Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1623/111 |
Source: | photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Will and Inventory for Rees Williams |
Place name: | Michaelchurch Escley |
Date: | 1623 |
Description:
Documents:
1 Will : . date unreadable
Beneficiaries:
.........[ top two thirds damaged, missing and unreadable] To Sibell Price and [missing] my daughters, two closes recently bought from Thomas Morgan known by the names of Caye y gros and Caye yr felin.
To Joane, daughter, £5 13 4d to be paid within 2 years of his death.
To daughters, Gwenllian, Sibell, Mary, Anne and Jouan, £10 to be divided equally between them. The £10 to be paid by son David immediately after the day of his marriage.
To wife, Blanch, all his freehold lands during her widowhood. She as executrix is to have all the cattle, chattels and household goods towards the maintenance of the children.
Executrix: wife, Blanch
Marked by testator.
Witnesses: Thomas Morgan, Richard Powell, Richard William David, Thomas Wm Powell, John William, David Wm David & Phillip Prichard Clerk
Date of Probate: 24 September 1623
2. Inventory: undated; value untotalled but comes to £48 0 8d. Appraisers: John William, Jenkin Harry, Richard William David and Henry Watkin.
Observations:
The top two thirds of the will is badly damaged with a large piece torn off the upper right corner and a smaller piece torn from the upper left as well. It is just possible to identify it as relating to Michalechurch Eskley. The Bond is equally badly damaged with no names of the bounden or their surety surviving; all that can be made out is that Blanch Price executrix appointed administratrix. It has also been signed by Phillipp Prichard clerk.
Including coversheet 4 sheet in all.
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling
Inventory
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| £ | s | d |
| Imprimis eight kyne | xli | 10 |
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| ite two bullocks and a heifer | xxxs | 1 | 10 |
|
| Ite two oxen | ijli xs | 2 | 10 |
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| Ite six young calves | xxxs | 1 | 10 |
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| Ite two mares and a sucking colt | xxxs iiijd | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Ite one and thirty sheep and lambs | iijli | 3 |
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| Ite all corn in the barn and wth out | vli | 5 |
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| Ite two brass pans and one cauldron | 26s | 1 | 6 |
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| Ite three brass pots | xiijs iiijd |
| 13 | 4 |
| Ite thirteen pieces of platter and six candlesticks | 18s |
| 18 |
|
| Ite one cupboard six coffers | xiiijs |
| 14 |
|
| Ite all stools all boards & planks | xs |
| 10 |
|
| Ite one Brandiron pothooks and one Iron broch | iiijs |
| 4 |
|
| Ite one vat and two pails and the rest | vjs 8d |
| 6 | 8 |
| Ite one plough and all implements belonging unto | xiijs 4d |
| 13 | 4 |
| Ite three feather beds and their appurtenances & |
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| Ite two flock beds wth their appurtenances & bedsteads | xxs | 1 |
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| Ite two bags | ijs * |
| 2 |
|
| Ite four swine | viijs |
| 8 |
|
| Ite one bill one hatchet one matock one axe | ijs |
| 2 |
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| Item one lease held from James John Powell valued over & above the yearly rent |
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| Not totalled but comes to |
| 48 | 0 | 8 |
priced & valued by
John William
Jenkin Harry
Richard William David
Henry Watkin
* alongside this figure there is a marginal note which is probably a running total. It seems to be '31li 4d' although the "4" is not certain .
Ref: ldhsarchive_mfs_mic_0314