In the Name of God Amen
The Thirteenth Day of July in the year of our Lord God One
thousand six hundred ninety and eight and in the Tenth year of the
reign of our Sovereign Lord William the Third by the grace of God of
England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the faith etc.
I Rachell
Powell of Poole Hall in the parish of LLanvethrine within the County
of
Monmouth Widow being weak in body but of good and perfect memory
thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my
body And knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and
ordain this my last Will and Testament utterly revoking and disanulling all
other Wills and Testaments heretofore by me made or consented to be made
declaring
this to be my last Will and Testament in writing in manner and
forme following (vizt) First and principally I recommend my Soul into
the hands of God that gave it And my body to the earth ffrom whence it was
formed to be buryed in Christianlike and decent manner
according to the
discretion of my Executrix herein ment[i]oned nothing doubting but at the
generall resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power
of God And as touching such temporall Estate wherewith it hath pleased
God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same as
followeth
Imprimis I do give gr[an]t assigne assure and confirme and by
these presents have given gr[an]ted assured and confirmed
unto my
Daughter Rachel
Powell all and singular the Leases yearly Rents
Annuities Issues and profits
to the said Leases belonging and becoming
yearly due and payable unto me and
my Assignes until the expiration
of the term of years therein ment[i]oned from
certain Mills and demaines
with their appurtenances and the Hereditaments of
the premisses and
every of their right members situate within the severall parish
of
Grismond and Skenffrith within the aforesaid County of Monmouth To
have and
to hold unto the said Rachell my Daughter and her Assignes
under the Proviso
and condit[i]on herein ment[i]oned (that is to say) provided
allwayes and its
the true intent and meaning of this my will that it shall
and may be lawfull
to and for my Daughter Elizabeth Sheares and her
daughter Charity
Audley to have receive and take and recover of and from
my Daughter Rachell
to themselves severally share and share alike equally
amongst them in generall
of all the Rents Issues and profits of the aforesaid
premisses until such time
as sale shall be made of the said premisses and
after such sale shall be made
my will is that all such moneys as shall be had
for and upon the sale of the
aforesaid premisses shall be even and equally
divided amongst my Daughter Rachell
and ^my^ Daughter Elizabeth and her
Daughter Charity Audley (by even and equall
portions) And as for touching
and concerning the one hundred pounds being due
unto me from my Son William Powell which I have Judgment for I do devise
and dispose of
them as followeth First I give and bequeath unto my Daughter
Elizabeth the
sum[m]e of thirty pounds part thereof Item I give and bequeath
unto my Gran=Daughter Elizabeth Nicholas the sum[m]e of ten pounds part
thereof Item I give
and bequeath unto my Grandaughter Charity Audley twenty
pounds part
thereof Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Rachell Forty
pounds
residue thereof Item I do give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth
the Bed which is in the Chamber over the Parlour and all the Furniture
belonging
thereto Item I do give and bequeath unto my Grandaughter Mary Stevens
Five pounds unto my Daughter Francis Five pounds And
as for the Goods and
household stuffe which I have lying at Poole Hall I
give and bequeath them to
my son W[illia]m Powell for and towards and upon
condit[i]on that he shall settle
my Grandaughter Charity Audley an Apprentice
Item I do give and bequeath unto my Grandaughter
Elizabeth Nicholas
one of my best brass panns And as for touching and concerning
all the rest
and residue of my goods Cattle and Chattels personall Estate Utensils
household
stuffe and Implements whatsoever to me belonging or in anyway
appertaining
and not herein or hereby before ment[i]oned or specified I give
and bequeath
the same unto my well beloved daughter Rachell Powell whom
I do nominate and
appoint sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament
(only my will is that
if in case it shall happen that my Daughter Elizabeth shall
or will continue
to reside and inhabit for some time with my Daughter that
then and in such case
it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said
Elizabeth to have receive and
take an indifferent part or reasonable share
of all such hard Corne and other
sorts of grain as is now growing upon the
Lands and premisses which are in my
own occupat[i]on and mannuemen towards her maintenance
during the time of such her continuance as afores[ai]d
And also I do hereby
nominate constitute appoint and ordain my well
beloved brother Walter Cecill and
my loving Friend John W[illia]m of Lanthewy
Skyrryt Esq[uie]r to be Trustees
and Supervisors over this my Will and Testament
and to see that the Content hereof may be Fullfilled perfected performed
and finally compleated according to the true intent and meaning hereof
In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and Seal the
Day and
year first above written . Rachell Powell . Signed Sealed published and
declared this my last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of paper
in the presence of the mark
of Francis Hoskins James Powell.
This will was proved at London on the 14th January 1703 by
Rachel Powell, daughter of the deceased.