Christian Keneene, 1653

KK Andrews    October about the 16 1653

The ... last will & testament of Christian Keneene sick in body 
but whole in mind & of pfect memorie thanks be to god, doe 
make my last will & testament in manner & forme as followeth 
First she bequeath her soule into the hands of her maker & 
her body to Christian buriale:  Itm I leave to the poor a firlot of 
mault & wt else was needfull: Itm I leave to my daughtre 
Bahee Kelly j firlett of barly Itm. Itm  I leave to Joh: Quirk 
& Phillip Ratcliffe a lambe: Itm I leave to my husband 
Donell Joughin my part of the riding horse: & the fourth part 
of my part of the crope of corne: Itm I leave yt if my brother 
Donell Keneene doe returne back to my husband Donel Joughin & 
my daughter Bahee 1 of 2 boules of barly & a pottle: & wt sheepe & 
hay hee had in his hands yt was due to Bahee Kelly, then is my said 
husband & my said daughter Bahee Joughin to reharve also to hee 
my the said brother Donl Keneene 10S in money, & 5 halfe firlotts of oats: all 
this thee oake rpen her 1 herge 10 be at??lb & also yt he possessed 
to returnd the one halfe to her yt was due to him by ye execu=
torships.  Itm I doe hereby constitute & ordain my daughter 
Bahee Joughin my true & lawful executrx: of all the rest 
of my goods movable & immovable: & to witnesse this to bee 
a trueth we subscribe our hands this 20th of 9ber 1653.

rpbt ett solvit 1/6		witnesses:
				Joh: Quirk X	   }	Jurati
				Phillip Rattcliff +}

The inventory of the goods of Christian Keneene taken & 
prised by Joh: Brew: Joh: Keneene: Donell Keneene & 
Collet Watterson: as followeth:

Itm. 1 oxe 1 cow 1 sirk the third part of a cow          { £    s
     & the third part of an old hors, 1 dossen of sheepe { 4 -  2 -  0
     Yong & old priced to ---------                      {			
Itm.	All household stuffe priced to ---------           1 – 13 -  0

The crope of corne as yet unprised:

The goods is in the hands of the Ex Equling
And 16 att lawfull years and hath given
in pledges the father Donald Joughen & Donald
Keneene for the forthcoming of of this ......
& to porissd the office sub pena juris

Donold Keneene Entereth his CLaime against the
Exerute of of Christian Keneene for the first part of [the]
Goods of Bahee Kellieb daughter of ye sd Christian, Ke[neen]
Due to ye sd Bahee, as hee ye sd Donol Keneen
Will make to apeesre, September 25th 165?

Note that Will Christian who was sworene to guive 
a trew Inventorie in, of his wife Issabl Teer goods 
tisreased: have detained 12S – 6d out of the said inven
torie for wch ther is lands in mortgage: nether is theira 
securitie bound. For the forthcominge of the said 12S-6d 
to the children when they come to lawful yeares:

Therefore it is my humble request if ye may 
be pleased to cause him the said will Christian 
ore whosoever hath the lands in possession
To bringee in sufficient
Securitie for the said 12S-6d.