In the name of god Amen the Twentieth day of May in the yeare of our Lord one thousand sixe hundred Eightie and Two, I William Myles of the parishe of Nantgwyn in the cou[nty] of pembr[okeshire] and dioc[es]e of St David beinge sicke in body but of good & perfect memorie laud and praise be given to allmighty god and feareinge the uncertaintie of the certaine houre of death doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in writinge in maner and forme followinge, First & principallie I comend my soule into the hands of Almightie god my maker and redeemer and my body to be buried in Christian buriall, Item I give and bequeath towards the reparation of the church of Nantgwyn the sume of iiis [3/-], Item I give and bequeath unto Henry Myles my sonne the some of is [1/-] to be paid uppon demand, Item I give and bequeath unto Jane Myles my daughter haulfe a bushell of pilcorne, haulfe a bushell of Rye and haulfe a bushell of barly of the measure now used in the Towne of Cardigan to be paid & delivered unto her by my executors heereafter named at Alhollowtide next after my decease, Item I give and bequeath unto Anne Myles my daughter five pounds to be unto her paid within a twelfe month next after my decease, Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Myles my daughter the some of five pounds to be unto her paid within a yeare next after my decease, Item I give and bequeath unto Doritie Myles my youngest daughter the some of five pounds current Englishe mony to be unto her paid within one yeare next after my decease, Item I devise give and bequeath unto Jenett Bowen my wedded wife all that messuadge tenem[ent] and lands with all and singular his rights members and app[ur]tenaunce sett lyinge and beinge in Whitechurch in the cou[nty] of pembroke and there comonly called & knowne by the name of Eskaerordd nowe in the tenure and occupation of Nicholas Morgan and his undertenants, Togeather also with all that one other messuadge tenem[ent] and lands with all and singular the rights members and app[ur]tenaunce situate lyinge and
beinge in the parishe of Meliney in the said cou[nty] of pembroke there comonly called and knowne by the name of Helignant nowe in the occupation of Thomas James, To have and to hould the said severall messuadges tenem[ent]s and lands with the app[ur]tenaunce unto the said Jenett Bowen my wedded wife for and dureinge the tearme of her naturall life, And from and after her decease my will is and I doe hereby give graunte devise and bequeath the foresaid messuadge tenem[ent] and lands called Eskerordd aforesaid with all and singular the rights members & app[ur]tenaunce whatsoev[er] unto the same belonginge unto William Myles the younger my second sonne, To have and to hould the foresaid messuadge tenem[ent] & lands called Eskaerordd with all and singular the rights members & app[ur]tenaunce whatsoe[ver] to the same belonginge unto the said William Myles my said second sonne and to his heires and assignes forever, And further my will is and I doe hereby give graunte devise and bequeath unto Owen Myles my youngest sonne all the foresaid messuadge tenem[ent] and lands called Helignant with the app[ur]tenaunce, To have and to hould the said messuadge tenem[ent] & lands called Helignant (from and after the death of the said Jenett Bowen my said wedded wife) unto the said Owen Myles and to the heires of his body lawfully begotten or to be begotten fore[ver], And for want of such ysshue then to the right and lawfull
heires of the foresaid William Myles my said second sonne and to his heires fore[ver], All the rest of my goods cattells chattells and ysouall estate whatsoe[ver] not before given or bequeathed I doe whollie give and bequeath unto Jenett Bowen my said wedded wife and William Myles my said second sonne whome I doe nominate ordain and appointe to be Joynt executors of this my last will and testam[ent] to paie my debtes and legacies and to leavie my demaunds, In witnesse whereof I have heereunto put my hand and seale the day and yeare above written

Signed & Delivered
In the presence of

William Mathias                                                      Wm Myles
[?] William                                                                  
Nicholas Thomas                                                                   
 Thomas Jones