NLW Ref: LL/1833/38
Know all me by these presents that we Henry Moses of the parish of Bassalleg in the County of Monmouth farmer, James Watkins of the parish of Lanvihangel Crucorney in the aforesaid County farmer and Thomas Locke of Llandaff in the County of Glamorgan innkeeper are held and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God Edward by divine permission Lord Bishop of Llandaff 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 twentieth day of June in the third year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord William the fourth by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
The Condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden Henry Moses the lawful brother one of the next of kin and administrator of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of William Moses late of Goytrey in the aforesaid County bachelor 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 him the said Henry Moses or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the Registry of the Consistory Court of Llandaff on or before last day of December 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 his 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 his said administration when he 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 and virtue. Henry Moses; James Watkins; Thomas Locke
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Chas Wm Byne
20th June 1833. Henry Moses the lawful brother one of the next of kin and administrator of William Moses deceased was duly sworn as such and that the goods chattles and credits of the said deceased are under the value of one hundred pounds before me…? Williams, Surrogate
Diocese of Llandaff In the Consistory Court. In the Goods of Mr William Moses deceased
Appeared Personally Henry Moses of the parish of Bassalleg in the County of Monmouth farmer the party applying for Letters of Administration of the Estate and Effects of the said William Moses late of the parish of Goytrey in the said County bachelor deceased, who died on the sixth of April 1833 and made Oath that the Estate and Effects of the said deceased for and in respect of which said Letters of Administration with the said Will annexed are to be granted, exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or entitled to as a Trustee for any other Person or Persons, and not beneficially, and without deducting any thing on account of debts due and owing from the said deceased, are under the value of one hundred Pounds to the best of this Deponent’s knowledge, information and belief. And he lastly made Oath that the said deceased did not die possessed of any leasehold Estate or Estates for years, either absolute or determinable, on a life or lives to the best of this deponent’s knowledge, information and belief. Henry Moses
Sworn on the twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three before me …? Williams, Surrogate