Probate Collection; Will and documents for Richard Webb, weaver, St Margarets, 1628, Ewyas Lacy Study Group

Held at:	National Library of Wales
Reference:	BR/1628/169
Source:	Photocopy of original documents
Title:	Probate Collection; Will and documents for Richard Webb, weaver
Place name:	St Margarets
Date:	1628

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Documents

1. Will dated 20 September 1626
Instructs that first all debts and funeral expenses be paid.
Beneficiaries:
To daughter, Johan, one cow, a 2 year old heifer and 20/- for a bed covering; the 20/- to be taken from a £5 bond owed the testator by Harry Lloid of the Clothye. The balance of £4 from the above bond is left to her 4 children equally distributed between them and the interest on the £4 to be used for their maintenance. [presumably, although this is not specified, it is intended that the children should not get their £1 until they reach a certain age].
To reputed son, John, a cow and a 2 year old heifer together with all his weaving looms and equipment.
To son in law, Phe [Phillip] Lloide and daughter Sibell his now wife all the household stuff which they can pass on to their children. If they have no children anything not worn out can be passed to Johan or her children.

Executor: Son in law, Phe Lloide.

[As this is a copy of the will there is no testator's mark or signature nor are there witness signatures or marks. There is, however, at the bottom of the page and in a different hand from the body of the will the remark 'Tests. to the making of this will Morgan Thomas & Thomas Jenyngs w^th others'.]

Date of probate: 1 April 1628

2. Inventory: dated 25 March1628; valued at £41 3 10 [but comes to £39 4 10d]. Appraisers: Charles Jenings, Lewis Web, George Lloide & Thomas Jenyngs.

Observations:

His Inventory which is reproduced below, interestingly lists some of his essential weaving tools such as looms, slayers and a warping trough. The inventory also lists a bow and a sheaf of arrows, an unusual find in Ewyas Lacy where weaponry has not been a feature of personal inventories. By this date bows and arrows were obsolete as weapons for the militias of England .

His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.

Inventory

		£	s	d
In primis ten kine , four calves & a bull	xiiij^li xiij^s iiij^d	14	13	4
Ite one bullock & one heifer of 3 years old	xxij^s viij^d	1	6	8
Ite three heifers of 2 years old	xxx^s	1	10
Ite two yearlings	xiij^s iiij^d		13	4
Ite one mare	xx^s	1
Ite 28 sheep and 12 lambs	iij^li x^s	3	10
Ite four goats	ij^s		2
Ite two geese and a gander	xviij^d		1	6
Ite four stock of bees	vj^s		6
Ite rye in the barn by estimation 9 bushels and summer barley 2 bushels	xvj^s vj^d		16	6
Ite oats in the house, 9 bushels & wheat 2 bushels	xj^s vj^d		11	6
Ite rye and wheat upon the ground 4 acres	xvj^s		16
Ite two brass pans	xx^s	1
Ite two brass pots	x^s		10
Ite one old kettle, one frying pan and a skillet	xvj^d		1	4
Ite three candlesticks	ij^s		2
Ite one broche, one pot hooks & one link	xvj^d		1	4
Ite twelve dishes of pewter four saucers one salt cellar and five spoons	xij^s		12
Ite three old bedsteads	x^s		10
Ite one old feather bed two old bed cases two coverings two canvases two blankets eight pairs of hempen sheets two bolsters two pillows & two pillow beers	xliiij^s	2	4
Ite threetable cloths & six napkins	iiij^s		4
Ite four old coffers one old chest two small table boards one chair & one old cupboard	xiiij^s		14
Ite four stands three old barrels one churn two old 'kelormes'[?] our pails and other small treen vessels	x^s		10
Ite one bow and fifteen arrows in a case	xij^d		1
Ite two weaving looms six slayers one warping trough one wheel and one pair of balances	xiij^s iiij^d		13	4
Ite one pack saddle one pair of pots one woollen wheel two linen wheels	ij^s		2
Ite one car bridle one tow two old axes one bill & other small implements & tools for husbandry	v^s		5
Ite four flitches of bacon & some rough beef and two small cheeses	xij^s		12
Ite one old whipsaw	xij^d		1
Ite wool about ten wax pounds	v^s		5
Ite one little bull hide	ij^s		2
Ite oaten malt about one bushel and a half	ij^s		2
Ite one 'fet'[?] & two small bags	ij^s		2
Ite his wearing apparel	xx^s	1
Ite money owing by Parry Lloide of the Clothye	v^li	5
money owing by John Web	x^s		10
	[comes to	£39	4	10d]

. Sum tot xlj^li iij^s x^d

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