Mary Caine als Corlett, 1727

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40     Jurby, anno dom 1727: 
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of Mary Caine 
als Corlett who departed this lif the 6th of February and was 
of perfect and sound memory at the making thereof the 
second day of the above month. 
First, she committed her soul to Almighty God and her
body to Christian burial. 
Item, she left to the poor of the parish of Jurby two bowls 
of meal and two bowls of barley. 
Item, she left to her daughter Ann Capt Lace’s wife a 
cow that is in the keeping of Patt Christian and a cow 
that is in the keeping of William Caine, a brown steer 
was three year old, and a cow calf of a year old or near 
it, three sheep; three muttons, and half a dozen yearlings, a
calico blanket, and a gray blanket, one of the largest 
pewter dishes, six pound of heckled flax and half
of the last years linen cloth, the whole being twenty yards. 
Item, she left her said daughter Ann the feather bed 
whereon she lay with its usual furniture the same bed 
being promised her before. 
Item she left to her grandson Dan Lace the youngest of the gray mares. 
Item, she bequeathed to her son in law the Revd Mr. Christian 
six and forty shillings that he kept in his own hands, that was
dipence[?] between them and referred to arbitration, 
but no return given, and a bowl of malt which
she lent the said Mr. Christian. 
Item, she left to her daughter Chatherine Christian as 
much of the white serge that was then in the house as would make her a suit. 
Item, she left to her grandson Thomas Christian the 
oldest gray mare. 
Item, she left to her brother William Corlett a bay filly. 
Item, she left to her sister Ellinor her whalebone waist 
coat and two brown petticoats, and a suit of her best bed cloths. 
Item, she left her cousin Margret Corlett Ballaterson 
an in-calf cow and her best riding hood. 
Item, she left to Jane Killip her part or share of 
the cattle that was between them, Jane paying her sister 
Margrett Craine four shillings. 
Item, to the said Margrett Craine her old riding hood.
Item, she left to her granddaughter Mary Cleark the 
cloak xxx daughter five and forty pounds sterling, two 
young in-calf cows, a feather bed, a rug, and coverlet, 
four blankets, four sheep, three little pewter dishes, 
and a chest of Curagh fir that stands in the chamber. 
Item, she left to the Revd Mr. William Walker twelve shillings. 
Item, she left to her foresaid granddaughter Mary Cleark all the
sheep she had in Ease Boldin with Thomas Clark. 
Item, she willed and declared that the forty five
pounds left her granddaughter Mary Cleark shall be 
laid with and disposed of to the said Mary’s both 
advantage as the Revd Mr. Walker shall think most proper and convenient. 
Item, she left her grandson William Cleark a bay filly 
now four years old. 
Item, she left to William Caine whatever was in his own hands. 
Item, she left to Philip Gawn eighteen pence. 
Item, she left to William Caine half a calf near a year old. 
Lastly, she nominated constituted and appointed 
her daughter Mary Cleark sole Executrix of all 
the rest of her worldly goods, moveable and 
immoveable whatsoever. She further willed and declaimed 
that if any person or persons whatsoever mentioned in 
her will should disturb or molest her Executrix already 
named by and avowing to break and invalidate her 
will that he, she, or they so endeavoring were to be 
deprived of what was mentioned for them in her will and to have
only six pence legacy. 
Witnesses: 
     William Caine, 
     Philip Gawne. 

The Executrix sworn in Court in form of Law, 
and hath given and pledges Captain William Christian
of Jurby and John Corlet."