| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 6 July 2021 |
| Original: | Manorial rolls (not filmed) |
Manx Will 1610M #13 Malew will of Roger Darwall/Dorall/Dorell, glover of Chester, England & Castle Rushen, Malew in the Isle of Man, made 6 March 1609/10: Summary: 1st wife & Roger had 2 children living at his death, 2nd wife Ellin xxxx is alive, they have 4 children: son Thomas & dau Mary & dau Sarah, dau Ellin (?by 1st wife), eldest son Richard by 1st wife, kinsman Richard Cratchley, also: the Right Worshipful John Ireland, lieutenant & deputy, witnesses: Silvester Crowe minister & Richard Cratchley & Thomas Woodward, people owing money: Deemster [Thomas] Sansbury/Samsbury, Nicholas Moore, Alexander Walthewe, Daniel/Donold Quayle, John Cure/Cuer senior (he & wife were owed 24s for providing the testator with his diet/food, also: Elizabeth Callister, Sir William Norris [vicar general], Ralph Walton iron monger of Chester, Nicholas Moore of Marown, John Qualtrough/Calthrough the younger of Rushen, Mr David Masse attorney of Chester, Robert Dannold of Chester, Hugh Williamson of Chester, John Throppe sheriff of Chester, Mr Robert Calcott, NOTE, that Nicholas Moore (who was married) was the person who made sure the debts of the testator were discharged.
Cantas dstr[?] To all Christian People to whome thise puls[?] shall co----- reted or heard wee the Aldermen and Justices of ---- Citty of Chester sende greetinge, ffor as much as it as ----- expedicat and most agreable wth Justice to marai------ dersover[?] the truely in all matters seeminge doubtfull at ----- especially where testimony is required Know yee there---- the bearer hereof Ellen Darwell of this Citty widdow --- lawfull wyef of Roger Darwall late of ye Isle Man ---- and that duringe the continuance and aboade of the said ---- Darwall in his life time in this Citty shee hath bene reputed and taken to bee the wief of the said Roger Darwall lawfull married, and that since their intermarriage together hee ha---- begotten iiij children upon the bodie of the said Ellen Darwall All wch att the specall request of the said Ellen Darwall Wee have thought fitt to Certify two in testimony proof have hereunto sett our hands and seales the fourth day of May ano dmi 1610 ---- Ea---cull-- Willm Aldersey Edward Dutton [next page:] Castle Rushen the 6 daie of Mrch 1609 In the name of God Amen, the daie and yeare above written I Roger Darwall of the Citie of Chester, Glover, sicke in body, yet in pfect remembrance (prayse be my God therefore) doe make this my lastwillwill and Testamt in maner and forme ffollowinge: ffirst I comend my soule into the hands of Almighty God hopinge that by the death and passion of his sonne my Saviour Christ Jesus, the same may be crowned in heaven wth glorie, my body I comend to the Earth, to be interred att the oversight of my executors, hoping that the s---e the last day shall ryse again, and soule and body to receve the fullnesse of Joye and such would by goods as it hath pleased Almighty God of his neere goodnes to lend unto me in this Lyffe I give and bequeath as followeth, ffirst I give and bequeath unto Elline my nowe wyffe the fourth pte of all my goods, after that my debts be paid and my funerall expence discharged, Itm I give and bequeath untoxxxxe xxchardThomas Darwall my sonne, Mary and Sara my daughters all being the children of my now said wyffe the Residue of all my goods movable and umovable my said debts paid and funerall expencs discharged, to be equally devyded amonge them, exceptinge such Legacyes onely heareafter bequeathed, Itm I give and bequeath to my eldest sonne Richard ffive shillings, Itm I give & bequeath to my daughter Elline tene shillings and for the better execucon of this my said last will and testamt accedinge to my fre --eainge thereof I doe make constitute and ordayne Ellin my said wyfe and Thomas my said sonne to be my executors And also for that I have as well andse[?] pcells of wares and wch adyre in the Isle of Man vused[?] and dumse[?] somes of mony owing ---v are arthouc---[?] by me shall appeere ------- I wishe either to be ----- sold in the said Island or s--- by re------d unto England ---- for the ----en be--- fitt --- my wiff and chilldren [next page:] I therefore requier my kinsman Richard Cratchly sevant to the Right Worll John Ireland ------ Leuetenut and Dep--- of the said Island for the uses affore said to sell both or return the same, In wittnesse whereof I have to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills or bequests whatsoever putt to my hand & seale the day and year first above written sign Rogr X Darwall sealed in the prsents of the psons whose names are hereunder written Silvester Crowe minister Richard Cratchley Thomas Woodward 1609 Debts wch are owinge unto me in the Isle of Man Inprmis owinge to me by Deemster Samsbury the sume of ....................... xxxiijs Itm by Thomas Dawson ................. xijs ijd Itm by Nicholas Moore ................ xxijd Itm by Alexander Walthewe ............ xxs Itm by Danold Quayle ................. xijd Itm by Henry Callcotts ............... xvjd Itm there remqueth[?] in Nicholas More his chamb save beenes hyers and tallowes of the price whereof I left in Mr Brewe his hands iuste vijs, and he the ---- Nicholas Nicholas hath already in his hands xls ---- yt Mr Brewe hath discharged him of that said som --- the ijs to receve for the said beenes hyers and tallo---- xxxvijs vjd, wch maketh upp the whole some of v--- iiijs contled and ----- som the same ffrere cattches of bacon money inge wth Elizabeth Calister wth one pad for, wch cost in wares xxxijs [next page:] Itm there remayneth in Sr Willm Norris his chard--- ----e beesse wth the hyve wch ys pad for Itm owinge to me by John Cuer senior ...... iiijs All wch said sevrall Debts are owinge unto me witnessehereofatt the settinge downe of the same the ps--- hereunder named pbatum est ad testes Silvester Crowe minister Richard Cratchley Thomas Woodward 1609 Ellin Darwall in the Court houlden in the Chapell of Douglas the vth day of June 1610 hath putt in for securitie of the Court Spirituall Nicholas Moore of the towneof theafore said to discharge the office for all debts, claimes, and tytles, whatsoever that shall be lawfully pved in the Isle of Man of & in all the rest of his Maties Dominions as farre as foorth as the goods of the said Roger Darwall shall extend wth in Twelve monethes and a day by me Nycholas Moore The Inventorie to be brought into the bookes Spiritual wthin xiiij dayes after ye date hereof and to be praysed by foure honest men whose names are subscribed, and the said men not onely to prayse the goods but alsoe conscionably to allow a certaine ption of the said goods to the said Ellin and her chillderin for there dyet since the death of the said Roger till this day that the will is pved, The said Ellin is allreadie sworne to bringe in a true Inventorie as aforesaid testis John Walker | Donnold Calister| prycers Willm Bankes & | Phillip Kellie | [next page:] 1610 The goods of Roghard Darwall praysed the vj ----- by iiij men: Thom Walker, William Bankes, Donold Callister, ----- Itm in beves vij in one chamer wth heyds and tallow p----- Itm one beyss more wth heyd and no tallow .......prist to ... ---- Itm in tallows vij hundreth att xviijs the C: pryse the ..... vj-- Itm v[5] Sleepis of bacon prast to .......................... xiij--- Itm in sleengs viij doussen prast to ........................ ---- Itm in shop wares prasst as foloeth Itm in crall sryugh[?] halffe pound ......................... ijs Itm yard & halffe of canvess hallaind ....................... ijs Itm iij yards of bristall read .............................. xvs Itm 44 yards of stowff prast ................................ 4s Itm buttens silke & tred prast to ........................... xiiijd Itm xiiij yards of silke lase ............................... ijs iiijd Itm a hogsed ................................................ xijd Itm potts iiij vjs the Somm is ...... 19£ xijs 5d the xviijth of Jun the year above writen I have decreed th--- the wyffe of the sayd Dorall and vj childeren is to have iiij£ ----- releeff since the tym of his death tyll the chapter daye wch is xiiij wickes by me Willm Norris vic genrall that Doralls wyffe is paid of this goods from me the said Nycholas More, set downe here as foloweth she the said wyffe of Dorels hath had in her hand as mony iiij£ xijs ijd, then she had more in money the xviijs vjd ----- ---hen she had of my wyff iiijs: so the hold same that she hath had ---- iiijs viijd .............................................. ---- --- was to paye Nycholas More 40s iijd to that iiij£ vjs that putinge ----- paid wch --- paid as his byll doth show, that is 40s iijd ---- xs[10s] to Raffe Wallton, and viijs to Edmond Clwcas for------ --- shopets thon owne for De---d --- iiijs, so tha the som----- --- 3£ xijs iijd, the hole sum is 19£ xvjs xjd and c------ ---id som of 19£ xijs 5d, the remane that is ch------------- ----om of the ------ ------- ------- from ----- ------- ---------- ---n [next page] [3 lines have been scribbled out and are difficult to impossible to read.] ---- the ------ c---le p---- is p---- ---- ----------- p ---- paid ----------- ----- t--- vjs ---- ----- ----- do---- ------- the ------ ----- it ------ xvj ---- --- --- out of the whole ----- ----- of t---- is ----- ----- --eth ------ to iijd ---e send ---- ---- so ---he ----- ------ ----- sij£ vjs iid [?]xxxxxxx as I have sold and xxxxd of this beves and txxxand sxxxx xxxis xvj£[next page:] debts disch--- In the Chapell at Douglas the vth day of March the yeare of our Lord Christ 1610 A note of debts discharged by Nicholas Moore who b----- suretie for key the so to discharge the debts of Roger Darwall as appeereth of Record Inprmis to Nicholas Moore of kk Marowne due to him for beeves the some of ................................ xls iijd Itm to Raulf Walton for funerall expences ......... xs[10s] Itm to John Cure senior for the said Roger his dyet xiiijs Itm to Edmund Clucas in rent for this shope ....... viijs Itm to Ellin Darwall daughter of the said Roger ... xxvjs viijd Itm allowed to the wyfe and childeren for there dyet} accordinge to the Records ........................} iiij£ The whole some is viij£ xviijs xjd Md: the day and yeare above said, that John Calthrough the younger of the pish of kk Christ in Rushin hath by vertue of a bill of Attourney had from Mr David Masse Attourney for Robte Dannold of Chester hath shewed in the face of the Court a Certificate from and under the hands and seales of Hugh Williamson and John Throppe sheriffe of the said Citie of Chester wch ----rtificate doth declare that the said Roger Darwall ---- w----- indebted to the said Robt Donnold the iust some of --- pounds Md: the said day and yeare ], that Mr Robt Calcotts ha---- in the said Court a bill of Attourney from me----- -----lton of the said Citie of Chester Iron monger ----- --------- ----- from the said Roger Darwell ----- --------- ---------en wch sa----- [crumbled bottom, dark edges] [next page] ---yd, and the other iij£ was then unpayd, wch he the said Roger then pmissed should be payd ----t Calcotts deposed saith, that Roger Darwall deceased did confess --- --- death bed that three pounds of the wthin expressed debt of six p Md: the said day and yeare John Cure and his wyffe ha--- in the face of the Court deposed that the same Roger Darwall did owe unto them for his dyet the some of twentie and foure shillings, whereof is allreadie payd the some of foureteene shillings
Last Modified 6 July 2021