Reverend Sir, I being His Majesty's Solicitor for the stamped duties in Scotland, and having had occasion lately to look into the accounts of the Stamp-Office, do find, ...
Scotland.Solicitor for the stamped duties.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1727]
Bowles points out that though probationers are required to carry extracts of their licences to present to the presbyteries to which they come, "it is evident, from the accounts of the aforesaid Stamp-Office, that very few do call for stamped paper, or pay the duties required by law".
Signed and dated: W. Bowles. Exchequer Edinburgh February 20, 1726/7.
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