Anne Christian,

 
            Mahold 
There having some dispute arise concerning the presented 
will of Anne Christian touching the naming or appointing as 
Executors and others in all things wherein the witness do not agree ye same 
is found in Court to be valid 
& hath therefore decreed her brothers and sisters vizt 
Robt, Ewan, Margaret, Jane, Hesther, and Dorothy Christian 
sole and joint adminrs of all her goods moveable and 
unmoveable whatsoever, with the consent of the husband 
to whom the foresaid Adminrs out of yr affection and to 
preserve amity betwixt, have promised to give and return 
unto him, all her part of whatever came by himself in yr 
Marriage Contract, he taking therewith the debts thereun
to belonging, and also to give him an ox, ye feather bed (with 
the cloathes thereunto belonging) which they laid on, a maire 
and all the wooden vessels in the house excepting a kieve 
and 2 hogsheads; and likewise her part of all webs of cloth 
made by herself whether linen or woolen, since yr marriage 
excepting a piece of russet due to Thomas Christian, which 
said Adminrs are sworn in Court in form of Law, excepting Ewan 
who is out of ye Country and his rts reserved in the hands of ye sd 
Adminrs 
Decretum est et solvit 18d. 

February the 16th 1696/7: 

The Inventory of the goods of Ann Christian deceased prised by 4 sworn men viz
 Simon Christian, Will Kerrish, Richd Kermode, Will Corkill. 
kerchief & apron 3s, 4 hoods 2s, 2 small linens 2s                       to 00:12:00  
shap linen 2s, pillow peew[?] & old towel 1s                             to 00:03:00 
napkin and a table cloth 3s, 3 sheets 3 yards linen                      to 00:15:00 
xx yard of tick 7s, 4 yard of fleaddan 3s                                to 00:10:00 
green apron 10s, 3 white blanket 10s, a fledge                           to  1:00:00 
an old fledge a cussen 2s, 3 shary petticoat & a red petticoat           to 01:10:00 
old petticoat 10s, new hood 2s, 2 waistcoat & bodice                     to 00:18:00 
pair of red stocking 1s, a featherbed and bolster 1 pound                to  1:01:00 
a chest 9s, 3 sack 2s, eleven trencher 1s and a brass can xx             to 00:12:04 
eight pewter dishes 10s, xxxx & 2 hogshead 8s                            to 00:18:00 
a little wheel and a woolen wheel                                        to 00:03:00 
xx cows 2 pounds 12s, a bull 3 years old 14s, a heifer 1 pound           to  4:06:00 
xx goose 5s 6d, 3 horses 1 pound, a cow in calf 1 pound 10s half a steer to  2:17:06 
an old cow in calf 1 pound 6d, 15 sheep 1 pound 6s, half piece xxxx 26   to  2:08:06 
an ox                                                                    to  0:00:00 
the sum total                                                               18:14:04 
Funeral charges and other debt                                               1:00:00 
The clear Inventory is                                                      17:14:04 

Three of the Adminrs, vizt., Robt Christian, Patrick Kneale, 
& Christopher Cowle have consented and do declare that it 
is the desire of ye rest of the Adminrs that ye six silver spoons 
belonging to the decedt Ann Christian shall go as an heir
loom for ever to her said brother Robert’s Estate, according to 
her own declaration upon her death bed. 
Pledges according to Law are the Extrs the 
one for the other