'I have the deed of entaile of the lands in South Wales, Brecon, and Monmouthshire, by my grandfather, William Aubrey LL.D., which lands now of right belong to me. Memorandum:—Mr. David Powell, who liveth at ... (neer Llanverarbrin neer Llandvery, as I remember), can helpe me to the counterpart of this deed of entaile in Wales—quod N. B.'
[Z] In MS. Aubr. 21, at fol. 75 is part of a draft of a will by Aubrey, probably the one mentioned here (Ralph Bathurst became 'Dr.' in 1654):—
'Item, my will is that my executors buy for Trinity Colledge in Oxon a colledge pott of the value of ten pounds, with my armes theron inscribed; and ten pounds which I shall desire my honoured friends Mr. Ralph Bathurst of Trinity College and Mr. John Lydall to lay out upon mathematicall and philosophicall books.
Item, I give to the library of Jesus Colledge in Oxon my Greeke Crysostomus, Bede's 2 tomes, and all the rest of my bookes that are fitt for a library, as Mr. Anthony Ettrick[234] or Mr. John Lydall shall think fitt, excepting those bookes that were my father's which I bequeath to my heire.
Item, I bequeath to John Davenant of the Middle Temple, esq., a ring of the value of 50s., with a stone in it.
Item, to Mr. William Hawes[235] of Trinity College aforsaid a ring of the like value.
Item, to Mr. John Lydall[236] of the Colledge aforesaid a ring of the like value.
Item, to Mr. Ralf Bathurst[237] of Trinity College aforesaid a ring of the like value.
Item, to Mris Mary Wiseman of Westminster, my best diamond ring.'
[AA] On a slip at fol. 101 of MS. Aubr. 23 is the jotting:—'Eston-pierse: possession given, 25 March, 1671, P.M.'