Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1650/84

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for Thomas William Price, yeoman

Place name:

Michaelchurch Escley

Date:

1650

Description:


Documents

1. Will: dated 13 M[ay?] 1650
This will is so severely damaged that it is not possible to transcribe it with any accuracy or understanding. All that can be extracted are some names and relationships:

Wife, Jane
Daughters, Alice, Elizabeth and Mary.
Son, William.

Executrix: wife, Jane

Marked by testator.

Witnesses: Thomas David Madocks, William Miles, clc [clerk], and James Parrie..

Date of probate:
22 June 1650 .


2. Inventory: dated
21 June 1650 ; valued at £47 2 4d [ but comes to £46 14 8d]. Appraisers: Arnold Price, Thomas David Madock and James Parry.

 

Observations:

The documents include a bond dated 20 June 1650 with bounden Jane Price of Michaelchurch Escley, widow and Evan Price of Hay, county Brecon in a surety of £200.

The inventory values are a mixture of mainly Arabic numerals but also some Roman

His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling and all Arabic numerals.

Inventory

 

£

 s

 d

Imprimis all his wearing apparel of all sorts

2

 

 

Item one bed with the appurtenances and
bedstead in the parlour


1


  6


 8

Item one cupboard and chest

 

13

 4

Item one table board with the frame 3 chaires
2 little stools 4 benches 2 planks

 


15

 

Item 2 bedsteads and 2 flock beds thereupon
with their appurtenances

 


13


 4

Item all the wooden vessels and other
trumperies whatsoever


1

 

 

Item one brass pot 2 kettles 1 pan & 2 posnets

1`

13

 4

Item 3 pewter dishes

 

2

 

Item one broche one pair of tongs one pair
of andirons one frying pan 1 gridiron
bellows pothooks and links






5

 

Item 2 'coafers'[coffers?]

 

2

 

Item 2 candlesticks

 

1

 

Item hemp and flax

1

 

 

Item yarn

 

5

 

Item linen of all sorts

2

 

 

Item implements of husbandry of all sorts picks
& an iron bar


1


3


4

Item 3 spinning wheels

 

3

 

Item 16 cheeses

 

8

 

Item one cheese ring 3 small planks in the dairy

 

2

 

Item one bridle and saddle

 

3

4

Item six kine

14

 

 

Item five yearling beasts

3

 

 

Item six young calves

2

 

 

Item one mare and 2 small colts

6

 

 

Item 19 sheep and seven lambs

4

 

 

Item 5 pigs

1

 

 

Item 2 acres of rye and wheat corn 4 acres
of oats and near half an acre of barley


2


18
 


4

                                                             [ but comes to

46

 14  

 8]



Summa Total £47 02 4d

Arnold price
Thomas David Madock
James Parry


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