Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1641/176

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for Juhan Lewis, widow

Place name:

Craswall

Date:

1641

Description:

Documents:
1. Will
dated 7June 1639.
Beneficiaries:
To Marie Lewis Thomas, one feather bed.
To Mauld Thomas, one kivering[covering or coverlet].
To cousin, Thomas Price, one other kivering.
To brother, William Price, one bolster and a hempen sheet.
To cousin, Marie Price, one cauldron.
To Jane Lewis Thomas, a bolster and a sheet.
To William Lewis Thomas, one little pot.
To cousin, Lewis Price, an iron brotch, one great stand with one little pewter dish.
To cousin, Watkin Price, one coffer and a pewter dish.
To Juhan, daughter of Harry Watkin, tucker, 'my great pewter dish'.
To Blanch, daughter of Harry Watkin, tucker, one scarf.
To Anne and Katherine, Lewis Jenkin's daughters, the tear of one bale of flax and additionally to Katherine, one pillow beer[pillow case] and a towel..
To Lewis Thomas, one other coffer, one sheet and the hurds [the coarser part of flax when separated] of one bale of flax.
To Marie Treherne, 3/-.
To Lewis Thomas, a table cloth.
To cousin Thomas Price, a pillow.
To Thomas Price, a stand.
To Jane Lewis Thomas, 3/-.
To cousin, Marie Price, 'my best wearing band' [ a loose turnover collar which succeeded the ruff].
To Gwenllian Howell, the best petticoat, one sheet, one smock, one waistcoat, shoes and stockings and one 'coyffe'[coif].
To William and Rees sons of Lewis Jenkin, 2/- each.
To Watkin  Jenkins, 'my great coffer'.
To Watkin Price, one sheet.
' I give 20/- towards my burying'

Executor: Lewis Price with Harry Watkin, tucker as overseer..

Marked by testator.

Witnesses: Harry Watkins, Lewis Watkins, Thomas Price and William Miles, clc..

Date of probate:
13 April 1641 .

2. Inventory: undated; value £3   10   4d.   Appraisers; Richard Jacob, David Watkin and Lewis Thomas..  

 

Observations:

The documents include a bond dated 11 April 1641 with bounden Phillipp Price of Clodock, yeoman and David Thomas of the same place, yeoman in a surety of £100.
Her short inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

                                    Inventory

 

 

 

   £

   s

   d

Imprimis in brass and pewter

xiijs

 

 

  13

 

Ite   all the wooden vesssels with all the coffers

xiijs

 

 

  13

 

Ite   in flax

iiijs

 

 

    4

 

Ite   Iron ware

  js

 

 

    1

 

Ite   all the rest of the household stuff & implements of
    household as coverlets, blankets and sheets


xxs

 


    1

 

 

Ite   her wearing apparel

vjs

 

 

    6

 

Debts due unto the testator wth out specialty upon
    Richard Charles


xiijs iiijd

 

 


  13

 
    4

                                                                                                        
   
                      
Sm   Totalis   iijli     xs   iiijd

  [comes to

   £3  

  10

     4d]

Debts due upon the testator wth out specialty to
    Lewis Jenkins


vjs



 


    6

 

                                                                                                                                     
                                                
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