Archdeacon wills 1744 #7, Malew, of Elizabeth Quayle wife of John Quayle of Castletown:

‘To all Christian, to whom these presents shall come know ye that I elizabeth Quayle wife of John Quayle of Castletown out of the natural love and affection I have and do bear unto my said dear and loving husand, do give grant confirm and settle and by these presents have given granted confirmed and settled to and upon my said husband John Quayle all my whole moiety or half part of goods houses lands chattels and effects of what kind or nature soever within this Isle or wherever the same are situated, to have and to hold unto him the said John Quayle, his heirs executors administrators and assigns all and ever the premises to his and their own sole use benefit and advantage forever by these presents, to be by him possessed and enjoyed from here forward and disposed of by him as he shall think fit without the let stop or hindrance of me or of any person or persons whatsoever by from and under mer to the contrary hereof in any wise, hereby desiring and enjoining him to pay or cause to be paid unto every one of my children which I shall leave behind me at my decease twenty shillings apiece to deprive and debar them from all or any further right or interest they ar any of them might claim by my death in or out of my part of goods and chattels whatsoever and this to extend to my relations who I exclude with twenty shillings each that can or may claim as well as my children that none of them or any other person or persons whatsoever may at any time give the said John Quayle the least disturbance in the premises contrary to this deed having prepossessed him of all and singular the premises by the delivery of an English shilling before the subscribed witnesses. And for the true and faithful performances of all and every the premises and the further strengthening and manifestation of this my absolute voluntary and irrevocable deed of gift and settlement, I do hereby xxx and oblige myself and my heirs executors administrators and assigns in the penalty and forfeiture of three hundred pounds xxx to be leugad[?] and paid half to the Lord and the other to the said John Quayle or his assigns according to the law and custom in such cases. In witness of all which I have hereunto place my hand and seal thi s fifteenth day of May Anno Domini 1730. [signed her mark] Elizabeth Quayle. Witnesses: Dan Mylrea, Wm Christian.

7^th Octr 1736, Mrs. Elizabeth Quayle acknowlged the within and above Deed of Gift and Settlement to be her voluntary Deed before us, Charles Moore, Dan Mylrea. Know all men by these presents that I the said John Quayle at the request and desire of my said wife Elizabeth Quayle for her provision and maintenance in case she should survive me do by these presents give and settle upon her my said wife in gratefulness for her gift and settlement by the before going deed and sundry considerations moving the use and profits of my houses and lands called the Creggans during her natural life or xxx, she keeping and leaving the said houses and lands in xxx order and consideration as she finds them otherwise xxx be molested in such her peaceable enjoyment and here going. I do further settle upon her and of the personally xxx her up in te said houses the sum of ten guineas to be paid her if living within one year after her decease and she the said Elizabeth Quayle doth hereby again ratify confirm and effectually Elizabeth her said Deed of Gift and Settlement to the said John Quayle of and for her moiety or half part of all houses lands goods chattels and effects whatsoever which they then had now have or hereafter shall or may acquire without the least molestation or disturbance to be given him in or concerning the right enjoyment or disposition of the same as he shall see good by any person or persons whatsoever reserving the legacies mentioned in the said Deed payable after her decease for performance whereof we have and do hereby mutually bind ourselves our heirs executors administrators bind ourselves our heirs executors administrators and assigns in the penalty of one thousand pounds sterling to be devised and paid according to Law. In witness whereof we have hereunto put our hands and seals this 6^th February 1735. [signed their marks] John Quayle, Elizabeth Quayle. Witnesses: William Christian, John Christian.

7^th October 1736, Mr. John Quayle & Mrs. Elizabeth Quayle acknowledged the within Deed of Settlement to be their voluntary act and deed before us. [Signed] Charles Moore, Dan Mylrea.

At a Sheading Court holden at Castle Rushen the 7^th October 1736, the within Deed of Gift and Settlement being acknowledged before the Deemster and now openly published in Court and no objection offered against them. Therefore they are allowed of and confirmed according to Law. [signed] Charles Moore, Dan Mylrea, J. Murray, Charles Stanley, Allen Stanley, Wm Christian.

At an Abbey Court holden at Ballasalley the 9^th October 1736, the within Deed of Gift & Settlement being acknowledged before the Deemster and now openly published in Court and before the Deemster and now openly published in Court and no objection offered against them, therefore they are allowed of and confirmed according to Law. [signed] J. Murray, Charles Moore, Allen Stanley, Wm Christian.

At Castletown, May 24, 1744, Capt. William Christian Attorney General & Capt. Daniel Mylrea, declare that being sent for my Mrs. Elizabeth Quayle deceased who was then in her death sickness upon the 16 of January last, she told them that the Settlement which she had made and was upon record was to stand for her last xxx, and that her husband Mr. John Quayle Comptroller was her executor. July 2, 1744, Capt William Christian & Capt Dan Mylrea have made oath to the truth of this Declaration before me, [signed] Edward Moore.

The within Deed of Gift and Settlement having been acknowledged before the Deemster and confirmed by the Temporal Court, the same are accepted for the last Will of Mrs. Elizabeth Quayle, and there upon the worshipful John Quayle Comptroller is sworn executor in form of law. Pledges are the Reverend John Quayle Vicar and Mr. William Curghey. [signed] John Cosnahan, Edward Moore.’