This Indenture made the twenty seventh day of Aprill & in the seventeenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Brittain & so forth & in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & forty four between Peter Williams now of Staverney within the Hamlett of Monkswood in the County of Monmouth Gent (nephew & devisee of George Williams late of the parish of Lanvihangell tormynith in the said County Gent deceased) who was son & heir of Peter Williams late of Ifton Hill in the said County Gent also deceased & who was brother & heir of Lysand Thomas otherwise Williams late of Wolvesnewton in the sd County Gent also deceased & William Williams of Shire Hampton village in the County of Gloucester Gent, eldest brother of the sd Peter Williams party here to of the one part & John Prichard of Staverney & hamlett & County of Monmouth aforesd Gent, Thomas Jones of Hendrew within the parish of Lanbadock in the sd County of Monmouth Gent & Edward Prytherch of the town of Usk in the sd County of Monmouth shopkeeper of the other part.  Witnesseth that the sd Peter Williams (pty hereto) & William Williams for & in consideration of the sume of five shillings apiece to them well & truly paid by the sd John Prichard, Thomas Jones & Edward Prytherch at & before the execution of these presents (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged)  Then the sd Peter Williams & William Williams have & each of them hath bargained and sold & by these presents do & each of them doth bargain & sell unto the sd John Prichard, Thomas Jones & Edward Prytherch all that freehold messuage & tenement wherein one John Robert now dwelleth with all houses outhouses barns stables beast houses buildings edifices yards folds  backsides gardens orchards & appurt’nces whatsoever to the sd messuage & tenem’t belonging or in any wise appertaining and together also with all the several pieces or p’cels of land arrable meadow pasture woods & underwoods to the same mess’ge & tenem’t belonging or in any wise appertaining containing in the whole by estimation one hundred acres of land (be the same more or less) scituate lying & being within the parish of Lanvihangell Tor Mynith & County of Monmouth aforesd by mears & bounds there well known and distinguished.  And also all that cyder mill granary & stable in the possession of the said John Robert with all the houses outhouses barns stables gardens orchards backsides yards folds buildings & appurtenances whatsoever to the sd last mentioned freehold tenem’t belonging & appertaining and together also with all the several pieces or p’cells of land arrable meadow pasture woods & underwoods to the sd last mentioned tenem’t belonging & appertaining containing by estimation one hundred & fifty acres of land (be the same more or less) & scituate lying & being within the parish of Lanvihangell tor Mynith & County of Monmouth aforesd by mears & bounds there well known & distinguished all which sd several mess’es tenem’ts lands & hereditaments were hereto purchased by the sd Lysand Thomas otherwise Williams to him & his heirs forever of & from one John Scudamore Gent, Elizabeth his wife & John Jones Gent & Elizabeth his wife all long since deceased.  And also all that piece or p’cell of land arrable & pasture ground containing by estimacon eight acres of land (be the same more or less) comonly called & known by the name of Nant y Gwithill otherwise Gwythill scituate lying & being within the parish of Lanvihangell tor Mynith in the County of Monmouth by mears & bounds there well known & distinguished & heretofore likewise purchased by the sd Lysand Thomas otherwise Williams to him & his heirs & assigns forever of & from one Philip Starr & Margarett his wife & Bridgett Starr widow and together also with all & singular other the freehold mess’es tenem’ts lands & hereditaments whatsoever & wheresoever of him the sd Peter Williams (pty hereto) scituate & being within the sd pish of Lanvihangell tor mynith & County of Monmouth or elsewhere in the sd County of Monmouth as well in poss’ion as in reversion remainder or expectancy & the reversion & rever’con remainder & remainders rents & services of all the said bargained mess’es tenem’ts lands hereditaments with appurts to have and to hold all & singular the sd hereby bargained freehold mess’es tenem’ts lands hereitaments & prem’es with apprts unto the sd John Prichard, Thomas Jones & Edward Prytherch their exors admins & assigns from the day next before the day of the date of these presents for & during & untill the full end & term of one whole year from thence next ensuing & fully to be compleated & ended yielding and paying therefore unto the sd Peter Williams (pty hereto) & William Williams their heirs & ass’es the rent of one pepper corn on the first day of January next (only if the same be lawfully demanded) to the intent & p’pose that by virtue of these p’sents & of the statute made for transferring uses into po’ssion  the sd John Prichard & Edward Prytherch may be in the actual po’ssion of all & singular the sd hereby bargained mess’es tenem’ts lands & hereitaments with appurts & thereby may be enabled to take & accept of a further grant release & confirmacon of them & their heirs for ever to for & upon such uses intents & p’poses as shall be thereof declared.  In witness whereof the sd partys to these p’sents have hereunto interchangeably set their hands & seals the day & year first above written.  Peter Williams;  William Williams

Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales.  NP20 6LB    Tel  01633 858 359    29 March 2004

This copy was kindly supplied by Pat Egglestone, Ivy Cottage, Kingcoed, near Usk, Mon.  NP15 1DS