Margaret Kewley, 1663

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                 Lonan
The last will and testament of Margaret 
Kewley who departed this life the second day 
of March 1663. 
First she committed her soule to God and her 
body to Christian burial.  
It: She left to the poore three half firlet of oate meale.  
It: she left to her husband fortie shillings in 
money a suite of cloathes and two shirts.  
It: to Sir John Woods a choyse sheep or mutton.  
It: to Margret Harrison two pound flax & her second apron.  
It: to Ellin Quine one pedicoate one wastcoate.  
It: to Margrett Cloaige one pedicoate.  
Item: she left all her goods to her son and in 
case her said son should dye before he came to 
years of discretion she constituted and ordained 
her brethren and sister by father and mother her 
true and lawful execrs of all her goods moveable 
and unmoveable they giveinge to John Oates twentie 
shillings, and to her brother William Kewley 4 
shillings and to her brother Phillip Kewley 4 shillings.  
It: to her mother all the cloathes and linen that 
she gave her if the child dyed.   
Testes
Margarett Harrison
John Woods
xx Xtian, jurati.    
Solvo tamen basicaxxxx suo jure.  
Probated et Solvit 1s.            

2 of the Executors vizt., John Kewley & 
Nelly Kewley is sworne in Court to performe 
all things according to law, & also supervisor 
of the child underage: & the vicar is 
impowered to take ye oaths of ye other brothers 
vizt., Michaell Kewley & James Kewley & to 
return a certificat yr of to ye office.            

The Inventory take a praized by 4 sworn men vizt 
Tho.Cluage, Will Kewush, Willm Cluag & Finlo Cluage 
amounts to 5 pounds 17 shillings 0 pence.  
The whole sume demanded from ye husband is 8 pounds 15 shillings 0 pence

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