Record of Special Bequeathal by Lady Son, Wife of Bak Yu

This document records the special bequeathal by Lady Son, wife of Bak Yu, on the twelfth day of the sixth month, 1620, when she gave her first son Bak Munnip a slave passed down
to her from her parents for the purpose of building the head house of the family. Previously, Bak Yu had been given eight dong of fine hemp from his aunt to contribute to his family,
but had used it up, and his family steadily declined after his death. Out of necessity, Bak Yu’s wife gave three slaves that she had originally received as marriage gifts as well as their
subsequent offspring to her eldest son Munnip for the purpose of building the head house. However, the male slave Bongnam, who paid a fee to live in his own home rather than in Bak’s household, was exempted from the duty of paying the labor service exemption fee. The property owner Lady Son stamped the document with the inscription “Lady Son, Wife of Bak
Yu,” while her brother Son Jongha, and Bak Yu’s younger brother Bak Reuk were present as witnesses and signed their names. Bak Seon, a younger brother of Bak Yu, was the witness and author of the document.