In the name of God amen the twelvth
daie of May in the yere of o’r Lord god accordinge to the computacon of the
Churche of England one thousand six hundred fortie and five, and in the yere of
the raigne of our sovraigne Lord kinge Charles that nowe is of England &
the one and twentie th, I Moore Jones of Campston wth in the pishe of
Grossemont and dioce of Landaph, being (god be praised) of pfect memorie, doe
make and ordayne this my p’t Testament contayning herein my last will in manner
& forme followinge. That is to saie.
First I comend my soule into the hands of Allmightie god my onlie maker
& redeemer hopinge assuredlie through the onlie meritts of Jesus Christ my
saviour to made ptaker of lief everlastinge & my bodie to be buried in
xpian buriall wth in the pish churche of Lannarth. Item I give & bequeath towarde the repacon of the Cathedrall
Church of Landaph xii d and towards the repacon of the said pishe churche of
Lannarth xxs and towards the repacon of the pishe churche of Grossemont five
shillings. Item I give and bequeath to
the now viccar of Grossemont afore said for my forgotten teithes five
shillings. Item I give and bequeath to
my deere wief Anne two of best oxen and two of my beast oxen, wth soe
much ymplements of husbandrie as belongeth to fower oxen, two milch kyne, two
heyffers, one mare, two younge beasts of three yeres old two younge beasts of
two yeres old two yerelings two calfs, all such howshold stuff & ymplements
of howshold wch late were John Williams gent & Blanch his
wief, my decessed father in lawe & mother in lawe, ten bushells of wheate and ten bushells of
mung corne (out of the corne & grayne nowe beinge in my barne) twentie
bushells more of wheate ten bushells of mung corne, and fortie bushells of
oates at harvest next after my decesse, three hoggs, one breedinge sowe, three
shouts and all my howshold pvicon wch I shall be owner of at the tyme of my
decesse, other then suche pte thereof as shalbe eppended or bestowd upon my
fun’all. Item I give & bequeath to
my deere neece Wenefred Jones one of the daughters of my deere brother
Sr Phillip Jones knight my best bedd wth all the furniture belonginge to
the same. Item I give & bequeath
unto my deere neece Susan Jones daughter of my decessed brother George
Jones gent, one other of my best bedds wth all his furniture and
app’ten’ces, the rest and residue of all and singular my goods cattles howshold
stuff corne and grayne whatsoever herein bfore not bequeathed (one bedd wth
thapp’tences one heiffer & one brasse pott excepted)I wholie give and
bequeath unto my said deere brother Sr Phillipp Jones for & towards
the payment of my debts. And in case my
said goods & cattles before menconed & lymitted for the payment of my
said debts will not extend to make full satisfaccon thereof then my further
will and mynde is and I doe hereby give devise & bequeath unto & to the
use & behooff of my said deere brother Sr Phillipp Jones and his
heires forever for the further augmentacon of the payment of all my debts all
and singuler my lands & tenem’ts wth thapp’tences nowe in the possession of
one Richard John als Jenn, togearther wth the re’con thereof,
scituat wth in the pishe of grossemont afore said & wch I heretofore had
and p’chased unto mee & to my heires forever amongst other lands &
tenements of my brother in lawe William Kemeys Esquire. Item I give and devise unto my said deere
neece Wenefred Jones for & towards her p’ferm’t in mariage all &
singular my mesuages barnes buildings gardens orchards lands & tenements
wth the app’tennces nowe in the possession of one Thomas Saunders,
togeather wth the rev’con & remaynder thereof, scituat wth in the fore said
pish of grossemont in the said Countie by meares & bounders there knowne
& wch I likewise heretofore had & purchased unto mee and to my heires
forever of my said brother in lawe William Kemeys & of one Robert
Kempt gent to have and to hold the said mesuags barnes buildings gardens
orchards & tenements lastly menconed & the rev’con & remaynder
thereof wth thapp’tennces unto & to the use & behooff of the said Wenefrid
Jones & her heires forever.
Item I give & bequeath unto my said deere brother Sr Phe Jones
aswell all & singular my mesuage or tenement outhowses gardens orchards
lands & tenem’ts wth thapp’tenncs nowe in the possession of one Will’m
Prichard and alsoe all those two pcells of lands wth thapp’tenncs comonly
called or nowe knowne by the name or names of Cay Vallenwyth & the greate
close, all scituat wth in the fore said pishe of grossemont in the said countie
by meares & bounders there knowne & wch I likewise had & p’chased
unto mee & to my heires forever of my said brother William Kemeis, and
alsoe all that pcell of land wth thapp’tenncs called the Gryigg lyinge in the
said pishe of grossemont & wch I p’chased unto mee & to my heires
forever of one William James gent decessed to have & to hold the
said mesuags or tenement outhowses gardens lands & tenements lastly
menconed wth thapp’tenncs unto & to the use of the said Sr Phe Jones
and his heires forever upon condicon
& to the intent & p‘pose onlie that the said Sr Phe Jones his
heires executors & assignes shall & will paie or cause to be paide unto
the said Susan Jones for & towards her p’ferment aswell the
sume of two hundred pownds of current money of England at or before thend of
twelve yeres next ensuinge the daie of my decesse and also the sume of tenn
pownds of like money yerelie for & duringe the said twelve yeres at &
upon ei’re the feast daie of the
purificacon of the blessed Lady the virgen Mary & Sct Michell tharchangell
by even porcons the first payment thereof to comence & begin at suche of
the said feasts as shall first and next happen to come & be next after my
decesse provided nevertheles & my further will & true meaninge is that
if either the said sume of tenn pownds or the said sume of two hundred pownds
or any pte thereof shall happen to be unpaide in pte or in the whole by the
space of one moneth next after any of the said feasts or tymes of paym’t in wch
it ought to be paide as aforesaid (beinge demanded) that then my will &
true meaninge is and I do hereby give devise & bequeath the said mesuage or
tenement outhowses gardens lands & tenem’ts lastlie menconed & ei’re
pte & pcell thereof wth thapp’tenncs unto & to the use & behooff of
the said Susan Jones & her heires forever. Item I give devise and bequeath unto & to the use &
behooff of my said deere brother Sr Phillip Jones & his heires
forever, aswell all & singular my mesuage howses backsides curtilladgs
buildings gardens orchards lands tenem’ts rents rev’cons & hereditm’ts
whatsoever with their app’tenncs wch I have or ought to have aswell in
possession rev’con or otherwise wth in the towne and pishees of monmoth &
dixton in the said Countie of Monmoth as alsoe all that my messuge or manscion
howse called the Lay wth all & singular outhowses lands & tenem’ts wth
thapp’tenncs thereunto belonginge scituat & lyinge wth in the pishe of
Geney Rue in the countie of Hereffd togeather alsoe wth all & singular my
mesuges howses lands tenem’ts & rents rev’cons & hereditam’ts whatsoev’
wth thapp’tenncs scituat & lyinge wth in the pishe of Newland in the
countie of Glocester. Item I give and
bequeath unto my deere Aunt Dame Elizabeth Jones of dingestowe widowe
& to my said deere brother Sr Phe Jones & to my deere sister in
lawe Dame Elizabeth Jones his wiefe, & to my said deere wief Anne
and to my brother in lawe John Morgan Esquire, & to my deere sister
his wief & to my brother in lawe John Nurse gent & to my deere
sister his wief, & to my deere brothers John Jones, Henry Jones
& William Jones gent & to the said Wenefrid Jones & Susan
Jones, uidelt to ei’re one of them one gold ringe of the value of ten
shillings a peece rep’sentinge deaths heads.
Item whereas my said wief Anne in consideracon of her kinde usage
& of the beneffitt wch shee is to have by force of this my last will have
faithfullie p’mised to paie & discharge all suche debts as nowe are by mee
owinge to one John Prichard of grossemont aforesaid beinge
formerlie the debt of my said decessed father in lawe John Will’ms gent,
therefore I doe hereby give & bequeath unto my said deere wief Anne
Jones all such leasehold lands & tenem’ts wch I nowe hold under John
Scudamore Esquire, Humfrey Scudamore, Phe Scudamore & Martin
Scudamore gent, scituat in the countie of Hereffd & nowe called the
Baylie, to have & to hold unto & to the use of my said wief Anne
for & duringe all the terme of yeres wch I have therein & yet unexpired
shee the said Anne seeinge & discharging my exectos herein after
named of and from the said debts lastlie menconed and of & from all the
rents wch are or shalbe due out of or the said leasehold lands. Item I give & bequeath unto my maide
servant Sara Hailes the fore said bed wth thapp’tenncs heiffer &
brasse pott before excepted. Item my
will is that as for the rest of my servants, that my executo’s shall satisfie
them accordinge to their degrees, the rest & residue of all and singular my
goods cattles chattells debts howshold stuff and ymplements of howshold
whatsoever moveable & unmoveable herein afore not bequeathed (after my
debts & legacies paide & my funerall expencecs discharged I wholie give
& bequeath unto my said deere brother Sr Phillipp Jones, whom I doe
hereby make noiat and appointe to be my sole executor of this my last will
& testament. In wittnes whereof I
have hereunto put my hande & seale the daie moneth and yere first above
written.
Read published
sealed & delivered in the p’sence of John Jones; Rowland ...?; John Harrie; ....?
(Latin) ... ... ... Thomas ... of October 1646 pr
Robert Robotham ... ....
(Document
cover) (Latin) Testament Moore Jones
of Campston ... Anno dni 1646. 11 Oct 1646. Anno dni Jesu Christ 1646
NOTE:
There is a little damage to the bottom of this document. DW
A true & pfect
inventory of all the goods & chattells late of Moore Jones late of
Grosmount in the Cou of Monmoth and dioces of Landaff gent deceased wch came to
the hands of Thomas Springett and Ann his wife late the wife and
relict of the said Moore Jones
by force and ...? letters of administration to them thereunto granted out of
the cons...? of Landaf? dated ye xvth of this instant October Anno domini 1646
with the testament of ye saied Moore Jones late deceased thereunto
annexed beinge ... ... Sir Phee
Jones knight ye sole executor of ye saied testament & therein named had
renow... the same at Landaff aforesaied wch inventory was made prised &
valued by the psons under named the xxth daie of October 1646 as followeth that
is to say.
£ s
Inprimis one table
boarde 3 joynt stooles prised at 1 0 0
6 cushinge stooles
& one stoole corded? with ould ares prised at 1 6 8
2 ould carpetts
prised at 0 6 8
8 ould cushinges
prised at 0 6 0
3 ould chaires
prised at 0 6 0
3 pott cubbards
two shelfs & 3 ould trunckes prised at 2 0 0
6 ould featherbeds
wth their appurtenances prised at 9 10 0
? paire of sheetes & three ould diap
table cloths & 2 pillowes 2 0 0
One pewter bason
& ewer 11 peeces of pewter 3 flagons and 2
chamber potts prised at 3 0 0
4 brass potts 3
brass panns 2 warminge pans one brass candle sticke
in the hall ? 10 0
2 payre of tables
& one ould harpe 0 ? 8
2 payre of andyers
1 fire shovle & one tonges and 2 spitts prised at 0 3? 0
2 ould window
curtaynes prised at 0 3 0
One brass bell
prised at 1 0 0
8 acres of oates
consumed by troops prised at 1 0 0
3 oxen prised at 6 0 0
4 milch kine
prised at 6 13 4
4 twoo yeare ould
beaste 3 yerlinge beasts prised at 9 0 0
10 swyne &
fower suckinge piges 3 0 0
Corne in ye barne 2 0 0
Tooles of
husbandry 0 6 0
Woodden vessells 0 3 0
Certaine peeces of
lumber fallen 2? 0 0
Suma
tot 56 14 4
James Prichard; Jenkin
Scudamour; Jhon Prichard
Transcribed from a
photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB
Tel 01633 858 359 6 April 2003