Archdeacon Will 1683 #31 Braddan, of Mrs Margaret Murrey als Joyner,

of Douglas, dated 24 June 1682: "Douglas, June 24th 1682:

In the name of God. Amen. I MARGRET MURREY weak & sick in body, but through the mercy & goodness of God, sound in memory & understanding, make this my last will and testament in form & manner following. First, I give & bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty god; humbly beseeching him for his infinite mercy-sake & the alone merits of my blessed Saviour Christ Jesus to pardon my manifold sins & transgressions; and also I commit my body to Christian burial.
Item, I leave twenty shilling to the poor of Kirk Braddon Parish.
Item, I leave to my dear BROTHER RICHARD JOYNER fifty pounds.
Item, I leave my DAUGHTER MARGARET MURREY and my GRAND-CHILDREN, that is to say, FOUR IN CHESTER, FOUR IN DOUGLAS, AND ONE IN RAMSEY joint Executors of all my goods moveable & unmoveable. And when my said DAUGHTER MARGRET MURREY shall depart this life, it is my will that her share or part of goods shall come to HER CHILD; and if it please God that her CHILD decease, it is my will that the said goods left & bequeathed by me to the said child, shall come & be divided equally among the rest of my surviving GRAND-CHILDREN.
Item, it is my will that what my BROTHER RICHARD JOYNER is indebted in the Shop (so farr as concerns my share) shall be remitted.
Item, it is also my will that what my BROTHER JOHN TUBMAN is in arrears in ye said shop (so farr as my share extends to) shall be remitted to my SISTER ELLENOUR & SISTER ISABEL WIFE TO MY BROTHER RICHARD.
Item, I leave to my GRANDCHILD MARGARET MURREY ten pounds & a furnisht bed above ye rest of my GRANDCHILDREN.
Item, I leave to my GRANDCHILD JOHN MURREY HER BROTHER ten pounds above the rest of my GRANDCHILDREN.
Item, it is my will that the aforementioned goods left to my GRANDCHILDREN shall be and continue with my SON DAVID MURREY & DAUGHTER MARGARET MURREY, & they to improve them to the best advantage & profit of the said GRANDCHILDREN, till they come to age to call for or demand them.
Item, it is my will, that in case my SON ROBERT MURREY shall immediately after my decease call for that part of goods left by me to HIS CHILDREN, they shall be delivered to him for their use & benefit.
Item, I leave to my COUSIN LOWCAY Chaplain at Castle-town a xxxxxx twenty shillings piece of gold.
Item, I leave three pieces of gold to my THREE DAUGHTERS IN LAW. MARGARET MURREY her mark N.

IT IS MY WILL THAT THESE CODICILLS be annexed: First, I leave my DAUGHTER MARGARET MURREY aforementioned a quarter of my goods, and the remainder of my goods I leave among my Executors above written.
It, Tis my will that what I have left to my said DAUGHTER MARGARET MURREY, at her decease be left to HER OWN CHILDREN.
It, I leae to my NEPHEW THO. JOYNER five pounds to maintain him at school.
It, Tis my will that my GRANDCHILD MARGARET MURREY have half of those goods which I have left (as is before specified) to GRANDCHILD ROBERT MURREY of Ramsey. In testimony hereof I have caused my name to be subscribed hereunto & xxxx set my mark, MARGARET MURREY her mark.
It., I leave my part of the Lough to JANE COTTIER.
It, Tis my will that my BROTHER RICH. JOYNER pay none of the debt mentioned in the Shop-book.

JUNE 24TH 1682: MARGARET MURREY THE ELDER did acknowledge before us the day & year above written that the within writing contains her last Will & Testament. In testimony hereof we subscribe our names. Hen. Lowcay, Robert Ratcliff. Probat: et Sequitur.

AT KK BRADDAN CHURCH APRILL YE 3D 1684: MR. HENRY LOWCAY & Mr. ROBT RADCLIFFE witnesses to this will as are in xxxxx[hidden in a fold] on the back of the will, have sworne yt all & above written was acknowledged to be Mrs MARGARET MURREY deceased to be her last will & testament only ROBERT RADCLIFFE declared on his oath, yt Mr. LOWCAY told him yt he had annexed xxxx abovesaid Codicills by Mrs. MURREY's direction & expreshon at two severall times ye date of ye foresd will & yt it was her mind & desire yt Mr LOWCAY should impart[?] the same unto him wch accordingly was done & declared. The Executors herein mentioned being not all of them present either in person or proxie, therefore they are to appeare & be sworne with their supervisors or guardians (wh--- shall choose or ye Law provice) the next meeting upon notice.

AT DUGLASSE YE 1ST OF AUGT 1684: MRS. ELINOR ROBINSON ALS QUAILE being this day sworn and examined touching the first Codicill annexed to Mrs. MARGRET MURREY's will saith, that ye sd Mrs. MURREY told her after she made her said will, yt she had left ye quarter part of her goods to her DAUGHTER MARGRETT MURREY as is expressed in ye sd will or Codicill & further saith not. DUGLAS THE FIRST OF AUGUST 1684: WHEREAS, MARGRETT MJURREY late of Duglass in the Isle of Man deceased by her will which is upon Record hath left MARGRET MURREY HER DAUGHER & MARGRETT MURREY & ELIZABETH & JOHN MURREY of Duglass HER GRANDCHILDREN & SUSANNA MURREY & JOHN & HANNAH & ROBERT MURREY of Chester & ROBERT MURREY of Ramsey & JOHN MURREY of Duglas JUNIOR her joint executors of the sd will bearing date ye 24th day of June 1682 as by sd wills appears to hand all her estate devided[?] amongst them as ye will declares after the several legacies being payde as follows, viz to ye poore of KK Bradan Parish twenty shillings, to RICH: JOYNER fifty pounds & her shaire of what he owes in ye Shoppe Booke, & of what JOHN TUDMAN oweth one halfe to be remitted; to her SISTER ELLINOR, to MARGRET MURREY & JOHN of Duglas her GRANDCHILDREN twenty pounds over above ye rest of ye Executors & a furnished featherbed; to MARGRET MURREY HER GRANDCHILD & 1 piece of gold; to Mr LOWCAY & 3 pieces of gold to her 3 DAUGHTERS IN LAW & by ye codicils annexed to ye sd will to her DAUGHTER MARGRETT MURREY aforementioned a quarter of her goods, & to THO: JOYNER five pounds & to JANE COTTER her part of ye Lough. After which legacies being satisfied it is the day[?] above written mutually agreed between DAVID MURREY of Douglas JUNIOR HUSBANDTO THE ABOVESD MARGRETT DAUGHTER to the deceadent upon the own part & ROBERT MURREY of ye city of Chester on the behalfe of HIS CHILDREN above mentioned & MARGRETT MURREY of Duglas JUNIOR & ELIZABETH & JOHN on their owne behalf & ROBERT MURREY of Chester & MARGRETT MURREY of Duglas on ye behalfe of ROBERT MURREY of Ramsey that the said DAVID MURREY JUNIOR shall pay or cause to be payde in mony & goods to the said TENN EXECUTORS the sum of two hundred & forty five pounds equally amongst them wch is ye full estate wch belonged to the deseased MARGRETT MURREY as far as we can possible find out or compute In witness heareof each person hath heare unto sett there hands the day and yeare first above written: DAVID: MURREY, ROBERT MURREY, MARGRETT MURREY, ELLIN: ROBINSON, MARGRET MURREY JUNIOR, ELIZABETH MURREY, JOHN MURREY.

Att Duglasse ye 1st of Augt 1684 BEFORE ME J----- CHRISTIAN Vicar Genll in behalf of ye Archdeacons xxxxx & Sam: Wattleworth Register: The within agreemt being mutually accorded unto by all ye Executers at age & by the Supervisors in behalfe of as many as under age, & the same subscribed and decreed accordingly & as ye Inventorie of ye testatrix to which Mr. DAVID MURREY JUNR of Duglasse & SON IN LAW to ye sd testatrix is sworne for its faithful performance, & to pay all debts, legacies, &, whatever ye Law xxxx therein require, and ye office to secure by his own & bondsmen xxxxx obligation is therefore accordingly accepted, the executors at age & ye supervisors ------- being sensible & doe soe acknowledge yt xxxx xx xxxxxx & summe therein mentioned is ye full valuation of ye goods properly due unto ye foresd executers by ye will of ye sd MRS. MURREY deceased. Pledges in form of Law & to secure the office, DAVID MURREY, ROBERT MURREY.

OCTR 15TH 1684: MR. THO: FLETCHER DEEMSTER enters his claime against ye Executors of Mr. MARGRET MURREY for ye summe of 6 pound due debt for ploughing certaine limed lands several years & craveth triall."

Note: Margaret will call a brother in law and / or a sister in law simple brother or sister, so that some 'brothers' and 'sisters' mentioned above are actually in-laws.