William Lace, 1832

1832 
2 BOOK			ANDREAS
		To the Vicar General Nelson 
		The humble petition of Charles Radcliffe of 
		Ballaseyr in the parish of Andreas

Sheweth, 	
	     That your petitioner’s Brother William lately departed this life intestate and 
		 unmarried.
	     That the next of kin of the said intestate are his mother Anne Lace ,widow and his 
		 sisters Anne and Elizabeth being minors and your petr.
		 That it is necessary that administration be granted to some proper 
		 person of the personal estate of the said William Lace.
		 Wherefore Petr prayed hearing and that your
		 Reverence may be pleased to appoint some proper person admin and 
		 petr shall pray.
					For petitioner
					John ____ Stephens

	At Andreas October 12th 1832
The Petr Charles Lace is sworn well and truly to administer the estate and effects of Wm Lace 
and to pay his debts and funeral expenses so far as the goods will extend and the law bind him, 
to return a full inventory of the effects and an accurate account of all his transactions touching 
the same unto the Episcopal Registry of this Isle when thereto required and to these ends the 
said Charles Lace and William Lace of Andreas have entered into a bond in the sum of five 
pounds Brit.
						Decretum Est
						John Nelson

When thereto required and to these ends he hath given pledges namely Wm Mylcharaine and 
John Sayle both of Andreas.
						Decretum Est 
						John Nelson