Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1636/279 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Will and documents for Rees Harry |
Place name: | Craswall |
Date: | 1636 |
Description:
Documents:
1 Will dated
Beneficiaries:
To the cathedral
To eldest son, William Rees, 2 oxen, one cupboard, the bed and bedstead he uses and his furniture, one of the two year old bullocks, another bullock, 2 kine, 2 coffers and all the linen and woollen cloths [or possibly clothes] in them.
To son, William, a brass pot and a brass pan.
To grandchild, Margery John Prys, a little brass pan, a black cow and 'one yerly calf'
To daughter Jayne, 2 beds with their furniture with all pillows and pillow beers and a brass pot.
All the rest of the household stuff together with all the corn and grain in the hous and barn and growing as well as all provisions and victuals to be divided between son William and daughter Jayne but William is to have the boards, benches and the coffer in the solar.
To grandson, Howell Ychan, one coffer
Executor: grandson, Howell Ychan.
Marked by testator
Witnesses: William Rees Harry, Jayne Rees Harry, Rees lewis
Date of Probate:
2. Inventory: dated
Observations:
The documents include a bond dated 20 march with bounden Howell Andrew [indecipherable] of Clodock yeoman in a surety of £200
his inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.
Inventory
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| £ | s | d |
| In primis two bullocks priced | vli | 5 |
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| Ite two young bullocks | xxxs | 1 | 10 |
|
| Ite two kine priced | iijli | 3 |
|
|
| Ite one heifer of 3 years old | xxvjs viijd | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Ite two brass pans priced | xxs | 1 |
|
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| Ite two brass pots priced | xs |
| 10 |
|
| Ite one cupboard | vjs |
| 6 |
|
| Ite one calf of a year old | vs |
| 5 |
|
| Ite one cow priced | xxxs | 1 | 10 |
|
| Ite all the bedding, linen and woollen priced | xls | 2 |
|
|
| Ite all the trinds and wooden vessels priced | xs |
| 10 |
|
| Ite all his pewter and his husbandry tools | vjs |
| 6 |
|
| Ite all his corn of all grain in the house and |
|
|
|
|
| Ite all his victuals as cheese and flitches priced | xs |
| 10 |
|
| Ite in poultry priced | xijd |
| 1 |
|
| Ite all his wearing apparel | xxs | 1 |
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|
| Ite all boards, benches and forms | vjs |
| 6 |
|
|
| comes to | £21 | 0 | 8d |
Suma tot xxjli viijd
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