Archideaconal Will 1717 Andreas #75, of Catherine Quirk als Cowle

From MM / LDS

KK Andrews: CATHERINE QUIRK ALS COWLE departed this life about ye 25th Novr 1717 intestate, whereof ye Court having intelligence hah decreed her ONLY CHILD JOHN QUIRK her sole & lawful Admr of all her goods movable & immovable, who being a small infant, the next of kin on ye mothr's side, vizt., EDMUND COWLE, JOHN KNEEN, & JOHN JOUGHIN UNCLES BY THEIR WIFES, ELLIN COWLE, JOHN COWLE SENR & JOHN COWLE JUNR are appointed Supervisors. The both JOHN's being absent, the other four are sworn in form of Law. And a Legacy to ye HUSBAND upon light of the Inventory, who is sworn also. Decretum est & Solvit 1s.

THE INVENTORY IN GOODS immovable amts to 1 pound : 11 shillings : 03 pence; In goods movable 1:12:04. The oats prized to 3s, the principal corn to 6s per bowle, to be added. Funeral Charges, church & court ffees, & Sumner fees 00:06:03. For old rent 18d. To Wm Tear 2s 4d; To Jp: Cowle 2s 2d; To Philip Kneal & Philip Joughin 12d; To ye Archdeacon 8s 7d. The dead's part thereof is proportioned thus, out of every 12d the Execr is to pay 5d, & the Husband seven pence. The HUSBAND's Legacy is 00:03:00. THE GOOD IN YE HANDS of the Suprs, who have given pledges ye one for ye other, & ye FATHER MITCHEL COWLE for HIS SONS JOHN COWLE JUNR & SENR. June 26th 1718: Note, ye CHILD is dead & ye goods are fallen to ye Supervisors."