Know all men by these presents that
we Mary Keen of the Town of Carlyon in the County of Monmouth widow,
& Richard Bowen of the same tanner are held firmly bound unto the …?
John? …? …? pounds of good and lawful money of England …? Attorneys, executors
& administrators …? …? …? heirs executors & administrators . sealed with our seals dated fourth day of
December 1716
The Condition of this obligation is
such that whereas Letters of Admon of
all and singular the goods chells and credits of Mary Keen, widow &
relict & administratrix of all & singular the goods chells and creditts
of William Keen late of the Town of Carlyon aforesd doe make or cause to
be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattells
and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possion
or knowledge of the said Mary Keen
or into the hands and possession of any person or persons for her and the same
soe made doe exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of ye
Consistory Court Landaffe at or before the last day of February next ensuing
and the same goods chattells and credits and all other the goods chattells and
credits of the said deceased at the time of his death which at any time after
shall come to the hands or possession of the said Mary Keen or into the
hands and possession of any other person or persons for her doe well and truly
administer according to law and further doe make or cause to be made a true and
inst accompt of her sd admon at or before ye fourth day of December 1717 and
all the rest and residue of the said goods chattells and credits which shall be
found remaining upon the said administrators accompt of the same being first
examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for the time being of the said
Court shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as the
said Judge or Judges by his or their decree or sentence psuant to the true
intent and meaning of a late Act of Parliament made in ye two and twentieth
& three & twenty years of ye Reign of our Sovereigne Ld King Charles ye
Second (intitled An Act for the better settling if Intestates Estates) shall
limitt and appoint and if it shall hereinafter appeare that any last will and
Testament was made by the said deceased the executor or executors therein named
doe exhibit the same into the said Court making request to have it allowed and
approved accordingly if the said Mary Keen above bounden being therein
to required doe render and deliver the said L’res of Admon (apporbacon of such
Testament being first had and made) in the said Court then this obligation to
be void and of none effect or else to remain in full force and vertue. Signum Mary (M) Keen; Richard Bowen
4th
December 1716
Jurisdiction given
to Mary Keen, widow & relict
Before me Francis
Davies, Surrogate
NOTE:
The top part of this document is in Latin. The proforma part is in a reasonable hand, but the inserted
details are in a poor, scribbled hand.
For this reason I have resorted to an English proforma for the parts
that I could make out, and a modified proforma fro the remainder. DW
An Invetory of ye
Goods and Chattls of Wm Keene late deceased of the Town of Caerleon in
the County of Monmouth prised and valued the 27th day of September
in the Year of our Lord God 1716by the Prisers under Named as followeth.
The Goods in the
Kitchin
L s d
Itt: The? Bras an Pewter prised to 0 5 0
Itt: The Irons in the Said Kitchin pris’d to 0 1 0
an Earthen Platter and dished 6d and
3
Chargers Prise’d to 1s 4d 0 1 10
Itt: a long Table and Binch pris’d to 0 1 0
and a Bible to 0 0 6
his wearing Apparell pris’d to 1 0 0
In the
chamber over the Hall
Itt: one old feather bed two paires blankets
and two paire
of Sheets one rugg and one old bed steed 0 15 0
In the
little chamber
Itt: one old Tubb? 2 trunks one coffer? And
one chaff Bed
pris’d to0 2 6
Itt: The lumber in both garrets pris’d to 0 2 6
Itt: The old lumber in the Tannyard and an
old sadle pris’d to 0 2 0
Itt: old Irons pris’d to 6d and a Pig 6s 0 6 6
2 9 10
The Prisors Names
James Watkins
Jenkin Thomas
Henry Morgan
Transcribed from
a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South
Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 10 December 2002