Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1608-1880. (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-sub-fonds
Extent and medium
2 boxes (0.018 m3), 17 bundles, 1 envelope, 1 loose item, 1 original wrapper.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Several ancestors of the Williams Wynn family had held important positions at the Stuart court. Sir Richard Wynn of Gwydir served as treasurer to Queen Henrietta Maria from 1629. His brother, Henry, was steward of the Marshalsea and of the Palace Court of Westminster, 1637 and 1661, and solicitor-general to the Queen in 1639/40. Sir William Williams served as solicitor-general to James II in 1688 and 1692, and was King’s counsel in 1689. Various members of the family also represented the counties of North Wales and Shropshire in parliament.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Official papers deriving from administrative procedures of the Crown and central government, consisting of official appointments to posts in the service of the Crown, 1626-1690, [18th cent.]; accounts of revenues, crown land surveys, sequestration papers, government proposals, reports, orders, etc., 1608-1705; Acts of Parliament, bills, petitions, etc., 1640-1880.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged as three series: firstly official appointments to the service of the Crown; secondly accounts of revenues, crown land surveys, sequestration papers, government proposals, reports, orders, etc.; and thirdly Acts of Parliament, bills, petitions, etc.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Mainly English, some Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: K.