In the name of God Amen ye third day of October in ye year of our Lord 1683 I Thomas Powell, Clerk Vicar of Newport in ye County of Monmouth do make and ordaine this my last will & testament in maner & forme following.
First I bequeath my soule into ye hands of Almighty God my maker hoping yt through ye meritorious death & bitter passion of Jesus Christ (my onely mediator & saviour) to obtaine free pardon and forgiveness of all my sinnes, and as for my body to be buried in Christian buriall att ye discretion of my executrix hereafter nominated.
Itm I give unto ye poore twenty shillings to be distributed when & how my executrix pleases.
Itm I give & bequeath unto my sonne Nathaniell fifty shillings yt is oweing to me from my brother David Howell of Henllis and fifty shillings more I order & appoynt my executrix to pay him after my decease in some considerable time to gether wth what houshold stuffe & goods I had by his mother.
Itm I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anne twenty pounds to be paid her att ye time of her marriage p’vided her mothers consent be had.
Itm All ye rest of my goods cattles chattles, bookes, rents and houshold stuffe in England & Wales whatsoever and where soever I give & bequeath unto my deare wife Margarett whom I nominate and constitute ye sole executrix of of this my last will & testament revoking all others. In witnesse whereof I here unto do sett my hand & seale the day of ye yeare first above specified. Thos Powell, Cler
John Lewis; Roger Blethin; Edmund Edward; Edward Watkins
(Latin – summary) 19 October 1694. Rees Williams, Curate. Stephen & Anne Powell, son & daughter of the testator Thos Powell. Before me Henry Salmon, Surrogate
A true and perfect inventory of ye goods catle and chatle of Thomas Powell late Vicar of Newporte in the County of Monmoth Clr made and preized the nineteenth day of October Anno Domini 1694 as followeth
£ s d
Imp one clock preized att 0 16 0
Itm Two brass pots two smale brass ketles one brass skilet one brass morter &
pestoll one pair of brass andiers one brass chaffing dish one litle brass pann
one warming pan wth all ye rest of ye brass preiz att 1 17 6
Itm fiveteen pewter platers of all sort twelv pewter plates one pewter basson
one pewter gun one chees plate one pewter candlestick one pewter pye plate
two pewter tankers wth all ye rest of the pewter preiz att 1 7 6
Itm The leas of Malepass preized att 15 0 0
Itm three blancketts 2 rugs one coverled two sheets four sheets more wth all
ye rest of the linen 2 0 0
Itm two silk mantua, two silk peticoats one cloth peticoat wth all other
wearing cloaths 3 5 0
Itm four trunks one looking glass with all other houshould stuffe & implements
of houshould stuffe whatsoever not before mentioned priezed at 0 14 0
25 0 0
Appreizors names; Henry Gwyn; James Lewis; the mark of Lewis Morgan
An aditionall inventory of the goods and chatles of Thomas Powell late Vicar of Newporte in the County of Monmoth deceased
£ s d
Imp two old rugs one old coverled one old blanket one ould red piece
of lanen preiz att 0 5 0
Itm two ould feather boulsters one old flock boulster two feather
cushions preized att 0 6 0
Itm two old pewter tankers preiz att 0 0 9
Itm four smale wooden boxes preizd att 0 1 0
Itm one great chest preized att 0 6 0
Itm one old chaire one old halfe joyn stool preiz att 0 0 6
Itm one twigg chaire preizd att 0 1 6
Itm two hanging shealfe preizd att 0 1 6
Itm one couch preizd att 0 5 0
Itm two bedseeds and all the boards together preizd att 0 10 0
Itm one chaire wth a table upon it preiz att 0 2 6
Itm three green covered chaires & stools of ye same pr att 0 6 0
Itm two flock beds one mixed wth feathers preiz att 0 10 0
Itm one pair of halfe cloth curteines preizd att 0 4 0
Itm two old green chaire one old table board pr at 0 2 0
Itm one powdring tub two smale paile one old tub pr att 0 2 0
Itm three smale boxes preizd att 0 1 0
Itm two brass pots two smale brass ketles one waring pan 0 15 0
Itm one old iron crock one close stool & pan preiz att 0 1 6
Itm one picture two coat of Armes preizd att 0 2 0
Itm one round table seaven new red chairs pr att 1 15 0
Itm one ould bushell preizd att 0 0 6
Itm paire of spitt crookes of iron one grate preizd att 0 4 0
Itm one dripping pan preizd att 0 2 6
Itm one old frying pan one fire forke three spits one crane one tongs
one slise one cliver three iron barrs one bill one flesh forke two
tosters preizd att 0 2 6
Itm five dozen of botles preized att 0 5 0
Itm one pillion cushin one choping board one frame 0 1 2
Itm one press cuboard & one litle old table 0 5 0
Itm one sileken soere & one glass jugg 0 0 8
6 15 7
(Latin – summary) Inventory exhibited at Llandaff 2 July 1695 by Rees Williams. Phil: Maddocks NP. Reg’ins
Appreizors names Roger Blethin; James Griffith; John Russell; John Tracy?
Know all men by these presents that we Rees Williams of the parish of Lanvrechva in the County of Monmouth, and James Williams of the parish of Lanvrechva aforesaid, yeoman, are held firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God William Lord Bishop of Llandaff in ------ 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 and every of our heirs executors and administrators firmly by these presents sealed with our seals Dated the nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord 1694
The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above bounden Rees Williams the curator & guardian lawfully assigned to Stephen Powell & Anne Powell minors ye natural and lawful children of Thomas Powell late of ye towne of Newport in ye County of Monmouth aforesd Clarke dece’d and administrator of all & singular ye goods chells & credits of ye sd dece’d wth his sd will annexed to ye use & dureing ye minority of ye sd minors doe pay all the debts & legacies of the sd dece’d in soe farr forth as ye sd will thereunto extend & ye law binds him & more over yield & render as well a true & pfect inventory of the sayd goods, as allsoe a faithfull & just account of & upon his administration thereof at such time & when he shalbe thereunto lawfully required, and lastly defend & save harmeless ye above sd Lord Bishop & all his officers, for & touching the granting of the said administration, that then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force & virtue. Rice Williams
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of Will: Deere; Tho: Maddocks NP; Jacob Williams
NOTE: The top part of this document is in Latin. To save time I have used a proforma Bond. All these Bonds were in essence almost word for word the same. DW
Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 24 April 2001