Episcopal Wills 1756 Maughold #1, of John Cowle

(from MM GL 710 / LDS 0106382 )

Ramsey Feb 17 1756
John Cowle perished by sea on the coast of
Scotland about the 18th of Octbr last intestate
The court having intelligence thereof hath decreed
his three children namely John, Jane & Margt
Cowle joint adminrs of all his goods & chattells
moveable & imoveable whatsoever who being
all under age their uncle John Callister is sworn
supervisor by whose consent the deads part of
the children & their goods are comitted to their
mother who is accordingly sworn to bring to the
court a perfect inventory & hath given 
pledges in form of law namely John Cowle
& Willm Kneale both of Lezayre
decretum est
solvit 3d
Matths Curghy
Ro Radcliffe
A true inventory of the goods & effects of Jon Cowle of
Ramsey who perished at sea on this 28th Nov
1755 and appraised by four sworn men vidzt Nicho:
Quine Robt Clark Edmnd Kneen & Dan Sayle are as
followeth
To sevenhundred herrings at 2 shills @ hundred
£0 14 0
240lb wet beefe at 3 halfepence @ pound
1 10 0
the beefe hide & tallow
0 15 1
a pair of herring netts tows & bags
0 12 0
a feather bed bedstead curtains & furniture
1 0 0
a settle bed & chase
0 8 0
another feather bed stock & bed close
1 4 0
four pound wool at 5d
0 1 8
a chist
0 4 6
a small box
0 0 6
an old furrom ?
0 0 4
a glovers stake & a pair of shears
0 0 8
3 rod basketts
0 1 6
an old chist
0 0 6
foure chairs
0 5 0
a chist & a small box
0 2 2
two tables
0 3 6
all his fishing lines
0 8 0
a chist & a drawer
0 3 2
two tubs
0 1 8
two old barrells
0 1 6
two knives
0 2 6
two cooters
0 1 6
five aile casques & two small ditto
0 5 0
two small wheels
0 3 0
all the wooden vessells
0 2 0
trenchers & noggins
0 1 2
foure iron potts
0 6 0
foure earthen crocks
0 1 0
thirty two pound wet powder at 8d @ pound
1 1 4
the iron utensils
0 2 0
a gridle & a frying pan
0 2 6
a pair of bellows & two candle sticks
0 2 0
the earthern ware
0 2 6
10 9 3
a pudding pan three spoons a funnel a punge laddel ?
0 1 2
three glass bottells
0 0 4
a kean
0 1 6
an old bible & common prayer
0 1 6
three knives & two forks
0 0 10
a reel & a sausepan
0 0 3
a tea box & a churn staff
0 0 6
a tea kettle
0 2 4
three sherts
0 3 6
two table cloaths
0 1 0
a swine
0 8 0
an iron crow for a great
0 0 ?
a hoan to whet scissors
0 0 ?
old shert
0 1 4
a cow & the hay
3 0 0
three hanks of tow yearn
0 0 6
4 3 6
from ye other side
10 9 9
14 12 9
the deads part
7 6
to his shaped apparell
0 9 ?
the deads part for all is
£7 15 ?

more to be added

Nicho Quine my mk X Robt Clark X Edmund Kneen X Danel Sayle X

Feb 17 1756 delivered in court by the widow Ja Wilks 1756

Apr 9 John Callister enters a claim agt the admrs of John Cowle 3 0 0
June 9 Mr Edmd Curlet claims agt the admr od John Cowle for 4 0 0
eod die Mr Archibald Levingston claims agt the adr of John Cowle for 4 8 0
July 21 Jony Christian claims 11 0 0
eod die Margt Christian claims 1 0 0
Aug 17 Mr Edw Christian claims 0 3 6
Sep 15 Wm Curlet 1 16 0
Oct 6 Dan Kee 0 12 6
Dec 4 John Christian 3 4 1
Jan 12 Wm Kermod 14 0 0

...

To be deducted out of the inventory as expended by the decd's widow as follows

to the court for a decree of administration
0 3 4
writing the inventory
0 1 2
the men who appraised the goods
0 1 6
writing two petitions relative to the cause
0 1 0
a copy of Mrgt adcliffe's will & inventory being pertinent to this cause
0 1 ?
writing a bill of sale executed by said John Cowle
0 1 2
to the deemsters Captain and courts confirmation of the sd deed of sale
0 2 ?
weaving 12 yards of linkey wolsey
0 ?
0 12 ?

One of several mariners who perished Sept/Oct 1755

 

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