…disposal of his personal estate and effects or any part of them other than that now exhibited and codicil thereto dated the third day of April Eighteen hundred and twenty and recorded in the town Court Books of Stirling the thirty first day of October Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Two an extract whereof is now exhibited and signed by the dissonent and commissioner as relative hereto that the foregoing inventory each page of which is signed by the dissonent and commissioner as relative hereto is a full and complete inventory of the personal estate and effects of the said deceased Dr John Forrest wheresoever situated and belonging or due to him beneficially at the time of his death and that the value of the said estate situated in Scotland is of the value of two thousand pounds slg and under the value of three thousand pounds slg all which is both as the dissonent shall answer to God (Signed) Elisabeth Forrest, Andrew Mutton Comms
(Follows the registered Disposition and Deed of Settlement)
At Sterling the thirty first day of October eighteen hundred and twenty two years. In presence of Daniel Hingate Esquire one of the present Barches of the Burgh of stirling commisoner,. Mr Robert Sconee notary as procurator for Dr John Forrest after designed and produced and gave in the deposition and Deed of settlement underwritten declaring the same might be insert and registered in the Town Court Books of said Bargh for presentation and publication of execution conforms to the clause of registration therein contained which desire the said Bailie granted and ordained the same to be done accordingly and whereof the lenor follows that I Dr John Forrest Physician in Stirling taking into my most serious considerations that by my present marriage with Elisabeth Glas my wife I have seven children in life named David, Christian, Elisabeth, Marion, Margaret, Isabella, Craigh and John Forrest and that there was no contract of marriage or other settlement executed between her and blank wherefore it becomes prudent and necessary to make a proper settlement of my affairs amongst my….
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