| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 26 November 2020 |
| Original: | 0106200 |
Archdeacon Will 1665A #001 Maughold will of John Black, merchant of Ramsey, died 17 March 1664/5:
Summary: 1st wife Elizabeth xxxx [ArW 1659A #66 Maughold], 2nd wife Grace ([Crook], called 'stepmother' Grace Quayle in 1674; remarried to John Quayle
about 3 September 1665, she died 1677, Episcopal will), son Robert (mother Elizabeth xxxx is dead), son Hugh (mother Elizabeth xxxx is dead), dau Ellin
(mother Elizabeth xxxx is dead); dau Elizabeth (mother Elizabeth xxxx is dead); dau Jane (married to Thomas Kealwey/Kelvy, their children Peggy & John);
3 underage daughters with wife Grace; Deemster Mr. Edward Christian & Richd Fox are overseers of 3 underage children. NOTE, dau Elizabeth signed her name
'Elizabeth Black alias Shorley' in 8 May 1665 note regarding her father John Black's will, QUESTION: Did dau Elizabeth marry Daniel MacSorlay/Sorlay,
mentioned in her mother Elizabeth's will? Probably. NOTE, that when 1st wife Elizabeth xxxx died (ArW 1659A #66 Maughold), she and John had 6 children
living, but John in 1665 records only 5, with a son John junior having died in 1660 (ArW 1660A #57 Maughold).
Maughold parish register: Jo: Blake buried 20 March 1664/5.
1st wife: Maughold parish register: Elizabeth Blacke, uxor of John Black, buried 5 December 1658.
2nd wife: Maughold parish register: Grace Crook married John Quayle 3 September 1665 in Maughold.
2nd wife of husband: Maughold parish register: Grace Quayle buried 2 June 1677 Episcopal will.
will of John's first wife: ArW 1659A #66 Maughold will of Elizabeth Black als xxxx, died 4 December 1658: husband John Black merchant of Ramsey (remarried
Grace Crook; his will ArW1665A #001, Grace remarried to John Quayle about 3 September 1665 & she died 1677, Episcopal will), 6 children including son Hugh
& dau Jane (married Thomas Kelvy/Kealwey) & son John (d.1660), witnesses: Robert Allen & Robert Christian, pledges: Sir Edward Crowe minister of KK Lezayre
& Henry Caltrope, NOTE, that many people are indebted to Elizabeth & her husband John Black merchant, including Daniel MacSorlay/Sorlay, which surname is
found in the will of John Black merchant when a daughter's name is recorded as 'Elizabeth Black alias Shorley/Sorlay'.
Will of dau: ArW 1660A #57 Maughold, Note regarding: Jane Kealwey/Kelvy alias Black & her husband Thomas Kealwey/Kelvy received from her father John Black,
Ramsey, merchant, and his 2nd wife Grace, the legacy left to Jane by her mother Elizabeth who died 4 December 1658, ArW 1659A #66 Maughold: Thomas Kealwey/
Kelvy & wife Jane Black, & her father John Black merchant of Ramsey & her stepmother Grace, Janes mother is Elizabeth xxxx.
Son: Maughold parish register: Jo: Black fil: Jo: Black buried 17 November 1660.
Will of son John: ArW 1660A #57 Maughold will of John Black, junior, died 16 November 1660: not married, father John Black [died 1664/5, ArW 1665A #001
Maughold], mother [Elizabeth Black als xxxx] is dead [ArW 1659A #66 Maughold], witnesses: Edward Crowe & Ewan Blackburn.
Son John: ArWills note dated 6 November 1661, found after ArW 1661A #02: Sir John Woods examined & sworne saith yt John Black sonn of John Black merchant
was babtized by him in the yeere 1645, but ye day, & ye moneth hee knoweth not: note yt ys examination -----[torn] taken by the said Mr Vicar Cannell, at
a court holden in KK Michael the six day of 9ber 1661.
Dau: Maughold parish register: Jane Black married Thomas Kelvy/Kealwey on 7 September 1659, Maughold.
1673 Liber Vastarum, Maughold: Ferdinand Fox had a house & garden of 4d yearly rent in Ramsey, and he was dead & his wife Elizabeth Fox alias Cottingham
sold it to Thomas Kelvy was entered for it in 1673.
Son: Maughold parish register: Jo: Black fil: Jo: Black buried 17 November 1660.
Maughold parish register: Mary Black buried 19 October 1675.
Son: Maughold parish register: Hugh Black buried 26 August 1682, Episcopal will.
Dau in law: Maughold parish register: Margt Black als Young buried 5 December 1692.
Will of dau in law: ArW 1692A #90 Maughold will of Margaret Black alias Young, died December 1692: husband Hugh Black is dead [died 1682, Episcopal Will],
3 youngest children: dau Jane (married to James Knipe before 1714) & dau Catharine (underage, died unmarried 19 March 1699/1700, ArW 1700A #82 Maughold), &
son Alexander (died 15 June 1693, ArW 1692A #91), son Hugh, son John [married to Grace Gell about 1694]; son in law (by 1714) Mr James Knipe, witnesses:
John Christian & Nicholas Christian.
Maughold parish register: John Black of Ramsey, buried in Lezaire 16 November 1751.
Lezayre parish register: John Black of Ramsey, buried in Lezaire 16 November 1751.
Lezayre parish register: Grace Gell wife of Jn: Black of Ramsey buried 16 November 1749.
Maughold parish register: Hugh Black junr buried 21 July 1737.
Lezayre parish register: Hugh Black junr mercht son of John Black in Ramsay buried 21 July 1737.
Will of grandson: ArW 1692A #91 Maughold will of Alexander Black, died 15 June 1693 intestate, not included in the old Typed Index: deceased father Hugh
Black, brother John, brother Hugh, sisters: Jane & Catharine (underage).
Will of granddau: ArW 1700A #82 Maughold will of Catharine Black, died 19 March 1699/1700: brother John (married to Grace Gell [by 1694]), brother Hugh,
sister Jane, sister in law Grace Black als [Gell], aunt Huddlestone's wife [Isabel Young married Robert Huddlestone 3 March 1673/4 in German], gunner
Gell's wife, cousin? Mary Kelvy, aunt? Ellin Black, Isabel Cowle, brothers' children, witnesses: Richard Casement & [cousin?] Mary Kelvy & Mary Fox,
pledges: Richard Casement & Nicholas Christian. NOTE: Jane Black, sister of Hugh who died 1682, married Thomas Kelvy by 1660. NOTE: Isabel Young married
Robert Huddlestone 3 March 1673/4 in German.
?Greatgranddau: Maughold parish register: Jane Black fil: Hugh Black buried 16 May 1714.
Bp Court ye first Court ut ------
Whereas there is nothing in ys will or Contract
bargain in difference but twentie pounds, & yt all p-------
interested, wth ye consent of ye supvisors have refered ye -------
disposeinge & approper ----ing of ye said twentie pounds, -----
under ye penaltie of one hundred pounds; Therefore wee ord----
ye said twentie pounds shall be distributed as followeth vizt:
tenn pounds thereof to ye children of ye latter wiffe & ye other
tenn pound likwise as followeth vizt: three pounds thereof to E----
beth & Ellin Black two pounds to Hugh Black two pounds to R------[torn]
Black; thirtie shillings to Jaine Kellvie & thirtie shillings to
Grace Black; & all ye rest of ye will to --ain--- of force in la----
as it is sworne & proved, & ys to be a finall determination
and difference of ye twentie pounds only
dated Bp Court Ro: Parr
ye 8th of May 1665 Solvo tamen vincuig John Harrison
Tho: Kellvie Th suo jure Ed: Crowe
Jane Kellvje J Richd: ffox
Edward Christian X
Elizabeth Black alias Shorley X
Hugh Blacke
Grace Black L
Whereas yr is many Creditors in depted to ye executor & it
appears by his books & yr severall depts ------ ------- These
---- -----ne, all such Creditor to pay in unto ye supvisors & Grace
depts, as is demanded of ym within fourteen days of th-----
or otherwise, to make yr psonal appearance at KK Cho-------
upon Whitsuntuesday next after ye date hereof to cl-----
thereof upon oath, upon ye grave of John Black wth -----[com=]
purgators having p------ from Parson Harrison
Court ye Ro: Parr
---- of May 1665 Jo: Harrison
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May ye 8th 1665
Edward Christian entereth his claime against ye execur of John
Black for ye just sume of 4£ due dept as hee will make to
appeare & craveth tryall:
Hugh Black entereth his claime against ye said executors
ffor ye just sume of 4£ due dept, as hee will make to appear
& craveth tryall die prdicto:
Elizabeth Black entereth her claime against ye exer of John
Black for ye sume of 4£ due dept as hee will make to appeer
& craveth tryall, die prdicto
Hugh Black entereth his claime against ye execr of John Black for
ye use of 13£ use due to him out of 20£ for severall yeeres as he
will make to appeare & craveth tryall dated die prdicto:
Robt: Black entereth against ye said execurs for ye sume of 4£
due dept as he will mak to appeare & craveth tryall: die prdicto
---r ye 31th 1665
Hugh Black entereth his claime against ye executors of his
father John Black for the whole garden belonging to ye house execeptinge, a house roome
for a house therein for his stepmother Grace Black; due to him
as he will make to appeare & craveth tryall:
[torn]------ Clucas entereth his claime against ye execr of John Black for
22s or yr aboutes: & craveth tryall July 28, 65.
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Bp Court
Curia habita apud Ballaure 8to die Maiy 1665
Coram Reverendiso Isaac p domini pvindence Ep-----
Insula Mann et: Robt: Parr et John Harrison
et, ne non John Huddlestone Regist: Archd:
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(2) March ye 17th 1664/
The last will and testament of John Black being in perfect memory
Imprs: Hee bequeathed his soule to God and his Body to Christian buriall
Ittm: to ye poor twentie shillings; Itt: to his sone Robert Twenty pounds Legasie, w----[torn]
twentie pounds due to him by ye death of his Mother, and ye tuition to his wife
Itt: To his sone Hugh twenty pounds Legasie wth ye greathouse, and that wher h-----[torn]
shop is kept, the sixe pounds yet due by his mother included in this twentie pounds
Itt: To his wife Grace ye east end of ye house upp from ye ffire, wth a house steed in the g---[torn]
=den now intended. And whilst shee lives in ye town, the use of the little Cobb ------[torn]
joining to Richd: ffox his garden; and afterwards to his sone Hugh.
Itt: To his three daughters upon ye Body of his wife Grace four score pounds to bee eq-----[torn]
devided and to her self (his said wife) three score pounds Legasie
Itt: To his daughter Ellin ye twentie pounds due by ye death of her Mother; ffor ye paym-----[torn]
of wch ther is in ye hands of Thomas Casement fourteen pounds, and five shillings; -----[torn]
pounds, ffoare shillings due from Capt: Jo: Garrett fforty shillings from Jo: Christian
and John Christian Mitchall; And from Mr: James Christian twenty sixe shillings ----
which added to what may compleat Twentie three pounds, wch three pounds (a----[torn]
the Twentie pounds already spoken due by ye mother) to bee as Legasie
Itt: To his daughter Eliz: ye Ten pounds, due yett unto her by ye death of her mother, for ----[torn]
payment of wch, in ye hands of Willm Macleycarane & neene pounds neene shill----[torn]
and in ye hands of Corporll Garrett, one pound eighteen shillings the elavin already ---
ye over plus as Legasie
Itt: To her daughter Jane (as Legasie) the 24s due from John Crow of Glandoofe, ----
one pound foure shillings in ye hands of Henery Calthorp
Itt: Hee bequeathed his three children begotten upon the body of his now wife his ------[torn]
and Lawfull Executrixes of all his goods movable, and unmovable whatsoev--- -----[torn]
in case any of them dye and uncapable of making a will, that her part soe dy-----[?, torn]
redound to the other twoo And if all dye soe, then to ye former wives children, ------[torn]
wife not otherwise to dispose of ye houses left here; but to bee to and for ye proper ------[torn]
the children betwixt them
Itt: To his Grandchild Peggy Kealwey Twentie shillings Legasie in old Ewan -----[torn]
hands, to his grandchild John Kealwey halfe a cow, in ye tuition of Thomas Ca-----[torn]
Itt: Hee constituted Mr Edward Christian deemster and Richd: ffox overseers of -----[torn]
three children, wth ten shillings Legasie betwixt them. The brewing pan -----[torn]
of itt to his wife whilst shee lives in the Island, and afterwards to bee left -----[torn]
aforesaid bequeathed to his sone Hugh
Itt: Debts due
To Mr Richd: Townsend thirtie foure pounds; Towards ye paymt: -----[torn]
pounds in ye shopp in money, ffoarty foure ------ and foure barrets of -----[torn]
pounds eighteen shillings in young deemster Christians hands; and ----- -----[torn]
[torn] deemsters hands
------ ------- The tuitione out of ----- -----[torn]
----- ----stian jurati sworne by ------ -----[torn]
---- of ----- -----[torn]
by both ------ -----[torn]
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The mother Grace Black sworne in Court to bring in
a pfect Invent
And ye supvisors allso sworne that ye children shall
suffer noe detriment, as fare as in ym lyeth & wt further
concerns ym
A month time is granted to ye supvisors & ye mother to pfect
ye Invent: after ye date hereof sub paena 40£ ad usud domini
Salvo tamen vincuig
suo jure pbatum est et Solvit 1s
A codicil added in his verbis by Chapt Tho: Ascough &
John Watelworth who have deposed: yt they hard John Black
when he sent for Tho: Kellvie: after he came, he lea-----[torn]
over to his father, who said yt he hard some thing to say: & yt
they hard some thinge spoken of twentie pounds but knoweth
not yt John Black said soe: but they hard it from ym & sp-----[fold]
of some depts.: & said as Tho: Kelvy speaking to John Bl-----[fold]
they hard John Black & Tho: Kelly togeather say speaking of -----[fold]
pounds & yt they said yt the twentie betwixt ym yt 10£ sh-----[fold]
be to both boyes: & ye other 10£ to ye 3 wenches: upon -----[fold]
Tho: speaking of his owing wiffe to his father: his said father s-----[fold]
thou art hott enough, thou mayest hold thy peace
Thomas Aiscough
Joh: Watelworth XX
ffrancis Lang have deposed
as ye former deponents in everie
pticular: ffrancis Lange X
Note yt ye said twentie pounds was referd by ye mutuall consent of pties therein concerned
unto Parson Parr & Parson Harrison who adiced[?] it as followeth; in the former page
A Court holden at Bp Court ye 8th of May 1665 before ye Right
Reverend Isaac by divine pvidence Lord Bp of ys Isle & Parson Parr &
Parson John Harrison & John Huddlestone Register Archd: ys will was -----[fold]
--- ---- 1665
[torn & dark]--- entereth his claime against ye executr of John Black f--------[fold]
[torn & dark]----- ---- his tith for for ----- 2s 8d two peks of barley straw 1-----[fold]
[torn & dark]---- ----- ---- of to-----: a-----e of lorring---- all due dept as h-----[fold]
[torn & dark]----- ----- & craveth tryall
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I Anowledg to have recaved ffrom My Mother in law }
Grace Quaile late wife to My father John Black }
of Ramsey in ye Isle of Man the somme of forty }
pounds of curant Moneyes of England it Being in } £ s d
ffull sattisfacktion for the like somme left to Me} 40 = 00 = 00
by my ffather John Black As doth more at lare }
appeare by his will for my portion in witness }
wherof I have herunto sett my hand & seall this }
seaventh day of May anno 1669 }
Signed sealed & delivered Robert Black
in ye prsence of us
Willm Callow
Tho: Jackson
Nov: 20th 1674
Mr. John Quayle pduced this acquittance in Cort and by vertue
of his oath declares ye same to be truth in every pticulr; therfore
to be Recorded for his quietus est
Jo: Harrison P Thompson
Tho: Parre
Ricd: ffox Regr
Knowe all men by these presents yt I Robert Blacke
son to Jo: Black of Ramsey, marchant doe acknowledge
to have received from my stepmother Grace Quaile
late wife to my father the sume of forty shillinges
beinge Arbitracon of money made unto me and for ye sd sume of
forty shillinges doe acknowledge to have rec: and doe acquite her her heires executr
Administrators and asignes for ever as wittnes my hand this
14th of March 1673/4
Robert Black
signed & delivered in
ye presence of us wittnesses
John Christian
David Christian
Phillip Cannell
Nov: 20th 1674: Sr: John Quayle pduced this acquittance in Cort, and
by vertue of his oath declares the same to be truth in every pticular:
therfore to be Recorded for his quietus est
Jo: Harrison
P. Thompson
Tho: Parre
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(3)
June ye 15th 1665
Samuell Posserwright shop keeper in Liverpoole entereth
his claime against ye Exer of John Black for ye sume of
3£ - 4s - 6d due dept as hee will mak to appeare & craveth tryall
June ye 21th 1665
Robt: Kernaughan entereth his claime against ye executor of John
Black for ye sume to 1s xjd & doessen[?] of tithes, betwixt him & Tho:
Calvy due dept as hee will make to appeare & craveth tryall
1665 June ye 21th
John Castmint entereth his claime against ye executors of John
Black, for ye worke foure scoore & eighteen horses being ye price
of 39s - 6d due dept as he will make to appear
The Inventory being in my hands, and no time as yet to pfect
in regard of ye sevrll Creditors, and Sr: John Huddlestone Regisr:
goeing out of ye Island, and cannot before his goeing bee pfect &
I thefor engage myself at his returne yt ye sd Inventory shall be
brought into ye Records where ye will & formr pceedings ----
Extant
June ye 25th 1665 Rich Ffox
The Inventory is brought in and the said Rich-----
is discharged of ye above obligacon
The whole Inventory in grosse all Legassies ye formr -----
childrens portions and debts and Legasie dischargt ------[dark]
ye summe of 79£ : 16s : 9d ye pticulrs to be brought -----[torn]
Regr Return, and ye wife to bring in compe-------
what more is cleare by ye shopp books that also to -------
but itt is not certainly known what ye whole ----
---- pdicta sume above bee such that -----[dark & torn]
be taken yt -----[dark & torn]
recorded in -----[dark & torn]
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8br ye 27th 1665
Mr Tho: Ratcliffe of ye pish of KK Pat: entereth
in claime against ye executors of Joh: Black for one
hundred & a halfe of yrons after ye rate of 10s p centum
being 28s - 6d in all, due dept & craveth tryall
Mar[?] ye 21th 1665
David Murrey merchant at Duglass entereth his
claime against ye executors of John Black for ye
sume of 7s - 9d & craveth tryall
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Janry ye 15th 1665
Being by ye Court compelled (as being one of ye wittnesses to
John Blacks will) to depose whether I heard ye said
John Black mencon anything touching ye garden, doe say
by vertue of my oath to ye best of my knowledge, that hee did
say, upon my motion to him of -----fitting his wife to let out
ye little cattle house as wide as mine was, or telling him his said
wife might have a ladder room about ye new intended house,
------ upon one of these 2 motions I say, hee answered
will yow have ye boyes garden spoyld, or ye boyes garden must
not bee spoyle but named no boy, this is all I can say as
wittnes my subscripcon
Ric: ffox
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This oath was administred by parson
Parson Parr and Parson Harrison in Court
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Mr: John Christian sworne & examined saith, yt hee herd John Black
upon his death bedd, yt his wife Grace should build a house on the
side oposit to ye new house: & Mr Ffox demandinge a lather room a----
ye said house, the deponent answered & said yt the Law did pvide yt, b----
whether it was a dwelling house or a seller or a brew house hee knoweth ----
& further saith not
John Christian
This deposesicon was by order from ye
Vicars Gennerall taken by me
----- ye 20th 1665 John Huddlestone
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Decembr ye 19th 1665
Wheras Mr John Christian Esqr & Mr Richd Ffox
Regrt are required by this Court (being wittnesses
to John Blacks will) to sweare to ye discourse as
related by Tho: Kealwey as is seene on record, and
by him deposed) at ye will makeing, the said wittnesses
desired a months time to recollect their memory
and then have engaged themselves to give in their
answer upon oaths under their hand wthin the said
time, and Mr Parson Harryson to take their oaths
John Christian
Rich: Ffox
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Octobr ye 18th 1665
I John Costen doe sertifie and is willing to depose
upon oath if need require yt Jo: Blacke did call him----[fold]
to looke one ye plate where he was intending to bu-----[fold]
a house in his gardinge and ye sd Jo: Blacke did apoynt
ye one side of the house wad be one Edward Corletts
garden hedgh and yt hee wad not have the other side to
come neare the window of ye great house but
letill na---- house for a breu house with 2 or 3 coppeles as
wittness my name and marke
John Costen his m-----
I Jo: Cowle will depose upon oath yt John Black did
Bringe him to ye sd place and tould him yt hee w---------[fold]
have one side of it one Corletts gardinge hedgh and -----[fold]
wad have it for a lettel brew house and this I
sertifie to be the truth as wittness my name
These certyficats is Jo: Cowle
deposed in Court
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These are to certifie that I being in presence when my father ----[torn]
Law Johne Blacke made his last will & testament that as they ----
speakeing concerneing the Littell Cattell house thatt Richard Fox
desired Johne Blacke that his wyf Gracce might have Leave to Lett the
Little howse as farr in the Garden as Stolls howse was he deneyed & said t----
they showld not spoile the boyes Garden Richard Fox said shee might t----
a lather roome to thatch the howse & the demster said that ye Law wold p----
thatt
xbr ye 18th 1665
This certificate was sworn this day in Court by Thomas Kealwey
Ro: Parre
Joh: Harrisone
Joh: Huddlestone
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Decembr ye 12th -65
John Kneale of KK Bride 50 yeares or upward sworne
& examined sayth that John Black of Ramsey demanded
of him what hee would take for cutting as many sodds as
would make up ye walls of a little house of 3 cooples in the
Garden, (the one side of which hee said he intended
to build on Curlett Graysids hedge) for a brewhouse
Jo: Kneale his mrk X
This oath was taken before
me,
Joh: Harrison
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Novembr ye 14th 65
I Tho: Curlod doe testifie yt Jo: Blacke said to me, yt he
would have one sid of yt little house, yt he was intend----[torn]
to build , in his garden one Curlod Greasseys hedge, & hee
Appointed the place ther and I enquired of him wher
he would have the door of ye sd house, And hee to---[torn]
mee he would have it in the west end of the sd
house straight one ye new left door and he inq----[torn]
=ed of me when I would com to make a doore &
window for that sd house, And this I will depose if
need require as witness my hand,
Tho: Curlod his X
Tho Corlet hath punctually
sworne to ed----- ------ of thes
------ [at least one more line is missing at the edge]
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Novembrye 22th 1665
This day (in reference to ye differences twixt Grace
Quayle in behalfe of herselfe and children, and Hugh
Black her stepsone, touching his part, or porcon of
moneys & houses due to him by ye will of his ffather, and
mother) the parties have mett, and have thoroughly con=
=cluded that for ye houses the said Grace, ffamyly
and goods shall quitt them wthin a fforth nights
time, and for ye moneys to be paid, at or before
Christmas day next ensueing, as well what is due
by his mother, as ye Legasies bequeathed by ye
ffather, And this an absolute conclucon touching
the aforesaid, and ye pties are bound in 100£ to
pforme this agreemt: and have subscribed
witnesses Hugh Black
Joh: Harrison John Quaile
Tho: Aiscough Grace Quaile
Rich: Ffox her X marke
Note yt ye one halfe of ye penaltie is
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Wheras John Blacke of Ramsay at his last will & testamt: making did not
then soe fully declare himselfe relating to these 2 pticulars (viz) ye intended
hous trade in the garden, & the garden itself, as might positively clere all ob----[dark]
wch hath caused great disoention & differences betwixt Grace the last
wiffe of the sd John Black & Hugh his son, And so for fyndinge out of ye truth
& the sd testators intention, as well in ye one as ye other & being daylie complaines
unto by the sd Hugh Blacke of the wrong hee sustained; thought fit
& in conscience granted for his releefe & for to put a period to ye sayd
differences, by what further evidences might be pduced, should bee taken
upon oath for declaring the truth touching yt pticular; Now forasmuch
as there are diverse, most of ye occupation, wch John Blacke in his life tyme
brought to the place, where he sd, that hee intended to build a house in ye garden
shewing ym how & telling ym where & in what place & of how many Couples
he intended to build a little roome for a brew house of 3 couples, & yt
ye one side should bee on Corlett grasyes hedge & maid narrow that
it should not hinder ye light of ye great house window, & yt ye doore should
stand against the new loft; as appeareth by the Deposicons upon record
and in relacon to the garden wch always belonged to ye great house
& of one & the same rent, though not spoken off in ye will, yet by the
oaths of two credible psons the clarke wch writ the will & supvisor of the children
being one, & Thomas Kelvye who was prsent at the will meetinge the other
when Mr Ffoxe asked John Black to grant his wiffe leave to build the house
(that he left her during her being in the towne) some what larger into
the garden, but the sayd John refused, saying what will you have the Boyse
garden spoiled or marred, by wch wee conceave & fully understand, as also by
that observation made in the Contract bargayne when he marryed his wiffe
that the whole disposing of ye houses & some other things should be left to his
owne will at the last day & his wiffe only to have a certeyne portion of his
goods as is expressed in the Contract & not more; wee fynd by the aforesd testimonyes yt the house & garden pperly
belongs to the sd Hugh Blacke, & yt the sd Grace can challendge noe more
interest there, save only ye roome strade as ye witnesses hath sworne viz: 3
couples of a house in length, the one side on Curlett Grasies hedge & ye other
not to hinder the light of the great house window & the doore towards the
new buildinge
Therfore in nomie dei wee order & decree th-----
the whole garden shalbe wholly & altogether the right of Hugh Blacke
& yt hee shall not henceforth be opposed in the peaceable enioyment
theof, by any pson wtsoever prtendinge any title therto, & yt ye sayd
Grace shall also enioy the aforsd house strade in yt maner & for m----
ur is before expressed & noe otherwise & this to bee the absolute and
finall conclusion as aforesd wee have drawen upp this due order p
subscribed therunto this 22th of January 1665
Robt Parre
[edge]---- Registr yow are to keep Joh: Harrison
[edge]----der & decree upon record Joh: Huddlestone
[edge]----exed to the will of John Blacke
[torn]----------a fuly prformed
[torn]----------all Sumnr in
[torn]---------- in the interim
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Aprill ye 7th 1666
The Supvisors of ye children of John Black deceased understanding of
a contracon betwixt the said John Black and Grace his wife, (wch now is con=
ceald by ye wife) in, and by wch, the children betwixt them was to
enjoy all their goods wtsoever; Therefore desires ye Court to take notice
therof, and that they (ye said Supvisors in ye behalfe of the children
or ye children themselves when they come to age) may not bee debar'd of
ye benifitt of Law, & to yt end have (as entering their clame) desired
this to be reccorded , that itt may appeare for ye future for the end,
and purpose aforesd:
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K Maughold
The Inventory of John Black deceased praized by 4 sworn men viz: ----[fold & torn]
Wattleforth, Jo: X?ian, Wm Callow & Rich: Cowle Aprill ye 20th 1665
Imprs: dj an old cow, dj 2 othr cowes, dj one horse, dj 2 hoggs &}
dj a pigg .............................................}....... 2 : 15 : 0
It: dj 6 old barrells, dj 21 hogsheads ................................. 2 : 6 : 0
It: 1 keaw[?] wth a stoole and dj 2 tubbs .............................. 0 : 4 : 6
It: dj 4 barrells of herrings ........................................... 1 : 1 - 0
It: 7 hoggsheads & 1 small barrell of beare (ye casque already}
in ye nu----- abovesaid) praized ...................}.......... 3 - 0 - 0
In ye little Chamber
It: dj a ffeather bed dj a bowlster an old blankett, curtaines, dj a bed}
stock, a little table wth 2 little forms, & an old caddow .....}. 0 - 15 - 0
In ye Chamber over ye house, dj one chiest, & dj a bedstock ............. 0 - 7 - 0
In ye Chamber over ye shop, dj 2 old ffeather beds, dj 2 little old}
steeds & curtaines dj 1 table & fframe, dj a longe }
fforme & dj a box .......................................}..... 1 - 0 - 6
It: dj an old saylle Bridle & pillin .................................... 1 - 2 - 0
It: dj an old ffeather dj an old caddow, dj 2 old blancketts}
dj 2 old bolsters and curtaines & pillows dj an old}
bedstock ..........................................}........... 0 - 10 - 0
It: a little table, 2 little forms, & dj 2 little boxes
one below ye fire, dj an old fflockbed, dj an old boulster...... 0 - 3 - 0
It: 3 old blanketts, 2 old caddows, dj 2 bedstocks, dj a little board.... 0 - 4 - 6
It: dj 9 earthen bottles, dj a fir dayle ............................... 0 - 1 - 3
It: dj tripbetts & ffishing dreepin pan ................................. 0 - 1 - 3
It: dj 2 old ffirkins ................................................... 0 - 0 - 5
It: dj an old hayre Ringe ............................................... 0 - 0 - 3
In ye great house: dj cold tubs, 2 payles, 2 piggins, dj 2 }
milking cans, & a wooden bason, a sile .............}........... 0 - 3 - 8
It: dj 2 spinning wheeles .............................................. 0 - 1 - 6
It: dj a churn, ye staffe, a piggin & timdish ........................... 0 - 1 - 0
It: dj 12 little noggins, 3 little quart cans, peper whirm & other trifle. 0 - 0 - 7
It: dj 2 girdles, dj a little grate, dj a rackentree, dj a payre of }
botthookes, dj a payre tongs, dj a gridiron, a testing iron, 2 spitts} 0 - 6 - 6
dj a hatchet, a smoothing iron, dj a fflesh hook, & 2 old frying pans}
It: dj 2 sives a basket, & 18 trenchers ................................. 0 - 1 - 9
It: dj a cubbard xiijs halfe a table & fframe wth another little}
table and fframe & water stoole & 2 fformes 3s 6d }...... 0 - 10 - 6
It: dj 29£ and 1/2 £ of old peuter xd[10d] p £ ........................ 0 - 12 - ----
It: dj 8£ 3 qrters & 2 ounces of new peuter ............................. 0 - ------[torn]
14 - ---------[torn]
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dj 2 old chamberpotts 1s, dj 2 new fflagons 3s ................... 0 - 4 - 1
dj 2 old fflagons 2s, dj 2 old peuter quts 3s .................... 0 - 5 - 0
dj 1 great pottle fflagon ........................................ 0 - 2 - 6
with one of ye same pawnd by Robt: Christian
dj 3 little salt cellars 5d, dj jill 3d, dj 4 tankers 5s ......... 0 - 2 - 8
dj 4 pottingers xd[10d], 8 little old saucers 6d ................. 0 - 1 - 4
dj 8 Aliomy Spoons 8d, dj 3 peuter spoons & horn spoons 1d ....... 0 - 0 - 9
dj 2 old brasse panns and a copper pan ........................... 0 - 2 - 9
dj 2 brasse candlesticks 2s 1 neu candlestick 2d ................ 0 - 2 - ----[fold]
dj 3 laddles & stainner .......................................... 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj 2 old brasse potts, 2 possnett, & an old morter ............... 0 - 3 - ----[fold]
dj 4 old potts .................................................. 0 - 5 - ----[fold]
dj a snuffe whirns 3d, dj an old chaffendish 1d ob ............... 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj a hatchell, and payr of Tow cards ............................ 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj 6 earthen dishes .............................................. 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj 18 earthen playts ............................................ 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj an earthen chamberpott, an Earthen pottinger & a little}
earthen saucer ..................................}....... 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj 3 little cupps, & an old grater .............................. 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
In ye new Chamber
dj 3 ffeatherbeds, 2 bowlsters, 3 pillows 2 old blanketts 2 }
bedsteed, 2 caddows, curtaines, and valances .......}..... 1 - 15 - ----[fold]
dj 4 chayres, 6 stooles & 3 other chayres ........................ 0 - 8 - ----[fold]
dj 4 new whit blanketts 9s, 2 new caddows 7s ..................... 0 - 16 - ----[fold]
dj 14 yeards of new bed tick ..................................... 0 - 7 - ----[fold]
dj 14 yeards of medley cloath ................................... 0 - 11 - ----[fold]
dj 26£ of hatchettd fflax 6d p £ ................................ 0 - 6 - ----[fold]
dj a new carpet, 2 old ones & dj a new pleid .................... 1 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj a linsey woolesey blanckett ................................... 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj 5 old cushions ................................................ 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj 8£ & 1/2 of hurden yearn 7d, 6£ more of hureden yearn 3£}
fflaxen yearn, 5£ wooslett .....................}..... 0 - 7 - ----[fold]
some new & old stockings wholly for ye children .................. 0 - 4 - ----[fold]
his own wearing cloaths, shooes & boots & hatts .................. 2 - 16 - ----[fold]
dj 3 doz & a halfe of napkins ................................... 0 - 5 - ----[fold]
dj 2 table cloathes wth dj 2 little old table cloathes ........... 0 - 2 - ----[fold]
dj 2 coarse table cloaths xd[10d], dj another old table cloath 6d. 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj 5 old pillows ................................................ 0 - 2 - ----[fold]
dj 8 payre of fflaxen sheets wth an odd one ...................... 1 - 5 - ----[fold]
dj 8 payre of coarse sheetts ..................................... 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj 5 boxes, & a trunck ........................................... 0 - 4 - ----[fold]
dj 20 barrell staves 7d ob, 2 pieces of plancks 9d ............... 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj 2 old napkins 2d, 2 dayles, 2 other boards, 2 stickes, and}
other pieces of broken Timbers ......................}.... 0 - 2 - ----[fold]
dj of 80 barrell staves ......................................... 0 - 2 - ----[fold]
13 - 7 - 3
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dj of some Carraugh Timber, and other peices of Timber 14 in all...... 0 - 8 - ----[torn & dark]
dj ye halfe of a fishing boat, oares, mast, & sayles p porconable .... 0 - 10 - ----[torn & dark]
dj of 3 bowle barles unclean'd ....................................... 0 - 7 - ----[torn & dark]
dj a ffew stores ..................................................... 0 - 0 - ----[dark]
dj 15 barrells of whit salt in bulk & 5 barrells in casques ......... 3 - 0 - 0
Itt: that in ye casque prove stiper wee bait xijd in ye barrell
Itt: 4 barrells wth serow salt ....................................... 0 - 7 - 0
The shopp wayres prized by sworn men
Alexander Young, Rich: Pendlebury
Robt: Kernaughan, and Willm Callow
dj 2 pieces & dj of Calljcow 16 yeards ............................... 0 - 8 - 10
dj 4 doz quines....................................................... 0 - 5 - 0
dj 14 doz band strings .............................................. 0 - 3 - 6
dj 6 yeards Holland at 3s-4d p yeard ................................. 0 - 10 - 0
dj a grosse & dj of points ........................................... 0 - 0 - 7
dj 2 grosse & dj of gallone xijd[12d] p grosse ....................... 0 - 1 - 3
dj 2£ & x[10] ounces silke ........................................... 0 - 18 - 3
dj 6£ anise seeds, dj x[10]£ pepper .................................. 0 - 5 - 8
dj 9£ Indicoe 13s 6d, dj 8£ ginger 1s 4d ............................. 0 - 14 - 10
dj 2 stone of galls 9s 4d, 1/2 £[?] weight copper as 5s .............. 0 - 14 - 4
dj 1 qrter £ Allom 2s 6d, dj 4£ redd-wood 1s ......................... 0 - 3 - 6
1 qrter ounce saffron 14 ounce nuttmegg............................... 0 - 2 - 8 ob
dj 1/2 £ maze 1s 9d, 5 whole pieces of scotch cloath containing}
39 yeards In Remlatts 78 yeards ......................}...... 2 - 16 - 9
dj eighteen yeards fustean 4s 6d, dj x[10] yeards & a halfe }
of coarse green say 6s-8d ...........................}....... 0 - 11 - 2
dj 68 fustean quines ................................................. 0 - 5 - 8
dj 5 yeards of cotton ................................................ 0 - 1 - 3
dj 1 yeard fustean 3d, 1 yeard & 1/2 woolen cloath moth eaten 9d }
dj 4 yeards woolen moth eaten 4s ...............................}.... 0 - 5 - 0
dj one peice of colloured fustean 24 yeards .......................... 0 - 6 - 0
dj 7 doz: painted quines 5s 3d wrought quines 7d ..................... 0 - 5 - 10
dj 7 doz: and halfe of collers, 5 doz kelly pieces .................. 0 - 3 - 0
dj 7 doz & 1/2 of hatt bands ......................................... 0 - 7 - 6
dj 1 doz hookes & eyes & dublett & britches .......................... 0 - 0 - 6
dj 1 qrter £ colloured third ......................................... 0 - 0 - 2
dj 3 grosse, & 3 doz: cloak buttons ................................. 0 - 3 - 9
dj 14 grosse of breast & coat buttons ................................ 0 - 9 - 4
dj 6 doz broken buttons, 3 grosse dublett buttons .................... 0 - 2 - ----[dark]
dj 1 grosse of coat hayr buttons ..................................... 0 - 1 - 6
dj 2 grosse of small hayr buttons .................................... -- - -- - 6
14 -----[torn]
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dj 14 grosse of third and hayre buttons ............................. 0 - 2 - 4
dj one grosse of old green buttons ................................... 0 - 0 - 2
dj 7 grosse of silke crown lace ...................................... 2 - 12 - 6
dj 6 grosse of statute lace, wth 3 grosse more of old }
fa shioned coarse statute lace ...................} ........... 0 - 11 - 3
dj 1 grosse of old small buttens .................................... 0 - 0 - 3
dj a grosse of old statute lace ...................................... 0 - 0 - 7
dj one grosse of laces & thrid points ................................ 0 - 0 - 9
dj 6 doz: of broad, and some small of silk part of the }
old fashion ....................................}............ 0 - 2 - 6
dj 3 grosse of Manchester binding .................................... 0 - 2 - 0
dj 5 grosse of thrid, and some cotton tape ........................... 0 - 8 - 9
dj 2 grosse white ffilletting ........................................ 0 - 4 - 0
dj 6 doz: Inckle white ............................................... 0 - 1 - 0
dj 200 saddle tacks .................................................. -- - 0 - 3
dj 13 doz: of broad Taffetty Rib bon of divers collars ............... 1 - 6 - 0
dj 4 doz: & halfe of statute ribbon .................................. 0 - 3 - 0
dj 6 doz silk twist .................................................. 0 - 2 - 0
dj 1 doz: & b1/2 of silk neck bands, or buttons ...................... 0 - 2 - ----[fold]
dj 3 doz & 1/2 of thrid neck bands, or buttons ....................... 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj 1 qrter £ of slane silk ........................................... 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj 1 grosse of coate buttons ......................................... 0 - 0 - 8
dj 2 doz: bandstrings ................................................ 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj 4 doz: men thimbles ............................................... 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj 5 doz: & 1/2 of children thimbles ................................. 0 - 1 - 9
dj 1£ of lead clasps ................................................. 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj 3 yeards of Lawn Eaten by ratts ................................... 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj 1 yeard of scotch cloath .......................................... 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj 2 doz: small pins ................................................ 0 - 3 - ----[fold]
dj 2 packetts of pins ................................................ 0 - 4 - ----[fold]
dj 3 reams of paper ................................................. 0 - 7 - ----[fold]
dj 29 doz: of wooden & horn combs .................................... 0 - 9 - ----[fold]
dj 3 doz: & 1/2 Inckhorns ............................................ 0 - 2 - ----[fold]
dj 1 qrter £ of coarse white thrid ................................... 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj 2 doz & 1/2 hatt lineings ........................................ 0 - 1 - ----[fold]
dj 2 doz & 1/2 little boxes ......................................... 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj 2 doz: & 1/2 of ye like boxes ..................................... 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
dj 2 combs in cases .................................................. 0 - 9 - ----[fold]
dj 4 great looking glasses, 7 small ones ............................ 0 - 2 - ----[fold]
dj 4 queir paper 1 doz: combs ....................................... 0 - 0 - ----[fold]
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dj 1 grosse of small brest buttons 8d, dj 1 doz: small buttons 3d ... 0 - 0 - ----[torn]
dj 3 iron chaffen dishes ............................................ 0 - 1 - ----[torn]
dj 3£ 3 qrters peuter being 4 little dishes .......................... 0 - 2 - 0
dj 1 qrter firkin sope 2s a little brasse pan 2d ..................... 0 - 2 - 2
dj 1 doz: of old little leather belts for children ................... 0 - 0 - 1
dj 1 bestle skin 3d 2 doz: small looking glasses .................... 0 - 1 - 9
dj 5 brushes 5d dj 2 doz & 8 trenchers ............................ 0 - 0 - 8
dj 3 payre of children bodys ......................................... 0 - 1 - 3
dj 1 grosse of curtaine lace ......................................... 0 - 1 - 0
dj 3 little broken looking glasses ................................... 0 - 0 - 1
dj 3 dozel[?] & 2 primars ............................................ 0 - 1 - 7
dj 3 doz single psalters, & grammers of a contrary forme to ye old ... 0 - 7 - 6
dj 8 construing grammers ............................................. 0 - 1 - 0
dj 1/2 doz: spects & 1/2 doz: tob: boxes ............................. 0 - 1 - 6
dj 6 doz: sheep shank knives ......................................... 0 - 2 - 3
dj 7 doz: black hefted knives ........................................ 0 - 7 - 0
dj 3 doz: wood hefted knives ......................................... 0 - 1 - 10 ob
dj 7 small bridles white ............................................. 0 - 1 - 9
dj 6 black bridles ................................................... 0 - 3 - 0
dj 21 payre of stirrip leathers ...................................... 0 - 7 - 0
dj xj[11] creippers black ............................................ 0 - 1 - 6
dj 14 payre of Tayler sheares ....................................... 0 - 5 - 0
dj 1 doz: large sizers ............................................... 0 - 1 - 0
dj 2 doz: small seisers .............................................. 0 - 0 - 10
dj 13 payre wth a double payre of stirrup irons ...................... 1- - 5 - 0
dj x[10] payre spars 1s-3d, dj 3 doz & 9 bridle bitts 3s-9d .......... 0 - 5 - 0
dj 3 peices & 1/2 girth webb, 2 doz: p peice ........................ 0 - 3 - 9
dj 44 payre of bellows, & hand sawes ................................. 0 - 4 - 2
dj 4 iron candlesticks ............................................... 0 - 1 - 0
dj 2 doz & 5 small locks for doores .................................. 0 - 5 - 0
dj 1 doz: of a better sort of locks .................................. 0 - 4 - 0
dj xj[11] ifon chizells 1s-10d x[10] oager bitts[?] xijd[12d]........ 0 - 2 - 10
dj 1 edge 4d 1£ 1/2 knitting needles vjd ........................... 0 - 0 - 10
dj 4 hanglocks 2d, 6 curry combs 2s 6d ............................... 0 - 3 - ---
dj 1 doz small bitts, 1 gross & 1/2 Awle blades ..................... 0 - 2 - ---
dj 2 doz: & 1 of small chiest locks .................................. 0 - 2 - ---
dj 1/2 doz: & 1 small chiest lock, small hinges for boxes ............ 0 - -- - 14
dj 4 large hinges for cubbards ...................................... 0 - 1 - 000
dj 4 small gimlets, 4 large hinges for a door ........................ 0 - -----[torn]
dj 1/2 --- knitting needles, one spade heade, & a woomble[?] bitt ...... -------[torn]
04 : 14 : -----[torn]
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dj 1/2£ et qrter steele .............................................. 0 - 0 - 3
dj 6 payre woolen cards 3s; 4 payre of broken cards 2s ............... 0 - 5 - 0
dj 19 payre tow cards ................................................ 0 - 4 - ----
dj 5 frying panns 2s-6d 7 spades 4d ................................ 0 - 2 - 10
dj 3 smoothing irons single .......................................... 0 - 0 - 6
dj 15£ shott 2s-1d ob, 1 qrter --- chalk 7d ......................... 0 - 2 - 8 ob
dj 4 little iron potts 8s 4 course hatts ........................... 0 - 9 - 8
dj one case of boxes ................................................. 0 - 1 - 6
dj 4 muggs ........................................................... 0 - 1 - 0
dj 1 ounce of medridate .............................................. 0 - 0 - 6
Note that there is some Apothecarys stuffe }
left to ye Judgmt: of men of yt profession } decayd
The bone Lace prized to .............................................. 2 - 0 - 6
more for bone lace and other wayres .................................. 1 - 7 - ---
dj more for whale bone 8£ 14d p £ ................................... 0 - 4 - ----
xxxxx xxxxxx xxxxx, ye summe is down for ye hxxxxg & bexxd part xxxxth
The crate of ye lace 7 - 2 - xx
out of wch 7£-2s-0d there is due upon ye deads part beside ye xxxx[fold]
therof 1£-1s-4d ob
more to be added in Creditors hands as appears } £
by spetialties for ye whole .................}................. 16 7 - ----
more in silver and coine xxx whole
xj hides sold at (xxxxxulsides) ........ 2£ 5s ................. 00 - ------
The Shop Booke in ye xxxxxs ....................................... --------
The Shopp Booke .................................................... 03 - 00 - ----
more by Arbitracon the summe of ........................... ........ 10 - 0- - ---
........................................................143 - 01 - 0----
Debts to bee deducted out of ye whole viz on ye living and he deads pt
£
To Mr: Rich: Townsend .............................................. 4 - 0 - ----[fold]
to other 2 merchts: in England ..................................... 14 - 0 - ----[fold]
To ye prizers ...................................................... 00 - 10 - ----[fold]
To Robt: Murrey .................................................... 00 - 10 - ----[fold]
servant wages ...................................................... 00 - 18 - ----[fold]
To ye nurse ........................................................ 00 - 10 - ----[fold]
for a coffin & ffunerls charges .................................... 00 - 10 - ----[fold]
---- wine[?] ....................................................... 2 - 0 - ----[fold]
----hn Murrey ...................................................... 01 - 4 - ----[fold]
----bt: Black ...................................................... 42 - 0 - ----[fold]
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To Hugh Blacke .................................................... 22 - 0 - 0
To Ellin Blacke .................................................... 26 - 10 - 0
To Bessy Blacke .................................................... 11 - 10 - 0
To Tho: Kealwey & his daughter Peggy ............................... 2 - 10 - 0
To ye poor ......................................................... 1 - 0 - 0
legacies to ye Supvisors ........................................... 0 - 10 - 0
The goods are in ye hands of ye mother Grace Black
& have given in pledges for ye forthcoming of ys Invent
& to secure ye office sub paena duble the value
Jan: ye 30th 1665 John Watelworth &
John Christian Michell
£ s d
The whole Inventory is ........... 198 : 16 : 03
out of wch to be deducted........... 078 : 02 : 03
-------coming debtless unto ye
children ......................... 120 : 14 : 00
besides the houses left to ye children in ye will
The Apothecary stuffe mentioned in ye Inventory supposed to be
worth five pounds sterl: by ye supvisors, unless John Quayle give ye full
valuacon of upon oath of ye just estimate therof
the above stuff is decayd and good for nothing
Nov: ye 17th: 70: Mr: Wm: Fflaxney entrs in behalfe of Mr: Tho: Cassen----[torn]
against ye executrs of
John Blacke for ye summe of ffiftie seaven shillings due as hee
----- make to appeare & craveth tryall
No: 21th 1670
Note further that ye wife and ye supvisors have agreed (wth
ye consent of John Quayle her husband, that the children
shall have equally betwixt them Eightie pounds sterl: for
all their right in their ffathers goods, besides the houses, but
if all ye children die, their executors is onely to enjoy 60£ 14s --d
according to ye Inventory no more being due by their ffather & the
adition being given by ye mother to make up ye 80£, and yt to returne
to ye mother againe if ye children all die under age, or y------
make no will: and this is a finall end of all contr---------
forever in this --hall
note ye adition given by the mother
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is out of John Blackes Legacie to her
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