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32. pensioun q[uhi]lk he had furt[h] of the kirk of hadingtoun be the [per]sones following
33. the [victuales] vnderwrittin of the yeiris & cropes p[r]ice vnderspecifeit
34. viz of the crope & yeir of god jaivclxxi yeiris be James fiddes for
35. ane p[ar]t of his teyndis of the Nu[n]land Liand in the parochin of hadingtoun
36. Ane boll of quheit ane firlote beir vij bollis aittis Be Adame
37. Ethingtoun in quhitrig ane boll of quheit sex bollis aittis price of the boll
38. of quheit the said yeir L s~ price of the boll of beir the said yeir twa
39. m[er]kis and price of the boll of aittis the sam[in] yeir xx s~ Sum[m]a xix li~
40. xiij s~ iiij d~ ITem be the said James fiddes for his teyndis of the saidis landis
41. of Nu[n]land of the crope & yeir of god JaivcLxxij yeiris ane boll of
42. quheit ane boll ane firlote beir sevin bollis aittis Be James oliphant
43. & robert hepburne for thair teyndis of the land[is] of Stenestoun Liand within
44. the said parochin the said yeir sex bollis quheit sex bollis beir and
45. xx bollis aittis Be the said adame ethingtoun in quhitrig for his teyndis
46. of the said[is] land[is] the said yeir ane boll of quhiet ane boll of beir & sex
47. bollis aittis Be Johnne gulanis wyfe in aulderstoun for hir teyndis th[air]of
48. of the yeir foirsaid twa bollis quheit twa bollis beir and viij bollis aittis
49. Price of the boll of quheit the said yeir L s~ price of the boll beir the
50. said yeir twa m[er]kis & price of the boll aittis the same yeir xx s~ Su[mm]a
51. Lxxix li~ xiij s~ iiij d~ ITem restand awand to the said vmq[uhi]le Johnne the
52. tyme of his deceis foirsaid be the p[er]sones following the sowmes of money &
53. victuale vnderwrittin as for ane p[ar]t of his stipend assignit to him for susten[in]g
54. in the ministrie of the said crop & yeir of god JajvcLxxj yeiris In
55. the first be Margaret haldane Lady Colingtoun for the Lambes terme
56. in the said yeir xxxiij li~ vi s~ viij d~ Be M[iste]r Robert wynrahame Collector
57. of fyfe xxxiij li~ xvij s~ for the said vmq[uhi]le John[ne]s victuale of the said pensioun
58. sauld be him the said yeir Be robert bennet thre firlottis quheit price
59. of the boll Ls~ Su[mm]a xlvij s~ vj d~ ITem restand awand to the said vmq[uhi]le
60. Johnne the victuale vnderspecifeit as for ane [par]t of his said stipend the crop
61. & yeir of god jaivcLxxij yeiris In the first be williame m[ar]thingstoun in
62. Inueresk thre bollis tua firlottis tua peckis quheit Be williame vernor
63. thair tua bollis tua firlottis thre peckis quheit Be George forman th[air] thre
64. bollis tua firlottis tua peckis quheit, Be robert dowglas thair thre bollis
65. tua firlots tua peckis quheit Be Johnne coamistoun in monktounhall
66. thre bollis thre firlottis quheit Be Johnne Kerss [th[air]] thre bollis ane firlot
67. tua peckis quheit Be thomas thomsoun th[air] tua bollis tua firlottis tua peckis
68. quheit Be adame wricht tua bollis ane firlot quheit Be williame
69. Johnestoun foure bollis ane firlot quheit Be dauid hill in Inuersk ane
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71. price of the boll of quheit the said yeir Ls~ Su[mm]a Lxxx li~ Be helene [townis]
72. relict of vmq[uhi]le richard prestoun of quhithill ane chalder beir Be jonet Betoun
73. in litill monktoun ellevin bollis beir Be williame wanchop of nidry marschell
74. for the teyndis of the land[is] of Calcoittis thre bollis beir Be Johne hill of that ilk
75. twa bollis beir Be the tennentis of the parochin of kynglassie four chalderis
76. beir as followis Be Johnne boswall in gaitmylk ane chalder beir williame
77. swyne th[air] viij bollis beir george tod in ky[n]nethmonth ane chalder beir helene
78. mertyne in kynglassie and w[illia]m boswall hir sone tuelf bollis beir w[illia]m
79. boswall in stintoun xij bollis beir extende[in]g in the haill to sex chalderis beir
80. price of the boll or heid tua m[er]kis Su[mm]a ane hundret[h] twentie aucht pundis
81. Be the tennentis of the parochin of newbirnshyre in fyfe some chalderis
82. aittis as followis viz: williame disthingtoun in rameldry fourtene bollis aittis
83. Thome alcheno[u]r th[air] xiiij bollis beir Johnne young in the coitts sex bollis aittis
84. Be dauid sympsoun th[air] sex bollis aittis and be andro [-] thair sex
85. bollis aittis Be dauid Johnesoun in montturpie aucht bollis aittis Be
86. [-] sympsoun foure bollis aittis Price of the boll or heid xx s~
87. Su[m]ma Lxiiij li~ ITem resting awand to the said vmq[uhi]le Johnne the sowmes
88. vnderspecifeit as for ane [par]t of the syluer of his said stipend of the said
89. yeir of god JajvcLxxij yeiris In the first be James rig of carberry
90. for the half teynd of cowsland xxxiij li~ vj s~ viij d~ Be [-]
91. Lady edmestoun spous to andro ker of hirsell kny[gh]t for the vth[er] half of the teyndis
92. of the land[is] foirsaid[is] xxxiij li~ vj s~ viij d~ Be the said m[ar]garet haldane
93. lady colyngtoun for the teynd of haillis Lxvi li~ xiij s~ iiij d~ Be Robert
94. bennet xxxiiij li~ vj s~ viij d~ Be m[iste]r James macgill of rankelo[u]r nethir
95. for his males of the land[is] of pinkie for the t[er]mes of witsonday & m[ar]tymes
96. In the said yeir of god Jajvc Lxxij yeiris Lj lib~ vj s~ viij d~ And also
97. resting be hime of the makes of the land[is] foirsaid of the yeir of god Jajvc
98. Lxx yeiris xlv s~ viij d~ Be the executor[is] of vmq[uhi]le gilbert edmastoun
99. resting be him of the males of the land[is] foirsaid of the yeir of god Jajvc
100. Lxx yeiris xlv s~ viij d~ Be the executors of vmq[uhi]le gilbert edmestoun
101. for the males of the land[is] of wowmet of the t[er]me of m[ar]tymes the said yeir of
102. god Jaj vc Lxij yeiris xxii Li~ viijs~ Be Jonet betoun for the males of litill
103. monktoun nyne pund[is] Be the said [-] lady edmestoun
104. & archibald prestoun of wallefeild for the males of net[o]un xiiij li~ xi s~ vj d~
105. Be James rig of carberry for the maill th[air]of xx li~ ITem be [-]
106. [-] of nidry for the males of calcottes thre pund[is] Be Robert
107. Dowglas in Inueresk for his males iij lib~ xix s~ iiij d~ Be W[illia]m m[ar]chinso[u]n
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109. Su[m]ma of the dettis abouewrittin awing to the deid viij C xxx li~ xix s~ vj s~
110. Na dettis awing be the deid
111. Su[m]ma of the Inventare w[i]t[h] the dettis awing to the deid Ljaj jC xxvj li~ xix s~ vj d~
112. To be diuidit in thre [par]tis the deidis [par]t th[air]of extendis to iijC Lxxv li~ xiij s~ ij d~
113. Followis the lattirwill and legacie

114. Lord Jesus I [com]mend my trublit spreit in thy [pro]tectioun & defence and thy
115. trublit kirk to thy m[ajes]tie Becaus I haif had to do w[i]t[h] [dyuerss] [per]sonages of the
116. ministrie q[uhair]unto god of his mercie erectit me w[i]t[h]in this realme my dewetie
117. cravis that I sall leve vnto thai[m] ane to now ane testimony of my mynd
118. And first vnto the papists and to the vnthankfull warld I say that althocht
119. my lyfe hes bene vnto thai[m] odious and that oftintymes thai haif socht my
120. destructioun & the destructioun of the kirk q[uhi]lk god of his m[ajes]tie hes pa[r]tit
121. within this realme & hes alwayis preservit & kepit the samin fra thair
122. crewale Int[er]prysis yit to thai[m] I am [com]pellit to say that [onles] thai spedelie
123. repent my de[par]ting of this lyfe salbe to thai[m] the gretest calamitie th[a]t euir
124. yit hes apprehendit thai[m] sum small apperance thai may yit haif on
125. my lyfe gif thai haif grace to se ane deid man haif I bene almaist
126. thir tua yeiris lastbipast And yit I wald that thai suld [rypelie] [con]sidd[er]
127. in quhat better estait thai & thair ma[jes]ties standis in thaim it hes done befoir
128. and thai haif hard of lang tyme befoir threatint bot because thai will not
129. admit me for ane admonis[h]er I gif thai[m] ouir to the Jugement of him
130. quha knawis the hairtis of all and will disclose the secretis thairof
131. in dew tyme and this far to the papists To the faithfull god befoir
132. his sone Jesus christ and befoir his halie Angellis I [pro]test that god
133. be my mouth be I neuir sa abiect hes shawin to yow his trewth
134. In all simplicitie Nane I haif corrupted nane I haif defraudit merchandice
135. haif I not maid to gods glorie I write I of the glorious evangell
136. of Jesus christ bot according to the messenger of the grace grannted
137. vnto me I haif dividit the sermont of trewt[h] in Just [par]tis beatin doun
138. the pryde of the proude In all that did declair th[air] rebellioun agains
139. god according as god in his law gevis to me yit testimonie & raising vp
140. th[con]sciences trublat with the knawlege of th[air] awin synnes be the declaring
141. of Jesus christ the strenth of his death and the michtie operatioun of his
142. resurrectioun In the hartis of the faithfull off this I say I haif ane
143. testimony this day in my [con]science befoir god how that evir the warld
144. rage Be co[n]stant th[air]foir in doctrine that anis publictlie ye haif
145. professit Lat not sclandrous dayis draw yow away fra Jesus christ
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147. For howsaeuir it be that god appeiris to necglect his awin for ane seasoun
148. yit he remains ane Just Juge quha nathir faith nor will Justefie the
149. wickit I am not Ignorant that mony wald that I suld entir in [paar]ticulare
150. determinatioun of thir p[rese]nt trubles To quhome I planelie and simplie
151. a[nswe]r that as I neuir excedit the boundis of godis scriptures Sua will I
152. not do in this [par]t by godis grace Bot heirof I am assurit be him quha
153. nathir can dissave nor be dissavit that the castell of edinbur[ch]t in the q[uhi]lk
154. all the murther all the truble & the haill distructioun pf this puir [com]mon
155. weill wes Inventit & as our awin dismay witnes by thaim & by thair
156. ma[n]tenariswes put in executioun sall cum to destructioun mantene it
157. quha salist The destructioun I say of body & saule except thai repent
158. I Luik not to the mome[n]tary [pro]speritie of the wicked ye not altho[ch]t thai
159. suld remane [con]queroris to the cu[m]ing of o[u]r lord Jesus bot I luik to this sentence
160. that quhasaeuir scheddis Innocent bluid defyles the land & [pro]vokis godis
161. wraith agains him self and the land vntill his bluid be sched agane
162. be ordor of law to satisfie godis anger This is not the first tyme that
163. Ye haif said this sentence altho that mony at all tymes stirrit at sik
164. severitie I yit afferme the same being reddy to entir to gif compt
165. befoir his maiestie of the stewartschip he [com]mittit vnto me I knaw in
166. my death the Rumo[u]ris salbe strainge bot be ye not trublit abone me for
167. belouit in the lord Jesus Bot yit agane I say remane [con]sta[n]t in the
168. trewt[h] and he quhairof his m[ajest]ie send me [con]ductit me & [pro]sperit the
169. work in my hand agains sathan will [pro]vide for yow abundantlie
170. quhen that ethir my bluid sall watter the doctrine taucht be me
171. Or he of his m[ajes]tie vth[er]wayis [pro]vide to put ane end to this my battell My
172. executors I mak [con]stitute & ordane m[ar]garet stewart my spous martha
173. m[ar]garet & elizabeth knoxis my docht[er]is and the faithfull to be or samen.
174. To my tua sons nathanaell and eleazane knoxis I vnsened the leis
175. that same benedictioun that th[air] dairest moder m[ar]iorie bowss left vnto
176. thai[m] To wit th[a]t god for his sone christ Jesus saik wald of his mercie
177. mak thai[m] his trew feueris and als vpricht worschipperis of him as
178. ony that euir sprang out of abrahmes loyns quhairto now as than
179. I fra my trublit hart say amen Farther I haif delyu[r]it be maister
180. Randulphe to m[iste]r Robert bowss [sch]eriff of the bischoprik & bruder to the
181. said mariorie my vmq[uhi]le dairest spous the sowme of fyve hundreth
182. pundis of scottis money to the vtilitie & [pro]ffett of my s[ai]ds tua sons The
183. q[uhi]lk money is that [par]t of substa[n]ce that fell or [per]teinit to thai[m] be the dettis
184. of m[ar]iorie bowss thair moder of blissit memory And augme[n]tit be me
185. as I myt or may spair to mak out the said sowme for I ressauit of th[air]in
186. but ane hundret[h] m[er]kis sterling q[uhi]lk I of my povirtie extendit to fyve hundret[h]
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188. may fall to thai[m] be my dettis ITem I leif to my saids tua sones Tua
189. syluer drinking cowpis The ane of thai[m] is m[ar]kit JKM on the ane
190. syde and on the other syde w[i]t[h] E.B.N. and in lyke maner the vth[er] w[i]t[h] the same
191. m[ar]k & le[ttre]s The werht of the saids tua cuipis [con]tenand xxij vnce or th[air]by
192. Tua saltfattis of syluer and xviij syluer spunes weyand xxxiiij oz and ane
193. q[uarte]r vnces price of the vnce or heid xxvj s~ viij d~ The q[uhi]lk[is] cuipis saltfattis &
194. spvnes I leif in keping to the said m[ar]garet my spous q[uhi]ll my saids sones
195. be of the aige of xxj yeiris AT the q[uhi]lk tyme I ordane & [com]mandis hir
196. to delyuer the same[n] to my saidis sones ane [par]t of my saidis
197. vther faillis ITem I leif also to my said sones the ane [par]t of my saidis
198. buikis of the availl of xxx li~ And failyeing of my saids sones & thair
199. airis I ordane the foirsaids fyve hundert[h] pundis w[i]t[h] the syluer cuipis spunes
200. saltfattis & buikis to return agane as eftir followis That is to say
201. the ane equale half th[air]of to the said m[ar]garet my spous & my saidis thrie
202. dochteris and the vthir half of the sami[n] to my bruder williame knox
203. & his airis quhatsu[m]euir ITem I leif to my said spous m[ar]garet stewart
204. the aucht hundert[h] m[er]kis q[uhi]lkis ar laid vpoun the landis of pennymour
205. quhairin scho is infeft be andro lord stewart of vchiltrie my fader
206. of law and failyeing of the said m[ar]garet I leif the sami[n] to my saidis
207. thre dochteris and failzeing if thai[m] I leif the sam[en] to the said andro
208. lord stewart of vchiltrie & his airis quhatsu[m]evir Chairging and
209. requiring my said fader of law & his airis as thai will a[nswe]r befoir
210. that Incorruptible Juge the lord Jesus that thai suffer not my said spous
211. & children to be defraudit or evill payit of the males & a[n]nuelrent of
212. the saidis landis during the no[n] redemptioun of the sami[n] ITem I leif to paule
213. knox my bruider sone ane hundreth pundis q[uhi]lk lyis in wodset vpoun
214. Robert campbellis landis in kynzeauilent[h] & quhairin the said paule is ellis
215. Infeft and that to be ane help to hald him at the stintis And as [con]teining
216. the rest of my haill guids quhatsu[m]evir I leif to be dividit betuix my
217. said spous & my saidis thrie dochteris and because my said spous man tak
218. the cair of my saidis dochteris & faithfullie travell for thair guid nourishyment
219. & vpbringing Thairfoir I leif my said spous the vse of thair geir
220. q[uhi]ll thai be maireit or cum to [per]fite age AT q[uhi]lk tyme I ordane thai[m]
221. euery ane as the tyme approches to haif th[air] awin that to thai[m] appertenis
222. Sic subscribitur Johne knox John adamesoun witnes ro[bert] watsoun
223. witness Johne Johnsoun witnes

224. Quotta gratis
225. The quote of this testament is given gratis
226. At speale [com]mand of my lordis commissaris

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227. We m[iste]r ro[ber]t moule [com]missar of ed[inbu]r[gh] speciallie [con]stitut for [con]firmatioun of testamentis
228. Be the tennour heirof ratefeis appreuis & [con]fermis thir p[rese]nt
229. testame[n]t or Inue[n]tar insafar as the sami[n] is deulie & Lauchfullie maid
230. of the gudis & geir abouespecifeit alai[nar]lie And gevis & [com]mittis the intromissioun
231. w[i]t[h] the sam[e]n the saidis margaret stewart relict of the said vmq[uhi]le Johne knox
232. martha m[ar]garet & elizabeth knoxis his dochteris his exe[cuto]ris testamentaris no[min]at
233. be him Conforme to the lattirwill abouewrittin Reseruand compt to be maid be
234. thame thairfor is accor[dand] of the law And the said m[ar]garet stewart ane of the
235. said[is] exe[cuto]ris being sworne hes maid faith trewlie to execute the said office
236. and hes fundin cautioun that the guidis and geir awin specifait salbe
237. [furt[h]cu[m]and] to all pairteis havand interes as law will As ane act maid
238. th[air]upon beirs.



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