Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1576/371 vol1

Source:

Laser copy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for David ap Rees Madye

Place name:

Michaelchurch Escley

Date:

1576

Description:


Documents

1.   Will: dated 24 April 1576 .
Requests to be buried in the parish church of 'St Michael the archangel on Escley'
Beneficiaries;
To wife, Alsen [Alison?], all freehold land and property lying in Michaelchurch Escley for her lifetime and thereafter to pass to his three daughters, Cycilly, Gwenllian and Joan and their heirs. [The will continues with legal details of what is to happen if one or more daughters dies before they inherit.]
To son in law, Richard Thomas Taillor [it is unclear whether this is his name or his trade], the two best oxen and as much money as will make up with the value of the oxen the sum of £6  13  4d.
Although daughter, Sibill is married, the testator fears that she may fall on hard times and so he leaves to his wife and the 3 above daughters 10 sheep which, he instructs,  they use as an investment to provide for Sibell if she 'shall hereafter wont or be in distress and misery'.
To daughter, Johan, a cow.

Executrix: Alsen, wife

No mark or signature by the testator on this copy.

Witnesses: Hoell ap Rees Madye, John Bevan, Thomas Powell, Price Madye and Thomas ap Rees aPowell.

Date of Probate:  4 June 1576

2. Inventory: nd. valued at £19  8s [but come to £18  19  4d]. No appraisers listed.

 

 

Observations:

This will contains an interesting attempt by a father to protect a married daughter without directly passing goods or money to her when they would have become the property of the husband; although he recognised the son in law with a separate legacy.

His inventory is reproduced with modern spelling                        
                                                Inventory

 

 

  £

s 

d

In primis 11 kine

vli   xs

  5

10

 

Itm    2 bullocks

xxvjs   viijd

  1

  6

  8

Itm    2 bulls of 2 yrs old

xiijs  iiijd

 

13

  4

Itm    4 yearling beasts

xiijs  iiijd

 

13

  4

Itm    4 'wyld caples' [wild horses]

xls

     2

 

 

Itm    30 sheep

xls

    2

 

 

     and Lambs

xs

 

10

 

Itm    a brass pan, a cauldron, a brass pot
     and 2 candlesticks


  xxs


  1

 

 

Itm    4 coverlets

  xxvjs   viijd

  1

  6

  8

Itm    5 blankets

   xs

 

10

 

Itm    7 pairs of sheets and canvasses

  xxiijs   iiijd

  1

  3

  4

Itm    one old feather bed and a mattress

   xs

 

10

 

Itm    a brandiron and a frying pan

         xvjd

 

  1

  4

Itm    a bill and an axe

         xvjd

 

  1

  4

Itm    4 acres of Rye in the ground

   xiijs   iiijd

 

13

  4

Itm    9 acres of oats in the ground

   xxs

  1

 

 

                                                                       [ but come to £18  19  4d]   
                                       Suma totalis xixli   viijs [£19   8s]

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