A True & perfect Inventary of all ye Goods and Chattells of John | ||||
Richardson of Smealburns* in the parish of Allendale and County of | ||||
Northumberland late deceased being apprized January ye Eleaventh | ||||
day Anno Dni 1702/3* by these foure underwritten | ||||
£: s: d: | ||||
Imps His Horse & Wearing Apparell | 03: 00: 00: | |||
Five Kine* | 08: 06: 08: | |||
Three Heffers | 04: 00: 00: | |||
Twenty Six Sheep | 06: 10: 00: | |||
Household Goods | 03: 00: 00: | |||
Debt oweing to ye Testator upon a Bond} | ||||
William Tunstell upon a Bond } | 24: 10: 00: | |||
The sume is | 49: 06: 08: | |||
Debts oweing by the Testator to William Pearson | 03: 00: 00: | |||
His funerall expences | 02: 13: 04: | |||
William Armstrong William Watson} | 05: 13: 04: | |||
William Richardson Matthew Lee } | ||||
In the Name of God Amen the 16th day of January 170½* | ||||
according to the Computation of the Church of England I Joseph | ||||
Wallton of Appelltre Sheild* in West Allendale and County of | ||||
Northumberland Yeoman being of perfect memory and remembrance | ||||
praised be to God doe make and ordain this my last Will & Testament | ||||
in manner and forme as followeth First I bequeath my soul | ||||
into ye hands of Allmighty God my maker hoping that through | ||||
the Merritorious Death and passion of Jesus Christ my only saviour | ||||
and redeemer to receive free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins | ||||
and as for my body to be buryed in the Christian Buriall place | ||||
at ye discretion of my Executrix wch is hereafter Mentioned | ||||
Item I give unto my mother Margaret Wallton the sume | ||||
of 100£ 2 best Cowes and the rigd* Heffer 1 dozen of the best | ||||
Ewes with the Bay Mair All the Household goods Item I | ||||
give unto my Nephew Wm Lee 30£ and the Coupper* Mare | ||||
& ye Gray Galloway called York Item I give unto my* | ||||
Item I give unto my Nephew John Lee 30£ ⁁ Item I give | ||||
Neece Margarett Lee 20£* | ||||
unto my Nephew Matt Lee 20£ Item I give unto my Neece | ||||
Mary Lee 20£ Item I give unto my Nephew Tho Lee 20£ Item | ||||
I give unto my Nephew Joseph Lee 20£ Item all the rest of | ||||
my moveable and unmoveable goods whatsomever* I give unto | ||||
John Lee my Brother in Law upon condition that he shall pay | ||||
all my Debts and Legacyes and make him my sole Executrix of | ||||
this my last Will and Testament revokeing all other Wills and | ||||
Testaments In Witnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand | ||||
seall the day and Year above written Cuthbert Stout Mathew | ||||
Wallton Eber Williamston | ||||
Joseph Wallton |
Note: *see Introduction
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