Page 37, Will, Leonard Wilson, 17 October 1699, p 1
| In the Name of God Amen The Seaventeenth Day of October | ||||
| in ye Eleaventh year of ye Reigne of our Sovaigne Lord William | ||||
| ye Third by ye Grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland | ||||
| King Defender of ye Faith &c Annoqz Dm 1699 I Leonard Wilson | ||||
| of Dryside in ye parish of Allendaile & County of Northumbland | ||||
| Gent being Sick & Weak in Body but of good & perfect memory | ||||
| Thankes be to Almighty God for ye same, & calling to Remem- | ||||
| brance ye uncertaine Estate of this Transitory life; & that | ||||
| all flesh must Submitt & Yeild unto Death when it shall | ||||
| please God to call Do make Constitute, Ordaine & declare this | ||||
| my last Will & Testament in manner & form following revoke | ||||
| -ing & Annulling by these presents all & every Testament and | ||||
| Testamts Will & Wills heretofore by me made & Declared | ||||
| either by word or by writeing & this to be taken only for my | ||||
| last Will & Testament & none other. And first being penitent | ||||
| & sorry from ye bottome of my heart for all my sins past, | ||||
| most humbly Desireing forgiveness of ye same, I give & Committ | ||||
| my soule unto Allmighty God my Saviour & Redeemer in whom | ||||
| & by ye meritts of Jesus Christ I trust & believe assuredly to | ||||
| be Saved & to have full remission & forgiveness of all my | ||||
| sins And that my soule with my Body at ye Generall Day of | ||||
| resurrection shall rise againe with Joy & through ye meritts | ||||
| of Christs Death & passion possesse & Inherite ye Kingdome of | ||||
| Heaven prepared for his elect & Chosen & my Body to be | ||||
| buried in such place & decent manner, as to my Executrix | ||||
| hereafter named shall be thought fitt & convenient. And | ||||
| of | ||||
| now for ye setleing ⁁ my Temporall Estate & such Goods Chattells | ||||
| & Debts as ye Lord in mercy hath been pleased far above my | ||||
| Deserts to bestow upon me I Doe Order Give bequeath & Despose | ||||
| of ye same in manner & forme following (yt is to say) Imp | ||||
| I give & bequeath unto my mother Ann Wilson ye sume | ||||
| of Twenty shillings of good & lawfull English money Item | ||||
| I Give and bequeathe unto my two Brothers Matt: & William all & | ||||
| singlar my Apparell to be equally Divided betwixt them | ||||
| Item I give unto my sd Brother William Wilson my Horse | ||||
| my Cane & Sword Item I give unto my Two Brothers in law | ||||
| Joseph Winter & William each of ym ye sume of Twenty Shillings | ||||
| of good & lawfull English money Item I Give & bequeath unto | ||||
| Margtt Goulin ye Sume of Five shillings of &c Item I Give and | ||||
| Bequeath unto my Dear & well beloved wife all ye remainder | ||||
| of my Goods & Chattells as well moveable as Immoveable, my Debts | ||||
| Legacyes & funerall Expenses being first payd & Discharged |
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Transcribed by LF and JW