William Kelley, 1680

          Ballaugh 1680
The last will and testament of William Kelley who departed this life ye
12th of December 1680
first he bequeathed his Soule to Almightie god and his body to Christian
buriall.
Item to be bestowed at his funerall five shillings worth of drinke wth what
drinke was in his house at ye same time.
Item to his Sonn a Coult and halfe a Calfe wch Mich: Cross had in his
Custody; wth all ye lands he had then in his possession as well his owne
halfe as the wives halfe, to wch his wife then gave her consent and
complyance that he should have ye same after her owne decease wth ye whole
crop of Corne then upon ye Ground, provided yt she migh have the whole crop
and whole Lands during her naturall life, And If ye sd Son w[..?..] died
Issue less that then the ground should fall due & of right belong to his
daughter Jane and her husband Wm Cowley and their issue, they paying to
Joney Cross als Kelly & Ann Quayle als Kelly, the sum of three pounds,
[..?..} sterling [..?..]; to Joney Cross fortie sterlings and a noble, and
to Ann Quayle ye remainder vid: one pound sterling and four pence;
Item he left to his Son in Law Mich: Cross a browne Cow for what is due to
him of his portion unpaid
Item he declared that his Son in Law Wm Cowley was unsatisfied seven
pounds: ten shillings of his portion and appointed ..... particular
following for ye payment of ye same vid: 4 steers mair[..?..] and twentie
shillings yt was due ..... Jo: lewin in Kk Brada[n] and thirtie shillings
that is in a mortgage of Ground calld Cla[..?..] Henry; wth 20S more the
executors are to raise out of ye corn now in ye haggard.
Item he left to his granddaughter Mar: Quayle an yearling or an ewe.
Item he apointed Tho: Kinred overseer of his son Wm and he ye sd Tho: to
have halfe a Crowne legasey
Lastly he constituted and ordained his sd Son William and Mar: his daughter
his true and lawfull executors of all ye rest of his goods moveable &
imoveable; he further declared yt it was his will yt his Son should be put
to a trade and that he should not have his goods to waste at his pleasure.
Testes John Lownie
       Phinlo Carrett Jurati                    p:batum est et solvit


The wife hath in Court given her consent to the Will accordinge as is
therein expressed

Margaret is sworn in Court in forme of Law and to oversee the other Exer
under age