Page 6, Will, John Bell (of Wester Fynney), 9 March 1694
| In the name of God Amen I John Bell of | ||||
| Wester Fynney hill in the County of Northumberland & Parish | ||||
| of Allandaile being Sick & weak in body, but Pfect in my memory | ||||
| & Undstanding blessed be God Doe make & ordeine this my | ||||
| last Will & Testamt in manner & form following: First | ||||
| I bequeath my Soul into ye hands of my heavenly father | ||||
| hopeing by his gracious mercy & ye precious merritts of his onely | ||||
| Son & my onely Saviour Christ Jesus that he will receive it | ||||
| into his heavenly Kingdome, and my body to be burryed in | ||||
| ye Church or Church Yard of Allandaile; As for my |
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| worldly Substance which God hath |
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| I give & dispose of it as here |
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| unto my Sister Frances Dawson of ye City of Carlisle as a | ||||
| Legacy of my love Twenty Shillings & to her daughter | ||||
| five Shillings: Item I give unto my Sister Ann Bell five | ||||
| Shillings Yearly to be payd her during her nrall life at | ||||
| ye feast of Pentecost: Item I give unto my Kinswoman | ||||
| Mary Rooklish five Shillings: Item I give unto Matthew | ||||
| Davison who is now Apprentice to Peter Ritson ye Sume | ||||
| of Twenty Shillings to be payd him when he comes loose | ||||
| out of his time to help to sett him up in his Trade | ||||
| Item I leave to ye sd Mathew Davison Twenty Shillings | ||||
| more to be payd him five Yeares after my Decease: Item | ||||
| I give unto Jane Davison & Ann Davison Daughters of | ||||
| Thomas Davison of ye Moorhouses One Cupboard to have | ||||
| it after my Wifes Decease: Item I give unto Wm Davison | ||||
| & Thomas Davison Sons of Thomas Davison abovesaid | ||||
| either of them Tenn Shillings: Item I give unto Mary | ||||
| Davison Daughter of ye above named Thomas Davison the | ||||
| Sume of Thirteen Shillings & fower pence: Item I give unto | ||||
| Jane Robson Tenn Shillings as a Legacie & Tenn Shillings more | ||||
| to be payd her which I am oweing her: Lastly I give and | ||||
| bequeath unto my Dear & loving Wife Jane Bell whom | ||||
| I make my full & Sole Executrix of this my last Will | ||||
| & Testament: I give unto her the said Jane: All that | ||||
| Mortgage of Fynney hill assigned me by Hugh Sheild of | ||||
| Humber Stedd: And alsoe I give unto her all my goods | ||||
| moveable & unmoveable she paying these Legacies above | ||||
| menconed my debts & funeral Expenses: And this I | ||||
| make my last Will & Testament, and In Witnesse hereof | ||||
| I hereunto Sett my hand & Seale this Ninth day of March | ||||
| Ao Regni Gulielmi Tertii Angliae ec: Septimo Ao Dm 1694* | ||||
| Witnesses hereof Thomas Wise Thomas Davison, William | ||||
| Hewatson. |
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Transcribed by LF and JW