Edward Christian, 1693

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This is affirmed by the subscribing witnesses 
to be the last Will of Edward Christian Esqr 
Deemster, who being in perfect mind and good 
memory disposed off & settled his worldly 
concernes as followeth, upon the thirteenth 
day of May Anno Domi. 1698.  
First, he left to his Eldest son Ewan Christian 
his Golden Signet.  
It. He left to all his children five shillings 
apeise legasy.  
It. He willed and desired that his son Edward 
Christian should have the tenemt of Mullen 
lewn, he his sd son paying to his mother the 
sum of fifty pounds in consid’ration thereof 
and if his wife would not be soe just & kind 
unto him as to lett him have it that then his 
sd son Edward was to have one hundred pounds 
paid him out of his (the Testators) stock & 
goods.  
And lastly he left all the rest of his goods 
to his dear and loveing wife whome he appointed 
sole Executrix of this his last will and she 
to dispose off and distribute his goods among 
his Children as she thought fitt & they best 
deserv’d.  
Testes
Jon. Christian, 
E.W. Curghey, 
Robert Parr, 
Nich. Christian, jurati.                       

The Executrix sworn in form of law and hath 
given pledges to p’form the above will & 
secure the office subpoena one thousand pounds. 
Vizt., her sons Mr. Edward Christian & 
Mr. James Christian their heirs execrs and 
Admrs as witness their hands, 
Ewan Christian, 
James Christian.  
Probatum est.                    

I John Christian clerk one of the witnesses 
subscribing to ye above will doe declare by 
virtue of my oath already taken that upon 
Sonday late in the evening the next day 
after making of the above Will the above 
Edward Christian Deemster (directing his 
discourse to me) said that he left his 
intrest in Close Rattliff to ye poor (as 
I apprehended) that the yearly profits or 
value thereof to be distributed among them 
and afterwards upon some motions of his wife 
& children he left the poor his part of 
the Close which fell to him by ye will of 
Rober Clerk & yielded that his son James 
shud have Rattliffes Close but can not 
possitivly say that he the Testator was 
then at his last words in p’fect memory. 
As witness my hand . . . . .

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