| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 27 May 2019 |
| Original: | 0991433 |
Episcopal Will 1603E #022 German will of William Elletson, died 19 March 1602/3:
Summary: wife is alive, son Henry/Harry Elletson, dau Margaret, dau Alice, sister Margaret Elletson, also Sir? xxx Oates, Catharine Leck/Lake,
supervisors: Henry/Harry Radcliffe constable & Thomas C-----, witnesses: John Cosnahan/Cosnan vicar & Henry/Harry Corrin clerk & Richard Fisher, also:
(brother?) Christopher Elletson, pledges: Philip Lace & Thomas Clark.
?Son: Archdeacon Wills 1632 presentment Andreas: Henry Elletson & Christian Cowle presented 1632 Andreas for fornication.
?Son: Archdeacon Wills 1633 presentment Andreas: Henry Elletson presented 1633 Lezayre 'Harry' & suspended, found amongst the 1637 wills.
?Son: Archdeacon Wills 1635 presentment Andreas: Henry Elletson & Joney Lowey presented 1635 Andreas for fornication,
Joney is pregnant, Henry is from KK Maughold.
See: Episcopal will books 1620-1624 German, will of Christopher Elletson.
See: Episcopal will books 1616-1620 Maughold, will of Annas Christian alias Elletson.
See EpWills 13 xxx 1603 German court regarding the care of the children of deceased William Elletson & their goods (this will) EpW 1603E #22 German:
Margarett Elletsonne Aunte by the fathers syde to the chyldren of Wyllm Ellettson deceased is by the Courte allowed to have his chyldren and theyr goods
due to them by the deathe of theyr father shee fyndinge securite for the good usage of the chyldren as also the foorthe comeing of theyr goods, and Libertie
geven to her to put in securitie wthin xiiijth dayes and that in the penaltie of xls ad usum Regine wch order shee Refused in Courte and coulde not fynde
anie securitie for her, Thereuppon X?offer Elletson offered to put in securitie for the good usage of the chyldren as also the answeringe of theyr goods,
the Courte allowed of him whoe put in sureties for him for the good usage of the chyldren and the answeringe of theyr goods when they com to lawfull yeares,
Phillipp Lace who standethe bounde in the penaltie of doble value what goods is receyved to answere the same, The xiiijth of October 1603. Henrie Ratclyffe
one of the supvisors of Wyllm Elletsons chyldren hath condicones wth Christopher Elletson that he the sayd Christopher shall geve yearelie to the use and
benefytt of Henrie Elletsone sonne to Wyllm Elletson the use of vjs viijd for the use and occupacon of thone halffe of the fferme and whensoever the wydowe
leave the the fferme and the sayd Christopher havinge the use of the whole fferme then the to geve yearelie xs[10s] to the use of the sayd Henrie Elletsonne
so longe as he hathe the use thereof. Also the sayd Christopher doothe covenante that he wyll keepe the houses on the fferme in as good state and reparacon
as now he receivethe them and for the pformance hereof he hathe put Phillip Lace sureties for him whoe ----- ------- bounde in the penaltie of x£
[£10] ad usum Regine ------- ---- ------hge hereof. The 23 of June 1604 Thomas Clerke in the face of Court holden at Scti Peeters wth the consente
---[crumbled]--- sayd Christopher bounde him selffe sureties wth -------- -------- Phillip Lace to answere the prmisses.
see copy EpWills 13 October 1603 German court regarding the care of the children of deceased William Elletson & their goods, this is a copy of a record
found 2 pages earlier, but not word for word, see his will EpW 1603E #22 German: wife is alive, son Henry Elletson, unnamed & underage children, sister
Margaret Elletson, supervisors: Henry Radcliffe & others, also: (brother?) Christopher Elletson, pledge: Philip Lace & Thomas Clark: p eccle ------ Scte
Peeter Hollm, the xiijth of October 1603: Margerett Elletson Aunte by the fathers syde to the chyldren of Wyllm Elletson is by the Courte allowed to have
his chyldren and theyr goods due to them by the deathe of the sayd Wyllm Elletson shee fyndinge securitie for the good usage of the chyldren as also the
ffoorthe cominge of theyr goods and that wthin xiiijth dayes to put in securitie or else some other of the kynreyde to be admytted that wyll satisfye the
Lawe to the full ----ishet -----er she is inioyned to effecte thxxxxxx wthin xiiijth dayes in the penaltie of xlsad usum Regine wch order shee refused in
Courte and coulde fynne no securitie for her thereuppon Ch?opher Elletson offeringe securitie to the effecte as Aforesayd was by the Courte allowed who put
in sureties for him to use the chyldren well and also to answere them such goods of theyrs, as he would Receyve wth them also[?] Phillipp Lace whoe stande
the bounde in the penaltie of doble value to answere the chyldren theyr goods when they com to lawfull yeares. Henrie Ratclyffe supvisor of the say
Ellettsons chyldren hath condiconed wth the foresayd X?ofer that he shall gearelie geve to the use and benefytt of the elder sonne of Wyllm Elletson, vjs
viijd for the use of thone halffe of the fferme, and if it fortime[?] the wydowe to leave the fferme and the sayd X?offer to have the whole fferme then he
condicionethe to geve yearelie xs[10s] for the use of the sayd chyldren & wth all pmyssethe and covenantethe that he wyll keype the houses and the fferme in
as good state, and reparacon as nowe he receyvethe them, And for the pformance hereof the above sayd Phillipp Lace stande the bounde in the penaltie of x£
[£10] ad usum Regine. This condicon agreed uppon, the xiiijth of October 1603. Thomas Clerke the 23th of June 1604 in the face of the Courte holden at
Scte Peeters wth the --------- of the constable hath bounde ---------- suretie wth the sayd Phillip ---- the pmyses , signe manuele, Thomas X Clerke.
p eccleca Scti German 1602
The testament of Wyllm Elletson whoe
depted the 19th of Marche, fyrste he bequeathed
his soule to almightie God and his bodie to be
buried in Scte Peeters churche in hollometowne
Itm left to Sir[?] ----[?Jo] Otes 1 sheepe, to Katherine
Lecke 1 sheep, to his syster Margerett
ij sheepe, Itm constitute his three
chyldren vz Harrie, Margarett and
Ales [?] Elettson his true and lawfull
executors, also apoynted supvisors
of his sayd chyldren Harrie Ratclyffe
constable and Thomas Ci [surname is not finished]
Invent before mydsomer sub pena ijs ad Testes
usum Regine in this paper annexed Jo: Cosnan vic:
pbatu est et solvit xijd Harri Corine clerk
Rycharde Fysher
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An Inventorie of all the In steches[?] ............ ij In barrels ................ ij
goods of Wyllm Elletsonne In ffrying pans .......... 1 In stouts[?] .............. ij
deceased, and his wyfe In spyts ................. 1 In corn stooks
In sheepe & hogs ........ xij In tryppetts ............. ij wth the sat beinge
In muttons .............. ij In stradings cup ......... 1 in boodhe[?] ............ ij
In lambs ................ vj In dishes ................ iiij one churne
In kyne ................. iiij Itm lantens .............. 1 one Raidge
In oxen ................. iiiij Itm baking Grylls ........ 1 one hekell
In calves ............... ij Itm Iron cressals ........ 1 one payre lynnen cants
In mayres ............... vj Itm woollen wheels ....... 1 In Racken trees ........... ij
In coults ............... ij In bedstocks ............. ij In pott hookes ............ 1
one horse & another mayre In cadowes ............... ij In syves .................. iij
In pirgh[?] ............. iij In blankets .............. iij In syling dishes .......... iij
In yonge geese .......... iij In sheets ................ ij Itm earthen mug .......... 1
In pewter platers ....... vij Itm mank spayde .......... 1 Itm ploughes .............. 1
In saucers one Itm grapes ............... 1 In salters ................ 1
in candlestycks brass ... iij Itm coulters ............. 1 xiijth stoackes oates in
In salte cellers ........ ij In carrs ................. iiij the hands of X?offer
one brass, another pewter In straddles ............. v [5] Elletson &
Itm earthen cupp ........ 1 In harrowes .............. iiij v[5] stoakes barelie
In pewter cupps ......... 1 In harrowinge gears In wheate ix sheaves
In trenchers ............ iiij v [5] payre In rye 1 stooke &
In cans ................. ij Itm cheese flickes ....... 1 1 halffe being thone
In brass pans ........... ij Itm tylage forks ......... 1 halffe of the corne
In coffers .............. ij Itm Iryshe bords[?] ...... 1 due to the chyldren
[next page] Itm whyn hooks ........... 1 and as muche more due
Itm plowinge draughts .... 1 to them in theyr mothers
[next page, the 4th page of the inventory:] hands
The debts to be
deducted oute of this
Inventorie
Last Modified 27 May 2019