"In nominee Dei, Amen. I Tho: Tunman yeoman of ye parish of KK German, sicke in body but whole in minde and perfect memory praised bee God for the same make this my last will in manner following.
Imprimis, I commit my soule to God and my body to bee buried in St Peters Church in Peel towne.
Item, to ye poore a boule of corne or meale. Item, to my heir either male or female 4 oxen, choice horse and maire, and all gears belonging to husbandry; his share of sheep and goates and a couple of cowes, besides his part of ye househould goods moveable and unmoveable, and a coobert[cupboard], he returning to ye rest of ye children 20s debtless with ye consent of my wife ye heir is to enjoy ye land sown, onely my wife is to keepe it in her own custody if shee bee able until ye heir come to 20 yeares of age.
Item, I leave to my wife a choice cow in a legace.
Item, I leave unto Sir William Cosnahan a choice mutton in Lammell.
Item, I leave Sir John Crellin an ewe and lambe at McSaile.
Item, I leave an ewe and lambe to my godsonne John Marshiall at McSailes.
Item, I leave to ye rest of my sister Margrets children a lambe apiece out of Lammell xxxx a xxxxxx John Craine a lambe xxxxxx.
Item, after ye decease of my father Silvester my children is to have half ye tithe of James Caine my wife returning to my father’s daughter Anne a cow of seven years old.
Item, I appoint overseers to my children: Tho: Caine, Tho: Crain[?] senior, Michael Crosse, and John Leese.
Item, I constitute and ordain ye rest of my children (except ye heir) Executors of all the rest of my goods moveable and unmoveable and overseers xxxxxxxx[edge of page crumbled the last line].
This will in all points and parts hath been debated and deliberately xxxxx deeds part xxxx the wife for her half the great cabbart xxxx leave a full crop of the xxxxxx se----[?secure, ?soever], hath confe--- xxxx performe the same as is expressed in the xxxxx according to law in the face of the Court the March 11, 1651. Testes: Joh: Crellin[?] minister, Tho: Crayne, Tho, Cayne, jurati. Probat et solvit 1s.
Tho: Locke January 10th. I doe acknowledge myselfe to be indebted unto Margret Corras for the sum of twenty five shillings the said money to be truly paid unto the said Margret or her assigns against all hallow day wch will be in the year of our Lord 1651. Witness hereof Captn Silvester Tunman. By me, Tho: Tunman. Henry Ratliffe claymeth of Capt Tunman exec 3s, March 11th 1651.
March 11th 1651: Tho: Gell claymeth of ye execrs in the behalfe of Coony 33s 4d. Joh: Cowles claymeth 26s. Jo: Gell claymeth 8s. Margt Corrin claymeth 23s as appearth by especially. Tho: Crellin 10s against of paymt of a horse. Tho: Gell claymeth 36s. Thomas Crellin tailor entereth his clayume against ye executors of Captayne Thomas Tubman for 7 pounds 4 shillings xx pence which he will prove due debt & for wch he craveth tryall of lawe. More for ye part of paymt of a cubbard & bed 8s, June 11th 1652. Katherin Crelling clameth of the execrs of Capt: Tubman 16s
November the 24th 1652. [This inventory is very light and hard to read in the film copy] Xxxxx of xxxxxx is due to Thomas Tunman xxxxxx by the death of ther father praesed by four sworne men. Xxxxxx xxxx the dead is to give the rest up xxxx xxxxx the xxx[?children] for ther part of a cobart Michael Cross 20s;
Item, in cutell[?] xxxx ould 20s,
Item, in xxxx xxxxx nailes 3pounds;
Item, in xxxxxxxx ould xxx; Item, a xxxxx of xxxxxx with xxxx 2s;
Item, half of a fishing boatt 8s;
Item, xxxxxxxxxxx to bee answerable to the rest of 2 children upon valuabell xxxxx;
Item, in barley xx boules;
Item, in xxxx 4 boules;
Item, in otes twentie xxxx;
Item, a table and frame[?] 2s;
Item, a feather bed an half a bed an xxxxxx half fortie shillings;
Item, a bed xxxxx 3s;
Item, two ould chest[?] 5s;
Item, two xxxxx 3s;
Item, tre rafters and a pirlod 4s;
Item, xxxx 4s;
Item, in hapkines 4s;
Item, half a table cloth 2s;
Item, one towel 2s;
Item, a pelober[?] an a halfe 2s;
Item, tre xxxxx 20s;
Item, thr cadowes 20s;
Item, a coverled 12s;
Item, two pair of bed xxxxxxxxxx 20s;
Item, one coste[?coate] 18d;
Item, in wooden vessels xx shillings;
Item,k in pewter dishes xxxxxxxxxx 20s;
Item, in xxxx 10s;
Item, small pan an a hjalfe a pan 3s;
Item, in canvess[?] 6s;
Item, in small wooden vessels 2s;
Item, tw-- goe[?] 12s. Pledges for the forthcoming of his Inventory and securing xx xxxx subpoena double value, Jo: Clucas & xx Killey. Xxxx of Debts is due from xxxxx of Thomas Tunman deceased: Item, to John Morrey 30s;
Item, to Thomas Gelle 20s;
It, to Pattrick Quirk 20s;
It, to John Leece 13s;
It, to Thomas Gell 13s 8d;
It, to John Gelle 20s;
It, to uxor Crelling 10s;
It, to the undertaker of the parrish 20s; Unto Sandye Young 6s. By Ecclesiastical Power: Whereas a jury of enquiry was empanelled betwixt Tho: Crane & his wife and Jo: Barrey in ye behalfe of ye executors of Capt: Tudman, oath hath before us taken. Jo: Cowne sweareth that Ratcliffe Tudman sold a parcel of land called Lammell & had in the sayd sale the consent of his mother & father in law Tho: Crane & his grandfather Silvester Tudman the wch land was sold for ye sum of seven[?] pounds & this he gives also under his hand this 12th July 1669.
Jo: Cowne, C. Patrick Quirke sweareth That Capt: Tudman’s wife before she married to Tho: Crane sold a parcel of land to Jo: ---ingh[?] called Ballacick[?] for ye sum of thirteen pounds seventeen shillings six pence & this he also gives under his hand the day & year above written. Patr: Quirke.
William Crelling also sweareth That Capt: Tudman’s wife sold to him halfe of a mill after ye death of her husband & before she married Tho: Crane for ye sum of thirty five shillings four pence & this on oath he certifies as witness his hand the day & hear above written.
Willm Crelling. Ratliff Tubman sweareth and xxxx sath that ther was left out of his father Inventory one bull one oxe and calfe and one oxe that his mother sould before the goods were praised and that Ballacronk was left to pay the debts and further said not. Rattclife Tubman his marke X.
Jane Craine als Thomson sworn and saith that Ballacronk was left to pay the deats and for Lamal and the mill was not left for the same; and that shee received 25s for a tulan[?] in the town from Will: Gell and one oxe that shee sould to Tho: Harrison for 26s and further saith not. Jaine Craine als Thonsan her marke =. [on the back of the previous piece of paper regarding Radcliffe Taubman’s and Jane Craine als Thompson’s oaths:] Record this by order and returne a coppie of it. We whose names are writen below sweren a jory betwixt Jo: Barry and Tho: Craine about the e---: of Capt: Tho: Tubman we deliner[?] this to be our answer and to be added to the Invintory of the same Capt Tubman excepting Ballacronke which is within sweren for to pay the deats. Allex: Young, Hugh Shimin, Gilb: Kille, Willm: Keaghin.
Feb ye 27th 1669: In xxx and of ye worshipful Governors order to us for finding out any goods that was left out of Capt Tudman’s Inventory for perfecting ye same; wee therefore xxxxx 14 days to ye jury impaneled, by virtue of their oaths to take what proofs can be produced to prove what debts his wife did pay, and what ye xxx: may cleerly amount to ye children and all within ye 14 days subpoena xx shilling apiece. The Sumner is to doe his office. Jo: Harrison, Pat: Thompson, Tho: Parre. March the 4th 69: Examination taken upon act[?] concerning certain due sum[?]: the e---con[?] of Captaine Tho: Tunman as followeth: It: to Tho: Gell 1 pound : 16 shillings xx pence;
It: to Alice Crellin[?] 4:xx:0;
It: to John Leece 1:5:xx;
It: to Issable Teare 1:xx:0;
It: toAlice Corrin[?] 0:10:0;
It: to Margret Corrish 1:0:0; Jane Thomson wife of Tho: Crayne hath sworne to us that shee payd in debts in the boha--- of xxxxxxx to Sir Robt Harrison[?] 15:xx:0;
It: to to John More 7:0:0:
It: to Jo: Watleford 1:0:0:
It: to Jo: Cowley 0:13:0;
It: to Jo: xxxxxxx 3:0:xx;
It: to Michel Colten 0:20:xx;
It: to Hugh Shimmin 0:2:0;
It: toxxx for John Harrison 3:6:0;
It: to Sr Tho: Harrison 0:6:xx;
It: to Ewan Curghy 2:8:0;
It: to Tho Crellin 3:18:0;
It: to Phinlo Fargher 2:0:0;
It: to Samuell Ratcliffe 2:5:0;
It: to Oates William 0:7:0;
It: to Robert Stevenson 3:1:6;
It: to Bishop Parre wife 4:0:xx;
It: to John Vinch 2:0:xx;
It: to Samuell Racliffe 0:13:xx;
It: to John Shimmine 0:9:xx;
It: to Allexander Younge 00:8:xx. All the above mencioned debt was proved and sworn to us that Thomas Crayne and his wife payd them ever particular person ye above sayd debt buy a sowe[?] quitt xxxx further is is apparent that she borrowed some xxxx to make a large Inventory as witness our xxxxx day and year above sayd. Allexander Younge X, Hugh Shimmine X, Gilbt Killey, William Kaighen."
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