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Alice Gillins als Bridsonne, 1637

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Submitted by: Michael Bridson
Date: 14 March 2002
Original: MNHL: EW9/201

KK Malew         The first of Aprill 1637

[T]he full will and testament of Alice Gilline als Bridsonne
[w]ho comitted her soule into the hands of the Allmightie God
[an]d ber bodie to the earth; in primis she left to the poore
for the discretio[n] of her executor; It she left  bothe
[he]r grandchildre viz m'great and Issable Bridson all her
wollen and lymine clouthes. It she left  to her neene Christo
[p]her Bridson a white blankett It to her neene John
Bridson a waistcoat of white wollen cloath/ It: to Kathren
Bridson a sledge and a carchiffe It to m'great Charaly
a carchiffe It to John Bridson a blankett It to her daugh
[t]er Kathren Bridson a waistcoate & a carchiffe It to m'great
Bridson a carchiffe It she left her son Tho: Bridsonne
[e]xe[c]ut[o]r of all the rest of her goods moveable & unmoveable
   p[ro]bat[u]m est & soluit 6d
                                           Testes  Tho: Parre  
   [In]vent                                       Tho: Harrison
………………………….              Rich: Bridson
goodes is left in Legasies              Henry Calister
 … [in]vent] in all j whytte blankett
j gray blankett
the executt[or] lawfull years 

Notes
1. 'Neene': is this an abbreviation for the Manx 'inneen shayrey' meaning grandchild'?
2. Michael Bridson would be pleased to receive any corrections.