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The testament datiue & Inu[en]tar of the guid[is] geir soumes of money & dettis perten[in]g to vmq[uhi]le ane honest & discreit man Henrie barroun portar alias burges in the Campheir inflandiris the tyme of his deceis Quha deceist ab intestas in the toun of Edinbu[gh] vpoun the xix day of n[ovembe]r The yeir of god Jai VcLxxvij yeris Faithfullie maid & gevin vp be James guthrie m[er]chand burges in ed[inbu]r[gh] In name & behalf of patrik barroun sone lauthfull to the said vmq[uhi]le Henry and executor datiue decernit to him be decreit of the [com]miss[a]ris of ed[inbu]r[gh] As the same decreit of the dait the xxviij day of Aprile The yeir of god jaivcLxxviij yeirs at lenth proportis

In the first the said vmq[uhi]le Henry barroun hed the guid[is] geir soumes of money & dettis of the avale &p[ri]ces eftir following p[er]ten[in]g to him the tyme of his deceis foirsaid viz of m[er]chandise in Scotland roupit and sauld sen his deceis as eftir followis That is to say ane steik of veuet [con]ten[in]g in Lenth xxv eln & ane half p[ri]ce of the eln iij l. xv s. S[umm]a Lxxxxv l. xij s. vj d. It[em] xxviij vnces of blak stoking silk p[ri]ce of the vnce viij s. S[umm]a xj l. iiij s. It[em] ane pece of blak veluet [con]ten[in]g x veluet & ane half p[ri]ce of the eln iij l. xiij s. S[umm]a Lvj l. xvj s. viij d. It[em] ane pece of veluet [con]ten[in]g in Lenth xxix elnis iij q[uhair]of Veluet p[ri]ce
of the eln iij l. xij s. vj d. S[umm]a j c vij l. xvj s. x d. It[em] ane half pece of blak trype p[ri]ce of th[ai]rof ix l. x s. It[em] thrie elnis & ane half of burrage p[ri]ce of the eln x s. vj d. S[umm]a xxxvj s. ix d. It[em] xij elns of taffe of silk
p[ri]ce of the eln xxx s. vj d. S[umm]a xviij l. vj s. It[em] ane half steik of trype veluet p[ri]ce th[ai]rof ix l. xij d. It[em] vj q[uarte]r[is] & ane half of holland claith p[ri]ce of the eln xxij s. su[mm]a xxxvj s. It[em] tua elnis & ane half q[uarte]r of vthir holand claith p[ri]ce of the eln xiiij s. S[umm]a xxix ss. viij d. It[em] ane hangite of tapestrie sauld for xx l. It[em] tua litill coffiris of grene & reid veluet sauld for xxiij s. Item ten pund five vnces of ginger p[ri]ce of the pund xiiij s. vj d. S[umm]a vij l. xj s. It[em] xj pund ane vnce of nute mugg[is] p[ri]ce of the pund iiij l. xij d. S[umm]a xlv l. xvj s. It[em] ten quartiris & ane half of gray satyne p[ri]ce of the eln xlvj s. viij d. S[umm]a vj l. ij s. vj d. It[em] mair xix elnis & iij q[uarte]r[is] of the same gray satine p[ri]ce of the eln xlvj s. viij d. S[umm]a xlvj l. xx d. Item five pair of gluvis sauld for xiij s. iiij d. It[em] xxij elne scottis of holland claith p[ri]ce of the eln xvj s. S[umm]a xvij l. xij s. It[em] foure litill peces of ly[n][in]g claith p[ri]ce th[e]rof all viij s. It[em] certane remains of blak sauld for xxxiij ss. iiij d. It[em] ane half steik of blak figurit tripe p[ri]ce th[e]rof ix l. x ss. S[umm]a of the haill m[er]chands gud[is] abouewrittin roupit & sauld extendis to the soum[e] of foure hundret[h] thriescoir pund[is] iiij d. ITem xviij pund of gros stoking silk to roupe and sell set to the so[u]m[e] of Lxxxx l. It[em] tua dagg[is] of the auld fassio[u]n w[i]t[h] rowat wark[is] p[ri]ce of thame baith xl ss. It[em] mair of siluer wark in scotland by the airship estimat to the soume of thrie scoir pund[is] It[em] his full clothing buk[is] & small insy[ch]t gud[is] by the airship estimat to the so[u]me of ane hundreth ten pund It[em] mair in golden wark silk as ornam[en]t[is] of his body by the airship estimat to the so[u]m[e] of thrie scoir ten pund It[em] of reddie money in his purs the so[u]m[e] of ten pund xiiij s. It[em] mair ane pece of gold callit ane golden lew estimat to the so[u]m[e] of xl ss.

S[um]ma of the Inu[en]tar _______________ viij c iiij l. xiiij s. iiij d.
Followis the dettis awand to the deid in scotland

ITem th[e]r wes awind to the said vmq[uhi]le henry barro[u]n be helene barro[u]n spous to robert Johnesto[u]n ane steik of camivayn p[ri]ce vij l. xij s. It[em] be m[a]reo[u]n som[er]vell spous to Johne m[ar]vill Ane hundreth foure scoir pund[is] ix ss. ix d. It[em] be m[ar]garet m[ar]joribank[is] for m[er]chandice thrie scoir fyftein pund xij s. viij d. It[em] be vmq[uhi]le Johne eisteane for m[er]chandice ane hundert sixteine pund v s. It[em] be Johne Wilso[u]n for m[er]chandice ane hundert xxxvj l. xiij s. ij d. Item be gilbert mcquhiries wyf xxviij l. iiij s. x d. It[em] be archibald
geddes for m[er]chandice Lxxxxiiij l. xviij s. ix d. It[em] be James adamso[u]n for bathis xvj l. xvj s. It[em] be patrik Johnesto[u]n for m[er]chandice xiiij l. iij ss. vj d. It[em] be robert guthrie for m[er]chandice xiiij l. xiiij s. It[em]
thair is fundin be vmq[uhi]le henry barroun[is] compt bukis that he his debursit as tut[ou]r to george barroun in his affairis mair nor he his any way intromittit w[i]t[h] p[er]ten[in]g to the aid george barro[u]n the soume of Six hundreth pund[is] vij s. d. It[em] mair funden be the s[ai]d vmq[uhi]le henry compt buk[is] that he hes debursit for the rest of the bairnes of vmq[uhi]le helene Leslie as ex[ecut]or[is] datiues to the moth[e]r the soume of ane hundret[h] Lxxiij l. viij ss. x d. It[em] awind be patrik turner youngir [con]forme to his obligatioun the so[u]me of thrie hundret[h] xx l. xv ss. iiij d. It[em] be the exe[cuto]r[is] of vmq[uhi]le robert craig burges in ed[inbu]r[gh] the so[u]me of ten pundis It[em] be Niniane Lewis according to ane obligatio[u]n xlix s. j gruit extending in scottis money to xj s. x d. It[em] be James guthrie of ane auld compt vij s. vj gruit extending in scottis money to xxxiij ss. ix d. It[em] be petir turno[u]r eldir ij l. xv ss. vj gruit extending in scottis money to xij l. ix ss. ix d. It[em] be george Litiljohne xxx ss. gruit extending in scottis money to vj l. xv ss. It[em] be mr Johne henriso[u]n of Lent money foure scoir ten pundis

Su[mm]a of the dettis awand to the deid ijaj Lxx vj l. viij s. viij d.
Su[mm]a of the Inu[en]tar w[i]t[h] the dettis iijaj viij c Lxxxj l. iij s.
To be deuidit in tua p[air]tis the deid[is] p[air]t Is jaj iiij c xl l. xj s. vj d.
[Quota componitur pro L l] Quhairof the quot is componit for L l.

We mr ro[ber]t maitland - vnderstanding that of dew su[m]mon[in]g & lauchfull warn[in]g maid be forme of edict opinlie as efferis of the execut[ou]r[is] & intromitto[u]r[is] w[i]t[h] the gud[is] & geir of the said vmqu[hi]le henrie barroun and of vtheris havand interes To compeir inditialie befoir ws at ane certane day bipast To heir and sie execut[ou]r[is] datiuis decernit to be gevin admittit & confirmit be ws in & to the gud[is] & geir quhilk[is] iustl;ie p[er]tenit to him the tyme of his deceis Or ellis to schaw ane caus quhy - decernit th[ai]runtill As o[u]r sou[er]ane lord[is] name & au[thori[ttie maks consitutis ordains & confirmis the said patrik barroun execut[ou]r datiue to the said vmq[uhi]le henry barroun his father With power to him to intromet uptak follow and persew as law will the gud[is] and geir abouespecifiet and to outrid dettis to credit[ou]r[is] And generalie all & sundrie thingis to do exerce & vse that to the office of execut[ou]rie datiue is knawin to pertene Prouiding that the said patrik execut[ou]r foirsaid sall anss[e]r & randir compt vpoun his intromissioun quhen & q[uhai]r the sam[en] salbe reqirit of him and that the said[is] gud[is] salbe sauchte and to all p[ar]teis havynd intres as law will Q[uhai]rupoun cautioun is fundin as ane act maid th[i]rupoun beris

Transcribed by Robert H J Urquhart, National Archives of Scotland, June 2004