Held at: | National Library of |
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
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 | |
|
|
|
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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