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1. Will   26 April 1617
To the Cathedral Church of St Davids, 6d.
To 'the reparaconof the parish Church of Mychaell Escley, 5/-'
To 'the reparacon of the chappell of Lanveyno', 3/-.
'Alsoe 3/3d to the reparacon of the chappell at Craswall'
Beneficiaries
To brother Watkin Willim Lewis and Nephew Lewis Jenkin the moiety of the lease of the messuage, land and Tenement called Tir Madocke ap Rees.
To nephew Lewis Jenkin, £16 10s now in the hands of David John Thomas Gwatkin due and payable from George Griffith.
To Brother Watkin Willim Lewis, £10 and a cow.
To Thomas watkin, son of Watkin Willim Lewis, £30.
To brother in law, Nicholas Morris, £10.
To John Nycholas, nephew, £5 and a cow.
To Jane vh Harry, £20.
To nephew, William Jenkin, 40/-
To John Jenkin, 40/-
To nephew Thomas Jenkin, 40/-.
To John Watkins, nephew, 40/-
To Margaret vh Nychollas, £3.
To Mary vh Nychollas, £3
To Ann vh Nychollas, £5 one feather bed , bolster, coverlet, 3 sheets, 'one pewter dish of the bigst and another pewter dish of the lesser sorte one brassen pann'.
To Margerie and Elinor, daughters of William Lewis, 40/- a piece.
To Ann Harry, £5 and a cow.
To nephew, William Rees, £20 to be paid when he is 21.
To Phillip James, one cow
To Dorothy Willim, sister, one cow.
To brother in law, Thomas Harry Madocke, 'twentie shillings for and toward the buying of Apparell unto the said Thomas'. If Thomas won't accept then Thomas is to get nothing.
To Rees Richard Lewis, 13/4d
To William John, one heifer already in his care.
To nephew, Thomas Watkins, 2 Oxen.
To Watkin Lewis, Margaret Lewis and Mary Lewis, 2 two year old bullocks and 2 yearling beasts.
To brother Watkin, 'my oldest horse'.
To nephew Thomas Jenkins, a mare and a suckling colt.
To Thomas Watkin one 2 year old horse and a brandiron, one broche and best bed.
To Jane vergh Harry one brass pan, one brass pot, 2 pewter platters.
To Sybill Jenkins, one pewter dish.
To brother Watkin, 'my greatest trynd, one stand, one coffer the greatest I have.'
To Thomas Watkin, one chest.
To Jane vergh Harry, one coffer.
To nephew Thomas Watkins, all boards, benches, forms and stools.
To niece, Jane vh Harry, one trind and one vault [?].
To Watkin Willim Lewis, one sack.
To sister, Dorithie [Dorothy]  one other sack
To sister, Ann, one other sack.
To niece, Jane, one other sack.
To John Nicholas, one other sack.
To sister, Dorothy, 2 sheets.
To Margaret Nicholas, wife of John Nicholas, one sheet.
To brother, Watkin, 2 sheets
To Jane vh Harry, 2 sheets
To Ann Harry, 'my best gowne, best peticoate and my best appron and also one smock'.
To sister, Dorothy, niece, Sybill the wife of Lewis Jenkins, Jane vh Harry and Ann Williams, 'my kerchiefs, one a piece'
To Hugh John, one 2 year old heifer.
To Elizabeth vh Richard, 10/- and to William James Larson, 5/-.
To Jenet Trehayrne, 5/-.
To sister, Dorothy, 2 bushells of Rice [?] and a pewter dish.
To Margaret Nichollas, one pewter dish.
To Ann vh Harry another pewter dish.
To brother, Watkin and nephew Lewis Jenkins, all corn and grain now growing.
To sister, Dorothy, the best feather bed with appurtenances   
To Maul vh Phillipp one heifer and   another heifer to Nicholas Morris.

Executors: Brother, Watkin and nephew, Lewis Jenkin.
 
No indication whether marked or signed by testator

Witnesses: Hugh Johns, Phillipp James, Thomas Watkins, Lewis Gilbert, John ap John, John Howell Madocke, Harry Watkyn, John Gwyn.

Date of Probate: 1 December 1617

Observations

As this is taken from a copy of the will deposited at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury there are no supporting documents.