| 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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