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| Testament of William Drummond of Hawthornden CC8/8/67 p.321 |
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| William Drummond of Hawthornden CC8/8/67 [p.321] Mr W[illia]m Dromond 22 of July 1653 The Testa[men]t tes[tamen]tar & Inventar of the guids gier soumes of money & Debtis pertaining to umq[uhi]ll Mr William Dromond of Hathornden the tyme of his Decies Quha Deciest in the moneth of J the yeir of god 16 J years faithfullie maid & givin upe be him self upon the first Day of September 1643 yeirs In sua farr as concernes the nominatone of his exe[cuto]rs legacies & tutors And givin upe be Elizabeth Dromond Daughter law[fu]ll be the s[ai]d Defunct In sua farr as concernes the haill ? of his guids geir & Debtis auchtand to him ? he nominat[es] his only executrix in his latter will underwritten And the samyn of the Dait for[e]s[ai]d all w[ritte]n & sub[scribe]d w[i]t[h] his hand in it selff at mair len[g]th beirs In the first the sd umqll Mr Wm Dromond hade the guids geir soumes of mo[ne]y & Debtis of the availls & griautities eftir following pertaining & adebttit to him the tyme of his Decies forsd Vi[delice]zt Imprimis the utencills & Domiciells of his Duelling house with the abuillzeaments of his bodie by the aireshipe estimat to the soume of Thrie score sex pounds threttein ß[olidus] four pennyes Summa of the In[venta]r ___ Lxvj £ib[ra] xiij s iiij d[enarius] Followis the Debtis owand to the Dead Item th[e]r[e] was auchtand to the sd umqll Mr Wm Dromond Be the laidy of ayton & hir cau[tione]rs the soum of iiijm merkis be Johne Murry sumtyme in the mayns of Hawthornden & now in east maynes the soume of ijC l £ib Item mair be the said Johne for his ferme of the half of hawthornden the crope & yeir of god xx bolls meill x bolls bear xij bolls oats pryce of the boll ? of the v £ib Inde jC lx £ib Item be the airs exe[cuto]rs & intometors with the guids & geir of umqll William [p.322] Wm Wryght in kingfeild as remainder of the Duitie of the sds lands crope & yeir of god 1648 & 1649 yeirs the soume of four score ix £ eight shillinges vj d be Jeane bruce ladie maitland for ane termes maill of ane Duelling house in linlethgow xx viij £ be Hector Dowglass in lintoun for his bygaine maill of the sds lands of northfield xxiiij £ be Wm Symsoune in lintoun for his by[g]aine mealls of the sds lands of nothfield xviij £ be Richard Johnstoun in Sliperfields for his bygaine maills of the sds lands of Slipperfield cropes 1647 £ & 1648 The soume of Ane hundreth punds be ? Grahame relict of umqll Wm Watsone in Slipperfield & Intrommitor with his guids & gier the soum of ijC £ be James logane of montlowthian the soume of vC merkis Summa of the Debtis awin to the Dead _ iijm viiijC lxix £ 5 ß 8 d Summa of the Inventar with the Debtis ___ iijm ixC xxxvj £ To be Devydit in 3 p[ar]ts Deads p[ar]t is ___ jm iijC xij £ Followis the Deads legacie & latter will In the Name if the fath[e]r the sone & the holy Ghost Att Ed[inbu]r[gh] the j Day of Sep[tembe]r the yeir of god Jm vjC & liij yiers I Mr Wm Dromond of hawthornden being in health both of body & soull (praised be god) considdaring the Necessatie of Death To all men at all tyme bot especiallie pondering the Dangiers not only Imminent to p[ar]ticular p[er]sones bot to the whole body of the realme And State in the pr[esen]t yeir of god have as followis Disposed off my affaires & sett Doun this my last will quith I wold have performed eftir my Death I leave ? to my movabills my eldest law[fu]ll Daughter Elizabeth Dromond I leive tutris to my eldest sone W[illia]m & to the rest of hir children Elizabeth logane my wyfe So long as shoe continnowis in hir widow heid & remaneth unmarried [p.323] & does agand as I conjoyne with hir my reil beloved kindsmen & freinds John Stirling of Barney com[m]iss[ione]r of weigtoun & Mr Richard maitland And if god s[h]all remove him from hiss transitory Cairs I leive in his place his broth[e]r Mr James Maitland And give it sall hapin the sd Elizabeth logane to Marie or Depairt this lyfe in the ? of hir children Then I leive the intetage & educatione of my children To the right hono[urab]ll[e] ? lord Dromond George laird of Craingmiller Wm Dromond laird of Riccartoun & Johne Stirling of Birnay commissioner of wightoun Or giffe non[e] of those will attent so meane a deuty ( q[ui]ch] I hope they will not refuiss) I give them full power to make choyse of any of my systers sones or my wyffes brothers as their Discretion sall permit most expedient To appoynt & constitute in that chainge So that they always make their compt & reckonings To them or any twa of thame my Debtis are not wothis the setting Down in this paper & are to be fund in ane uther paper subscribed be me Mr James Raith of Edmistoun oweth me four thousand merkis of q[ui]ch I gave this band & his sones off qhich soume I [am] Desyreous thousand pund thereof to givin to my second sone Ro[ber]t & ane uther jm £ to my third sone James James logane of montlowthiane owis ane vC merkis quith which my movabells will make upe a portione for my eldest Daughter quich I have bestowit upone my Naturall children belongs to my ane to pay quiche I pray may be cheirfullie & Dewlie performit my soull I leave to my rede[e]mer Being Christ by quhose merits & satisfaction I hope only to be saved I Desyre my bodie to be buried within xxiiij ho[u]rs eftir my Departur[e] gif it sall pleiss my n[e]arrest acquaintances familiars or friends to apoynt ? and subscribe the place Day & yeir forsd by me Therein subscribed Wm Dromond of hawthornden Collonell Leonard lidcot Ratifies & ap[p]roves & gives & comits James lowgane of montlowthian became cau[tione]r as ane act maid thereanent beirs |