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1 Lewis ap Morgan of Hereford, yeoman, son and heir of Morgan Mericke, while he lived, of Llandilo, co. Rad., yeoman to. 2 Alexander Williams, gent., son and heir of Roger Williams, while he lived, of Llandilo, co. Rad. Release of Tyr Tum Bach (sometime mortgaged by Roger Williams to the said Morgan Mericke) with 18 a. in Llandylo, co. Rad. Consideration, £20. Witnesses: Thomas Jones, John Warden, Thomas Taylyr, John Sheriffe.

1 Thomas Draper of Peterchurch, Herefordshire, blacksmith to. 2 Hannah Smyth of Wilbrook, spinster, and Bridget Smith, spinster, of Wilbrook. Release (pursuant to a lease for a year) of 2 pieces of arable land of 4 a., situate in Peterchurch, lately held by Joseph Powell and now by the said Hannah and Bridget Smyth, bounded by the lands of the said Hannah Smyth, the lands of John Delahay, esq., and the lane from Wilbrook to Wilbrook Park, and the lands of Samuel Jones. Consideration, £10.10. Witness: John Delahay, Edward Howorth, Walter Delahay.

1 John Jones of Boughrood, co. Rad., yeoman to. 2 John Williams of Boughrood, co. Rad., clerk. Release (pursuant to a lease for a year) of Pentre y Hwnt, with all appurtenances, and 3 closes of land purchased by Evan Jones, dec., father of the said John Jones, from William Aubrey, dec., called Ka Phillip Prosser (5 a.), Ka bannal bach (4 a.), and Llayn worth y Llyne in the field called Ynnis y Domen (11/2 a.), all in Boughrood and Glasbury, and occupied by Maud Jones and the said John Jones. Witness: Charles Williams, Henry Williams, Daniel Davies.

1 James Thomas alias Price of Cumyoy, co. Mon., yeoman to. 2 John Browne of Cumyoy, co. Mon., gent., and John Arnold of Cumyoy, co. Mon., esq. Release, after 'long and tedious suits' in Chancery, of customary lands in lp and man. Cumyoy called Llwygy and Ty er Pen yr hewl. The Plaintiff's title is as heir-at-law to Thomas Price, dec. Witness: Thomas Henry?, son of the within named James Thomas, Thomas Pugh, son of the within named James Thomas, Phillip Gunter and James Parry, both customary tenants, Watkin Thomas, E. Parry.

1 James Smyth the elder of Wilbrooke in Peterchurch, Herefordshire, gent., and Bridgett, his wife to. 2 Gyles Gresmond of Nurton, Herefordshire, and John Woodhouse of Shobdon, Herefordshire, gent. Release, pursuant to a lease of the previous day, of a m., with appurtenances, called Willbrooke in Peterchurch, and the m. with 40 a. of land called Peterswell, lately held by John Smyth, eldest brother of James Smyth; the m. called Moore yesha in Hardwicke, p. Clifford, alias Llanvaire y Bryn, Herefordshire, where Richard Bevan lived, thus the m. Willbrook for James Smyth the elder and Bridgett, his wife, for life, and then to James Smyth the younger, and Peterswell, likewise (Proviso that James Smyth the younger is to give £200 to his sister, Bridgett Smyth the younger) Moore ysha for James Smyth and Bridgett, his wife, for life, and then to John Smyth, their younger son. Palyes greene in Vouchurche, Herefordshire, held on lease for 500 years for James Smyth, and then for Bridgett Smyth, and then for John Smyth, their youngest son. Witness: James Woodhouse, Roger Fletcher, John Rodd.

1 John Williams of Glasbury, co. Rad., gent., and Jane, his wife to. 2 Walter Lloyd of Clirow, co. Rad., gent., David Williams of Llowes, co. Rad., gent., and Thomas Phillipp of Glasbury, co. Rad., gent. Release, whereby, after reciting a lease for a year of the day before these presents from John and Jane Williams to Walter Lloyd, David Williams, and Thomas Phillipp of Tir Thomas Prosser comprising the land called the five acres, tir newydd issia (7 a.), tir newydd ycha (31/2 a.), Ka bannall (5 a.), Ka Wm John Ycha, nearing to a highway called Irheol Issa to a field called Ka Wm John Ycha to the lands of John Bustance (7 a.), Y Penbryn bach in Glangwy-land (1 a.), land lying between Pembryn Mawr and Kyver gwyn (1 a.), land in Ka yn y ddoy-ga (1/2 a.) with 3 a. of land adjoining; and the following parcels of land: 1 parcel now divided into 4 in ynys y govere (5 a.), 1 parcel in Maes y Ddoy llwyn (11/2 a.), one called Tyr y Trap, nearing to the River Wye to a close called Kae Lloyd, being the land of Glangwy occupied by John Blayney in a place called common hir, to a highway from Kae llydiat bach to rhyd y doleheu (6 a.), gwyrlodd y pwll joining a field called ynys y Dommen and common hir (2 a.), 1 parcel in Ynys y Dommen nearing to some of the land of Stanley Bevans to common hir by gwrlodd y pwll, and to the lands of Glangwy in the possession of Wm Awbrey (3 a.), gwyrlodd dan yr allt (2 a.), y llayn wrth tir Rees Ddavidd in Ynys y Govere (1 a.), Y ddoy gyfer in Ynys y Dommen (2 a.), Tir Rees Ddavidd (3 a.), Ka newydd alias Ka Watkin between two fields there called Ynys issia and Ynys y dommen (7 a.) bought from Benjamin Graves, Wm Awbrey, Thos Davies, and Roger Richard, and lying in p's Glasbury and Boughrood. 1 John Williams to. 2 David Williams and Thos Powell. Grant - in consideration of the marriage of John Williams to Jane, his wife, and of £45, her marriage portion - of tir newydd ycha, tu newydd issa, Ka bannall, Ka Wm John Ycha, y Pembryn bach, the land lying between Pembryn mawr and Kyfer gwyn, and 1/2 a. in Ka yn y ddoy ga on trust for the said John Williams. All the residue of the property mentioned above on trust for the immediate use of John Williams and Jane, his wife, for life, with remainder to their heirs, and in default of issue, to the heirs of John Williams. Proviso that, if the said Jane Williams die within 3 years of the marriage without issue, the said John Williams to pay £10 to the said David Williams and Thomas Phillipp. Also, if Jane, his wife, survive the said John Williams and be without issue, he shall bequeath £15 to her, to be paid within a year of the decease of the said John Williams, together with all such household stuff and chamber as he received and enjoyed with the said Jane Williams. Witnesses: Walter Griffiths, Joshua Lloyd, Samwell Lloyd, Phillip Watkin, Jane Jan Lloyd, Roger Thomas.

Reports by William Graves, Master in Chancery, of the satisfactory scrutiny and audit of the accounts presented by Henry Williams, appointed receiver of the estate, in a Chancery suit between Elizabeth Barnesley, widow of Wm Barnesley, a lunatic, plaintiff, and James Howe, Edward Mainwaring Davis otherwise Howorth, Chamberlain Davies, Henry Probert Howorth, Henry Howorth, Sir Edward Williams, and Penry Williams (the Trustees named in the will of Sir Humphrey Howorth), and Ann Weale, widow, defendants.

Sermon preached at Glasbury on 14 July 1723. Also in 1731, 1733, 1737, 1745.

Sermons for Easter Day, preached at Bibury, 1739, 1742, and 1745, and at Clyrow on Sunday after Easter, 1753, 1757, and 1761.

Deeds, estate correspondence and legal papers, 1361-1874, relating to the Skreen and Velin Newydd estates, in Radnorshire, Breconshire, and, to a lesser extent, in Monmouthshire, 1361-1874.

Summons from Henry Howorth, JP, to the Petty Constable of Llanstephan, co. Rad., for the appearance of Rees Probart, junior, to answer to the complaint of John Williams, esq.

Summons from Henry Williams, JP, to the Petty Constable of Glasbury for the appearance of John Snead to answer the complaint of John Lewis. Summon for evidence: George Woodford, Thomas Holloway. Overleaf: Summons from Henry Williams, JP, to Thomas Jones to serve as Petty Constable for a year for p. Clirow instead of Thomas Williams.

The Court Leet or view of Frank Pledge with the Court Baron of Edward Mainwaring Davies Howorth, esq., lord of man. Elvell, otherwise Istymonith, held at Painscastle on 11 April 1766 before Henry Williams, Steward.

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1 Richard Prosser of Llanhenw in Glasbury, co. Rad. to. 2 Thomas Owen and Samuel Anderson, gent., Attorneys of HM Court of Exchequer at Westminster. Warrant for payment of costs in an action for a debt of £12 against John Jones of Boughrood, co. Rad., yeoman. Witness: David Price, David Price.

1 Evan Phillipp, gent., of Ludlow to. 2 William Jenkins, Richard Powell, Stephen Willett, Richard Jones, William Jones, and Thomas Davies. Warrant for the arrest of a rebel named Walter Whitney, gent. Seal lost.