Elizabeth Gelling, 1757

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8               Malew
The last will and testament of Elizabeth Gelling 
of the parish of Malew. I recommend my soul to God 
and my body to a Christian burial.  
I bequeath to my eldest son Nicholas the crop of 
my estate with the husbandry gears and the bay 
horse and the big chest and the dails in the house 
and the sheep.  
Item, I nominate and appoint my children namely 
Edward and Catherine joint Executors of all the 
rest of my effects moveable and immoveable whatsoever 
and that my son Nicholas is to give to his sister 
Catherine a bowle of oats or meal corn which these 
witnesses cannot be particular whether it was oats 
or meal corn and that her said Executors was not 
to disturb or strip the house for twelve months 
and this to be my last will which is as made and 
declared in the presence of us
Gilbert Shimmin my mark X
Andrew McDonald my mark X, jurati.                    

                At a Court of Correction holden 
                at Castletown Feb 17th 1757
The Executors are sworn in Court in form of Law as 
also to be just to one anther in the division of 
the goods and have given pledges for payment of debts 
and legacies namely Gilbert Shimmin and Andrew McDonald 
the witnesses of the will. 
Probatum est, Solvit 12d. 
                   Ro: Radcliffe
                   Matths Curghey