Know all me by these presents that
we Wenllian Evans of the parish of Cumcarvan in the County of Monmouth,
widow, Thomas Davill of ye Town of Monmouth skinner and William
Blower of ye parish of Cumcarvan aforesaid yeoman are held and firmly bound
unto the Right Reverend Father in God Edward
by divine permission Lord Bishop of
Landaff in the sum of two
hundred pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid unto the
said Lord Bishop or to his certain attorney his executors administrators or
assigns to which payment well and truly to be made. We oblige ourselves and each of us by himself for the whole our
and each of our heirs executors and administrators firmly by these
presents. Sealed with our seals dated
the 23th day of April 1751
The Condition of this obligation is
such that if the above bounden Wenllian Evans widow the relict and
administratrix of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of John
Evans late of the ye parish of Cumcarvan aforesaid in ye County of Monmouth
and Diocese of Landaff deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect
inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said
deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said
Wenllian Evans or into the hands and possession of any other person or
persons for and the same so made do
exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the Registry of the Consistory Court
of Landaff on or before the last day of August next ensuing and the
same goods chattels and credits and all other the goods chattels and credits of
the said deceased do well and faithfully administer according to law, that is
to say, do pay the debts of the said deceased which he did owe at his death and then the legacies contained
and specified in the said Will annexed to the said Letters of Administration so
to be committed as far as his goods chattels and credits will thereto extend
and the law charge and further do make or cause to be made a true and just
accompt of said administration when
she shall be thereunto
lawfully required. And all the rest and
reside of the said goods chattels and credits which shall be found remaining
upon the said administrat accompt and not otherwise disposed of in the said
Will the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges of the
said Court for the time being shall distribute and pay in such manner and form
as shall be limited by the direction of the said Judge. And lastly do at all times hereafter clearly
acquit discharge and save harmless the within named Lord Bishop the said Judge
and all other officers of the said Court against all persons having or
pretending to have any right title or interest in the goods chattels and
credits of the said deceased then this obligation to be void or else to remain
in full force ant virtue. The mark of Wenllian
(X) Evans; Thos Davill; Wm Blower
The above named Wenllian
Evans widow the relict and administratrix was sworn well and faithfully to
execute ye same and to ye truth of ye inventory &c & to render an acc’t
before me William Harry, Surrogate
Signed sealed and
delivered in the presence of James
Davies NP
NOTE: I
have used a proforma for this document.
DW
A true and perfect
inventory of all the goods cattle and other chattles found in the possession of
the late John Evans of Baily Glase in the parish of Cwmcarvan in
the County of Monmouth yeoman deceased taken this fourth day of April 1751 as
foll’th vizt
£ s d
The wearing
apparrel 1 0 0
Over the dairy and
cellar
One bed and
furniture one coffer one chest and a table three hirden?
Sheets and five
old flaxen sheets
1 15 0
Over the kitchen
Two beds and
furniture two chests two small boxes one elbow chair 2 0 0
In the garrett
5 bee hives &
3 bagging bills 0 2 6
In the cellar
4 small casks one
with cyder 1 2 6
In the dairy lumber 0 2 6
In the best kitchen
One table two
benches one small round table five chairs nine dishes
of pewter 6 plates
1 large candlestick one flagon 1 brass pan two
small kettles
one warmeing pan
two spitts 1 pudding pan 1 tongues and slice & 3
stools 2 0 0
Over the brewhouse
Oates on the flour
and in bags two empty small cask a vessell of
Vinegar 2 5 0
A chaff bed an old
wheel a halfe bushell 0 10 0
In the brewhouse
& entry
Empty casks 3
potts and lumber 1 0 0
11 17 6
In the barn
Part of a mow of
wheat not threshed with some in the house threshed 1 15 0
Six bullocks 20 0 0
23 sheep & 12
lambs 5 0 0
4 cows and 1 calve 10 0 0
2 mares 5 0 0
2 yearling
heifores and a colt 3 0 0
2 sows 1 5 0
Waines plows a
drag & harrows yokes chaines and traces 1 10 0
Part of a stock of
hay 1 5 0
49 15 0
Brought
from the other side 11 17 6
60 12 6
Ready money in the
house 5 3 6
Tot 65 15 0
And appraized by
us Jas Blower; Aubry Barnes
Transcribed from
a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South
Wales. NP20 6LB Tel
01633 858 359 19 May 2003