Held at:

National Library of Wales

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
3 July 1644 . - deceased died 20 November 1643 .
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
29 November 1643 ; value £114 7 11d. Appraisers: Hugh Lord, Watkin David, William Higgin and Thomas Watkins

 

 

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

 

Item four oxen prized

6

10

 

Item 15 kine prized

25

 

 

Item five head of 3 year old cattle prized

6

5

 

Item six head of 2[?] year old cattle prized

6

 

 

Item eight calves prized

3

10

 

Item 2 more 2 year olds

2

 

 

Item 59 sheep prized

9

 

 

Item two mares prized

5

 

 

Item three colts prized

3

 

 

Item all the corn and grain in the barn prized

5

 

 

Item all the corn now growing prized

1

6

 

Item four bedsteads prized

2

 

 

Item two feather beds with appurtenances prized

1

 

 

Item one flock bed

 

13

4

Item all linen prized

1

 

 

Item all pewter prized

 

10

 

Item two brass pans prized

1

10

 

Item one kettle prized

 

7

 

Item one little kettle prized

 

1

 

Item two brass pots prized

 

15

 

Item two brass candlesticks prized

 

2

 

Item all wooden vessels as vats, tubs trinds, pails and
all milk vessels whatsoever prized

 


12

 

Item two cupboards prized

 

13

4

Item one chest prized

 

6

8

Item five coffers prized

 

10

 

Item all table boards, benches, forms, chairs & stools
prized

 


10

 

Item all implements of husbandry prized

1

 

 

Item all wheels prized

 

3

4

Item all the cheese prized

5

 

 

Item all the flesh prized

 

7

 

Item all the swine prized

1

5

 

Item two broches, one andiron, one pothooks, one frying
pan, one flesh hook, one hook hang the pot, one stool
and a brandiron prized





5

 

Item four geese prized

 

2

8

Item cocks, hens and ducks

 

2

 

Debts owing by specialties unto the testator

 

 

 

Item on Hugh Lord

14

11

3

Item on Thomas Watkins

17

12

4

Item on Thomas John Prichard

7

 

 

Debts owing unto the testator without specialties

 

 

 

upon Thomas David Madocke

 

10

 

upon Thomas John Prichard

5

14

 

                                                                                                                   [but comes to

£138

3

11d]


Summa Totalis £114 7 11d
[ unable to account for this large discrepancy]


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