NLW Ref: LL/1684/58
Noverint universi per presents nos Jane Evans widow relict of William Evans late of the parish of Goytrey in Comitatu Monmouth deceased & Charles? William Pheelip of the said parish, yeoman teneri et firmiter obligari bone et Legalis monete Anglie solvendis eidem aut certo attornato executorbus administrators vel assign suis ad quam quidem solutionem bene et fideliter faciendam obligamus nos et utrumque nostrum per se pro toto et in solidum heredes, executors et administrators nostros firmiter per presents per presentes sigillis nostris sigillatas Date 19th September 1684
The condition of this obligation is such that whereas Letters of Administration is granted out of ye Ecclesiastical? Court of Landaffe unto ye above bounden Jane Evans of all ye goods credits chattels & chattels of ye above mention’d William Evans her late husband deceased, if therefore ye said Jane Evans doe make or cause to be made a true and pfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattles and credits of the sayd deceased wch have or shall come to the hands possion or knowledge of the sayd Jane Evans or into the hands possion or knowledge of any other pson or psons for her and the same soe made doe exhibite or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Episcopall Courte of Landaffe at or before the last day of 9ber next ensuing and the same goods chattles and credits of the sayd deceased at the tyme of his death wch at any tyme after shall come to the hands or possion of the sayd Jane Evans or into the hands or possion of any other pson or psons for her doe well and truly administer according to law. And further doe make or cause to be made a true and pfect accompt of the sayd administration at or before the 19th day of 7ber in ye yeare 1685. and all the rest and residue of the sayd goods chattles and credits wch shall be found remayning upon the sayd administrators accompt the same being examined and allowed by the Judge or Judges for the tyme being of the sayd Courte shall deliver and pay unto such pson or psons respectively as the sayd Judge or Judges by his or their decree or sentence pursuant to the true intent and meaning of a certaine Act of Parliament intituled an act for the better setling of intestate estates shall lymite and appoint and if it shall heareafter appeare that any last will and testament was made by the deceased and the executor or executors therein named makeing request to have it allowed and approved of accordingly if the sayd Jane Evans wth in bounden being thereunto required doe render and deliver the sayd letters of Administration approbation of such testament being first had and made in the sayd Courte, then this pr’sent obligation to be voyd and of none effect, else the same to be and remayne in full force and vertue. Ye marke of Jane Evans; Charles William
Sealed and delivered in the p’sence of Jo: Watkins, Clr; John Hago? ye marke of Maud (M) Watkins
The true and perfect inventory of all the goods and chatell and chatells of William Evans of the parish of Goytrey and County of Monmoth yeoman and diocesse Landaph who desesed the 10th day of September in the yeare of our Lord God 1684: prised by us whose names are here under written
£ s d
Imprimis his wearing apparell 3 0 0
Item his household stuffe 10 0 0
Ite all the corne within the house and barne 10 0 0
Ite foure oxen 8 0 0
Ite five kine and one bull 8 0 0
Ite one horse and one mare 2 0 0
Ite 32 shipe 1 10 0
Ite two yearling 1 0 0
Ite two calfes 0 10 0
Ite all the pigs 2 0 0
Totall £46
Prised by us the 13th day of September 1684
Charles William Phe; John Evans; Francis Thomas; William Morgan