Christian Cowley nee Cannell, 1641

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    Michaell  ... of Febr 1640  
In the name of God Amen, I Christian Cannell sicke in body -----[dark spot on filmed page] 
whole in mynd, of good & perfect memories God be praysed ----[dark spot] 
make this my last will & testament in manner & forme following:  
First I committee my soule into the hands of almightie God 
my Creator & Redeemer and my body to Christian burial.  
I leave to the poore 3 half fir of malt, half fir wheate, 
2 muttons, & the rest at the execr discrecon.   
Itm, I leave ye vicr a mutton, & to ye Clark a goose.  
Itm, to my sister Ellin Cannell a heifer.  
I leave my husband John Cowley my pte of a yonge horse.   
Itm, I leave to my brother Finlo Cannell x s, and the 
rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable I leave to my 
children Mrgrett & Ellin Cowley and I doe constitute 
them my lawfull Execr.    
Testes: 
Hugh Cannell Clarke, 
Hen: Woods, ffinlo Cannell, iurati.            

Whereas Ellin Cannell claimeth a childs part of ye goods ---m 
Jo: Cowley and Xtian Cannell for doeinge them ---r----[dark, in fold] 
until ye time of her mariage, ye said Ellin Cowley in ye face 
of ye Court hath confessed ye same & John Cannon Senior 
hath sworn it, it a Decretum est.             
Probat et Solvit 1s.              

An Inventorie of Christian Cannelle goods priced by 4 sworne men viz 
Dollin Quaile, Finlo Cannell, Tho: Teare & John Canon.
Imprimis  one oxe x[10] yeeres old & one oxe 5 yeeres old price   3 pounds.     
Itm,  1 cowe in calf 10 yeere old price   28 s.    
Item, cowe 10 yeers old price 20s.     
Itm, half a heffer 4 yeeres old price  10s.    
Itm  one heffer 3 yeeres old price 13s,     
Itm, 1 heffer 4 yeeres old price 15s.     
Itm  1 horse 5 yeeres old price 12s      
Itm 1 mare 11 yeeres old wth a follower a yeere old  12s.     
Itm  half an old horse price 9d.     
Itm  5 muttone 15s.     
Itm  11 sheep  20s.     
Itm  2 yeereling cowes[?] & 1 yeerlinge toop[?]  4s.     
Itm  hald a broad goose 6d.     
Itm  half a perre[?]  12d.     
Itm  1 sheete price  2s 8d.      
Itm  toop  4s.     
Itm  hald a broad goose 6d.     
Itm  half a perre[?]  12d.     
Itm  1 sheete price  2s 8d.      
Itm  3 blanketts and half a blanket  11s.     
Itm, 3 coats  5s.     
Itm  2 kercheeeffes, 2 bands, & 1 hand-kercheeffe  3s.     
Itm  2 sackes 2s.     
Itm certaine linnen yarne  6d.     
Itm  2 barrells 2s.     
Itm  half a gridle  20d.     
Itm  1 crooke  12d.     
Itm  certaine smale treene vessells sieves & waights  2s 6d.     
Itm  3 traces, 2 cars, 1 harrow, 2 straddles, & a peere of a cord-draught  2s.     
Itm  2 hens & half a corke  4d.     
Itm the 4th pte of the crop of corne of the farm land 
called Knock-baan and the 10th part of the crope of 
the farme land called Moanygh-Mooar.     
Itm  more in money 30s in his custody viz: 
ye husband  10-----.  
Security for ye forth coming of ys Invent: & to Secure 
ye office according to law Pat: Cowley & Mallowney Corlett 
who hath bound ymselves there heires & execrs 
sub poena double ye value ad usum domi.