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Robert andersone 20 May 1674

The testament testa[menta]r & Inventar of the goods geare soums of moneyes And debts pertaining to vmq[uhi]ll Robert Anderson factor in Campheir the tyme of his deceas who deceast in the moneth of [-]16[--] yeirs at Campheir In sua far as concerns the nomina[tio]ne of his exe[cuto]r[is] and legacies & Given up be William Andersone mer[chan]d burges of Ed[in]b[u]r[gh] his broth[e]r german In sua faras concerns the the [sic] Inventar of his haill goods geare debts & soums of money awen to him and be him Whilk William Andersone he nominat his onlie exe[cuto]r in his letterwill and testament Wnderwri[tt]en As the samyn of the dait fors[ai]d wri[tte]n And subscrybed with his hand In itself at mor lenth proports.

In The first: ther was adebit and restand awand to the s[ai]d v[m]q[uhi]ll Robert Andersone the tyme of his decease fors[ai]d be the persons Following the soumes of money underwr[itte]n ilk ane of them for ther owne parts as is efter Devydit viz: Be Charles Robertsone me[rchan]d in Aberdein xliij l~ xiiij s~ vj d~ scotts money Item be Robert Cruikshank ther vijc~Lix l~ xix s~ scots of prin[cipa]ll And a[nnual]rent at Candilmes jajvic~ thriscor tuelve yeirs Item be Johne Moore yo[unge]r me[rchan]d burges of Ed[inbu]r[gh] of prin[cipa]ll and a[nnual]rents at the s[ai]d terme 132 l~ 6 s~ 8 d~ Item be W[illia]m Ro[ber]tsone me[rchan]d th[e]rof prin[cipa]ll & a[nnual]rent preceiding may 1672 jajviijc~Lxix l~ xiiij s~ 4 d~ Item be Georg Cockburne mer[chan]t in Hadingtoun prin[cipa]ll & a[nnual]rents preceiding the s[ai]d terme of Candilmes ane thowsand fyve hundreth fourtie sex punds thrie shilling Item be Thomas Guthrie me[rchan]t in Musilburgh of prin[cipa]ll and a[nnual]rents preceiding the s[ai]d month of may thrie hundreth and fourscor punds fore shilling 6 d~ Item be Walter Rankine of Balcoull of prin[cipa]ll & a[nnual]rents at the s[ai]d terme of Candilmes thrie hundreth threttie sex punds Item be Wthreid McDougall mer[chan]d in Ed[inbu]r[gh] and his partiners and cautioners of prin[cipa]ll at the s[ai]d terme ane hundreth four scor fyve punds fyftein shilling money fors[ai]d Item by William Patoun mer[chan]d in Ed[inbu]r[gh] and his pairtiners and cautioners of prin[cipa]ll and a[nnual]rent at the s[ai]d terme ane thowsand fyve hundreth nyntie aught punds prin[cipa]ll & a[nnual]rents at the s[ai]d month of maij Ane thowsand seven hundreth and aughtein punds thrie shilling four pennys Item be Johne Broune in Thurso fourtein punds seven shilling ten pennys Be Mr Androw Johnstoun mer[chan]d in Ed[inbu]r[gh] Aught Hundreth fourscor Eleven punds Be Mr Robert Suintoun wrytter in Ed[inbu]r[gh] four thowsand seven Hundreth thriescor threttein punds money Item by Georg Monteith me[rchan]d ther by band thrie thowsand seven hundreth threscor fyftein punds seventein s~. 4 d~ scots mony fors[ai]d Be Andrew Stevenson me[rchan]t th[e]r by band & accompt fyve thowsand fvye hundreth and threttie punds 18 s~ 4 d~ be James Hamiltoun seven hundreth fyftie tuo punds be Georg Chapland ijc~Lxvj l~ xiij s~ ij d~ be W[illia]m Andersone in Berwick vjc~ l~ mony fors[ai]d Item be Androw Skein mer[chan]t in Aberdein ane thowsand tuo hundreth and fyftein punds money fors[ai]d Suma of the Debts awen to the dead xxvjajvc~Lxxxix l~

Follows the Debts awen be the dead
Item ther wes restand awand be the s[ai]d vmq[uhi]ll Defunct the tyme of his Decease fors[ai]d be the persons following To witt To Archbald Cunighame me[rchan]t in Cowper by de[creet] Arbitrall fyve thowsand ane hundreth and fourscor p[ounds] Scots money Item to James Liddell factor in Dort by accepted bill nyne hundredth thriscor fourtein punds [ ] Item to John Sangwe mer[chan]t in Musilbur[gh]t mer[chan]t in midleburgh by the defuncts accompt booke seven hundreth fyftie nyne punds nyntein shilling Item to Adriana Colline Daughter in Law to the defunct by his compt book thrie thowsand thrie hundreth fourscor seven punds To Abracham Wan lenoxs mer[chan]t in Amsterdam by accepted bill ane thousand merks money to George Gordoun mer[chan]t in Rotterdam upon that accompt of Georgel Leslie mer[chan]t in aberdein by sub[scrivi]t accompt in the defuncts compt books thrie thowsand threttie tuo punds threttein shilling 4d~ To Johne Broun mer[chan]t in Ed[inbu]r[gh] by accompt and Dec[ree]t tuo thousand four hundreth and threttie punds 6 s~ 8d~ To W[illia]m Guthrie mer[chan]t in dundie by sub[scrivi]t accompt Aught hundreth and tuo punds threttein shilling four pennys Item to John mitchell mer[chan]t in Rotterdam nyne hundreth tuentie fyve punds sex shilling aught pennys Item to Robert Robert Robertsone in Hadingtoun by sub[scrivi]t accompt ane Hundreth punds Item to Robert Learmont mer[chan]t in Ed[inburgh] by accepted bill aught hundreth and nyntein punds sex shilling Item to W[illia]m Herriot servand to the s[ai]d Robert Learmont by accepted bill ane Hundreth fyftie aught punds aught shilling To Sir Alex[ande]r Hope of Grantoun by bills drawen be the s[ai]d umq[uhi]ll defunct upon the s[ai]d exe[cuto]r And accepted of and payit be him to the s[ai]d alex[ande]r by his order Wherby the Defunct stands yet Debits to the s[ai]d exe[cuto]r as ane p[ar]t pf the soumes contained in the s[ai]d [buik] in the soume of sex thowsand Aught Hundreth seventie fyve punds
Suma of the debts awen be the dead xxvjaj li~ vij s~ Sua the debts extends the goods the sowm of jc~xx li~ xix s~

Follows the Deads legacie and Letterwill
I Robert Andersone factor in Campheir beeing in health of body And of Perfect memorie praised be god And knowing ther is nothing mor certain then daith nor wncertain then the tyme therof do mak this my testament and letterwill as follows First I leave my soule to god hopeing to be saved throw the mereits of his sone my onlie saviour and Redeimer: And I doe heirby mak nominat and appoynt William Andersone my brother to be my onlie exe[cuto]r and wniversall Intromettar w[i]t[h] my wholl goods geare debts soumes of money in household plenishing and uthers q[uha]tsomever pertaining and belonging to me Wher ever the samyn be he paying the legacies Following with pour to my s[ai]d exe[cuto]r to Intromett with the samyn and to give up Inventar & confirm the samyn as accords Item I doe heirby ordaine the s[ai]d W[illia]m Anderson my exe[cuto]r to pay the persons efternamit the particular legacies following To Hellein and Janet Andersons my Deceast Brother James Andersons tuo Daughters each of them Fyve thowsand merks scots money And if ather of the sisters Die withour Law[fu]ll Ishw of ther oune bodies The legacie abovementionat to return to the sister surviver, And if both sisters should Die without lau[fu]ll childrein of the oune body to return to my s[ai]d exe[cuto]r and his airs To Janett Marjorie & Bessie Andersons my sisters ilk Tuo thowsand merks To Janet Gray my sister Margarets Daughter fyve hundreth merks money To hir broth[e]r [ - ] Gray Thrie Hundreth merks merks (sic) To my brother Johne Andersone thrie Hundreth & fyftie merks yeirlie During his lyftyme To David Andersone sone to Mr David Andersone to vmq[uhi]ll Mr David Andersone Lait minister of midelburgh Tuo Hundreth gilders To Josinke deboss my servand maid ane hundreth Gilders And that I declair to be my letter will & testament Desyring the samyn to be observed fulfilled and obyed efter my deceas in all everie pay[me]nt And Sircumstance And restimes & annulls all former testaments (if any be) In testimonie q[uhair]of I have wri[tte]n And subscrvyed thir presents w[i]t[h] my hand at Campheir the tuentie Day of November jajvc~ thriscor Eleven yeirs Also I Leave to Berendina de boss Tuo hundreth gilders sic subscribitur Ro[ber]t Anderson Sir David Falconer ~ Ratifies approves and confirms And Gives & committs ~Reservand ~ Wherupon Alex[ande]r Frog mer[chan]t in Ed[inbu]r[gh] Becam cautione as ane act beirs.

Ed[inbu]r[gh] the xxij daij of Julij 1675 yeares eik maide thearto as follows to witt be John Nesmeth in prestounpans of prin[cipa]ll and a[nnual]rentis preceading the defuncts decease jajxliij xiiij s be georg and Williame foulleres In cocken of prin[cipa]ll and a[nnual]rentis the tyme forsaid viijc~ xxxij lib~ xij s x d John Wilsone in Musselbrugh of prin[cipa]ll and a[nnual]rentis at the said tyme iijc~xLix lib~ Johne and Willia[m] curres In hayMouth of prin[cipa]ll and a[nnual]rentis at the said tyme the said soume of iiijvc~xL lib~ x s~ Socttish extending the said soumes in the haill. To the soume of iiijaj Liijc~ iiijlib~ix s~ ij d~ and giues and comitts Wpon Walkter Leaschman Mar[chant] in Leith became cau[tione]r as ane act beares.

Ed[inbu]r[gh]the 3 day of apryll 1654 Eik maid hierto as followes To Witt Be Mr W[illia]m Innes of prin[cipa]ll and a[nnual]rent preceiding the defuncts deceise vc~Lxvij lib~ x s~ scotts Item be George Penman for the bygane a[nnual]rents of ane herritable soume. vc~xL lib~ It[em] be Johm fleyming mer[chan]t ijc~ xx lib~ Item be the deceist James Greive of bygane a[nnual]rent iiijc~ lib~ Item be Adam Watsone jc~ lib~ It[em] be Georg Mosmane jc~ xx lib~ Item be James Stiven by bills accompts and of bygane a[nnual]rent of ane heritable soume in all vjaj merks Quota nulla Extending the s[aid]s soume in the heall to the soume of v aj jx c~ xl vij lib~ x s~ and gives and Comitts th[e]rupon. Becam cau[tione]r as ane act beirs.

Ed[inbu]r[gh] the 9 Ja[nua]rij 1685
Eik maid heirto as follows
To Witt be W[illia]m duff Bailzie of invernes the soume of ijc~ xxxiij [lib~] vj s~ viij d prin[cipa]ll w[i]t[h] old [ ] x s~ of a[nnual]rent preceiding Candlemas 1672 Extending the prin[cipa]ll soume and a[nnual]rents at the said tyme to the soume of ijc~ Lxxviij lib~ And gives and comitts c~ [ther]wpon James Tod wryter in Ed[inbu]r[gh] Becam cau[tione]r As ane act beirs.

Transcribed by Kirsty M. Forbes, National Archives of Scotland, May 2005