Poser 350 - Confirmation clause from the testament of Euon oig M[a]cTavis, 1676
This week's poser is the confirmation clause from the testament of Euon oig M[a]cTavis recorded in the Commissary Court of Argyll in 1676 (National Records of Scotland, CC2/3/1, page 361). We asked you who was the executor and how was he related to the deceased Euon oig M[a]cTavis?
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This week's answers:
The executor was Alex[ande]r Campbell and the deceased Euon oig M[a]cTavis was his foster-father.
Transcription
Confirmatio
I John Stewart Comissar deput of Argyll doe hearby
ratifie approve and Confirm the Testament Testamentar
Letirwill Legacie nominat[io]un & Inventar abovewri[tte]n And
ratiffie and Confirm the s[ai]d Alex[ande]r Campbell exe[cuto]r Testamentar
to the s[ai]d Eoun oig M[a]cTavis his foster fath[e]r And give and
Com[mi]t to him full pouer To Intromit ~ in com[m]unj forma
In witnes q[uhai]rof thir p[rese]ntis sub[scrivi]t be me and my Clerk of Court
for the tyme ATT Kilmichell the Eight day of october
1676 yeres.
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