Patrick Cormoad, 1677

Submitted by: Averil Roper
Date: 29 June 2008
Original: LDS: 0991643


                     May ye 4th      167…
                                                                    
Articles of marriage concluded covenanted and agreed
upon by and be twixt Patrick Cormoad of the parish of KK
Bride in be half of his son John Cormoad ………. one partie
and Ewan Corkill in be half of his daughter Mally
Corkill on the other partie ………  …………
ffirst it is agreed upon by and be twixt the sd. Patrick 
Cormoad and Ewan Corkill that their sd. Children (viz)
John Cormoad and Mally Corkill shall Enter into the
Holy Estate of of matrimony, on [tuesdayy] 19th instant
Gods lawe and holy Church permitting
The sd. Patrick Cormoad duly bind himself to give his sone presently
after marriage overand above all that is [left] or due to his son
[alsoe] by the death of his deceased mothr the …… part of the 
                              one sufficient beaste
Cropp of Corn ye ….. …… ^ of the [team of oxen], his part of the
plough land the materialls thereunto belonging …. His part of the
husbandry gears, the young couple returning to the sd. father the sume of
twentie Shillings Stirling, and ….. the sd. Patrick duly give [the]
       couple
sd. Young ^the whole Estate of Lands given him [the] sd. Patrick in Contract
by his father wth all the mortgage – [Land] …… by him …… provided
that if the same be refused that the young couple shall return
him fourtie shillings of wch the Land was mortgaged [forr]
Ewan Corkill duly give in [portion] to ….. ….. sd. daughter all that
is due to her by the death of her mother, is an horse of three year old
and the two parts of of his goods moveable and unmovable after his 
death
ly If it soe fall ….. that the sd. Patrick Cormoad shall return to the
lands now granted that the [fourtly] part of land shall be and remain for
himself and further wt …… land is purchased by the sd. Patrick Cormoad
in his [latter] …… days, that if the young couple have a mind therto
they shall have it paying onely the price first payd for it
in witness of all …. The sd. Parties to the sd. Prsents have …….
…… their hands and signes and bind themselves in [penaltie]
of twentie pounds …… to maintain all the above covena….  (corner folded)
                                    witness their mrks   (edge cut off)
signed and delivered in                                      
psence of the                       Patrick Cormoad …….
Witnesses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 John Killie   X           Ewan Corkill his ……..                                           
Edward Skealie   X 
John Caismt   X                                                 John Cormoad h………
John Christian                                                    Mallie Corkill h……….

Decemb: ye  7th  1677
         John Killey, Edward Skayly and John Caisment 3 of th…   
      - bove witnesses came this day before mee, and have …….
         Their [Corperall] oaths before me [in] that the within …..
- tion bargain is true in Every pticulr and Mr. John Ch……
  (the scribe being upon other urgent occacin) hath also to……
  the truth therof and all this, the day, and yeare abo……
  written
                                                         Edw : Christian                                                                 

Last Modified 3 February 2017