Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1636/285 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection: Will and documents for John William Price. |
Place name: | Clodock |
Date: | 1636 |
Description:
Documents
1. Will: dated
Beneficiaries:
To the Cathedral church of St Davids, 4d
To niece, Mary Harry, one red heifer of 3 years old.
To niece, Malld[Maud] Harry, one red cow with a brown head.
To niece, Ann Harry, one brown cow with [blot].
To niece Jayne Harry, one 'plowed red cow'
To Margaret William Lewis, 'my late wife's grandchild', one black cow with a white flank.
One black cow with white horns is to sold by the executor to cover funeral expenses.
To niece Sibell Jenkins, one red heifer of 2 years old.
To Phe[Phillip], son of James Phe Harry, one pied [smudged and hole] heifer of a year old.
To Elenor, daughter of William Phe Harry, one brown bull of one year old.
To Jayne daughter of Richard Phelipes, one red yearling heifer.
To Malld, aforesaid neice, one 3 year old red heifer or 40/- from the executor 'at her choice'.
To Ann, aforesaid neice, one black 2 year old heifer.
To godson, John Harry Watkin, one ewe.
To godson, John James Watkin, one ewe.
To goddaughter Johan, daughter of John Price alias Turner, one ewe.
To godson, John William lluis, one ewe and another ewe to his brother, Lewis William lluis.
To nephew, William Harry [hole] one brown 2 year old colt.
To nephew, Phe Harry, one [hole] of 4 years old.
To Johan, neice, one iron pot and a brass pan [hole]
To Malld one coffer and to Phe Harry 'my best coffer'
All the rest of his goods, cattle and chattel and household stuff and implements [ the next two lines are unreadable on this photocopy]
Executor: nephew, Phelipe Harry
Marked by testator
[There is an afterthought to this will, after being signed and sealed but before delivery and witnessing]
' Last forgotn Remembered 4 blankets eyght sheets of hurden one flaxen sheet one towel [undecipherable] one bolster to be divided between my fower neeses and tow [undecipherable]'
Witnesses: William Harry, Rees Lewis, Margaret Harry, Malld Harry, Johan Harry, Ann Harry.
Date of Probate:
2. Inventory: dated
Observations:
The will is slightly damaged with one or two holes and a couple of lines are just illegible on the photocopy.
The documents include a bond undated with bounden Phillip Harry of Clodock, yeoman and Richard Lewis of the same place, gent in a surety of £200.
.
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.
Inventory
|
| £ | s | d |
In primis 6 kine priced | ixli | 9 |
|
|
Ite one 3 year old heifer priced | xxvjs viijd | 1 | 6 | 8 |
Ite two 2 year old heifers priced | xxvjs viijd | 1 | 6 | 8 |
Ite 3 yearling beasts priced | xxxs | 1 | 10 |
|
Ite one mare of 3 years old | xxvjs viijd | 1 | 6 | 8 |
Ite one 2 year old colt | xiijs iiijd |
| 13 | 4 |
Ite 11 sheep priced | xxijs | 1 | 2 |
|
Ite one brass pan and one iron pot | xs |
| 10 |
|
Ite all the rest of his household stuff, bedding |
|
|
| |
Ite all his trinds and wooden vessels priced | vs |
| 5 |
|
Ite all his corn and grain now growing | xxs | 1 |
|
|
his wearing apparel | xs |
| 10 |
|
| comes to | £19 | 3 | 8 |
Ref: ldhsarchive_mfs_clo_1170