In the name of God Amen I Mr Roger
Keene of the parish of Widston in the County of Monmouth & Diocesse of
Landaffe doe make this my last will & testament in manner & forme
following. Imprimis I give &
bequeath my soul into the protection of Almighty God & my body to be
decently buried according to the discretion of my executors herein named.
[page damaged. DW] bequeath to my
nephew Charles Keene one pound.
Item I give & bequeath to my son Charles Keene the wayne
sallow rope dragg & harrow & the two best chains. I give & bequeath to Juan Robins
two shillings & six pence. Item I
give & bequeath to Water Simon two shillings & six pence. Item I give & bequeath a lease which my
daughter Blanch Keene made over to me to be delivered her by my
executors at my decease. Item I appoint
constitute & ordaine my son Charles Keene my son in law John
James & my daughter Blanch Keene to be joint executors of this
my last will & testament binding them to pay all debts & legacies. Witnesse my hand & seal this twenty six
day of May in the year 1720. Signum Roger
Keene.
In the presence of us John Thomas; Aaron Hoskin; the mark of William Martin?
(Latin)
Proved 29th May 1721 by John
James & Blanch Keen two of the executors named in the Testament,
before Wm Morgan, Surrogate
An Inventory of
all & Singular ye Goods Cattle & Chells of Roger Keene late of
ye pish of Widston in ye County of Monmouth & Diocess of Landaffe gent
deced made valued and appraised ye third day of June Anno Dni 1720 as folls
vizt
£ s d
Inpr: his wearing Apparell
valled att 05 00 00
It: one Ring & Signett att 01 00 00
It: 29 Guineas & one Moyder in Gold 31 16 00
Goods in ye
Hall
It: one long table, 6 Joynt Stools one
Cupboard, 1 Side table
& 4 Chaires att 01 10 00
It: one Bedstead att 00 05 00
It: one Barrell & one Kilderkin att 00 07 00
It: one Table, one wooden horse & ye
bench 00 05 00
It: 2 planks & 1 table being all ye
Goods in ye Parlour att 00 02 00
Goods in ye
Dayry
It: one Churne att 00 02 00
It: two Tems? & one wodden Bottle …?
bench 3 Cheese Vats &
6 panns att 00 05 00
It: ye small Goods in ye Dayry att 00 00 06
It: one Churn & 4 Tubbs att 00 10 00
It: 3 Grens one Stand & one tundish att 00 05 00
It: 4 pailes & one new Strainer att 00 05 00
It: one Cheese Press att 00 10 00
Goods in ye
Kitchin
It: 20 platters att 03 00 00
It: 14 Plates att 00 14 00
It: 2 Benches one Chaire & 5 Stools att 00 01 06
It: one Coffer att 00 01 06
It: 3 brass Crocks & one Skillett att 02 00 00
It: 5 brass Kettles & one brass pann
att 03 00 00
It: 5 Spitts, 3 paire of tongs & 2
slices att 00 15 00
It: 2 flesh forks one dripping pan, one
paire of Andirons &
2 hanging hooks att 00 10 00
It: 2 Iron Candlestick, 2 fire Docks att 00 02 06
It: 2 pewter Candlesticks, 2 pewter
Flaggons, one tankard,
one Salt Seller, one pint? Att 00 12 00
It: one paire of Andirons vallued att 00 10 00
It: 5 Booriers, one Adice & 1 Goudge
att 00 02 00
It: one & ashes att 00 01 00
It: 28 Bushels of Wheat att 05 12 00
It: over ye Oxhouse one hogshead one
Kilderkin one burning?
Churne one Seedless? & Meal
Trough att 00 06 00
It: one Whitch, one Coffer & 2 plow
beams 00 05 00
It: 5 Ridiels & Sives & one peck
att 00 01 06
It: one Marking Iron att 00 00 06
It: one piece of Cast Iron att 00 01 00
It: 5 Sacks att 00 05 00
It: 6 Wedges, one Bittle? & all ye rest
of ye Irons there att 00 05 00
It: 3 pack sadles & 5 Girses att 00 07 00
It: one rideing Sadle att 00 05 00
It: 4 Chaines & 2 dray Bridles att 00 09 00
It: 9 Yokes fitted wth bows att 00 04 06
It: one Dung putt? & 2 paire of Wheels 02 10 00
It: one Dray one Sallow wth ye Irons att 00 08 00
It: Cords Ropes all belonging to ye Waine
& another Sledge? att 00 04 00
It: one hohye?, a Wain, 1 grinding Stone
& 4 Slide pooles att 00 06 00
It: one horse Rack att 00 01 00
It: one Cart = Harness & 2 Cart Sadles
att 00 01 06
It: one Slide att 00 00 06
It: one Dung Butt, Pa#lanks & timber in
ye Sider Mill att 00 05 00
It: ye Wheat in ye Barne att 02 08 00
It: one Rowler, one Grate one brand iron ye
Iron Arm of a Churne
& 2 Pigg Troughs att 00 10 00
It: all ye Lumber goods not seen att 00 10 00
It: Six Cows att 21 00 00
It: one Warming Oan one brass Candlestick
Fower box
Tundish, Pepper box, 2 Smoothing
Irons & Ga.?, one Toaster
& Iron frame & one hour
Glass vallued att 00 10 00
It: one fowling piece & one Pistol att 00 12 00
It: one Billows att 00 01 00
It: one large Kettle att 01 05 00
It: 3 Casks att 00 08 00
It: one Brandiron 00 10 00
It: in ye Loft over ye Dayry 55 Cheeses att 02 15 00
It: In ye Loft over ye Hall one feather bed
& bolster & 3 feather
Cushions att 02 00 00
It: one feather bed more & one feather
bolster 01 15 00
It: two bedsteads & two Matts att 00 15 00
It: one paire of Curtains att 00 01 06
It: one Bed & Bolster att 01 00 00
It: another Bed & Bolster att 01 10 00
It: 2 bedsteads, 2 Matts & 2 Cords, one
bed..? & bolster & a tin?
pann? Att 00 10 00
It: Goods in ye Room over ye Kitchin att 02 00 00
It: one bedstead, one paire of Curtains
& one Matt att 01 00 00
It: 3 Chests att 00 10 00
It: 2 Boxes & 2 Trunks att 00 06 00
It: one Chaire & one Chamber pott att 00 00 06
It: four Ruggs att 01 00 00
It: 5 Sheets att 00 12 00
It: 4 Blanketts att 00 08 00
It: 3 pillow Cases att 00 04 06
It: 4 fine Sheets att 00 10 00
It: 3 Table Cloths att 00 12 00
It: 1 Cup board Cloth att 00 05 00
It: 4 Napkins, 2 Diaper & 1 table Cloth 00 05 00
It: one Cradle & ye appurtenances att 00 01 06
It: onr bed & one bolster att 01 00 00
It: one Rugg & Sheet Bedstad att 00 05 00
It: 5 Yearling Beasts & one 2 Years old
Steere att 09 00 00
It: 9 Cows & 9 Calves att 31 10 00
It: 3 Cows more at £3 each 09 00 00
It: 6 horses & Mares att 24 00 00
It: 3 Yearling Colts att 04 10 00
It: a Mare bought of Edward Morgan
of Soverie att 03 10 00
It: one gray Colt grazeing by ye house att 03 10 00
It: one Bay Mare 3 Year old att 03 00 00
It: one Mare bought att Bath att 01 00 00
It: Nine Piggs att 11s 2d a piece 05 00 00
Suma
Total 715 00 00
(Latin) Invetory
exhibited at Llandaff 29 May 1721 by John James & Blanch Keen
two of the executors
Transcribed from
a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South
Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 7/8 December 2002