William Flexney, 1716

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5            Douglas
In ye name of God, Amen. I Wm Flexney sick & 
weak in body but of sound & perfect memory 
(praised be God) do make this my last will 
and testament in manner & form following.  
First I commend my soul to Almighty God, in 
hope of full & free pardon & forgiveness of 
all my sins, & my body to be Xtianly & 
decently buried.  
Item, I leave to ye poor of ye Town a crown, 
which I order to be paid before my corpse be 
carried out of ye House.  
It: I leave to Parson Can... Vicar General ye 
choice mutton of mine which are in ye Nunnery House.  
Item, I leave & bequeath to my son Wm my part 
of ye Houses & gardens (his mother’s part of ye 
same being left him before) ye whole being of 
ninepence yearly rent, he paying his two sisters 
Katherine & Mary four pounds betwixt them after 
his marriage.  
Itm: I leave to my son in law John Claigue ye 
corn now in ye Haggard he sowing ye next crop 
out of it.  
Item, I do order ye next year’s crop of Knock 
ne Shee to be prized, & ye value of it to be 
given my two daughters Kath: & Mary. The lime land 
and all ye rest of the crop, I entirely leave to 
my son in law John Claigue together with my 
riding horse, saddle & bridle.  
I leave also to my sd son in law & daughter Eliz: 
ye fourth part of all ye pewter, linen, and woolen 
in ye House, a new bed tick which is at ye weavers, 
& what new feathers there are in ye House to 
fill ye same.  
Item, I leave ye ... bedstocks in ye great loft 
to my son Wm with a furnished feather bed.  
Itm: I leave to each of my two daughters Kath: 
& Mary a bedstock & furnished featherbed.  
Itm: I leave to my son Wm ye biggest of my iron pots.  
The next to it to my daughter Kath: & an iron 
kettle & brass skillet to my daughter Mary.  
Itm: I leave ye other three parts of my pewter, 
linen & wollen not mentioned before, equally 
betwixt my three children, viz Wm, Kath: & Mary.  
Item, I leave ye benefit of my Bargain of 
BallaQuayle to my son in law John Claigue, after 
ye next year’s crop is sewed & disposed of, as 
before mentioned.  
Itm: I do declare yt I agreed with Robt Kinley 
for my plowing this year in BallaQuayle, & paid 
him in part for ye same nineteen shillings & three 
pence, which I do allow & order my sd son in law 
John Claigue. I do also leave to my sd son in law 
my black suit of cloathes, riding coat, had & new shoes.  
It: I leave what linen yarn & flax is in ye House 
betwixt my three daughters, viz, ye one half of 
them to Eliz: & ye other half betwixt Kath: & Mary.  
It: I leave four choice sheep to my son Wm.  
It: I do declare yt ye landside garden (leaving 
an half penny yearly rent) was promised in dowry 
with my daughter Eliz: to my son in law John Claigue, 
by me & my wife, and do here by my last will 
confirm ye same to him & his assigns forever.  
It: I leave to my servant Wm Cannell my .... ax & adz.  
It: I leave to my servant Wm Cottier my old wearing 
coat, vest & breeches.  
It: I leave to my son Wm my brown suit of clothes, 
with ye tables, frames, formes, chaires, cupboard, 
dresser & shelves now in ye House.  
It: I leave what geese I have at Balla Quayle to 
my son John Claigue.  
It: I Leave my bigger trunk to my daughter Kath: 
& ye less trunk to my daughter Mary.  
It: I leave a chest to my son Wm.  
Itm: I leave ye profit of my houses & garden to my 
son John Claigue until my son Wm arrive at ye age 
of fifteen or sixteen years, & then ye profit of 
them to accrue to my sd son Wm, in order to put & 
maintain him to a trade, & until then my sd son inlaw 
is to maintain my son Wm.  
It: I leave what limestones I have, with firing to 
burn them, to my son in law John Claigue.  
Lastly, I constitute & appoint my two daughters 
Kath: & Mary joint & lawful Executrices of all ye 
rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable whatsoever.  
And to witness this to be my last will & testament 
I have hereunto put my mark (not being able to 
write my name) this 11th of December 1716, 
Wm Flenxney my mark W.    
Signed in presence of us: 
Robt Kelly
Robt Lewn
Wm Gell, jurati.                      

The Executrices being underage, ye son in law John 
Claigue is sworn in Court in form of Law, who has 
given pledges David Corlet & :Patrick Corkil.  
The Inventory within a month.  
Probatum est & Solvit.                         

A true Inventory of the goods of William Flexney of 
Douglas deceased ...... appraised by four sworne men 
viz .... Cannell, Robert Kelly, Richard Killey and 
Wm Corlett the 2xth of Jan: 1716/7:   
Imprimis, one mare & colt 1:10:xx;    
Itm, one old horse 0:10:xx;     
Itm, two old horses 0:0x:xx;      
Itm, two cow & a calfe 2:10:0;      
Itm, two paire of harrows  0:4:0;      
Itm, old spades and a horse hack  0:4:0;      
Itm, one frying pan  0:1:6;      
Itm, old iron  0:1:6;      
Itm, four old brass candlesticks and a brass chaffing dish  0:5:0;      
Itm, hoopers tooles  0:6:6;      
Itm, one old paire of worsted combs  0:0:4;      
Itm, an old harness and a gridle  0:2:6;      
Itm, old books  0:3:0;      
Itm, one old sword and an old bell  0:1:6;      
Itm, earthen ware  0:4:0;      
Itm, old carrs and other geares  0:4:8;      
Itm, old barrels and other wooden vessels  1:8:8;      
Itm, rough hemp, rough flax, & 2 old wheeles  0:4:0;      
Itm, one silk ringe  0:1:0;      
Itm, two wheeles, old dishes, stoabs[?] & other small things  0:5:0;      
Itm, one twine  0:5:0;      
Itm, two dozen & five glass bottles  0:4:0;      
Itm, hemp  0:2:6;      
Itm, 12 napkins and a short table cloath of 
course hugaback priced to 5s 6d, the executors 
parts thereof 0:2:9;      
Itm, seven coarse sheets priced to 9s 4d the half  0:4:8;     
Itm, three old canvasses prised 2s xxd, half 0:1:0;      
Itm, two xxxx table cloathes & two towels of 
the same priced to 5s 4d, the half  0:2:8;      
Itm,, fifteen fine hubaback napkins marked MF 
and an old table cloathe priced to 10s the half 0:5:0;      
Itm, fifteen pound of coarse tow yarne prices to 4s the half 0:2:0;      
Itm, two old coverlets and an old blanket priced to 7s 6d, the half 0;3:9;       
Itm, to one old coverlet price 2s, the half 0:1:0;      
Itm, three bedstocks  0:9:0;       
Itm, one old bolster  0:1:8;      
Itm, one pairs of worsted combs  0:1:6;      
Itm, one smoothing iron  0:7:4;      
Itm, 23 sheep & mutton & yearlings 
computing good & bad together at 2s 9d, 2:6:0;     
Itm, two small children spoones of sliver  0:7:0.                  

The appraisement of the goods left the Executrices 
Cathrine and Mary as in mentioned in the Will is 
here set down that when they come to age they may 
either chuse to take the goods therein mentioned 
or the appraisment: 
One feather bed and bolster with 80 pounds at xxx  1:0:0;      
One old feather bed & bolster with 40 xx at 2 xx, 0:6:8;      
One new coverlet  0::0;      
One old coverlet 0:2:0;      
Two blankets 0:5:0;       
Two pairs of sheets 0:8:0;      
Pewter the half thereof comes to 1:2:9-1/2.                    

Goods left by the deceadent to his son Wm 
which are reserved in the xxxx pursuant to 
the Will: 
Two tables & frames with a large oval table, 
one cupboard and dressers, three formes, 
eiht chayres, one furnished feather bed & 
bedstead, one fir chest, one large pot, one 
cane, one common prayer book and a Bible, 
pewter the quarter thereof priced to 11s 4-3/4 d, 
woolen & linen the quarter thereof priced to 11s 5d.  
Itm, 4 choice sheep chosen by the praisers 
to be left to the sd child pursuant to the will.      

More to be added to the Inventory of Wm Flexney 
pursuant to ye Will: 
Itm, one hundred and xxxxx stooks of corn at 
6 xxxxx xx xxxx at 4d per,  2:4:0;    
Deducted: 12 days plowing & a half at 1s 3d 
per diem  0:15:7-1/2;      
Itm, shearing 35 dayes at 2d per  0:5:10;    
[subtotal]  1:1:5-1/1;    
Remaines  1:2:6-1/2.    

More to be added as recd in money  11:9:2.                        

May 19th 1732: I do hereby acknowledge to have received 
from the hands of my brother in law William Flexney the 
sum of five pounds Manks value which was left by my father 
in law and mother in law to my wife in their last will 
and testament xxxxxxxx John Cowley X.  
Witnesses: 
Robert Moore, 
John Claigue.  

Sept the 18th 1732: 
The above John Cowley hath acknowledged the receipt of the 
above sum and doth acquit the above William Flexney and all 
others concerned for the same before me, 
John Curghy, Vicar General.  
John Cowley his name & mark X