In the Name of God Amen the
twentieth day of July Anno Dom[ini] one thousand six
hundred and Forty I Thomas Morrice
of Llangattocke Llyngoed in the County of Monmouth
and Diocesse ^of^ Llangoffe Clercke being of
good and perfect memorie god be thankest doe make and ordayne this my last Will and
Testament in manner and forme Following First I
com[m]end my soule unto Almighty
god my Saviour and my body to be buryed in Christian
buriall within the parishe Church
of Llangattocke Llyngoed. ^Item I
give towards towards [sic] the repara[ti]on of the p[ar]ishe church of Llangattocke
afores[ai]d two shillings six pence.^ Item I give towards the repara[ti]on of
the Cathedral of Landaffe
two shillings. Item I give devise and bequeath all
and singular my messuage house Lands
meadows pastures woods tenements and hereditaments together with
the revertion
and reversions, remainder and remainders thereof with their appurten[a]nces
unto
Roger Reynolds of Saint Wenards and Jane my grandchild his
wife lyinge wheresoever
within the parishe of Llangattocke Llyngoed within the
County of Monmouth To have and
to hould all and singular the said messuage houses
Lands tenements hereditaments
with the revers[i]on and revers[i]ons thereof
with their appurten[an]ces except the Lands Comonly
Called glan trothy being
seaven parcels lyinge in Llangattocke aforesaid to the said
Roger and Jane for
the terme of their naturall lives; And after their decease to the
heires of
the said of the said [sic] Jane by the said Roger lawfully begotten or to be
begotten
forever, and for want of such issue to the righte and next heirs of
the said of the said Jane; Item
my meaninge and will is that the said Roger
and Jane shall and will content
and paie unto Thomas Reynolds John
Reynolds and William Reynolds Alice Reynolds
Jane Reynolds and Hester Reynolds sonnes and daughters of the said Roger Reynolds
and
Jane the sum[m]e of one hundred pounds of lawfull money within two years next
Cominge after my decease to be equally devided betweene the said sonnes and
daughters And in default of such payment to be made by the said Roger and Jane
or
by either of them in manner and forme aforesaid, I give devise and bequeath
to my Executrix herein named all my lands lyinge in Langattocke aforesaid
Comonly
Called Castle Coch, y Crostyth and tyregarni, Cay Mybor, Cayerbont,
gworlode
yr bennar, Cae Crun, Llyne yr ponnde and Erocossyan for to be sold to
make payment of the
said hundred pounds to the said sonnes & daughters ^of
the^ said Roger Reynolds and Jane in manner
and forms aforesaid Item I give and
devise unto Rosse Hanbury my grandchild all my
Lands Called glantrothy
before excepted to the said Rosse her heirs and assynes for
ever; Item I give
unto the said Rosse the som[m]e of Tenne pounds of lawfull money
of England;
Item I give and devise unto William Reynolds the sonne of the said
Roger Reynolds
one messuage with the appurtenances lyeing ^in^ Uske, which of late
I purchassed
of Thomas William deceased to have and to hould the said messuage
with
the appurten[a]nces unto the said William Reynolds his heirs and assignes
for
ever Item I give unto Margaret Lewis the daughter of Lewis William
Probert the sum[m]e of Five pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid
within
one year nexte after my decease Item I give ^unto^ Henry Richards my servant
the sum[m]e of three pounds of lawfull English money to bee paid
within
one year next after my decease Item I give unto Elizabeth Price my servant
the sum[m]e of twenty shillings Item I give unto the poore of Llangattocke
the sum[m]e
of thirty shillings to bee paid and devided betweene when my Executrix
shall
thinke fitt Item I give unto Daniell Marrice my reputed sonne twenty
shillings Item I doe nominate and appointe my well beloved wife Margarett
Morrice sole Executrix of this my last will and testament and doe revoke all
former wills In witness whereof I have signed sealed and delivered this my last
will and testament the daye and yeare above written in the presence
of those whose
names are hereunto written and doe give unto my
grandchild Katherine Hanbury
the sum[m]e of Five pounds Witness William
Evans Clerk, James Hughes, John
Prichard, Lewis William Probert,
Edward Morgan.
This will was proved on the 17th June 1750 by Alice Reynolds.