William Kneale 1610

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 30 July 2021
Original: Manorial rolls (not filmed)

ManxWill 1610M #62 Bride will of William Kneale, died 1610:
Summary: wife is not mentioned, son Thomas Kneale, son John Kneale, dau & exec Mally, son William, dau Christian, dau Joney, a son in England, 
dau Catharine, witnesses: John Stevenson minister & Daniel/Donold Christian clerk.

In the name of God Amen, I William Kneale sicke in bodie but whole in minde and of pfect memorye thankes be to God, doe make this my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge: ffirst I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of allmighty God my Creator & Redeemer, and my bodie to be buryed in the Chruch yard of Saint Bryde, Item I bequeath to my son[?] Thomas Kneale all the olde grounde wch I had of the yearely rent of xijd In consideration that he shall paye all the Spirituall duties for me whereas my sonne John sayth that I did pmise him all the above named grounde at the contraction of the sayd Jo:, I take upon my conscience that I did not promise it to him, but as long as he would use me well, Item I bequeath to my daughter Mally Kneale one pcell of grounde being iiijd rent, Item to my sonne William & Christiane my daughter one pcell of grounde vijd rente & one heiffer of iij yeares ould betwene them, Item to my sonne Willam 1 ferlet of barly, To my daughter Jonie halfe a fer: of barly, Item to my sonne John 1 ferlet barly, Item one pcell of grounde of a pence rent, Item to my sonne wch is in Englande one boule barly if he doe come for it, Item to my sonne William and to Christiane 1 barrell caske, Item there choise of the rent of one of the ij houses being iiij couples wth other tymber belonging to the same, Itm a doore wth a locke and a keye To my sonne John his children one cowe, To my daughter Katherine vjd, To my daughter Christiane vjd, Item to the poore at discretion, It doe constitute & ordeyne my daughter Mally Kneale my execut, To the Curate vjd, It is my will that my daughter Mally shall have her turfs[?] upon the ij rente while shee doth tarry in the house Testes John Stevensonne minister Danold Christine the clarke wth others Invent before Candlemas pbatum est en solvit iijd next sub pena stis--[?] Invent: in a

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