Will, T Wise 2 Dec 1700, p3 + Memorandum 7 Feb 1700/01; Will, Barbary Bell, 28 Dec 1706, p1
| appoint my trusty & well beloved frind John Robson of | ||||
| Nine Banks supervisor & Trustee of this my Last Will & Testam | ||||
| & I doe charge & desire my wife to cons |
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| Funeral & all other matt relating to this my last will & | ||||
| Testament & to act according to his advi |
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| Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal ye day & | ||||
| year above written Signed & Seald in ye psence of Benja: | ||||
| Burnand Anthony Adamson Margaret Richardson | ||||
| Thomas Wise | ||||
| Memorandum That Whereas their is some progress maid | ||||
| by subscriptions for founding & settleing A free schoole in | ||||
| Allendale for ye education of youth I doe hereby order direct | ||||
| & appoint that if ye Ten pounds appointed left & bequeathed | ||||
| by me for ye use of ye poor of Allendale by my last will & | ||||
| Testament shall be applyed & apropriated for ye use & | ||||
| benefit of a free schoole provided one be founded & | ||||
| established & set up in ye sd parish of Allendale within ye | ||||
| tearm of three years next after my decease otherwise ye | ||||
| above sd ten pounds to remaine & continue to ye use of ye poor | ||||
| as by my sd will is expresst In witness whereof I have signed | ||||
| & sealed this codecill & doe declare ye same as part of my sd | ||||
| will this 7th of February 1700: Anthony Adamson | ||||
| William Heawatson Richard Lambert | ||||
| Thomas Wise | ||||
| Barbary | In the Name of God Amen I | |||
| Bell | Barbary Bell of Hexham in the County of | |||
| Northumberland widdow being sick & weake of body but | ||||
| of sound & perfect memory praised be to Almighty God for | ||||
| the same doe make & ordaine my last Will & Testamt in | ||||
| mann & forme following (that is to say) First I give and | ||||
| bequeath my Soul unto Almighty God my Creator hopeing | ||||
| through ye meritts death & passion of my Dear Saviour and | ||||
| Redeemer Jesus Christ to obtaine full pardon & remission | ||||
| of all my Sins & to Inherit Everlasting Life & as for my | ||||
| Worldly Goods I dispose thereof as followeth Imp I Acquitt | ||||
| & discharge my son Joseph Maughan of Hexham in | ||||
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