Page 34, Will, Leonard Sheild, 24 January 1698; Inventory, Leonard Sheild, 16 December 1699
| Jan ye 24th Ao | ||||
| Dni 1698 | ||||
| In the Name of God Amen I Leonard Sheild of the | ||||
| Bridge Eale being weak in Body but whole in mind & in | ||||
| perfect memory praised be God Doe make & Ordaine this my | ||||
| last Will & Testament in manner & form following: First | ||||
| I present my soule into ye hand of Almighty God my maker | ||||
| hopeing through ye meritorious Death & passion of my Lord | ||||
| & Saviour Jesus Christ to receive Free pardon & forgiveness | ||||
| of all my sins & as for my Body to be buried in ye Church | ||||
| or Church Yeard in Allendaile And for those Earthly | ||||
| Goods wch God have bestowed upon me I Give & Despose | ||||
| of as followeth. I Give my Holy Bible to Leonard Sheild | ||||
| of ye Pyatrune and all ye rest of my goods & moneys whatso- | ||||
| -ever I Give & Leave to Ann my wife and I make Ann my | ||||
| or | ||||
| wife sole Executo⁁ix of this my last Will & Testament | ||||
| revokeing all other Wills heretofore made In Witnesse | ||||
| whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale the Day & | ||||
| Year first above writen. Signed Sealed in ye presence | ||||
| of us Hugh Wilson Leonard Wilson John Sheild | ||||
| Leonard Sheild | ||||
| A True & perfect Inventory of all & Singular ye Goods and | ||||
| Chattells of Leonard Shield Late of Bridge Eale in ye County | ||||
| of Northumberland Yeom Decd Valued & Apprized the | ||||
| sixteenth Day of December Ao Regni Dni nri Willi Tertij* | ||||
| nunc Rx Angl &c Undecimo Annoq Dni 1699* by us whose | ||||
| names are hereunto subscribed. | ||||
| £: s: d: | ||||
| ImpsHis Horse Purse & Apparell | 12: 0: 0: | |||
| Item His Chattell (vizt) 5 Kine* | 08: 0: 0: | |||
| Item His Corne & Hay | 03: 0: 0: | |||
| Item His Household Goods | 05: 0: 0: | |||
| Item one Large Bible | 01: 0: 0: | |||
| Rents oweing to ye Decd | ||||
| Imps p Leonard Sheild Senr de Huntreds* | 04: 10: 0: | |||
| Item p Wm Viccars Junr of ye parsonage of Whitfd} | 00: 19: 6 | |||
| for a parcell of Land called Pryfeild } | ||||
| Item Debt oweing to ye sd Decd p Wm Cultherd of over} | 00: 7: 9 | |||
| Bppside } | ||||
| Tot: | 34: 17: 3: | |||
| Funerall Expenses | 07: 01: 2 | |||
| Cuth Roddam Willm Wilson } Apprizers | ||||
| Chris Wilkinson Hugh Wilson} | ||||
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Transcribed by KW and YR