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Offline Llanfihangel

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1574 Welsh Will of Gwillam ap David Thomas Merthyr Cynog Snippet
« on: Sunday 27 July 25 08:13 BST (UK) »
Hi,
"Sir" Hughe Evans (a priest) was bequeathed a sum of money in this Will.

I can't decipher or interpret the amount he was given... Please see attached.

How much was it?

All replies will be gratefully received!

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Re: 1574 Welsh Will of Gwillam ap David Thomas Merthyr Cynog Snippet
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 27 July 25 08:36 BST (UK) »
iiis iiiid, or three shillings four pence. This was a fairly standard amount, 40 pence or half a mark.
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Re: 1574 Welsh Will of Gwillam ap David Thomas Merthyr Cynog Snippet
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 27 July 25 09:30 BST (UK) »
Hello Vance Mead,
Thanks for your speedy reply!

According to the Internet 1 pound sterling in 1550s is the equivalent of 346 pounds today, so the inheritance is worth about 40X346 pence = 13,840 pence. about 60 pounds. A bit more than a pittance but not much, Gwillam ap David Ap Thomas was quite a wealthy man so it was a token amount to the Parish Priest.

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