William Qualtrough, 1724

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100        Castletown
In nomae Dei, amen. I William Qualtrough 
of Castletown Ters being very weak and 
feeble in body but of perfect memory and 
being werie a way with sickness and 
finding death approaching do make this my 
last will, first committing my soul to 
Almighty God my Creator and body to 
Christian burial hoping for pardon for all 
my sins through the merits and mediations 
of Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour.  
I bequeath twenty pounds of money to be 
put out to use for my sister’s son Edward 
Quay during his life, after his death for 
the use of the poor of Castletown forever, 
and do beg that the Lord Bishop will take 
care to see it secured in land for them, 
and that the Vicar and the ever succeeding 
Vicars of KK Malew and chaplains of Castletown 
see it done and executed.  
To my sister’s son I forgive three pound 
three and six pence already in his hands 
with all my looms and gears.  
To William Pigott a shelter while he lives 
in the outhouse.  
To my sister’s daughter Isabel twenty 
shillings to Isabel Quiggin I forgive a 
cow scoring.  
To my sister Margery two cows and my horses 
a bed viz the middle one in goodness a 
blanket and sheet my sheep to cousin Robt 
I appoint my sister’s daughter Anne Quay 
Executor of my houses and garden and all 
the goods that is in them.  And that her 
brother Robert have all my clothes and that 
he be at the cost of getting the oats all 
in made corn and to take one half of it 
the other half to his sister Anne and the 
cost likewise of the barley till it be in 
malt and to have one half the other to his 
sister Anne  
The twenty pounds for the poor is due by 
bonds all within this five years and less.  
I William Qualtrough do declare the within 
writing to be my last will witness my 
subscription this 16 Novr. 
[signed] Wm Qualtrough.  
Testes
Mark Cain 
John Waterson.   

Jan 18, 1724
Mark Cain & John Waterson have made oath 
that Wm Qualtrough the Testator delivered 
this as his last will and testament and 
signed it in their presence.                 
Testes
Mark Caine, 
John Waterson, jurati.           

The Executor sworn in form of Law.  
Probatum est & solvit.  
Pledges, the witnesses of the Will.                

Feb 24, 1724/5
John Qualtrough enters a claim against the 
executors of Wm Qualtrough for 5s 2d, and craves the Law.        

January the 1st 1727
received by William Quayle and Thomas Bridson 
churchwardens of Castletown, belonging to KK 
Malew the sum of twenty pounds which was 
bequeathed by Wm Qualtrough and left in the 
Church, we say received by us the day and date 
above written, Wm Quayle, Thom Bridson.  
Witnesses present: John Birdson, Mark Cain, 
sworn in Court, June 4, 1728.  
Jo:Curghy.  
To be annexed to the will of  Wm Qualtrough, 1724.