| Disgrifiad | Includes the following bequests, his mansion house at Rosemor with its demesne together with his mill calle Melin y bont, to his wife Lowry in lieu of her dower; the remainder of the township of Rosemor to his son and heir Owen Wood to the use of his younger children, John Hugh, Gabriel, Howel, Jane and Ellen for 30 years, first deducting out thereof such sumes of money as I have received of the goods of the children of my saied wief, vidzt, Katherin Bodvell, Elizabeth Bodvell, and Anne Bodvell, Hugh Bodvell and Thomas Bodvell'; his 'cousin' Owen Wood of Holyhead to enjoy such lands as he now holds for 21 years after testator's death etc. Refers also to his nephew, Lewis Roberts now 'beyonde sea'. He was none other than the author of the Merchantes Mappe of Commerce and was at the time in the service of the East India and Levant Company. (see y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig) |