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Articles of A Marriage Condisionded
Concluded and agreed upon ye 10th of Februry
one Thousand Seven Hundred , & twenty Seven
between Daniell Corkill, Son of the Late Wm Co [rest under black line]
of Ballny=joarey, in the psh of KK Maugho..
on the one part; and William Corkill & Grai..
his Wife, of the affsd. Ballny-joury; for & in beh…
of their Daughter Elizabeth Corkill, on ye oth...
part, are as follow's _ _ _
Imps. It is Covenanted, Concluded and agreed upon, by a..
Between ye Sd. Parties, that Daniel Corkill & Elizabeth
Corkill shall enter into ye Holy estate of Matrimony, o..
or before the 21st of this psent Month God and Holy
Church permitting.
2dly. The said William Corkill, with ye full Consent of h..
Wife Grais, doth hereby Covenant & Conditionally give un..
the said Young Couple in present possession, the one Half
of all his whole substance of Goods and Chattles of wh..
Kind or Denomination soever, excepting a Cow, his sheep
and, all what Linnin and Woollen Cloath that is made o...
shaped in ye House, which they reserve to be att or aft..
their own Disposall.
3dly The affsd. Wm. Corkill and Grais his wife doth Condition…
give unto ye Sd. young Couple ye one halfe of their part o…
the psent Cropp & Team, with the half of their part of t...
Land; they ye sd. Young Couple bindeing & obligeing themsel…
to Cohabit and Live with ye affsd. old Couple bearing he…
the Incumbrance of ye sd. Land to be att half charges
[goods], Toward Tillage and House keeping, and all this
dureing ye Life of the longest Liver of the affsd. old Couple
4thly They ye Sd. Daniell Corkill & his intended wife Elizath
Corkill doth hereby bynd & oblige themselves to ye true
Performance of their part of the afforesd. Article, and to give
or administer to the sd. old Couple (dureing their Naturall life)
all Comfortable attendance, both in sickness & in health as -
Reason & good Conscience doth require to be done according
to ye best of our power and ability, with all due regard to
their Old Age and Corporal infirmittys, in their Last and
declining Days.
And Lastly; For the true performance of all Singular ye
Promisses, we the above written Parties, (Viz: Wm. Corkill
and Grais Corkill my wife, Daniell Corkill & Elizabeth
Corkill my intended Wife) do bind and oblige ourselves
in the penalties and forfeiture of Ten pounds Sterlin
To be Leivy'd & paid in Nature of all other Fines wth.
in this Island, and to Testifie that this is our Mutuall
Agreement we have [Caused] our Names to be subscrib-
-ed and have Annexed our Marks ye day & year affsd.
Signed & delivered Wm: Corkill his mark
in presence of us Grais Corkill her mark [looks like a hand]
John Kermod his X mark Daniell Corkill his mark ~
Ewan Corlett Elizth: Corkill her mark [looks like a sword]
31st [Octobr.] 1728
Jo: Kermod & Ewan Corlett Subscribing Witnesses
to [that] Contractt Bargaine have made Oath that
the Same was Signed & Delivered by ye above named
Willm Corkill & Grais his wife [can't read] in propper Actt
& Deed in their presence & Likewise Dani: Corkill hath
Acknowledged itt to be his Actt & Deed & this before me.
[Nicho:] Christian
At a Chapter Court at Lezayre May 30th 1749 -
The within Contract of Marriage having been Confirmed
before the Deemster the same is accepted for the last
Will of Wm. Corkill whereupon Danl. Corkill is sworn
for payment of Debts and has given pledges
Vizt. Capt. John Christian & John Christian.
Solvit 12d Acceptum est ,
Edv: Moore
Ro: Radcliffe
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