Archideaconal Wills - 1688 - Ewan Kerrish [Kerruish]

(from MM / LDS 0106205) - courtesy of Averil Roper

Ramsey             Janry the 20th  1688 [1688/9]

The Last will & Testamt. of Ewan Kerrish who was of perfect
memory Comitted his Soule to God & his Body to christian buriall
he declared that his Unckle Jon Kerroush was pd. For the Rent of
the house he lived in for four yeares & that thaire was due to
him upon accompt from his sd. Unckle as for [stones] that hee
drew wth. him & othr. things wch. came to Six Shill. & Six pence
which he was pleased to allow [Six] [Stop] in the [reid] wch. was be
- hinde, & Constituted & appointed his deare wife & daughtr.
Mally Joint Executrs. betwixt them of all the rest of his 
goods wt. soevr.

Wittnesses hereof }                      The mother is sworn in Court
Alish Garrett         } jurati            according to Law wth. taken
Jon. Christian        }                   ye Care & tuition of ye [Child]
                                          with ye goods due to it.

                                          Pbatum est et Solvit  6d

    Debts to be deducted }      The Inventory taken according to Law  /   £    s   d
     out of this Inventory }        amounts to ye Sume of    ________ /   00 : 13 : 00
  on ye deads pt. 12s 0d }
                                          The goods in ye mothers hands who hath given pledges
                                                  Will : Cotter & John Cotter


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