John Radcliffe, 1712

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25     KK Andrews
This is affirmed to be the last will of 
John Radcliffe BallaKelly who departed 
this life about the 12th of December 1712, 
being in perfect memory at the making thereof. 
Imprimis, he committed his soul to God 
and body to Christian burial. 
Item, to his loving wife four sheep. 
Item, to his oldest daughter Catherine two sheep. 
Item, to the oldest son two ship. To his 
said son half the crop, and half the gears, 
the wife being desired by her husband 
to give her half of the gears to the son. 
She said she would. 
Item, he left on his heir to pay ten 
shillings to his eldest daughter. 
Item, he left to Will: Radcliffe Ballasteen 
& Will Radcliffe Mull 1 shilling apiece and 
desired them to be overseer; and to Tho: 
Kinred 6 pence. Lastly he constituted his 
three children Philip, Cathrine, & Margrett 
joint Executors of all the rest of his goods 
moveable and unmoveable. 
Witnesses: 
Will: Radcliffe, 
Tho: Kindred. 
The Children being underage, their mother 
is sworn in form of Law. 

Thomas Kindred and the wife do declare that 
the decedent left to his oldest daughter ten 
shillings out of his goods over and above the 
rest of the Executors provided she did 
according to her mother’s mind who has sworn the same. 

The Testator declared that his father in law 
Philip Brew owed him 7 shillings for an hide 
and tallow, sworn by the witnesses. The good 
& children in the hands of the mother, who 
hath given pledges Pat: Coule & Thom: Kinred. 

The Inventory taken by 4 sworn men to wit Wm. Brew, 
Philip Kneale, Philip Wade, & John Quark, as follows: 
In quick goods on the dead’s part 10 pounds 2 shillings 4 pence; 
In dead goods on the decedent’s part 0:14:6; 
The dead’s part of the gears for the heir 1:9:3; 
The corbs for the heir xxx 0:11:0; 
The half of the muck prized to 0:4:0; 
The dead’s part of the sheep (besides legacy) 0:5:6; 
The dead’s part of four sheep that was 
sold before the prizement of them 0:3:5 1/4; 
The dead’s part of the corn that remained 
after sewing the crop 0:17:xx; 
The half crop left to the heir, vizt, 
52 1/2 stooks of oats 2:3:9; 
In peas and rye 25 stooks at 10 pence per stook 1:0:10; 
In barley 45 stooks at 10 pence per stook 1:17:6; 
In wheat 170[?] stooks at xx pence 40:0:10[?]; 
More added, xxx by Stephen Lace in presence 
of the two overseers xxxx for out of the heirs lane 0:5:0; 
Subtotal 5:2:11; 
The Debts due from John Ratcliffe & his wife 
as appears by the annexed paper amount to 16:16:5; 
whereof the Dead’s part (regard being had to 
the quick goods) would be about 10:1:6; 
Bxxxx, funeral charges, Court fees, &c, 
appears by the said annexed paper 1:0:6; 
To the Register for his troubles 0:0:6. 

December 19, 1713
John Keey enters a claim against the Executors 
of John Ratcliffe for work done to him from 
Hallowtide till the middle of February, for 
which he xxx 4 shillings & carves trial. 

February 1st 1713
John Cannell enters a claim against John 
Ratcliffe Executors for ten shillings and craves trial. 

December 19, 1713
Mr Archdeacon Wattleworth enters a claim for 
arrears of thythe corn, offerings, xxx &c., 
against John Ratcliff Executors. 

January 1, 1713/4: Debts due from John Ratcliff & his wife of BallaKelly in KK Andreas: 
To Wm Kermod                         0 : 5 : 4 
To Wm Brew                           0 : 1 : 4 
To Harry Inch                        0 : 1 : 3 
To Stephen Tear                      1 : 0 : 0 
To Philip Sayle                      1 : 0 : 5 
To Dan: Lace Ballavodan              1 : 0 : 5 
To Mary Kewley                       0 :10 : 0 
To Cathrine Kneal                    0 :10 : 0 
To Bahy Cormod                       0 :12 : 0
To Stephen Lace                      0 : 2 : 3 
To John Sayle, Moar, for Rent        1 : 1 : 3 
To John Kneal, Moar, for Rent        2 : 2 : 0 
To Robt. Quilliam for sully          0 : 0 : 7 
To the Coroner for the Airsheeding   0 : 0 : 4 
To Thomas Cowle for Rent             2 : 2 : 0
To Cathrine Cleater widow            2 : 0 : 0 
To John Cannell                      1 : 0 : 0 
To Ann Kelley                        1 : 3 : 6 
To Mr. Curghy of KK Braddan          0 :10 : 0                     
To the Archdeacon for tyth &c.       1 :15 : 9 
Total                               16 :16 : 5