Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1580/65 vol1 |
Source: | Laser copy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Will and documents for Thomas ap Richard als Taylor |
Place name: | Craswall |
Date: | 1580 |
Description:
Documents:
1 Will dated
Requests to be buried at Michaelchurch Escley
Beneficiaries:
To the cathedral
To wife, Gwenllian, all copyhold lands for the remainder of the term of the lease held from 'the Rt Hon Henry Nevill, knight, Lord of Bergavenny and Lord of one half of the Manor of Ewyas'.
Also to his wife , all goods and chattels for her to use to maintain his 3 daughters, Maud, Elizabeth and Ales [
Executrix: wife, Gwenllian.
No mark or signature on this copy..
Witnesses: John ap Re[es], William Luis, Thomas John Luis, Thomas ap Re[es], clerk
Date of Probate:
2. Inventory: nd: value £8 12 10d [but comes to £8 11 10d]. No appraisers listed.
Observations:
This is a duplicate of BR/1580/48 vol 1.
The inventory is of interest as it contains a Welsh harp. It is reproduced below with modern spelling.
Inventory
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| £ | s | d |
Imprimis one messuage with an |
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$xxvj [26] sheep pric | xxvjs | 1 | 6 |
|
$three kine pric | xxxs | 1 | 10 |
|
$two mares pric | xiijs iiijd |
| 13 | 4 |
$a little colt pric | vs |
| 5 |
|
$a sow and some pigs pric | iiijs |
| 4 |
|
$a pair of geese pric | xijd |
| 1 |
|
$2 'sennes' and a wheel pric | viijd |
|
| 8 |
Household stuff |
|
|
|
|
Imprimis 2 coffers a cupboard and ij 'troghes' pric | vs |
| 5 |
|
$2 pots and 2 pans pric | xxs | 1 |
|
|
$4 platters and 2 candlesticks | iijs iiijd |
| 3 | 4 |
$in the hands of lluis Gllim Morgan in money | xiijs |
| 13 |
|
$one board, three benches & stools | vjd |
|
| 6 |
$one brandiron, pot hooks & a welsh harp | xijd |
| 1 |
|
$in the hands of one Thomas William of the Hay |
|
|
|
|
$in treen vessles | vs |
| 5 |
|
$in corn upon the ground | vs |
| 5 |
|
$in corn in the barn | vs |
| 5 |
|
$in bacon and pork | iiijs iiijd |
| 4 | 4 |
| [comes to | £ 8 | 11 | 10] |
Summa totlis viijli xijs xd
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