# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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To the Reverend Rob^t Radcliffe one of the Vicars
General of this Isle —

The Humble petition of appeal of Thomas Crier of the Town
of Douglas —

Sheweth
That Sir Quayle Summerville of the Kingdom of Ireland
being with some other Valuable concerns of Lands & messuages in this
Island Possessd of a Certain Corn Mill in the parish of K.K. Braddan
called by the name of Tromodde Mill, and your appellant finding that
the late Will^m Murray of Douglas Merchant Deceased, was in his
life time agent to the s^d Sir Quayle Summerville, Did in the Year
1749 as the appellant best Remembers treat with the s^d Will^m Murray
for a Lease or setting of the s^d Mill, and some other small
appurtenances thereunto belonging, the s^d Mill being then
reduced and much out of repair the s^d Will^m Murray Did on his
behalf as agent to the s^d Sir Quayle Summerville afores^d faithfully
promise to repair sufficiently the s^d Mill & also Compell the Tenants
by Law to grind their Corn at the same; your appellant by
such fair promises as the s^d Will^m Murray pretended, Did Engage
on his behalf to pay unto the s^d W^m Murray for the use of the
s^d M^r Summerville the annual rack rent of five pounds per
annum, though no Lease or other Instrument in writing was
ever perfected or Subsisted betwixt the parties in relation to the
same; That your appell^t according to their said Parole agreement
as afores^d, Entered upon the possession of the s^d premises, and finding
sometime after that the s^d W^m Murray had not performed his engage:
ments in regard to said Mill, your appell^t was then for renouncing
and Quitting the same but the s^d M^r Murray Still repeating his said
promises of repairing the s^d Mill sufficiently, and Restoring the
same to its antient Rights and priviledges, by having a Jury
of Enquiry to find out the Tenants and Compell them to grind
at s^d Mill; or in Default thereof to make the appellant an allowance
in the Yearly rent; your poor appellant was prevailed upon to
Continue the possession thereof for three or four Years, and paid his
~~property~~ rent to the s^d M^r Murray, even more upon a Just and fair
Settlement of acc^t, then the s^d Will^m Murray was Intitled unto; Considering
he never fulfilled his repeated promises and Engagements with y^r appell^t
as the s^d Mill was useless to your appell^t & Did not Grind for a whole
Year before he Quited the possession thereof, all w^ch your appellant
by several trust worthy witnesses could make to appear, insomuch
that