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© F.Coakley ,
2005
[the edge of the paper is missing from the photocopy and is some places photocopy not readable]
This affirmed to be the last will & testament []
Thomas Corrin of Peel Town, being of perfect []
& memory at the making thereof.
First He committed his soul to Almighty God []
body to Christian burial
Item He left & bequeathed the houses, gardens []
Bwoiollee Spittal to descend as inheritance []
brother John Corrin
Item He left to his brother Henry Corrin Ten pounds
legacy & to his sister Margt ten shills
Case Henry should dye without issue the above []
pounds were to sink & be remitted
Item He left to Messrs John Callin & Arthur Cowle
twenty shills each
Item he left to the witnesses of his will two shi[]
each - excluding with six pence legacy any one
pretending right to his goods
Lastly he constituted & ordained his sd brother
John Corrin sole & whole Exr of the rest of []
goods moveable & immoveable of whatsort soever
Moreover he nominated & appointed the above[]
Arthur Cowle & John Callin Exrs in trust towards []
execution of his will - as first to oversee & to []
case that all his staves & old casks be made into
small casks to discharge the merchants, wth w[]
he dealt, who are to be paid in casks according
to agreement with the testator - also they are to pay
all charges in working the sd casks - like[]
the sd Exrs in trust are impowered to dispose of
his other moveable & immoveable effects to the best
advantage of the sd John Corrin as being out []
the land as also to call for & see paid to his []
Margt Corrin the twenty pounds of legacy left
her by her mother's will: out of that money
...[many pages of debts + receipts omitted]
Payments made for funerall expences & debts [] ye orders granted out of the spiritual court for the [] of Margt Corrin, Thomas Corrin & Catherine Corrin (vizt) & other charges to perfect the Inventory
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To cash pd for [oclvet ]? for to letter 2 coffins & skalloone to cover one coffin |
10 2½
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20
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to do paid a woman washing the foul cloths |
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24
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to do paid for proving Margt & Thos wills with sixpences of the witnesses to Kk Michael |
2 1
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March 2
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to cash pd for ale given the praisrs in lew of their wages |
1 6
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| to do paid for making the 3 graves |
3 -
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5
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to do paid Mrs Cooper for ale for Catharines funeral |
3 -
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| to do paid James Dawson for milling & dressing a piece of cloth |
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14
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to do paid a messenger sent to Douglas to stop the Doct sent for, for Thos Corrin and one to Castletown for the Shalloone for the coffins for going round with the bell for the cant |
1 5
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| to cash paid for ringing the passing bell |
9
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1741 [Mar]30
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to Catherine Cain's wages for her attendance during the sickness |
7 3
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May 7
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to cash pd Joseph Cannell for making 2 coffins covering & lettering |
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16
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to porter for removing the corn out of the house |
3
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28
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to cash paid Henry Radcliffe for a mutton for the funeral |
5 -
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29
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to sumnr for summoning the deemster's court |
9
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30
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To court fees for making a decree on Catherine for accepting the other two wills |
5 8
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June 1
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to cash paid Isabell Scillicorn her bill of attendance for 3 weeks during their sickness as allowed at court |
5 2
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to Margt Corrin's bill of attendance during their sickness for flower & bread for the funeralls as allowed at court |
9 3
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26
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to cash paid the sherd for cliping the sheep |
7
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July 4
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to fees to sumnr of both parishes for chrge & to court |
4
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6
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to do for fees to do for changing |
4
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13
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to do pd for a kishen of meal 7d to Jno Quirk for ale 20d for funerall |
2 3
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27
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to cash pd the [] Rev Mr Caine's order for 3 sermons & fees |
17 6
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Augst 3
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to do paid for part of 6.5 yards of stuff yt was for sale |
5
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4 10 5½
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[] [] [] made of the staves and old Casques of the Pers of Thomas Corrin []usrdt to the device of the will of Thos Corrin viz
| 1741 Dec 24 | Received this day from the cooprs that were employed in the mak'g of the sd into casques | 204 tens |
| Receivd from Wm Corrin | 561½ | |
| 1742 May 28 | Receivd from Thos Comish & Phil Quayle | 369 |
| the rubbage of the staves made by the coopers on the half & ren'd fives | 12 | |
| 1146½ | ||
| The other casques were casques that the cooper made & did not receive paynt for | 4 | |
| 1150½ |
The contra casques disposed of per [] of the sd Thos Corris debts & other []
Paid Mr George Moore a debt due him 262½ casques
Paid Mr Saml Cuthbert a debt due him 25 do
Paid John Comish a debt due him 7 do
Paid John Callin a debt due him 406 do
Paid for 3 thousd of hoops 45 do
Sold sundries at different prices as under 405
= 1150½
The above 405 casques
7 tens at 14d British £0 8 2
21 do @ 15d Brit 1 6 3
7 fives @ 8d 4 8
English £1 19 1 = manx £2 5 7
297 tens @ 14d manx 17 6 6
73 fives @ 7d " 2 2 7
405 casques = Manx £21 14 8
There are many pages of accounts including some for the funeral expenses of Thomas, his daughter Catherine (bur 16 Jan 1740/1 possibly the Catharine dau of Thomas bapt 27 Nov 1723), Margaret (described as widow - his mother, bur 13 Feb 1740/1 - will gives Margaret Corrin als Cowle) and Thomas (bur 18 Feb 1740) all from 'flux'. Thomas was a cooper - the small casks (10 and 5 gallons) were needed for the running trade to allow easy smuggling into England etc.
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