NLW Ref: LL/1640/40
In the name of God Amen the xxith daye of …. of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred …. I Margarett Gryffyth of Goytrey in …. Landaffe widdowe callinge to rememberance … life not knowinge whear nor when these … shalbe disolved & ended and mindinge by Gods … order of such transitorie things as God hath … to the intent my mynde maye be un… then … …. ….. …… …… …… ….. God therfore doe make & …. … my last will that is to say first & princip…. soule unto Allmygthtye God my creator & to Jesus Christ … redeemer thorowe whose meritts bitter death & passion I hop…be saved & to have forgivenesse of all my sinnes & my bodye to be buryed in Xrian buriall. Item I give & bequeath xiid towards the Cathederall Church of Llandaffe. Item I give & bequeath iis? to the pson of Goytrey towards my forgotten tythes. Item I give & bequeath three powndes to my three grandchildren the children of Jenkin Rosser equally to be devided betweene them & to be payed unto Elizabeth the wife of the sd Jenkin Rosser shee giving my executor heerin after to be named a lawfull dischardge for the sd some of three pownds. Item I give & bequeath to my nephew the grandchild of Mr David Robert … Lewis the some of fortie shillings. Item I give & bequeath fortie shillings unto Anne Edward my grandchild. Item I give and bequeath twelve pownds wch I have in the hands of Wm Jones, Clear, pson of Goytrey unto Jane Jenkin my grandchild when she doth accomplishe the adge of one & twentie yeares and not before neyther to anie tutor or gardian. Item I give & bequeath five pownds wch I have in the hands of Henry Watkin of Goytrey unto Mauld Edward my grandchild when shee doth accomplishe the adge of xxitie & not before or to anye tutor or gardian. Item I give and bequeath three kine to be sold & imployed towards the helpinge of the maintenance of the sd Mauld untill shee doth accopmlishe the adge of xxitie yeares. Item I give & bequeath to my executor herein after to be named the sume of fortie shillinges to be payed to my sonnes in lawe Jenkin Rosser, he givinge my sd executor a lawfull dischadge for the sd summe. Item I give and bequeath all my howse hould stuffe & implemen’ts therof unto Jane Jenkin & Mauld Edward my fore saied grandchildren equallie to be divided betweene them. Ite I give & bequeath nine pownds wch I did lend unto Jane Jones widdowe? late of Goytrey wife unto Walter Jones of Lanvayre ..Gedyne late deceased unto Jenkin Rosser. Alsoe I doe give … authoritie to the sd Jenkin to sue & ympeach? … Administer of the sd Jane Jones, my will is that my … Jenkin Rosser shall not question my executor…. of nine pownds lent as afore saied. Item I … towards my fun’all expenses one kowe wch … hands of Watkin Treharne of Goytrey. Item I give … one mare & colte of twoe yeares ould unto Jane Jenkin … Edward my sd grandchildren to be sold & the value … … devided betweene them. Ite I give unto the sd … goates?. Item I doe nominate & appointe … made. In wittenes wherof … put my hand & sealle the daye & yeare above written 1638
It ..? Further is that the mare & colt before menconed be sold & the worth thereof to be payd by even & equall porcon between Tom William & Catherin Jenkin. It my will is that Jane Jenkin & Mauld Edward shall not question my sd executor the worth thereof
Sealled & deliv’ed in the presence of us Tom Jones, Cler; Mary Wm: Elenor Tom: Jane Jenkin
(Latin) Proved at Christchurch xxi May 1640 … … Herbert Jones
Mem..m probacois testa… suid ult … uluutatis Margrete Griffith … dum vixit de Goitre in … Monmoth et dur Landaue … prouiot per Georgum Williams executore testa’ti sue ult voluu dictae desi con Elizabeth Richards in spe ceserosqr oues et suairules uis ti tu l… aut interee in baus in ribus aut cre… dicte dest habeu … … uden in genere
Ombus die et … ilarpur noie prucur ato eio ac … procurator ltuuis … villi auis executoris testam… ultuiae volumtatis Margaret … nuper dum vixit de Goitre de… desst pu’tibus auexi et adoume airis et facti effectum exuide … sequi valen omniq indliori mode … airis forma qui bus uidlius aut … …………….. debet decit allegat et in … scri p… proponit co de ac de quolebt ar lib put
Imprimis quod dicta Margedta Griffith nuper dam vixit de … in Con Monmoth et dioc Landaneu defunta meutis con… in sua sau a et por facta induieia existeus suid rite et ltu… co… dit testanentu suie ultima voluntatem declarauit pro… in testamento suie schedula testamenta a dictis dess … (vt p’fertur auex) contuie fur ac in aodem suie eade inter Cetera per dam pue et salubriter dat et … p’fatum Georgiu Williams suid et dicti suit testamenti suie ult volun p’d uoi auit ordina uit fecit et constituit exequtore Ceteraq oiu a et singula voluit leg auit reliquit dedit et disposiut prout in huioi testamento suie schedula testamenturia (ut p’fertur p… tibus auex) cutuiepir ac pouit co de et de quolibs.
Item quod heuor testamentu suie ultui.. volun dicte Margarete Griffith desst am exhibit et p’tibus (ut p’fertur) auex die mandato et ca assensu et consensu ein sidem desstae testatrice an dict in vita sua caq eratmentis compos et in sue et p’ferta induioria existens in sceixtis redacte fuit et est ac Corcun eadem testatrice lect et recitat pq dam in telloct ratificas appbat public at et confiriuat proq testamento suo suie ult volautate sua aquit tradit et deliberat pq ea subscr… suae subsuryat ac sigillat Ac testes putes ad phibendu testmiouiu requisit ac pouit ut suprei
Item quod p’uicssa oui a et singula fuer et suit vera publica in anifosta parafer ac famosa ac desuper labora et labor ac publica vox et faura vude facta fide &c pe… pars ista ias et in sticiam &c proq viri bus valore … valud fate dicti testamenti suie ultimae voluutatis p… puunciari decerui et declarari ari nec uo euud Elizabeth Richard in expeuts Georgii Williams prouco forie h… aegofii aud dict in hui negotio suie ca factis et fac eude condeum aud fore debere prouidciari daterui et declarari puissa propouneu et fidri p’ten co de no arctaus … … pro bandu omnia et singula puissa … ad omit …. probacius de quo pro testatur &c sed quatus … in p’auiss eateuus obtindat in p’tits uiris … in omnibus semper saluo vru officiu due … huui liter iuplor ando &c