Donll. Cowne, 1675

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In the Index of Archdeacon Wills, this will is erroneously listed under Marown, but is actually the next Andreas will in the book of wills.

This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of 
Donll: Cowne being in good and perfect memory, committed 
his soul to God and his body to Christian burial.  
Item, he left and ordained his children xxxx that in the 
womb if it lives joint executors of all his 
goods whatsoever moveable and unmoveable.  
Item, to Ro: Cannell 1s 6d.  
Item, to Sir J. Huddleston 1s 6d.  
Item, he declared that there was due to him from John Kneele 
Mullin downe 28s and bowle of malt corn.  
Also due from John Lace Ballavoddan 4 years wages after 14s year.  
And that he never received xxxx xxx xxx worth of all these goods, 
save only a cow grassings each year and xxxx xxxxx of malt corn 
& a quart of pease.  
Item, due from Pat Kneele senior 4s, and further left the tuition 
of his children and goods to his wife.   
Testes 
Ro: Cannell    } 
J. Huddlestone } jurati.         

The wife having refused the tuition of the children, the 
Court have ordered the fathers part of them upon the next 
of kin on the father's side, vizt, Margt Cowne.  
Probatum et solvit.  Pledges in form of law.        

The Inventory of the said testator prized by 4 sworn men 
amounts to 1 pound 14 shillings 0 pence.             
The wife finding that the next related on the father's side 
are not capable of the charge of the children (being very poor) 
and she out of her tenderness of them being therefore willing 
to do her utmost endeavor less they should perish, and having 
informed the Court that her condition is very mean which also 
is averred by the neighbors and that three children are very 
young and one also upon her bearing; 
The Court taking her condition to consideration hath thought[?] 
fit[?] and so ordered that for the reasons aforesaid, and also in 
xxxxx of these times of soar xxxx, that the small portion 
of goods due unto them shall be expended to xxxxxxx them alive  
that they perish not.  And that she shall not hereafter be accomptable 
for for the said goods to any one xxxxx hereafter.

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