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The estates of parliament do hereby add the persons after-named to the former valuers and committee for valuation of the sheriffdom of Berwick, namely: [Patrick Home], laird of Coldingham Law, [George Auchinleck], laird of Cumledge, [Harry Carmichael], laird of Edrom, John Kerr in Mersington, John Home in Kello, James Home of the Hill of Whitsome, Mr Robert Hart of Chapel and John Erskine, portioner of Dryburgh, to whom, with the former valuers of that shire or to the greatest part of both, the said estates of parliament by this act grant power to revalue or rectify the former valuations of the whole sheriffdom of Berwick and to make the same equal and proportional to all according to the rent and duty of the shire for the whole lands, teinds and others within the same for which maintenance has been, is or should be paid, to the effect that none be undervalued or overvalued in the said shire, but that every one may bear burden and pay the maintenance and other public dues in an equal and proportional way. And the estates declare that the aforesaid revaluation or rectifying of the former valuation of the said shire is and shall be always without prejudice to the public and without diminution anent the payment and quantity of the monthly maintenance and other public dues of shire.