Held at:

National Library of Wales

Reference:

BR/1623/110

Source:

photocopy of original documents

Title:

Probate Collection; Bond and Inventory for Rice William Prichard

Place name:

Michaelchurch Escley

Date:

1623

Description:

Documents:
1 Bond :
. dated
2 October 1623 [damage to the top right hand corner] bounden Jane Prichard, widow of Michaelchurch Escley and Thomas Smyfth [?] of the same yeoman in a surety of £100.

2. Inventory: dated
2 October 1623 ; valued at £50 5s [but comes to £41 1s.] Appraisers: John Powell, Griffith aPowell and John William Prichard.

 

 

Observations:

The usual rubric at the top of the inventory giving date and identity of the deceased as well as listing the appraisers has considerable crossings out making it quite hard to read.
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling

Inventory

 

 

£

s

d

Item four Oxen priced

vli                                  

    5

 

 

Item his bodily apparel

xvjs

 

   16

 

Item eight kyne priced

xli

 

   10

 

Item one 'bwle' ['bull' note Welsh spelling] 2yrs old

xxs

 

 

 

Item one heifer 3yrs old priced

xxs

    1

 

 

Item four Calves priced to

xxs

    1

 

 

Item two yearling heifers priced to

xviijs

    1

   8

Item Eleven yearling sheep priced to

xvjs viijd

    1   

   6

8

Item one mare priced to

xxxs

    1

10

 

Item one mare of three year old

xxs

    1

 

 

Item One colt of two year old

xs

 

10

 

Item one Colt of a year old

xiijs 4d

 

13

4

Item three hogs priced to

xs

 

10

 

Item one feather bed

xiijs 4d

 

13

4

Item 2 flock beds

xijs

 

12

 

Item xj [11] hurden sheets

xiijs 4d

 

13

4

Item xiij [13] pewter dishes

viijs

 

  8

 

Item four Coffers

vs

 

  5

 

Item Two brass pots

xvs

 

15

 

Item five brass pans

xls

   2

 

 

Item all wooden vessels

xiijs 4d

 

13

4

Item Two coverlitts [coverlets]

xs

 

10

 

Item ten loads of hay

xls

   2

 

 

Item 3 acres of hard corn

xxxs

   1

10

 

Item xiij [13] acres of Oats

iijli vs

   3

5

 

Item half an acre of barley

iijs

 

3

 

Item 2 Candlestick

xijd

 

1

 

Item One iron broche

vjd

 

 

6

Item 3 Table boards

viijd

 

 

8

Item five benches

vjd

 

 

6

Item 2 'sheezes' [cheeses]

iiijd

 

 

4

Item Dishes and Tranchers [trenchers]

vjd

 

 

6

Item in the hands of Shrleman[?] Blethon by bond the
sum of


vjli


   6

 

 

Item 7 bushels of Rye already paid for to Rosser David
and Harry Jones


xvijs vjd

 


17


6

Item in the hands of Thomas William Price by bond
the sum of


vli


   5

 

 

Item in the hands of John Powell the sum of

viijs

 

  8

 

                                                                                                             [but comes to

 

  41

1

0]


. Summa Totalis 50li 5s

 

 

John Powell
Griffits aPowell
John William


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