William Gelling 1683

Digital copy extracted by Pat Craggs at Manx Museum April 2018 and transcribed by Eric Gelling 17 May 2018.
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This is Afirmed to be ye last will & testament
of William Gelling who depted this life ye 24th
June 1683 first he committed his soule to god &
body to Christian burial.  It [Item] he left to ye poor
a firlett of mault or a firlett of oat meale & a [mutton?]
to be distributed at ye usuall tyme.  It [Item] he left to
his wife Jony Gelling alias Christian a mayre lega[cy]
It [Item] he left to his daughter Ann a calfe of halfe a
yeare old & if shee would not be content with that she
should be cut of with a 6d legasie   It [Item] he left to his daugh[er]
Katherin 5th portion that was pr'mised her in contraction
bargan & if shee would not be content with that she
is to have her choyse ye 5th or to have share with
ye rest in ye executorship.  It [Item] he left to his son & heire
a mayre legasie & all ye lands that he bought as
well as other [..?..] thereunto belonging to
husbandry.  It [Item] he left to his foresd son & heire his 
pte of baldell milne.  It [Item] he constituted & ordaynd
his 5 children viz John Ellin Jane Mariod & Issab[le]
Gelling to be his true and lawful executors of all ye
rest of his goods moveable & unmoveable whatsoever
Also he willed if in case this heire dye before
he com to lawfull years that whoever please god to [be]
heire then shall not have any of ye land that was
bought but what cam by heirship.
                       The 4 daughters are all age and sworn
                       In Court in form of Law and to be over
                       seers of ye child under age.
Testes
  John Cowley   }
  William Moore } jurati     [Latin phrase at bottom]  

[Transcriber note: His widow Joney Gelling als Christian will 1688]

Last Modified 25 June 2018