Jane Radcliffe als Sprainger, 1803

To The Rev. John Corlet one of the Vicars General of this Island.

The humble petition of Charles Radcliffe of Croganne in the parish of KK Andreas.

Sheweth that your petitioner's wife Jane Radcliffe departed this life on or about the 10th 
of March last past without a will or any disposal of her goods and effects that there are 
six children left with your petitioner four of whom are of age and two under the age of 
fourteen years. That your petitioner and wife were at the time of her death indebted to 
several persons to a very answerable amount that your petitioner's children those who are 
of age namely Charles, William, John and Jane Radcliffe are sensible that her goods and 
effects of their aforesaid Father and Mother is not sufficient to pay the debts aforesaid yet 
notwithstanding your petitioner Charles Radcliffe rather than the _____ of goods and 
effects these are should be exposed to be appraised. He is ________ with the consent of 
his children those who are of age. Though your Petitioner is sensible that it would be his 
loss to allow the sum of  _____ pounds to each of his aforesaid children to be paid unto 
them when they all arrive if the age of fourteen years and to clothe and maintain them 
during said time.
	Your petitioner therefore humbly prays your Reverence will take his case to your 
	consideration and order a speedy day of hearing and that you will allow your Petitioner to 
	be sworn administrator of his aforesaid wife Jane Radcliffe and your petitioner in duty 
	shall pray.
	
Ordered that the matter of this petition do come to be heard at a Court to be holden at KK 
Bride 16th of April instant wherefore all proper parties are to have due.
				Given at KK Bride this 13th day of April 1803


At a Court holden  at KK Bride 16th April 1803
	Jane Radcliffe als Sprainger of this parish of KK Andreas having departed this life 
on or about the 10th day of March last past intestate and this court having intelligence 
thereof hath decreed her children namely Charles, William, John, Jane, Caesar, and Ann 
Radcliffe co-administrators of all her goods chattels and effects movable and immovable 
whatever, and the said Charles, William, John and Jane being at age have in open court 
surrendered their right in the administration of the said goods and effects to Charles 
Radcliffe their father. He is thereupon with the said children at age sworn guardians and 
supervisors of Caesar and Ann aforesaid who are minors and the said Charles Radcliffe 
the father is also sworn as well and truly to administer the estate of his intestate to exhibit 
into the Episcopal Registry a true and faithful inventory of her goods and effects and to 
pay all her just debts so far forth as her goods and effects will extend and the law bind 
him. To which ends he hath given pledges in form of Law namely Charles Radcliffe
his son and Mr. William Christian Senior of Ballayonaige in the pariah of Bride.
							Probatum Est
							John Crellin