Margaret Black, 1692

In ye name of God Amen I Margt. Black sick & [weak]      [corner torn off]
of Good & pfect memory praised be God do make my last Will ……
in form and maner following. First I comend my precious Soul unto ………
hands of my Blessed Creator *……..* through the merits of my blessed
Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain part of that *……* purchased by him for 
                       & [bequeath]
all *….* as love, & foar^ him my Body to Xtian buriall in hopes of
a Joyfull resurection in the day of *…* Jesus, and as for my worldly
goods whersoth it has pleased God to bless me I leave & bequeath the [same]
in maner following. ffirst I leave & bequeath unto the poor of Ramsey
ten Shillings to be bestowed at ye descretion of my Exer. hereafter mentioned
wth the advise of ye minister of the Parish. Itt. to ye poor of Peeltown
*..* to be bestowed & disposed in like maner. Itt. I leave to my three
youngest Children (towit) Jane, Katherin & Allexander *…* A parcell of
purchased Land in ye parish of KK Andrews Called Close ne Cally wth a parcell
of mortgaged land in KK Christ Lezayr Called the Royn, in leiw of twenty four 
pounds, *….* 10th I compute to be worth Sixty Pounds and this *….* in full
Satisfaction of all their part of goods houses or lands due by their deceased 
ffathers death, also I leave to my sd three children, five pounds and a furnished
ffeather bed a peise, and to my sd two daughters  all my Apparell both
linin & woolen, equally ; Itt. I leave to my Son Hugh twenty pounds wth what
                            wth *………*
merchant wares are in the shopp,^and a furnished feather bed and the use 
of the shopp for ten years, if he have occation for it, his part goods, lands, 
& houses due by his ffathers death also included, also Six yards of linin to be [him]
two shirts. Itt. I leave to my two daughters all [webbs] of linin & stuffs in the house, towards
their cloathing, and the woolen towards Cloathing of my three Sons, Allexander 
having two shirts out of ye [piece] of linin of 12 yards. Itt. I leave to my Son John
                                 to [descend] as *…..*
all my houses wholy ^  & ordain and appoint him Sole Execr. of all the rest 
of my goods & Chattles moveable & unmoveable w'soever as witness my hand
this 9th day of May 1692
                                                   Margt. Black  X

Itt. To my two daughters the big firr chist
… two trunks                                  And also it is my will that if my sd Son John Black
Witnesses hereof  } jurati                    shall be able at any time wthin ten years, (or *…..*
       Jon Christian }                        my younger Children shall have occation for the Same
    Nich: Christian }                         to pay the [consulason] money to ye sd Children to whom
                                              *……* *………*, that then the lands is [lawfull] *…..*
                                              him 
                                              The Execr. of age is sworn in form of Law
                    Probatum est & Solvit  


                                    Ramsey   1692

[corner missing]  … Black son of Hugh Black orphan depted this
………………… [15th] of June intestate whereof the Church having
…………………….. hath decreed his 2 Brothers Jon & Hugh, & Sisters
…………… Catherin sole & joynt Admrs. Of all his goods wtsoever and the
…………………..  supersors of the child underage vitz Catherin and the *…..*
……………….. mothers appointmt declared by Capn Nicholas Christian

Salvo tamen *….*  *…*            Decretum est & solvit
Juo juro

                     The Inventory included in ye Father & Mothers
                     & Inventories & secured wth pledges [there]

         March the 24th    92
                                      3

The Inventory of Margaret Bl……     [corner missing]
by 4 sworn men viz Jon Casmt Jon C……………………………

*….* & dishes in weight 45lb at 8d *…*		01
flagons & candlesticks wth [potingers] in
weight 25lb                                                           
2 brass candlesticks 5lb weight			00	06
20lb of old brass					00	05
3 potts						00	10
smoothing iron [tosteing] iron wth 2 earthen dihes	00	02	00
6 chairs 6lb table & frame form & *….*
                                         9sh  6d			00	15	06
a table & frame wth forms				00	08	06
anothr table frame & 2 forms			00	03	0
a *….* & 2 old [cask]				00	03	0
an old [brewing] pan				00	15   [piece torn]
11 old cask					00	16	00
8 *……*					00	08	00
3 cows						03	10	00
5 othr beast					04	00	00
a *……*					00	10	00
3 tubs [basson] & 3 wheeles			01	07	06
16 trenches 1lb *……* & a dish 1 shill		00	02	00
5 old cask & [runlad]				00	05	06
2 old pewtr dishes [skelad] & tong…		00	02	08
18 sheep at 20 * p sheep				01	10	00
a cubard						00	15	00
3 paire of sheets					01	00	00
1 dossin of napkins				00	08	00
halfe doss of [coars] napkins			00	01	06
1 doss of napkins					00	04	00
a *….*						00	12	00
In money in the house				25	00	00
In Debtors hands					16	00	00


[corner torn off]                    March ye 24th 1692

       [Bro] John Black *…..* of the portion left me by
       of ten pounds *…..* I [say] [received]
      Jon Christian               by me Hugh Black

                                         

                        Novr   30   1714

This day Mr. James Knipe & Mr. Hugh Black came to me in
the *…..* & acknowledged that they were fully paid & satisyd
in & for all things [Due] & [demand] & belonging unto them
by the death of their ffather & mother Hugh & Margaret
Black, according to ye Will of their sd mother ; from
their Brother John Black, whereof they did aquit him
& his [Heirs] & [Exrs] for ever. And therefore I have
made this [memorandum] ; & by virtue of my Oath as Regr.
*…..* [true], As witness my Subscription.
                               Charles Wattleworth Regr.