John Cowley 1600

Episcopal Will 1600E #039 Braddan of John Cowley, died 9 May 1600:  
summary: 2nd wife Joney Kewley is alive, children by 1st wife: eldest son Daniel/Donold Cowley of age, dau Margaret Cowley [married, dead by December 1603, 
not mentioned in brother Edward's will (see EpW 1603E #001 Marown will of Margaret xxxx alias Cowley)], dau Christian, children by 2nd wife: underage son 
John senior, underage dau Ann, underage son Edward [died 11 December 1603, EpW 1604E #014 Braddan], underage son John junior, nephew (brother's son) John 
Cowley, supervisors: son Daniel/Donold Cowley & [son in law?] William Cottier, also: William Callow smith, Robert Cottier clerk, Robert Cowley, Elsabeth/
Isabel/Elizabeth Kewley, pledges: Oates Kelly & Thomas Kelly.   
Will of son by 2nd wife: EpW 1604E #014 Braddan will of Edward Cowley infant, died 11 December 1603, intestate: father John Cowley is dead, children by 
John Cowley's first wife: Daniel/Donold & Christian, children by John Cowley's 2nd wife: John senior, John junior & Ann / Annas. 
Will of dau by 1st wife: EpW 1603E #001 Marown will of Margaret xxxx alias Cowley, died 8 February 1602/3: husband xxxx is alive, son Gilbert, dau Margaret, 
dau Alice, son & executor John, dau & executor Catharine, sister Christian Cowley, brother Daniel/Donold Cowley, witnesses: Sir Lewis Norris & James Clague, 
NOTE, that generally if there are married & unmarried children, the married children will be left a legacy, and the unmarried children (who may also 
receive legacies) will be executors.      
?Son by 1st wife:  Braddan parish register: Donold Cowley  buried 8 Nov 1638
?Will of son by 1st wife: ArW 1638A #28 Braddan will of Daniel/Donold Cowley, buried 8 November 1638: 2nd wife (married after April 1637) Marriad Gelling 
alias Callister is alive, dau Alice Cowley (mother is dead), granddau Ann Cowley, grandson John Cowley, stepson William Gelling, brother John Cowley, dau? 
Joney Cowley entered a claim (both parents are dead); supervisors:[?brother in law] John Gelling & [?brother] John Cowley; also: Thomas Brew, pledges: 
William Gelling & John Cowley.

In the name of God Amen    The ixth of Maie 
1600  I John Coley sicke in bodie but whole 
in mynde and of good and pfect memorie
do make this my last will & testament in 
manner and form following  ffirst I be
queath my Soule to the hands of Almighti 
God my creator & redeemer & my bodee
to be buried wthin the pish church of St 
Braddan    Item I bequeath to the poore 1 boule
of mault 1 fer of wheate ij fer of oate
meale  ij sheep.    Item I leave to William
Callow smith vs[5s] in money     Item I leave to 
Robart Cotter clarke 1 mutton  Item I leave
to Robart Cowley 1 cowe     Item I leave to 
Elsabeth Kewley 1 ferlett of mealt    Item I 
leave to my elder sonn Donold Cowley
xs in moneye and a qter of a cowe that
was betwixt us in legasie   Item I leave
to my Daughter Margrett Cowley xijd legasie
Item  I leave to my Daughter Christian Cowley
xiijd legasie    Item I leave to John Cowley
my brothers sonn one doblett     Item I doe 
ordaine my iiij younge children John, Ann, 
Edward and John to be my true and law
full executr of all my goods movable and
unmovable    I leave my elder son Donold 
Cowley and William Cotter supvisors of my
children    Item I leave to my sonne John 
Cowley 1 mayre of iij yeares ould    Item I 
leave to my brothers sonn 1 mutton     Item to 
my Daughter Christian Cowley 1 cowe.
		Pbatum est et solvit xiid

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                            Braddan 1600
An inventorie of the goods of John Cowley 
Inprmis in oxen ----   In yonge s---- --    In ----- iij
keyne iij   In bullock vj   In horses ---
In mayres iij    In colts ij   In sheep 
1 dozen and iiij more   In lambs vj    In 
goates iiij    In younge goates of ij years  ould
ij   1 kyds    ij of the houses ----sed -- xvj ........xvj
This is asuring[?] as we cann say ----ll the rest
of the sayd invent
houshold stuffes as canvases cans platters and all}
other small emplements  praysed to xvijs          }
excepting fyve blankets and one speele		  }  xvs ijd
wch are to be Answered wth the moveable		  }
goods						  }
more iiij stookes otes   xv stokes barlie iiij stookes wheate
one pte of a heffer of iiij yeare olde
			The mother hath the children 
			and hathe[?] pvi----- ---ties for her
				Oates Kelly and 
				Thomas Kelly 
				as appereth 
				on thother syde 
				of this leafe

[next page, bottom half of page containg EpW 1600E #042 Braddan will of Mr John Calcott:]
Johnie eni Kewley hath put in sureties 
to answere her children:  the inventorie of
her late husbands goods  Thomas Kellie
and Otes Kellie, in the penaltie of xx£[£20] thone 
halffe to the use of her matie and the other halfe
to the children, when they come to yeares of discretion.

The sayd Jonie eni Kewley mother unto the executr of the 
sayd John Cowley her late husbande havinge the keeping 
& bringing up of the sayd executor and theyr goods 
clothe put sureties of the Any overinge of the sayd 
inventorie unto the executr when they come to lawfull 
yeares Thomas Kellie & Oates Kellie in the penaltie 
of xx£ there halfte to her ma: had the other 
halffe to the executors 

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