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That day received Byron's letter dated the 16th in which he desires to know in what condition the garrison at Conwy stands. Owen believes that Byron knows partly how it stands. Owen is sure that nothing has been paid and no provision brought in but what the writer has paid for out of his own purse. He confesses he made bold of some of his Lord Grace's provision and most of it was spoilt before Owen had it. Byron knows what time of the year he had the cattle when there was neither old nor new victuals to be had. If it please God that Owen may have some time fitting to make preparation for the victualling, he will out of his small maintenance furnish it for six months without being beholden to any man. His Lordship knows how backward they are in paying the contribution agreed on at Denbigh unto his Honour: much more to the garrison. 'Many faults may be laid but I am sure their was much very ernestly desired from the comitions to doe from time to time as might be, yett nothinge donne. I beseech your honour to hould a good opinion of him that is reale and wholy devoted to sacrifice live and fortune for his Majesty'. PS He is desired to give testimony of the bearer. He is a recusant and Byron's servant, one who has lost all during these three years, and has no subsistence. Desires Byron's favour.

Has sent the articles to Oliver Humphreys by Robert Vaughan of Caerynwch. She will send them to him as soon as she gets them back. Asks advice concerning possession for her son and daughter. Family matters of a legal kind.

Has received the letter written by Owen on his wedding night. Congratulations. He will not write again before Owen comes up in about a fortnight. Two fellows swore against a gentleman of Cambridgeshire as if he would have hired one of them to attempt upon the King's life - which God preserve - but the rogues being cross-examined it was found but malice and the other one an honest man. The question about penal laws is to be put to the lords lieutenant. Lord Ferrars is out and Lord Ashton, in for Staffordshire; so is the Earl of Bridgewater out and the Lord Chancellor in for Bucks and Hertford. The Lord Mayor was at a conventicle last Sunday in the morning and evening, but at noon he received the sacrament in the Church of England and yesterday took all oaths and declarations in Chancery.

Business matters. Wonders why Owen's letter of the 24th came no sooner than last night: there must be some error in the post ... The six regiments are sent for from Holland. The writer hopes to get Mr Lewis a post in one of them. The trunk of a man was found three nights ago near Queen's St, and his arms, legs and thighs next day thrown out of the Savoy into the Thames: his head is missing: no one knows who he is. This and minatory letter's sent to six or seven Protestant noblemen make great noise. PS Mr David Morris's business. The writer encloses his account to Owen being an itemised account totalling £45.8.0. This includes £6.10.0 for two pieces of gadian silk at £3.5.0 each; for spectacles with gold frames, glasses and case £1.12.0; mending Owen's watch and a new key 10/-.

There is a scurvy report that Mr Solicitor-General has fallen ill at Worcester which the writer hopes is not true. If so, Owen will have had the news, for bad news is generally winged enough. When are the Flint Assizes? Ned Mostyn says that he is for the country very speedily. The affairs at Rome are not yet accommodated. The old man seems resolute and says he would rather resign than prejudice the rights of the Church. The town will have it that 'Hogen would be Mogen' and meditate mischief against us, but, though they may wish well, their horns are short. They may have North Holland wind, but the writer hopes that 'we' have as many ships as they. Soldiers who have gone away will not be 'our countrymen' according to a doctrine they have set on foot that a subject taking service under a former prince loses his allegiance without allowing any local allegiance. The Bishop of Oxford died; the Bishop of Hereford is said to be dead. Mr Heylyn, Mr Dodwell and the Warden of All Souls are named as competitors for Dr Lamphire's place of Hist. professor.

Is disappointed not to find a small bill with Owen's letter. Expects the interest, and the writer must not fail his landlady at midsummer. Some say half the fleet has gone to the Straits and that the rest stay about the Channel, that the Spaniards are mauled at Barcelona, and that the French squadron met our Straits fleet homeward bound.

Mr Cressett has just arrived from Ireland where he made the campaign. Is told that he went to Cambridge but does not know where he is there. He sent Owen's letters to the postmaster. Parliament opens very promisingly: they voted addresses of thanks to the King and General and supplies to the uttermost. They have not sat that day. When Owen writes next he should frank his letters.

Has received two letters from Owen dated the 14th and 17th. References to a double match which this winter may bring to a conclusion. So they are like to lose Owen this winter, but his reasons for absence would avail anywhere ... It is hard to answer Owen's query in the second letter. Most people there talk at random and take their aims from the newspapers. Some would have the miscarriage examined into in the first place; others the accounts of all the 22 millions already given; a third sort of a more public spirit would have some more millions first given since the delay of giving last year did no good to the common cause. How 4 or 5 million more may be raised - in case it be given - is yet in nubibus. Land must do if all Neale's projects fail; he and those who eat and drink gratis without paying either poulterer or butcher will be for what they call home-excise which miscarried last session but by few voices. Though Harbord who pretended to be master of North Holland economy be now gone yet others will push on the project, but the country gentlemen and some others have each their objection against it. But if they go upon the money in the first place all will be carried as desired, there being a large majority for the Court that will attend. Is sorry for Mr Rowlands's loss. Has heard nothing of the drover.

He has been to Newgate and finds that L. Lloyd is committed for a misdemeanour. The prosecution seems malicious if all he said is true. Mr Bulkeley is ready to do him what kindness he can. Mr Roger Lloyd is out of town. The sessions begin next Wednesday. The writer has been to Sir Richard Levet's to complain that Lloyd was shackled with irons for a misdemeanour. Is glad that Owen got home well.

Since the routing of his comrade for having written and spoken something he ought not, a caution has been given to them all not to do the like, so that he has not of late troubled Owen with any of his scripts. Supposes that Mr Green is now with Owen. Business re Nant estate.

Has spoken to Robert Wynne about the millstones. Answered that if any man would have had them it would have been William Wynne. But Wynne must not trust to have those stones. After all their kindness and advice Robert Wynne says that he means to have a mill of his own that will stand as long as any mill in Merioneth. That satisfied the writer for he knows R. W.'s humours. Knows that his brother-in-law will provide himself with a mill long before R. W.'s mill be up.

On the writer's return from Bangor an injunction from the Court of Wards was shown him on behalf of Mr Maurice Wynne against the gentlewoman who pretends to be his wife. It is the King's express command to the writer to see the decrees of his courts executed as far as possible. Therefore he could not deny an order on that behalf, and particularly since the tenants - who have nothing to do in the business - complain that they were utterly undone and disabled from paying any mises by reason of Hooks's vigorous proceedings. Moreover the writer desired Mr Wynne and his friends that some fair end might be made between him and the gentlewoman so that the King's service might not be disturbed. Since the writer's coming away, Hookes - whose authority Byron cannot understand having no commission from either of the Princes or from himself - has with great contempt and mutinous speeches disobeyed the writer's orders 'wherein I assure myself you will not support him'. Therefore desires Owen to commit Hookes to safe custody till he gives, satisfaction for his contempt, for if such petty companions take upon themselves to disobey orders the writer knows not to what purpose he is there. As for Mr Wynne and his pretended wife, the writer wishes some end to be made between them by arbitration of friends, and that in the meantime his order may be observed. PS Hookes being shown the writer's order swore a deep oath he would not obey it.

Has shown Owen's letter of no date to Mr Neale who answers that in proportion to what agreement shall be made with the Bishop of Bangor he will agree for Owen's mine, but so great a rent for any one mine before it be tried cannot be given ... Owen is to reduce his terms and proposals into writing. Asks a favour for Sir Philip Lloyd's daughter. Colonel Edward Lloyd left no will that can be heard of in England or Holland and yet designed all his estate to Sir Philip's youngest daughter and told many so. Does Owen recollect having heard him say anything as to whose hands the will was in in England or Holland? Mr Holmes knows nothing. Another difficulty is that the Dutch pretend to dispose of the estate and to have the cognizance of the cause because not only Colonel Edward Lloyd but his father also and his grandfather, the writer thinks, were born in Holland. The parish register of the place they were supposed to have been born in in Montgomeryshire says nothing. Some 'living registry' or some relation who may have some letters or papers are the likeliest to have some account of the matter. The grandfather whose name the writer thinks was Broghwell is supposed to have left England about 1625: his son - the father of Colonel Edward and Sir Philip - is said to have died at about 28 or 30 years of age. Begs Owen to let him have what information he can give. PS Wishes Owen and his Lady much joy on the birth of a son which God has sent them as an additional strength to their family. Parliament is prorogued to September 17th.

What he sends Owen may give him a few moments' diversion. It is said to be what was spoken by the gentlemen herein named in opposition to the Earl of Portland's grant. Asks for a line to be sent to him at the Crown and Harrow in Chancery Lane. Attached are a number of statements made by Sir William Williams, Sir Roger Puleston, and Mr Rob Price, before the Lords of the Treasury on Friday 10th May 1695, objecting to a proposed grant of the Lordships of Denbigh, Bromfield and Yale to the Earl of Portland.

This letter written sometime during the first half of the eighteenth century is concerned with a claim to a seat in Selattin Church. The claim is pressed by the first of the signatories on behalf of the second who is his wife, and the letter contains the following references to Colonel William Owen and Sir Robert Owen. The writer would not be guilty of coveting an inch of the appurtenances belonging to any branch of the estate of the heroic Colonel whom the writer saw recorded in the list of the loyalists and whose name was a terror to both Fairfax and the grand usurper; that worthy man that neither the allurements of preferment nor the dread of sequestrators could remove his integrity nor draw him from his loyalty to his prince; the true Briton of honourable descent who, in those perilous times, regardless of all opposition, unsheathed his sword in defence of the Church, the royal martyr and his bleeding country, looked death in the face and sprinkled his belt with his enemies' blood. Nor can the writer forget the Honourable Sir Robert Owen. Though the writer was but a boy, yet it is fresh in his mind how Sir Robert stood a true member of the Church when Mr James Owens [see no. 960], the great dissenting minister, 'kept like a little university whare our workhouse was' (in Oswestry). He and two others called elders sent a challenge to Bishop Floyd (sic), who was at Porkington at the time of visitation, to dispute with them at the Town Hall. The Bishop accepted the challenge accompanied by Sir Robert and Esquire Littleton. The dispute held long. The dissenters would have the Disciples to have the same power as the Apostles ... At last they came to the old fathers, the dissenters quoting a passage of St Jerome's. The two gentlemen started up ... and soon baffled them with their own arguments. The writer says this without the least stain of either fear or flattery for there is not an old couple in the street better pleased than the writer and his wife to see Porkington in the flourishing state it is in at present. PS The writer is given a little ease to think that he has fallen into a gentleman's hands in the person of William Owen, the son of Sir Robert Owen, whom the great crowd that came to hear the pleading above mentioned allowed to be well acquainted with the sacred writings, a fine scholar and accomplished gentleman, and with united voices made the hall resound the echoes of their acclamation.

Henry VII to his trusty John ap Meredith ap Evan ap Meredith [great-great-great-grandfather of Sir William Maurice]. The King, having entered his principality of Wales, purposes to descend into his realm of England to adopt the crown, to suppress the odious tyrant Richard, late Duke of Gloucester, to reduce the realm of England into her ancient estate, honour and prosperity, and the principality of Wales and the people of the same to their liberties, delivering them from the miserable servitude they have long stood in. Desires and commands John ap Meredith on his allegiance to join him without tarrying on the way until he be with the King wherever the latter may be staying for the effect beforehand. Given under the Signet.

Statement by William Maurice for the opinion of Simon Thelwall. His father and grandfather assured certain lands to him and to his late wife, Margaret, by way of marriage settlement. Can he assure the jointure to a second wife? Thelwall replies that since Maurice's son is not mentioned by name, a new jointure or any other form of alienation of the first wife's jointure can be made at pleasure.

Rental of the land of Robert ap Ieuan ap Morgan in Harlech prepared for the purpose of an exchange of lands with William Maurice.

Account of money paid to William Rondel over and above his standing wages for work done by way of repairs to a mill, etc.