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Title deeds of houses, farms and lands mainly in the parish and/or commote of Llanfihangel Genau’r-glyn (formerly called Llanfihangel Castell Gwallter), 1334-1899. The earliest comprise two documents of inspeximus and confirmation to members of the Clement family, of lands in Pennardd, Coedmor and Genau’r-glyn, mentioning Gogerddan, 1334, 1427/8. There is also a lease by the Abbot of Strata Florida, 1539. Most of the files contain evidence of acquisitions by John Pryse and Sir Richard Pryse in the late sixteenth and early seventeeeth centuries, and by Margaret Pryse of Woodstock in the late eighteenth century, together with leases by their successors. Other prominent names include John Wogan of Wiston, the Phillipps family of Aberystwyth, Moris ap Rees ap David Goch of Llanfihangel Genau’r-glyn, and the Morgan family of Dole, Glanfread and Pwllglas. The nineteenth century deeds provide evidence of building developments in the parish, and of the existence of woollen factories and a school at Tal-y-bont, 1785-1899. Two files also include properties in the adjacent parish of Llanbadarn Fawr, 1567-1646, and 1863-1873.

Bills of Boys and Tweedie of Ely Place, London (later Tweedie of Lincolns Inn Fields), solicitors, who served the Gogerddan estate, 1848-1900.

Books of counterpart tack notes granted to mining prospectors by the Pryse family of Gogerddan in the manors of Genau’r-glyn and Nantryarian, 1852-1907.

A more or less regular series of bundles, each labelled ‘Stated Account’, and containing the Lady Day and Michaelmas accounts in most cases, 1817-1882, by successive agents and solicitors of the Abernantbychan estate, namely Evan Davies, 1817-1828, Oliver Lloyd, 1832-1843, Thomas Davies, 1843-1876, Edward Davies, 1876, and John Pugh Vaughan Pryse, 1880-1882. The stated accounts list the balance of the previous account, rents received, arrears, various disbursements such as the agent’s expenses for travel and accommodation, attendance to estate matters, holding courts leet, remittances to bankers and auditors, postage charges, subscriptions, etc., and the eventual totals. Most of the bundles contain copy rentals, relevant vouchers (bills and receipts) and agents’ letters. There are bills for the registration of voters in the Cardigan Boroughs elections and election expenses in some files, 1832-1843. There are increased numbers of bills and receipts for building repairs at Rhippindy, Pantyrholiad, Penrallt, Pant-y-bettws, the Black Lion in Cardigan, Cefnceirw and many other properties, 1869-1881, Plas Abernantbychan, 1881, and houses in Pembroke, 1874-1875.