William Clucas, 1797

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                 Rushen
I WILLIAM CLUCAS of Port St Mary in the parish of Rushen 
being weak at present in body but of a sound mind and memory 
and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life do make 
this my last will and testament (hereby revoking all former 
wills) in manner following. 
First I commit my soul to God who gave it in hopes of a 
happy resurrection thro Jesus Christ my Saviour and my 
body to Christian burial. 
To my eldest SON AND HEIR THOS CLUCAS I leave and bequeath 
the tythes of Port St Mary which were purchased from his 
Grace the Duke of Atholl. 
Item I leave and bequeath to my SONS namely WM, HENRY, 
NICHOLAS, and DANIEL CLUCAS the sum of one hundred pounds 
to each and everyone of them respectively; one half of the 
said sum being fifty pounds for each to be paid to each and 
to every individual of them by the executor hereafter 
mentioned in a twelve months time after my decease.  And 
the remaining part of the said hundred pounds for each to 
be paid at the expiration of five years afterwards having 
their mother's bequest or legacy included in their respective 
sums of one hundred pounds they quitting all the right title 
and claim they may have to the tythes within mentioned.  
Item I bequeath to my SON JOHN CLUCAS an hundred pounds currency, 
the said sum to be deposited in the hands of my ELDEST SON 
THOS CLUCAS for his diet and cloathing during the said JOHN 
CLUCAS's life and afterwards the said hundred pounds to become 
solely the right and property of my eldest SON THOMAS CLUCAS, 
the said hundred pounds includes the legacy bequeathed him by 
his mother, he likewise quitting all right or claim he may have 
to the tythes aforesaid.  
Item to my WIFE JONEY CLUCAS I leave two heifers, one a brown 
and the other black with a white head, as also the heifer which 
calved last year and likewise two feather beds with their cloathes.  
Item for the poor children of the parish I leave five pounds 
to be put upon interest to be taken care of by the Vicar and 
Wardens of the said parish and the interest accruing to be paid 
a qualified schoolmaster for teaching and instructing some 
poor children.  
Lastly I constitute and appoint and also nominate my ELDEST SON 
THOMAS CLUCAS sole executor of all my goods chattels and effects 
moveable and immoveable of what kind or nature soever.  
WM CLUCAS my x mark.  
Witnesses present: 
John Clague, 
William Kelly.         

AT AN ECCL COURT HOLDEN in the parish of KK Patrick 2nd June 1797. 
The executor is sworn in court in form of law and hath given pledges 
for the payment of debts and legacies namely the Revd John Clague 
Vicar of Rushen and Basil Quayle of KK Malew Esq.  
Probatum est Ev Christian.                 

THE HUMBLE PETITION OF ROSS MCKISSACK 
of Castletown 
Sheweth:  
That WILLIAM CLUCAS of the parish of Rushen hath lately 
departed this life.  
That JONEY CLUCAS the widow of the said WILLIAM CLUCAS 
hath also lately departed this life intestate and without issue.  
That your petitioner is one of the next of kin of the 
said JONEY CLUCAS hath been duly appointed and sworn 
administrator pendenti lite of all and singular the 
goods chattels, credits, and effects which were of the 
said JONEY CLUCAS, but that no person hath been yet 
appointed or sworn executor or administrator of the 
estate of the said WILLIAM CLUCAS deceased and that in 
consequence thereof your petitioner cannot dully discharge 
the duties of his said administration. 
Your petitioner therefore humbly prays for a hearing 
hereof and that such proper person or persons may be 
appointed and sworn executor or administrator of the 
said WILLIAM CLUCAS as to your Reverence may seem meet 
and your petitioner will pray. 
[signed] Thomas Allen for petitioner.        

ORDERED THAT THE BEFORE GOING PETITION do come on to be 
heard before me at an Eccl Court to be holden in the 
Court House in the parish on Friday next whereof all 
proper parties and persons to have notice.  
Given at KK Patrick 25th May 1797. 
Evan Christian.         

I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have lawfully charged 
THOS CLUCAS of Port St Mary the supposed executor of 
the within WM CLUCAS as also WM CLUCAS HIS BROTHER to 
appear before your Reverence at an Ecclesiastical 
Court at ten o'clock in the forenoon at the Court House 
in KK Patrick on Friday next to answer the suit of the 
within petitioner.  
This the 25th day of May 1797, 
John Christian my x mark.  

At KK Patrick 26th May 1797.  
Continued until Friday next.  
Ev Christian. 

In the name of God Amen.           

I do hereby certify that I have lawfully charged THOMAS 
CLUCAS, WM CLUCAS, HENRY CLUCAS, NICHOLAS CLUCAS, and 
DANL CLUCAS defendants and The Reverend John Clague 
and Wm Kelly witnesses of the parish of KK Rushen to 
appear before our Reverence at an Ecclesiastical Court 
at ten O'clock in the forenoon at the Court House in 
KK Patrick on Friday next to answer the suit of ROSS 
MCKISSACK and others plaintiffs. 
This the 30th day of May 1797. 
[signed] John Christian my x mark, Sumner.            

THE HUMBLE PETITION OF ROSS MCKISSACK of Castletown 
administrator pendente lite of the estate and effects 
of Joney Clucas of KK Christ Rushen deceased. 
Sheweth: 
That the said JONEY CLUCAS sometime ago departed this 
life intestate and without issue and having survived 
her late HUSBAND WILLIAM CLUCAS was the time of her 
decease entitled to a moiety of the goods, rights, 
chattels, credits, and effects which was of him the 
said WILLIAM CLUCAS deceased. 
That your petitioner in the capacity aforesaid is fully 
authorized and empowered to administer the estate of 
the said JONEY CLUCAS yet notwithstanding the ------  
WILLIAM CLUCAS of the parish aforesaid SON of the said 
WILLIAM CLUCAS deceased hath possessed himself of 
sundry goods, rights, chattels, property and effects of 
and belonging to the said JONEY CLUCAS and hath actually 
refused to deliver up the same to your petitioner or 
to render a just and fair account unto him in respect 
to the same. 
Your petitioner therefore humbly prays that your 
Reverence may be pleased to order a hearing of this 
petition and that the said WILLIAM CLUCAS may be 
compelled to yield and deliver up all and singular the 
goods, rights, credits, chattels, and effects of what 
description and sort whatever the property and belonging 
to the said JONEY CLUCAS as aforesaid which came to his 
knowledge power possession unto your petitioner and that 
he the said WILLIAM CLUCAS may upon oath be ordered to 
render a just and perfect account respecting the same 
that your petitioner may thereby be enabled to appraise 
and inventory the said goods and effects for the benefit 
of the several persons entitled to the same and that 
the said WILLIAM CLUCAS maybe ordered to pay unto your 
petitioner his costs and your petitioner shall pray.        

ORDERED THAT THE BEFOREGOING PETITION do come on to be 
heard before me at an Eccl Court to be holden in the 
Court House in this parish on Tuesday next whereof all 
proper parties and persons to have due notice. 
Given at KK Patrick 29th August 1797. 
Ev Christian. 

At KK Patrick 5th Sep 1797 continued until Thursday next 
to be heard at this place. Ev. Christian.              

THE HUMBLE PETITION OF WM CLUCAS of KK Christ Rushen. 
Sheweth: 
That JONEY CLUCAS of this parish widow deceased sometime 
ago departed this life but previous to such her decease 
did deliver unto your petitioner her the said JONEY CLUCAS's 
keys and did at the same time give and grant unto your 
petitioner all the goods property and effects which belonged 
to the said JONEY CLUCAS to Hold unto your petitioner as 
his own absolute property in case the said JONEY CLUCAS 
should not recover of her then illness of then indisposition. 
That the said JONEY CLUCAS soon afterwards departed this 
life without revoking or altering the said grant and 
without making any other disposition of her property 
by means whereof your petitioner charges that he is 
entitled to the whole of the goods property and effects 
which were of the said JONEY CLUCAS deceased. 
That your petitioner hath notwithstanding the premises 
been summoned to appear before your Reverence at the 
suit of ROSS MCKISSACK administrator pendeti lite of 
the goods and effects of the said JONEY CLUCAS for the 
purpose of compelling your petitioner to deliver up the 
goods between ROSS MCKISSACK petitioner and WM CLUCAS 
Defendant and THOS and WM CLUCAS petitioner and the 
said ROSS MCKISSACK.     
Property and effects which belonged to the said JONEY 
CLUCAS deceased wherefore your petitioner prays a hearing 
of this petition and that the same said the cause instituted 
by the said ROSS MCKISSACK may be considered as a cause 
and a cross cause and come or to be heard and determined 
at one o'clock the same said together and that the said 
grant made by the said JONEY CLUCAS in favor of your 
petitioner may be considered and adjudged a good legal 
and sufficient grant and that your petitioner may be 
quitted in the possession of the goods, property and 
effects which were of the said Joney Clucas deceased 
and your petitioner shall pray.           

DISPOSITION OF WITNESSES TAKEN the 14 day of Sep 1797 
on the part of the said ROSS MCKISSACK  
THOMAS CUBBON of Castletown being sworn and examined 
deposeth and saith that he knows the parties and knew 
JONEY CLUCAS of Rushen widow deceased. That upon the 
Sunday on which the said JONEY CLUCAS died as the 
defendant understood the deponent had a conversation 
with the defendant WM CLUCAS that the said WM CLUCAS 
in such conversation informed the deponent that he was 
proceeding to the house of Geo Quayle of Castletown for 
the purpose of receiving directions of instructions 
with respect to the funeral of the said JONEY CLUCAS 
that the said WM CLUCAS also informed this deponent that 
the said JONEY CLUCAS had made no will unless there was 
a will in favor of W. QUAYLE or some of this FAMILY that 
some days afterward the dep had another conversation with 
the said WM CLUCAS that the said WM CLUCAS on such last 
mentioned conversation informed the dep that the said 
JONEY CLUCAS had delivered her keys to him the said WM 
CLUCAS and desired him to take care of the property.  
That the said WM did also inform the dep that he the said 
WM CLUCAS had been advised to any right to the effects of 
the said JONEY CLUCAS in consequence of her having 
deliver her keys to him as aforesaid and to endeavor to 
retain the possession of her effects to his own use.  
And being cross examined on the part of the said WM CLUCAS 
saith that the said GEORGE QUAYLE is related to the said 
JONEY CLUCAS deceased and the said JONEY CLUCAS was very 
intimate in the family of the said GEO QUAYLE as the 
deponent understood. That the said WM CLUCAS in the 
conversation hereinbefore mentioned informed the deponent 
that said JONEY CLUCAS had on delivering her keys as herein 
before mentioned directed the said WM CLUCAS to take care 
of her property keys and what was under them until the 
said JONEY CLUCAS should call for the same.  
[signed] THOMAS CUBBON.     

MARK HILDESLEY QUAYLE of Castletown Esquire being sworn 
and examined deposeth and saith that he knows the parties 
in this town and knew JONEY CLUCAS in the pleadings in 
this cause named. That upon the Sunday on which the said 
JONEY CLUCAS died the dep had a conversation with the deft 
WM CLUCAS who had come to the house of the deponent's BROTHER 
GEORGE QUAYLE to let him know that the said JONEY CLUCAS was 
dead and for the purpose of getting directions respecting 
her funeral that the dep or his BROTHER asked the said WM 
CLUCAS whether the said JONEY had made a will or disposition 
of her affairs and the dep understood from the said WM CLUCAS 
that she had not unless there was a will in the possession of 
the dep or his brother that the said WM CLUCAS did not then 
say anything of the said JONEY's legacies delivery of her keys 
to him but that the dep recollects the said WM CLUCAS expressed 
a wish to know from the dep and his brother whether they had 
in their possession any will or deed of settlement made by 
the said JONEY.  
And the dep and his brother informed him that they had not 
found any such will or settlement. 
[signed] MARK H. QUAYLE       

RICHARD QUIRK of Castletown Gentleman being sworn and examined 
deposeth and saith that he knows the parties in this cause and 
knew JONEY CLUCAS in the pleading named.  That upon the Sunday 
evening on which the said JONEY CLUCAS died the dep accidently 
met the dep WM CLUCAS who informed the dep of the death of the 
said Joney and that he had come to receive directions from Capt 
QUAYLE respecting her funeral.  The the dep asked that WM CLUCAS 
whether the said JONEY had made a will, to which he replied that 
she had not that he knew of and required the dep would accompany 
him to Capt QUAYLE's to know whether there was a will of the 
said JONEY in the possession of that family. That the dep 
accompanied him accordingly but does not recollect exactly what 
passed there but heard Capt QUAYLE give him directions to or 
advise to conduct the funeral in the same way as he had done his 
fathers (that the said WM CLUCAS asked Capt QUAYLE whether there 
was a will meaning a will of the said JONEY) in his possession. 
[signed] RICHARD QUIRK.      

MARGT SAVAGE being sworn and examined deposeth and saith that she 
know the parties and knew JONEY CLUCAS in the pleadings in this 
cause named.  That the dep was in the room where the said JONEY 
lay, on the Saturday before her death that the dep heard the dep 
WM CLUCAS recommend to the said JONEY to pray for her soul as she 
was not likely to be long in this world that the said WM CLUCAS 
also observed to the said JONEY that when this was gone all his 
friends would be gone that SARAH TEARE WIFE OF WM TEARE was 
likewise present that the said conversation was in Manks. That 
the dep never heard the said WM CLUCAS ask the said JONEY for a 
feather bed nor did the dep every tell the said SARAH TEARE or 
any other person to his knowledge that she had heard that said 
WM CLUCAS ask the said JONEY for a feather bed.  
MARY SAVAGE her mark.       

SARAH TEAR being sworn and examined deposeth and saith that the 
dep knows the parties and knew JONEY and was well acquainted with 
JONEY CLUCAS in the pleadings in this cause named.  That the dep 
hath heard the said JONEY say that the Plaintiffs ROSS MCKISSACK 
was her SISTER'S SON that the dep hath heard the said JONEY say 
that the CLUCASes had gotten enough of her property. That the 
dep was in the room when the said JONEY say on the Friday before 
her death. That the dep was requested by some of the family 
(she thinks it was by the said JONEY'S STEPDAUGHTER IN LAW) to 
go and recommend to the said JONEY to make a will.  That upon 
that occasion the dep asked the said JONEY what they were of 
-------- her about to which she the def WM CLUCAS and HIS BROTHER 
HARRY replied that they had been plaguing her to make a will.  
The dep then asked her to whom she intended having her property 
and she made no answer.  That the said WM CLUCAS was very 
attentive to the said JONEY in her last illness but the dep 
cannot say that he was more so than this BROTHER HARRY.  That 
the dep hath heard the said JONEY say that if the said ROSS 
MCKISSACK was good himself he should have many a thing from her.  
That the said ROSS MCKISSACK came to see the said JONEY in her 
last illness and the dep on that occasion heard the said JONEY 
say There is ROSS MCKISSACK the drunken fellow. He shall have 
nothing of mine to drink. 
[signed] SARAH TEAR 
Taken by and before me Ev Christian.           

DEPOSITIONS OF WITNESSES TAKEN in the said causes on the part 
of the said WM CLUCAS the 5th day of Sep 1797.    
ANN LINDESAY of Port St Mary widow being produced sworn and 
examined deposeth and saith that she knows the parties in this 
cause and knew JONEY and was well acquainted with JONEY CLUCAS 
in the pleadings in this cause named and attended her as a 
nurse tender in her last illness that during such her last 
illness she the said JONEY CLUCAS was requested to make a will 
whereupon she declared that she would not make a will but that 
she would give all that she had to them that would take care 
of her and see her decently buried.  That some short time after 
making such declaration and a day or two before she departed 
this life the said JONEY CLUCAS sent for the defendant WM CLUCAS 
and desired the defendant to give her the said JONEY CLUCAS 
her pockets and the said JONEY CLUCAS did then and there take 
all her keys out of the said pockets and did deliver the same 
to the said WM CLUCAS declaring at the same time that she gave 
him the keys and all that belonged to her in the world and 
that he was to keep the same until she would call for them 
herself and desired him to be careful not to deliver the said 
keys to any body until she would call for them herself that 
from what passed upon the said ----- the dept was of opinion 
that the said JONEY CLUCAS intended thereby to make a gift 
of all her property in favor of the said WM CLUCAS in case 
she should not recover of her said illness. The said JONEY 
CLUCAS appeared to the dep at the time of the whole of this 
said transaction to be of sound perfect and disposing mind 
memory and understanding.  The dep attended the said JONEY 
CLUCAS constantly from the time of the said transaction until 
her death.  And the said JONEY did not to the knowledge or belief 
of the dep express any intention or desire to revoke or alter what 
she had said or done upon the delivery of the said keys as 
aforesaid. And the said WM CLUCAS remained in possession of the 
said keys to the time of the death of Joney as appeared to the 
deponent and took upon himself the management of her funeral.  
That the said JONEY CLUCAS was a widow at the time of the delivery 
of the said keys as aforesaid and being cross examined on the 
part of ROSS MCKISSACK deposeth and saith that the said JONEY 
CLUCAS departed this life of a Sunday between twelve and one 
o'clock that to the best of the deponents recollection as to 
the time the said keys were delivered as aforesaid upon the 
Saturday preceding. That during the said illness the dep did not 
previous to the time of delivering the keys observe the said 
JONEY CLUCAS to rave except when she would be coming out of a 
doze or sleep.  That she raved a good deal upon the night of 
Saturday aforesaid and well much worn on Sunday.  That it was 
about the middle of the day when the said keys were delivered 
as aforesaid to the best of the dep recollection. 
Being examined by the court saith that the said WM CLUCAS at 
the time of the delivery of the said keys aforesaid resided 
in the same house with the said JONEY CLUCAS.  And there was 
no other person residing in the said house at the said time 
excepting the said WM CLUCAS, HIS BROTHER JOHN CLUCAS and the 
servants that the said Wm Clucas was the said JONEY'S STEPSON 
that the said Joney had no issue.  
ANN LINDESAY her mark.        

CATHERINE KEIG of KK Christ Rushen spinster being produced sworn 
and examined deposeth and saith that the deponent knew and was 
well acquainted with JONEY CLUCAS in the pleadings in this cause 
named and was a servant to the said JONEY CLUCAS during the time 
of her last illness that and during such her illness she the said 
Joney was requested to make a will on which she declared she 
would not make a will but that she would give all she had to the 
persons who would take most care of her should have all that she 
had that upon the Saturday before she died the said JONEY CLUCAS 
sent for the defendant WM CLUCAS and desired the former witness 
ANN LINDESAY to hand her the said JONEY's her pockets to her 
which the said ANN LINDESAY did accordingly and the said JONEY 
CLUCAS did thereupon take her keys out of the said pockets and 
delivered the same to the said WM CLUCAS declaring at the same 
time that she gave him the said keys and all that belonged to her 
until she herself would call for them.  And the said keys were 
so delivered and the said declaration make in presence of the 
said ANN LINDESAY, JANE CRELLIN, and the deponent.  And the said 
JONEY CLUCAS appeared to the deponent to be of sound mind and 
memory at the time of the said transaction.  And it appeared to 
the deponent that the said JONEY CLUCAS did thereby mean and 
intended to give all her property to the said WILLIAM CLUCAS in 
case she did not recover of her said illness.  That soon after 
the delivery of the said keys as aforesaid the said WM CLUCAS 
quitted the room and the said Joney shortly after his so quitting 
the room the said Joney desired the dept to call the said WM CLUCAS 
upstairs and there upon she told him that he was to give a 
shift a piece to women servants in the house off a certain web 
in a chest or trunk which she particularly described but did 
not say at what time the said shifts were to be given.  That 
the said JONEY CLUCAS appeared to the deponent in the time of 
her last illness to have a great affection and regard for the 
said WM CLUCAS than for any other person.  And the said Wm Clucas 
appeared to the dep to be more tender affectionate and attentive 
to the said JONEY CLUCAS in her last illness than any other person.  
And being cross examined on the part of ROSS MCKISSACK deposeth 
and saith that the deponent did not observe the said JONEY CLUCAS 
to be raving until the day on which she died. That the dep saw 
her several times on the Saturday night preceding and that she 
was into raving during any the times that from the time of the 
death of WM CLUCAS THE ELDER to the decease of the said JONEY 
there was no other person resident in the house with the said 
JONEY exceptively the said WM CLUCAS, JOHN CLUCAS HIS BROTHER 
and the servants.  That the said WM CLUCAS was the said JONEY 
CLUCAS'S STEPSON.  And the said JONEY had no issue.  That the 
dep hath not received a shift as directed by the said Joney 
Clucas as aforesaid.  And the dep hath not applied for the same 
not knowing to whom to make such application.  
CATHERINE KEIG her x mark.          

JANE CRELLIN of KK Christ Rushen spinster being sworn and examined 
deposeth and saith that she knew and was well acquainted with JONEY 
CLUCAS in the pleadings in this cause named and the dep was servant 
to the said JONEY in her last illness.  That on the Saturday before 
the said Joney died the deponent was present when the said JONEY 
delivered her keys to the defendant WM CLUCAS and at the same time 
declared that she gave him the said keys and all that belonged to 
her until she herself would call for them. And the said keys were 
so delivered and the said declaration made in presence of the dep 
and of Ann Lindesay and Jane Crellin the former witnesses. And the 
said JONEY CLUCAS appeared to the deponent to be of sound mind and 
memory at the time of this transaction.  That it appeared to the 
deponent that the said JONEY CLUCAS thereby meant and intended to 
give all her property to the said Wm Clucas in case she did not 
recover of her said illness. That the said WM CLUCAS appeared to 
the dep to be very affectionate and attentive to the said Joney in 
her last illness.  And she appeared to the dep to have a greater 
regard and affection for him the said WM CLUCAS in the time of her 
last illness than for any other person. That JOHN CLUCAS before 
named who resided in the house with said Joney as aforesaid and 
THOS CLUCAS and HENRY CLUCAS BROTHERS of the said JOHN and WM who 
frequently called to see the said JONEY in her illness were all in 
the said house at the time of the delivery of the said keys as 
aforesaid to the best of he deponents knowledge and belief.  That 
the defendant WM CLUCAS was the said JONEY CLUCAS's stepson.  That 
the said Joney had no issues. And being cross examined on the part 
of the said ROSS MCKISSACK saith that the before named JOHN CLUCAS 
was afflicted with a palsy at the time of the transactions aforesaid 
but was not thereby confined to the house nor impaired in his 
intellect that the dep never observed the said JONEY CLUCAS to 
be raving before the time of the delivery of the keys to the 
said WM CLUCAS aforesaid.  
JANE CRELLIN her x mark.    
Taken by and before me Ev Christian.        

JOHN CLAGUE, Clerk, Vicar of KK Christ Rushen being produced 
sworn and examined deposeth and saith that he knows the parties 
in the said causes and knew and was well acquainted with JONEY 
CLUCAS in the pleadings in this cause named.  That a few days 
before the death of the said JONEY CLUCAS the dep was sent for 
to write a will for the said JONEY CLUCAS.  That the dep did 
accordingly upon the Friday next before her death call upon 
the said JONEY CLUCAS and did recommend to her to make her will 
which she declined doing. That upon the next day THOS CLUCAS 
called upon the dept and told that she JONEY had sent for the 
dep to come and make her will.  And the dep waited on her 
accordingly and after a short time the dep introduced the 
subject of her will and recommended to her to make one which 
she declined doing, observing that she found herself much better 
that day and would dep wait making her will until Monday.  
That the said conversation took place between two and three 
o'clock on the said Saturday and this said JONEY appeared to 
the dep to be then of sound mind and understanding. The said 
JONEY CLUCAS died upon the next day which was Sunday. That 
the dep hath heard that the pltf ROSS MCKISSACK was the NEPHEW 
OF the said JONEY CLUCAS.  That within a few days after the 
death of the said JONEY CLUCAS the defendant WM CLUCAS waited 
on the deponents with the form. Witnesses Ann Lindesay and 
Jane Crellin and requested the dep to take down the substance 
of a declaration which he alleged to have been made by the 
said JONEY CLUCAS with respect to the disposition of her 
property and asked the dep's opinion whether the same amounted 
to a nonrecupative will.  That the dep having heard from the 
said witnesses what they had to say respecting such declaration 
gave him opinion that the same did not amount to a will, but 
recommend to the said WM CLUCAS to apply to some person of 
the law respecting the same.  That to the best of the deponents 
recollection and belief the account which the said witnesses 
then gave to the deponent of the said transactions as the 
same in purport and substance with the evidence which they 
have this day given in court respecting the same the dep having 
been present in court during the whole time of their giving 
such evidence.  That the dep hath heard that the said JONEY 
CLUCAS had at the time of her decease several poor relations. 
And being cross examined on the part of the said WM CLUCAS 
deposeth and saith that the dep knows the former witnesses 
Ann Lindesay, Jane Crellin, and Catherine Keig who are the 
deponents parishioners.  And that they are severally persons 
of credit for any thing the dep know to the contrary. 
[signed] JOHN CLAGUE.      

DOMINIQUE LAMOTHE of Castletown surgeon being sworn and examined 
deposeth and saith that he knows the parties in this case . And 
knew JONEY CLUCAS in the pleadings in this cause named. That the 
dep visited the said JONEY CLUCAS in her last illness the day 
proceeding her death and had a conversation with her respecting 
the making of her will and the deponent recommended to her to 
make a will to which she replied she would make on when she got 
better that the dep respectively recommended to her to make her 
will then and told her that she probably would never have another 
opportunity of doing so but she still declined it.  That such 
conversation happened about ten o'clock in the forenoon.  That 
it was at the general request of the family namely THOS CLUCAS, 
HENRY CLUCAS, the defendants WM CLUCAS and the former deponents 
Ann Lindesay, that the dep recommended it to the said JONEY CLUCAS 
to make her will but the dep did not inform the said JONEY CLUCAS 
that it was at their request he so recommended it. That upon the 
next day Sunday the dep visited the said JONEY CLUCAS and the 
defendant WM CLUCAS then told the deponent that the said JONEY 
CLUCAS had given him her keys since the dep was last there. To 
keep until she herself would call for them. Which conversations 
happened previous to the death of the said JONEY CLUCAS. And being 
cross examined on the part of the said WM CLUCAS deposeth and saith 
that when the deponent visited the said JONEY CLUCAS on Sunday as 
aforesaid the dep asked the said WM CLUCAS whether Parson Clague 
had been sent for to make Joney's will to which he replied that 
Parson Clague had been sent for and that she had declined making 
a will but that she had delivered him the keys in manner mentioned 
in the deps examination in chief that at the time the dep visited 
the said Joney Saturday as aforesaid the said Joney appeared to 
the dep to be of sound and perfect mind memory and understanding. 
[signed] DOMIQUE LAMOTHE.           
 
 I HENRY CLUCAS one of the legatees named in the before 
 going will do acknowledge to have received from my BROTHER 
 THOMAS CLUCAS the executor named in the said will the 
 sum of one hundred pounds being a legacy left unto me 
 in the said will and hereby exonerates, acquits, and 
 discharges the said executor his heirs executors, 
 administrators, and assigns same and every part thereof.  
 As Witness my subscription this 30th Jan 1800. 
 HENRY CLUCAS.  
 Before me Wm Kewley Epl Reg.        
 
 WILLIAM CLUCAS acknowledges to have received from his 
 BROTHER THOMAS CLUCAS the executor within named the 
 legacy of one hundred pounds bequeathed to him in the 
 within will of WM CLUCAS deceased and exonerates, acquits, 
 and discharges the said executor his executors, 
 administrators, and assigns of the same and every 
 part thereof. 
 As witness his hand this 2d day of Jan 1804.  
 WM CLUCAS.  
 Before me Wm Kewley D EplReg           
 
 I DANIEL CLUCAS late of the town of Liverpool but now 
 of Kirk Christ Rushen in the Isle of Man do acknowledge 
 to have received from my BROTHER THOS CLUCAS of Port 
 St Mary in the said parish the sum of one hundred pounds 
 being a legacy bequeathed unto me the said DANIEL CLUCAS 
 by my FATHER's last will and testament bearing date April 
 25 1797 and do hereby acquit, exonerate, and discharge 
 the said THOS CLUCAS my father's executor of the said 
 legacy of one hundred pounds and do hereby acknowledge 
 to have received the said sum and am well pleased and 
 satisfied that the above legacy be cancelled on the 
 Registry at Kirk Michael this the seventh day of March 
 one thousand eight hundred and eight.  
 DANIEL CLUCAS.  
 Witnesses present 
 John Clague, 
 William Clucas.  
 The above named DANIEL CLUCAS acknowledged this receipt 
 and discharge to be his proper act and deed 
 before me John Lace