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504 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT 1624.
falbe of fyftie merkis value a pice to be fuche maner and fafch-
one as thei fall feverallie apoint or direft according to thair
awin willis and pleffuris And I do ordane my Executouris and
fupervifouris afoirfaid to do thair trew and beft indevouris for the
getting in and recovering of all and Angular fuche dettis and
rychtis as falbe dew to me at the tyme of my deceis and imediatlie
efter my dettis and legacies ar peyit and deducit and funerallis
difchairgit I do abfolutlie give and bequaith all the fuperpluf-
age reft and refidew of my eftait guidis chattellis reallis and
perfonall moneyis houfhald fluff jewellis pleat and all vther
thingis and fowmes of money alfweill that decried vnto me by
the Heiche Court of Chancery as vtherwayis and alfo the fu-
perplufage of certane dettis or moneyis contenit in the writting
or deid maid according to the maner of Scotland befoir recitit
remaninge ower and aboue the fatiffeing the annuyties fowmes
of money or bequeftis gevin or affignit be me vnto the faid
Margaret my fifter and vtheris thairin quhich fuperplufage
of thois dettis or moneyis in Scotland I efteme will be about
Sterling vnto the Proveifl Baillies Miniftcris
and ordinarie Counfell of and for the tyme being of the faid
towne of Edinburgh for and towardis the funding and erefting
of ane hofpittill within the faid towne of Edinburgh in perpe-
tuitie and for and towardis the purchefing of certane landis in
perpetuitie to belong vnto the faid hofpittill to be imployit for
the mantinance releif bringing vp and educatioune of fo many
puire fatherles bairnes friemens fones of that Towne of Edin-
burgh as the meines quhiche I give and the value of the landis
fo purcheffit be the faid Proveift Baillies Minifteris and Coun-