Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1648/108

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Bond and documents for William Howells

Place name:

Rowleston

Date:

1648

Description:


Documents

1 Bond: .dated 5 February 1648 with bounden Thomas Howells of Rowleston, yeoman and Margaret Howells of the same, widow in a surety of £100.

Date of Probate:  as bond

2. Inventory: undated; valued at £7  1  0d [ but comes to £6  15  6d]. Appraisers: Thomas Abrahall, Walter Jones, Richard John Thomas and Phillipp James.

 

 

Observations:

His inventory is reproduced with modern spelling. The original has several places where the writer has used Roman numerals for values. In these 3 cases the modern equivalent has been substituted.
                                               
                                                Inventory

 

  £

   s   

d

Imprimis one cow and yearling bull  and one calf  prized

  2

 

 

Item   a quantity of Rye in the barn unthreshed valued and prized at

 

  10

 

Item   oats in the barn unthreshed valued and prized at

 

  10

 

Item   corn growing upon the ground being 3 acres

  1

 

 

Item   one feather bed with his appurtenances  prized

  1

    1

 

Item   two brass pots

 

  10 

 

Item   three dishes of pewter

 

    3

 

Item   one brass posnet

 

    1

  6

Item   one spit with other wooden vessels and implements of
    household and six hens and a cock valued at

 


  10

 

Item   his wearing apparel

 

  10

 

                                                                                    [comes to     

 £ 6

  15

6d]

                                                                                               
                                                            Suma £7  1  0d
The names of the prizers
            Tho: Abrahall
            Walter Jones
            Rich: Jon: Tho:
            Phillipp James                                                          

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