Valentine Christian, 1708

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38     18 June 1708, Lezayre
Mr. Valentine Christian being many years out 
of the Island, and not heard of for some 
considerable time past, xxxxxx his mother Mrs. Dorothy Christian
who has died intestate as ’tis alleged in court, 
Therefore his brothers & sisters living, 
vizt., Ewan, John, William, James, Margret, 
Anne & Isabel are decreed his true and joint 
Administrators of all his goods moveable and 
immoveable whatsoever, three of the 
Administrators being absent, the other four vizt., 
William, Margaret, Anne & Isabel are 
sworn in Court in form of law. 

The Inventory included in the father’s 
mother’s wills, which amounts to 20 pounds 
5 shillings 0 pence. The mother’s will 
being made in England and recorded there, 
it is ordered that the 20 pounds be paid 
according to the current of England; 
also the xxxx to be paid in Manks value; 
and come to 2 pounds 17 shillings 10 1/4 
pence apiece. Pledges for William Christian, 
Edmond Corlet; for Anne & Isabel for the 
others, for Margret the Register, according to Law. 

July 10th 1708
This day Capt. William Christian, Mrs. 
Ann Garrett & Mrs. Issabell Linnekar came 
to the Records, and do acknowledge to have 
received from Mrs. Margret Christian 
their proportion of all the within 
Legacies bequeathed by Mr. Deemster Christian 
and his wife to their son Valentine Christian, 
and do hereby acquit and discharge her the 
said Mrs. Margaret Christian her Executors 
and Assigns forever, as witness their 
subscriptions the day and year above written. 
[signed] Will: Christian, 
Ann Garret, 
Isabel Linger. 
Before Me, Sam: Watleworth, Archdn. 

August the 1st, 1708: 
Dear Sister, 
I’m sorry to hear that you’re so unwilling 
to pay poor sister Linegar that share of 
Val’s portion which is due to her and me; 
pray therefore be pleased to pay her my 
share thereof & her receipt (or the xxxx) 
be yr. sufficient discharge to you from 
Your Loving Brother Ewan Christian. 

Mrs. Margrett Christian having the effects 
in her hands which belong to Mr. Ewan 
Christian by the death of his brother 
Valentine, the same is hereby ordered to 
be paid to Mrs. Linegar forthwith according 
to his own appointment above written; 
which if Mrs. Margret Xtian refuses to do, 
the Sumner is to commit her to St. Germans 
prison till she submit to Law and pay all fees. 
Dated February 15th 1708/9. 
To the Sumner of KK Maughold. 
[signed] Sam: Watleworth, Arch. 

August the 1st, 1708
Dear Sister, 
I did write to you to Liverpool that 
you might have my share of brother 
Val’s legacy, and therewith also I 
acquainted my sister Margtt., and 
I’m of xxx that she should pay interest 
from one year after my mother’s death, 
but she leans so much to one side, 
that ’tis not easy to set her upright. 

Dear Sister, 
I can’t tell what you can do either 
at London or elsewhere in England 
towards your maintenance & therefore 
can give you no advice in that affair, 
but methinks that if you could teach 
girls to sew &c., you might get 
something towards your maintenance 
and also look after your own children, 
but this I must leave to your own 
discretion, assuring you that upon 
all just occasions you shall find me, 
Your Loving Brother to help you 
whilst Ewan Christian. 

12th June 1710
Received then and before at by and 
from the hands of my sister Mrs. 
Margaret Christian the just sum of 
2 pounds 17 shillings 7 1/4 pence, 
being my brother Ewan Christian’s 
eighth part of brother Valentine’s 
legacy, assigned to me as above appears, 
for which this is a sufficient discharge. 
[signed Isebl Lingr. 
Before us, Robert Parr, John Curghy

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