Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1651/50

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Bond and documents for Phillip Griffith, yeoman

Place name:

Craswall

Date:

1651

Description:

Documents:
1 Bond dated 5 August 1651 with bounden Blanch Griffith of Craswall, widow and John William of the same, gent in a surety of £300.

Date of Probate: as bond.

2. Inventory: dated 19 May 1651 ; valued at £3* 0 5d. [but comes to £110 19 4d]. Appraisers: John William Prichard and Jenkin Myles.
*see Observation below.

 

 

Observations:

Although the final total of the pounds on the inventory has been written 'iii' which would normally be read as 3 it is probable that at this time when people were changing from Roman to Arabic numerals that it was intended to be read as '111'.

His Inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling..

Inventory

 

£

s

d

Inprimis 4 oxen and two bullocks

8

 

 

Item 7 kine & 4 heifers of two years old

12

 

 

Item two steers and 4 calves

2

 

 

Item one mare and a mare colt of 2 years old

3

 

 

468 sheep and lambs

6

 

 

Item 4swine and 3 small pigs

 

8

 

Item the decedents wearing apparel

1

 

 

Item 3 feather beds and 3 flock beds

5

 

 

Item 2 coverings and 2 rugs

2

 

 

Item 3 pairs of blankets

 

10

 

Item 4 pairs of flaxen sheets

1

 

 

Item 10 pairs of hurden sheets

1

 

 

Item 6 bolsters 4 pillows & 4pillow beers

1

 

 

Item 3 table cloths and 12 napkins

 

13

4

Item 4 cushions

 

4

 

Item 3 brass pans and 4 brass pots

2

 

 

Item one kettle and 3 brass posnets

 

10

 

Item 16 pewter dishes & 5 candlesticks

1

4

 

Item 2 pewter flagons & 2 pewter pots

 

4

 

Item 6 coffers and 2 chests

 

16

 

Item due unto the decedent from David Morgan

60

 

 

Item treen vessels

 

10

 

Item for forgotten goods if there are any

2

 

 

[comes to

110

19

4]


Summa Tot £3[or 111] 0 5d
John William Prichard
Jenkin Myles

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