Description:

Documents

The sheet is headed 'Jesus'
1. Will dated 1 October 1628
Beneficiaries:
To the Cathedral church of St Davids , 4d.
For forgotten tithes, 4d.
To sister, Gwenllian vch Richard, 30/- out of £4  6s in the hands of Myle John Myle by bond, in addition , her gown and petticoat.
To niece, Anne vch Thomas, 10/-, a black and white coverlet, best coffer, a blanket, a pair  of hurden sheets a little pan and an old platter.
To god daughter Elizabeth vch Thomas, 10/- and her best petticoat.
To niece, Paycey [?] vch Thomas, her best brass pan.
To niece, Mary Bramton, one feather bed  and bedstead 'wherein I doe lye', best coverlet and the linen over the bed.
To nephew Thomas William Powell, 10/- and 10/- to his son.
To nephew, John Harry, 10/-.
To godson, Watkin Prys Lewis, 3/-.
To god daughter, Jayne Cirill, 18d.
To daughter, Jane vch Lewis Thomas, 18d.[1/6d]
To godson, Oliver Jones[?], 12d.
To Elizabeth vch James, 20d. [1/8d]
To Margaret vch William Powell, 18d.[1/6d]
Everything left unbequeathed to be used to pay off debts and funeral expenses.

Executor: 'my trustie and welbeloved' Charles John Thomas.

Marked by the testator.

Witnesses: Myle John, Anne Gyttoes, Mary Branton [Bramton?], Rees Lewis, Zachary Gilbert and William Powell. .

Date of probate: 19 May 1629 . 

2. Inventory:   dated 15 January 1629; value £8  16  4d. Appraisers: Zachary Gilbert, Thomas Kinge and Rees Lewis.

Observations:

The heading on the will page 'Jesus' might indicate that the testator was a non-conformist. The documents include a bond dated 19 May 1629 with bounden John Brampton  of Dorston [?] county Hereford , tanner and [first name faded, unreadable] Vaughan of Brecon town, gent in a surety of £30.
 
Her inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling
                                   
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