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- 1660-1661 (Creation)
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i, 154 ff. (foliated 1-151 with insertions) ; 360 x 245 mm.
Brown leather with double gold fillets; gilded page edges.
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Official letters and other papers mainly relating to Caernarvonshire, 1660-1661, comprising communications received from the Privy Council by Richard, 2nd earl of Carbery, Lord Lieutenant of Wales and Lord President of the Council in the Marches of Wales, and transmitted by him to the deputy lieutenants, etc., of Caernarvonshire, with reports of the meetings of the latter, letters sent by them to the high constables, and communications sent by them to each other. Among the correspondents are Sir Richard Wynne of Gwydir and Henry Maurice. Many of the documents relate to the militia in Caernarvonshire and include records of men subject to be called to the militia, lists of horses, arms, and ammunition available in the county, etc.
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Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
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- English
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English.
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Finding aids
A more detailed description of the manuscript's contents may be found in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, I (Aberystwyth, 1940), pp. 262-263.
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Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Formerly Mostyn MS 237.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 3071E [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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- Great Britain. Privy Council. (Subject)
- Carbery, Richard Vaughan, Earl of, 1600?-1686 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Carbery, Richard Vaughan, Earl of, 1600?-1686. (Subject)
- Wynn, Richard, Sir, ca. 1625-1674. (Subject)
- Maurice, Henry, 1648-1691. (Subject)
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- English