Glasgow Commissary Court Register of Testaments – CC9/7/36 – Patrick Ewing 1667

(in margin – Eik Ewing Suo conforme to tua fale divisioun)

I Mr W[illia]m Flyming of Ferme Co[m]missar of Glesgow Be the tennor heirof of new
againe Ratifie approve & conferme Alexr Ewing in Letter kenny in Ireland Brother germane
& exe[cut]or dative decernit & confermit to umq[uhi]ll Patrick Ewing maltman burges of
Dumbartane In and to the soume of Twa hundreth merks monye prin[cipa]ll w[i]th twenty
four pundis monye of bygaine an[nual]rent at leist penaltie at leist an[nual]rent & penaltie
dew to the defunct Be Walter Watsoune in Dumbartane Conforme to his band q[uhi]lkis
soumes extending to jct Lvij lib vjsh viijd was ignorantlie omittit & left furth of the defuncts
prin[ci]pall confermit testament be his s[ai]d exe[cut]or (protesta[tio]une being grantit for
eiking as accordes) And now is of Lait tyme sen come to his knowledge w[i]th power to him
to intromet th[air]w[i]th and if neid beis to call & p[er]sew th[air]for Becaus he hes of new
againe made faithe as use is & fund ca[tio]une as law will as ane act made th[air]upone at
Lenth beirs In witnes q[uhai]rof thir p[rese]ntes ar sub[scrivi]t be Gilbert Marshall Co[m]
missar clerk of Glesgow the seall of office is heirto affixt att Glesgow the thrid day of Apryll
1667 yeiris

The q[uhi]lk day compeired p[er]sonallie Claud Colhoune maltman burges of Glesgow and
is become actit and obleist as cautioner & sovertie for Alexander Ewing in Letterkenny in
Irland brother german & exe[cut]or dative decernit & confermit to the deceist Patrick Ewing
maltman burges of Dunbartane that the guidis geir & debts given up & contenit in the eik
made to the defunctis prin[cipa]ll confermit testament sall be made furth cummand to all
p[air]ties haveand intres as Law will and the exe[cut]or is obleist for the Cautioners releiffe
Be th[i]s act sub[scrivi]t befor Jon Grahame Jon Reid not[ar] in Glesgow & W[illia]m Scot
wryters in Glesgow Sic sub[scrivit]ur Claud Colquhoune Alexr Ewing JGrahame witnes
JReid witnes WScot witnes

Notes:

The signatures are not the original ones, but copies made by the clerk who inserted the eik into the register
See transcription of 1665 Testament