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as it was valued in the year 1674, and as it is now possessed by the several heretors. Anno. 1720. Valuators appointed by a commission from the Lords of the Privy Councill dated August 5th 1678 for valuing the rent of the shire of Aberdeen, who met and signed their report theof at Aberdeen October 26th 1674, was as follows, George Earle Marischall, Charles Earl of Aboyne, Alexander Master of Saulton, Sir John Keith of Keith Hall, Sir George Gordon of Haddo, Adam Urquhart of Meldrum, Robert Gordon of Pitlurg, Alex. Bannerman of Elsick, George Nicolson of Romney, Andrew Fraser of Kirmundie and Mr William Moir of Hiltoun". 8vo, 96 pages, the volume listing each presbytery's values as of 1678 on the left-hand page and of 1720 on the right; upper cover inscribed "Valuation Book of the County of Aberdeen" with the ownership inscription "Blackford", repeated on the front cover, occasional light dust-soiling but mostly very clean
Footnote
Note: A very interesting manuscript valuation book, listing by parish the landowners and their rents, apparently paid to the Presbytery of Kincardine, Garioch, Alford, Strathbogie and Aberdeen. A nineteenth-century copy of the valuations for 1674, 1713 and 1784 is at the University of Aberdeen (GB231/MS 2793, purchased 1972).