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This is my transcript of the Will Inventory of Patrick Coull (Scotlandspeople). This was all that downloaded for the will for him. See separate blog page about him and his family.

a) Ancestry, co.uk: UK, Extracted Probate Records: Coull, Patrick, late merchant in Cullen 23/11/1784. Book: Mort Roll from 1781 in the Register House, Edinburgh. (Death). Collection: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Reg of Testaments, 1564-1800.

b) Scotlandspeople website: 1 Cull Patrick 23/11/1784 late merchant in Cullen. Aberdeen Commissary Court. His executrix was his daughter, Jean Coull, and her ‘Cautioner’ at the auction was Alexander Coull. His creditors had to be paid out of the proceeds.

Page 1: Inventory of the Means and Effects, which pertained to the deceased Patrick Coull, late Merchant in Cullen at the time of his death, which happened the End of April last, Made and Given up by Jean Coull, Eldest daughter of the said defunct, and Exerix decerned to him,

By and before the Commissary Aberdeen, upon the sixth day of August last, confirm to the Decrees of Executry pronounced thereanent; Under protestation that the said Exerix, shall be no further liable, than to the extent of the Sum to be given up in Inventory;

That she shall have retention and allowance of the Expence of this confirmation, of the defuncts funeral Charges and Expences, and of all other, preferable and priviledged Debts; And that she shall be at liberty, to add and eik to this present Inventory such Effects, as may afterwards come to her knowledge –

Under these protestations, the said Exerix Grants and Confesses, that there pertained to the said defunct, some Merchant Goods, household furniture and other Effects, and which were in his possession, at the time of his death, and were by public roup sold by the said Exerix the Eighteenth day of August last, in virtue of a warrand from the said Commissary, of date the sixth day of the said

X Jean Coull

Page 2: month for the Sum of Twenty five pounds three Shillings and three Pence Sterling, conform to the Articles of roup and Roup List of the said subjects signed by George Jamieson in Fordyce Auctioneer, and John Gray in Towie Clerk to the said Roup - - - X Jean Coull

At Aberdeen the twenty third day of November……and Eighty four (will mean 1784) in presence of Alexander Innes Esquire of ?Breday Commissary of Aberdeen –

The Commissary aforesaid confirms the said Jean Coull Exerix decerned to and nearest in kin of the said defunct. Approves of the foregoing Inventory and hereby Grants full power and authority to her to ?imbromitt with the Sum of money before given up and hath received Alexander Coull Taylor in Cullen as ?Cautioner for her, that the sum of money before mentioned, shall be made furthcoming to all Parties having interest therein, as Accords of the Law And the said Exerix and Cautioner, submitt themselves to the jurisdiction of the Commissary of Aberdeen in all matters and questions relative to the said ?Exerix, and affix the Commissary Clerks in Aberdeen as a domicile for laying on all citations against them thereanent, in case they, or either of them shall happen at any time hereafter to live without the said Commissary’s jurisdiction –

Nine pound Court signature Alex Innes
X Jean Coull X Alexander Coull

Page 3: parties are hereby obliged to submit under the Penalty of one pound Sterling and he having made choice of John Gray writer in ?Jorvie to be his Clerk, by whose Roup list every purchaser must pay, they are therefore intitled to see the prospective prices annexed to what was purchased by them: In Witness whereof the foregoing Articles are subscribed at Cullen by Jean Coull the ? Exposer and George Jamieson Judge of the Roup before these witnesses Alexander Coull Taylor in Cullen and the said John Gray writer hereof.

Signed by Witnesses: Jean Coull, Alexander Coull, Jno Gray, George Jamieson.

Headings: Articles, Purchaser’s name, Value. All amounts have paid next to them.

1. A small press with drawers – John ?Skakel – 2s. 1d.
2. One small ditto – Walter Booth – 2s. 4d.
3. One ditto – Geo Donaldson – 2s. 1d.
4. One stand of shelves – Walter Booth – 2s. 2d.
5. A small press with dish and drawers – Walter Booth –
3s. ?7d.
6. An old chest – John ?McKinger - 3s. 3 ½ d.
7. One ditto – Jas Marques – 3s. 2d.
8. One ditto – Al. Coull – 3s. 9d.
9. 3 stone bottles – cash – 1s. 6d.
10. 30 bottles with drugs – Jas Cowie – 2s. 4 ½d.
11. 14 Pigs with drugs – Andrew Goodbrand – 1s. 6d.
12. 14 oz white Vitriol & 9 oz blue ditto – Jas ?Pettrie –
2s. 6d.
13. 6 oz Salt Petre & 4 oz Alloes – Jas Cowie – 2s. 5d.
14. 1 (and) 2/16 lb: Rosin – Jas Smith – 3d.
15. White Mustard – H ?Barnet – 2 ¼d.
16. 13 oz Carway & & oz Aneese Seed – Walter Adam – 4d.
17. 6 oz Madder & 2 ? H Logwood in a Box – James Booth – 2d.
18. 2 and 7/16 lb yellow wood and 1 and 12/16 lb ? Arneta
in a box – Jas Booth – 1s. 2d.
19. 16 lb Reed wood in a box – John ?Bud – 1s.
20. 3 lb Alum – Jas Eddie – 7 ½ d.
21. 3 Hundr. door and ¾ H: floor nails & 80 Doz tacks –
James Cowie – 3 ½d.
22. 1 and 3/16 lb Asure blue & Blue 1 and 3/16 lb –
Jas Booth – 2s. 4d.
23. 40 Chatechisms & 10 Solomon Proverbs – Jas Eddie –
10d.
24. 5 and 5/12 Dozen Story Song Books & Ballads –
Jas Eddie – 7 ½ d.
25. 2 ¼ lb coloured Threads – Jas Eddie – 3s. 2d.
26. 1 and 1/16 lb Hair & 12 oz Worsted – John Hacket – 2s.

Signed: George Jamieson and Jno Gray Clerk.

Page 4: Bro’t over…….£2. 4s. 9d.

27. 4 Doz’n large Horn Buttons & 17 ditto Small – Geo Jamieson Marques – 1s.1d.
28. 6 8/12 Doz’n Large Mettle (metal) Buttons & 3 Doz’n
sm – Walter Booth – 1s.
29. 2 parcels Buttons of different kinds – Jas ?Pettrie –
1s. 10d.
30. 10 oz ?Weigh.g pins & papered kinds – Jas Cowie –
1s. 6d.
31. 2 ½ Doz’n Thimbles – Jas Eddie – 3 ½d.
32. 5 pair steel & 3 pair yellow Buckles – Jno Hacket –
10 ½d.
33. 12 pairs of Buttons & 2 Doz’n Stayhookes – Jno Hacket - ?£2. 0s 8d.
34. 21 Flesh brushes – James Cowrie - ? 9d.
35. A cask w’d. pearl ashes Damnifyed – Found & proven to be Thos Barns.
36. 6 Quires of writing paper – James Smith – 3s. 2 ½d.
37. 1 ½ lb Lambblack – Rob’t ?Juncan – 2s. 3d. (this is probably Lampblack)
38. A pair worsted Stockings – Al. Ewan – 4d.
39. Old Lead – Jas Booth – 2s. 4d.
40. 4 large weights stone – Geo Jamieson – 3s. 0d.
41. 2 ? kawlks w. Shells & weights Brass – Mr Grant – 5s. 4d.
42. 6 oz Waffers in a box – Geo Donaldson – 9 ½d.
43. A white Iron Pan ? l lb oxecrosian – John Gray – ditto marks not clear if £2. 5s. 6d. or 5s. 6d.
44. 2 Boxes & a Small cask – Isobel Ingram – 3 ½d.
45. An old Desk & Drawers – George Corvel – 1s. 2d.
46. A Cheese Press – John Gray – 2s. ? 5d.
47. An old Chest – Al. Simpson – ditto marks not clear if £2. 2s. 5d. or 2s. 5d.
48. 2 Boxes – Al. Coull – ditto marks not clear if £2. 2s. 7.or 2s. 7d.
49. A Tub and a brewing Cask – Al. Coull - ? 7d.
50. A Close Bed – Al. Coull – 6s. 6d.
51. A press – Elisabeth Ingram – 4s. 1d.
52. 2 Kitchen Tables – Wm Coull – 4s. 5d.
53. 9 Chairs – Alex’r Coull – 5s. 4 ½d.
54. A vessel Bench & 6 Stone plates – Al. Coull – 1s. 1d.
55. 1 plate & 6 ?trunchers Pewter – Al. Coull – 2s. 6d.
56. A Meall Cask – Al. Coull – 1s. 1d.
57. 2 ? Potts ?nettlen – Al. Coull – 7s. 2d.
58. A Brass pan – Al. Coull – 1s. 2d.
59. 2 water Buckets & a water Cask – Al. Coull – 1s. 11d.

Total £5. 1s. 9 ½d.

Signed Geo Jamieson & Jno Gray Clerk.

Page 5 Articles & Conditions upon which Sundry Articles, Merchant goods, Household furniture, & ?… Corns, lately the property of the deceast Patrick Coull late Merchant in Cullen, now belonging to his Creditors, are to be disposed of by Publick Roup for ?behoofs of his said Creditors by virtue of a warrand from the Commissary of Aberdeen of date 6th August, current at Cullen this eighteenth day of August one thousand and seven hundred and Eighty-four years.

Article:
1st – Every Article will be put up at the discretion of the Judge of the Roup when among the offers made the last and highest Bidder will be preferred upon the following Conditions ? Allenarly.

2nd – Every Article is to be ready money.

3rd – As every Article becomes the property of the Purchasers however soon the same is struck out in their favours, it is to be at their risque from that time; and be removed from the place of Roup immediately after satisfying the Judge in terms of the foregoing Article.

4th – If any Purchaser fail in payments, agreeable to the preceding Articles, They are hereby declared to be lyable to the Exposer in one fifth part of the Value struck out in their favours, and the article set up again or given to the next highest bidder, in the Judge’s Option.

5th – In the course of making offers at the Roup, every offer must exceed the preceding offer, in two pence above twenty shillings, sixpence above Forty Shillings, and one Shilling above four Pounds Stirling.

6th – George Jamieson in Fordyce whereby appointed Judge of the Roup, with full power to determine all Difference that may arise thereat, to whose Determination all parties, etc.