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"Testament grab 2"

Summa (= Latin for 'sum/total') of the said Inventary is iij c Lxxxiij lib xij s (= £383 12/-) Scots money

The fores[ai]d Testament is Confirmed upon the 24th of July 1751 years and Andrew Wilson Brewar (= brewer) Burges of Pittenweem is become cautioner for the exe[cuto]r

[A cautioner was someone who stood surety that the executor would carry out his duties properly, especially when it came to matters financial.]

"Testament grab 1"

for payment and satisfaction to the said Exe[cuto]r pro tanto (= Latin for 'to that extent') of the sum of jaj Lxxxviij lib i s (= £1,088 1/-) Scots money of prin[cipa]ll with ij s (= 2/-) money foresaid (i.e. Scots money) on each pound of the said prin[cipa]ll sum of Expences of plea due by a Decreet (= decree) obtained at the instance of David Brown late Theasurer (= treasurer) of Pittenweem

"Transcribe 3"

prin[cipa]ll (= principal or capital sum) and a[nnual]rent (= annual rent = interest) thereof

"Transcribe 4"

ij c xL lib (= £240) Scots money

i c xLiij lib xij s (= £143 12/-) Scots money

iij c Lxxxiij lib xij s (£383 12/-) Scots money

As both parents would be under church discipline at the time, neither of them would be allowed to present the child for baptism until they had been absolved. Instead the child would be presented by someone else, in this case John Bell, who would be a relative of the mother.

There is also the possibility of finding further details in the minutes of the kirk session or the accounts, especially if a child was known to be expected before the marriage or was born too soon afterwards. These minutes are free to read.

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