The one & twentith of December in the 27th yeare of ye Raigne of our soveraine Lord Charles the second by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, Fraunce & Ireland defender of the faith & in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred seaventy five.
In the name of God Amen I William John of the pish of Langattocke Vibon Avell & County of Monmoth beinge weake in body but in pfect memory (thanks be to God) doe make this to be my last will and Testament. First I give & bequeath my soule into the hands of Allmighty God my maker & redeemer.
Item – I give & bequeath unto my wiefe Jane the some of tenn? Pounds to be pd by my Executors hereafter named within halfe a yeare after my decease & one cow by name Dolly & one red pige beinge now att the house & five bushells of hard corne & three bushells of ---? with free leave to take away all the houshold stuffe which came a longe with her. Item I give & bequeath unto John Hall the some of five pounds to be pd with halfe a yeare after my decease to use of the sd John & his children. Item I give & bequeath unto Mary the daughter of Jenkin Hall on eyw & lambe. Item I give & bequeath unto William the sonne of Meredith Thomas one eyw & lambe. Item I give & bequeath unto my sonne John the some of tenn pounds which is in the hands of Mr Walter Evans & tenn pounds by bond which is in the hands of Mr Richard Vaughan & twenty pounds which is in the hand of Mr Walter Watkins the use of which forty pounds I doe allow unto Timothy Powell towards the maintenance of my sd sonne & s---? & all my stocke vid--? ten head of cattle and ---? sheep & fower pigs with all my ---ables seaven fire vessells & three beds & bedsteads with sheets & blanketts & other appurtenances there unto belonginge. Item I give & bequeath unto Mary the daughter of my sd wife two ewes & two lambes & lastly I doe appointe Timothy Powell to be my sole executor & guardian on? my sonne. Sealed with my seale & dated the day & yeare first above written. William John by his marke
[Added on the side of the document. DW)
And it is also my will that if my sonne shall happen when he comes to ye age of fowerteene yeares to ho---? any? of his mothers friends to be his tutors & guardians that he shall not inherit or possess one penny worth of sd goods ---? it shalbe for Timothy Powell & his heires
Sealed and delivered in the prsence of William Roberts; Thos Evans
(Latin) 14 March 1675 Timothy Powell of Langattock vibon Avel
This is a true & pfecte Inventory of all the goodes chattles & cattle which William John of the pish of Langattocke vibon avell had made & taken the 25th of January in the yeare of o’r Lord God 1675 by us whose names are hereunder subscribed.
£ s d
Imp’s his wearinge apparell 00 10 00
Itt his beefe baron, butter, cheese, & other p’vision for the house 1 00 00
It his househould stuffe, beddinge, brasse and pewter 1 00 00
It One yoake of bullockes and three cowes 10 00 00
It five smale younge cattell 5 00 00
It two smale caules 1 00 00
It twenty bushells of wheate & muncorne in the barne 3 00 00
It twenty bushells of oates in the barne 0 13 4
It ten acres of hard corne now growinge upon his farme 4 00 00
It One plow & one smalle paire of harrowes 00 12 00
It eighteene sheepe 2 00 00
It one little horse & coalte 1 10 0
It six smale pigs 1 10 00
It his money out upon bond 55 00 00
It his houshould stuff had with his wiefe 00 10 00
The some is 87 3 4
Walter Williams; Thos Williams; James Watkins; Thos Evans
Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359. 19 February 2001