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Documents

1. Will dated 18 June 1621 .
To the cathedral church of St Davids, 4d
To the repair of Clodock church, 12d
To the repair of the chapel at Llanvynoe, 3/4d
To his wife, Joane his messuage and tenement in Llanveynoe. where he lives, for her lifetime on the understanding that she will mortgage all or part of it to raise £15 to settle all his debts.
On the death of his wife the premises are to pass to Zachary Gilbert if he pays the said £15 to Joane. The money to be disposed of at her pleasure. Zachary and his legitimate heirs get the messuage for ever. If Zachary has no legitimate heirs then the premises pass to the testator's brother, William Powell and his legitimate heirs. If William has no legitimate heirs then the testator's right heirs get the place.
To Fagan Morris, one ewe.
To William Gilbert, one ewe.
To Francis David Morgan, one ewe.
To John Price, one ewe.
To brother, William, a sucking filley colt.
To Harry and Margaret, children of brother,William, a yearling sheep each.
To Joan Lewellin, 2 sheep.
To Elizabeth Lewellin, one yearling sheep.
To John Phillipp, one yearling heifer to be delivered immediately after the death of the testator.
Residual legatee Joan his wife.
Debts to be paid:
To Zachary Gilbert xxxvj^s [36/-]
To John Richard powell xiij^s [13/-]
To Margaret John Lewis v^s viij^d [5/8d]
To Lewis Rees Harry Six pounds vj^d [£5 0 6d]
Debts due
From Charles Rees David Byvan [Bevan?] five and forty shillings and iiij^d

Executrix: wife Joane with Gilbert Zachary as overseer.

Sealed by testator

Witnesses: Charles Nycholl, Rees Lewis, 'per me'[ by me] William Watkins, clerk

2. Inventory: no date value £14 4 2d [but comes to £14  15  2d]. Appraisers: not listed

Observations:

The documents include a bond dated 4 July 1621 with bounden Joane verch John of Clodock, widow and Richard Howell of the same, yeoman in a surety of £60
It is difficult to understand exactly why Joan was to be given £15 at her death unless as suggested it was to permit her to leave it as she wants.
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling

Inventory

Summa Totalis 14^li 4^s ii^d
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