Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1637/253

Source:

Photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Will and documents for Mauld Hopkyn , wife of Hopkyn Howell, widow

Place name:

Craswall

Date:

1637

Description:

Documents:
1. Will
dated
26 February 1636 .
Beneficiaries:
To the Cathedral
church of St Davids , 6d.
To the buying of a new rope for the bell at Michaelchurch Escley, 2/6d

To John Lewis of Craseall, £6 due to the testator from Thomas Powell of Michaelchurch Escley by bond.
Also to John Lewis, £7 due by bond from Thomas Powell Mady.
To Sara Dame, 5/-.
To Mary Thomas, 5/-
To Thomas Morgan, 2/6d.

Executor: John Lewis of Craswall.

Marked by testator.

Witnesses:Walter Powell, Dame Price[?] Theophilos Binking [?, Jonett Lewis, Mary Phellipp and John Gwyn.

Date of probate:
20 June 1637

2. Inventory: ???? nd; value £13 ?? 18 ?? 6d. Appraisers not listed.

 

 

Observations:

The documents include a bond dated 20 June 1637 with bounden John Lewis of Craswall, gent and William Gilbert of Clodock gent in a surety of £100.
Her short inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

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In primis her wearing apparel

 

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?? 6

Item???? in money in the possession of the testator and
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?? 16

 

 

?? 13

?? 16

?? 6

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?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Suma Total £13?? 18?? 6d
.


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