Grace Black, 1749

          We John & Grace Black of Ramsey
	being weak in body but of perfect mind & memo=
	=ry thanks be to God do make our last Will &
	Testament in manner Following
[Imp]p.	We leave our Souls to God in hopes of a joyfull
	resurrection through the Merits of our Saviour
	& our Bodys to a Christian Burials & as for such
	Worldly goods as god has been pleased to Bless us
	with We leave & dispose of in form &
	Manner following_____
[2ndly]	We leave to the poor of the Town of Ramsey &
	parish of Kirk Maughold Three pounds
[3r]d	We leave to our Daughter Margret Black the sum
	of Sixty pounds including the Legacy left to her
	by her Brother Hugh's Will with [……….]
	feather bed & ye use of the Bruing Pann dureing
	her life & after her decease to fall & become the
	property of our son John Black___ 
   …d	We leave to our Daughters Ann Martin Eliz. Flaxney
	& Jean Christian fifteen pounds each__
..ly	We leave to our daughter Grace Christian forty
	pounds & a dish and to her Son Edward five pounds
..ly	We leave to our two Grandaughters Ann & Grace
	Martin's five pounds each___
..ly	We leave to our Grandson Hugh Black a parcell
	of meadow land in the third Beneath the Burn
  ly	We leave to all the rest of our Grandchildren a
	Crown each & to our Cous: Diana Nipe twenty__
	Shillings to our Cous: Jean Christian Five Shillings
	& to the Witnesses of this Our Will a Crown each
	& lastly We nominate Constitute & apoint Our
	only & loving Son John Black whole & Sole Execr_
	of all the Rest of our goods of what nature or kind
	soever Ratifying & confirming this & no other
	to be Our last Will & Testament in Witness where
	We have hereunto set our hands & marks the
	18th January 1744/5
	Not before the signing hereof that the Whole of 
	Effects is to fall & decend to the Survivor of us
	John & Grace Black & after the death of the
	Surviver without Any Embazlement or dise
	=sition to become due as within. & mentioned.
Testes                                 John  X  Black
     Matth: Christian } Jurat          Grace X  Black
     Will. Christian  }
     Edward Christian }  Jurat

            At a Court of Correction at Lezayre Feb: 26th 1749
	Capt. Matthias Christian & W. & Edward Christian the 	
	Witnesses to the above and within Will have prov.... 
	the same in form of Law_ whereupon Mr. John
	Black the Survivor is sworn Execr. as also for
	payment of Debts and Legacys and to that end 
	has given pledges namely Capt. Matthias Chri
	: tian & W. & Edwd. Christian the witnesses of
	the Will                 Probatum est
           Solvit 12d             Edv : Moore
                                  Ro: Radcliffe