Dangos 328 canlyniad

An original parcel of appointments to official posts to serve the government of the Stuart monarchs, and papers associated with their duties, belonging to Sir Richard Wynn, 1626-1641; Henry Wynn, 1630-1661, William Wynn, 1641, and Sir William Williams, 1661-1690, together with the original eighteenth century wrapper.

Papers relating to several successive and interrelated lawsuits, 1604-1664, involving the Vaughan family of Llwydiarth and the Price family of Llwydiarth, disputing the title to properties in Eglwysegl, Dinbren and Trefor Isaf near Llangollen, Denbighshire, claimed by Richard Price under an entail in the marriage settlement of his father, Edward Price the elder. The files contain the inquisitions post-mortem Edward Price, 1604, and Sir Robert Vaughan, 1631; two cases brought against Richard Price respectively by Margaret and Elizabeth Price, 1608-1615, and by Sir Robert Vaughan, 1619-1620, which include a subsiduary suit brought by Mathias Springham, a London merchant, mortgagor and lessee of the Prices; the main lawsuit by Richard Price against Edward Vaughan, 1641, alleging that the premises had been appropriated by Owen Vaughan through his wardship of the plaintiff’s nieces, Margaret and Elizabeth Price, previously assigned to him by Edward Herbert; a continuation of the case by Leonard Thompson and his wife, Catherin, daughter of Richard Price, against Edward Vaughan, 1651; and a further lawsuit brought by her (remarried to Edward Wright) against Edward Vaughan’s executor, Charles Salesbury of Bachymbyd, and his brother, Rowland Vaughan, 1662.

Scope and content: Legal papers, 1650-1669, from cases involving Charles Salesbury of Bachymbyd, executor of Edward Vaughan (d. 1661) and Rowland Vaughan, the deceased’s brother, in dispute with various individuals claiming title or financial settlements out of the estates. Some disputes also involved Howell Vaughan of Glan-llyn and John Lloyd of Maes y Pandy, trustees appointed by Edward Vaughan in a lease of 1655. The most substantial of the claims were made by Magdalen and Katherine Vaughan, surviving daughters of John Vaughan, who had an interest in the Llangedwyn estate and who had already succeeded in gaining a substantial financial settlement in 1657; and Sir Charles Lloyd of Garth and his sons, who had adopted the surname Vaughan and laid claim to the title of the Llwydiarth estate, 1661-1666. Other legal adversaries of Charles Salesbury included the publicans of Montgomery and others to whom payments or legacies were owed, 1662-1667, and several individuals seeeking to recover possession of properties which they had mortgaged to Edward Vaughan, 1663-1666.

Papers deriving from miscellaneous legal cases brought before the courts of the Council in the Marches of Wales, Chancery, the Great Sessions and the Exchequer, mainly relating to disputes over title, trespass and ejectment to try title, debts owed by bond or mortgage, breach of covenants in conveyances or leases, and detention of title deeds, predominantly in Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, 1509-1819. The more substantial of the files describe cases of the Eyton family of Ruabon, 1531-1628, William Wynn of Garthgynan, 1639-1652; the bankruptcy of the Gough family of drovers, 1652-1653; Sir John Wynn’s claim on the Gwydir estate, 1660-1675; an ejectment from farm near Holt Castle, 1663-1667; a prosecution for debt against Richard Price for debt, affecting lands in Dinbren, 1663-1670; encumbrances on le Forrest and Kevenhire estate, 1664-1700; trusts involving Sir John Wynn, 1671, and 1672-1673; debts of the Grocers’ Company, 1672-1687; a breach of the peace at Wrexham, 1676; and numerous writs, mainly for summoning defendants to court. Several other cases involve Nicholas Purcell, 1562; Sir Richard Gwynne, 1606-1621; Sir John Wynn, [1664x1683], 1681-1684; Henry Wynn, 1666; Maurice Wynn, [pre- 1671]; the Kyffin family, 1644-1648, 1657-1666, 1673; and the Pugh family of Mathafarn [1636], [c. 1666].

The Lordship/Manor of Cynllaith Owain chief rents collection comprises property in p. Llansilin, co. Denb., including t's Llansilin, Lloran, Moelfre, Estynllan, Priddbwll, Sycharth, Rhiwlas and Bodlith. From R64 to R92, 1808-1835, some cottage and enclosure rents are included with the chief rents, but chief rents only appear in the rentals from R94 to R151, 1837-1896. The rents are collected at Michaelmas, not Lady Day. Collectors: Samuel Lovett, 1808-1835, John Croxon, 1841-1842, Nathan Burlinson, 1852-1862, William Jones, 1863-1871, Owen Hughes, 1871-1879. For details of the post-1896 rents, see the series of Tithe, Chief and Fee Farm Rentals which contain Cynllaith Owain chief rents from 1863 onwards. See also the Llangedwyn estate rents, which contain Cynllaith Owain chief rents from 1898-1910.

The collection comprises property in p's Llandderfel, Llandrillo-yn-Edeirnion (including t. Branas), Llanfor, Gwyddelwern, Bettws Gwerfil-Goch, Llanfihangel y Traethau, Llanycil, Llanuwchllyn, Llanymawddwy, Mallwyd (transferred to the Cyfeiliog estate), Llangywer, Trawsfynydd, Llanfrothen and Llanfachreth, all in co. Mer., and in p's Penmachno, Clynnog and Llanbeblig (including properties in Caernarfon), co. Caern. This collection also contains the chief rents for some of the above parishes, including Llanfor, Llanuwchllyn, Llanfachreth, Llangywer, Llanycil, Llandrillo-yn-Edeirnion, Llanfihangel, Llanbeblig and Trawsfynydd; also, a statement of account of almshouses in Llanuwchllyn, R79-R121; election expenses in co. Mont. (1830s); and details of boats (and their owners) on Bala Lake; R83/7e (1828) contains a rental of estates had in exchange from Viscount Clive, consisting of property in p's Llanerfyl, Llangadfan and Llanfair Caereinion, co. Mont. By 1861, some of the above-named places have been gradually omitted from this collection, and only the following parishes in co. Mer. remain: Llandderfel, Llanycil, Llanuwchllyn, Llangywer, Trawsfynydd, Llanfor, Llandrillo and Llanfihangel y Traethau; and from R118/2 to R135/1i chief rents are contained for the following parishes in co. Mer. only: Llanfor, Llanuwchllyn, Trawsfynydd, Llangower, Llanycil, Llandrillo and Llanfihangel y Traethau. Collectors: Griffith Richards, 1809-1821, Samuel Hughes, 1824-1834, Pryce Jones, 1835-1839, John Williams, 1839-1864, John Williams (executor of the first named John Williams), 1865-1866, William Jones, 1867-1871, and Owen Hughes 1871-1879. R122/1b (1867) contains rents only for p's Llanfor, Llanycil, Llanuwchllyn, Llangower and Trawsfynydd, co. Mer., while R122/1h (1867) contains chief rents as specified above; R123/1g (1867) and all succeeding volumes contain the chief rents only, while the other rents of the Glan-llyn estate have been transferred (see R123/1a) to the collection entitled Farm and Cottage Rents. By R135/1i (1879), only the chief rents for the following parishes in co. Mer. remain: Llanfor, Llanuwchllyn, Llangywer, Llanycil and Llandrillo. For details of Glan-llyn chief rents after 1898, see the series of Tithe, Chief and Fee Farm Rentals, which contain Glan-llyn chief rents from 1866 to 1918.

Title deeds relating mainly to properties acquired by Sir John Wynn of Gwydir, his brother Richard Gwynne and Edward Williams, whose widow Grace married Richard Gwynne in 1602, situated in the townships of Penfro, Castell, Glyn and Gronant, often combining more than one of these townships and overlapping the parish boundaries of Caerhun, Llanbedrycennin and Llangelynnin. The deeds describe miscellaneous tenements and parcels of land in Castell and Llanbedr, 1480-1633; Tuthyn Griffith Vichan and lands in Eirannws, 1492-1584; miscellaneous properties in Penfro and Caerhun, 1499-1587; Garthmore, Pwll Dovergwn, etc., 1514-1588; Tythyn Bron Hyddgen in Castell and Conwy, 1527-1606; Tuthyn Owen ap Gruffith ap Gwilym, etc., 1533-1597; Catstone, Tuddyn y Coed, Cayr Llin, Y Geuallt, Havod Yddgwyn, etc., and Nant Kayr Llin, 1549-1617; Gelli Wastad, Tyddyn Carreg y Ffordd, Tyddyn Kyn’ ap Rees and Tyddyn Blethyn ap Ieuan Goch, 1550-1611; the property of Morvith vch Howell, Castell and Penfro, 1556-1588; Cae Tannow, Cae’r Bluen, Cae’r Vallen Viniog, 1563-1604; another part of Pwll Dovergwn, 1574-1609; properties in Ardda, Llanbedrycennin, 1575-1599; Maes Cadwgan and Dolriannus, 1576-1590; dower lands of Elen Peake in Castell and Eiriannws, 1572-1584; Y Glascoid and Kay Uchaf, 1591-1617; a messuage of Robert ap Thomas ap Howell ap Jenckyn, Cay’r Vorwyn, Erw Gwnion, Dalar, etc., 1593-1594; Gwergloth Pwll y Llivion, Tythyn y Porth Lloyd and Gwergloth Gwern Vach Ynys, 1597; Gwern Fledr, Llanbedr, 1599-1603; Gweirglodd yr Hayad, Gweirglodd y Dderwen, 1599-1615; properties in Castell, Llanbedr, Penfro and Llechan, purchased from John Hookes, 1604; Gorswen Hir, 1607-1612; and the Bulkeley estate in Caerhun, 1737.

Title deeds for properties in the parishes of Llan-rug, 1578-1609, and a farm in Penmachno and Dolwyddelan, 1657.

Title deeds for properties in the parish of Eglwys-bach, on the borders of Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire, acquired by Maurice Wynn of Crogen and Sir John Wynn of Watstay, with the exception of the last one, purchased by Sir Watkin Williams Wynn in 1815. The files refer to Plas yn y Dyffryn, Tyddyn y Werne and Ty yn y Llan in Erethlyn and Esgorebrill, 1598-1668; Tyddyn yr Henblas and Tyddyn Bach in Erethlyn and Bodnant, 1636-1685; Kae’r Vaban and other properties in Maenan assigned to Maurice Wynn, 1650-1671; Maenan and Llansanffraid wills, 1655-1665; Caye y Llan and Tythyn y Kay Mawr in Erethlyn, 1656-1708; the estate of Robert Ellis in Eglwys-bach, 1697, and Wern Dew in Eglwys-bach, 1812-1815.

Title deeds concerning the manor and lordship of Maenan near Eglwys-bach, on the borders of Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire.

Title deeds which do not fit readily into the previous categories, mainly because they name several parishes in a single transaction or they include properties which appear not to have belonged to Wynnstay. The files describe miscellaneous Thelwall deeds relating to Ruthin and Dyffryn Clwyd, 1543-1623; mortgages of the Thelwall family, 1598-1672; and the will of Robert Jones of Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, devising property in Denbighshire, 1754.

Title deeds relating to properties in the parishes of Gresford, 1792; and Holt, [1509x1547], 1653, 1710, both in Denbighshire.

Title deeds relating to properties in the parishes of Rhuddlan, and St Asaph, in files entitled the township of Faenol in Rhuddlan and St Asaph, 1687-1715; the Dean’s house, St Asaph, 1651; and miscellaneous Flintshire deeds, 1600-1652.

Title deeds of properties in the parish of Hirnant, Montgomeryshire, and the township of Trefedw, usually called Cwm y Vedw in the original deeds. Most of them were acquisitions of the Vaughan family of Llangedwyn and Llwydiarth and Sir William Williams of Glascoed in the seventeenth century, augmented by purchases by Sir Watkin Williams Wynn between 1811 and 1831. The files describe miscellaneous properties in Trefedw, 1531-1732, 1811; miscellaneous properties in Hirnant, 1573-1734; Cae yr Braich, Werglodd y Dyar y Ty, etc., Trefedw, 1598-1687; Tyddyn y Ty Croes and a sheepwalk, Hirnant, 1617-1637, 1711; Llwyn Pale Bychan and Y Rhos Gough Leia, Trefedw, 1635-1638; ffriths in Kefn Hir y Mynydd, Trefedw, 1667-1687; Ty’n y Celyn and Cae David Bevan, 1759-1828; and Nant y Brithell, Hirnant, 1789-1831.

Title deeds relating to properties in the parish of Llanfechain, Montgomeryshire, lying in the townships of Mechain Is Coed, 1402-1556; Ystumgynon, 1570-1592; Llysfechain and Bodgynfel, 1631-1655; and Llanfechain itself, 1734.

Title deeds relating to properties in the parish of Llangynog, Montgomeryshire, namely Tythyn y Byarth and Tythyn y Mayse Glase, 1623-1636; miscellaneous properties in Llangynog, 1652-1720; and Pen y Lloyne in the township of Rhiwarth, 1677-1704.

Title deeds for properties in the parish of Llanbryn-mair, 1570-[?c. 1800]; the township of Tafolwern, 1599-1680; and for Havod Owen in Tirymynach, 1613-1781.

Title deeds for properties in the parishes of Mochdre, 1586-1667; and Montgomery, 1783.

Title deeds for Llwyn y Goke, Ty yn y Glynn, a fulling mill and various properties in the parish of Trefeglwys, 1540-1797; and miscellaneous deeds which appear relevant to the Arwystli estates, 1728-[c. 1780].

Title deeds relating to properties in the parish of Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, arranged as follows: Halfen, Fachwen and Nantycyndy, 1533-1581; Garthuchaf 1551; Llwydiarth leases, 1599-1785; Dolwar leases, 1601-1734; Farchwel leases, 1612-1735; Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, leases in miscellaneous townships, 1615-1731; Rhiwlas, 1615-1734; Halfen, 1627-1776, 1907; Cadwnfa, 1638-1683; Fachwen leases, 1684-1734; and Llaethbwlch leases, 1686-1731.