Donald Cowle, 1676

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Nominie die amen I Donald Cowle sicke in body and 
whole in mynd & perfect memory praised be God, 
make my last will & testamt as followeth &c.     
Imprimis I committee my sould to God and my body 
to Xtian buryall &c.    
It, I leave to my eldest son my pte of the crop 
of the corne and geares belonging to the husbandry, 
and also the lands which I bought to him yt shall 
inherit the farme as heire succeeding mee in 
the tenement.   
It, I leave legasy to my second son Donald Cowle 
one sheep and lambe,   
It, I leave to my eldest daughter Isabell Cowle 6d legasy.   
It, I leave to my daughter Ellin Cowle legasie a yew lambe,   
It, I leave to my wife for legasye my pte of the choice horse    
It, I constitute & ordayne my 3 children viz: John, 
Donald and Wm Cowle my true and lawfull execrs of all 
the rest of my goods moveable and unmoveable 
whatsoever and ordayne & appoing my beloved wife 
Katherin Cowle supervisor of my children and themselves 
and goods to her tuition with all th----  else 
during there minority and if my wife refuse to stand 
to the children and goods then I appoint my two 
daughters Supervisors and to have themselves & 
goods as before.    
It, I take one my chardge yt I have pd John Kneale 
all his wives portion I promised to the utmost peny 
saving 5s yt is yet unpd him,    
lastly I leave to the poore at hallowtyde a firlt 
of corne to bee given them and to the 
witnesses 6d to bee given ----- in drinke.

Testes:  
Donald Crenilt, 
Margt: Key, jurati.

Probat: est et Solvit 12d

The wife is swarne and hath ye tuition of --- 
children wth their goods and hath ----- 
security John Cowle and Dan Christian.

The cropp of Corn wth ye goods is reserved & is 
the heyre and the wife is obliedged th---- 
cropp shall be according to ye usuall course 
of the ground.

The whole Invent:  is  ----------  07 pounds 16 shillings 10 pence.
                    Deduction             05 : 09 : 01
                       Cleare                02 : 07 : 09
The money is left to the Corts discrecon

The sheepe are yet to be added and some other things 
wch are to be brought in within a month subpoena 10s

Invent priced by Do: Xtin Wm Cotter, Donald Xtin Junr, Jo: Cow---
Imprimis   Corbs priced to 11s  ------------------------------- 	00 : 11 : 00
It,    the heires pte of all husbandry gears priced  ----------- 	0 : 2 : 10
It,    the summe of all the rest of the goods priced  ---------	7 : 3 : 0
It,    the heires pte of the crope of corne is to bee priced
It,    in monyes  --------------------------------------------------	7 : 0 : 0
---- yt complaint is made to this Court that ye 
seven pounds above Inventoried --- 
-----se the Court day 
Debts due to ye testatr as himselfe nominated
     To Margt Gouldsmyth  --------------------	4s
     To Jo: Cowle Cubon  ----------------------	4s
     To Xtian Cowle Ramsay  -----------------	14d
More to be deducted as due by Ellin Cowle daughter to ye 
above Dan: Cowle ----[dark crumpled edge of page] 
of her mother (the deceadnts first wife) of 04 : 06 ---
More to ----------irah[?]  ----------------------	00 : 0-----
---- after Tyth  ---------------------------------	-------

[left side of this page is hard to read on the film copy]  
---- 12th 77:  
Wm[?] Cott---[?] enters his claime in behalf of his wife Ellin: Coule 
------ of Donold Coule for the summe of six pounds & a 
bo----- ------- in her hands of the Deods due to the sd Ellin 
------- --ath of her & 
------- ------[?oblige] for ye sum of 20s wch was deposeth 
----- ye ----- ------ hands ---- the use of the Clamier 
by her grandmother[?] w--- 
------ 6  due to her by the death of either of ym of 
-----------ge