NLW Ref: LL/1626/25
Memorand’ that Thomas Griffith of Coytie wthin the diocs of Landaph beinge sicke in body nevertheles of good & pfect remembrance laud & praise bee to thallmightie God did the xiith daie of February 1625 make & ordaine his last will & testam’t nucupatively in man’ & forme followinge (viz) First hee comended his soule into the hands of the Allmightie God his maker & redeemer & his body to bee buried in Christian buriall. Itm hee did give & bequeath to the Cathedrall Church of Landaph vid. Item hee did give & bequeath towards the r’pacon of the pishe church of Coytie viid. Item hee did give & bequeath to the poore people of the higher pcell of the said pishe of Coytie xiid. Item hee did give & bequeath to Thomas William his graund child xs. Item hee did give & bequeath to Edward Daniel his graund child xs. Item hee did give and bequeath unto Cissyll Thomas & Mary Thomas his graund children xs a peece. All wch legacs to bee payd by his executors heerafter named. The residue of all his goods & cattells not before bequeathed hee did give and bequeath to Mawde Owen his wedded wiffe & Wenllian their daughter equally to bee divided beetween them whome hee made joynte executors of his last will and Testam’t, the best pte therof to bee at the free choyce & eleccon of his said wiffe. And his will was that his said wiffe should have the use of all his houshold stuffe to serve her wel duringe her liffe. And that Wenllian his said daughter should have his best brassen crooke and pann after the decesse of her said mother wth the moytie of all other his said houshold stuffe whatsoev’. Item hee did desire his lovinge freinds & neighbours Harry the Sant & Griffith William to bee overseers of his last will & Testam’t to see the same in all counts fullfilled wittnessed at the publishinge therof Owen Thomas, Griffith William, John ap John who the…
Proved at Cowbridge 12 April 1626 before …? Gwyn … Doctor …
NOTE: The front of this document has been marked as “Goytrey” in what looks like a modern hand. This Will was proved at Cowbridge – Coity is only a few miles away (just outside Bridgend). DW