William Corkill, 1749

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		Articles of  A Marriage Condisionded
		Concluded and agreed upon ye 10th of Februry
		one Thousand Seven Hundred , & twenty Seven
		between Daniell Corkill, Son of the Late Wm Co [rest under black line]
		of Ballny=joarey, in the psh of KK Maugho..
		on the one part; and William Corkill & Grai..
		his Wife, of the affsd. Ballny-joury; for & in beh…
		of their Daughter Elizabeth Corkill, on ye oth...
		part, are as follow's _ _ _
Imps.	   It is Covenanted, Concluded and agreed upon, by a..
	Between ye Sd. Parties, that Daniel Corkill & Elizabeth
	Corkill shall enter into ye Holy estate of Matrimony, o..
	or before the 21st of this psent Month God and Holy
	Church permitting.
2dly.	   The said William Corkill, with ye full Consent of h..
	Wife Grais, doth hereby Covenant & Conditionally give un..
	the said Young Couple in present possession, the one Half
	of all his whole substance of Goods and Chattles of wh..
	Kind or Denomination soever, excepting a Cow, his sheep
	and, all what Linnin and Woollen Cloath that is made o...
	shaped in ye House, which they reserve to be att or aft..
	their own Disposall.
3dly	   The affsd. Wm. Corkill and Grais his wife doth Condition…
	give unto ye Sd. young Couple ye one halfe of their part o…
	the psent Cropp & Team, with the half of their part of t...
	Land; they ye sd. Young Couple bindeing & obligeing themsel…
	to Cohabit and Live with ye affsd. old Couple bearing he…
	the Incumbrance of ye sd. Land to be att half charges
	[goods], Toward Tillage and House keeping, and all this
	dureing ye Life of the longest Liver of the affsd. old Couple
4thly	    They ye Sd. Daniell Corkill & his intended wife Elizath
	Corkill doth hereby bynd & oblige themselves to ye true
	Performance of their part of the afforesd. Article, and to give
	or administer to the sd. old Couple (dureing their Naturall life)
	all Comfortable attendance, both in sickness & in health as -
	Reason & good Conscience doth require to be done according
	to ye best of our power and ability, with all due regard to
	their Old Age and Corporal infirmittys, in their Last and
	declining Days.
	And Lastly; For the true performance of all Singular ye
	Promisses, we the above written Parties, (Viz: Wm. Corkill
	and Grais Corkill my wife, Daniell Corkill & Elizabeth
	Corkill my intended Wife) do bind and oblige ourselves
	in the penalties and forfeiture of Ten pounds Sterlin
	To be Leivy'd & paid in Nature of all other Fines wth.
	in this Island, and to Testifie that this is our Mutuall
	Agreement we have [Caused] our Names to be subscrib-
	-ed and have Annexed our Marks ye day & year affsd.

	Signed & delivered            Wm: Corkill his mark  
	in presence of us             Grais Corkill her mark  
	John Kermod his X mark        Daniell Corkill his mark  ~
	Ewan Corlett                  Elizth: Corkill her mark


			31st [Octobr.]  1728
		Jo: Kermod & Ewan Corlett Subscribing Witnesses
		to [that] Contractt Bargaine have made Oath that
		the Same was Signed & Delivered by ye above named
		Willm Corkill & Grais his wife [can't read] in propper Actt
		& Deed in their presence & Likewise Dani: Corkill hath
		Acknowledged itt to be his Actt & Deed & this before me.
                         [Nicho:] Christian

			At a Chapter Court at Lezayre May 30th 1749 -
		The within Contract of Marriage having been Confirmed 
		before the Deemster the same is accepted for the last
		Will of Wm. Corkill whereupon Danl. Corkill is sworn 
		for payment of Debts and has given pledges 
		Vizt. Capt. John Christian & John Christian.

Solvit 12d      Acceptum est  
                  Edv: Moore 
                  Ro: Radcliffe