Margaret Christian alias Christian 1610

ManxWill 1610M #64 Bride? will of Margaret Christian alias Christian, died 12 September 1610:
Summary: husband William Christian, unnamed & underage children, mother in law Ellin [Christian alias] Quayle [mother of husband William?, or stepmother 
of the testator?], sister Alice, sister Joney, aunt Joney Christian, also: Gubbon Cowle, Catharine Christian, witnesses: John Stevenson minister & Daniel/
Donold Christian clerk & William Christian alias Mark (that is, William Christian the son of Mark Christian, OR, his farm is Ballamark/Ballavark).
NOTE, that the bottom half of the page seems to have been cut away.

In the name of God Amen:  the xijth of September
anno domi 1610:  I Margaret Chrystine sicke in bodie
but whole in minde and of perfect remembrance, thanks
be to God, doe make my last will & testament in manner
and forrme following:  ffirst I give and bequeath my
soule into the hands of allmighty God, my Creator and
Redeemer and my bodie to Christian buryall,  Item I doe
bequeath to my husbande William Christine the whole teame
of oxen,  Item I doe constitute and ordeine my
children to be my Lawfull executors of all my goods
and my husband Supvisor

                 Testes John Stevensonne minister
                        Danold Christine the clarke
                        William Christine als Marke
                        wth others
Added by the oathes of Gubun Cowell & Katheren Christn that the abovesaid
testatrix did bequeath unto the poore iij firlet malt 1 firlet wheat & a
firlet of oate meall & the rest att the discretion of the exec:, Item to her
mother in law Ellin Quaill foure yards medley, Item to her sister Allice
a read peticot & wastcot one kerchife & one band, Item to the
aforsaid Ellin Quaill one band, Item to her sister Jony her chest
& the clothes in it, as it then was, Item to her Ante Jony Christine
a gallon barlie
                                      pbatum est et solvit xijd
Inventorie before Candlemas
next sub pena xs[10s]

Invent one cowe of vj yeare oulde  dj a cowe
    of viij yeare oulde  1 horse ix yeare oulde
    dj a mayre of ij yeare oulde  1 calffe the
    thyrd pte of a calffe  In sheepe & muttons
    vij iiijor hogs  iiijor goates  vij Geese In
    clothe lynnen & woollen xxti --en----
    1 flege  halffe a fether bed iij bar----
    1 crooke  xij trenchers ij pewter platers
    1 woodden platter  iij ca----s 1 quarter
    of a fyshinge boate  ij dishes ij piggins
    1 bazen  ij harrowes  1 ploughe halfe
    a Teame  iiij trazes  ij cars 1 spayde

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    ij straddles  1 canves  ij plee----
    & dj the cropp

the ffather plege to answer
the sayd Inventorie, sub pena
doble value of the Invent ad usum domm:

                                             The Sheadinge of Rushen

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