Description:

Documents:
1. Will dated 22 May 1630 .
Beneficiaries:
To the cathedral church of St Davids, 7d
To Oliffe Button, wife, 4 milch kine, a black mare, 8 ewes and all the rest of his goods chattels and cattle.

Executrix: Oliffe Button, wife.

Marked by the testator.

Witnesses: James Lucas, Alec[ Alice ?] Scudamor, John Gwynn.

Date of Probate: 26 January 1630 .

2. Inventory:     dated 22 January 1631 ; value £75 10 4d. Assessors: John William, John Jenyinge, David Thomas, W^m Madocke.

Observations:

It seems two different calendars are being used; the authorities using the old Julian calendar for the date of probate whilst the inventory assessors have used the modern Gregorian calendar for dating the inventory.
The inventory is damaged down the right hand side of the page thus some figures are missing


His inventory is reproduce below with modern spelling:
 
                                                Inventory
                                                                                                                                   £       s     d
4 kine price 30^s apiece                                                                     vj^li                  5
one 2 yr old heifer                                                                                      xx^s          1
one mare                                                                                                    xxx^s         1    10 
Eleven sheep at 2/- apiece                                                                     xxij^s         1       2 
2 shutlings [young pigs?]                                                                          ij^s                   2
Brass and pewter                                                                                      xx^s           1
2 beds with their furniture                                                                          xx^s           1
Household stuff & implements of household                                       x^s                  10
by bond due upon Harry Eustance                                               viij^li      xvj^s    4d   8   16    4 
By bond due upon Thomas W^m Watkin.                             missing
By bond due upon Thomas Jenkins                                    missing
By bond due upon Richard Scudamore                             missing
By bond due upon David Thomas W^m Madocke                          x^li                  10
One acre of corn in the ground                                                                 x^s                  10
[In a different hand and obviously added later]
Item money upon land for a year                                                     iij^li                   3
                                                             [total of the figures available                   £33     10     4d]