Probate Collection; Will and documents for Margaret David, widow, Michaelchurch Eskley, 1639, Ewyas Lacy Study Group

?? Held at:	National Library of Wales
Reference:	BR/1639/180
Source:	Photocopy of original documents
Title:	Probate Collection; Will and documents for Margaret David, widow
Place name:	Michaelchurch Eskley
Date:	1639

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Documents
1. Will?? dated 14 October 1639 .
Beneficiaries:
'Towards my insteythe [?] for the reparation of the church??? of Michaelchurch Escley, 12d.
To son, Phillip and son, John, 13 kine with one bull, one yearling bullock, a mare and six calves to be divided equally between them.
To son, Phillip, one great brass pan and one great coffer.
To grandchildren, William and John, 2 brass pans, 2 brass pots, 2 feather beds 3 bolsters, 3 coverlets, 3 pairs of flaxen sheets, 6 pairs of hurden sheets, 2 blankets one great trind, one gridiron, 3 stands, one picked, 3 tubs, one 'churlere??? [butter churn?], 2 little trinds, 2 coffers, 3 table boards, one bench, 4 pewter platters, 3 bedsteads, 3 pails, one candlestick, 6 spoons, 3 spinning wheels, one brandiron, 'together with all the rest of my howsewald stoofe unbequeathed??? between them.
To grandson William, a cow called Browney.
To grandson, John, one heifer calf.
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Executrix: son, Phillip David [and added on a separate sheet] with son John as overseer for grandchildren William and John???s legacies which they are to have once they reach 'the age of discretion??? in the meantime any proifits from their legacies are to be used for their maintenance..

Marked by the testator

Witnesses: Lewis Rees James, Elenor William, Blaince [Blanch?] David, Jane Probert.

Date of probate: 29 October 1639 .

2. Inventory: dated 28 October 1639 ; valued at ?? £68?? 19s?? 0d but comes to £68?? 9?? 0d. Appraisers:Thomas Price, Thomas David and James Probert.

Observations:

The documents include a bond dated 29 October 1639 with bounden Phillip David of Michaelchurch Escley, yeoman and Thomas Prees of St Margarets in a surety of £200.

Her inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

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		£	s	d
Imprimis two feather beds& appurtenances ?????? and her wearing apparel	?? v^li	?????? 5
Item?????? three brasss pans and two brass pots	?? iij^li ?? vj^s	?????? 3	?????? 6
Item?????? three stands, & one 'picked??? [?] & one 'churler??? ???? [churn?]	?????? xij^s		?? 12
Item?????? three coffers, one gridiron	???????? x^s		?? 10
Item?????? three tubs & two little trinds	???????? x^s		?? 10
Item?????? the rest of the wooden stuff	?????? xv^s		?? 15
Item?????? four pewter platters, six spoons, one candlestick	?????? viij^s		?????? 8
Item?????? one brand ard, one pothooks and links	???????? iij^s		?????? 3
Item?????? fourteen kine	xxxv^li	?? 35
Item?????? one bull , one yearling bullock	iij^li	?????? 3
Item?????? one mare	?? ij^li v^s	?????? 2	?????? 5
Item?????? seven calves	iij^li ?? x^s	?????? 3	?? 10
Item?????? two hogs & four shoots [piglets]	iij^li	?????? 3
for rye and oats in the barn	iiij^li	?????? 4
Item?????? three acres of rye upon the ground	???? xxx^s	?????? 1	?? 10
Item?????? for hay in the barn	?? v^li	?????? 5
	comes to	?? 68	?????? 9

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?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Suma tot lxviij^li xviiij^s ??

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