John Looney, 1836

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     In the name of God Amen
I   John  Looney  of  KK  Maughold being of
Sound  Mind  Memory and  Understanding
do  hereby  make  and  Publish  this  my
Last  Will  and  Testament  revoking  all
other  Will  or  Wills  Wheresoever  or  ------
Howsoever  made  ------
First  I  Commit  my  Soul  to  God   &
my  Body  after  my  decease  to  be
decently  interred  in  the  Parish  
Churchyard  -------                    I  leave
&  bequeath  Sixpence  to  each  of  my
Children      Item   I  leave  and  bequeath
to my  Two  Grand children    (  now
Living  with  me  )   William  and  Isabella
Stowell    the  Whole  of  my  property
that  I  have  or  may  have  at  the 
time  of  my  decease  equally  Share
and  Share  alike  between  them
and  do  appoint  and  ordain
My  Son    Robert   to  be  my  Sole
Executor   in  Trust  of  this  my  last
Will   &   Testament  in  Witness
Whereof  I  have  hereunto  Let  my
Seal   &   Mark  this  20th  --  of  Novr ---
                              his
1835         John  Looney    X    Mark 
Signed  in  presence
     Of   --------
          Ewan  Looney
        [ John ]  Lace

The  following  is  a  Codisal  of  the  foregoing
Instrument
My  Will  furthere  is  that  in  the  event
of  Either  of  my  said  Grandchildren  dying
before  the  other  then  his  or  her  Share
of  the  Property  aforesaid  is  to  Revert  to
and  be  the  Property  of  the  Survivor  and
in  case  the  both  Children  die  before  they
attain  the  age  of  Twenty  One  Years  then
Deed   in  Such  Case  the  Said  property
or  the  proceeds  thereof  is  to  be  Vested
in  the  hands  of  my  Said  Executor  in
Trust  the  interest  of  which  is  to  be  by  
him  paid  to  and  for  the  use  of  my
Daughter    Margrett   (  Mother  of  the  said
Children  )   and  in  case  it  should  at  any
time  appear  necessary  that  my  Said 
Daughter  aquire  part  of  the  Said
principal  my  Said  Executor  to  hereby
authorised  and  directed  to  pay  to  her
or  for  her  use  part  or  Whole  of  the
Same  from  time  to  time  at  his
descretion  and  Immediately  upon  My
decease  my  Said  Executor  is  authorised
to  convert  the  said  property  into  Cash
So  as  to  form  a  principal  and  that
no  part  Whatsoever  of  either  the  Said
principal  or  interest  shall  be
Attachable  or  [ maid ]  liable  for  the
debts  of  my  Said  Daughter’s
Husband  or  any  other  person
but  herself    as  Witness
               My  Subscription
This    20th    of     November   ---------
                           his
1835        John  Looney    X  mark 

Witnessed   by
Us
    [ John ]  Lace      }
     Ewan  Looney   }      Juratus   -----

	   At a Chapter Court holden at Ramsey on
	The  27th  day of May    1836  ------
	Not Withstanding this Will is proved but by one
	witness yet as no objection is offered   Robert  Looney
	the Executor in the foregoing  Will  named  is
	sworn in Court in form of Law  well and truly
	to execute the last Will and Testament  of
	John  Looney   deceased in Trust to pay all his
	just Debts and Legacies so far as the goods and
	effects of the deceadent will extend and the Law
	bind him and to do all other acts and things
	pertaining to the office of Executor in Trust
	according to Law ----  And to return a true and
	perfect inventory of the effects of the deceadent
	when hereto Lawfully required  ---    And to these
	ends he has given Pledges namely    Ewan
	Looney   one of the witnesses of the Will and  William
	Kneale    of the Parish of  Maughold   --------
	                                   Probatum  est
	                                        [ Danl ]  [ Nelson ]        [  A   O  ]

KNOW  ALL  MEN  by these presents, that  We   Ewan  Looney
----------------------------    of    -----------------------
in the Parish of      Maughold       -------------------       and
William  Kneale      of    -----------------------------------
in the Parish of       Maughold              are held and firmly bound
to the Rev. B. Philpot, Archdeacon of  Sodor and Mann, and his Successors, in the
Sum of      Fifty  Pounds            ------------------------
British ;  to the Payment whereof well and truly to be made, we bind Ourselves, our
Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, jointly and severally, by these presents, to
the said Archdeacon and his successors.
	
	Witness our Subscriptions  this
day  of  May  1836


WHEREAS  the Ecclesiastical  Court  of  this  Island  hath  this  Day
granted   probate  of  the  Last  Will
---------------------------------      of         John  Looney
deceased,  to       Robert  Looney            ------------      and


Now the Condition of the above Obligation is such, that if the said
Robert  Looney
shall well and truly administer the Estate and Effects  of the said

John  Looney    -------     deceased ;       and  shall
in all Things relating thereto conform to the Laws of  this Isle, the Orders of the Eccle-
siastical  Courts  thereof ,  and the Oath         he
hath this day taken,  then the foregoing   Obligation   to  be  void,   otherway  to be and
remain in  full force and  virtue in  Law
                Signed  in  the  presence                  Ewan  Looney
of           William  Kneale
             John  [ Cls ]  Stephen