Edmund Lawson, 1825

           Douglas
        To the Worhipful Wm
        Roper Vicar General
        etc etc

          The humble Petition
          of Mary Lawson
          Executrix of the
          Will of Edmund
          Lawson deceased
Sheweth
       That the said
    Edmund Lawson departed
    this life some time in the
    month of January last
    having previous to his
    decease duly made and 

    published his last Will
    and Testament whereof
    he appointred your Petr
    Executrix
      That your Petitioner
    is desirous that the said
    Will should be received
    and probate thereon is
    granted with all convenient
    speed.
        Wherefore our Petr
        prays a hearing of
        this Petition and
        that you Worhship

        may be pleased to recieve
        the said Will and to
        grant probate thereon
        at the next Court and
        Petr will pray etc etc
              Chas Genesh ?
              for the Petr
  
   Ordered that this Petion
   do come on to be heard at a
   Court to be holden at Douglas
   on Friday next whereof all
   parties are to have notice
      Given this 22d Feb 1825
             Will Roper

This is affirmed to be the last Will
and Testament of Edmund Lawson of the
Town of Douglas Carpinter and of Mary
Lawson alias Faragher his wife who were
of sound and disposing mind memory and
understanding at the making hereof having
agreed to make this their joint Will in
manner following. They commend their
souls to the mercy of Almighty and their remains
to be decently burried, and that after the
death of the shorter liver of them the said
Edmund Lawson and Mary his wife any
person lawfully entilled to claim a legacy
shall receive two shillings and sixpence
from the surviver or longer liver And
lastly the longer liver or survivor of them
the said Edmund Lawson and Mary his wife
is hereby nominated and appointed sole
and whole Exect or Executrix of all and 
singlular all the goods chattles houses
gardens and effect which do of may

belong to them, the said Edmund Lawson or
Mary his wife aforesaid inthe the Town of
Douglas or elsewhere to be for the use of the
longer liver during his or her natural life
and this we pronounce to be our last Will and
Testament this 2nd day of March 1824
Witnesses present         Edmund Lawson his X
  Thomas Clague           Mary Lawson his X
  John Teare

There follows three printed documents appointing pledges (Hugh Cain and Thomas Clague), granting Administration and a declaration by Mary that the estate did not exceed £20