Probate Collection: Will and documents for Thomas ap Evan, Clodock, 1641, Ewyas Lacy Study Group

Held at:	National Library of Wales
Reference:	BR/1641/184
Source:	Photocopy of original documents
Title:	Probate Collection: Will and documents for Thomas ap Evan
Place name:	Clodock
Date:	1641

Description:

Documents
1. Will: no date.
Beneficiaries:
To son Phillip, one red coloured 4 year old heifer and her calf, also a pied 2 year old bullock
To son Lyson, one black cow called Blackey and her calf and a one year old bull.
To daughter, Sibill, one ox called Mark and a year old red bullock.
To grandson Thomas Lucas, one yellow 2 year old heifer.
To granddaughter, Sibill, 'my eldest son's daughter', one 2 year old brown heifer.
To godson, Thomas Jones, one red 3 year old heifer.
To son in law, Lucas David, 'one cow w^ch he hath allready in his custody'
In addition to son Phillip, a brown 2 year old colt; and to daughter Sibill, a brown 3 year old mare colt.
' all the rest of my p[er]sonal estate I give and bequeath to my.....[ the next page is missing so we have no executor, date, signature or witnesses nor a probate or admon date.]

Date of Probate: nd

2. Inventory: dated 4 May 1641 ; value £34 5 4d. Appraisers: David James, John Powell and Phillip David.

Observations:

The second page of the will is missing.
The documents include a commission signed by Rogers the Deputy Registrar dated 11 May 1641 and a bond dated 11[?] May1641 with bounden Dorothy John of Clodock, widow, Phillipp Evan of Llanbedr and Lyson Thomas of Clodock in a surety of [unreadable]
Note the two men's signatures are identified as Phe [Phillip] Bevan and Leison Bevan respectively.
On the reverse of the bond is a short statement, 'sealed and delivered to Wm Miles cl to the use of my Lord Bisopp in the p[re]sence of Morgan Powell, Lewis Powell and James Probert.

His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

Inventory

	£	s	d
In Pri seven kine one ox one steer	10	0	0
It four young beasts and two year-old calves	5	0	0
It one three year old mare colt and one other two year old colt	2	0	0
It four swine and two pigs		10	0
It one feather bed three bolsters and two pillows	1	0	0
It two other chaff beds		5	0
It three coverlets three blankets two pairs of flaxen and and six of hurden sheets	1	10	0
It four tablecloths eight napkins two pillow beers one towel	0	13	4
It four sacks		4	0
It two brass pans one bras pot one iron pot one posnet	1	10	0
It eight pieces of pewter two saucers six spoons two brass candlesticks one spice mortor one chafing dish		10	0
It three bedsteads two coffers two tables one 'tolurt'[?] two chairs	1	0	0
It two stands two barrels one vat one tub one butter churn and other treen vessels		10	0
It two dung wains w^th all other necessary implements of husbandry	1	0	0
It four acres of rye on the ground	1	0	0
It eight acres of oats on the ground	1	10	0
It twenty bushels of rye and oats in the barn	2	0	0
It two flitches of bacon and two pieces of Michaelmas beef	1	0	0
It three cheeses		3	0
It his wearing apparel		10	0
It Desperate debts due w^th out specialty	2	10	0
	£ 34	5	4d

The cover sheet has a note in Latin which translates as:

       ?ǣCarried out according to your Lordship's instruction - 16 May 1641
                                           by me
                                                William Miles, clerk???

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