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Proceedings in the House of Commons on March 13. Speech of Lord Cavendish in the House of Commons re. the making of war with France. Letter from Edward Berry to William Williams, esq., MP, at the judges lodgings at Shrewsbury, re. the debate in the House of Commons about the 'publication of war against France'.

Substance of the King's answer to the address of the commons of thanks for his gracious message for an Act of indemnity.

Certificate by H. Owen, O. Wud and William Bold commissioners within Anglesey concerning the levying of Pole money, that Hugh Williams, DD, had paid the £10 imposed upon him as prebend. Dr Williams was the father of 'Speaker Williams'.

The volume is described as Henry Wynn's 'Booke of Presidents', and contains precedents for conveyances, bonds, letters of attorney, petitions, appointments, etc. Some of the examples relate to Wales, and include copies of documents referring to Sir Richard Wynn of Gwydir, and the appointment of Henry Wynn to be Solicitor-General to Queen Henrietta Maria, 28 Jan. 1639/40. There are some additions in the same hand as MS 72.

Rentals of the estates of Sir William Williams (Speaker Williams) from 1672 to 1690.

Accounts of the receipt by Simon Theloal of the arrears of the issues of north Wales; receipts of issues and mises in Denbighshire, Flintshire, Montgomeryshire, Caernarvonshire, Anglesey and Merioneth in 1555-1556; account of money received by Simon Thelwall of the chamberlain of north Wales, and of disbursements made by him at the chamberlain's bidding; list of collectors of the second payment of a mise in Bromfield and Yale with their charges; fees and annuities paid by Simon [Thelwall] for the year ending Michaelmas 1555; and the account of Simon Thelwall, made to Sir John Salesbury, knight, of receipts for the year 1555-1556. Simon Thelwell, the writer of this manuscript, as well as MS 93 and section (a) of MS 86, was probably the son of Richard Thelwall of Plas y Ward. He was an MP for Denbighshire in 1553, 1563, and 1571, and high sheriff for the same county in 1572.
Among the loose papers in the volume are: (a) Receipt from Lanselot Alforde, porter of the Castle of Chirk, for £7.12.0 being two years' fee, paid by Simond Thelwall on behalf of Sir John Salesbury, knight, general receiver of north Wales, [1555]; (b) Receipt from John More for an annuity from the same source, 24 March 1555/6; (c) Receipt from Morgan Lloyd on behalf of the Earl of Penbrok, 1 April 1555; and (d) Inventory of the stuff remaining in the Exchequer at Caernarfon in Oct. 1555, after the death of Lewes Owen. This Lewes Owen, who was a baron of the Exchequer and vice-chamberlain of north Wales, was the victim of the vengeance of Gwylliad Cochion Mawddwy.

An account book of rents received and paid for leases granted and taken by Evan Vaughan, money borrowed and lent, allowances to his wife and son, and sundry payments, 1662-1687. It is probable that this Evan Vaughan is the same person as he who was nominated capital bailiff of Llanfyllin in the new charter granted by Charles II in 1673. From this account book it appears that he died in 1685, when new hands appear, and Elin Vaughan is described as a widow.

'An account of all Mony's which have been Issued & paid out of the receipt of His Matyes Exchequer to any Person or Persons on Acct. of the Privy Purse, Secret Service, Pentions, Bounties, or any sum or sums of Mony to any Person or Persons whatsoever without account from the 25th Day of March 1721 to the 25th Day of March 1726'.

Accounts of payments for raising coal from the Trefarclawdd and Llanforda collieries, extracts of coal ledger, and accounts of the Trefarclawdd brickwork, for the year 1800.

A vindication of the judgement given by King James I in the case of the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery, that the lord Chancellor should not desist to give relief in equity notwithstanding any proceedings at the common law.

A fragment of an inventory of costumes in the wardrobe of the theatre at Wynnstay, about 1784. Loose in the volume are the following sheets: a Wynnstay theatre bill for 4 January 1776, a song for the birthday of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, bart, 19 April 1770, with a song to be sung at the cask, and a manuscript copy of the epilogue of Robert Vaughan, esq., upon his quitting the stage at Wynnstay.

An account of Meredith Wynn ap Evan ap Robert and his descendants signed by H[umphrey Humphreys, bishop of] Bangor, 1700, and taken out of the collection of Sir Thomas ap William; copies of inscriptions on tombs and memorials of members of the Gwydir family in Llanrwst, Dolwyddelan, and Penmorva, and a copy of the 'matches & coats of Armes that are on the walls within the Inner Chamber over the Gate house at the lower house of Gwyder taken in July 1690, by Mr Watkin Owen'.