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... In his will, made on 1 May 1541, Sir William left bequests of a hundred marks ... each to four of his younger sons, namely Giles, Andrew, Henry and Morgan, but these were not to be paid until they were twenty-six years old, and on condition that they did not vex, trouble or sue his wife after his death. Among other provisions Sir William also directed that if he died at Pencoed he was to be buried in llanmartin church, and having appointed his wife as his executrix he also appointed as overseers of his will his brother-in-law, Sir John Bridges, (d. 1557), created Lord Chandos of Sudeley in 1554, and David Broke (d. 1559 or 1560), then recorder of Bristol, who had married Sir John's sister. Sir William evidently died at Pencoed, as an alabaster tomb erected in his memory in Llanmartin church apparently survived until the late eighteenth century, although only a few fragments of it remained until 1864. Sir William's lands were inherited by his eldest son, Thomas (d. 1565), who was knighted in 1544 and elected MP for Monmouthshire in 1547, but appears to have been less influential in local affairs than his father. ...
