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Miscellanea, including an annotated list of men who served as sheriffs of Denbighshire, 1541-1906, notes on Flintshire, etc.

Newspaper cuttings, mainly relating to Flintshire and to ecclesiastical history.

A manuscript containing a history of Abergele; miscellaneous notes and press cuttings relating to Abergele and to the ruined castles of North Wales; transcripts by J. P. Earwaker relating to Flintshire; etc.

Papers connected mainly with the activities of David Pennant of Downing, Flintshire, son of Thomas Pennant. They include material relating to affairs in Flintshire and north-east Wales in general and the Holywell district in particular and consist of letters from Henry Chambers, Edward Jones (David Pennants secretary or agent), F. R. Price (Bryn-y-pys), C. Oldfield (Perthyterfyn), Henry Parry (vicar of Llanasa), J. Oldfield, David Edisbury, D. Scott, etc.; drafts and memoranda by David Pennant; papers relating to The Charity for the Relief of the Poor Widows and Orphans of Clergymen who officiated in the diocese of St. Asaph, Flintshire and Denbighshire parliamentary elections and political affairs, parliamentary reform, poor-law relief, soup kitchens, canals, collieries and colliery strikes, public celebrations, the Holywell Loyal Volunteers, church schools, clothing clubs, eisteddfodau, auction sales, the Flintshire Dispensary, the Holywell Annual Vestry, the Holywell Hunt, etc.; a Latin poem; etc.

Notebook containing financial accounts (ff. 1, 104 verso), a list of personal names (f. 2 recto-verso), and notes of legal cases in 1642 (ff. 3-4, 12-17 verso), all relating to Flintshire.
Also included are notes of a 'voluntary Contribution towards the maintaynance of his majesties person' from [the parishes of] Whitford and Holywell (f. 75 verso), a note on shipping troops from Chester to Ireland in the time of Queen Elizabeth I (ff. 100 verso-101 verso) and proverbs in Latin (f. 102 recto-verso). The volume is perhaps partly in the hand of David Pennant of Bychton, parish of Whitford, Flintshire, who was Sheriff of Flintshire in 1641-2, the legal notes possibly referring to cases heard at the Flintshire Quarter Sessions during that year.

Pedigrees, coats of arms and, in some instances, bookplates, etc. of various families, including those of Ford-Hughes, Hughes of Abercery, Lloyd of Peterwell, H. Crampton Lloyd, Mackworth of Neath, Sir Thomas Macdonald Miller, 4th bart, Phillipps of Picton Castle, Meyrick of Pembrokeshire, Meredith of Pentrebychan, Mason of Montgomery and Salop, Crompton-Roberts of Monmouthshire, Newborough of Caernarvonshire, Williams-Bulkeley of Baron Hill, Davies Cooke of Gwysaney, Cunliffe of Acton, Powys barons Tilford, Talbot of Dinevor and Rice of Newton, Thomas of Wenvoe, Saunders of Largay, and Lloyd of Bronwydd; a copy, printed in 1753, of an Act of Parliament relating to the navigation of the river Dee; a copy of an article by Henry Taylor (1845-1927) of Chester and Flint entitled 'Early lead miners brought from the High Peak to work in Flintshire'; miscellaneous letters, including one written in 1868 by Connop Thirlwall (1797-1875), bishop of St Davids.

Legal precedents and transcripts of official letters and orders, largely of Denbighshire and Flintshire interest; a calendar; proportions of mise payable by the different townships of Isdulas, Denbighshire; etc.

'Notes on Places and Objects in Flintshire and Denbighshire' [and Caernarvonshire], including the parishes and churches of Bodelwyddan, Bodfari, Caerwys, Cilcain, Cwm, Dyserth, Flint, Gwaunysgor, Halkin, Hawarden, Broughton (St Mary's Church), Hawarden (St John the Baptist, Pentrobin), Holywell, Hope, Llanasa, Llanfynydd, Meliden, Mold, Nannerch, Nerquis, Newmarket, Northop, Rhuddlan, Rhyl, St Asaph (parish church and cathedral), Tremeirchion, Treuddyn, Whitford, Ysceifiog, Bangor-is-y-coed, Bettisfield, Hanmer, Is-y-coed, Marchwiel, Overton, Worthenbury, Abenbury Fawr, Allington, Abergele, Bersham, Bettws yn Rhos, Brymbo, Bryneglwys, Bylchau, Burton, Cefn (St Asaph), Cerrig-y-drudion, Chirk, Clocaenog, Denbigh, Derwen, Efenechtyd, Eglwysfach, Erbistock, Esclusham, Gresford, Gwytherin, Henllan, Holt, Llanarmon yn Iâl, Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanddoget, Llandegla, Llandrillo yn Rhos, Llandyrnog, Llanelian yn Rhos, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanelidan, Llanfair Talhaiarn, Llanferres, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Llanfwrog, Llangadwaladr, Llangedwyn, Llangernyw, Llangollen, Llangwm, Llangwyfan, Llangynhafal, Llannefydd, Llanrhaiadr yn Cinmerch, Llanrhaiadr ym Mochnant, Llanrhudd, Llanrwst and Capel Garmon, Llansannan, Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Llansantffraid Glan Conwy, Llansilin, Llantysilio yn Iâl, Llanychan, Llanynys, Marchwiel, Minera, Nantglyn, Pentrefoelas, Ruabon, Ruthin, St George's, Stansty, Trebrys, Trefnant, Wrexham, Ysbyty Ifan, Conway, Llangystennin, Llanrhos (Llandudno) and Llysfaen. Many illustrations of churches, houses, etc. have been included and there are additional notes by Susan Mainwaring (of Henblas, St Asaph).

Press cuttings, mainly relating to Flintshire and with ecclesiastical matters.

Rentals of crown and other lands and manors in various parts of North Wales, including rents due to John Edwards, Chirk, together with three documents relating to land in the lordship of Chirk and Flintshire.