Robert Creetch, 1721

      31      Maughold 1721
This is affirmed to be the last will of Robt Creetch
who departed this life abt the 20th of March 1720
commending in perfect mind & memory, his
Soul to God & body to Christian burial. Item
he bequeathed to his son Wm the half crop, the
husbandry gears, ye 2 beast of the plow, & the 3 sheep
wch he had promisd him in contract, together
wth another sheep, as legacy. Item he left his
pt of the grey filly to his wife & daugher Kathrine
equally betwixt them. And asking his wife whe=
=ther she wd venture to take the goods & pay the
debts, she answerd she wd. Upon wch he ap=
=pointed his sd wife sole Exx, & in case there
shd be any remaindr of goods after the payment
of debts, he left the whole to be dispos'd of
by his wife as she thought fitting
Witnesses
  Dan. Joughin
  James Quill   jurati    June 21st 1721
                 The Exx sworn in form
                 of Law
                 Probatum est & solvit 2d
Pledges to pay debts & legacies, secure the
office etc are James Quill & Jon Karran
Sumnr.

The within witnesses delcare the Testatr acknowledged
them he owed the foll sums.
                             £    s    d
to the old Moar             00   10   02
to the new Moar             01   10   02
to Jon Creech               01   04   05
to Jon Costean              00   10   00
to Robt Kerrish             00   10   00
to Robt Callow              00   10   00
to Jon Wattleworth junr
wt was unpd of the 40d for
morly promised him          00   02   04
also to sd Jon Wattleworth
ye money he had sworn agt
him at ye Deemstrs, being   01   00   00
to Margt Corkill            01   00   00
To Jon Kerrish              00   01   06
Also to Finlo Clague the
price of 3 bl of herring
being
to Mr Robt Moor             00   03   06
to Cha Killey               00   02   11
to Jon Fayle                00   05   00
to Philip Fargher           00   18   04

Octbr 20th 1721
Edmond Quark enters a claim of 20s English against the
Exectr of Robt Creech.

The Decedt having not left 6d or the bal...
to each of his children, they vizt. Jon. Wm. ....
Jane Creech are decreed joint admns with their mother ..
Extx nominated in this will, who has the .....
of the sd chldn & their goods & gives pledges
Robt Calow & Jo: Corkill
        The mother sworn in form of
        Law
        Decretum est et solvit ...

... Inventory forthwith...

A true inventry of the goods of John Creech
of KK Maughold who departed this Life in December
1729 taken and prized by four sworn men
vizt. Jon. Custain, John Cottaman, Jon. Tackert &
Ewan Corkill as follows
                                    £    s   d
The deads part of the sd effects
amounted to one pound seventeen
shillings and six pence             1   17   6
Disbursed towards his funerall
charges                             0   11   1
                                   £1    6   5
To his part of the debts paid
to several creditors               £0   15    0