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One who is named to be in charge of the inheritance named in a testament until it is discharged..
Be it kend till all men be the preſent letters, we Robert, David, Andro, and Jean Colvills, lawful bairns to the deceaſt David Colvill, brother-germane to ane Noble Lord Robert Lord Colvill of Ochiltrie, forſomekellas the ſaid deceaſit David our father, in his teſtament-teſtamentor, legaſie, and letter-will, nominat and left the ſaid Noble Lord, then ſtiled Sir Robert Colvill of Cleiſh, Knight, his germane-brother, executor and tutor-teſtamentor to us, and ilk ane of us reſpectively during his lifetime; and in caſe of his deſeaſe during the time of our tutorie, our ſaid deſeaſit father nominate and left to us John Beatoune of Balfoure, James Beatoune younger thairof, and Andro Beatoune, his germane-brother, uncles to us one the mother’s ſide, as likeways tutors-teſtamentors to us, and diſtributors of the ſaid deſeaſit David our father his heal ſumes of money, gudes, and gaire amongeſt us, and either of us reſpectivelie, as after follows;
[…]which Reverſion, is renounc’d by John Lord Thirleſton, Son and Heir to the ſaid Sir John Maitland, with Advice and Conſent of Sir John Cockburn of Clarkingtoun his Tutor-Teſtamentor, in Favours of the Provoſt, Baillies, Council, Deacons of Crafts, and Community of the ſaid Burgh of Edinburgh[…]
On the 1st and 2nd of March, 1582, a contract is made and registered on the second of these days, […], which narrates—"That so much as the said umquhile Hugh, Lord Fraser of Lovat, in his latter will and testament nominated and ordained the said Elizaveth, Countess of Arran, his relict, tutrix testamentor to Simon, now Lord Lovat, his son, by reason whereof the said lady intromitted with the said Lord's living until the year of God 1578 […]".
She gives to her son, John Callaghan, all the property that belonged to her at the time of her death. She appoints John Tasker, her son-in-law as her testamentor.
By doing so, it went against a common exhortation in other testaments, to learn from the testamentor's example, and instead asserted that all men had weaknesses and were disobedient, even the most righteous Abraham.
Just think—be the first testamentor to witness the great Nolan being tricked, defeated, or just plain ambushed.
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Testamentor means One who is named to be in charge of the inheritance named in a testament until it is discharged..
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Be it kend till all men be the preſent letters, we Robert, David, Andro, and Jean Colvills, lawful bairns to the deceaſt David Colvill, brother-germane to ane Noble Lord Robert Lord Colvill of Ochiltrie, forſomekellas the ſaid deceaſit David our father, in his teſtament-teſtamentor, legaſie, and letter-will, nominat and left the ſaid Noble Lord, then ſtiled Sir Robert Colvill of Cleiſh, Knight, his germane-brother, executor and tutor-teſtamentor to us, and ilk ane of us reſpectively during his lifetime; and in caſe of his deſeaſe during the time of our tutorie, our ſaid deſeaſit father nominate and left to us John Beatoune of Balfoure, James Beatoune younger thairof, and Andro Beatoune, his germane-brother, uncles to us one the mother’s ſide, as likeways tutors-teſtamentors to us, and diſtributors of the ſaid deſeaſit David our father his heal ſumes of money, gudes, and gaire amongeſt us, and either of us reſpectivelie, as after follows;
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