Henrey Gall, 1637

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      Rushen 1637
The last will and testamt of Henrey Gall who departed 
this life the 28th of June 1637. He committed his soule 
to God and his body to be honestly interred.  
To the poore one bowle malt, & one ferled wheate & a mutton.  
To my BROTHER WM GALL half a heffer, my best suite, 
stockings and shoes.  
To my DAUGHTER ANN one bowle malt, to my DAUGHTER KATHEREN 
3 half ferled corne, to my SONE HENREY GALL 3 halfe 
ferleds corne, my will is that he my sone and heire shall 
have the whole croppe totally.  
Item, to my brother Wm Gall a parcel of land commonly termed 
Knocke [aspicke] during his owne naturall life.  
Itm, there is due to my BRO WM 23s. I claime from Jo: 
Tatles[?] 17s, from Alice Cla..... 
9s. I constitute and ordaine my CHILDREN, JOHN, HENERY, 
KATHEREN, and ANN GALL my true and lawfull executors of 
all my goods moveable & unmoveable except the croft.  I
 bequeath DAVID[?] TAYLOR & MY BROTHER WM GALL Supervisers 
 of my CHILDREN and my WIFE to have the tuition of my 
 children during there nonage conditionally, that she 
 doesn't marrie, otherwise my will is that the Supervisors 
 shall have the tuition of my children & goods during 
 their minority.  This is my last will and testament as 
 wittnes these personse: 
 Testes: 
 John Kegge, 
 Jo: Harisone, 
 J onie Taylor.     Probat est et Solvig 12d.                        
 
 Inventory[some is hidden in a right-hand fold]:  
 Impr: 1 oxe 35s,     1 cowe 28s;     
 1 steere three yeares old 20s,    
 two mares  32s;      
 sixe sheepe ---- 
 2 lambes & two ewes  3s 6d,     
 2 muttons -----,     
 goslings 10d;     
 half a broad goose et ----- 8d,     
 half a pigge 6d,     
 2 old carres et straddles 1s,     
 2 blanketts et half an old blanket  9s,     
 1 powle[?]  4d,     
 1 threne[?] et half of ----- 3s,     
 a porcion of hempe  10d,     
 1 old spade -----,     
 --- yards of linen cloth 2s,      
 half a chist ----,     
 half a ----tte  15d;     
 2 old barrels 2---,      
 treene vessles  6d,     
 half a gridle ------.      T
 otalis summa 8pounds 9s---.         
 Pledge John ----one et -----ailor for the forthcoming 
 of ye goods & to keep the office harmless

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