Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1638/229

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Bond and documents for Harry John Watkins als George Harry Watkins

Place name:

Rowleston

Date:

1638

Description:

Documents

1. Bond 1 dated 21 June 1638 with bounden Maud Watkins of Rolston, widow and Thomas Antony of St Davids in Llanwase, county Hereford , gent in a surety of £40.

?? Date of Probate: as Bond

2. Inventory: no date; value £19?? 0?? 4d.?? Appraisers: James Prichard, Phillip Prichard, John Watkins and Edward Watkins.

 

 

Observations:

The inventory is written in a very illiterate hand, for example he spells 'one???, 'wan???. It is also quite tricky to decipher; from the signatures of the appraises it seems to have been written by James Prichard.
The inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling..
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Inventory

 

 

?? £

?? s

?? d

In primis for one yoke of oxen

 

?????? 4

?????? 0

?????? 0

Item?????? for 4 kine

 

?????? 6

 

 

Item?????? one mare

 

?????? 1

 

 

Item?????? for 3 yearling beasts

 

???? ?? 1

?? 10

 

Item?????? 3 weaning calves

 

 

?? 10

 

Item?????? 10 ewes and 10 lambs

 

?????? 1

?? 13

 

Item?????? 3small hogs

 

 

?????? 7

 

Item?????? all the poultry about the house

 

 

?????? 1

 

Item?????? one brass pan?? two brass pots one cauldron
?????? one frying pan?? 10 pieces of pewter

 


?????? 1

 

 

Item?????? all the wooden vessels about the house

 

 

?????? 2

 

Item?????? all the implements of husbandry

 

 

?????? 2

 

Item?????? two feather beds one flock bed with their
?????? appurtenances

 


?????? 2

 

 

Item?????? one table board?? one board cloth?? 6 table
?????? napkins

 

 


?????? 3

 

Item?????? one brandiron and two andirons and one
?????? 'sitte??? [spit?]

 

 


?????? 2

 

Item?????? all his wearing apparel

 

 

?? 10

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Prised by
Thomas Prys?? and
John Powell wm

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