Description:

Documents
1.   Will:   dated 1 May 1639  
Benficiaries:.
To the cathedral church of St Davids , 4d.
To the repair of the chapel of Llanveynoe, 3/4d.
To the four children of Rowland Richard als Treherne, 4 lambs, i.e one each.
To Mauld John Richard, one ewe and a lamb.
To nephew, James Rees, £5 and the best brass pan.
To John Rees, £5.
To niece, Johan Rees, the best bed, a coverlet, a bolster and all the appurtenances to the bed, best brass pot and £5.
To niece, Elinor Rees, £5.
To loving brother, Rees Howell, all the rest of her goods, cattle and chattels. The household effects not already bequeathed to be divided by him as executor between his two daughters Johan and Elinor.

Executor: Brother Rees Howell.

Marked by testator.

Witnesses: Lewis John Thomas, John Nicholls and Howell Ychan.

Date of Probate: 21 January 1641

2. Inventory: undated; value £34  16  6d. Appraisers: Charles John Thomas, Lewis John Thomas [ plus one other unnamed who did the writing as the two named could only mark and were clearly illiterate.]

Observations:

The documents include a bond dated 21 January 1641 with bounden Richard Howell of Clodock, yeoman and John Prees of the same, yeoman in a surety of £100.
Her inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

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