Elizabeth Quayle, 1744

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To all Christian, to whom these presents 
shall come know ye that I Elizabeth Quayle 
wife of John Quayle of Castletown out of 
the natural love and affection I have and 
do bear unto my said dear and loving husand, 
do give grant confirm and settle and by 
these presents have given granted confirmed 
and settled to and upon my said husband 
John Quayle all my whole moiety or half 
part of goods houses lands chattels and 
effects of what kind or nature soever 
within this Isle or wherever the same 
are situated, to have and to hold unto 
him the said John Quayle, his heirs 
executors administrators and assigns 
all and ever the premises to his and 
their own sole use benefit and advantage 
forever by these presents, to be by him 
possessed and enjoyed from here forward 
and disposed of by him as he shall think 
fit without the let stop or hindrance of 
me or of any person or persons whatsoever 
by from and under mer to the contrary 
hereof in any wise, hereby desiring and 
enjoining him to pay or cause to be paid 
unto every one of my children which I 
shall leave behind me at my decease 
twenty shillings apiece to deprive and 
debar them from all or any further right 
or interest they ar any of them might 
claim by my death in or out of my part 
of goods and chattels whatsoever and this 
to extend to my relations who I exclude 
with twenty shillings each that can or 
may claim as well as my children that 
none of them or any other person or 
persons whatsoever may at any time 
give the said John Quayle the least 
disturbance in the premises contrary 
to this deed having prepossessed him 
of all and singular the premises by the 
delivery of an English shilling before 
the subscribed witnesses. And for the 
true and faithful performances of all 
and every the premises and the further 
strengthening and manifestation of this 
my absolute voluntary and irrevocable 
deed of gift and settlement, I do hereby 
xxx and oblige myself and my heirs 
executors administrators and assigns in 
the penalty and forfeiture of three 
hundred pounds xxx to be leugad[?] 
and paid half to the Lord and the other 
to the said John Quayle or his assigns 
according to the law and custom in such 
cases. In witness of all which I have 
hereunto place my hand and seal this 
fifteenth day of May Anno Domini 1730. 
[signed her mark] Elizabeth Quayle. 
Witnesses: 
Dan Mylrea, 
Wm Christian.

7th Octr 1736
Mrs. Elizabeth Quayle acknowlged the 
within and above Deed of Gift and 
Settlement to be her voluntary Deed 
before us, Charles Moore, 
Dan Mylrea. 

Know all men by these presents that I 
the said John Quayle at the request 
and desire of my said wife Elizabeth 
Quayle for her provision and maintenance 
in case she should survive me do by 
these presents give and settle upon 
her my said wife in gratefulness for 
her gift and settlement by the before 
going deed and sundry considerations 
moving the use and profits of my 
houses and lands called the Creggans 
during her natural life or xxx, she 
keeping and leaving the said houses 
and lands in xxx order and consideration 
as she finds them otherwise xxx be 
molested in such her peaceable enjoyment 
and here going. I do further settle 
upon her and of the personally xxx 
her up in te said houses the sum of 
ten guineas to be paid her if living 
within one year after her decease and 
she the said Elizabeth Quayle doth 
hereby again ratify confirm and effectually 
Elizabeth her said Deed of Gift and 
Settlement to the said John Quayle of 
and for her moiety or half part of all 
houses lands goods chattels and effects 
whatsoever which they then had now 
have or hereafter shall or may acquire 
without the least molestation or 
disturbance to be given him in or 
concerning the right enjoyment or 
disposition of the same as he shall 
see good by any person or persons 
whatsoever reserving the legacies 
mentioned in the said Deed payable 
after her decease for performance 
whereof we have and do hereby mutually 
bind ourselves our heirs executors 
administrators bind ourselves our 
heirs executors administrators and 
assigns in the penalty of one thousand 
pounds sterling to be devised and 
paid according to Law. In witness 
whereof we have hereunto put our hands 
and seals this 6th February 1735. 
[signed their marks] John Quayle, 
Elizabeth Quayle. 
Witnesses: 
William Christian, 
John Christian. 

7th October 1736
Mr. John Quayle & Mrs. Elizabeth Quayle 
acknowledged the within Deed of Settlement 
to be their voluntary act and deed before us. 
[Signed] Charles Moore, Dan Mylrea. 

At a Sheading Court holden at Castle Rushen 
the 7th October 1736, 
the within Deed of Gift and Settlement 
being acknowledged before the Deemster 
and now openly published in Court and 
no objection offered against them. 
Therefore they are allowed of and 
confirmed according to Law. 
[signed] Charles Moore, 
Dan Mylrea, 
J. Murray, 
Charles Stanley, 
Allen Stanley, 
Wm Christian. 

At an Abbey Court holden at Ballasalley the 9th October 1736, 
The within Deed of Gift & Settlement 
being acknowledged before the Deemster 
and now openly published in Court and 
before the Deemster and now openly 
published in Court and no objection 
offered against them, therefore they 
are allowed of and confirmed according to Law. 
[signed] J. Murray, 
Charles Moore, 
Allen Stanley, 
Wm Christian. 

At Castletown, May 24, 1744, 
Capt. William Christian Attorney General 
& Capt. Daniel Mylrea, declare that being 
sent for my Mrs. Elizabeth Quayle deceased 
who was then in her death sickness upon 
the 16 of January last, she told them that 
the Settlement which she had made and was 
upon record was to stand for her last xxx, 
and that her husband Mr. John Quayle 
Comptroller was her executor. 

July 2, 1744, Capt William Christian & 
Capt Dan Mylrea have made oath to the 
truth of this Declaration 
before me, [signed] Edward Moore. 

The within Deed of Gift and Settlement having 
been acknowledged before the Deemster and 
confirmed by the Temporal Court, the same are 
accepted for the last Will of Mrs. Elizabeth 
Quayle, and there upon the worshipful John 
Quayle Comptroller is sworn executor in form of law. 
Pledges are the Reverend John Quayle Vicar 
and Mr. William Curghey. 
[signed] John Cosnahan, 
Edward Moore