In this poser, taken from the testament of George Anderson, 1667, we asked you if you could tell from the text what George Anderson's wife is called, in what circumstance she would have the third part of all moveables and what else she would be entitled to in this circumstance.
Answers:
- George Anderson's wife is called Margrat Home.
- If their two eldest sons, George and James Anderson have a disagreement.
- Margrat will also have the third part of whatsoever corns or other free gear shall happen to be immediately after the separation of the corns from the ground of the crop. (And the thrid [par]t of q[uha]tsomever cornes or vth[e]r frie geare ther sall happento be Imediatlie after the sepera[tio]nne of the cornes from the ground of the fors[ai]d Cropt).
Transcription
In the first place the s[ai]d George andersone doth declare
that George & James andersones his eldest sones now p[rese]nt
with him In the house, and Margrat Home his spouse sall be
executors And th[a]t they sall pay the debts awand to the
persons abovespe[cifi]it And debts being payed that the
ground be soumes this next enseweing Cropt Jajvic~ sextie
sex yeares And In caice of disagreement betwixt the
s[ai]d Georg & James andersones and the s[ai]d Margrat home
that then and in th[a]t caice the s[ai]d Margrat home sall have
the third [par]t of all moveables q[uha]tsomever And the thrid
[par]t of q[uha]tsomever cornes or vth[e]r frie geare ther sall happento
be Imediatlie after the sepera[tio]nne of the cornes from the
ground of the fors[ai]d Cropt And the two [par]ts of the s[ai]d…
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