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Would have him go to his wife's tailor and bid him to make her a velvet gown betwixt 20 or 30 piece of the best colour ladies wear except black. He must not fail to bring it home with him. Let it be laid with silver [lace] upon the 'whings' as fair as may be. If the tailor will not do it, he must go to Sir Baptist Higgs and bring home so much velvet as will make it. He is to bring home the bond from Watson touching the armour. Must not forget to bring home his master's livery as he did last time. Hopes he will have care of his business. Postscript: ...et the gown be of tawney velvet for he thinks that colour is the best.

According to William Maurice's desire, Morgan Wynne repaired to Llanymddifrie on Monday last, but by reason of the way being so far, by cause of the business the day before, it was greater noon before he could reach there. By then Sir Harry Johns was sworn and the book certified in the Town Hall in the presence of forty persons the most part townsmen. He questioned Sir Harry about some agreement with William Maurice. Found him somewhat obstinate relying upon two releases he had from 'my lady' his mother. One release was of the lands of Sir Thomas Johns and Rowland Puleston, dec., the other of all the goods, cattle, chattels of Sir Thomas Johns. He showed the releases to Morgan Wynne with witnesses thereupon endorsed. Morgan Wynne alleged a later composition between William Maurice and Johns. Then he showed a general acquittance under William Maurice's hand to undo the same estate bearing date a year after. In the end asked for a meeting to be had between the parties to see whether friends might draw them to some good agreement and he promised to come up to Llanbadarn on Wednesday or Thursday next come sevennight with a couple of gentlemen and two servants. If William Maurice will travel so far again, although it will be to his great travail, the writer hopes that the mediation of friends will see a good composition made. Advises him to bring with him a couple of understanding gentlemen to mediate the matter. Endorsed: Account of Morgan Wynn's expenses.

Expected to have word with the money as promised. Wants to send that money to London to his creditor and to send him double consideration for forbearance until the 1st Nov. at which time the writer is to pay £500 without fail. Writes to desire his correspondent to be careful of him and to request him to write to Mr Herbert and the rest to make this payment ready as soon as they may before their last day of payment that he may have all ready to bring with him to London to discharge himself with credit. Draft.

William Maurice, late deputy lieutenant of Caernarfonshire, by the direction and at the request of the inhabitants of the said county, humbly informs his Honour that whereas the said county being a maritime county and open to Ireland and other foreign parts, and withal the most part thereof being a hilly, mountainous and bare country, and therefore rather spacious than populous, so the greatest number of men to be appointed for trained bands (and so certified to his Honour) in that county was but 400, which afterwards upon a second certificate, by reason of mortality that there happened, had to be diminished to 300. And whereas in all former levies wherein the county was best able, the proportion of men sent out of that county was but half the number of Denbighshire or Montgomeryshire and the third part of less of Shropshire (which may well allow five for one), yet some three or four years ago by some wrong suggestion or interference to his Honour, Caernarfonshire was doubly charged in levies of men and money, which has brought the county to extreme want of the one and defect of the other. Since July 1598, 515 men have been sent out of that poor shire, and no more out of Denbighshire or Montgomeryshire which should by any due proportion double their number, and not many more out of Shropshire that might treble their men well. Whereby Caernarfonshire was compelled to send forth not only diverse of the trained bands but also man necessary servants of husbandmen, so that there is now a great scarcity of both. Ask for relief in future. For example in Sept. last there went out of that poor county of Caernarfonshire three score and one, out of Shropshire but three score, which might better have spared 300. Draft.

The recipient will receive by the bearer a suit of apparel and 40s. which he is to deliver to his tutor. He is to write how he profits from his studies, what authors his tutor reads to him, and what he spends weekly. He is to have care to serve God and to live as sparingly as he can. He is to consider his parents' means and great charge of children, insomuch that the writer cannot maintain any of the recipient's brothers at the University. 'Therefore prayse God that thou hast carefull parents to place thee in Oxenford, a famous University, the fountayne and wellhead of all learning. Keepe company with honest students who aphore evill courses as drinking and takeing toebacko to their own losse and discredit of their friends and parents whoe sent them to the University for better purposes'. The writer urges his son to be present at declamations and disputations and other exercises. He wishes him especially to be attentive to hear good sermons and to learn how to make brief notes and abridgements by figures and ciphers to express a whole sentence as the preacher delivereth. Any scholar having a swift hand may profit this way in receiving and observing all good sermons he hears. He should always have his paper book and ink ready to write what he likes best of sermons as well as other declamations and disputations. He is to call on his tutor or Mr Dr Ellis for any books or other necessities he wants. Wishes to know whether his son has received Owen's Epigrams by Edward ap William and what has become of his russet coat? His mother will provide him with a winter suit about Michaelmas and what other necessaries he wants he must write at large that they may be provided. 'I will allow you noe servitor. You may serve yourself and spare 6d. a weeke. Take heed least you be gulde by the buttler that he sett downe in his booke more for bread and beere than you call for. Speake noe Welsh to any that can speake English, noe not to your bedfellows, that therby you may attaine and freely speak Englishe tongue perfectly [sic]. I hadd rather that you shuld keepe company with studious, honest Englishmen than with any of your own countrymen who are more prone to be idle and riotous than the English'. Draft.

Understands that there is a meeting this day at Caernarvon for conference to decide what mise should be imposed on the poor country towards furnishing a hundred soldiers for Her Majesty's service in Ireland. Owen Thomas intended coming. Indeed came as far as Llanaelhaearn. There of a sudden he was intercepted by a fit of ague which made him return. Asks to be excused. But urges William Maurice to have regard to the present state and poverty of the country. 'Soe shall you, Sir, remove that wrongfule conceite of you which by some of your privie adversaryes hath bene formerly bruted (as you have partlie heard yourself). Winne the love of your countrey and drive some of your underminers to a non plus, which wold willingly and maliciouslie joine with you to any such proceedinge, and afterwards wold be the first that would by privie whisperinge emblaze your defame and discredit, such even with the best, as I can partlie tell, imposing the whole offence in you and setting themselves on cleere ground ... Whyle they have you to beat the bush they will be sure to catch the byrd'. Craves William Maurice's gracious favour for two of Owen Thomas's tenants - Richard ap Morice and Gruff' ap Ievan Lewis that they not be pressed. 'For the rest they can play the knaves and fawn upon others'. There is a tenant of Owen Thomas, a young fellow, a bachelor, who has played the knave with the writer, for having got a poor honest maid of the parish with child, a cousin german of William Morgan, the writer's cousin, whom Owen Thomas would have him marry. He utterly refuses it and denies to father it. He has since (notwithstanding he dwells on Owen Thomas's land) offered his service to another man. His name is Ievan ap Owen alias Evan Vaughan. If William Maurice thinks good he may send a warrant for him and let him either pay or go forward.

Thomas Owen [Actually Owen Thomas Owen. In his early letters [Nos 75, 273, 286, 293] his signature appears as Thomas Owen, but internal evidence shows that the writer could not have been Thomas Owen, senior], to William Maurice. This evening, coming to London from North Wales, he received a letter from William Maurice by Mr Roberts. Understands that others are sent by Henry Hughes to be left with Mr Powel. These have not yet come to his hands. William Maurice need not excuse himself to the writer of any suspicion of sinister dealing concerning the matter between William Maurice and the writer's young cousin. He never believed any such conceit. Only this he knew (and therein found himself to be overmatched) that William Maurice was very wise, circumspect and politic in his matches and bargains and the writer of small experience and practice in such things. Therefore he opposed against William Maurice his cousin Henry Lloyd, and to second him his cousin Gwyn, as he thought men of indifferent good judgment in the affairs of the world. But he found them far inferior and weak to deal with William Maurice as by their offers did appear. For they left the ground given them to deal for a younger brother and passed too far the bounds of the offer limited. 'You like a wise buylder and proporcioned and squared all your demands with such arguments and reasons that they knew not when to detracte anything from them, but still tooke more and more from mee to adde thereunto'. He will never have any man to be umpire in these matters any more. Either it must be ended quietly between William Maurice and himself or not at all. Cannot come home any more. Sir Thomas Sicil and he have bargained and now they are in terms again of a second bargain, namely that he will buy it back again or exchange it with other lands which are pastures, 'for mine being arrable landes will not yield in this cuntre so great a profytt as inclosures, and the freeholders that are mixt with me will not sell me their part that I may enclose yt'. Is bound to attend Sir Thomas Sicil when his leisure serves. Does not account deferring of time a material point. Neither force nor bad dealing can be offered William Maurice's child in William Maurice's own country. 'I assure myself your affection and love towards me is permanent and fyrme, and therefore time breaketh no square unless you determyne on other courses to seeke land and therein I am as I yelded at fyrst minimus apostolorum'. Postscripts: Other general personal matters. For William Maurice's reply see No. 442.

Has received the letter, and for performance of William Maurice's will therein, he shall understand that touching Owen's new brother-in-law [as William Maurice was told by mouth at Clenennau] the writer was once, as he thought, at a reasonable point with him. Owen agreed to assign him a certain portion in such sort as he could conveniently do, without any great hindrance to himself. Could not do this until certain small debts had been satisfied. His brother-in-law seemed well pleased with this as Robert Lloyd can testify. Whereupon he desired, and Owen yielded, that he might receive the benevolence of the writer's tenants, and thereupon each of them gave somewhat 'for which I have accordingly thanked and must hereafter acknowledge'. Has bargained a tenement accordingly to some loss as William Maurice shall hear when they meet at Conwy. Asks that all the writings William Maurice has touching the same shall be brought.

Is glad of William Maurice's return. Protests his friendship and good will. Besides in whatsoever William Maurice has had occasion to use the writer 'to my poore power you have not found me yet one of your bacwardest kinsmen to wish you either losse or dishonour'. Owen's grief is then the greater that William Maurice should on mean suggestion publicly pronounce him an excommunicated man unworthy to come to any honest company and make a vow that he should never come 'within your walls as yt was told me ... which yf yt be soe I can be butt sory and I must be content. Yet ytt would glad me not a little if I might once see Clenenney in his former estate and you enjoye the glory of your owne hospitality whereby you might att your plesure prohibite or invite whome you thought good to your doores'. About the money which Owen is to pay at Michaelmas, he cannot give an answer this fortnight, but if he is not greatly disappointed, William Maurice shall have it then or most part of it. Prays him to be patient and thanks him for his gentleness.

Understands by William Maurice's letter that he is determined to go to Llanfrothen, 'which I would for your sake it were not so far', to meet the Sheriff of Merionethshire. Owen would have been glad to accompany him but for an appointment with his friend and kinsman, Humfrey ap Ievan ap Hugh, to go on Wednesday morning to Caernarvon to meet Mr Richard Bulkeley and his mother about the money 'we' are bound for in his grand uncle, Mr William Glyn, dec. William Maurice meant to have Owen with him or he would not have procured the writer's niece, Mistress Elin Morris, to insert her hand 'to your letter whereby you judge I wold doe muche for her sake. I wold indeed yf yt lay in me anyway'. Asks to be excused for he must be up on Wednesday at night, God willing, and so attend the execution of his business. Commendations to his Aunt Ann and his niece Mrs Elin.

Has received John Wynn's letters wherein William Meirick is told that he should have sent to John Wynn a copy of Her Majesty's mandate to his Grace of Canterbury, and of the Archbishop's letters to the Bishop of Bangor. Writes that the mandate has been kept by the Archbishop, and that the latter's letters to the Bishop of Bangor are the writer's only warrant. These letters were sent to him by the Bishop to be executed in his absence since he is now commanded to give his attendance to preach before Her Majesty on Palm Sunday and Easter Day. Forasmuch as [the musters] meet at Conwy, and Anglesey at Beaumaris, on one day, and that being Friday, he cannot attend at both places 'if any because it is the court day'. But desires on behalf of the clergy of Caernarfonshire (for he means not to trouble John Wynn with others) that every endeavour will be made to help them. William Meirick has no authority to procure them [i.e. men] 'but by your means if you will do so much'. The names of such as are within Caernarfonshire charged to send forth men and furniture are these: - Mr Dean of Bangor, a light horse furnished; Mr D. Edward Meirick, Archdeacon, a light horse furnished; Mr James Ellis, Treasurer of Bangor, a light horse furnished; Mr John Bold, parson there, petronel furnished; Mr Owen Meredith, parson of Llanystyn', petronel furnished; Mr D. Mostyn, parson of Aber, petronel furnished; Mr Arthur Williams, parson of Llanbedrog, petronel furnished; Mr Humffrey Robinson, parson of Llanengan, a musket furnished; Sir John Roberts, parson of Rhiw, a musket furnished; Mr Hugh Evans, parson of Llanllyfni, caliver furnished; the Vicar of Clynnog, caliver furnished; Sir William Davies, parson of Criccieth, caliver furnished; Sir Thomas Mellars, parson of Llavairfechan, caliver furnished.

This Friday at 5 in the afternoon John Wynn received letters from the Privy Council. Copies enclosed. Muster day appointed at Caernarvon on Thursday next for the whole country to assemble. He meant to summon every gentleman and principal freeholder, by the pole if need be, at his house, by the constable of every hundred. Means also to press men for service and those of the choicest he can get, and he that will not effectually further it, the writer accounts him no good subject nor true hearted to his country. Urges William Maurice that there is no matter wherein he ought more to respect his credit than this. Therefore he should not either for friend or foe spare the tallest and likeliest men. Either John Wynn or William Maurice or both must see the men delivered to Lord Essex. The taunt which the Lord Lieutenant put in his letter can be borne better by John Wynn and William Maurice if it be general to all lieutenants in North Wales, but if it be special to the writer and his colleague it is not by them to be borne 'for I protest I desyre not to lyve the day wherein I shall be ashamed of my doyngs or must be forced to bear so open a dysgrace, for what could he have saud mor ... to despite us. I am persuaded that it was the secretary messenger that wrought us this blow because we wear not lyberale unto him ... but yf if wear to the expence of half I have I wyll cleere my credyt and wyll tell the secretary to his face that he is a lying knave'. William Maurice is to do the like if he carries the heart of a man. John Wynn does not wish that part of the letter to be read and asks William Maurice to bolt it out of the copy before it is sent to any man. 'For though we be cleere yett geeve not oure enemyes that advantage to understand that we are condemned in our Lord's conceat'.

Whereas John Wynn has received letters for the mustering and furnishing of a hundred soldiers out of Caernarfonshire for the service of Ireland to be delivered to Richard Trevor for conduct to Chester, begs to be informed through the bearer the day and place when they shall be ready. For furnishing them there is allowed £4 for every man-for coat and hose of good broad cloth well lined, doublet, stocking, shoes and cap beside their arms. Prays that care be taken to appoint such men as will justly perform it 'and not after the old manner used in all our shires - that half the allowance were put in ther owne purses'. The writer will fit them with arms and apparel at Chester.

William Maurice wrote suggesting that he and the writer send jointly for armour, powder and munition and munition to John Wynn's cousin, Robert, to be by them equally discharged. Knew not that William Maurice had sent for the same. His cousin Robert has taken order that each should answer for what he took. Touching the powder mise that was ceased and in part collected, it covers so much powder Robert sent which is all discharged. The powder he sent came to three score and odd pounds whereof William Maurice is to pay £28. John Wynn has paid £33 or thereabouts - he cannot tell certainly until he sees the note, for William Lloyd is not at home. William Maurice knows what John Wynn has paid the muster master - the rest being collected and in his hands, which is under £20. Means to send this spring for more powder to that value so that one penny shall not remain in his hands. Refers to £100 spent between them on munitions. Is £110 short. Therefore marvels that William Maurice should ask the writer to pay £22.10.0 for him. It cannot be employed for the purpose William Maurice desires - only for powder - and shall so be answered to the last penny. John Wynn has laid out part of it for the dressing of the armour in his limit especially what time he is to receive his part of the rest of the powder. The rest of the money John Wynn did not receive until the powder 'was come to the Conway'. What he had received and the very days shall be laid down. Reminds William Maurice that when he was in Gwydir and desired the moiety of the mise to his own hands, John Wynn showed him where it was still uncollected and would have given him the notes to collect the other half, but William Maurice refused them and said that he would deal only with Eifion and Cymydmaen and wished John Wynn to take payment for the rest. This John Wynn has done, and therefore he greatly wonders why William Maurice should desire the money John Wynn gathered to pay for 'your munition and furniture'.

The writer's master has send him word to send to William Maurice to know when and in what place he might meet with William Maurice about the musters. Could he take a step to Gwydir? His master's health does not serve to travel in the winter time. At another time when he is well, he will come twice as far at William Maurice's request. Says that it has almost cost him his life to come to Caernarvon about the upper end of the shire. Asks for an answer with the bearer who is but simple messenger.

When it pleased the Lord President to appoint him one of his deputy lieutenants in Caernarfonshire in joint commission with John Wynn of Gwydir, Wynn requested a division of the county (being about forty-eight or fifty miles long) for the trained bands, which the writer agreed to, though his limit was far inferior to Wynn's especially since the three great towns of Conwy, Bangor and Caernarvon were in Wynn's allotment. Realising this, Wynn insisted on the division in all musters including foreign services. Besides the inequality of the number of people, Wynn's limit is the nearer by the half way to Chester, their common port, than the writer's limit. Which division of the muster William Maurice opposed and wanted it held at the shire town of Caernarvon. Wynn utterly refused this and mustered his company at his own door and used his own will and pleasure therein to the great hindrance of the service. Refers to the Lord President's personal command, his cousin and associate refuses to join and says that he has the Lord President's warrant to deal alone for his limit as he terms it. Desires to acquaint his Lordship with these facts.

Will agree to no division for Her Majesty's service of musters. Sees not how it can be done 'for your doings ought to be also mine and mine yours'. Knows of neither commission, letters, direction, nor any other instrument which has given John Wynn or himself any limit. Therefore John Wynn is out of the way of good order and challenges over much privilege when he says that he will not meddle in the writer's limit. He speaks against Her Majesty's and the Lord Lieutenant's commission. William Maurice would not willingly do anything in John Wynn's absence, for he wishes his presence to join a company together. John Wynn's end of the country is more populous of serviceable men and greater by reason of the greater towns. John Wynn has objected to bringing men so far to Caernarvon, without thinking how far he brings men to Conwy, as though the case were altered. John Wynn has brought him examples from other shires, so he will bring to his correspondent the example of their next neighboring shire - Anglesey - where they do make the general assembly. Is quite sure that Sir Richard Bulkeley and his associates would as willingly spare the country as any other. Insists again that the commission is hound and not several.

Wishes him to remember to go out of hand to Mr Justice Proud about the ffridd he does enclose in Harlech, for it is more commodious to William Maurice than to anyone else. Therefore she prays him not to be neglectful therein.

They are to confer with those hitherto having commissions touching recusants and accomplish that which is laid down in the enclosed copies of letters from the Privy Council: to certify the whole number of recusants restrained, in what places they be kept and by whom, their several names and qualities etc.

Deeds and documents, 1728-1988, relating to the Trewern Hall estate, including the Plough and Harrow Inn. They include documents relating to proposed improvements to cottages, 1937-1938, and the restoration of Trewern Hall, 1983-1988; farm and household accounts, with miscellaneous financial papers and vouchers, 1952-1986; correspondence and papers concerning agricultural improvements and grant applications, 1977-1985; correspondence concerning the tenancy of Plas Newydd, Trewern, 1982-1984; personal and family papers, 1949-1984, relating to William Herbert Chapman (1955-1982) and to Murray Lloyd Chapman, including the latter's research notes and papers, on the history of Trewern and Montgomeryshire families and his work in civil engineering, 1973-1986. Plans of the estate and proposed improvements to the farm buildings accompanied some of the papers. Papers relating to Phase 2 Restoration of Trewern Hall, 1990-1993; were received, including a diary of events in two volumes; papers relating to Ivor William Lloyd Chapman and Margaret Eleanor Chapman; and Gregory-Allen papers. This group remains uncatalogued. A further collection was received August 2014 - this group also remains uncatalogued.