Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1638/222

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection: nuncupative will and documents for Rees Lewis

Place name:

Clodock

Date:

1638

Description:


Documents
1. ?? Nuncupative Will:
?? undated
Beneficiaries:
First he left his bed to his daughter, Mary Rees.
To eldest son, Lewis Rees, one board, one coffer and a stool.
To his grandchildren, Harry and David Rees, 10/- each ??? this pound to come from eldest son Lewis Rees who owes his father this sum.
His sons and daughters to share the rest of his goods, cattle and chattels equally.

Executor: son, Thomas Rees.

No mark or signature.

No witnesses listed.

Date of Probate: 21[?] July 1638.

2. ?? Inventory: ???? undated; valued at 26/8d. Appraisers Harry Watkin, John Prees & Watkin Tho: Parry. ?? .

 

 

Observations:

The handwriting of this will is not very clear and although the testator's name Rees Lewis is clear enough the second name for Mary, Harry, David and Lewis looks more like Prees which has been taken for this transcription to be an error on the part of the writer.
The documents include a bond dated 'the last day of July 1638' with bounden Thomas Prees of Clodock [ should this not be Rees ?] of Clodock, yeoman and Agidir Price of the same place[status undecipherable] in a surety of £20
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Inventory

 

 

?????? £

?? s

???? d

Imprimis one bed with appurtenances

vjs viijd

 

?????? 6

?????? 8

Ite?????? one coffer

ijs

 

?????? 2

 

Ite?????? one board [table] with all other planks

ijs

 

?????? 2

 

Ite?????? one stool

js

 

?????? 1

 

Ite?????? in brass and pewter

iijs ?? iiijd

 

?????? 3

?????? 4

Ite?????? his wearing clothes

iijs ?? iiijd

 

?????? 3

?????? 4

Ite?????? one pig

js ?? viijd

 

?????? 1

?????? 8

Ite?????? all wooden vessels

iijs ?? iiijd

 

?????? 3

?????? 4

Ite?????? one cupboard

iijs ?? iiijd

 

?????? 3

?????? 4

 

 

 

?? 26

?????? 8

??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Som tot?? 26s ?? 8d .


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