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The Testament Dative and Inventory of the Goods Gear Debts and sums of money pertaining belonging and addebted to umq[uhi]ll Mr Charles Jervy Minister of the Gospel of the Scots Congregation at Camphire the time of his decease who deceased there in the moneth of August Jajvij C and Thirty Eight years Faithfully made and Given up by John Turnbull Tenant at Stenhousehill in Woodside mille paroche of Larbert & Shire of Stirling husband to and as having best knowledge in name & behalfe of Janet Jervy his Spouse Sister German to the Defunct and by George Jameson – Tenant in Carsbrox in the paroch foresaid husband to and as having best knowledge in name and behalfe of Margaret Jervy his spouse also Sister German to the defunct Whilk Janet and Margaret Jervy are only Executrixes Dative qua nearest of kin Decerned to the said Umquhill Mr Charles Jervy their Brother German And that by Decreet of the Commissars of Ed[inbu]r[gh] as the samen of date the Twenty Eight of November Jajvij C and Thirtynine years In itselfe at more length purports In The First The said Umquhill Mr Charles Jervy had pertaining and belonging to him the time of his decease foresaid the Goods and Gear following of the avails and prices aftermentioned Towitt Imprimis ane old black Cloath Coat at one pound Item one ditto more than halfe worn v sh Item one ditto Bleu more than halfe worn vj sh Item one ditto halfe worn v sh Item Two black Cloath vests more as halfe worn ij sh vj d Item one ditto bleu Cloath more as halfe worn one shilling Item four old Fustain vests ij sh Item Two pair Cloath Breeks old mended and holed one shilling It[em] ane old black cloath cloak three shillings It[em] two pairs old shambo breeks ij sh It[em] ane old black & white Damask Gown i sh Item a Bleu Damask Night Gown ij sh Item ane old Tartan Night Gown past wearing vj d Item ane old Night Gown of Calligo and Silk five shillings Item Two pairs old Silk Stockings mended i sh Item five pairs old black Wosted stockings very Bad ij sh vj d Item two pairs old Coarse Threed Stockings one shilling Item three pairs Ditto past wearing six pence Item two pairs old shoes and one pair old slippers j sh Item two pairs old silver Buckles one very Little four shillings Item a pair Knee buckles and stock Buckle of silver iij sh Item Eighteen old holland shifts ij lib v sh Item Twelve old holland shifts Cannot be wore vj sh Item two old Night shifts of Linnen and three white hand Kerchiffs for no use ij sh Item four old silk handkerchiffs four shillings Item Twelve old Cumbrick stocks and nine Ditto Musline ij sh Item Twelve old Bands I sh Item four white Twisted Capes and one Worset all old one shilling Item fourteen old slips one shill[ing] Item a pair of old black Silk Gloves Two pairs of old shambo and one pair ditto Black one shill[ing] Item ane old staff Two old hatts and ane old wigg one shilling Item ane old Quarto Bible Loose in the Binding six pence Item ane old psalm Book ij d Item ane old Latine Bible six pence Item two old halfe Bibles not answerable to one another one shilling Item ane old paper Book ij d Item ane old Silver Watch ij lib x sh Item Dodsons, How’s and Coilziers Sermons xij sh vj d Item three old preaching Books six pence al Sterling money Extending to Nine pound Eighteen shilling four pence money foresaid and in Scots money to One hundred and Ninteen pound And which Goods and Gear are those belonging to the Defunct in Scotland.

Summa of the Inventory J C/ xix lib
Follows the Debts owing to the dead

Item There was addebted and resting owing to the Said Umquhill Mr Charles Jervy the time foresaid of his decease the debts and sums of money underwritten To witt Imprimis By Mr John Stewart Minister of the Gospell at Cameron in Fife the sum of Fifty Eight pound Ster[ing] money principall Contained in a Bill drawen by the Defunct upon and accepted by him dated the Twenty Sixth of June JajvijC and Thirty five payable the first of August Jajvij and Thirty six Item V lib Xvi sh money for[e]s[ai]d of a[nnual] rent for the Said principall Sum from the said first of August Jajvij C and Thirty six To the first of August Jajvij C and Thirty Eight years the time of the said Defuncts decease Item more by the said Mr John Stewart the Sum of Fifty five pound[s] mony foresaid Supposed to have been remitted by the Defunct to him some time in the moneth of May June or July JajvijC & Thirty Eight years Extending the s[ai]ds Debts and sums of money In haill to the sum of one hundered and Eighteen pound Sixteen shillingssterl[ing] And in Scots money to one Thousand four hundred Twentyfive pound Twelve shilling

Summa of the Debts owing to the Dead - Jaj iiij C/ XXV lib xij sh
Summa of the Inv[ento]ry w[i]t[h] the Debts - Jaj V C/ & Liiij lib xij sh

Masters Andrew Marjoribanks & Cau[tione]r Andrew Jamieson Merchant.

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