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I Elizabeth Catanach residing in Huntly considering the certainty of death and uncerta inty of thime (sic) therof (sic) in order to prevent any dispute that might arise among friends after my death, make my last will and testame nt as under. I hearby (sic) nominate and appoint Mr Wilm Mellis Mercht in Huntly and the Revd Alexr Reid Minister of Kildrummy my executors, with full powers to them to intromit with all my Effects and subjects both personal and heritable ; and to give up Inventery (sic) thereof, and do every thing competent to ixicutors (sic) under the following restrictions. – first I will and require that thay (sic) pay all my just Debts and Funeral expences (sic) and secondly that thy (sic) pay the Riminder (sic) of my subjick (sic) arising ether (sic) frome (sic) sale of furniture, payment of Bills, or Debts which may be owing to me any Maner (sic) of way, to my Neice (sic) Jane Mellise sic only Surviving Daughter of the said Wilm Mellis by hir (sic) Mother Isabel Catanach my Sister for hir (sic) sole life1 and Behof and this to be paid as soon after my death as may be and this I declare to be my last will and tistament (sic) reserving, however to my self full power to alter or renovate2 the same – and I concent (sic) to the registration herof (sic) in the books of council and Session or others competint (sic) thereto for preservation and therefor constitute my Provs In witnefs where of I have subscribed this present writen (sic) with my own name at huntly this day 29 July in the year of God 1830 before Witnefs Thos. Paterson and J. Anderson in Huntly
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1 ‘Life’ should presumably read ‘use’.
2 Ought not ‘renovate’ to be ‘revoke’?
Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Catanach, of which the sole
beneficiary was Jane Mellis