Hugh Creetch, 1825

             22
Lib Testament
Anno Dei 1822

   In the name of God Amen. We Hugh and
   Isabella Creetch my wife also Moore
   being weak in body but of perfect mind and
   memory we do make and order this to be out
   last will and testament jointly and severally
   each to the other of us Hugh and Isabella
   Creetch. First we commit and give our
   Souls to God Almighty and our bodies to
   a Christian burial. We leave and bequeath
   to the last liver of us all our house
   and lands and all goods moveable and immovebale
   the last liver to have all of us Hugh and
   Isabella Creetch.
   We leave and bequeath to our beloved daughter
   Isabella Robert Shimmin's wife that part of
   of the croft the house is built on to
   have it the whole length of Croft and the
   length of Robert Shimmins house in breadth
   that is ten yards broad or thereabouts to
   posses it at the deathof the ongest liver of us.
      Hugh and Isabella Creetch
   We leave and bequeath to our son William our dwelling
   house and part of the yard and six yards breadth the whole
   length of the crof adjoing to Robert Shimmins that is
   to say his life time and then at Williams deth to fall
   to the right heir said William to have a chest
   and a table a chair and a stoole a pott and a
   and a kettle and abed also posses it at our death
      Hugh and Isabella Creetch
   We leave and bequeath to our son Edward nine yards
   bread the whole length of the crof adjoining to his
   brother William and als the bed that he now
   sleeps on to posses at our death.
   We leave to our Son Hugh the out houses and
   half of the yard and the whole remaing part
   of the croft to have it at the death of the longest
   liver of Hugh and Isabella Creecth providing
   the longest liver of us if in need that we may
   sell or mortgage to supply our wants any or all
   of the within mentioned croft and houses
   and we order that the mortgage that is now in
   the crofts will be on the whole of the croft
   and that each one will have his part of
   of the mortgage according to his part of the croft.
   We leave and bequeath to our daugher Isabella
   the aforesaid Robert Shimmins wife we leave to
   her the garden. And we order and appointher to
   be the whole Executor debaring of any that my
   claim with five shillings. And if their
   is any thing here short of being lawfull that is to be made out
   firm and lawful. This is November 2nd 1821
                   Hugh Creetch my X
                   Isabella Creetch my X
Witnesses
  Thos Corkill }
  Wm Corkill   }  Jurti
  
          At a Chapter Court holding in
          Castle Rushen 15th May 1822
          
   Robert Shimmin in right of his wife
   the Execturix named is swon in Court
   Executor in Court in form of law an
   hath given pledges for the payment of
   debts and legacies namely the witnesses
   of the will
        Probatum est
        G Stephen
        
At a Chapter Court holden in Castletown
on the 10th day of December 1825

Hugh Creech named in the foregoing
joint will having departed this life
Robert Shimmin in right of his wifhe
Isabella is swon Executor in Court in
form of law well and truly to fulfil
the last joint will of Hugh Creech and
Isabella Creech both deceased to pay all
his just debts legacies and funeral
expenses so far forth as the goods will
extend and the law bind him and to
return a full true and perfect inventory
of his proceedings in the premises into
the Ecclesiastical Rehgistry of this
Island when thereto lawfully required
and to do and perform all other acts
and things necessary or appertaining
to the office of Executor and to these ends
William Quayle of Malew and Henry
Cubbon of Arbory have entered into a
bond unto the Lord Bishop and his
successors in the sum of twelve pounds
British bearing equal date herewith.
Probate hereof is granted unto the said Robert
Shimmin.
   Will Roper
   

Novr 4th 1826 William Quayle enters a claim agt the
Estate of Hugh Creech decd for œ3 british

Two standard forms attached showing the Bond of Henry Cubbon and William Quayle and the Probate granted to Robert Shimmin.