Thomas Clark & his wife Margery Cannell 1666

Archdeacon Will 1666A #24 Malew will & Petition of Thomas Clark & his wife Margery Cannell, plus 1653 Articles of Marriage dated 1653, between Daniel/Donold 
Qualtrough (parents Donold/Daniel Qualtrough & Margaret Killey) & Catharine Clark (parents Thomas Clark & Margery Cannell), plus Inventory of the ArWill 
1666A #14 of Catharine Qualtrough als Clark:
Summary: Daniel Qualtrough (parents Daniel Qualtrough & Margaret Killey) married 1653 to Catharine Clark (heir, parents Thomas Clark and Margery Cannell), 
Catharine died by the time of the Petition in 1666, having had one living child (a daughter Isabel) who became her heir, and her husband Daniel remarried, 
Elizabeth Clark is youngest daughter of Thomas Clark & Margery Cannell.
Dau: Malew parish register: Catharine Clark married Donold Qualtrough on 27 June 1653 in Malew. 
Will of dau Catharine: ArW 1666A #14 Malew, of Catharine Qualtrough alias Clark, died 22 October 1666: husband Daniel Qualtrough, 
only child Isabel Qualtrough, father Thomas Clark, Daniel Qualtrough junior of Lonan entered a claim.
Will of brother of Margery Cannell: ArW ll 1666A #64 Michael will of John Cannell, pauper, died 16 February 1666/7: wife Marriad Boddaugh is alive, 
brother in law Thomas Clark, Christian Carragher, Henry Kaighin, Match/Madge Kelly, Catharine Kaighin, nephew John Kaighin executor.    

       To ye worpll Hen: Nowell Esq dep----[fold]
       Govrnr of this Isle, & to ye rest of ye ----[fold]
       officers now in Court, 
                         The humble peticon of 
                         Tho: Clarke, & his wife
Sheweth
That whereas your peticonrs is dayly troubled by 
Don: Qualytrough about a Certayne Contracion barg----[fold]
wch your peticonrs gave ye sd Qualtrough wth their 
daughter, in hopes they would bee an help to them ----[fold] 
their old age, (but one ye contrary) yt hope ----[fold]
=ed into a great discomfort & sevrall tymes your p----[fold] 
offerred unto ye sd Qualtrough this last harvest[?] ----[fold]
come receive & enter upon ye beniffitt of yt C----[fold] 
(before ye officers) in Court, desiring likewise  ----[fold]
=ame on thother  side, wch ye sd Qualtrough refus----[fold] 
wch now your peticonrs humbly conceives ----[fold]
selves not any way obliged to pforme cond----[fold] 
in respect ye sd Qualtrough soe oft refused ye s----[fold] 
         Therefore your peticonrs humbly ----[fold]
         desires your worsps to take y----[fold]
         prmisses into your serious considera----[fold]
         whereby a full hearing may be t----[fold]
         of ye sd busines & yt your peticionrs ----[fold]
         have, & order or reference to Cle----[fold] 
         or acquitt ye sd Qualtrough of them ----[fold] 
         touching ye sd Contract, whereby th----[fold] 
         may not bee troubled any longer in y----[fold]
         busines, & your peticonrs shall as in ----[fold]
         bound evr pray, &c

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There being a hearing formerly of the wthin
Contraction before the Court, The wthin 
Daniell Qualtrough & his then wife 
wholly Relinquished their interest therein 
upon any Condition,  But that the wthin 
Thomas Clarke & his wife should keep 
all themselves & that the sayd Qualtrough 
& wife would not trouble them upon wch
The Court might Lawfully proceede to an 
order in the premises, wth consideracon off
some other circumstances,   But in respect that 
this day both the said Thos: Clarke & 
his wife ---- upon their pte and Daniell
Qualtrough upon his pte ------  
(his wife beinge deade) have agreed 
this day; to give in sufficient securetie 
for the forthwth cominge of all goods & 
other pticulars due to the child, accord=
ing to their engadgmts in the said con=
traccon bargaine and the goods remain
inge in the keepinge of the said Daniell Qualtrough (whereof 
an Inventory taken,   Therefore this  
aggreemt to bee a finall conclusion bee  
twixt them  to be remayninge in his ye said 
Daniells keeping until the child come to age 
The said Tho: Clarke & his wife giving ye 
like securety for the Teame of oxen  cropp of 
corne & husbandry geares, in case she lyves 
to en------ the same either at the death, or 
her maryage wth their full & free consent 
and not otherwise;   And this upon the 
faithfull pro---- & engagmt:  & securety given by ye sd Thomas
Clarke to wit Edw: Walne & Henry Wanwright both of 
KK Malew, before us      Tho: Norris    Hen: Nowell
                         R Walton       Ric: Tyldesley

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		the 18 of Jun 1653
Articles of Mariage agreed and concluded upone 
betwixt Tho: Cleark of KK Malew with the consent 
of his wiffe Margery Clearke alias Cannell on the 
one partty: And Donold Qualthrough of the parish 
of KK Lonan to the consent of his wiffe Margreat 
Qualthrought alias Killey one the other party as followeth:   

First, it is agreed that the sd Tho: Clearke wth the 
consent of his wife Margery Clearke alias Cannell 
doth give in bargaine of contractione to our eldest 
daughter Katherin Clearke after our decease:   the whole 
teniment the whole crope of corne whole plow wth 
all geares belonging to the sd tenement;    And alsoe 
what Lands I have we have bought to the sd 
teniment to be ther only excempteing what Lands 
and houses I have in Castletowne wch I keep to 
my own disposing till my Latter day: ffurther 
it is agreed yt this can agree that ould people 
shall have the f---[torn] power during their lives, 
Ift not then the [torn]----ng copple is -------[torn]---t 
the teniment ha---[torn] the croppte of corn, ---- the p-----
of oxens wth all ha---- ---res belongeing to the sd teniment 
Alsoe it is agreed ------at ffour[?] bould of right corne 
shalbe taken out o--- the whole cropte of corn ffor 
my youngest da----ter weding: yt shee be not 
maried before it ---leaseth God to call for me:   Alsoe 
I doe covenant a--- promise: if I doe marie 
again And get an----- --- pay to my eldest daught----[torn edge]
Katherin her Husba---- or their issue sixty pound 
in leu of her  inhe----trix:   Moreover I doe promise 
to make my eldest ---aughter Kathren Cleark as 
deepe in execut-----as any of the rest of my chil-
dren at my latt---- day in what goods is ffore
one the tenime----:  As wittness my hand and signe 
the day and yea-- above sd: Thomas X Cleark.   

Secondly it is ag----  upon that the sd Donold Qual
throught withe th-- --onsent of my wife Margreat 
Qualtrought al---- Killey doe promise to give ---- 
portione to our ---n Donold Quailtrought twenty 
pounds ste:  to be ---ayed wthin 3 or 4 yeares: --- 
to be executors ---- half my goods at my Le-----
day:   of all ----t is debtless goods: As wit------ 
my hand and ----ne the day and year above. 
			Donold Qualtrough, 
Signed and delivered
the the presents of us    John Caesar
			----- -----[in fold]
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Margrett Qualtrough alias Killey
    her mrk    X

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		At Castletown 7 June 1667
Aggreemt: betwixt Tho: Clark & Donold 
Qualtrough     ye sd Donold Qualtrough is to have 
[fold]---- enjoy ye goods free mencioned in ye wthin 
[fold]----entorye during ye minority of Issable Qual=
[fold]----ugh ye execr who when she cometh to yeere
[fold]---- 14 years of age is to enjoy ye same accor
[fold]----ge to ye Lawes of this Isle; for the faithfull 
[fold]----ormance & forthcomeing therof ye said 
[fold]----nold Qualtrough hath given securitye Jo: 
[fold]---arrye of Castletown & Patr Christian of 
KK Lonan & to keep ye office harmles sub
pena duble ye value, ad usum domini

In respect of some difference betwixt 
Donold Qualthrough & Tho: Clark concerning 
a Contracon bargaine given by the said Tho: 
Clarke & his wife by ye said Tho: Qualtrough
& his deceased wife and[?] upon the Aggree
ment:  thereupon bxxx as upon the 
back of ye sd Contract more at Lardge ap=
pear -----    The above securitye is taken & de
sird to be accepted of by ye Spirituall Cort 
by us
                           Hen: Norris
                           Richd Tyldesley
                           Tho: Norris
                           R. Calcott

[Written on the back of the above Contract  Bargain:]
Whereas It is wthin specifyed that Katherin Cl----[fold]
shalbe equall in the executorship of Thos: Cler----[fold]
wth his other children, the meaninge therof is and 
further agreed upon that if it please God to c----[fold]
for the sd Thos: Clearke before his youngest dau----[fold]
Elizabeth Clearke shalbe Maried then she is ----[fold]
10£ for her porcon out of the whole or his p----[fold] 
afterward, his daughter Katherin to be Joint ----[fold]
executors as is within writen  
                            Thos: Clearke X h----[fold]
witnes herof                Do: Qualthrough ----[fold]  
         Tho: Norris
         Jo: Lewen his mrk  X

Mrgery the wife of Tho: Cleark hath given full consent 
to give to her daughter Katherin Clearke her half ----[fold] 
the team of oxen, crop of corn and all kind ----[fold] 
husbandry geares belonging to the sd Tenemt ----[fold] 
----- ------ ----- and ----- ----- bargain ------ witnes ----[fold] 
signe Manual 
                                 Mrgery Clearke alias Ca----[fold]
27 June 1653                       her mrke  X

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A perfect Inventory of ye goods of Katherin Clerk
alis Qualteraugh given in and praised by 4 
sworne men vid: Wm Quail, Tho: Cowine, Ro:
Corrin & Wm Cluage Sumner

the one oxe praised to .........  00 - 8 - 0
Ite: a cow praised to ..........  0 - 7 - 0
young steer of 3 year     }
   old & dam: a calfe of  }.....  0 - 5 - 0 
   halfe a year ould pra: } 
young horse pra: to ............  0 - 7 - 0
young mare praised to ..........  0 - 1 - 0
Sheep and goats pra: to ........  2 - 4 - 0
halfe a barrel praised to ......  1 - 0 - 6
                                 03 :18 : 6

The debts of ye decedents }
   part amount to ........} .... 02 - 01 - 00
The funerall charges to ........  0 -  6 - 00
The debts deducted there 
   remains of ye inventory ..... 01 - 10 - 07
Pledges as within expressed 

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