Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1621/175 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Bond and documents for Catherine Payne |
Place name: | St Margarets |
Date: | 1621 |
Description:
Documents
1. Bond no date [the date is probably hidden in this photocopy by a fold in the original paper and in any case is likely to be the same as probate]
Bounden David William of St Margarets, yeoman and Thomas William of Llanigon, county Brecon in a surety of £40.
Date of probate:
2. Inventory: no date; value not totalled but comes to £8 4 8d. Appraisers: George Harry, and John William. There is also a signature of John Price at the top of the list but beneath the rubric.
Observations:
The inventory is particularly badly written and spelt, thus some gueses have had to be made at the meaning of some items. 3 sheets including the cover sheet.
Her inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.
Inventory
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| £ | s | d |
| Imprimis |
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| Item one mare, a filley of 2 yrs old | xiijs iiijd |
| 13 | 4 |
| Item 3 goats | iijs iiijd |
| 3 | 4 |
| Item one sow | iijs |
| 3 |
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| Item 2 small brass pots and a kettle | xs |
| 10 |
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| Item 2 platters one candlestick | xvjd |
| 1 | 4 |
| Item 4 coffers | viijs |
| 8 |
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| Item wooden vessels | vs |
| 5 |
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| Item boards and benches | xijd |
| 1 |
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| Item one 'kirsver lides' [coverlet] 3 rugs | xs |
| 10 |
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| Item 3 pairs of hurden sheets | vjs viijd |
| 6 | 8 |
| Item one Gobbard | iijs |
| 3 |
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| Not totalled but | comes to | £8 | 4 | 8d |
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