After his death his brother Dr John Arbuthnot was requested to be present at the opening of his papers "to see if it were worth while for his wife, Elizabeth Arbuthnot, (a daughter of James Carnegie of Craigo) who was then in Scotland, to administer to him" (i.e.
After his death, his brother Dr John Arbuthnot was asked to attend the opening of his papers "to see if it would be worthwhile for his wife, Elizabeth Arbuthnot, (a daughter of James Carnegie of Craigo), who was in Scotland at the time, to take care of them"