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English, Latin. Formerly Edward Owen MS 53.

References to British Museum manuscripts extracted from Mynegai i Farddoniaeth y Llawysgrifau by E. J. L. Jones and H. Lewis (Cardiff, 1928). Welsh. Formerly Edward Owen MS 4.

References to Ancient Deeds, Series A, B, C, D, E, and F, taken mainly from A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds in the Public Record Office, Vols I-VI. English, Latin. Formerly Edward Owen MS 82.

Recovery, with double voucher,, of man. Shocklache, 11 m's, etc., 1,150 a. of land, and an annual rent of 20s. in Shocklache, Church Shocklache, Shocklache Oviat and Horton, Cheshire, suffered between Richard Wilbraham, kt and bart, and William Brereton, bart, demandants, and Roger Thwellyn and Thomas Wilkinson, tenants. Latin.

A group of miscellaneous receipts mainly to Sir Thomas Myddelton of Chirk for the payment of half-yearly rents in respect of lands in Kyssyllie and Pennyclawth.

1 Thomas Wilbraham of Wiche Malbanke, Cheshire, esq.;. 2 Richard Egerton of Ridley, esq. Proviso for the redemption of closes of land called the wayne wenn, the Rushie crofte, the little crofte beyonde the brooke, the Jacksons lane, the Chapell field the Westeford moore, the greate Pursell, the Worthenburye croftes the Chappell meddowe, the Ruskoes meddowe, the daye mathe and the sixe daye mathe in Shocklache, otherwise Shoclache Oviat, Cheshire.

Probate of the will of Arthur Painter late of Cawarded in p. Tilston, Cheshire, yeoman, dec. Will dated Aug. 16, 1694. [Reference to Quakers at Holt].

Press cuttings, rough drafts, etc., of articles etc. of articles by Edward Owen on Vale Crucis Abbey; Flintshire and the levy of ship-money; an early Denbighshire schoolmaster, and other subjects. English. Formerly Edward Owen MS 42.

English. Formerly Edward Owen MS 2.

Petition of William George of Hendon, Middlesex, yeoman, to the King for the restoration from John Alee, gent., of lands in Letherhedd, Surrey.

Petition of the inhabitants of lp Chirk to James I to repurchase from Sir Thomas Myddelton lp Chirk and to confirm the patent of 5 Edward III. Copy.

Petition of Richard Fourde of the town of Montegomery to the King [? Henry VIII] detailing the misbehaviour of Sir Richarde Herbert, kt, deputy steward to Lord Herbert, chief steward of the lp's and castle of Montegomery, Kery and Kydewyn in the Marches of Wales.

Petition of Edward Trevor, son and heir of Richard Trevor, esq., of the Household, dec., to King Henry VIII, for an investigation into the validity of the claim of Sir William Stanley, kt, to certain lands in lp Chirk.

Petition by the tenants of lp Bromfield and Yale to Charles I for the ratification by Parliament of Letter Patent of James I establishing estates and creating tenures in man. Bromfield and Yale.

Personal papers and letters of A. N. Palmer, including an unfinished autobiography entitled 'Recollections of my life', and miscellanea relating to the unveiling of the Palmer Memorial, 1922, etc. English, Welsh. Formerly Edward Owen MSS 123-124.

English. Formerly Edward Owen MS 46.

Papers relating to Owain Glyndwr and to the probable locality of his grave. Correspondence between Edward Owen and D. Lloyd George concerning the project of marking the traditional resting-place of Owain Glyndwr at Monnington-on-Wye, 1936-1937. English, French, Latin. Formerly Edward Owen MS 17.

English. Formerly Edward Owen MS 16.

Original manuscripts relating to the state of the Privy Purse, 1702-1710, when Sarah, duchess of Marlborough was keeper thereof: (i) 'An account of money paid to the Queen's own hands' between 15 June 1702 and 15 June 1705, (ii) accounts of the Privy Purse, 1705-1706, examined and found correct by the Queen on 22 Feb. 1707/8, (iii) a holograph letter of Queen Anne to the Duchess of Marlborough, 1 April 1710, and (iv) an account for 'Stayes', bodices, laces etc. submitted to 'The Rights Honble Countess Mallberough'. With the manuscripts are transcripts of all four, photographs of (iii), and letters to Edward Owen from Messrs Sotheby and co., 1934, when the documents were unsuccessfully offered for sale. English. Formerly Edward Owen MS 131.