Page 64, Inventory, Elizabeth Heron, p 2; Will, John Richardson, 25 February 1700/1701
| Two Cowes one Quy* & A Calfe | 04 : 00 : 00: | |||
| A Small Crop of Rye Oats and Wheat | 03 : 00 : 00: | |||
| Corne & Hay in ye Barne & Garth | 01 : 10 : 00: | |||
| Debts oweing to ye Decd | 30 : 00 : 00: | |||
| £ s | ||||
| 50 : 15 : 0: | 50 : 15 : 00: * | |||
| funerall Expence | 04 : 00 : 00: | |||
| Rent oweing by the Decd | 02 : 13 : 09 | |||
| Sum | 06 : 13 : 09 | |||
| Rests | 44 : 02 : 3 | |||
| Richard Yare } | ||||
| Robert Reechy } | ||||
| Martin Swinburne } | ||||
| John Barron } | ||||
| In the Name of God Amen The Five & Twentieth day of February | ||||
| 1700* According to the Computation of the Church of England I John | ||||
| Richardson of Smeall burns within ye County of Northumberland Yeom | ||||
| being of perfect memory and Remembrance praised be God doe make | ||||
| and ordaine this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme as | ||||
| followeth (vizt) first I bequeath my Soule into ye hands of Allmighty | ||||
| God my maker hopeing that through the meritorious Death & 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 | ||||
| Christian Buriall at the discretion of my Executor and here | ||||
| after mentioned – Item I leave and order to be payd to my Sister | ||||
| Elizabeth Kenlisid* to everyone of my Sister Elizabeths Children | ||||
| Two Shillings Sixpence to every one of them Item to my Brother | ||||
| Thomas Richardson I only give and leave to be payd to him Five | ||||
| Shillings Item I leave and order to be payd to my Sister Janne | ||||
| Teasdaile Five Shillings Item I leave to Franc |
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| to John Wall A gimer* Sheep Item I give & order to be payd unto my | ||||
| Sister Margarets Daughter Twenty Shillings as A legacy Item I | ||||
| leave and order according to my Will and Testament All ye rest of | ||||
| my Goods and Chattells whatsoever moveable & immoveable to | ||||
| my wife onely my whole Executor in Witness whreof I have | ||||
| hereunto sett my hand & seale ye day & Year first above written | ||||
| Signed Sealed & delivered in ye presence of us Witnesses Matthew Lee | ||||
| Matthew Richardson | ||||
| John Richardson | ||||
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