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Manx Genealogy Archive 1

Re: Help in understanding an old Will

The first three all have to do with descriptions of land.
Parishes were divided into Treens (rarely heard of these days), Treens into Quarterlands.
Intack was a form of land holding.

The significane of the beams is that wood was a valuable comodity. Beams, ridge poles, doors, windows even individual planks are often mentioned in Wills.