Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1621/174 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Will and documents for Watkin Thomas, weaver |
Place name: | Llancillo |
Date: | 1621 |
Description:
Documents
1. Nuncupative will: dated
Beneficiaries:
To the cathedral
To sister, Catherine verch Thomas, a cow.
To niece, Ales verch David, widow, one cow towards the payment of a 22/- debt due to Margaret verch David. All the rest of his goods and chattels to Ales to use for the maintenance of his sister Catherine during her life.
Executrix: Ales verch David
No mark or signature of the testator
Witnesses: 'present at the publishing and declaring hereof'; Thomas William, Jane James his wife and Thomas David,
Date of probate:
2. Inventory: no date valued £3 4 0d [but comes to £3 14 4d]. Appraisers: William Bathan, William Simont, Thomas William, Phe[llip] Prichard.
Observations:
The documents include a bond dated
There is no explanation as to why there was a 15 month delay in the grant of probate for this very simple will. Perhaps Ales didn't realise it was necessary.
3 sheets in all.
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling
Inventory
|
|
| £ | s | d |
| In primis 2 milking kine | xls | 2 |
|
|
| Ite a yearling calf | vjs 8d |
| 6 | 8 |
| Ite 2 sows | iijs iiijd |
| 3 | 4 |
| Ite one weaver's loom with the appurtenances | xiijs iiijd |
| 13 | 4 |
| Ite one great bed and bolster | ijs |
| 2 |
|
| Ite one 'throme'[?] covering | js vjd |
| 1 | 6 |
| Ite 2 stools | ijs |
| 2 |
|
| Ite 2 wooden trinds | js |
| 1 |
|
| Ite 2 wooden pails | iiijd |
|
| 4 |
| Ite one wooden chest | vjd |
|
| 6 |
| Ite one wooden 'cwoler'[?] | iiijd |
|
| 4 |
| Ite bodily apparel | iijs iiijd |
| 3 | 4 |
|
| comes to | £3 | 14 | 4d |
Summa Totalis iijli 4s
Prised by
William Bathan
William Simont
Thomas William
Phe
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