Three volumes containing breeding records, purchases and sales of livestock, comprising a horse and dog book previously belonging to William Gore, which includes remedies for animal ailments, 1756-1813; Porkington horse stud book, 1815-1838, and service book of stallions, 1825-1833; notes of the weight of an ox killed, 1777, and foodstuff for pigs, 1923; and veterinary certificates for two horses examined, 1876.
Lea Hall and Brymbo rentals and accounts,
Bills and receipts, 1586, 1711-1743, 1750, and rentals and estate accounts, 1710-1734, for the Lea Hall estate in Preston Gubbals, Shropshire, and the Brymbo estate near Wrexham. They include some interesting items relating to equine management and horticulture.
Brogyntyn and Llanddyn accounts,
Accounts and receipts for Brogyntyn and Llanddyn, 1654-1716, 1748, 1755, including rates for Porkington demesne, 1675, 1698; an unspecified assessment of upper and lower Porkington [pre-1678]; an account in Welsh of the farm bailiff William Dafudd [c. 1690]; local lewn (tax) assessment, 1697; rents and profits of the late Sir Robert Owen, 1697-1702; and agents' accounts of disbursements at Porkington and Ruyton Park, and costs of horse keep in addition to the usual expenses, 1697-1700.
Dafudd, William, fl. 1690