Page 8, Will, William Teasdaile, 24 November 1695; Will, Jane Bell, 4 June 1696
| In the name of God Amen I: William Teasdaile of Woufe* | ||||
| -Clough in West Allandaile in the County of Northumberland being Sick in body | ||||
| yett in Pfect sound remembrance praised be God Do putt this my last Will in | ||||
| writeing the Twenty Fourth day of November in the Seaventh Year of | ||||
| William the third, & in ye Year of o Lord God 1695: Revoking all | ||||
| former Wills whatsoever: First I give my Soul to Almighty God my Creator | ||||
| & to Jesus Christ my Redeemer by whose meritts I hope to have Remission | ||||
| of all my Sins & my body to be buryed in my parish Church Yard of Allandaile | ||||
| Town by ye directons of my friends: Item I give to John Teasdaile Nine pounds | ||||
| Item I give to Wm Teasdale Six Gimmers*: Item I give to my Mother | ||||
| One Cow One Quy*: Item I give to John Stouts Son & Christopher Stouts | ||||
| daughter either of them One Sheep Hogg*: Item All ye remainder | ||||
| of my Goods & Chattells moveable & immoveable I give unto my Brother | ||||
| Anthony Teasdaile whom I Do make Executor of this my last Will | ||||
| & Testament as Witness my hand ye day abovesaid: Signed & | ||||
| Delivered In ye Psence of Thomas Pattison. | ||||
| Wm Teasdaile | ||||
| In the name of God Amen The fourth day of June 1696 | ||||
| I Jane Bell of Fynney hill in ye parish of Allandaile & County of Northumbland | ||||
| Widdow: being sick in body but of good & pfect memory thanks be to Almighty God | ||||
| Do make constitute ordeine & declare this my last will & Testament in manner & form | ||||
| following, Revoking & annulling by these psents all & every Testament & Testaments | ||||
| Will & Wills heretofore by me made & Declared either by word or writeing | ||||
| And first being penitent & Sorry for my Sins past, humbly desireing forgivenesse | ||||
| for the same, I give & comitt my Soul unto Almighty God my Saviour & | ||||
| Redeemer in whom & by the meritts of Jesus Christ I trust & believe assuredly to | ||||
| be saved & to have full remission & forgivenesse of all my Sins & my Body | ||||
| to be Buryed in such place where it shall please my Exs hereafter named | ||||
| to appoint. And Now for ye settleing Of such Goods & Chattells as it hath | ||||
| pleased God to bestow upon me First I give & bequeath unto Jane Martin | ||||
| my Brothers Daughter Ten Shillings: Item I give unto my Sisters daughter | ||||
| Ann Maugham Ten Shillings: Item to Mary Sheild One bed & five | ||||
| Shillings in money: Item to Jane Benson five Shillings: Item I | ||||
| give Unto Mary Rutledge One Coat: Item I give unto Marg Rutledge | ||||
| My every day Cloths: Item I give unto Jane Robson This Bedstead | ||||
| which I now lye in with all Cloths thereunto belonging: Item | ||||
| To my Br John & Daughter Jane Robson (My joynt Exs) I give | ||||
| & bequeath My Mortgage of Fynney hill with all ye residue | ||||
| of my goods & Chattells moveable & imoveable whatsoever | ||||
| In Witnes Whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & Seale | ||||
| ye Day & Year above written: Thomas White, John Fairlesse | ||||
| Thomas Simpson | ||||
| Jane Bell | ||||
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Transcribed by LF and JW