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Case for opinion of counsel on the right of Edward Pryse and Richard Pryse to pass a fine and recovery of the Gogerddan estate and to settle the same on Lewis Pryse and his heirs male without Benjamin Collyer, mortgagee of Park [Bodvage], being a party to the recovery [c. 1719]

Rental of the Abernantbychan estate for one year ending Michaelmas 1785, showing disbursements, 1783-1786, and an account by the representatives of John Lewes

Rental [of the Abernantbychan estate] for Lady Day 1836

First rental made by John. Lewis in 1779 of the Abernantbychan estate from May 1778 to Michaelmas 1778.

Rental of the Abernantbychan estate, Michaelmas 1802 – Michaelmas 1803.

Rental of the Abernantbychan estate, Michaelmas 1803 – Michaelmas 1804.

Rental of the Abernantbychan estate, Michaelmas 1799 – Michaelmas 1800.

Rental of the Abernantbychan estate, Michaelmas 1804 – Michaelmas 1805.

[Copy] rental of the Pembrokeshire estate of Edward Loveden Loveden (Watermark 1805).

Copy rental of Pryse Pryse [of the Abernantbychan estate] for Michaelmas 1843.

Copy rentals of Pryse Pryse [of the Abernantbychan estate] for Lady Day and Michaelmas 1832.

Leases by Margaret Pryse and Pryse Pryse of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, of houses in Little Gentry Street or Poor Gentry Street, Aberystwyth, 1796-1800.

Title deeds for various houses and burgages in the town of Aberystwyth, 1332-1657. Landmarks include the town cross, the river Rheidol, the bridge, the castle, the mill, Dinas Maylour, Sarne Pwll Budyr and Porth Tywyll. Properties include Y Tyddyn Dan y Dinas, Parcke yr Eithyn, Parcke Bache, Park y Helig Duon, Maes Glas, Tythin yr Hen Fagwyr, Gwayn Lladron and others. The earliest deeds record a quitclaim by Germyn Dryw to his son Roger Dryw and Matilda his wife, 1331/2; acquisitions by John Dyer, 1372, Philip and John, sons of John ap Gwilym Vechan, 1421, 1425; a mortgage by Robert Scuten and Elen his wife, 1397/8; and a bond by John Faunt of Glym Watir, Dublin, and several other Irish fishermen to John Vachan, 1430. Several deeds name Meredith Glays or Glais, David Glays and Henry Glais, 1444, 1448/9, 1450, 1460. Other deeds involve the families of Voya, Phillips and Rogers, 1481-1602, including William ap John Voya, 1488, 1533/4, Roger ap Richard, 1568, Richard Phyllips, 1572; and the will of William ap John Voya, 1539/40. There are marriage settlements of Rycharde Phelippes of Aberystwyth and Elen vch Morgan of Llanychaearn, 1568; of William ap Roger (Rogers) and Katteringe vch Mer'edd, comprising a mansion house, the Store House in Maesglas, etc., 1581-1582; and Richard ap David Lloyd and Tanglwyst vch Moris, 1609; and a gift in fee tail by Richard Phillipps to David Lewes of Gernos, and Gwenllian vch Thomas Parry his wife, and to Rees David Lloyd of Llanddeiniol and Anne vch Thomas Parry his wife, 1602. Further items comprise the probate of the will of David ap Harrye, 1559/60; acquisitions by Sir Richard Pryse and Dame Gwen Pryse, from Thomas Odinghells and John Collopp of London and others, 1593-1657; and a grant by Elizabeth I to James Lewis of lands previously possessed by Rice ap Griffith, attainted, 1593.

Bills and receipts of the Gogerddan estate, 1858, Lady Day to Michaelmas. For general description see series level.

Lease by Edward Morgan of Cwmllygodig, Montgomeryshire, to Jonett Morgan of Mallwyd, his sister, of messuages called Keven Llandybo, Tythyn Tu yn y Trayan and Tythyn Tu yn y Keynant, a parcel of a meadow called Y Weirglodd Faine and several cottages in All Ddû, all in the township of Caereinion Fechan, 1701

Card index of the title deeds, estate administration, family papers, mining, manorial records, and other papers, belonging to the estates of Gogerddan, Cardigan Priory, Rug, Abernantbychan, Buscot Park, Breconshire, Mathafarn, Pen-boyr, Aberbechan, Main and Caethle, compiled by Glyn Parry [c. 1997]

Papers concerning the enclosure and drainage of Cors Fochno (Borth Bog), 1816-1882. For general content see series level description. The file includes letters mainly to James Morice of Moelcerney and Richard Griffithes of Bishops Castle, from Isaac Williams of Lincolns Inn, 1825, Robert Williams of Bangor, 1820-1825, and Thomas Richards of Aberystwyth, 1833; a copy case over illicit turf-cutting, 1823, and a list of property in Llanfihangel Genau’r-glyn of H.R. Jones of Garthmil Hall, Montgomeryshire, in which he claimed rights of pasture and turbary.

Modern research aid, consisting of two folders of notes, correspondence, 1939-1997; extracts from the Gogerddan rentals, 1741; print-outs from the uncorrected draft calendar of deeds and legal papers created by Glyn Parry, [c. 1997.]; abstracts of Pryse family wills, 1584-1694; the previous NLW outline box-list; copies of printed and typescript articles from the NLW Journal and other publications; research notes on Aberystwyth streets provided by Michael Freeman [?c. 2000] detailed lists supplied by Gerald Morgan of Boxes 56, 66, 68-69 (these box numbers now obsolete); and a letter by Walford Wynn-Jones to Glyn Parry, 1997. The file contains much useful information on the history of the Pryse family of Gogerddan, Lewes of Abernantbychan and Sir Bulstrode Whitlocke, as well as the administrative history of the archive and its acquisition by NLW, including the deposit from the British Records Association (BRA).

Book of permits to fish on the Gogerddan etate and counterfoils, 1911-1918.

Public notice, dated 1902, of an audit of land rents on the Gogerddan estate, to be held at the White Lion Hotel, Tal-y-bont, in January 1903.