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The Testament datiue & Inventar of the gud[is] geir sowmes of money & debtis Perteaning to vmq[uhi]le david Peablis factor in Campheir the the tyme of his deceis Quha deceist in the moneth of The yeir of god Jajvjc/ threttie Twa yeirs Faithfullie maid and gevin vp be Johne peablis in Irland
brother to the defunct and exe[cuto]r datiue decernit to the said vmq[uhi]le david peibles his brother be dec[r]eit of the dait AT Ed[inbu]r[gh] the day of The yeir of god Jajvjc/ threttie thrie yeris mair at Lenth beiris

In the first the said vmq[uhi]le david Peiblis had the guid[is] geir sowmis of money & debtis of the availl and prycis eftir following perteining to him the tyme of his deceis forisaid viz It[em] the aucht pairt of the ship callit the Archangell of kirk caldie q[uhai]rof James Quhyt is m[aste]r estimat to the sowme of ane Thousand merkis Item of reddie money The sowme of Fowr Thowsand merk[is]

Sum[m]a of the Inventar _________________ iij aj iij c/ xxxiij l. vj s. viij d.

Followis the debtis awin to the deid
Item thair was awin to the said vmq[uhi]le david peiblis be James dowglas threttie fowr pund[is] viij s. fyve gr[u]t flemes money at Ten mer[is] scottis the pund flemis Sum[m]a in Scottis money Thrie hundeth fyftie pund[is] flemis m[one]y at Ten merk[is] scottis the pund flemis Sum[m]a in scottis
money fyftie merkis ITem be Johne hilstoun merchand th[e]r ane hundeth fyftie fyve pund[is] xvj s. aucht gr[u]t flemis money ane Thowsand fyve hundeth fyftie aucht merk[is]

Sum[m]a of the debtis awin to the deid ___ Jaj iij c/ v l. vj s. viij d.
Sum[m]a of the Inventar with the debtis ___ iiijaj vj c/ xxxviij l. 13 ss. 8 d.

Followis the debtis awin be the deid
ITem thair was awin be the said vm[uhi]le david peiblis To Thomas summrehead s[e]rvand for his yeres fie xl l. ITem to Jacob s[e]rvand for his yeris fie xl l. ITem to s[e]rvand of fie xl merk[is]

Sum[m]a of the debtis awin be the deid _____ j c/ vj l. xiij s. iiij d.
Restis of frie geir the d[e]bt[is] deducit _____ iiijaj v x/ xxxij l.
To be devydit in twa pairtis
Deid[is] p[air]t Is ____________ ijaj ij c/ Lviij l.

WE S[i]r Jeirome Lindsay - wnderstanding - we decerne
- Conforme - Provyd[ing] - walter cant m[e]r[chan]d ca[u]tio[u]n[er]

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