John & Alice Lace, 1760

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38        Andreas
The last will and testament of John Lace of the parish 
of KK Andreas who departed this life the 1st of February 
last being at perfect mind and memory at the making thereof
First, he committed his soul to God and body to Christian burial. 
Item, he left to his daughter Christian Lace eight pounds, 
a feather bed, the bees that John Kneale has on the halfs, 
and all the goods belonging to her or already named upon her. 
Item, he left to his grandchildren John and Joney Cormoad 
one of the bee hives at present in his garden and two white 
sheep or ewes. 
Item, he left to John Lace his son and heir three bee hives 
which was likewise in his garden. 
Item, he left to his grandson Charles Lace a Loughton ewe 
of two years old. 
Item, he left to his grandson William Lace a white ram or tupp. 
Item, he left to his grandson Joseph Lace a kear sheep. 
Item, he left to his daughter Margaret William Kneale’s 
wife the bees in William Kneale’s keeping or that he 
has upon the halfs. 
Item, he left to his two grandchildren Margaret & Jane 
Kneale a brown cow and his son Arthur Lace to put the 
same out for the best advantage for the use of the said 
grandchildren. 
Item, he appointed his son in law William Kneale to work 
and till his farm, the Testator’s son Arthur Lace at 
the making of this Will offered to drive the plow, and 
in case the said William Kneale refused to comply thereto 
or work the farm alone with his brother in law the said 
Arthur Lace was to be sole Executor and the beasts and 
gears to be with William Kneale to work or cultivate the 
farm of ground. 
Item, Alice lace wife of the Testator being sick and 
lying both in the same bed consented that her part or 
right of the goods should fall and descend in every respect 
as her husband John Lace had willed and the same to pass 
as her last will and testament, to which she gave her 
hand to the witnesses and desired them to remember that 
the same was her last will. 
Item, or at the same time he the said John Lace appointed 
his son Arthur Lace and his daughter Margaret Kneale als 
Lace joint and whole Executors of all the rest of his goods 
moveable and immoveable of what nature soever and to 
the Witnesses of this his last will and testament he left six pence. 
Witnesses
Michael Kneen
William Claitor
 
William Cleator on of the witnesses declares that some 
days after the foregoing will was made, and upon the 
day that Alice Lace the Testator lay a corpse in the 
house, he the Declared went to see John Lace the Testator 
who asked this Declarant whether he and his wife had 
left the speckled to their daughter Christian, and the 
Declarant answering they had not he the said John Lace 
said he left his part of said speckled cow to his said 
daughter Christian. 
[signed his mark] William Cleator
 
At a Consistory Court holden at Lezayre, 
March 27th, 1760
Arthur Lace and William Kneale husband of Margaret 
are sworn Executors of the last Will and Testaments 
of John Lace and Alice Lace the Testators, and have 
given pledges for payment of debts and legacies namely 
Charles Cowle of Ramsey and John Lace of Ballaseir 
in KK Andrews, for Arthur Lace; and William Radcliffe 
& Danile Sayle both of KK Andrews for William Kneale. 

At a Consistory Court holden at 
KK Michael November 14th 1760
William Kneale father of the within mentioned grandchildren 
of John & Alice Lace late of Ballaseir in the parish of 
KK Andreas hath this day given in pledges to the Court for 
the value of the within appraisement as also for the 
forthcoming of whatever increase or kind the said cow shall 
have for the benefit and best advantage and use of the said 
children when they arrive at age, and this by the consent 
of Arthur Lace trustee specially appointed for that purpose 
by the last will and testament of the said John & Alice Lace
the pledges for that end are John Cowle of the Kella & 
William Goldsmith of Balladoole in Lezaire
 
To be annexed to the Wills of John Lace & Alice his wife of 
Balla-Seir of KK Andrews to be forthcoming to their 
grandchildren pursuant to the Revd. Courts order given at 
Lezaire’s Correction Court in the xxxx 1760 is as followeth
We whose names ensue being four sworn men in pursuance of 
said order and by virtue of the Revd Matthias Curghy’s 
token at the suit of William Kneale father to the aforesaid 
grandchildren Margaret & Jane Kneale to aprize a cow to 
be forthcoming to them as aforesaid and after having 
viewed said cow (which was then in the said Father’s 
keeping) do parise her to three pounds and three shillings 
as witness our names & marks this 18th day of November 1760. 
[signed their marks] James Wade
John Lace
John Christian
Thomas Kinrade. 

10th June 1761
A True and perfect Inventory of the moveable goods which 
John Lace & Alice Lace his wife, of KK Andrews bequeathed 
to their grandchildren John Cormode & Joney Cormode, 
viewed and valued by four sworn men, vizt., William Kaneen
William Cottier, Michael Kaneen, & Daniel Dowll, as follows
First, a beehive containing two quarts and a pint of honey 
valued at one shilling per quart comes to 2 shillings 6 pence
Item, two sheep and a lamb valued at 8:0
Sum is 10 shillings 6 pence

23rd November 1761
Delivered to Court at Lezayre by John Cormoad father of 
the two children mentioned above. To be annexed to the 
Will of John Lace Ballaseir KK Andreas

Last Modified 19 October 2014