Archideaconal Wills 1661 #19, Patrick, of Jane Shimmin als Leece:

The last will & testamt of JANE LEECE who departed this life ye 27th ffebruary 1661. Shee bequeathed her soule to God & her body to Christian burial. Shee left to her SONNE THO 20s due and ye Claddagh-more. It, she left him 5 pounds of lynnen yarne, and 4 pound of fflaxe unspun. Witnesses: Tho: Harison, Gilbert Mollecheif. This having relations to a contract betwixt Will Cannell & KATH SHYMIN, is referred to the judge temporall, & to returne his answer within 14 days.

To this Court: This will is voide & the bargain of contract to stand of force as its all ready proved: It, the Invent is included in the said contract.

ARTICLES OF A CONTRACT BARGAINE concluded and agreed upon betwene THOMAS SHYMEN of the pish of KK Patrick and his mother JANE LEECE: and WILLIAM CANNELL of the pish of KK Michaell as ffolloweth:
That I THOMAS SHYMEN with the full consent of my MOTHER JANE LEECE doe give unto my SISTER KATHERIN SHYMEN my whole right title and Interest of all my heireable landes to me now belonging for the full tearme and time of sixteene yeares the yielding and paying yearle xxijd[22pence] rent at times usuall as others of the tenants doe and it is all agreed upon the forenamed persons that for the corne that is already sewn in the said land that at the end of sixteene yeares the forenamed WILLIAM CANNELL shall repaye unto the forenamed THOMAS SHYMEN the same quantitie of corne which is fouer[?] bareles of oates and one boule of barlie and it is also agreed upon between the forenamed THOMAS SHYMEN and his SISTER KATHERIN that shee is to give unto hir brother THOMAS SHYMEN for his good will of the sd land for the time of sixteen yeares three pound ten shillings and a heofer of two yeares ould and if in case that the saide THOMAS doe set or sell the said land that his sister shall have it before any other fower[?] pound[?] better cheape[?] that any other shall have it And it is also agreed upon that the longer liver of the forenamed WILLIAM CANNELL and his WIFE KATHERIN SHYMEN shall enjoye the sd land for the full tearme and time before mentioned and as for the ould woman the MOTHER of the sd THOMAS that she shall live upon hir one as now shee doeth and if shee dye in these yeares that shee doeth leave all hir right to hir DAUGHTER KATHERIN shee givinge unto hir BROTHER tenn shillings now in hand: and it agreed upon between the forenamed JANE and hir sonne that shee doeth teane[?] hir sonne full heire[?] of the sd land and if it case[?] that the sd THOMAS die without issue that the forenamed KATHERIN SHYMEN my sister shall enjoye the sd land and heires[?] to the full end and tearme of sixteen yeares be sixteen be expired And it is fully agreed upon between the forenamed WILLIAM CANNELL and THO: SHYMEN and his mother that the forenamed WILLIAM CANNELL shall take to wife the forenamed KATHERIN to wife between this and May next in the penaltie and for----e of tenn pound the one half to the W----ll Lord and the other half to the ptie keepinge Covenant as witness and handes this 20th of March 1659: THOMAS SHYMEN X his mk, JAINE LEECE X hir mk, WILLIAM CANNELL W his mk, KATHERIN SHYMEN H hir mk. Witnes hearunto: John Cannell his mk, William Caine his mk, John Shymen his mk, William Quay.
BISHOPS COURT 23 MARCH 1659: The parties to ye within contract bargaine came before me this day; and acknowledged it to bee their fr--- ---d deed; wherefore I have confirmed ye same ---e wayes therebye --s--nging ye right of any other person or persons: James Chaloner. All the wthin sd witnesses to this contract(except Willm Quay who is dead) hath deposed the same to be true in every particular this 7th of June 1662, before me Edward Christian.