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Account book,

An account book containing entries covering the period 1704-1755 referring, inter alia, to the setting of demesne and other lands in Efenechtid [co. Denbigh], to the setting of the [rectorial] tithes of the parish of Derwen [co. Denbigh], and to rents (including rents for tithes set) and tithe received in the latter parish. It is probably partly in the hand of the Reverend John Conway, rector of Derwen, circa 1718-1744. Some post-1744 entries refer to sums of money due to the Reverend William Conway and sums received as due 'to my late uncle John Conway'. These may have been added by the Reverend William Conway, son of Benjamin Conway, vicar of Northop (1717-1748) and warden of Ruthin (?1713-1748), and nephew of the aforementioned John Conway of Derwen. A loose leaf bearing copies of the coat of arms of the said Ben[jamin] Conway has been inserted at the end of the volume.

Reverend John Conway and ?Reverend William Conway.

Account book,

An account book - Edw[ar]d Lloyd, esq., and the Rev[eren]d Rich[ar]d Howard in account with R. and C. Sankey, 1822-1824.

Edward Lloyd and the Reverend Richard Howard.

Accounts re estates in the manor of Mold,

Accounts rendered by Thomas Williams of Bronkoed, co. Flint, gent., in respect of the estates of Mr. [? John] Langley within the manor of Mold, co. Flint, for the years 1694-1695. The accounts were submitted to Mr. John Williams of the Old Bayly, London, one of the trustees for the said estate, and were allowed and approved of by him on behalf of Mr. Samuel Langley, 5 June 1696.

Thomas Williams.

An account of a visit to London,

An account, in diary form [? by John Lloyd of Hafodunos], of a journey via Oswestry, Salop, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham to London, 4-10 April 1811, and of the writer's social and other activities in that city, 10 April-3 May. There are references to, inter alia, meals taken with Sir Joseph Banks and his family in Soho Square, the company at Sir Joseph's house, dinners at the Royal Society Club with names of members present, an introduction to Mr. [John] Pond, the recently appointed astronomer royal, conversations with bishop [Samuel] Goodenough of Carlisle concerning [ William] Aitoun's work Hortus Kewiensis, with Mr. [?Jesse] Foote concerning medical matters, and with Mr. [Thomas Andrew] Knight on horticultural topics, an account by Sir [William] Sidney Smith of some French officers he had known and of engagements at Acre and Mount Carmel, attendances at lectures [on electricity] given by Mr. [George John] Singer, comments by l'Abbe de Vey on [Hyman] Hurwitz's work on Hebrew grammar, information from Governor [William] Bligh ['Bligh of the Bounty', who had been Governor of New South Wales, 1805-?1808] about the impending court martial concerning the 'Port Jackson Business', and the proof sheets of Mr . [John] Farey's report on Derbyshire.

Anglesey hunt,

A note book containing a list of officials of the Anglesey Hunt, 1757-1833, with notes on the number of subscribers, total expenses incurred, and resolutions passed in connection therewith in some of these years. Inset is another list of officials for the period 1757-1796 under the heading 'Beaumaris Hunt'.

Barddoniaeth,

Miscellaneous Welsh poems in strict and free metre including a 'cywydd' by R[obert] Humphreys alias Rhagatt [? of Rhagat near Corwen, co. Merioneth, fl. 1720] entitled 'Cywydd i ofyn Casseg I Thomas Holland, Esqr. o Dyrdan', stanzas by the same poet headed 'Penillion a wnaud i Evan twll naw ag i siane hewart o Lan Rhaiad ar hun gwenllian', a poem by Hugh Jones, Llangwm [co. Denbigh, ? 1700-1782], entitled 'Cerdd newydd a wnaed i Gaseg Howel Lloyd o Hafod Unnos, Esqr. iw chanu ar Bel Isle March', and two anonymous poems, one being a 'cywydd' entitled 'Cowydd am draferth y bud ar gyffraeth', and the other an elegy [to the Reverend John Wickstead, archdeacon of Wells, 1739-1742] headed 'Cerdd farwnad er Coffadwrieth am y Parchedig Ddifeunydd Mr. John Wickstead, Archdiacon Bath & Wells: ar Ddyll Ymddiddan iw Chanu ar fesur a Elwir Crimson Velvett'.

Benjamin Edawrds's book,

A volume of memoranda and accounts originally in the possession of Benja[ min] Edwards, 'purser of the Advice, man of War', and containing a number of entries relating to provisions, laundry, financial transactions, and other matters connected with Edwards's duties as purser on board the said ship during the period 1745-1748. Entries made subsequent to these include an account of money laid out by Benja[min] Edwards in partnership with John Williams in connection with an unnamed colliery in 1751, miscellaneous entries relating to wages paid to hired servants or labourers, tradesmen's bills, and various other financial transactions, 1749-1762 [? whether these by Benjamin Edwards], and a record of rents received ?by Mary Edwards to the use of Mr. Wickham, 1761-1762.

Benjamin Edwards.

Breton-Latin vocabulary,

A copy of a Breton-Latin vocabulary. A few of the Breton words are given English, French or Welsh equivalents. At the end of the list is a note: 'Parisiis impressus [ ]pensis Yuonis Quilleuere pridie Kal[endas] febr[uarias] Anno 1521'.

Charles II's charter to Denbigh,

An exercise book containing a copy in English of the charter granted by Charles II to the borough of Denbigh in May 1662, and a list of crown rents issuing out of the borough of Denbigh payable at the audit by the bailiffs of the said borough (undated).

Cyfreithiau Hywel Dda, etc.,

A volume containing (pp. 1-131) an eighteenth century copy of a Welsh text of the laws of Hywel Dda corresponding to the text of the 'Dimetian' version or that published as Cyfreithiau Hywel Dda yn ôl Llyfr Blegywryd (Dull Dyfed) (Caerdydd, 1942). A note at the end of the text states that it was transcribed by Edward Whittington at the request of the Reverend David Wynne, incumbent of the parish of Machynlleth (1711-1732], and that the task was completed in July 1715 ('Y Llyfr hwn ar archiad y parched[i]g wr Mr. Dafudd Wynne, sef person plwy Machynlleth, a ysgrifenwyd gen Edward Whittington, ag y dibenwyd y 26 dudd o fis Gorphenaf yn y flwyddyn 1715 ynghylch 775 o flynyddoedd ar ol gwneuthur y y [sic] gyfreith hon'). Pages 137-75, which are possibly in the hand of the Reverend David Wynne himself, contain miscellaneous historical and genealogical notes relating to Dyfnwal Moelmud ('Gosodedigaeth Dyfnwal'), the hundreds and commotes of Wales ('Llyma y modd y Rannwyd Cantrefoedd a Chymydau holl Gymru yn amser y Tywysogion diwaethaf or Brutaniaid nid amgen Gr[uffudd] ap Ll[ywely]n a Ll[ywely]n ap Gr[uffydd]'), the princes of Wales ('Notes . . . taken out of a Coppy of Record had in the Tower of London. De Principibus Walliae Notae breviter desumptae'), the lordship of Oswestry ('Llyma ddangos y modd yr aeth Arglwyddiaeth Groes Oswallt oddiwrth y Cymry'), and the fifteen tribes of North Wales, these last having been extracted from the book of Lewis Dwnn ('Allan o Lyfr Lewis Dwnn Deputy Herald at Arms dros holl Gymru dam Glarencieux a Norroy . . .').

Edward Whittington and [?David Wynne].

Diary,

A copy of The Complete Pocket Book or Gentleman and Tradesman's Daily Journal for the year of our Lord 1764. The manuscript entries, which are not very numerous or full, record payments [? to labourers], other disbursements, and data relating to animals, grain, etc. Pasted to the inside upper and lower covers (in two halves) is a copy of the London Almanack for the year of our Lord 1764 . . .

Howell Lloyd.

Diary,

A copy of The Gentleman's New Memorandum Book Improv'd or the Merchant's and Tradesman's Daily Pocket Journal for the year 1765, bearing the name of Howel Lloyd, Penbedw, on the outside upper cover. The manuscript entries, which were not made very regularly, refer to various payments made, to the covering of animals, etc.

Howel Lloyd.

Diary,

A copy of Riders 1670 Brittish Merlin containing manuscript memoranda including a list of books bought in London, 26 March 1670, a notice of an attachment served 17 June 1670 on one of the servants of Sir Richard Wynne [?4th bart. of Gwydir], and a copy of the Latin inscription on the tomb of John Williams [lord keeper of the great seal and archbishop of York, in the church of Llandygai, co. Caernarvon].

Ecclesiastical visitation,

Notes compiled [by ? the Reverend Benjamin Conway, vicar of Northop and rural dean of the deanery of Tegeingl in the diocese of St. Asaph] on a visitation of 'Treyddyn chappel of Ease to Mould' (19 April 1734), 'Nerquis chappel of Ease to Mould' (19 April 1734) 'Flint chappel of Ease to Northop' (20 April 1734), 'Kilken Church' (23 April 1734) 'Holy-well church' (25 April 1734), and 'Halkin church' (20 May 1734). The notes on Holy-well refer to a previous visitation in September 1729.

Reverend Benjamin Conway.

'Epistle of Obadiah',

A letter written as a mock scriptural epistle and entitled 'The General Epistle of Obadiah to the Tribe of Benjamin wheresoever dispersed'.

Hafodunos accounts,

A notebook recording sums of money expended on clothes, schooling, books, etc., for Hedd Lloyd [of Hafodunos] ? by his sister, 1662-1668, and rents received and disbursements made in respect of the Hauodynos estate, 1666-1669. An indenture (parchment) dated 19 October 1637, being a further mortgage of a parcel of land called ffrith y kreigie in Branan and Marchalett, co. Denbigh, has been sewn on as a protective covering.

Hafodunos and Wigfair estate accounts,

An account book containing 'An Account of the Creditors of the late John Lloyd, Esquire'; 'An Account of the Sales of Estates & Timber belonging to the late John Lloyd, Esquire' (including a sale of Wigfair timber, April 1817, a sale of the Mold estate, June 1817, and sales at St. Asaph, June 1817, and at Mold, August 1817); the account of W. Wynne with Richard Watkin Price, Esq., and the Reverend Richard Howard; 'An account of the Sales of Timber at Wygfair and Hafodunos in February 1818'; and [the] 'Rev[ eren]d Richard Howard's acc[oun]t with the Representatives of ye late John Lloyd, Esqr.', 1818-1822. All these relate to the settlement of the affairs of John Lloyd of Hafodunos and Wigfair subsequent to his death in April 1815.

Hafodunos rents,

A rental of the Hafodunos estate belonging to John Lloyd, Esq., for the year ending Michaelmas 1787, with statements of individual tenants' accounts with regard to rents then due, and a statement of accounts between Thomas Williams [?as agent for the estate] and John Lloyd for the period June 1787 to May 1788.

John Lloyd.

Hen Fferm colliery account book,

An account book of the ?Hen (Haun, Hain) Fferm (Ferm) colliery [co. ] in which the Reverend John Conway Potter [who assumed the surname Conway in lieu of Potter circa 1825], the Reverend Dr. Richard Howard and Miss [ ] Lloyd appear to have had an interest, 1824-1832.

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