[transcribed by Emma James]

1595_12 Gilbert Wright will translation – Michael 1595?

 [The left and right hand margins are both lost in folds and the ‘year above’ is missing. Some letters of the left-hand margin crease are on the next page – have tried to include them. There is a crease down the left-hand side of the page and a slight crease down the middle of the right-hand page.] 

Inquisito Sancti Michaelis anno predicto  [Inquiry at KK Michael the year abovesaid] 

T[es]tament of Gilbart Wright qui obii 2 die Febr 
.g..it pauperis 3 bowls brachii [of malt?] 3 firlets otici [of oats] and firlet 
..tt. tu.  cannis[?] quantu. providere. votest. Item constitu[ted] 
uxor.. sua [his wife] et Donald filiu sibi [his son] execut legitti... [legal executors] 
..oi.. suis bonis[?] nobilibg et ac ... nobilibg ..... 
Lega...  [he left to] predicto [the aforesaid] Donald ex toto a fider bedde [the whole of a feather bed], Item th.....  
....[th]e said ... Donald & his wyffe should for the tenement[?] ....
...out of ...he houll [whole], & the tenamet[?] as he ?tts to by p.... 
...the ... far... ants. Legavit [He left] Helena filia sua [his daughter] 1 vacc.... [cow] 
...et 1 vo[cc]em [and 1 cow], Legavit [He left] Katherina filia sua 4 stookes ..... 
..& .. one stoucke wheatt out of the holle croppe ..... 
.... e y ...eare untyll she come to dwell in Balla..... 
....it t...e.... Katherina More[?] 1 firlet tuitia[?] et  1 boll bra.... [malt?] 
....Jony ... More 1 boll ordii [bowl of barley]. Item Leg [he left] Robarte ..... 
... –o-d...ii, Item John Mc Helly 1 firlet ordii [of barley], Item Don.... 
...boll .... ordii [of barley], Item Legacit Libeius [Lib eius = his child?] Katherina ... 
....orio[?]ch[?]... ovem et agnu [a sheep and a lamb]. Item Leg Libeius D.... [he left to his child D[onald]?]? 
.... eom ovem et agnu [sheep and a lamb], Legavit [he left] ..... 
...... ducoru[?] annoru et equa [horse]...... 
...... Ilrea Juvenca [a heifer] uni ann.... [one year old?] 
....... surgiam[?] .... 
..... William....... 


[P2 – the creases match the previous page and some letters missing in the folds are visible. The top and sides are missing.] 

....... the said Donald shall not.......
...... the stocke belonginge to his ffather th..... 
...... gould or sylver, nor of any thinge t..... 
...... ?? ??ffitt ch ...amber[?] nor of the ?ya? .... 
.... and all other Kynd of goods to be .... 
....lly between them both at May next half ..... 
.... William Christyn & Donald Christyn ..... 
.....and thatt the forsaid [‘Donald’ is crossed out] Gilbart W[?].......
....bqu[eat]hed[??] unto his daughter Elyne before .... 
... will.... ..noraes[?] after the makinge of his .....  
... the h[a]llfe[?] of one closse at gobawalley du[ring?].... 
.... the l[]y[fe] of her mother and all the said c..... 
.... yf by[?] ... said Ellyne have any yssue after .... 
... mothers dyssease [decease]