Jane Shimmin nee Leece, 1661

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Pat: 1661  
The last will & testamt of JANE LEECE who departed this 
life ye 27th February 1661. Shee bequeathed her soule to 
God & her body to Christian burial.  
Shee left to her SONNE THO 20s due and ye Claddagh-more.  
It, she left him 5 pounds of lynnen yarne, and 4 pound 
of Flaxe unspun.   
Witnesses: 
Tho: Harison, 
Gilbert Mollecheif.           

This having relations to a contract betwixt Will Cannell 
& KATH SHYMIN, is referred to the judge temporall, & to 
returne his answer within 14 days.
  
To this Court: 
This will is voide & the bargain of contract to stand of 
force as its all ready proved:   
It, the Invent is included in the said contract.

ARTICLES OF A CONTRACT BARGAINE concluded and agreed upon 
betwene THOMAS SHYMEN of the pish of KK Patrick and his 
mother JANE LEECE: and WILLIAM CANNELL of the pish of 
KK Michaell as Followeth:  
That I THOMAS SHYMEN with the full consent of my MOTHER 
JANE LEECE doe give unto my SISTER KATHERIN SHYMEN my 
whole right title and Interest of all my heireable landes 
to me now belonging for the full tearme and time of sixteene 
yearses the yielding and paying yearle xxijd rent at times 
usuall as others of the tenants die and it is all agreed 
upon the forenamed persons that for the corne that is 
already sewn in the said land that at the end of sixteene 
yeares the forenamed WILLIAM CANNELL shall repaye unto the 
forenamed THOMAS SHYMEN the same quantitie of corne which 
is fouer[?] bareles of oates and one boule of barlie and 
it is also agreed upon between the forenamed THOMAS SHYMEN 
and his SISTER KATHERIN that shee is to give unto hir 
brother THOMAS SHYMEN for his good will of the sd land for 
the time of sixteen yeares three pound ten shillings and a 
heofer of two yeares ould and if in case that the saide 
THOMAS doe set or sell the said land that his sister shall 
have it before any other fower[?] pound[?] better cheape[?] 
that any other shall have it  And it is also agreed upon 
that the longer liver of the forenamed WILLIAM CANNELL and 
his WIFE KATHERIN SHYMEN shall enjoye the sd land for the 
full tearme and  time before mentioned and as for the ould 
woman the MOTHER of the sd THOMAS that she shall live upon 
hir one as now shee doeth and if shee dye in these yeares 
that shee doeth leave all hir right to hir DAUGHTER KATHERIN 
shee givinge unto hir BROTHER tenn shillings now in hand: 
and it agreed upon between the forenamed JANE and hir sonne 
that shee doeth teane[?] hir sonne full heire[?] of the sd 
land and if it case that the sd THOMAS die without issue 
that the forenamed KATHERIN SHYMEN my sister shall enjoye 
the sd land and heires[?] to the full end and tearme of 
sixteen yeares be sixteen be expired  And it is fully agreed 
upon between the forenamed WILLIAM CANNELL and THO: SHYMEN 
and his mother that the forenamed WILLIAM CANNELL shall take 
to wife the forenamed KATHERIN to wife between this and May 
next in the penaltie and for----e of tenn pound the one 
half to the Worshll Lord and the other half to the ptie 
keepinge Covenant as witness and handes this 20th of March 1659:  
THOMAS SHYMEN X his mk,  
JAINE LEECE X hir mk,   
WILLIAM CANNELL W his mk,  
KATHERIN SHYMEN H hir mk.    
Witnes hearunto: 
ohn Cannell his mk,  
William Caine his mk,  
John Shymen his mk, 
William Quay.  

BISHOPS COURT 23 MARCH 1659: 
The parties to ye within contract bargaine came before me this day 
and acknowledged it to bee their fr[act an]d deed; wherefore I have 
confirmed ye same ---e wayes therebye --s--nging ye right of any 
other person or persons: James Chaloner.       

All the wthin sd witnesses to this contract(except Willm Quay who 
is dead) hath deposed the same to be true in every particular 
this 7th of June 1662, before me Edward Christian