Examples of deeds, entries in court rolls, patents, and other legal instruments collected by Edward ap Rys ap David, auditor of Powis, receiver of Chirk and Chirkland, circa 1509. The documents quoted relate to the lordships of Bromfield and Yale, Chirk and Chirkland, Oswestry, and Cowres, the boroughs of Holt and Beaumaris, and Oxfordshire. There are a few Welsh recipes and verses in the margins.

Title deeds of properties in the town and parish of Oswestry, 1397-1838. A number of properties in and around the town were owned by Richard Dryhurst and his son, Edward, prior to their purchase by William Owen in 1636-1639. Other premises were purchased by William Owen, 1660-1661, Sir Robert Owen, 1688-1689, and William Ormsby-Gore, 1835-1838. Detailed boundary clauses in many of the deeds provide useful information about the urban development of Oswestry from the late Mediaeval period onwards.