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Fines and Amercements for the Hundred of Machynlleth, 1659-1735, with accounts of the like for the entire County of Montgomery for the years 1554/5, 1715/6, 1734/5.

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.

This series of rentals combines: (1) property on the Rhiwgoch estate, acquired by Henry Wynn through his marriage with Catherine, heiress of Ellis Lloyd of Rhiwgoch, namely property in p's Trawsfynydd, Dolgellau, [Llanddwywe] (t. Is-y-graig) and Llanfair-juxta-Harlech, co. Mer.; and (2) property which had formed part of the Wynn estate in cos Mer. and Denb., namely property in p. Llandderfel in Penllyn hundred, and p's Llandrillo-yn-Edeirnion, Corwen (Ddwyryd) and Betws in Edeirnion hundred, all co. Mer., and p. Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr (t. Llysan), co. Denb. R7 (1669-1673) contains property in Trawsfynydd, Dolgellau, Llanfair-juxta-Harlech, and Abermouth only. From L1301/5 (1688) to R9/6e (1701), only property in Corwen (Ddwyryd), Betws, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr (t. Llysan), Llanfor and Llandrillo is included, except for R8/6 (1680) which only includes property in Llanfor and Llandrillo. Collectors: Evan Lloyd 1669-73, Griffith Roberts 1707-1718, Randle Jones 1725-1751, John Evans 1728, Thomas Jones 1752-1772. From R11/8 (1707) the Rhiwgoch estate is resumed. R17/16 (1728) omits p. Llandderfel and t. Llysan. From R30/9 (1751) onwards property in p's Llanfair-juxta-Harlech and Llandderfel are omitted. For the continuation of this collection, post 1772, see Collection I.

Items numbered L413-414, 1094-1173, 1175-1200, 1233, 1243, 1245-1249, 1315-1316, 1320, 1323, 1325.

Items numbered L 111-128, 538, 1034-1035, 1255-1256, 1258, 1261, 1270-1271, 1273, 1276, 1278, 1286a, 1288, 1301, 1311-1313, 1318, and M 1665, 1765.

Expired tenancy agreements and notices to quit, from the of the Llangedwyn and Llansilin estates, situated mainly in the townships and parishes of Llangedwyn, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, and Llansilin, Denbighshire, and the nearby parish of Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire. There are 3 files of numbered expired tenancy agreements, nos 4-773 (with gaps), dated 1852-1903; expired unnumbered tenancy agreements, 1850-1869; and notices to quit tenancies, 1857-1897.

Bundles, which may be original, of numbered and unnumbered expired tenancy agreements of the Oswestry and Llanforda estate, for properties situated mainly in Cynhinion, Llanforda, Llansilin (t. Sychdyn), Oswestry, Trefarclawdd and Trefonnen, There are 2 files of numbered tenancy agreements nos. 1A-125 (with gaps), dated 1855-1911; notices to quit tenancies, 1856-1871; unnumbered expired tenancy agreements, 1858-1870; and lease agreements in Great Ness and Kinnerley (non-Wynnstay), 1904-1908.

General bills and receipts, comprising clothing bills 1639-1675, followed by files of bills, receipts and occasional correspondence kept by Samuel Sidebotham resulting from the routine domestic management, landscaping and extravagant personal expenditure of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 4th Baronet. Recurrent expenses include travelling and accommodation, labour, taxes, insurance, ground rent and public services in London, works of art, fabrics, foodstuffs, drink, clothing, jewellery, silver plate, furnishings, books, plays, and susbcriptions to charities and clubs. Another file concerns exclusively the renovations of the town house in St James’s Square. The contents reflect the baronet’s indulgence of his cultural interests at Wynnstay and in London, and include bills from high-quality artists, craftsmen, musicians and London tradesmen. The files are as follows: clothing bills, 1639-1675; bills and receipts (personal, household, estate), 1746, 1770-1783; bill of Rysbrack the sculptor, 1751; bills and receipts (personal, household, estate), 1769-1782; bills and receipts for arts and architecture, 1770-1775; bills and receipts (personal, household, estate), 1770-1782; bills and receipts (coming of age, household and estate), 1770-1782; bills and receipts (personal, household, estate), 1770-1789; bills, receipts and accounts (tour of North Wales), 1771; bills, receipts, etc. (renovations at 20, St James’s Square, London), 1771-1783; apothecary’s account, 1778; and bills for park labourers, 1779-1780.

Household account books of Wynnstay and the London town houses occupied by the Williams Wynn family, eleven in total. Nine of them contain accounts compiled by Samuel Sidebotham, steward to the fourth baronet, 1768-1777; the tenth appears in a different hand, 1779-1781, and the eleventh is of later date, 1843-1857. The first volume records the expenses of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn’s grand tour through France and Italy, 1768-1769; the second includes the expenses of Sir Watkin Williams’ Wynn’s coming of age party, 1770; the next seven volumes contain general household accounts, systematically organised into sections for sundry disbursements, pictures, Master Williams Wynn, charities, music, house rent, taxes and repairs, cellar, stable, servants’ livery, servants’ bills and travelling expenses, servant’s wages, housekeeper, kitchens, cash receipts and balance. From 1775, the house in St James’s Square is added and there are other variations in the tenth volume; the eleventh volume has a different layout. These account books reveal the fourth baronet’s interests and lavish lifestyle, listing payments to artists, craftsmen, entertainments, musicians, societies, and charities. The sundry disbursements include monuments and a font for Ruabon church. Recurrent payments to individuals include the artist Paul Sandby, 1770-1773, sculptor Joseph Nollekens, 1772-1774, various music sellers, the musicians Charles Linton, 1771-1773, David Parry, 1770-1777, [Richard] Hay, 1773-1780, and [Stephen] Paxton, 1770-1777, Jeremiah and William Parkinson, 1774-1780, theatre scene painter George Wilkinson, 1774-1777, potters Wedgwood and Bentley, 1771-1775, and others.

Correspondence belonging to Sir William Williams of Glascoed (Speaker Williams), comprising miscellaneous letters from several individuals, 1671-1699; letters to his agent about the sale of the Hengwrt library, 1678; and letters from Ellis Lloyd of Penylan mainly concerning a property exchange, 1682-1683.

Mortgages and associated papers of the Williams Wynn family, comprising a mortgage of Sir John Wynn’s Caernarfonshire estate, 1681; mortgages of the estates of Sir William Williams, 1686-1688; mortgage of Much Wenlock and other estates of Sir John Wynn, 1719; mortgage of the Eagles, Wrexham, 1728; covenants for production of deeds for mortgage purposes, 1737-1775; mortgages of Maenan, Llysfaen, and other Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire estates, 1772-1831; appointment of a receiver for a mortgage on the Merioneth estate, 1776; an abstract of mortgages on the London and Wynnstay estates, 1833, 1847; release of mortgaged premises, Wrexham, Gresford, etc., 1844; and schedules to mortgages, 1889-1914.