30 January Anno dmi 1632

In the name of God Amen I Cathering Rosser of the pishe of Mamhilad wthin the Countie of Monmoth and Dioces of Landaffe widdow being weake and sicke in body but of good and pfect memory laud and praide bee unto Allmightie God my only maker and redeemer doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in maner and forme followeing: First I comend my soule into the hands of Allmightie God my only Saviour and redeemer, and my body to be buried in the pishe church of Mamhilad. Imprimis I give and bequeath towards the church of Landaffe 4d. Itm I give and bequeath to my daughter Johan one cowe and one haifer of two yeare old comes May next. Itm my will is that my daughter Johan doth pay to my sonne in lawe William Thomas the some of fiftie shillings wch I owe him. Itm I give and bequeath to Johan my daughter twoo chests, one brazen pott and one brazen kettle. Itm I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my daughter one stander & one payle one brazen candlesticke. Itm I give and bequeath to my daughter Elnor one tubb. Itm for the rest of my houshold stuffe unbequeathed I give to my daughter Johan towards the burying of my body in a Christian buriall. Itm I doe nominate and appoint Johan my daughter a sole executrix of this my last will and testament. signed Catherinae Rosser

Sealed and delivered in the p’sence of Morich Philipp Rosser; Roger Morice; Catering Rosser; David Parry, Clerck

Proved 30 February 1632 by Joana William the daughter & executrix &c

A true inventory of all the goods cattels chatels implements and howshowld stofe of Chathern Rosser widow of the pishe of of the pishe of Mamhilad and Diosses of Landaphe taken & prayssed the xiith? day of February 1632 ther by Lewis William John: John Howell & Henry Richard Morgan as foloweth

£ s d

Imp one kowe & i hayfore of ii yeare owld come May next

praysed at the value of x iii iiii

Item one brason pot or crock prased ar vi

Item one kitle or caudrone and one litle skeelet more praysed

at the value of vi

Item four pewter platers & ii saussers & one litele sawlte seler

praysed at v

Item one bed cov’led praysed at v

Item ii litelle bras kandlsteeks praysed at ii

Item one course tike bed iii shets & ii smale table cloths praysed

to the value of xiii iiii

Item ii smale shets praysed at the value of vi viii

Item all the rest of the implements and houshould stofe of the for sayd

dessedent praysed to the value of v

The some totall is iiii ii? iiii

Exhibited 20 Feb

Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 6 May 2001