DANIEL MYLREA (& ROSE MYLREA) to THOMAS COWLEY

MORTGAGE - 1766 (Ballaugh)

Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Cowley of Ballaugh by and with the full and free consent and assent of Isabel Cowley als Craine my wife divers good causes and valuable considerations us hereunto moving but more especially for and in consideration of the full and just sum of one hundred pounds Manks currency to us in hand already paid the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge at, by and from the hands of Mr Daniel Mylrea of Castletown for the use and behalf of Mrs Rose Mylrea of Peel

Have given, granted, demised and mortgaged and do by these presents give, grant, demise and mortgage unto him Daniel Mylrea for the use aforesaid his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns all the right and title we now have, heretofore had or hereafter may or can have of, in, unto all our estate called Balla ne Crottey situate in Ballaugh aforesaid (excepting thereout the houses on the said premises) together with a Close in the curraugh called Close e Reij with a small enclosure near it adjoining to the rent of John Corlet on the south, to the rent of Edward Stephen on the south, to the rent of Silvester Quayle on the west and to the Robert Gawne on the north and of such annual Lord’s Rent as the Setting Quest shall settle and proportion on the same

To have and to hold unto him the said Daniel Mylrea for the use aforesaid for and during the full term and time of five years commencing from the date hereof with all ways, waters and watercourse, easements and liberties unto the said Balla ne Crottey belonging or appertaining and also to the said Close Reij with the small enclosure near it but if in case the said sum of one hundred pounds be not justly and truly paid at the expiration of the said term by us the said Thomas Cowley and Isabel Cowley, our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns with the interest due thereon yearly and every year which is to be at the rate of five pounds out of an hundred that then and in that case it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Daniel Mylrea to hold and enjoy the said mortgaged premises one year longer and so on from year to year at after as the Act of Settlement directs, he the said Daniel Mylrea his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns yielding and paying yearly and every year all boons, suits and services out of the same at the usual times and seasons accustomed within this Isle, provided nevertheless and it is hereby provided that I Thomas Cowley and Isabel Cowley als Craine my wife are to hold and enjoy the said premises in our own hands during the first five years upon paying the interest yearly but in case of failure of payment of such interest that then and in that case the said Daniel Mylrea is to fall on the said premises and to hold and enjoy the same as well for the interest that shall be due and in arrear as the principal sum before mentioned

And for the true and faithful performance of all and singular the premises, I the said Thomas Cowley and Isabel Cowley my wife do bind and oblige ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns in and under the penalty of two hundred pounds to be levied and paid according to law

As witness our names or marks this 21st April 1766. Thomas Cowley, Isabel Cowley her mark X

Signed and delivered of Matthias Taggart, William Christian

April 28th 1766

Signed and delivered in presence of us Isabel Cowley– John Tear, William Corlett

Received at, by and from the hands of Mr Daniel Mylrea the sum of one hundred pounds being the consideration money before mentioned. As witness my subscription this 21st April 1766. Thomas Cowley

Witnesses present Matthias Taggart, William Christian

28th April 1766 Thomas Cowley and Isabel Cowley the executing parties to this before going Deed of Mortgage acknowledged the same to be their proper and act and deed as also the within receipt of the consideration. Before me Dan Lace

The Setting Quest of Ballaugh are requested to settle rent hereon. DL

We, the Setting Quest of Ballaugh, do find the annual Lord’s Rent of the forementioned estate of Ballna Crottey to be eleven shillings and nine pence, the rent of the Intack called Close Reii sixteen pence and the rent of the enclosure adjoining to be three half pence which in all makes thirteen shillings and two pence halfpenny due on the premises. As witness our subscriptions this 5th of May 1766. William Corlett, John Corlett, John Craine, Thomas Cowley

At a Baron or Sheading Court holden at Peeltown for Michael Sheading the 24th day of October 1766 The before going Deed of Mortgage being acknowledged before the Deemster and now openly published in Court and no objection offered against it the same is therefore allowed of, for and in the name of the most noble John, Duke of Atholl, and Charlotte, Duchess of Atholl Lord and Lady of the Manor and confirmed by this Court. Dan Mylrea

Cancelled by virtue of the receipt and discharge acknowledged by the assignee of this Deed and hereunto annexed this 14th June 1775. By me William Callow, Seneschal

I Mrs Ann Moore widow of the parish of Jurby do hereby acknowledge myself to be fully paid and satisfied by and from the hands of Thomas Cowley of the parish of Ballaugh the just sum of one hundred pounds currency of this Isle the same being the consideration of a Deed of Mortgage passed over by the said Thomas Cowley and Isabel Cowley his wife to Daniel Myrea of Castletown for the use and behalf of Mrs Rose Mylrea of Peel the said Deed bearing the date 21st April 1766 and for said sum of one hundred pounds with all interest, costs and charges attending the said Deed of Mortgage I to hereby acquit and discharge the said Thomas Mylrea and Isabel his wife and their heirs and assigns forever for the same and hereby devise that the said original of said Deed of Mortgage dated the 25th April 1766 as aforesaid and the Deed of Assignment dated the 29th day of July 1769 may be cancelled upon record. As witness my subscription 5th day of April 1775. Ann Moore

Signed and delivered in presence of us Philip Mylecraine X, William Kissage X

[Ref: NSM Oct 1766 #27]

NOTES

  1. Rose Savage married Thomas Mylrea in Patrick in 1743. They were recorded as having eight children of whom four were alive when Thomas died, another died soon after
  2. Rose's family were influential merchants; Thomas's was the Deemster/Archdeacon/Attorney General line of Mylreas, although he was also an influential merchant
  3. Daniel Mylrea (Deemster) was the brother of Thomas Mylrea, merchant of Peel, and Rose's brother-in-law
  4. Daniel Mylrea (Deemster) was charged in the 1759 will of his brother Thomas with the responsibility of ensuring the family's finances were well taken care of. This mortgage was probably part of that obligation
  5. After Thomas died in 1759, Rose went to live in Ireland. Son Daniel b1750 might also have gone to Ireland, at least periodically for several documents give his 'address' as the same as his mother's. Son Thomas b1756 joined the British Navy
  6. This mortgage was subsequently assigned to Mrs Ann Moore in 1769 and finally paid out in 1775
  7. Rose's younger son Thomas died in 1781
  8. Older son Daniel was the major beneficiary of his bachelor uncle's 1775 will (Daniel the Deemster), and received the Mylrea family estate the Dollough as legacy, which he promptly sold off in parcels for a total of about £3,000
  9. In later years, Rose's son became a man of legendary proportions as a result of his heroism during the wreck of the Harpooner in 1816
  10. Rose died in 1791, in Ireland, at the age of about 70

Associated Documents

From Northside Mortgages Jurby, A Manx Notebook

NSM Oct 1766 34 Capt Tho Christian to Rose Mylrea
NSM Oct 1769 12 Rose Mylrea to Rector + Wardens of Ballaugh ass [cancelled]dated 4 Jul 1769; recites that Capt Thomas Christian + wife Margaret did by deed dated 27 Sep 1765 [NSM Oct 1766 34] mortgaged for £200(British) from Mrs Rose Mylrea some of their lands - now sd Rose Mylrea for £200 + interest and costs assigns sd mortgage to the Vicar and Wardens of Ballaugh; Witt John Taubman, matthias Taggart; noted as cancelled 25 Aug 1786

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