Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1633/193

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection: Will and documents for Elizabeth Prichard.

Place name:

Clodock

Date:

1633

Description:


Documents

1.   Will: dated   8 June 1633
Beneficiaries:
To grandchild, Jouhan Richard Prosser, the testator's house and grounds where she lives.
To the Cathedral church of St Davids , 4d.
To grandchild, Anne Richard Prosser, 20/-.
To grandchild, Mary Richard Prosser, 20/-.
To grandchild, Catherine William Prichard James, 40/- which is in the hands of William Prichard James, her father.
To daughter, Mary, wife of William Prichard James, 40/- if 'the said Wm Prichard James  do permit and suffer Jouhan Richard Prosser to possess and enjoy the said house and inclosures without any let trouble or denial'.
Also to Mary, one iron pot, one little vat or tub,  one coffer or 2/- in money.
To grandchild, Margaret Nicholas, 10/-.
To Anne Richard Prosser, one hurden sheet.
To granddaughter, Margaret, one flaxen sheet.
Residual legatee, Jouhan Richard Prosser.

Executor: Granddaughter, Jouhan Richard Prosser.

Marked by the testator.

Witnesses: Elizabeth Robert, Rees Lewis, John Powell, Jayne Phelipe.

Date of Probate: as bond.

2. Inventory:    dated 28 June 1633 ; valued at £9  1  8d. Appraisers: John Powell William, John William and Rees Lewis.

 

 

Observations:

The documents include a Bond dated 2 July 1633 with bounden Jouhan vch Richard of Clodock, spinster and John William of the same place, yeoman in a surety of £100.
We can guess from the different family names of the grandchildren, Jouhan, Anne and Mary together with the demand with the £2 legacy to the testator's daughter Mary on condition that Jouhan be permitted to live in the house she has been left, that these 3 granddaughters were in the care of William Prichard James, their father, presumably, being dead.    
Her Inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

                                                Inventory


 

 

    £

  s

  d

Inprimis All he bedding

   vs

 

  5

 

Ite    one old drum cloth    priced

  vs

 

  5

 

Ite    one blanket and 4 hurden sheets

vjs viijd

 

  6

  8

Ite    one iron pot   priced   

   iiijs

 

  4

 

Ite    one little brass pan   priced   

    ijs

 

  2

 

Ite    one little vat or tub   priced   

   js vjd

 

  1

  6

Ite    one little trind   priced   

      vjd

 

 

  6

Ite    two old coffers   priced   

iijs vjd

 

  3

  6

Ite    all trinden or wooden ware

  iiijs

 

  4

 

Ite    one pewter platter & a candlestick

   js

 

  1

 

Ite    boards and forms and benches

  js vjd

 

  1

  6

Ite    one little sow   priced   

   js

 

  1

 

Ite    one old frying pan & a little wheel

   js

 

  1

 

Ite    one flaxen sheet one towel and a meat cloth

  ijs vjd

 

  2

  6

Ite    wearing apparel

  vs

 

  5

 

Ite    a little croft of oats and hemp and barley about
     half an acre growing   priced   


  vs

 


  5

 

Ite    one brandiron  mattock and shovel

  js  vjd

 

  1

  6

       the pot hooks and the chain

   js

 

  1

 

Ite    due unto her the sum of

vjli xs

  6

 10

 

 

comes to  

£9

  1

  8d

 
                                                tot  ixli   js   viijd

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