Will 1576 #27, Maughold, of Robert Glover:

"The testament of Robert GLOVER which died the 4th of November in England of all of his land and houses: he made a surrender to his brother saving one butt laying by a meadow at the Town End at Derby Chapel which he gave to his bastart son and all his goods in this Island he left and gave to his wife Ellisabeth GRYMSHAWE. And more out he gave to his foresaid wife 4 nobles which due unto them at Nicholmas for rent for certain parcels of ground and requested Mr Thomas FLETCHER to receive the same. Witness hereof William Fowler, Geoffrey Haye and Mathew Hurlston. Debts which he oweth first to Mr Thomas Fletcher 18 shillings. To his brother George 5 shillings of the money come forth of England or else not. Debts owing unto him by William Tyldesley 2 shillings, Davy Donald 14 pence, Harry Mather 7 shillings whereof is paid in 'pawne' 1 'moryane' 1 'calvyer' of the foresaid Henrry. Probatum est." --

[appreared in May 2002 IOMFHS journal, orignal found in the Library within Diocesan Papers recently transferred to Manx Museum under the Isle of Man Church Records Measure and transcribed as a class exercise in a palaeographic course]