| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 10 February 2003 |
| Original: | LDS: 0106203 |
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48 Bryde Decr 27 - 75 In nominee dei amen. I Hugh Cowle sick in body but whole in mind and perfect memory praised be God, making my last & testament as follow: Imprimis, I commit my body to the grave soul to God and my body to Xtian burial. Item, I leave to be bestowed at my funeral 1 mutton and one firlet of corn. Item, I leave to Edward Martin a sheep. Item, to Charles Howlay an yearling. Item, I leave to Bessy Cowle a sheep for the 12d I owed her, I confess to be owing & indebted to Christian Joughin 20s, if that will content her. To Capt Edward Churphey 3s. To Thomas Keluy[?] 2s 6d; to Christian Cowle 2s. Item, I consistute and ordain my only child Mary Cowle my true and xxxx Executor of all ye rest of my goods moveable and unmoveable whatsoever. Item my will is that James Corkill should have the tuition of my daughrer and her goods & lands untilshe come to lawful years & then my is is that James xxxx if he pleased do match with my said daughter that then all the lands that was betwixt them xxxx go through other as it was before, and if it please God to call for my said child under years then my will is that James Corkill should have one quarter of all her good, and another quarter to Charles Cowle and the third quarter to John Cowle xxxxbadooes his brother & the 4th last quarter to my sister Katherin Cowle, and do constitute & apoint supervisors of my said child Charles Cowle, Jo:Cowle & Kath:Cowle to see all things in my will performed and y child to be carefully brought up and her goods truly cept for and inventoried, further my will is that if James Corkill do take my child and her lands, that he give one days plowing to Edmond Xtin of the land furthest off & 3 days plowings of the piece next to the house. Testes: Charles Cowle, Edward Martin, jurati. James Corkill have this day (being the xxxx of record) confessed to ye will, and is sworn in form of law & the goods in his xxxx the houses to be kept in good repair as he now finds them in. The supervisors sworn in form of law. Probatum et solvig 12d. November ye 19th 1681: This day John Cowl of KK Bride hath come to ye Records and doth acknowledge and confess himself fully satisfied by James Corkill of KK Maughold in all that fell due to him by the death of the above Hugh Cowle or his daughter Mary Cowle and acquit and dischargeth the said James his heirs and executors forever of ye same as witness his mark. John Cowle his mark. [Before] me Jon: Christian Registrar Archd. Die preta: Ann Cowl doth acknowledge to have this day rec'd from the above James Cowle the sum of 22s 6d upon ye account of the goods of the above Hugh Cowle and acquit and forever discharge ye said James Corkill for the same as witness her mark. An Cowle X. [Before] me Jon: Christin Regr. Die preta¨Wm Marteen on behalf of his wife Bessy Cowle hath received full satisfaction for all and xxxxx [bottom of page crumpled away]. KK Maughall January ye 12th 1675: The Inventory of ye goods of Huge Cowle prized by 4 sworn men viz: Tho:Killey, John Christian, Edward Martin & John Stole. Imprimis, 1 in calf cow 30s, fallow cow 30s 3 pounds 00 shillings 00 pence 1 steer 30s, one calf 6s 1:16:00 2 old horses 29s, one horse 14s 02:03:00 2 other horses 01:00:00 The fishing nets with 2 clues of thred 00:04:00 1 boulster, 1 sueb[?] & all ye gears belonging to husbandry that is, 1 manks spade, 1 English spade, one turf spade, one grape, 3 harrows, 6 traveb[?], with one draught and one axe, with half a plow beam 00:10:00 The sppinlers, with joweb, bags, 1 line and 2 ropes 00:03:00 one woolen wheel, and 1 pair of cards 00:02:00 one little wheel 2s, weights & fives 6d 00:02:06 treen vessels, with 2 mugs 00:02:00 2 small sickles 4d, an iron gridle 3s 00:03:0x 1 boulster 1s 6d, one saddle 9d, 8 pound of wool 2s 00:04:00 5 pound of tow 8d, 2 pounds and ½ of rought flax do 00:07 xx one iron pot 7d l looming kishans 4d 00:07:xx 1 pound and 1/s of white candles 4d; 3 yards & ½ of linen cloth 3s 00:03:0x one kerchief 8d, the small linens 1s 00:01:0x one chest 2s 6d, one carr & one ladder 1s 00:03:0x 19 sheep 02:00:0x in hoggs 13, 16s 4d, the turf 2s 00:18:0x 2 maize[?] of herring 12s; 3 kishans of salt 1s 00:13:0x Totallis 14:17:00 Note that James Corkle is only to repair the dwelling house, into which he is not admitted because of a frantic woman, grandmother of the child. Debts to be deducted out of the above Inventory: To Ed: Curghey 3s, to Tho: Kealwey 2s 6d 00:05:xx To Xpian Cowle 2s, Lords rent 4s 00:06:xx more 2d the keart & wheat money 00:00:xx Court fees and sumner fees 00:0x xx burial money to Mr. All 1s, writing ye will 1s 00:02:xx funeral fees 6d, fines 6d, tithe money 5s 00:05:xx to Christian Joughin of her wages 01:02:xx milkness[?] 9d, for drawing up the contents for ye goods & lands to James Corkle 00:01:xx the number of herrings Inventory falling short, to be deducted therefore 00:01:xx And whereas there was 19 sheep prized, but there are not more but 17 so upon this accompt there is deducted 00:04:00 also there is a hogg to be deducted for tithe the prise 00:01:04 also there is to be deducted the wives goods, which is 01:10:00 Sum 02:01:04 Also there is upon the fathers part 27 shucks of barley out of which is to be deducted for the mother's Inventory 15 shucks, so that ye encece[?] having received of shucks, in oats 12 and in barley 27 shucks is satisfied for the mother and the fathers proportion of ye corn. The mother's Inventory in libro 1674 is all included in this Iventory, and nothing due upon her part brcause as aforesaid included in this. Pledges given in by James Corkle secunde firmed legis Lieut Richd: Cowle & Dan: Looney of Ramsey. more added to ye Inventory for cloth old 01:06:00 more yet to be deducted, to the weaver for ye hureden cloth 00:01:02 to the walker[?Tho:Walker] 8d more to him 10d. to yue taylor for making seuits[?] clothes, which ought to be done in the decedents life time 00:00:08 for thred 1d to his daughter for a hurden smock 7d, to ye old moare 4d 00:01:00 for plowing 00:06:00 to the walker[?Tho:Walker] of old debt 00:00:03 for writing all these accompts 00:01:06 sum 00:12:00 The whole Inventory amounts to the sum of 16 pounds 3 shillings 3 pence The deductions are 05:02:08 The Clear Inventory 11:00:07 ye December ye 5th 1681[?]: This day Cha:Cowle one of the Administrators of the daughter of Hugh Cowle came to ye records an acknowledge himself fully satisfied in all that was due to him by the death of ye said Hugh Cowle's daughter and in ye hands of xxxxx Corkill and acquit & discharges ye sd James Corkill forever of ye same, witness his mark. Charles Cowle X. xxxxx me Jon: Christian, Registrar. December ye 27th 1681: This day Wm. Kermeen for himself & his wife Jony Cowle doth acknowledge to have received full satisfaction from James Corkill in all that was due to them by the death of Hugh Cowle or his wife Mary Cowle, and acquite ye said James Corkill for the same. Willm Kermeen X. die preta: Wm Corkill in behalf of himself and his wife Catherin Cowle doth acknowledge to be fully satisfied in all that was due to them upon account aforesaid. As witness his mark, Wm Corkill X. Coram ine Jon: Christian Registrat Archd"
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