John Costain, 1784

           Rushen

      The last will and testament of John Costain of 
      Ballakilpatrick in the parish of Trinity Rushen 
      Who being weak but of a sound Mind 
      and Memory did make this his last Will 
      and Testament in  manner following, who departed 
      this life the 4th day of May 1784.
First He commended his soul to Almighty God 
      and his Body to Christian Burial.
Item  He Left & bequeathed to his niece Joney Keig
      the Sum of Eight Pounds.
Item  He Left & bequeathed to his Grand-Son John
      Christian, the sum of Three pounds & likewise 
      Two or three of his Books [one] of them the second 
      Volume of the Manks Bible.
Item  He Left & bequeathed to his Daughter Jane 
      Christian als Costain the Sum of Twenty
      Shillings
      My part of the 
Item  He Left & bequeathed to his Daughter 
      Alice Hutchin als Costain the Sum of Twenty
      Shillings
Item  He Left & bequeathed to his loving Wife Alice 
      Costain als Gawne, his half of the Bed, Bed-
      Cloathes and Bolster, and likewise his Moiety 
      of the Sheep.
Lastly	He Nominated, Constituted and Appointed
	  His Son-in-Law, Christopher Bell, Sole Exr. of
	  All the rest of his Goods and Cutting all Claimers 
      with Six pence Each
In the presence of us
John Gell [my mark] }
                    ) Jur
Ev. Qualtrough      )
	
At a Chapter Court holden at Castletown June 10 1784
The Extr. Is sworn in court in form of Law and 
hath given pledges for the payment of Debts 
& Legacies namely Ev. Qualtrough  & John 
the witnesses of the will
Sol. 1s             Probatum est
                    Joh: Moore

John Corrin husband of Joney Corrin als
Keig, John Christian, husband of Jane Costain
als Christian & Alice Hutchin als
Costain & John Christian, son of John Christian
Do all acknowledge to have re d from Christopher?
Bell the Legacies bequeathed unto them by 
The Testator & do exonerate acquit & discharge
The Exer & every other person thereof this 
5th July 1794.
John Corrin my X
John Christian my X
Jane Costain my X

Before me
John Crebbin
Ep. Regr