Copy of the will of William Jones of Clytha House, co. Mon., esq. Testator, after directing that his body should be buried by the side of his dec. wife in the churchyard of the p. church of Lanarth, co. Mon., devised as follows:- To my executors, Thomas Wright of Henrietta St, Covent Garden, Westminster, banker, esq., Charles Butler of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, esq., and James Croft of Lanarth aforesaid, gent., my freehold estates in p's, &c. Clytha, Lanthewy-vach, Betters Navidd, and Langattock Caerleon, co. Mon., and in p. Ruddry, co. Glam., and my copyhold property in p's, &c. Nash, Goldcliff, and Basaleg, held of the manors of Goldcliff and Duffren, co. Mon., the rectory of Newport, co. Mon., with the glebe lands, in p's St Woolloos and Christchurch, co. Mon., and the great tithes of p's St Woolas and Bettus and the tithe barn of St Woolas, held by lease for lives from the bishop of Gloucester, also the man. of Peterstone, &c. on trust for my great nephew, William Jones, esq. (third son of my nephew, John Jones, esq., who was the only son of my late brother, Philip Jones, of Lanarth aforesaid, esq.), for his life, with remainder to his first and other sons successively in tail, with similar remainders in succession to Edward Jones, Henry Wyborn Jones (the fourth and fifth sons respectively of my said nephew, John Jones), the other younger sons of the said John Jones, and Philip Jones and John Jones (the second and eldest sons respectively of my said nephew, John Jones), with remainders over, with remainder to the heirs of the body of my grandfather, William Jones, esq.; to my sister, Florence, an annuity of £100 for her life; to my 3 sisters, Mrs Lee, Mrs Florence, and Mrs Jane Jones, and my nephew, John Jones, £100 each; to my nieces, Mrs Jones, Mrs Berkeley, and Miss Lee, £100 each.
The last pages of the will containing the date, &c. are missing.