NLW Ref: LL/1700/54
In the name of God Amen this seaven and twenteeth day of June one thousand six hundred ninety two I Richard William Griffith of Goytre in the County of Monmoth yeoman being sick in body but of sound & perfect memory thanks bee to Almighty God, doe make and ordeine this my last Will & Testamt in maner following revoaking all other Wills by mee formerly made.
First I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God hopeing through the meritoreious death & passion of Christ Jesus my Saviour to have full pardon of all my sins and my body to bee buryed in Christian buryall in the church of Goytre, and as to that pte of tempall goods wch God hath bestowed upon mee I dispose of the same as followeth.
First I give unto my son James five busshells of eatch sort of graine and corne wch is now growing and standing on my lands, and also all my implem’ts of husbandry. It I give unto my sayd son the table boord and formes which stand in my hall. It I give unto my grand child An Morgan forty shillings to bee layd out by my daughter Maud for her use and advantage till shee comes to the age of fifeteene yeares. It I give to my daughter Jane ye least of my brass pots. It I give unto my grand child Mary Morgan two ewes and lambs. It I give betweene others of my daughters Maud, Katherine & Elizabeth all my goods catle and chattles as well with in doores as wth out to bee equally disposed betweene them, and in case they cannot agree upon the divident amongst themselves, my will is yt Will Morgan my nephew of Lanvayre Gilgedin & Thomas Ridley of the same shall decide the controversy, they being hereby desired and chosen to bee ov’rseers of this my Will. Last of all I hereby nominatt and appoint my three daughters Maud, Katherine & Elizabeth to bee joynt executrixes of this my Will. Wittness my hand & seale the day & yeare above written. Richard Griffith
Published, signed, sealed & delivered in ye presence of Will Morgan; Thos Ridley
June ye 27 92
Memorand: That it is the true intent & meaneing of this my here under written Will that the corne, implements of husbandry and other household goods are given by mee to my son James for and towards his full share & proportion of the corne now growing on my lands, and hereafter to grow and the rest to bee and remayne towards the use of my three daughters Maud, Katherine & Elizabeth wthout ye interruption of my son James. Wittness my hand & seale the day & yeare above mentioned. Richard Griffith
Wittnesses Will Morgan; Thos Ridley
(Latin)
16 April 1700
Proved by Matilda & Catherine Griffiths, executrixes named in the said Will, before me Hen: Salmon,
Surrogate
(Latin) Proved at Abergavenny 16 April 1700 before Hen: Salmon, Surrogate &c by Matilda & Catherine Griffiths, daughters & executrixes named in the said will top whom admon was granted &c
A true & pfect inventorye of all and singular the goods cattle & p’sonall estate of Richard Griffith of the pish of Goyterye in the Countye of Monmoth & diocesse of Landaffe yeoman late deceased being taken & prysed the 13th day of Appreill 1700 made as followeth
Imp’ris his wearing appell prysed to 03 00 00
Item fower oxen prysed to 10 10 00
On cowe & calfe & two other kine prysed to 08 00 00
Six yonge cattle on mare & on horse prysed to 08 10 00
Twentye three swine smale & greate prysed to 05 00 00
Two standing bed steeds & theyer apptenances in the little parlor prysed 02 00 00
Item more pewter on coffer two chayers & on strawne chayer in the said roome 00 14 00
Fower chayers on skreene & on joynt stoole in the hall prysed to 00 09 06
Two bedsteeds with theyer apptences in the chamber over the hall prysed to 01 00 00
Item beefe & bakon in the sayed roome prysed 01 00 00
Ite brassen vessells of all sorts wch are in the entrye prysed to 02 00 00
Ite more brasse & iron in the said roome 00 10 00
Item wooden vessells in the cicthing & in the seller prysed to 01 10 00
Ite on bedsteede wth its apptences & other woollen & linen & other
materealls there prysed to 04 10 00
Item all the implements of husbandrye & other trumparyes there prysed 00 10 00
Item corne being in the howse & barne thresshed & unthressed & maulte
prysed to 07 00 00
Item hay fordering the cattle prysed to 00 05 00
Corne on the ground being 18 acres of all grynes prysed to 09 00 00
Item money being due by spetialtye & desberate being in the whole 25 00 00
Nine acres of otes prysed to 01 05 00
Suma totalle 91 13 6
Praysors hereunto the mke of Peeter (X) Charles; the mke of William (X) Richard; Thomas Davies
(Latin) Exhibited at Abergavenny 16 April 1700 by Matilda & Catherine Griffiths the daughters and executrixes &c