Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1644/99 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Bond and documents for Thomas Prichard |
Place name: | Craswall |
Date: | 1644 |
Description:
Documents:
1 Bond dated
With bounden Catherine Prichard of Craswall, widow and Watkin David of the same, yeoman in a surety of £300.
Date of Probate: as bond.
2. Inventory: dated
Observations:
It is interesting to speculate that the turbulence of the Civil War was the cause of the delay in issuing of the Bond so long after the death in this case.
His Inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.
Inventory
| £ | s | d |
Inprimis his wearing apparel prized | 1 | 10 |
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Item four oxen prized | 6 | 10 |
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Item 15 kine prized | 25 |
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Item five head of 3 year old cattle prized | 6 | 5 |
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Item six head of 2[?] year old cattle prized | 6 |
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Item eight calves prized | 3 | 10 |
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Item 2 more 2 year olds | 2 |
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Item 59 sheep prized | 9 |
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Item two mares prized | 5 |
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Item three colts prized | 3 |
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Item all the corn and grain in the barn prized | 5 |
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Item all the corn now growing prized | 1 | 6 |
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Item four bedsteads prized | 2 |
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Item two feather beds with appurtenances prized | 1 |
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Item one flock bed |
| 13 | 4 |
Item all linen prized | 1 |
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Item all pewter prized |
| 10 |
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Item two brass pans prized | 1 | 10 |
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Item one kettle prized |
| 7 |
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Item one little kettle prized |
| 1 |
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Item two brass pots prized |
| 15 |
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Item two brass candlesticks prized |
| 2 |
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Item all wooden vessels as vats, tubs trinds, pails and |
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Item two cupboards prized |
| 13 | 4 |
Item one chest prized |
| 6 | 8 |
Item five coffers prized |
| 10 |
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Item all table boards, benches, forms, chairs & stools |
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Item all implements of husbandry prized | 1 |
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Item all wheels prized |
| 3 | 4 |
Item all the cheese prized | 5 |
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Item all the flesh prized |
| 7 |
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Item all the swine prized | 1 | 5 |
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Item two broches, one andiron, one pothooks, one frying |
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Item four geese prized |
| 2 | 8 |
Item cocks, hens and ducks |
| 2 |
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Debts owing by specialties unto the testator |
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Item on Hugh Lord | 14 | 11 | 3 |
Item on Thomas Watkins | 17 | 12 | 4 |
Item on Thomas John Prichard | 7 |
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Debts owing unto the testator without specialties |
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upon Thomas David Madocke |
| 10 |
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upon Thomas John Prichard | 5 | 14 |
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[but comes to | £138 | 3 | 11d] |
Summa Totalis £114 7 11d
[ unable to account for this large discrepancy]
Ref: ldhsarchive_mfs_cra_0811