Alice Teare, 1710

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33       Jurby 
In the name of God Amen, the seventeen of March 
one thousand seven hundred & seven.  
I Alis Teare being sick in body but of good and 
perfectt memory thanks be to Allmighty God and 
calling to rememberance ye uncertain estate of 
this transitory life and that all flesh must yield 
unto death when it shall please God to call, 
doe make constitute ordaine and declare this my 
last will and testament in manner and form 
following revokeing and annulling  by these 
presents all and every testament or testaments 
will and wills heretofore by me made and 
declared either by word or writing and this to 
be taken only for my last will and testament and 
none other and first, I give and commit my Soule 
unto Allmighty God my Saviour & Redeemer and 
my body to Christian burial in such order as 
my Executor shall appoint.   
Item, I bequeath unto my daughter Allis five pound 
stearling if she will [queit] what corbes is due to 
her after my death and if not she is to have only 
five shilling beside her porcition.  
Item, unto William five shilling and five unto James.   
I bequeath unto my son Jon: twelve pence legacy.  
Lastly I doe constitute and ordaine my sonn Stephan 
Teare to be my true and Lawfull executor of all 
the rest of my goods whatsoever moveable & 
unmoveable and this my last will and testament 
to stand firm in Law erebookable as witness my hand 
& ussuall marke ye day & year above sd.  
Allis Tear her mark X.   
Wittnesses
Michaell Kneen my X, 
Will Corlett, jurati.              

The Execr sworn in Court in form of Law.   
Probatum est & Solvit.     

Pledges to secure ye office & pay all debts 
& legacys ye witnesses of ye will.                               

Decr 28th 1711  
Capt Tho: Xtian enters his claime agt the Execr of 
Alice Tear for ye grist of her corne for ten years 
past computed to fifty shills as will be made to 
appear & craveth the Law.          

June 13th 1712  
John Tear enters his claime agt ye Execrs of his 
mother Alice Tear for ye summe of 3s[?] as will 
be made to appeare and craves ye Law.