Probate Collection; Will and documents for William Walbieff, Longtown, 1649, Ewyas Lacy Study Group

Held at:	National Library of Wales
Reference:	BR/1649/72
Source:	Photocopy of original documents
Title:	Probate Collection; Will and documents for William Walbieff
Place name:	Longtown
Date:	1649

Description:

Documents:
1. Will; dated 27 October 1648
First a request: To be buried '..according to my rank within the parish church of Clodock'.
Beneficiaries:
To the Cathedral church of St Davids, 12d.
To the 'reparacon' of the church of Clodock, [blot, unreadable]
To the poor of the parish of Lanhamoulth [ Dr Ruth Flower-Smith advises that this is almost certainly Llanhamlech the parish from which the Walbief family originated] , county of Brecon, 20/- to be paid by his executrix.
To the poor of Longtown, 10/-
To Robert Walbieff, brother, £6 'to buy him a nagg' to be paid by Elizabeth, the testator's wife within two months of his death.
To his dear wife Elizabeth, 'all goods, cattell and chattels.... and all my household goods and stuff to be disposed at her will and pleasure'.

Executrix: wife, Elizabeth

Signed by testator.

Witnesses: Hugh Lewis, Paul Thomas Phabian Phillipp, Magdalen Morgan, William Symond, Symond Graham John.

2. Inventory: dated 3 March 1648 value: £119 7 0d. Assessors: Hugh Lewis, Phabian Phillipp, Henry Powell, Symond Abraham, John Jenkins, John Symonds, Edward Powell John Watkins and Rees Prichard.

Observations:

The sheer number of inventory assessors shows the importance of this man in the community. Elizabeth his wife was the relict of James Watkins whose bond and inventory can be found at mfs_lon_0302. His inventory shows that he obviously moved into his wife's house on marriage and probably accounts for his leaving everything to her. The inventory is reproduced below it is interesting to note the similarities with that of James Watkins.:
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?????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Inventory

		?????? £	?????? s	?????? d
Imprimis in Ready money	vj^li	?????? 6
Item ?????? his apparel	vj^li	?????? 6
Item???????? owing unto him by Roger Landon	v^li xij^s	?????? 5	?? 12
Item ?????? owing unto him by John Symonds	vj^li 8^s	?????? 6	?????? 8
Item???????? in Silver plate two Salt cellars and ?????????????????????????????????????????????? Six Spoons?????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????	ij^li x^s	?????? ?????? 2	?? 10??
Item???????? One standing bed with a tester ?????????????????????? in his chamber over the buttery	?? 8^s		?????? 8
Item???????? two feather beds and Bolster ?????????????????????? two blankets one coverlid	vj^li xij^s	?????? 6	?? 12
Item???????? in the same chamber one low ???????????????????? bedstead one table board with a ?????????????????????? Livery Cupboard Two Chairs and ?????????????????????? 9 low stools with Two .???????????????????? [undecipherable] Andirons with one ?????????????????????? pair of tongs????????????????????????????????????????????????????	ij^li	?????? 2
Item???????? In the same Chamber one table ?????????????????????? carpet and a carpet for ?????????????????????? the Livery Cupboard & one Cushion	?????? 8^s		?????? 8
Item???????? In the chamber over the Hall?? two ?????????????????????? Bedsteads with one tester with three ?????????????????????? featherbeds?? two bolsters three pillows ?????????????????????? two rugs three Blankets Two pair of ?????????????????????? Curtains & Valences????????????????????????	v^li x^s	?????? 5	?? 10
Item ?????? In the same Chamber one press one ?????????????????????? Coffer, one little 'Coobert' [?] table, three trunks ?????????????????????? one Chair one little stool????????????	ij^li	?????? 2
Item?????? in the maiden's Chamber two Bed-steads, two feather ???????????????????? beds, two Bolsters, one pillow, one coarse tick [a type of ???????????????????? cloth], one rug, one Coverlet, one table one, old Trunk, ???????????????????? one old Coffer, three small?????? Boxes????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	j^l xiij^s iiij^d ??	?????? 1	?? ?? 13	4
Item???????? Sixteen pair of Sheets, one large Damask table Cloth ?????????????????????? with one small Damask table Cloth, two Diaper ?????????????????????????????????????????? table Cloths, ?????? five flaxen table Clothes, twenty ?????????????????????????????????????????? Diaper table napkins, twelve flaxen table napkins ?????????????????????????????????????????????? twelve coarse table napkins, four pillow beers??????????	?? v^li	?????? 5
Item???????? in the Chamber in the Gatehouse two bedsteads with ???????????????????? one tester, one pair of Curtains with an old valence, ?????????????????????? one featherbed, two course Ticks, four Bolsters with one ???????????????????? old decayed 'vries' [frieze?], one coverlet, two Blankets ?????????????????? with one little, old table	?? j^li x	?????? 1	?? 10
Item???????? in the parlour two tableboards two press, Cupboards, ???????????????????? one Chest, three Chairs, one Little Chair, nine joint ???????????????????? stools	?? j^li x^s	?????? 1	?? 10
Item???????? in the Hall one great table, one little table, two old ?????????????????? Chairs, two Benches??	???????? vj^s		?????? 6
Item ?????? wooden vessels in the Kitchen & elsewhere	?? j^li	?????? 1
Item???????? in Pewter of all sorts	j^li iij^s iiij^d	?????? 1	?????? 3	4
Item???????? Brass of all sorts	ij^li xiij^s iiij	?????? 2	?? 13	4
Item???????? In the Day house or Milk house two old tables	?????? j^s iiij^d		?????? 1	4
Item???????? four Iron spits or Broaches, one Iron Dripping pan, two ?????????????????? Gobbards, one pair of Andirons, one pair of tongs, ?????????????????? one fire Shovel	???????? vij^s		?????? 7
Item???????? Hemp and flax	???? v^s viij^d		?????? 5	8
Item ?????? hay spent for the Cattle	?? xxvj^s	?????? 1	?????? 6
Item???????? forty Bushels of all sorts of Corn and ???????????????????? Grain in the house threshed & winnowed	?? v^li	?????? 5
Item ?????? Corn & grain in the Barns unthreshed	?? v^li	?????? 5
Item ?????? Six flitches of Bacon & two Quarters of beef	j^li xiiij^s	?????? 1	?? 14
Item ?????? small lean hogs	xiij^s iiij^d		?? 13	4
Item???????? Seven Kine	xiiij^li	?? 14
Item?????? four oxen	x^li	?? 10
Item?????? two steers	iij^li	?????? 3
Item???????? five yearling and two year old Beasts	iij^li	?????? 3
Item?????? one Bay mare	vij^li	?????? 7
Item ?????? one grey mare and two old decayed lame horses	iij^li	?????? 3
Item ?????? forty and four sheep remaining of a greater flock	ij^li x^s	?????? 2	?? 10
Item???????? Corn now growing in the field	iij^li vj^s viij^d	?????? 3	?????? 6	8
Item ?????? fire Irunds [irons?]	???????? x^s		?? 10
Item???????? Implements of husbandry	?? j^li v^s	?????? 1	?????? 5
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? sum	Cxix^li vij^s

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? [ But comes to £120?? 3s?? 0d]????????????????????

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