Dangos 2790 canlyniad

Public proclamations and declarations, 1671-1694, by Charles II, James II, William and Mary, Parliament and the King’s subjects, relating to religious indulgence in England and Scotland; arrests of the Duke of Monmouth and James Campbell; James II 's appointment of Catholic ministers; general pardons; the summoning of Parliament; military discipline; surrender of embezzled arms; James II 's vindication of himself following his abdication; the accession of William and Mary; the payment of English troops abroad; the convocation of bishops and clergy; forgery of warrants and passes; and the marking or stamping of vellum, parchment and paper.

Volume containing a printed copy of James Percy 's petition to the House of Lords, claiming a right to the earldom of Northumberland, [1689], the case of John Kynaston of Hordley [1732] and pedigrees showing the descent of the Kynaston family and their claim to the barony of Powys [1732], [1800].

County administration papers mainly from Caernarfonshire and occasionally elsewhere in North Wales, comprising county officials' papers, [c. 1576]-1820, assessments and taxation records, 1583-1664, [18 cent.], militia papers, [1588x1595]-1683, and election papers, 1620-1831. Documents which concerned Sir William Maurice and Sir John Owen as Deputy Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of North Wales have been included here since the main sphere of their duties lay within the county of Caernarfon.

Assessments and taxation records including a deputy bailiff 's account of rents and farms in Nanhwynan and Nancall, 1583; new compositions on Caernarfonshire lands, 1584; accounts of mises, subsidies and official authorisations for their collection, 1595, 1621, 1663; a possible military mise for Llanarmon [late 16-early 17 cent.]; subsidy rolls for the commote of Eifionydd [1603x1666]; commissions to Sir William Maurice, Sir John Wynn and other county officials to levy royal aids, 1609, 1612, and a list resulting from a meeting in Caernarfon for the same purpose, naming commissioners and their deputies in the commotes and hundreds of Caernarfonshire 1664; an apparent assessment on lands in Uwch Gwyrfai; and lists of hundreds, townships and parishes in Caernarfonshire, presumably for assessment purposes, [17-18 cent.].

Papers relating to Caernarfonshire elections, including a mandate from the Council of the Marches of Wales instructing the sheriff and JPs to keep the peace during the contentious election of 1620; an agreement by the gentlemen of Caernarfonshire regarding the election of parliamentary representatives for the county and the boroughs, 1708; summaries, cases for opinion and a draft petition concerning illegal procedures in the election for the Caernarfonshire boroughs, when William Owen was a candidate, 1713, and irregularities preceding the county election, [1739]; lists of Caernarfonshire freeholders delivered to the Quarter Sessions, 1732; and a printed election poster canvassing votes for William Ormsby-Gore, 1831.

Court book of the borough of Criccieth, 1774-1831, recording annual meetings of the court at which the bailiffs and other officers were elected, admissions of burgesses, oaths to be sworn by the mayor and other officers, and chief rents for the liberty of the borough, 1776.

County administration papers from Shropshire relating to the mayor and town council of Oswestry, 1640-1735, county poll assessments, 1660, JP 's papers, 1714-1743, land and window tax assessments, 1722-1761, elections, 1759-1832, and appointments of county officials, 1796, 1846.

Part of her former letter is vain, because Lady Eure is at the Council, so that Margaret did not go to Porkington. About the money, Ellis Brynkir brought her ten pounds, and William Maurice's servant, William ap William, 40s. The rest is promised by Sunday next, and Robert Lloyd will set out either Monday or Tuesday next with so much money as can be procured. Her son-in-law, Richard Evans, is being entreated to come to London to see what help he can be; Ellis also hopes to have twenty pounds of Richard Anwell if need be. A drover has kept Ellis's money - though he sends often for it, he cannot get it. Strangers have come the first week in Lent - namely her nephew Thomas Wyne of Morva Maure and his wife. Entreats him to send home 'some linge and a firking of holand yeeles', and what else he may think good. More hops needed against March, and spices especially ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. The commission has been executed at Dolbenmaen.

Is glad of William Maurice's safe return. There is a ship arrived at Portinllayn of a hundred ton, it is supposed, laden with salt and Spanish 'eynne'. Having examined a passenger it appears very probable that they have taken her of some haven and that they are not the true 'honors' therof. There are but ten persons within the ship, 'being not the three parts as would suffice to govern her'. They are 'omnigathered' of all nations and not an Englishman within her. If William Maurice sees cause to intermeddle, Mr John Gruffydd and the writer will attend his coming. Notes in William Maurice's hand follow taken at the interrogation of some of the sailors.

A letter came from the Sheriff of Merionethshire, who is now in London, signifying that he has had a promise for the assizes to be kept at Dolgelley. He has a promise of them for £10 which are ingathering already. All this the writer knows to be true. Asks William Maurice to do what he can for the poor town of Harlech ... as it will not be considered hereafter. There have been meetings between the Sheriff, Sir James Pryse, Mr John Lloid, the counsellor, and other gentlemen of those parts touching the voiding of the King's letter, but he cannot learn how they have concluded, except that they have written something or other unto Mr Barker.

It was William Maurice's hope to peruse a copy of the letter which ... to the Rev. Father the Bishop of St David's touching the po[int] ... in question in the parliament. The subject of this letter William Maurice hardly liked. It allows diverse authorities for the proof not only of the convenience and justice thereof, but also of His Majesty's prerogative royal [if it so please] to finish the same. But his gracious clemency and mildness desires it rather [and therefore most convenient to effect it so] by general assent and consent of his true and faithful subjects. 'Your diligence in your collection with your choise of persone sufficient to sett ffoorth in parliament a cause, as you terme it, of so highe proporcion and consequence deserve the comendacion and doth manifest your grete reedinge of many auctorities and your good memorye which I will not prayse as it oght least you would judge mee to fflatter, for my cheefest purpose at this time is rather to expostulate with you for your unkinde (I maye well terme it) detraction of your owne contrey and countreymen ... I meane the prediction or prophesye of coronoge vabann, and heerin I will rejoine a littell with you sensiblye on that pointe and stand uppone the maxime of all our prophesyes which is that out of the Bryttishe line shold desende one that sholde restore the kingdoom of Brittaine to the pristine estate. This did Kadwalader, the last kinge of the Brittaines, prophesye at his departure. Thence cometh all our propheticall predictions and oracles. And though coronog vabann was the principal mark of him that would come of the British line, what reason or likelihood can there be that Henry VI (a mere Englishman, and moreover, a stem of the vile enemy of the Britons, his grandfather Henry IV) should be meant or imagined (though he like many others might have been crowned in the cradle) ... It is not so that 'our' nation first came to court in ... [the time] ... of Owen Tudor'. For though he happened to find favour in court with the queen mother of Henry VI, yet 'our' other countryman of the same name of Owen was a great favourite at the court of Richard II, which was the cause of his rebellion against the usurper, Henry IV. His great attempt, 'thoghe with a harde seccesse as many times the like doo', deserved greater commendation for holding out against a king fifteen years than the other for holding favour of a great queen. William Maurice will say no more, what he has said being sufficient to disprove 'bothe those your resones touchinge coronog vaban. The other unkinde glance or rather nipping of our country beirdd (who are muche more beeholdinge to Lucane, a stranger, for his good reporte) than to you theire owne [country]man ...' ... What learning most of them have the writer himself has not the learning to judge ... Compares the golden times of Homer, Virgil and Ovid ... with the verses made to Alexander only by Chorillus, the blind poet ... So now in this brazen world there are many Cherilli and few Homers or the like. Asks his cousin to remember that 'fowle is fowel that files his owne nest'. Exhorts him to show his skill and learning to speak the best of his own country, and to let strangers inveigh against 'us', who will not spare. And if he cannot find it in his heart to do it 'lende mee some of your skill to my goodwill and I will doo it'. Damaged; parts missing. Draft.

Is sorry that William Maurice has been sick, but is glad that he has overcome his sickness. Encloses directions from the Privy Council to Lord Pembroke, and a copy of the President's directions to them. John Wynn would be glad if his own travail would do William Maurice some ease, but this service, requires more helping hands than one. If any such people be in this shire, they are in William Maurice's end of the county, especially about Clynnog and Lleyn. He is not able to travel this hard weather to the upper end of the county, so advises William Maurice to carry on alone with some of the justices of his limit. Asks for 10s. with the certificate, and he will give another, for it will cost 20s. to send up by messenger. [A section of the letter has been torn out by William Maurice]. Appended is a message in William Maurice's hand addressed to: Hugh Gwyn Bodvel, William Glynne, Ieuan ap Hugh ap Madoc, Robert Madryn, justices of the peace, desiring them, since he cannot travel, to appoint a day to confer and make a certificate, if they can, either at Dolbenmaen or Llecheiddior. Entreats them to dine with him either on Sunday next or on Monday. Haste required.

His master, the Lord be praised, is in perfect health and does greatly marvel that he has not received letters by the carrier of Oswestry. She shall receive with this letter a prayer book 'grelted' with gold which he entreats her in most humble manner to keep and preserve 'for it consisteth of godly prayers considering you are altogether given to godly prayers and religious exercises which I pray God according to the infinity of his great mercies you and yours therein to protect and guide'. Asks her to know of Prydderch of Anglesey whether he received money from the writer's master and to cause him to write of his proceedings therein. Of news there is nothing worth except that William Williams can resolve her of all causes of business here. His master expects her industrious endeavour to get him money according to former letters. Greatly marvels that he cannot hear from Mr Rowland and what proceeding has been with Mr Sheriff on his behalf upon Sir Francis Eure's letters. She may send to him or his mother that it is 'undecent', but that the Justice of North Wales's letters should be accepted.

It is true that they have appointed to be at Clenennau on the 17th Aug., and the writer is sorry that they cannot have William Maurice's company. The writer has written to Sir Henry Johnes for his money, but he thinks that William Maurice will be paid sooner, although the writer's debt is the older and lesser one. He must look about for money against Michaelmas for his son Price, for he cannot trust to pay him with Sir Henry Johnes's debt.

William Bulkeley and Humffrey Kynaston to Richard Derwas, Richard Lloyd, Margaret Gryffyes, Margaret Lloyd, Anne Cowper, Margerye Derwas, Edward Jones, William Cureton and John Derwas. The writers are authorized by the Marcher Council to take evidence by commission and to summon the above to meet them at the house of Watkin Kyffin in Risnant, co. Mont., on Wednesday 26 May at 9 a.m. The cause is between Hugh Penryn, Humffrey Lloyd, Jeffrey Penryn, gentlemen, relators, and Hugh Derwas the Elder, Thomas Huntbache, Hugh Derwas the Younger and William Derwas, gentlemen, defendants.

The writer's poor wife is extraordinary sick and past help in this world - God send her a happy hour of departure to her Almighty Maker. That his father is not amended does aggravate his sorrow, although there is no danger in his malady, but some pain for a time. Asks that his brother, William Wynne, be sent to him at once, for he wants comfort in his extremity. Asks that the commission be sent with instructions as to how he is to deal with the business of his sister Mably.

The writer at the entreaty of his cousin Thomas ap Rice Wynne - who had some care of the Brynkir estate and who since by reason of his grandchild's death has shaken off the care of that estate - and because of his love for Owen and of his friends and kindred thereabouts, has caused the business of Ffridd Pennant to be passed in fee-farm from the King, and the intent then was that each one of the freeholders thereabouts might buy his overall parcel and so shut out the common adversary, Mr John Gruffydd. Now the latter by all possible means is trying to get this fee-farm into his own hands. The writer continues to hinder him, but he desires Owen to call together the heir of Brynkir, John Johnes of Penmorfa, John ap Hugh of Braich-y-Bib and others whom the matter may concern, and press them to certify their resolutions to the writer whether they would have him deal for them, so that they may have the lease - each man to buy his own - or let the owner of the lease make the best benefit of it. John Gruffydd has made large offers for it already and has had a hint of a commission of survey in Ffridd-y-Pennant, which the writer is sure he could learn of none but of Tom Wynne of Bodean to whom in friendship the writer showed a copy of the survey and depositions which he had some three years ago, not thinking then that use would be made of them to hurt his friends. Gruffydd has not been ashamed to tell the gentleman who bought the lease that Ffridd-y-Pennant is worth £100 a year and that 'all of you have it intermyngled amonge your freehouldes and that you cannot be without it'. And all this he has done to make it dearer for the tenants. Now that the writer has done the part of a friend and kinsman, he leaves the rest to them, desiring them to have care that they give not him that desires their hurt that advantage as to have law on his side for a colour to do that against them there which otherwise he cannot and dares not do.

The writer could wish that his word might have found that credit in Owen's belief which it seems the action of these few lines can perform. Owen cannot say as yet that the writer's word has not equalized his writing, and by the power of God it ever shall. He therefore confesses his just grief to find such a measure of distrust in Owen. But to the latter's better satisfaction, the writer assures him that at Michaetmas next he will pay the money now due according to the Statute at Midsummer: thereby he desires him to be confident. Your friend and tenant to dispose of.

The bearer has commenced an action against Mr Griffith Lloyd for his wages - being heretofore his hand - and was this day taken upon Mr Lloyd's warrant and now comes before Wynne to be bound. If he cannot find bail, askes Wynne to be pleased to take the bearer's own bail, and if it appears to the court at the Quarter that he has in any way offended, the writer will bail.