Historical account of the Macdonnells of Antrim

3go ATPENDIX.
destruction of Bodie and soal. In wch holy God and Blessed Trinitie I stedfastly beleive,
hopinge assuredly yt he will receave back againe in his mercie this my soale to Glorifie him in
His heaveins for ever. As to my Body, I bequeath itt to the earth from whence it came, to be
buried in ane Christian Buriall yr (where) itt shall please God.
As to my goods and chatteles, I bequeathe them as followeth —
First, I do appoynt and ordaine my weil beloved wyffe Catharine Mcgdmartine and my
faithfull and trustie freinds Wm. Dunlapp laird off Crage, and Thomas Boyd off Carncogie, and
Mr. Wm. Wallace to be exeacutors off this my will underwryten and intromettary wt my wyff
jioyntlie and severally wt all my goods and chattelis rightis and creditis whatsoever (to the per-
forminge my will as heireunder is expressed). (Seep. 72, supra).
Inprimis, my will is yt all the debt wch I do justly owe shall be payed wt the reste of my
creditis :
Item, my will is yt my wyffe shall have during her mortal lyfe my houses and gardens in the
towne off Dunluce w' the furnitewre and land y unto belonginge, beinge the aqual halfe off the
ffeild called Macheranecrossie and Dollnabrade ; and after her decease I leave the same to the
eldest off my sones then livinge, ther heirs exrs or assignais wch failinge to be devyded amongst
my dauchters and ther heirs.
Item, my will is, and I ordaine yt my wyfe shall have all the plenishinge insighte and goods
whatsoever wch shall be wh in my hoase the tyme of my decease, reservinge money and plate
and other reservationis under wrytten, and yt be ffull satisfaction off all dower joynter and thirds
wch she may clame ; as also I leave unto her ffowre off my best kowis, and she to injoy the
same by the sighte off the overseers, and advise off them whom I do appoynte as after followeth.
Item, my will is yt my son Adam shall have and injoy the qrterland off Ballebreill, the
Salmon fishinge off Portnein and Lands ; the Towne land of Carvelly wt all the titles and ryghts
qch I leave to him, his heirs, exrs and assignais ; and I do appoynte and ordaine my faithfull and
weilbeloved friends Mr. Andrew Monypenny, Archdeacon of Coner, and Mr. Wm. fentwine,
preacher off God his word att Cam Castle, to be curators to him and possess the profits off the
sd land and fishinge duringe his minoritie, to be pute and q n verted towards the honest aducaoine
off him, and in wch tym I will and desyre yt the sd Mr. Monypenny (iff not being burdensome
unto him), and Mr. Wm Fentwine jointlie and severallie shall keip him att schooles and to
breed him according as they schall in y discretion think fitt, to quhome jointlie and severallie
(Mr. Fentown being less distracted by uther occasions y" the ryt worschipfull Mr. Monypenny)
I comitt him and his portione. Item I do leave all my plate to my sone Adam, togither wt on
furnisched fether bedd wt the apportunances necessarilie belonginge, my brewinge kettill, my
aquavits pott, always reserving the use of them to his mother until he shall come to perfect age,
or be married, iff she shall live so longe, prayinge the sd Mr. Monypenny and Mr. Fentowine to
acceptt off this charge jointlie and severally to direct my sd sone as they schall think wreite (and
iff the sd Mr. Monypenny be promoted to greater dignities or remove himself hence) I recom-
mend him and his portion to the care and fidelitie of Mr. Fentowne, desyring my saide sone to
doe nothing w'ot the direction and advyse off them the sd Mr. Monypenny or Mr. Fentowne.