- D 3/63-64.
- Ffeil
- 1749, June 1-2.
Rhan oLockwood estate records
Lease and release (pursuant of an order of the high court of Chancery) by (2) Francis Capper of Lincolns Inn, co. Mddx, esq., at the direction of (5) Horatio Walpole of Woolterton, co. Norfolk, esq., one of the tellers of HM exchequer, Westminster, and (3) Thomas Bladen of p. St James Westminster, co. Mddx, esq., at the direction of (1) John Jeffreys of West Sheen, co. Surrey, esq., only son and heir of John Jeffreys of St Mary Ax, London, esq., dec., to (6) Thomas Mathews of Bloomsbury Square, co. Mddx, esq., of Pen-coed Castle, the manors of Pen-coed, St Brides, Magor, Llandegang, and Wilcrick and Undy, m's, lands etc. in Caer-leon and Bishopston, manors, m's etc. in Pen-coed, St Brides, Llanfarthin, Howick, Bishopston, Llanfaches, Pen-hw, Salisbury, Llandevenny, Nash, Newchurch, Wilcrick, Magor, Undy, Shirenewton, Christchurch and Caerleon, the manor of Caer-went, a m. or mansion house and lands (300a.) called Slow Farm, a farm and lands (100a.) in the tenure of John Williams, a farm and lands (120a.) called Gunters Farm, a farm and lands (28a.) in the tenure of Jane Gunter, a farm and lands (16a.) in the tenure of William Blethin, a farm and land (10a.) in the tenure of Theophilus Dowles, a mill and land (17a.) in the tenure of William Harry, a m. and land (1a.) in the tenure of Richard Hopkins, a barn and land (14a.) in the tenure of Walter Nicholas, and a m. in the tenure of Richard Davies, all in the manor of Caer-went, lands, m's etc. in the fields called Westfield, Northfield, Beneth Cair, East Cair and North Cair, closes called Ryland, The Eight Acres, Beneth Way, Alyland, Bechorn Way, The Four Acres and Cair, two water grist mills called Kemeys Mills in p. Caer-went, and all other m's, mills etc. of 1 in Caer-went, Llanmelyn, Maesgwenith [a manor in p. Caer-went], Caldicot, Slow, Shirenewton, 'Llanwayn' and Crick [a chapel and manor in p. Mathern], the advowsons of the churches of St Brides, Llanfarthin and Wilcrick, and all other property of 1, 2 and 3 in co. Mon., and release by (4) Jeffrey Jeffreys of Lampton, co. Mddx, esq. (only son and heir of Nicholas Jeffreys of Inner Temple, London, esq., dec.) and Mary his wife, the committee of the person and estate of the said Jeffrey Jeffreys, a lunatic, to 6 of Pen-coed Castle, the manors of Pen-coed, St Brides, Magor, Llandegang, and Wilcrick and Undy, all in co. Mon., and which were granted by Sir Rowland Gwynne to the said Nicholas Jeffreys and William Eeles in trust for John Jeffreys the father, 27-28 April 1710 (D 3/14-15) (excepting only the manor of Itton, m's, farms etc. in Itton, Newchurch, Shirenewton and Howick, and the advowson of the church of Itton, which have been sold to John Curr of Chepstow Grange, esq.). Consideration: £10,917 13s. 4d. paid by 6 (at the direction of 1) to 5, in discharge of the principal and interest owing to 5, and in full for the absolute purchase of the premises.