Name: John Bridson Submitted by: Michael Bridson Date: 7 May 2012 Original: MNHL No. (RC1)* The testament of John Brydson wch died the xxij of October 1598, constituted his sonne John to have his farm his plough, his (crop) of weat one heffer in calf all tooles belonging to the …… as (carrs) (scadles) It willed that the said John and the rest of his children lawfull[y] begotten to be …., to the poor iij firkins wheat mault & wheat and oats ….. to his daughter Margret one heffer calf of one year old, to his young[est] daughter mariot one shepe, one exe, It willd (Cowley) one … ….. one ewe. It bequeathed to … daughter iiij boules towards their marriages, It willed that his eldest daughter should remain in the farm during the m[arr]iage of the said John his sonne. Invent before ….. sub po[ena] [T]estes … John ….. Thos (atagart) p[ro]bat est et soluit xijd