfe; Taken Up by the Commissioners of Revaluati[on]
and of session By vertew of Ane Act and remitt of parliament. To the
Councells And the Councells Act Impouneing the said Commissioners to this
Efect and conforme to the particular dyets of the said Meetings and spe [--]
Warrands in the Severall Sederunts, And this Book is declaired to
the Authentick Book of Revaluatione, qrby [whereby] all cess and public burde[ns]
to be Imposed heirafter, Is alreadie Imposed, Is to be Layed on and proportioned acco[rdingly?]

[Signed] P Bruce

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Fife county - Volume 1 - presbyteries, E106/15/1

This volume contains land tax information from the presbyteries of Fife, 1695-1708.

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records)

The Scottish Exchequer, and subsequently the Court of Exchequer, were concerned with the accounting of collected taxes in Scotland. These taxes include the Carriage tax (1785-1798), Cart tax (1785-1798), Clock and watch tax (1797-1798), Dog tax (1797-1798), Farm horse tax (1797-1798), Servant tax (1777-1798), Hearth tax (1691-1695), Horse tax (1785-1798), Inhabited house tax (1778-1798), Land tax (1645-1831), Poll tax (1694-1698), Shop tax (1785-1789), Window tax (1748-1798). Following the Consolidating Acts (38 Geo. III cap. 40 and 41), the duties on windows, inhabited houses, male servants, carts, carriages and dogs were incorporated in Consolidated Schedules of Assessed Taxes (1798-1799).

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