Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1641/182 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Will for William Thomas, yeoman |
Place name: | |
Date: | 1641 |
Description:
Documents:
1 Will : .dated
Beneficiaries:
To youngest son, Leison, one third of all goods , cattle and chattels.
To daughter, Sibill, the remaining two thirds.
The executor is enjoined to use the goods and chattels etc. for the 'best use of the two children Sibil and Leison'.
Executor: Brother, Leison Thomas.
Marked by the testator.
Witnesses: John Price, Thomas Jenyngs, John Howell, Charles Jennings and Lucas David.
Variation: dated
Marked by Lyson Thomas and signed by Lewis John.
Witnesses: Lewis David, Jasp George, Lyson David, Richard Phe [Phillip] Parry and Gilbert Powell.
Date of Probate:
2. Inventory: dated
Observations:
The Variation makes these documents a bit different; presumably John Lewis was the grandfather on the children's mother's side.
The documents include a bond dated 20 [month unreadable] 1641 with bounden John Lewis senior of Dore, yeoman and Jasper George of Clodock, gent in a surety of £100.
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.
Inventory
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Inprimis seven kine and three sucking calves | xxjli |
| 21 |
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Ite one ox and a bullock | vjli |
| 6 |
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Ite three young beasts, a heifer of 3 yr old and the other |
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Ite one sow and a 'Barrow' [barren?] hog at | xs |
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| 10 |
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Ite four acres of | xls |
| 2 |
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Ite eight acres of oats at | liijs iiijd |
| 2 | 13 | 4 |
Ite one black mare at | iiijli |
| 4 |
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Ite geese and hens at | iiijs |
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| 4 |
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Ite a brass pan, a brass pot and two brass posnets | xxxvs |
| 1 | 15 |
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Ite four platters of pewter and four pewter saucers and a |
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Ite the decedents wearing apparel given away and not valued. |
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Ite the standing bedstead in the parlour and a bedstead |
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Ite one feather bed one feather bolster one pillow beer |
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Ite two coverlets two blankets a chaff bed and bolster | xls |
| 2 |
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two flitches of Michaelmas beef and two flitches of bacon | xxvs |
| 1 | 5 |
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Ite a woman's gown and the decedents riding coat are |
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Ite two great chests and four coffers | xxs |
| 1 |
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Ite five pair and a half of hurden sheets and one sheet |
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Ite one board cloth and 19 table napkins | xxs |
| 1 |
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Ite 8 bushels of oats as it is guessed by view of the heap | xvjs |
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| 16 |
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Ite five bushels of oaten malt at | xiijs |
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| 13 |
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Ite two sacks and two bags | xs |
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| 10 |
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Ite two stands and a pigett* & 3 pails. | vjs viijd |
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| 6 | 8 |
Ite 4 trinds and a milk tub | vjs viijd |
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| 6 | 8 |
Ite 33 bushels of rye upon the solar | vli xiijs |
| 5 | 13 | 4? |
Ite in ready money owing to the decedent from David Wm |
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Ite three bushels of Muncorn and one of wheat settled in | 'not |
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| comes to |
| £65 | 12 | 2d |
*probably a Piggin, a small wooden pail with one stave longer than the others for carrying .
There is a note in the left hand margin at the bottom of the inventory, probably as an afterthought, 'Debts owing by the decedent £5 3s as is alledged'.
There is also a document in Latin which is damaged in the folds and a coversheet with the message:
'pleaseth it yr Lops [Your Lordships]
I have fully executed the tenor of this comission as thereby yt [that] was required and
soe I rest
at yor Lops further command
Jenkin Williams clke'
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