Held at:

National Library of Wales

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
28 December 1580
Requests to be buried at Michaelchurch Escley
Beneficiaries:
To the cathedral
church of St Davids , 4d.
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 [
Alice ?].
 
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:
1 March 1581 .

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


 

 

  £

  s

  d

Imprimis one messuage with an Acre and half
    of
copyhold Land        pric


xxs


  1

 

 

$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 money


  ixs   viijd

 


  9


  8

$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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