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APPENDIX TRANSCRIPT OF WILL OF MORGAN HERBERT, KT., DATED 19 JULY 1526 by M. LL. CHAPMAN The unproven will of Sir Morgan Herbert102 mentioning 'Malangell' was brought to my attention by the late the Rt Hon. Earl of Powis. The first part of the will is in common form commending his soul to Almighty God, the blessed Mary and all the other saints, etc. The relevant part of the will is as follows: Also I will that Howell Gethyn my servant shall have my gown of black cloth and he to go certain pilgrimages forme, that is to say, to Llandrynio [Llandrinio], Llansayntefrayde [Llansantffraid], Malangell [Pennant Melangell], Dervelgadarne [Llandderfel] to Saint John the Baptist at Carno and to the holy rode [rood] of Dreveuous [Trefeglwys], and at every place to offer 4d. Also I will that George my servant have 40s. of the value thereof to help him to his living/ The residue of my goods moveable and unmovable not bequeathed my debts and funeral expenses contented and paid I will they remain to Margaret my daughter, And also I will that my lady my mother shall have the custody and order of her and such as shall remain to her/ Also I will and order Mr Richard Croft, Mr James Vaughan, Mr Thomas ap Rees my uncle and Mr Richard Herbert my brother shall have a ministration to receive all such goods movable and unmovable with all such debts, money and belonging to me and they to content and pay all my debts/ And my father to be overseer and help to see this performed to the wealth on my soul and all Christians. These witness by Mathew David, Morgan ap Rees, John ap Rees ap Morris, David Tailor, William Ducks with many others. Fig. 5.9. Route of pilgrimage given in unproven will of Morgan Herbert, 1526. The route of the pilgrimage is easily traceable and provides, more or less, a tour around north Montgomeryshire, taking in the famous wooden image of Derfel Gadam mounted on horseback in his church at Llandderfel, near Bala, in south Merionethshire.103 The will provides one of the few references to Pennant as a pilgrimage centre in the medieval and late medieval periods. Morgan Herbert evidently did not live locally since he directed that his body was 'to be buried in a grave in the church yard of the parish church of Rybbysford [Ribbesford]', which lies 4 miles to the west of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. 102PRO PROB 10/4 24768. Morgan Herbert was the oldest son of Sir Richard Herbert of Montgomery (d. 1539): see W.V. Lloyd, Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire, Montgomeryshire Collec- tions 2 (1869), 395-6. l(,3Williams 1962 op. cit. (note 10). 495. Llangadfan would appear to be a more logical reading for 'Derfelgadarn' in view of the itinerary, but the dedication there is to St Cadfan.