Catalogue description Feoffment, Post-nuptial marriage settlement, and Counterpart.   1. Henry Griffith of...

Feoffment, Post-nuptial marriage settlement, and Counterpart.

1. Henry Griffith of Craswall, yeoman, and Katherine his wife, late wife of John Lewis of Craswall, yeoman, decd., and John Lewis herson.

2. Thomas Gwillim of Ewyas Harrold, gent and Jenkine Myles of Craswall, yeoman.

The marriage already had between John Lewis and his new wife, d. of John Jenkins of Llanveynoe.

Consideration: £180

Capital messuage in which Henry Griffiths lives and lands 160 acres in Craswall, lying in length between the highway leading from Longtown towards the mountain called Forrest Heane, and thence turning directly along the lane leading from the Highway down from the upperside of the said lane to the brook, called Monnowe and from thence along the side of the said brook next to the said lane to a place where an "Orlun Tree" grows or grew and from thence to a maple tree in the side of a hedge of a close called Erome Bance and thence, leading by a certain hedge leading to Cae Glasse on the one head, and the lane from Pantey Glysum to Treawern and the lands of Michaell Thomas, gent, on the other head. All in breadth between the lands of Michaell Thomas. The lands called Teere Mabe y Lloyd, and the lands called Teere Myle Hunt on the one side, and the lands of Thomas Watkin gent and a close called Cae Glasse on the other side. All now in the tenure of Henry Griffith as in the right of the said Katherine, one moiety having been lately in the occupation of John Lewis decd. and the other moiety in the occupation of Jennett Lewis decd., his mother.

Now: the moiety formerly in the occupation of John Lewis and those two meadows called Gworlod y Cawne Wayre and Gworld y Cockin (excepting the meadow called Gworloe Dan y Skybor Vauvre) to be to the use of John Lewis and Sibill his wife for their lives and then to the use of the heirs of their bodies. The other moiety and the meadow called Gworlod Dan y Skybor Vauvre to be to the use of Katharine for her life, then to the use of John Lewis then to the use of Sibill until such time and her issue male reach 21, and then to the use of such issue - in default of such to Sibill's use for her life and then to the right heirs of John Lewis.