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Miscellaneous Wynnstay estate records comprising an abstract of the Caereinion Uwch Coed Enclosure Act and award, 1858, a form of agreement to let estrays, 1871, and tax assessment certificates, 1886.

Miscellaneous Denbighshire deeds which may be relevant to the Wynnstay estate, although in some cases the connection is tenuous or unclear. They comprise a quitclaim of rights, dues and taxes by Robert Earl of Leicester, [?1563x1565]; a bond relating to a grant of the rectories of Chirk, Llansanffraid, Llandysilio and Bryneglwys, 1588; grant of an annuity to Sir Robert Salesbury, 1598, recovery of the manor of Llanegwest, Denbighshire rents and rectorial tithes, 1664-1668/9; and a copy will of Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1680.

Items numbered L1279-L1282, L1284, and M1283.

Papers relating to the mining of lead, coal and slate on parts of the Wynnstay estate, at Plas Issa Colliery, Denbighshire, 1814-1827, Cafartha, Van, Snowbrook, etc. lead mines, Montgomeryshire, (Watermark 1853)-1886, Trefonnen Colliery, Oswestry, 1873-1883, and various quarries in Montgomeryshire and Caernarfonshire, 1882-1886.

The collection comprises mines and quarries in cos Denb., Mont., Mer., and Salop. The mines and quarries are named but not the parishes in which they are situated. The rents specified below were due at various times throughout the year. Collector: Owen Hughes, 1877-1880. For details of mine rents and royalties after 1898, see the series of farm and cottage rentals.

Papers relating to various aspects of county administration in Merioneth, specifically revenues, 1590x[1626], the sheriff, 1596-1706, Quarter Sessions and Justices of the Peace, 1624-1792; deputy lieutenant, 1674-1703; and custos rotulorum, 1674-1703.

Papers from various elections in which the Williams Wynn family stood for Parliament or otherwise had an interest, comprising miscellaneous papers from Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire and Merioneth, 1813-1874, and from Merioneth, 1868.

Title deeds for properties in the parish of Meifod, Montgomeryshire, arranged into files for Trefedryd, 1538-1610; Glasgoed, 1552-1657; Peniarth, 1591-1734; Nantymeichiad, 1676; and Meifod leases, 1708-1728.

Literary, legal and historical manuscripts, together with volumes of pedigrees and account books, including the account rolls of Sir Richard Wynn, treasurer of Queen Henrietta Maria.

Property in p's Wrexham, Ruabon, Llangollen, Llandysilio-yn-Iâl, Llansanffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, co. Denb., is from R9/8 (1702) onwards combined with property on Llantysilio Commons, Bryneglwys Commons, Llanarmon Commons, the late lands of Nathaniel Williams in t. Wrexham Abbot, the late lands of Elias Price purchased in 1702 in t. Wrexham Abbot, and Oernant Slate Quarries. From R27/9 (1744) onwards property in p's Ruthyn, Llanfrothen is added. This had formerly been included in the Glasinfryn Collection. However, Llanfrothen is omitted from R29/9, R30/12, R40/6. It has been incorporated in R29/5 (1748), R29/6 (1748), R29/13b (1749), R29/13c (1749), R30/6 (1750), R30/9(1751), R40/11 (1772). R21/6 (1721) includes election bills. L1291 (1663), L1286b (1664) indicate that at that date the manors belonged to the Rt Hon. Baptist, Viscount Campden. Collectors: John Edwards (1702-1711), Randle Jones (1713-1748), Thomas Jones (1748-1770), Randle Jones (1772). Post 1772, property in co. Denb. is contained in Collection II and property in p. Llanfrothen in Collection I.

The collection contains three estates, all in co. Mont.: the Mathafarn estate in p's Llanwrin, Darowen, Llanbryn-mair, Mallwyd, Machynlleth, Penegoes and Cemais; the Rhiwsaeson estate in p's Llanbryn-mair, Darowen and Llanwrin; and the Tirymynych estate in p's Penegoes, Machynlleth, Llanbryn-mair, Cemais and Llanwrin. R32/8 (1755) to R34/5 (1758) contain only the Mathafarn estate. R34/10 (1760) contains only the Rhiwsaeson estate. From R34/8 (1759) onwards the Mathafarn estate is combined with the Rhiwsaeson estate. R34/8 also contains the Tirymynych Estate. This is the only time the Tirymynych estate occurs until R41/5 (1772). R34/5 includes the Toll Book of Machynlleth Fair for May, June, July, Sept. and Nov. 1757. Collectors: George Evans, 1755, Humphrey Roberts, 1756-1758, and Rice Hughes, 1759-1771.

The Manor of Cyfeiliog collection comprises the following: (i) Mathafarn estate, comprising property in p's Llanwrin, Darowen, Llanbryn-mair, Mallwyd, Machynlleth, Penegoes and Cemais, all in co. Mont.; (ii) Rhiwsaeson estate, comprising property in p's Llanbryn-mair, Darowen and Llanwrin, co. Mont.;. (Iii) Tirymynych estate, comprising property in p's Penegoes, Machynlleth, Llanbryn-mair, Cemais and Llanwrin, co. Mont. Collectors: Rice Hughes, 1772, Francis Chambre, 1773-1790, and Rev. John Davies 1790-1809. For details of this collection after 1809, see Manor of Cyfeiliog rents.

Collectors: Francis Chambre, 1786-1790, and J. Davies 1791-1807.

The collection comprises property in p's Penegoes, Llanwrin, Cemais, Darowen, Llanbryn-mair and Machynlleth (including t's Isygarreg and Uwchygarreg), all in co. Mont. Most of the rents were collected at Michaelmas; the date of collection is not always given. Collectors: J. Davies, 1808-1816, Samuel Hughes, 1817-1833, David Jones, 1834-1856, Joseph Owen Jones, 1856-1860, Nathan Burlinson, 1861, Thomas Adey Cox, 1862, William Jones, 1863-1871, Owen Hughes, 1871-1879. For details of the post-1898 rents, see the series of Tithe, Chief and Fee Farm Rentals, which contains Manor of Cyfeiliog chief rents, 1863-1918.

The chief rents are on property in p's Penegoes, Llanwrin, Cemais, Darowen, Llanbryn-mair and Machynlleth (including t's Isygarreg and Uwchygarreg), all in co. Mont. Most of the chief rents were collected at Michaelmas (the date of collection is not always given in the rentals), so that R32/2 contains rents due at Michaelmas 1754, not Lady Day 1754. The collectors are not named.