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Sir Richard Wynn's relation of the whole state and proceedings in the business of the Greenwax and how it stands at this present in court, which is necessary to be understood before any answer be made to the petitioners' objections.

Would have Sir John's sons Elis and Harry postpone their journey to London till the end of the summer, that the writer's son Thomas may go up with them. Surely they will be much readier then for any school. Complains that he has been suffering from his old disease, the stone.

The funeral [of James I] is to be solemnized on May 10th; the Coronation on the 15th; and the opening of Parliament on the 17th. Sir John Trevor [of Trevalyn] is to stand for Flintshire and Sir Sackville Trevor for Anglesey in the forthcoming elections. Neither the writer nor his son John will stand, because to fail would be a great disgrace. My Lord Keeper would have Sir Peter Mutton stand for Denbigh, although both be and Mr Edward Littleton are resolved to stand for Caernarfonshire.

Family affairs and settlements. Desires him to tell brother Owen that an answer is come from Sir Richard Wynn touching his place in Chester, who has written to the writer's son-in-law, Grosvenor, to pray him to go with it to my Lord of Derby and my Lord Strange. It must be done forthwith for the auditor is to be at Chester the 10th day of this month. Grosvenor is this day gone to London, but the writer has sent Robert Mostyn to his kinsman, George Ravenscroft, to entreat him to deliver it to both lords and to take their answers.

Has received a loving letter from my Lord of Lincoln. Sir Roger's son John is to set out for Bugden before the New Year. Suggests that he shall travel with Sir John's son Owen, who has an office in Chancery, which is profitable by reason of the Coronation pardons. Now that he is to be with the Bishop, Owen Wynn must have a care either not to be cheated out of the profits or to convey them to another at a good price.

The justices of the peace for Flint and Denbigh are to meet at Denbigh on Tuesday next, to confer with the justices from Anglesey respecting the furnishing of a bark for the King's service, which is to go out of a port town. These two counties have none; Anglesey must therefore hire one, and the other two counties contribute. If they can neither hire nor buy one, they must certify as much. Does not think much will be done regarding the latter subsidy, but they have resolved to pay the one granted 7 James I, notwithstanding that according to the Act they were not to pay the same till the Prince's mise should be out. They are three payments in arrears.

Mr Meredith, son-in-law of my Lord Chancellor of Ireland [Adam Loftus, afterwards Viscount Loftus of Ely], reports that the Prince, having set out on his return journey, was recalled by the Spaniards, and is now back again in Madrid. Mr Justice has written to my Lord of Bangor in the matter of the renewal of the writer's lease.

The commission for the prince's mise cannot possibly be ready to be engrossed between this and Christmas. Settlements on their grandchildren. Prays that Wynn may have joy in the sheriffwick. Note. Sir Thomas Mostyn addressed John Wynn as brother as Mostyn's son Roger had married Wynn's daughter Mary.

Copies of speeches by the king, the Duke of Buckingham and the Lord Keeper, at the opening of Parliament. See NLW MS 9059E/1194. See Rushworth, 'Historical collections', vol. 1, p. 119 seq.

Statement by Sir Richard Wynn entitled 'The true relation of the estate of the business of the Greenwax for North Wales and how it stands at this present.' Since the King's grant to the Prince of Wales, about eight years ago, of the profits of the Greenwax, the Prince's Revenue has not been greatly increased owing to the neglect and dishonesty of the bailiffs, against whose oppression the people complain. Sir Richard Wynn, a Gentleman in Ordinary of the Prince's Privy Chamber, moved the Commissioners of the Prince's Revenue to suppress the bailiffs and to grant him a lease of the Greenwax for seven years, to which great objections were made which were fully answered by Sir Richard. After a whole year's agitation, the Prince's Chancellor and Commissioners granted him a lease of the profits of the Greenwax for seven years. Before sealing the lease, certain gentlemen petitioned the Prince against it; who thereupon referred the consideration thereof to his Commissioners, and they called the parties before them, and commanded that the Bill of Complaint and Answer thereto should be in writing. The Commissioners were satisfied with Sir Richard's answer. Begs that his suit may be prosecuted on account of the loss of £150, as well as the loss of the profits of a year and a half. Sir Richard offered to discover £300, part of the Prince's Revenues which had been concealed by some of the complainants, and asked for a warrant to search the rooms of the Exchequer at Caernarfon, but this was refused.

Statement [by the Lady Grace Wynn] with regard to a dispute between her husband and Griffith Williams. Wishes a reconciliation could be effected before lawsuits get afoot. The lands in Huntingdonshire are on sale to pay my Lord's debts. Her husband claims a more peculiar interest therein than in any other part of the Archbishop's estate. Suggestions for the sale thereof.

(A) Statement of the case between Sir William Morris, plt., and Sir Richard Bulkeley, deft., in regard to the rights in certain mill-stone and slate quarries in Anglesey. The plaintiff claims all quarries of mill- stones, slates, and other stones as well in the King's, as in the subjects' lands, within the Principality, and complains against Sir Richard Bulkeley by his servants and workmen, diggers and workers in the quarries of Penmon and Wedowvawr. The defendant, Sir Richard, justifies the digging and taking up of mill-stones in his own freehold. (1) The common right in all quarries of stones belongs to the owner thereof. (2) The King's prerogative in stone quarries on a subject's freehold is not warranted by any law or usage, for there is no proof that the King's patentee had his prerogative in a subject's freehold. (3) It appears by record, 7 Henry V, that the King only had the prerogative of pre-emption to buy stones for his money. There are Ministers' Accounts, temp. Hen. VII and Hen. VIII, mentioning the King's prerogative in the stone quarries on the subjects' freehold. But Ministers' Accounts bind no man's inheritance, and the Ministers' Accounts of the reigns of Hen. V, Hen. VI, and Edw. IV make no mention of such prerogative. By a lease made to Edward Herbert, temp. Hen. VI, it appears from the words omnes quarrias nostras that the King had quarries of his own on his own lands, and has, at the present day, twenty quarries of stones and more in his own wastes in Anglesey. The cause of Sir Richard Bulkeley's trouble is that Richard Gwynn, gent., the Auditor's clerk for North Wales, finding an entry made temp. Hen. VII and Hen. VIII, never took possession thereof. (B) Another statement of the case, in a different hand. (C) Statement of the above case, reciting divers leases temp. Hen. VIII and Elizabeth.

Particulars of a mise towards the providing of ships, with the names of those who subscribed and the sums levied in each case. Ten sheets.

John Williams, archbishop of York, at Caernarfon, to Sir William Williams, Owen Wynn, Morris Wynn, Henry Williams, Gruffith Williams, William Hook, Edward Williams and Thomas Pue, commissioners of peace and array for Caernarfonshire. Summons to attend a meeting to consider certain resolutions of high concernment to be sent to Lord Byron, the King's general, at Conwy. Subscribed: Jo. Eborac.; Robert Jones; W. Thomas; Ow. Griffith; Humffrey Jones; Griffith Thomas; Tho. Madrin. Underneath: Note, by Owen Wynn, acknowledging the receipt of the summons.

The true survey [in the autograph of John Wynn of Gwydir] of cousin John Wynn Owen's land in the parish of Llanrwst: Brynsyllty, now in mortgage, yields me £21 6s. 8d. per annum. At the decease of 'my' uncle Owen Wynn, in 1599, the tenant paid but £15 yearly. This tenement has growing on it a pretty holt or grove of young oaks, which is the whole grace of the said tenement, for it lies very high and cold, ill-fenced with wooden hedges of great length, the soil barren, bearing rye and oats forced with burning and compost. The pith and soil is also burned and consumed with oft batting and burning the land. The like particulars of Bedw Gwenllian, Tuthin John ap Meredith Lloyd called yr hên blace in Mathebrud and tuthin yr stowlwyth, tuthin Cae tuder, Gwern y Ryske, Tuthin y ty kerrigg (late in Katherine Lloyd's tenure); Cae'r knave (the moiety mortgaged to William Lewes), tuthin Mores ap Hugh saer, being but a house in Llanrwst, with five acres of land, the river has eaten away the bank; Cae Jevan vawr my uncle Owen left to one of his base sons. Other lands named.

A survey of lands in Ruthin before any part thereof was sold. 'Query: what remaineth thereof to the farmers in fee'.

Survey of the demesne lands of Ber[th]ddu; valued by Richard ap John ap Jevan.

Terrier by William Lloyd of the lands wherein he entered, in the names of John Gruffith of Caernarfon, esquire, and William Gruffith his son, and upon which he executed and delivered livery and seisin to Thomas Wyn ap Edmond and Rees David Lloyd, gents, attorneys to John Wynn of Gwydir, esquire. Which lands are situate within the townships of Llanfair and Dwygyfylchi, within the commote of Uchaph and county of Caernarfon. In defining the boundaries mention is made of 'criavolen' tree [mountain ash] and a 'polled round oak.'.

Copy of a licence to erect a sepulchral monument in the chancel of the church of Llanrwst to his father and mother, Gruffith Wyn and Gwen Salusbury; to be suspended on the north side, with the arms of the said Gruffith and Gwen, and an epitaph setting forth the names and lives of the defunct. The keys of the said church to be delivered to the said Hugh Gwyn when he shall require them. Subscribed: Tho. Rydley. Latin.

Copy of the archbishop of Canterbury's speech in Parliament concerning the Spanish marriage and the Palatinate, sent to the king at Theobalds.