Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1626/141

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for Anne David Madocke, widow ??? late wife of Thomas David Madocke.

Place name:

Michaelchurch Eskley

Date:

1626

Description:


Documents

1. Will: dated 6 March 1626 ??? she died on 8 March 1626
Beneficiaries:
To Lewis Edward, £3, one sheep and one coarse sheet.
To Mary, daughter of her son Thomas David Madocke, 6/-
  To the children of daughter Sible, late wife of Phe[Phillip] Powell, 13/4d to be equally divided between them.
To William, Thomas and David, children of Edward Lewis, one sheep each, a lamb each and 20/- to be equally divided between them.
To Margaret vch Thomas, a yearling sheep.
To Edward Lewis, a cow and a coverlid.
To Mary, daughter to Madocke Poll[Powell?] John, one lamb.

Executor: son, James Thomas.

No indication of mark or signature on this copy.

Witnesses: Lewis Prichard, Marry Madocke Po[we]ll John, John Parry.      

Date of Probate:  12 March 1626 .

2. Inventory: dated 10 March 1626 valued at £31 11 4d [but comes to £31 18  8d]. Appraisers: David Thomas Madocke,jnr and David Thomas Harry Price. 

 

Observations:

Despite the handwriting of the will superficially looking neat and tidy on the page it is sometimes tricky to decipher.
The documents include a bond dated 12 March 1626 with bounden James Thomas of [Michaelchurch] Esklie, yeoman with David Thomas of the same  in a surety of £60
Her inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.


                                    Inventory

 

 

£

S

d

Inprimis four kine   priced

viijli

  8

 

 

Item    one bullock     priced

xxxs

  1

10

 

Item    two yearlings

  xxs

  1

 

 

Item    six ewes with six lambs   priced to

xxiijs

  1

  3

 

Item    six werowe [wethers?] sheep   priced to

xviijs

 

18

 

Item    two pigs      priced to

   iiijs

 

  4

 

Item    two beds with their appurtenances    priced to

  xiijs iiijd

 

13

  4

Item    two plain bedsteads     priced to

     ijs

 

  2

 

Item    three coffers    priced to

        xviijd

 

  1

  6

Item      two brass pans   priced to

    xs

 

10

 

Item    one pot    priced to

        xviijd

 

  1

  6

Item    one frying pan    priced to

        iiijd

 

 

  4

Item    one posnet      priced to

        viijd

 

 

  8

Item    three platters, three candlesticks, and
    one salt cellar      priced to


     ijs

 


  2

 

Item    all wooden vessels    priced to

     vjs

 

  6

 

Item    all stools, forms and wheels    priced to

     ijs

 

  2

 

Item    all implements of husbandry   priced to

     vs

 

  5

 

Item    three flitches of pork    priced to

  vjs   viijd

 

  6

  8

Item    one piece of beef in the rough    priced to

  iijs   iiijd

 

  3

  4

Item      Rye already dressed    priced to

     vs

 

  5

 

Item    barley and oats in the barn and some
    already dressed


      xxs


  1

 

 

Item    10 yards of coarse linen cloth   priced to

     xs

 

10

 

Debts owing to the Testator as followeth

 

 

 

 

Imprimis upon Phelipp Thomas Powell

viijli   ijs

  8

  2

 

Item    upon James Parry

  iijli   vs

  3

  5

 

Item    upon Howell Watkin

  ijli   iiijs

  2

  4

 

Item    eleven small cheeses  priced to    [missing, omitted]

 

 

 

 

Item    her wearing apparel     priced to

  xiijs   iiijd

 

13

  4

Item    all the hay in the barn    priced to

    vjs

 

  6

 

Item    two acres of oats growing     priced to

    iiijs

 

  4

 

                                                                     [but comes to

 

£31

18

  8]

                                                                                               
.                                                           Sum. Totall xxxjli   xjs   iiijd                   

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