Probate Collection; Will and documents for Rees John Pryorch [Prytherch], Clodock, 1574, Ewyas Lacy Study Group

Held at:	National Library of Wales
Reference:	BR/1574/298 vol 1
Source:	Laser copy of original documents
Title:	Probate Collection; Will and documents for Rees John Pryorch [Prytherch]
Place name:	Clodock
Date:	1574

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Documents

1. Will dated 6 April 1574 .
Requests to be buried in Clodock church.
Beneficiaries:
To son, Rees John, £20, 2 kine, one red mare, a house lying in Ewyas Harold with an orchard and '2 years rent for the same', six sheep and lambs, and the best pot as decided by the executors.
To daughter, Katherine Rees, 20 marks [£13 6 8d], 2 kine, half the household stuff and six sheep and lambs.
To Harry Landon, one cow, a 3yr old heifer and £6 13 4d 'on condition he shall find sufficient unto my executor that he shall not wilfully consume the said £6 13 4d' [the meaning of this is unclear]. If he dies his wife and legitimate children are to have the money.
Also to Harry Landon, 2 sheep and 2 lambs, one cloth; with a lamb for Harry's eldest son.
To son, Phe [Phillip] ap Rees, £6 13 4d, at the executor's discretion.
To sister, Gwenllian, 2 kine.
To son, Harry, 5 marks [£3 6 8d]
To sister Alsen [Alison?] a cow and a 3yr old mare.
To Jolen[?] Harry, a one yr old heifer, a sheep and a lamb.
To David Harry, 2 sheep and another 2 to Symond John Thomas.
To Thomas Harry, a one yr old bullock and a mark [13/4d].
He instructs his executor that his 4 oxen together with the sum of £4 owed him by James Prees Parry of Michaelchurch Escley be put toward the settling of a debt of £10 he owes to Thomas William Powell of Michaelchurch Escley.
To son, John Rees, the other half of the household stuff.
He instructs that his executor shall not be charged with any desperate debts as may not be recorded by him and of this last will and testament.

Executors: Lewis John Prytherch, brother.

No testator's mark or signature shown on this copy.

No Witnesses listed.

Date of probate: nd

2. Inventory: nd; value £9 12 8d. Appraisers: none listed.

Observations:

Documents include a bond no date given with bounden Lewis John Prytherch of Clodock gent and Thomas ap Henry of the same, gent. in a surety of £200.
It is interesting to see that the testator whilst a yeoman seems to have been something of a local banker and had two gents as sureties on his bond.

Debts due unto the testator

		£	s	d
In primis Harry Powell William	xlvij^s viij^d	2	7	8
Itm William Powell	xxviij^s iiij^d	1	8	4
Itm Hoell Alvell[?]	vj^li xiij^s iiij^d	6	13	4
Itm Phe John William	vij^li	7
Itm Phe Thomas David	iiij^li vj^s viij^d	4	6	8
Itm Thomas Barry	ij^li	2
Itm Water [Walter] Baskervil	x^s		10
Itm David Prytherch	xxvj^s viij^d	1	6	8
Itm Jonet verch David	vij^s		7
Itm Rees ap Harry	vij^s		7
Itm Harry Phe	xxvj^s viij^d	1	6	8
Itm William John Ergine	iiij^s		4
Itm Thomas Weston	xx^s	1
Itm Rins [?] Hupp	x^s		10
Itm Thomich Bromich	x^s		10
Itm Harry Lone	xl^s iiij^d	2		4
Itm Richard Delahay	xvj^s viij^d		16	8
Itm Phe Lluis William Parry	iiij^s		4
Itm George Preese	vij^s		7
Itm James Price	iij^li xvj^s viij^d	3	16	8
Itm David Powell	xj^s viij^d		11	8
Itm Thomas David Powell	xxvj^s viij^d	1	6	8
Itm Gwillim John Priese xiij lambs with ij years hire compound
Itm Harry Hawkes	vij^li	7
	comes to £	46	0	4

His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling


                                    Inventory

		£	s	d
Imprimis six bullocks	iij^li	3
Itm six kine	iiij^li	4
Itm 25 sheep	x^s		10
Itm in household stuff	xl^s	2
Itm in poultry	ij^s viij^d		2	8
Summa Totalis	ix^li xij^s viij^d	£ 9	12	8

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