Gilbert Quayle 1663

Archdeacon Will 1663A #058 Lezayre will of Gilbert Quayle, died 12 September 1663 after 20 years of sickness: 
Summary: not married, nephew xxxx Quayle, brother Ewan Quayle; mother xxxx Mylrea als Quayle als xxxx is dead (made a will), stepfather William Mylrea, 
executors Margaret Mylecaraine (married to William Caley who was cousin to witness John Caley) and Margaret Kewley (married to John Caley who was brother 
to witness Thomas Caley), witnesses: John Caley (cousin of William Caley the husband of Margaret Mylecaraine) and Thomas Caley (brother of John Caley the 
husband of Margaret Kewley), other witnesses: John Kinley & William Kneen, pledges: Nicholas Kewley & William Creen/Kneen; also: William Quayle neh Creggie/ 
of Ballacreggan & son (they boarded a cow for Gilbert) ; William Quayle his son, William Cowley, Thomas Quayle, William Corlett.  
See: ArW 1671A #60 Lezayre will of William Caley, lands include a meadow called Keapaugh and a close called Close ne Creggy, died about 24 January 1671/2: 
wife Margaret Mylecaraine (both parents are dead), childrenson  Edmund & son Philip & son Thomas & dau Joney, eldest son William, eldest dau Margaret 
(legacy includied Close ne Creggy), son Ewan; brother in law Thomas Mylecaraine & brother in law Michael Mylecaraine, brother in law William Mylecaraine 
(dead), also: friend Mr Thomas Radcliffe of Knockalow, godson the son of Daniel Curghey, Bahie Mylecaraine/Carran(he owed her a bowl of malt), William 
Corlett, witnesses: Ewan McNameer & John Caley, pledges: brother in law Thomas Mylecarran/Mylecaraine & brother in law Michael Mylcarran/Mylecaraine.
See: ArW 1699A #58 Lezayre will of Margaret Caley alias Kewley, died 13 November 1699: husband John Caley is not mentioned, dau Joney, dau Catharine, 
granddau Mary Caley, dau Jane, son Ewan, son John, witnesses: John Moore & Thomas Caley, pledges: Thomas Caley & John Caley.  

	(17)	KK Christ 12th of Septembr 1663

The last will and testament of Gilb: Quayle
first committed his Soule to God and his bodie 
Christian burall etc;    Itm: hee bequeathed the 
ministr: 12d;   Itm: he bequeathed unto the poore
one of his choyse beastes, ether oxe or cowes;
Itm: hee bequeathed to his Brothers son 6d
Legasie;    Itm: hee bequeathed to them that put him
in his winddinge sheet 2s;    Itm: hee constituted
appoyntted and ordayned Margrett MacYlcarran
and Margrett Kewley his true and Lawfull exec
of all his goods movable and unmovable

Testes
  Jo: Cally   cossen German to Willm Caly husband to one of ye execturices
  Tho: Cally    brother to John Cally, yt is married to ye other executrices
besides these witnesses yr is ye 2 husbands
to ye 2 wives & some other

An Inventorie of the above testators goods
due to his executors   Inprmis one oxe in the
keepeinge of Wm Fayle;    Itm: in the keeping of 
Quayle 2 kines;    Itm: in the keepeinge of Finloe
Kermoad 1 cow, one steere
Itm: in the keepeinge of Wm Quayle neh Creggie 
one cowe;     Itm: in his sones hands 10s
Itm: in the keepeinge of Wm Quayle sons 1 cow
Itm: in the keepeinge of Wm Cowley one cow
Itm: in the keepeinge of Thomas Quayle 1 cow
one steer;  Itm: in the hands of Wm Corlett 3 ----[torn]
         the rest of the deceadents goods is to bee added --- this Inventory before the
         next Court at Michelmas  sub paena 20s

This will is deferd till there bee a full Court

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to the Reverend, Spirituall officers
being desired to declare what we have heard
I Jo: Kinley are ready to depose that some 8 or 9 days
before Gilbert Quayle departed being sicke came into my
house, and tould me that hee was sicke and that
he would make Margrett MacYlcarran and Margret
Kewley his Lawfull executors, because they were
good unto him and that he lived 20 years under
theire Roofe, this I am ready to depose as witnesse
			my name Jo: Kinley

I William Kneene are likewise ready to depose, that 
ye sd Gilbert Quayle came into my house the Sunday 
before he died, the Sunday before the sd Quayle
died I came into his house, and he said unto me
that he had noe friends that Looked after him
in his necessity, but the fore sd women, viz: Margret Mac
Ylcarrane & Marg: Kewley, and if he had more goods
then he have leave it unto them yt for they had
deserved it  this is truth as I am ready to depose
				Will: Kneene

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This will being exhibited to this Court & ye parties of each side
desireing yt ye matter be deferred until yt their be a full Court
ye same is granted, In the interim a pfect Inventory is to bee
brought secundum forman legis

pledges for ye forthcommeing of this
Inventory Nicolas Kewley &
William Creene their executors
& administrators
                                  this business is referred to ye Lord
                                  Bispp

Octbr: ye 22d 1664
Mr: John Garrett entereth his claime against ye Administrator of Gilbt Quaile
for a heffer wch hee pmised to ye claimer for freinge him from ye muster as shall
bee made to appeare & craveth tryall

July ye 5th 1664  At Bp Court
Whereas ys Will was exhibited ys day in Court, & the witnesses being found
not legall in regards of yr ------ alliance nor John Kinly or Willm
Kneene testamonie of any validitie in law, therfore the Court hath decreed Ewan 
Quaile  the next of kin both by father & mother Admynistrator, &
his stepfather Will Mylrea his Supvisor by his mothers will, &
the next of kindred to the said Ewan Quaile Supvisors joyntly with 
his said stepfather                          Solvo tamen vincuig, suo jure
                                                     Decretum est et Solvit 1s
An Invent to be brought in wthin 14 days by the
Supvisors sub paena 20s and usud domini
                                  The Supvisors sworne in Court

8ber ye 22d 1664
Willm: Caly entereth his claime against ye executor & overseers of ye Will of
Gilbt Quaile for ye rent of a house 20 yeers being 2s p annum; wch coms to 40s &
pmissed yt hee should have halfe his goods after his discease wch accordinly he willed,
as will make to appear:  And allso the said Willm Caly & his wiffe & John Caly & his wife
entereth ye claime against ye said executor & supvisors for ye trouble cost & charges 
in looking to ye said Gilbt: in ye height of harvest in time of his sickness & for 
funerall charges according to his owne directions, & allso for ye trouble in looking
after his goods, for wch they gave in securitie to discharge ye office & dayly charges
beinge ye space of 14 moneth or yr abouts or over & above ye said 40s beinge
----d moneys        as they will make to appeare & craveth tryall

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Tho: Cally examined saith yt Gilbt Quaile bequeath soule to God body to X?tian ----
to ye minster: 2s, to her that would winde him in ye winding sheet 2s,  to Ewan
Quaile 6d;  It: to ye poore a cow

Jo: Cally examined saith

Mar the 23d 1663
Sr: Edwd Crow sworne & examined saith yt when Willm Caly came to 
him to desire him to write Gilbt: Quaile will: ye said vicar asked
him wt witnesses had hee to prove ye will, he answered yt he had
but one witnesse & ye other witness John Caly was husband to ye other
executrix, whereunto ye vicar answered I doubt yt will not bee 
currant in law:  & besides yt saith, yt ys Willm Caly yt came
to write ye will was husband to ye other executrix, & wished
yt his name might be put out of ye will unto wch hee was a witness
                                             Ed: Crow

Parson Robt: Parr askeinge Joh: Caly who was one of
ye witnesse to ye will; whether hee could testifie yt will in question
hee the said Caly answered in the face of the Court: yt he
came in but to part of the will

The Invent of Gilbt Quaile   verte

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The Invent of Gilbt: Quaile taken & prized by Will Clay
John Caly, Willm Kewley & Willm Curlett all of ym sworne ut sequiter
Imprs: 1 oxe  ................. 20s - 0d
It: 1 cow ..................... 20 - 0 

Last Modified 26 September 2020