Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1582/57 vol 2        

Source:

Laser copy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Bond and Inventory for Ievan William David

Place name:

Michaelchurch Escley

Date:

1582

Description:

Documents:
1 Bond :
.Undated with Richard[?] ap Hoell of TreWalter [presumably Walterstone], gent and John ap Ievan of Llanvihangle [Michaelchurch] Eskley
in a surety of 100 marks [£66 13 4d]. 
 

2. Inventory: 
  dated
12 December 1582 ; not totalled but comes to £31  16  11d . Appraisers David ap Jeva[n]of N[e]wton & Lewis ap Rees of Michaelchurch..

 

 

Observations:

This inventory is duplicated at BR/1582/60; by using the two together most could be deciphered. Two words which could be clearly read were witch and brondard, whilst the latter could be a miss-spelling of brandiron, a common item in the inventories, 'witch' is unknown in this context. The inventory is most interesting for the inclusion of a 'Welsh Harp'. Musical instruments are rare among the inventories. The value of this Harp is unclear in the least faded inventory it seems to be viijli   that is £8 but the duplicate gives it as viijs or 8 shillings.    .
The inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

                                                Inventory

 

 

£

s

d

Imprimis  four young oxen the price

fower marks

  2

13

  4

Item     four kine and two young heifers

fiftie shilling

  2

10

 

Item     a mare and a colt

        xs

 

10

 

Item     four calves the price

        xjs  iijd

 

11

  3

Item     in swine

         vs

 

  5

 

Item     in poultry

              xxd

 

  1

  8

Item     all manner of corn and grain in the barn

  xli

10

 

 

Item     three acres of corn in the blade   the p[ri]ce

            vs

 

  5

 

Item     in beds and beding wth appurtenances

  iijli

  3

 

 

Item     one witch* [?] and three little coffers the price

           ijs

 

  2

 

Item     two pans and two pots  and a posnet

           xiijs    iiijd

 

13

  4

Item     one brondard [?] and two candlesticks

                xijd

 

  1

 

Item     two tables  four stands and trinds    price

          iijs

 

  3

 

Item     stools boards tables forms and pails   price

                xijd

 

  1

 

Item     in pewter

          ijs

 

  2

 

Item     one Welsh harp

viijli *

  8

 

 

Item     all such tools and implements as belong to
          husbandry

       
         vjs   viijd

 


  6


  8

Item     in hay the price

          xxs

  1

 

 

Item     one iron spit

               viijd

 

 

  8

Item     in cheese

        xiijs   iiijd

 

13

  4

 

 

31

16

11



* see Observation above


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