Thomas Callow, 1656

Archdeacon Will 1656#28 Jurby of Thomas Callow, dated 23 April 1656, pages 28 & 29:  

Aprill the 23th 1656   
In the name of God Amen. I Tho: Callow sicke in 
bodie but whole [in] minde, of good & perfect 
memorie praysed be God for it, do make my xxxx[missing edge] 
will & testamt in manner & forme following.    
first I bequeath my soule [to] Almightie God who 
created and redeemed me and my bodie to Xtian [buri]all.    
Itm, to ye poor 1 boule mault, half fir: wheate, 1 fir: 
oate meale & two muttons att Alhallotide, and 1 firlett 
oate meale, and 4s to be bestowed in beere the night yt 
I shalle [?shalbe] hod God.   
Itm, I bequeath to Wm Calistor xxx[missing edge] 
house yt he lives in and seaven buts of ground 
after my decease dureinge his naturall life, 
if he stay & live there, and the grassing of a cow in xxxx[missing edge] 
Close at Gollane if he have a cow, but if he have 
not a cow, he hath xxx[missing edge] 
libertie to sett ye cowes grassing to another, 
and he to give foure dayes xxxx[missing edge] 
to tenne[?, ?fenne, ?sewe] or trench[?] about the sd Close.   
Itm, to the sd Wm: a daymoth of haye in Wm Garretts 
Close the working foure dayes in fencing about the 
sd Close but he hath now power to sett the sd hay.   
Itm, its my will yt if Will: Caxxxx[missing edge] 
live till the mortgage be expired at the paying backe 
of the money xxxx[missing edge] 
3 pound to be returned to him as Legasie, and if he 
die before the Close ixxxxx[missing edge] 
mortgage to me be released I allow of nothing to his execr.   
Itm, to my nephew John Callow a heffer wch he hath 
already, and a day-mouth of hay in Wm: Carrett 
his Close during the tyme of ye mortgage as legasie.   
Itm, to my brother Wm: Callow and his issue if it 
please God to give him any my Land and houses that 
I live in, together wth ye close I have in mortgage 
from Wm: Carrett and the Close at Bollaugh, and if 
he have noe issue it is my will that my meece Anne 
Callow shall enjoy the houses and land I now live 
in after his Decease.    
Itm, I constituted and appoint my brother Wm: Callow, 
Anne: Callow & Katherin: Callow my true & Lawfull 
execr of all ye rest of my goods movable & unmovable.   
It, to my mother in Law Averick Quaile 1 sheepe 1 lambe 
& 1 hogge.   
Itm, to my wife 10s wch is in her fathers hands, 
and half fitherbed.   
Itm, to Sr Wm: Crowe a mutton.  

More added to the will May the 16th 1656:  
The Close I have in mortgage from Wm: Teare Kirragh 
I bequeath to my brother Wm Callow, and my neece Anne: 
Callow, during the tyme of the mortgage, and at the 
expiracion of the mortgage, the moneyes to be equally 
divided between them provided always that the sd Wm: 
Callow is to pay to the sd Teare 3 pounds 8s wch I 
am behind wth him. Itm, to Bahie Caxxxx[missing edge] 
20s legasie to be payed to her by Wm: and 
Anne Callow out of xxxxx[missing edge] 
and the wife also accordeinge to Law.      
Testes: 
Wm: Crowe, & Wm Calister witness to the first 
pte of the will, Nicho: Cowley.   
Tamen vininge Suo jure,  Probat et Solvit 1s.

A Codicill added by consent of the execr as 
followeth: He left his pte of a colt to Do: Christian,  
Itm, to Isabell Texxxx[missing edge]
what more is in her hands and her husbands.   
Itm to Wm Calister xxxx suit of apparel.  
Probat ut Supra.  

Margrett Quayle als Caloe sworne sayth 
That the sd Tho: Callow uttered these words followinge; 
That he had left a daymayth of hay to 
his nephew Jo: Callowe, but he xxxx[in fold] 
have left him some other goods 
and said that he xxxx[in fold] 
a maire at Bushops Court and left 
the half of sd maire to the sd Jo: 
Caloe his brother wch xxxxx[in fold] 
by and further saith not.   
Margret Quayle.


A true Inventorie of all the goods of Tho: Callow deceased priced 
by 4 men as followeth: Do: Christian: Wm ffreere, Tho: Clerke, Patr: Brew
Imprs:  4 oxen, 2heffers, 1sheepe & a calfe 1 yeare old priced  ----	9 pounds -0-0
Itm   4 cowes, one steere and calfe   --------------------------------	6-0-0
Itm   half cow & ye 4th pte of a calfe   ------------------------------	0-13s-4d
Itm   half calfe 1 yeare old   ----------------------------------------	0-4-0
Itm   in sheepe, muttons, & hoggs 26 priced to   ---------------------	2-12-0
Itm   4 lambes  -------------------------------------------------------	0-2-8
Itm   half swine  -----------------------------------------------------	0-1-6
Itm   in blanketts & course sheets  ----------------------------------	0-12-0
Itm   in croptolls[?]  ------------------------------------------------	0-4-0
Itm   in hempe & small irons  ----------------------------------------	0-1-0
Itm   1 little board & old English spade  ----------------------------	0-0-6
Itm   half griddle & half pan  ----------------------------------------	0-1-6
Itm   half planke  ----------------------------------------------------	0-0-6
Itm   2 old axes & other old irons belonginge to a cogs trade  -----	0-1-0
Itm   half rugge & halfe course sheete  ------------------------------	0-1-6
Itm   1 yard & half yard of linen & a pound of linnen yearne  -----     0-2-0
Itm   half old orke  --------------------------------------------------	0-1-0
Itm   in cheese  ------------------------------------------------------	0-1-6
Itm   in mugs & butter  -----------------------------------------------	0-1-0
Itm   2 boules of oates  ----------------------------------------------	0-6-0
Itm   1 old sacke & 1 firlett meale  ----------------------------------	0-4-0
Itm   1 new sacke  ----------------------------------------------------	0-2-0
Itm   in horses  ------------------------------------------------------	3-5-0
Itm   half old mayre & ye 4th pte of a foale  ------------------------	0-7-0
Itm   in moneyes  -----------------------------------------------------	8-8-0
To be added
                                                        Summ: 32 pounds - 13s - 0
															  
The execr at Lawfull yeares and have the goods in possession and 
have putt in pledges according to Law Wm Callister and Ewan Killip.

29 July 1656: 
Isabell and Jony Freere entereth their claime agst the execr of Tho: Calowe 
for certeine goods due xxxx[in fold] 
by the death of their sister Anne Feere according to her 
last will as by her invent appeareth and craveth tryall accordinge to Law

29 July 1656: 
Phinloe Freere entereth his clame agst the execr of Tho: Calowe 
for yt he the said Tho: Calow xx[in fold]dered[?] 
him to have mucthered[?] his children whexxxx[in fold, ?wherein] 
he is damnifyed[?] to value of 20 pounds and craveth tryall accordinge to Law

Ultimo die July 1656: 
Anne Callowe entereth her clame agst the execr of Tho: Calowe 
for 6 pounds wch was left her out of the whole besides her 
pte of the executorship and craveth tryall accordinge to Law.

22nd May 1659: 
The execr of Tho: Calow doe enter their clame agst one Wm Freere 
of Jurby for the sum of 40s and craveth tryall accordinge to Law.