Know all me by these presents that
we Ann Morgan of the parish of Langwm in the County of Monmouth widow
and John Jenkins of the same parish, farmer are held and firmly bound
unto the Right Reverend Father in God John by divine permission Lord Bishop of Landaff
in the sum of two hundred pounds 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 of our heirs
executors and administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals dated the sixth day of
November in the year of our Lord Christ 1765
The Condition of this obligation is such
that if the above bounden Ann Morgan, widow the relict and
administratrix named in the last Will and Testament of William Morgan late
of the parish of Langwm in the County of Monmouth and Diocese of Landaff
deceased of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said
deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and
singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased which have or
shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said or into the hands
and possession of any other person or persons for and the same so made do
exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the Registry of the Consistory Court of
Landaff on or before last day of February next ensuing and the same goods
chattels and credits and all other the goods chattels and credits of the said
deceased do well and faithfully administer according to law, that is to say, do
pay the debts of the said deceased which did owe at his death and then the
legacies contained and specified in the said Will annexed to the said Letters
of Administration so to be committed as far as goods chattels and credits will
thereto extend and the law charge and further do make or cause to be made a true
and just accompt of her said administration when shall be thereunto lawfully
required. And all the rest and reside
of the said goods chattels and credits which shall be found remaining upon the
said administrat accompt and not otherwise disposed of in the said Will the
same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges of the said
Court for the time being shall distribute and pay in such manner and form as
shall be limited by the direction of the said Judge. And lastly do at all times hereafter clearly acquit discharge and
save harmless the within named Lord Bishop the said Judge and all other
officers of the said Court against all persons having or pretending to have any
right title or interest in the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased
then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force ant
virtue. The mark of Ann (X) Morgan; the mark of John (X) Jenkin
Signed sealed and
delivered in the presence of James Davies, NP
The above bounden
Ann Morgan widow the relict was sworn well and faithfully to administer &c
and to the truth of the inventory &c and to render an account &c before
me Nath Wells, Surrogate
NOTE: I
have used a proforma for this document.
DW
An inventory of
all and singular the goods cattle and chattles of William Morgan late of
the parish of Langwm in the County of Monmouth and Diocese of Landaff deceased
made valued and appraised the twenty second day of February in the year of our
Lord 1765 by William Hughes and Thomas Davies, appraisors as
follows, that is to say
£ s d
First His wearing
apparel valued at 00 05 00
A chest at 00 05 00
Three chaff beds
with their appurtenances at 00 15 00
Brass kettles and
pewter in the kitchen at 02 00 00
Cheese press and
vates in the dairy at 00 05 00
Cyder and five
casks at 01 10 00
One settle and
chairs at 00 02 06
One rick of wheat
at 06 00 00
Oats in the barn
at 02 00 00
Three cows at 06 00 00
Two horses at 02 00 00
Hay at 03 00 00
Lastly One sow
and four piggs at 01 01 00
£26 08 06
Exhibited at
Landaff on the sixth day of November in the year of our Lord 1765 by Ann
Morgan widow the relict and administratrix &c for a true and perfect inventory
&c but under protestation of adding &c if any more of the assetts of
the said deceased shall hereafter come to her hands possession or knowledge.
James
Davies, Regr
Transcribed from a
photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB
Tel 01633 858 359 16 May 2003