John Bell senior 1663

Archdeacon Will 1663A #138 Malew will of John Bell, per Articles of Marriage between son John Bell junior and stepdau Isabel Kermode dated 2 February 1657/8: 
Summary: 2nd wife Catharine Kermode alias Moore (previously married to xxxx Kermode, she died 1663/4, her will ArW 1663A #134 Malew), son John Bell junior 
married stepdau Isabel Kermode [the dau of xxxx Kermode & Catharine Moore] in 1658 Malew per Articles of Marriage, witnesses to Articles of Marriage: 
William Quayle & William Shimmin, stepson Robert Kermode entered a claim against the executors of Catharine Bell als Kermode als Moore for a quarter of a 
team & 10s.
Will of 2nd wife: ArW 1663A #134 Malew will of Catharine Bell alias Kermode alias Moore, died 10 January 1663/4: 1st husband xxxx Kermode, 2nd husband John 
Bell is alive [died before June 1664, ArW 1663A #138 Malew]; son Robert Kermode, dau & executor Isabel Bell alias Kermode, young grandchildren; witnesses: 
Thomas Parr & William Quayle.  NOTE, that Marriage Contract on folio/page 89 of the 1663 wills is accepted in Court for the will of Catharine.
Son & stepdau/dau in law: Malew parish register: John Bell married Isabel Kermode on 18 January 1657/8 in Malew
stepdau/dau in law: ArWills 1688/9 defuncts Malew: Defuncts since 9ber 18th 1688: Issable Bell als Kermott Jan 15th.
stepdau/dau in law: Malew parish register: Issable Bell als Kermott buried 15 Jan 1688/9.

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Articles of mariage conditioned concluded and agreed upon
between Jo: Bell of the pish of K Malew on the one ptie and
Elizabeth Issable Kermode on the other ptie as followeth:

1) Inprmis they are to come to K Mellew church and there to be 
      maried within this eight weekes God and holy church pmiting
      the same
2) Jo: Bell father unto the above sd Jo: Bell with the consent
      of his wife, doth promise his foresd: sonn halfe of all his
      lands and halfe the cropp of corne now in hand[?] and after
      the disease of him selfe or his wife, his sd sonne is to have
      the two pts of thir goods, further more Jo: Bells wife
      hath bound her selfe to leave all her goods unto her
      sone in law and to her Daughter after her Death
      excepting sixe pence legacie unto the rest of her children 
      alsoe Jo: Bell hath promised his sonne all the rest of his
      ground after his death with the whole cropp of corne and
      in pformance hereof the doe binde them selves in the
      forfeiture of three pounds the one halfe to the Lord of the 
      Isle and the other halfe to the pties pformeing as wittnes
      our hands this 2 of february 1658(?or 1638?)
psence of us                          Jo: Bell his mrk  X
Will: Quaile his mrk  X               Kathren Moore her mrk  X
Will: Shimmin his mrk  X              Jo: Bell Junior his mrk X

	16 June 1664
This day William Quayle, & William Shimin have
deposed that ye above bargain of contraction is true in
evrye pticular         Before me
                               Tho: Norris
John  Bell is to bring in a pfect Invent sub pena 10s ad usud domini wth 14 days
The contract bargain being proved before ye dymster is accepted of ----[torn]
Courte for a will ---- ------ ------ [two lines difficult to read due to dark area and crumbling]

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June ye 16th 1664
Robt: Kermod entereth his claime against ye executors of Kathe
Bell alias Moore for a quarter of of a teame & 10s all due dept
as hee will make to appeare & craveth tryall:

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