Henry Crellin, 1777

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23     German
I Henry Crellin of Brackabrown in the parish of 
German being at present in a sic and feeble state 
but of sound and perfect mind and memory (God be 
praised) and considering the uncertainty of this 
mortal life and therefore in order to settle my 
worldly goods and effects make this my last will 
and testament as in manner following: 
First, Committing my soul to Almighty God and my 
body to Christian burial. 
Secondly, I leave to my daughter Deborah the sum 
of ten pounds and that feather bed and bolsters 
on which I lie with all the bedclothes at present 
thereon, also my big coat, two sheep, and a goat 
and half of my wool in the house. 
Item, I leave to my daughter Jane that sum of 
ten pounds and my big chest in the room above 
stairs and a choice barrel, also two sheep and 
a goat and half of my wool in the house. 
And if in case my son-in-law Thomas Kaighin or 
his wife (being my second daughter Jane) shall 
claim or sue my executor hereafter mentioned for 
any further demands on me whatever I do then 
exclude them only with ten shillings legacy. 
Item, I leave to my eldest son Thomas Crellin 
that field of my tenement called Faaie Blaekan 
as inheritance for ever. 
Also I leave to Alice Quayle the bed and bedclothes 
on which she lieth. 
Item, I leave to my son James Crellin that sum 
of seven pounds which he oweth for hops, on 
consideration that he will give his receipt or 
discharge to my executor that he is fully paid 
and satisfied for that sum of twenty pounds 
promised him as portion by his parents, which 
portion I declare was all paid him to two shillings, 
but if he refuseth to discharge my Executor as 
aforesaid, I do exclude him only with a crown 
legacy and a goat. 
Item, I leave to my grandson Henry Kaighin two 
guineas towards putting him to a trade. 
Item, I leave to my grandson Thomas Crellin as 
much of that brown cloth in the house as will 
make him a coat, and the remainder thereof I 
leave to my grandson John Kaighin. 
Item, I leave to my aforesaid daughter Deborah 
and to my niece Sarah Shimmin all that parcel 
of intack land which I now have called Beary 
Drim Breary and Kneeb intack equally between them. 
Lastly, I do nominate and appoint my said eldest 
son Thomas Crellin to be whole and sole executor 
of all the rest of my goods and effects movable 
and immovable of what nature or kind soever and 
excluding any other person or persons that might 
pretend to claim further right to my goods with 
a shilling legacy a piece. In witness whereof I 
have hereunto signed or added my mark to my name 
this 2nd of April 1777. 
[signed, his mark] Henry Crellin. 
Witnesses: 
Thomas Callister, 
John Quayle. 

At a Consistory Court holden at 
KK Michael, July 10th, 1777
the executor is sworn in Court in form of Law and 
hath give pledges for the payment of debts and 
legacies namely Captn. Thomas Radcliffe and 
James Crellin of Ballaugh. 

To the Revd. John Moore Vicar General 
of the Right Revd. Father in God, Richd 
Lord Bishop of Sodor and Mann, 
The humble petition of James Crellin of the parish 
of Ballaugh, 
Showeth: 
that Thomas Crellin your petitioners brother some 
time ago through threatenings and menaces against 
Henry Crellin the father of your petitioner and of 
the said Thomas Crellin, caused the said Henry 
Crellin to make a will in his the Thomas Crellin’s 
favor and much to the prejudice of your petitioner 
who had been by the said Henry Crellin’s former will 
amply provided for, 
that your petitioner objects to the said pretended 
will at the last Chapter Court held at Peeltown and 
under took to .. a libel stating the particulars of 
the said threatenings and menaces and to prove the 
same in such manner at the said court and had direct 
at the next public Consistory Court, that your 
petitioner has been waiting for a public Consistory 
Court to be appointed for the general consistory 
business of this Isle, that he might bring on the 
said matter but the said Thomas Crellin has attempted 
to take an advantage of your petitioner by getting 
his witnesses to the said pretended will .. 
before your petitioner can be admitted to each bit .. 
libel and proceed to the proof thereof has lately 
exhibited a petition to your Provenence setting 
forth that Thomas Callister one of the witnesses 
to the said pretended will was dangerously ill 
and prayed that the Episcopal Register might be 
appointed to take his the said Callister’s testimony 
at his the said Callister’s house, 
that your Reverence .. a hearing of the said 
petitioner or any affidavit made and the truth 
thereof directed the said Register to take the 
said Callister’s testimony at .. for in the said 
petition, that your petitioner charges that the 
said .. is an imposition upon your Reverence as 
well as calculated to injure your petitioner as 
the said Thomas Callister is not nor was in any 
respect dangerously ill but rides and walks through 
the parish without any apparent complaint and 
is only now and then subject to rheumatic 
complaints in a very moderate degree, 
In tender consideration of the premise your 
petitioner humbly prays that your Reverence would 
be pleased to appoint the matter of this petition 
to come on to be heart at your next consistory 
court or otherwise as you shall think proper and 
in the meantime, that all proceedings touching the 
examination of the said Thomas Callister may be 
stayed and your petitioner shall pray etc. 

Ordered that the matter of this petition comes 
on to be heart at our next Consistory Court to 
be holden at KK Michael on Thursday the 10 of 
July next, whereof all proper.. and persons to 
have due notice and service and in the mean time 
all proceedings relating these the above 
mentioned proceedings are hereby stayed, 
given at KK Arbory this 25 June 1777. 

At a Consistory Court holden at 
KK Michael 10th July 1777
The petitioner has in open Court waved the petition 
and consented that the executor should be sworn in 
form of law. The executor has likewise waved any 
advantage he could receive by this petition and 
promised to pay the petitioner the legacy bequeathed 
by this the will of his father Henry Crellin