Hugh Cannell 1670

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 20 January 2018
Original: 0106202

Episcopal Will 1670E #062 Michael, of Mr Hugh Cannell, waterbailiff, died 4 April 1670: 
Summary: wife Margaret Cannel alias Calcott, father is dead, dau Leonora, sister Mrs [Ellin] Radcliffe als Cannell
Michael parish register: Hu: Cannell, water bayliff, buried  6 April 1670
will of grandmother: ArW 1631A #28 Michael, of Jane Cannell alias Gell, died 12 February 1630/31: husband Sir Hugh Cannell, son John Cannell
will of grandfather: EpW 1670E #061 Michael, of Sir Hugh Cannell, died 10 May 1670: granddau Mrs Margaret Cannell; 
goddau/ggranddau Leonora Cannell, granddau Mrs Ellin Radcliffe, cousin Silvester Radcliffe, grandson James Cannell, 
dau Mrs Ann Cannell; also: John Quayle, Charles Cannell, Mally Cannon, Dorothy Sherlock, Margaret Caine, Charles Cannell
Michael parish register:  Sir Hu: Cannell buried  10 May 1670

KK Michaell This will was proved at Ballaugh Church Aug:ye 14th 1670 In Nomine Dei Amen: This is affirmed by ye subscribed wittnesses to be the Last will and testament of Mr Hugh Cannell waterbaliffe who departed this liffe ye 4th of Aprill in anno 170 being sick in body but well in mind & of perfect thankes be to God for it; Ffirst hee committed his soule unto the hands of Almighty God his Creator and his body to Christian buriall in ye pish Church of KK Michaell in ye Chancell on ye north side of the Alter betwixt his father and the wall. Item he bequeathed & left unto his deare & loveing wife Mrs Margrett Cannell als Calcott all his right tittle Interest and dues that he had in ye right Honble: Lords third of tythes in ye both ye pish of KK Michaell and KK Conchan. Item he left and bequeath unto his said deare & loveing wife all his lands and demaines whatsoever wth all maner of dues rights, and apurtenances thereunto belonging; until his deare daughter Leanor Cannell shall come to ye age of twentie one yeares, then his said daughter to be lyable to enter upon & enjoy her owne pte thereoff. Item he nominated and constituted & appointed his afforesaid deare and loveing wiffe Mrs Margrett Cannell als Calcott his true and lawfull executrix of all his goods moveable and unmoveable whatsoever Wm Caine .......} Testes Willm: Macylrea } jurati wittnesses affirm yt ye testator said further that whomsoever hee was indebted they has a spetialtie for it, except Wm Caine, and Wm McLeyreah and confessed hee was Indebted unto Wm Caine iij£ --- wch hee had a daymath of hay as morgage, and to Wm Mcleyreah xls unto which, and all ye rest of ye will the wife hath ingenuously confessed as a truth and that her husband made relation or report prof unto herselfe Itm: the testatr: left ye tuition of his childe to his wife which is affirmed also by ye wittnesses --- ye 15th 70: In regard the testator willed not vjd nor to ye value of vjd unto his childe; therfore the Church hath decreed his sd childe viz Leonard Cannell Joint Administratr: wth ye mother and ye next of Kinread on ye ffathers side wth the mother to be sworne to bring in a pfect Inventory, and to see that ye childe sustained detrimt and all ye rest of ye will to stant of forse decretum et solvit xijd Note ye wife is sworne, & Mrs Ratcliffe (the Ant) is to be sworn as soone as conveniently ----- [next page] pledges given in by ye wife for ye forthcomeing of ye childes pte of ye debtlesse goods, and to secure ye office Mr Edward Ffletcher junr: of KK Bradan, and Wm Caine of KK Michall jointly & sese senr: Note yt ye wife declares there was a watch but k--- not at prsent in whose custody it is Sept: ye 12th 1670: Wm Curlett enters his clame against ye Administrs: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watter baylief deceased for ye sume of three pounds sterl: lent him x[10] yeares agoe & for ye Interest of wch hee had annually from him a daymath of hay wch still hee houlds; wch sume hee can make to appeare to be due debt & craveth tryall No: ye 14th 70: Wm Coorlett entrs against ye Executr: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watterbayliefe for ye summ of xls Mrch ye 7th 70: Tho: Christian entrs: against ye execrs: of Mr Hugh Cannell watter bayliefe for 4s 2d & craveth tryall May ye 25th 1671: John Quayle of Ramsey mercht enters his claime against ye Executrs or Adminrs: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watter bayliefe for ye summe of thirtie seaven shillings four pence sterl: as appeares by his booke of accompts and craveth tryall June ye 13th 71: The Executrs: of Robt: Kaigin & his wife entrs: against ye executrs: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watter baylief for ye sume of xjs and craveth tryall July 22th 71: Liut: John Norris entrs: in behalfe of or horble Lord: and his owne against ye Executr of Mr Hugh Cannell late watter baylief for ye summ of ffoure pounds sterl: & craveth tryall March 5th 1673: Wm Killip haveing some morgages from Mr Hugh Cannell late watterbayliefe, wch hee is afraid will not be valid in law, the----[fold] if l--- appeare it as to have any benifitt upon these reasons, hee entrs his clame aga----[fold] ---- Executrs (tho ye yeare and day be past and humbly beggs pcesse for what can make appeare to be due [next page] ---oell 13th of May 1670 [fold]---fect Inventory of the goods of Mr Hugh Cannell watter baliffe latte diseased as followeth £ s d [fold]--- 3 oxen & 1 bull ......................................................... 2 - 15 - 0 [fold]--- incalf heiffer & 2 cowes ................................................ 2 - 8 - 0 [fold]--- horse and 1 maire ....................................................... 1 - 0 - 0 [fold]--- horse 1 old maire 1 cold of a yeare old ................................. 1 - 4 - 0 [fold]--- colts ye one 3 yeare old & the other 1 year old ......................... 1 - 10 - 0 [fold]--- plow with colter sacke with wt will frewish[?] it of iron duaugly[?]} 7 traces 1 manskses spaid 1 English spaid 1 thurffe spaid & 1 hadle } 0 - 7 - 4 [fold]--- ladder 3 cares 4 stradles 2 ropes & 2 halteres .......................... 0 - 2 - 4 [fold]--- hoggsett 1 barell and other small vesselles ............................. 0 - 5 - 4 [fold]--- of 1 churn & dj of 1 iron pott .......................................... 0 - 2 - 6 [fold]--- of 2 brewinge combes dj of 2 barells and dj of 2 basketts ............... 0 - 6 - 0 [fold]--- noggrd 3 bottels 2 quarts of hempe & 1 quart of flax .................... 0 - 3 - 0 [fold]--- of one brewing come and the stoole ...................................... 0 - 2 - 0 [fold]--- ye brewinge pan ......................................................... 0 - 10 - 0 [fold]--- paire of tongus dj of 1 folding peece[?] ................................ 0 - 3 - 4 [fold]--- of 1 table and frame and formes one both fids and dj of one graid[?]..... 0 - 4 - 6 [fold]--- of 1 griddle ............................................................ 0 - 0 - 8 [fold]--- pound of wisttet yarne and 6 pound of great wheele yarne } pound of wistet[?] woole and 2 pound of blacke woold }.............. 0 - 8 - 0 [fold]--- of 1 furnish of curtaines for a bed of collered kittermastr[?] .......... 0 - 4 - 0 [fold]--- of another furnish of curtaines ......................................... 0 - 3 - 4 [fold]--- yards of small cloathes ................................................. 0 - 4 - 6 [fold]--- piller beers 2 table cloathes 2 pares of sheets of course cloath } and 2 sheets of small cloath .............................}....... 0 - 14 - 0 [fold]--- napkins of course cloath and 8 of small cloath ......................... 0 - 6 - 8 [fold]--- blanketts ............................................................... 0 - 13 - 0 [fold]--- of ---tronkes dj of 1 chist, & halfe of 1 deske ......................... 0 - 4 - 6 [fold]--- shirts of small cloath and other small linens ........................... 0 - 13 - 0 [fold]--- pair of bootts 1 paire of shoues 1 paire of sliperes ..} 1 paire of spures ..............................}................. 0 - 6 - 0 [fold]--- a dussen of spoones 2 drinkinge glasse & kard & 2 combes} dj case of kuisses and 1 inkhorn ................}................ 0 - 2 - 0 [fold]--- rappiers and 2 sword belts .............................................. 0 - 8 - 0 [fold]--- sackes and 1 canvest 1 stuiddinge[?[ bed and one litle wheele ........... 0 - 10 - 0 [fold]--- yards of raw cloath ..................................................... 0 - 11 - 8 [fold]--- coats 3 dubletts 3 pairs of breches 1 cloake 1 wasecott 1 pair of} --oars and two litle peeces of cloath ..................}....... 1 - 2 - -----[edge] [fold]--- pairs of stockinge ...................................................... 1 - 8 - ----[edge] [fold]--- sheep and two lambes .................................................... 0 - 10 - ----[edge] [fold]--- of 1 new bed and a boulster & dj of one old bed and boulster............. 0 - 8 - ----[edge] [fold]--- of one old ticke for a bed .............................................. 0 - 1 - ---[edge] [fold]--- 8d note ye cropp of corn according to ye full number of stoucks is to be prized upon ye feild before it bee brought in to ye haggard in -----[edge] in ye Inventory to be added to this Inventory [next page] No: ye 8th 70 Mr Jo: Caesar entrs: his clame against ye Executr: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watter bayliefe for ye sume of iiij£ as hee can make to appeare by spetialti, and for ye interest therof for 4 yeares, and craveth tryall No: ye 21th 70: Sir Tho: Harrisson entrs: against ye Executr: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watter bayliefe for xijs & craveth tryall Aprill ye 1st 1671 Wm Caine of KK Michaell enters against ye Executrs: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watter bayliefe for ye sume of 3£ & craveth tryall Aug: ye 15th 70: Mr Dominik Lynch entrs his clame against ye Exe----[edge] and Administr: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watterbaylif deceased for ye ----[edge] of ffiftie shillings sterl: due debt (being lent moneys) as hee can make to ----[edge] & craveth tryall Janry: 28th 70: Wm Kewleysouldjer entrs: his clame against the Executr: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watterbaylief for ye summe of xxxiijs and five pence due to him for makeing herring for or horble Lord, and was to be paid by ye sd Mr Cannell as will bee made to appeare & craveth tryall March ye 2th 70: David Murrey of Castletown entrs: against ye Exeuctrs: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watterbayliefe for ffortie one shillings & craveth tryall [next page] March ye 16th 1670/1 Mrs Cannell, wee desire yt ye goods of yor ffather in law Mr Deemster Cannell deceased, wch was left in yors and yor husbands coostody may bee in quietnesse and love delivered back againe to ye Sumnr to be distributed amongst ye Creditrs: and to that end to appoint a day that they may have due notice to be there, otherwise wee must execute the rigour of the law according to our duty wch wee are not desireous to doe, if wee bee not forst therunto by yor own opposicon, soe expecting yor answer pfirst wth respects to you rests Nicholas Christian dayly complaines against us to ye temporall, for want of Justice [next page] Sept ye 12th 1670 Willm: Curlett entrs: his clame against ye Administrs: of Mr Hugh Cannell late watterbayliefe for ye sume of Three pounds sterl: lent him ten yeares agoe; for ye interest of wch he had annually from him a day-math of hay (wch still hee houlds) wch summe hee can make appeare to be due, and craveth tryall exam p me Richd: Ffox Episcop: Reg: William Corlett is admitted by these prsents to prove his debt according to lawe against the execrs: or adminisrs: of Mr Hugh Cannell waterbaliffe, the Defendant is to have lawfull notice to bee in place when the oath is administrd: to make exception if he can, otherwise the plantiffes oath to be taken and certifyed in writtinge and in soe doinge this shalbe yor discharde 7ber - 20 - 70 Jo: Harrison the Ministr or Caratt yt serves att KK Michaell Church is to take the oath [next page] Reverend Vicar Generall, These are to Cartifie unto you yt ye within Wm Corlett have taken his Corparall Oath upon the grave of Mr waterbaliffe Cannell saith by vertue of his Oath yt ye Just sume of 3£ is comeinge to him from ye sd waterbaliffe, and yt he houldeth a daymoth of hay in pledge of the same 3£ and this he hath done before me and the Sumner as wittness my subscribcon the 26th of febr: 1670 John Caighin

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