Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1623/108

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for Thomas Myle

Place name:

Llanveynoe

Date:

1623

Description:


Documents

[All the documents are seriously damaged]
1. Will dated 1 September 1623.[First, large portion of the RHS of the page is damaged and missing, because of this the will has been transcribed as far as possible  and not pr??cised, but some of the transcription had to be speculation. Gaps are indicated by '.....' and suggestions as to missing words are in italics. 
Second, the page on which the will is written is headed 'Jesus'.]
Beneficiaries:
To the cathedral church of St Davids, 4d
'All my freehold mess.....tenemts to John Wiliam Watkin my wellbeloved ...brother in law and... .Mauld my now wyfe and their heirs and assigns for ever to have ...to hold ....all and singular the foresaid messuage or tenmnts and all other my freehold ....messuage or. ...tenemnts whatsoever with the appurtenances unto the said John William  ...his .....heirs and assigns for ever upon this condition  that then..................sale, and join together to sell the same to pay my debts wch I... owe... to divers persons in divers somes of money.
Item I give and bequeathe ..................... and sell [sett?] over all and singular my leasehold ...lands which I hold from.... Robert Hopton Esquire unto the said John....William Watkin and his ..... assignes  to have and to hold as well the said ..............the premises therein  menconed, During all the...............unto the said John William and Mauld my wyfe ..........and discharge all my debts and that they ma........
Item I give and bequeath all my goods cattells and chattells moveable and unmoveable unto the said Jophn William and Maud towards...payment of ...my said debts
Item finally my will and meaning and intent ...is that ... all my lands tenemts and hereditaments as well freehold as lease and ....all my goods... cattells and chattels which shallbe and remane over and above..... after the payment of my ....Debts  shallbe equallie divided between my five childen....after the ... sale of  the premises by the said John and Maud whom I do ...nominate and appoint... and joint executors jointly of this my last will and testament.

Executors: John William Watkin and wife Maud.

Marked by the testator.

Witnesses: Charles John Thomas, Lewis John Thomas, Watkin Jenkin, Sybill Thomas Pryce, Mauld Myle, Challen [?] Myle, Rees Lewis and Mauld verch John.

Date of probate: 4 September 1623 . 

2. Inventory:   no date; valued at £69  16  4d [ but comes to £69  8  2d]. Appraisers: Thomas Lluis Prys, Jenkin Harry, Thomas John Lluis, Watkin Lluis David, Charles John Thomas, John William, John Harry William Prys, Howell Prichard.

 

 

Observations:

All the documents are severely  damaged.
The heading on the will page 'Jesus' might indicate that the testator was a non-conformist. Sadly, the bond with these documents is too badly damaged to yield any information.
Documents include the coversheet, 4 sheets in all.

His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling
                                   
                                                Inventory

 

 

  £

  s

  d

Imprimis  9 acres of lease lands

xlli

40

 

 

Ite    4 kine                                      five pounds

   vjs   viijd

  5

  6

  8

Ite    2 bullocks                               three pounds

   vjs   viijd

  3

  6

  8

Ite    one heifer 2 yr old

  xxvjs   viijd

  1

  6

  8

Ite    one mare and her colt

   xls

  2

 

 

Ite    one other young mare of 3 yrs old

  xxvjs   viijd

  1

  6

  8

Ite    one yearling heifer

    vs

 

  5

 

Ite    4 calves

  xiijs   iiijd

 

13

  4

Ite    5 ewes 5 yearling sheep and 5 lambs

  xxxs

  1

 10

 

Ite    in swine and poultry

  iiijs   iiijd

 

  4

  4

Ite    all his wheat, barley and oats in the
   ground  


five pounds

 
  5

 

 

Ite    all his hay

   liijs   iiijd

  2

  3

  4

ite    one pan

    xvjs

 

16

 

Ite    one brass pot

     xs

 

10

 

ite    2 little brass pots

      xs

 

10

 

Ite    one kettle and one little skillet

    vs

 

  5

 

Ite    8 pieces of pewter

    vs   iiijd

 

  5

  4

Ite    2 brandirons and 2 candlesticks

   iijs   vjd

 

  3

  6

Ite    4 coffers and the meat table with the
      stools forms and benches


   xvjs   iiijd

 


16


  4

Ite    all his trinds and wooden ware

     vjs

 

  6

 

Ite    2 feather beds with their appurtenances
    with 2 bedsteads  and all the rest of the
    household stuff and implements of household



  liijs   iiijd



  2



 13



  4

 

[Comes to £

69

   8

  2d]


Summa Totalis   Three score and nyne pounds  xvjs   iiijd   
                                                                           

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