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Statement by William Maurice for the opinion of Simon Thelwall. His father and grandfather assured certain lands to him and to his late wife, Margaret, by way of marriage settlement. Can he assure the jointure to a second wife? Thelwall replies that since Maurice's son is not mentioned by name, a new jointure or any other form of alienation of the first wife's jointure can be made at pleasure.

Henry VII to his trusty John ap Meredith ap Evan ap Meredith [great-great-great-grandfather of Sir William Maurice]. The King, having entered his principality of Wales, purposes to descend into his realm of England to adopt the crown, to suppress the odious tyrant Richard, late Duke of Gloucester, to reduce the realm of England into her ancient estate, honour and prosperity, and the principality of Wales and the people of the same to their liberties, delivering them from the miserable servitude they have long stood in. Desires and commands John ap Meredith on his allegiance to join him without tarrying on the way until he be with the King wherever the latter may be staying for the effect beforehand. Given under the Signet.

Papers relating to Jonathan Edwards' fourth term as Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. The file contains greetings cards, correspondence, speeches, letters of condolence on the death of Jonathan Edwards' father, interview notes, campaign material, papers and letters of support regarding this disciplinary case against Jonathan Edwards by Plaid Cymru following his acceptance of a police caution for domestic violence in 2024. Topics covered include controversial proposals to have pylons and a high voltage electricity line through the Tywi Valley, the UK Infrastructure bank, law and order, assisted dying.
Correspondents include Cynog Dafis.

Papers relating to Jonathan Edwards' third term as Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. The file includes a diary between 3 May 2017 and 8 January 2019, correspondence, speeches in Parliament, Plaid Cymru conferences. Topics covered include community banking, election victory speech, devolution, agriculture, Brexit, the budget and taxation.

Papers relating to Jonathan Edwards second term as Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. It includes two diaries kept during the Parliamentary term, speeches in Parliament, and at Plaid Cymru and constituency events, cards and correspondence and campaign material. Much of the material is related to the UK leaving the European Union, the effect on business, the effect on the Northern Ireland peace process and attempts to advocate for a closer relationship with the EU but also includes other topics such as policing and manifesto development.

Paper relating to Jonathan Edwards' early political activity, selection to fight the Carmarthen East & Dinefwr constituency for Plaid Cymru and his first term in Parliament. It includes correspondence, campaign material, numerous speeches to Plaid Cymru conferences and campaign events, in Parliament and at constituency events as well as speeches to Mebyon Kernow and the SNP and his victory speech. It also includes conference papers, notes on policy development, cards of congratulations, notes for interviews and media appearances. Topics include fair finance for Wales, austerity, the constitution, transport, regulation of the press, agriculture, housing and energy generation.

Political papers of Jonathan Edwards, Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. The papers comprise correspondence, speeches, campaign material, diaries, papers on policy and notes. Tops include the UK leaving the European Union (Brexit), devolution, agriculture, banking, assisted dying, transport and regulation of the press..

This letter written sometime during the first half of the eighteenth century is concerned with a claim to a seat in Selattin Church. The claim is pressed by the first of the signatories on behalf of the second who is his wife, and the letter contains the following references to Colonel William Owen and Sir Robert Owen. The writer would not be guilty of coveting an inch of the appurtenances belonging to any branch of the estate of the heroic Colonel whom the writer saw recorded in the list of the loyalists and whose name was a terror to both Fairfax and the grand usurper; that worthy man that neither the allurements of preferment nor the dread of sequestrators could remove his integrity nor draw him from his loyalty to his prince; the true Briton of honourable descent who, in those perilous times, regardless of all opposition, unsheathed his sword in defence of the Church, the royal martyr and his bleeding country, looked death in the face and sprinkled his belt with his enemies' blood. Nor can the writer forget the Honourable Sir Robert Owen. Though the writer was but a boy, yet it is fresh in his mind how Sir Robert stood a true member of the Church when Mr James Owens [see no. 960], the great dissenting minister, 'kept like a little university whare our workhouse was' (in Oswestry). He and two others called elders sent a challenge to Bishop Floyd (sic), who was at Porkington at the time of visitation, to dispute with them at the Town Hall. The Bishop accepted the challenge accompanied by Sir Robert and Esquire Littleton. The dispute held long. The dissenters would have the Disciples to have the same power as the Apostles ... At last they came to the old fathers, the dissenters quoting a passage of St Jerome's. The two gentlemen started up ... and soon baffled them with their own arguments. The writer says this without the least stain of either fear or flattery for there is not an old couple in the street better pleased than the writer and his wife to see Porkington in the flourishing state it is in at present. PS The writer is given a little ease to think that he has fallen into a gentleman's hands in the person of William Owen, the son of Sir Robert Owen, whom the great crowd that came to hear the pleading above mentioned allowed to be well acquainted with the sacred writings, a fine scholar and accomplished gentleman, and with united voices made the hall resound the echoes of their acclamation.

Although it is uncivil, the writer is so bold as to write to his Worship - but with his Worship's favour - in the Welsh language: beseeches his correspondent to bear with him since he can (write) only that language. Draws his correspondent's attention to the tenement (tyddyn bach) which his correspondent has within the writer's land. Has complained to his master Sir Roger [Mostyn] (syr oistiar) how the land stands, who promised the writer that he would mediate between them ... begs for the tenancy of the holding.

Thanks for two letters received. The writer fancies that Owen has described his house and hill and wood and fountains only to tempt him to write something upon them, which he would certainly do but for admirable Cooper's Hill which nothing can outdo. Worthy Ned is in town and blesses the writer's eyes and ears with the sight of his sweet face and charming tongue. Ned has given Owen the news which the dull town affords. The plot is silent now and all the 'gentlemen peachers' cabal in private at Lord Shaftesbury's, the effects of which will be shown in good time to make them merry with. Owen knows that Shaftesbury is (out of) the Council. The Duke went yesterday to Scotland and the Duke of Buckingham to Holland with a French 'misse' and that is all. There is no new whoring, but for want of variety or through laziness - or want of cash - the old keep constant and 'dully moyle on still'. Little Ned and John Crosbie ... have had many shrewd bouts: the good lad grows weak in the head-piece and they say his drinking fails him, but this we must all come to. The writer has not seen a face of anyone of Owen's acquaintance. Sir Phill is in a little tribulation. The writer is plagued dull and has done just nothing since he saw Owen, otherwise he would have written some doggerel for Owen ... The valiant Cid stayed on some time after Owen left to complete his conquest of Moll ... but he used the wrong rhetoric or thought it not worthy to bestow on stale ware. Their sister poetess is newly equipped, they having made a purse for her which has put a new scabbard on the rusted blade - but still she stinks, for, as the writer's friend the mad lover has it, she may be a princess and stink still: she is much enamoured of Edward ... 'Tis thought she will facilitate her cure for the conquest ... health and a new gown go a long way to atone for a bad face; but the gentleman is still squeamish and so a little cruel. The writer has a rare book for Owen in which he will find great comfort; 'tis called the Count of Gabalis, a learned rosicrusian who tells us fine tales of sylphes, gnomes, nimphs and sallamanders all of which are faire ladys more kind, more desirable and safe than woman kind'. If Owen prays hard he may attain to the conversation of some of these - as good a mistress to entertain a man in the mountains of Wales as could be wished for. Wishes he could send Owen the book for it is very pleasant, witty and new ... Hopes Owen's matrimonial foppery goes not on: were it not for the blood of the Owens, it would be a pity that so excellent a man should be noosed ... but 'tis only exchanging 'the beaux garcons for the bone home' ... Asks for word how it goes ... PS For God's sake Owen must send him some verses to relish his fancy with. Tuesday night: the writer never understood an almanac though he reverences those that do: but tomorrow is Lord Mayor's Day.

The writer has conferred with Mr Vaughan about his daughter but has no absolute answer except that he is not ready to bestow his third daughter because he sends her to school in Northamptonshire, and moreover he has not paid the £100 which he owes to Mr Robert Lloyd, and which was promised with his (other) daughter. Humffrey Hughes spoke with the writer at Dolgelley Fair about Maurice's son, Cadwaladr, and makes fair proffers. Humffrey Wynne also spoke with the writer at Barmouth about the lands - worth £15 per annum, but there is a mortgage on it of £100 to Richard ap Morris ap Owen's son.

Archbishop John Williams, at Gwydir, to his very loving friends and cousins Griffith Jones, Owen Griffith, Thomas Madryn, Arthur Williams, William Griffith, Thomas Wynne, and Hugh Griffiths, esq's. Although 'our' forces are all in a manner returned from Merionethshire where their number was more than could be justly expected from the county, and those better armed, considering their loss of arms in Denbighshire, than the writer could have believed, yet his correspondents will have daily occasions, even in complying with the commands of Lord Byron, to make use of their officers and ministers and the constables especially; and therefore the writer would advise them, being so many wise and discreet men in that corner of the county and such as have sufficiently proved their fidelity to the King and his cause, to take out of the hands of those officers or marshals pretending authority from Lord Byron all constables and officers which are hourly to be employed by his correspondents in the King's service unless they be such as they or any three of them find to be wilfully negligent of the King's service, until such time as the writer shall acquaint Lord Byron of the miscarriages of these persons and the great inconveniences which thereby may befall both the King's and Lord Byron's service in those parts. The writer has ever been of the opinion, and has often heard as much from Prince Rupert's own mouth, that the King has never granted to any person power to exercise marshal power upon anybody - merely on the soldiers; and, as his correspondents truly mention, that all other penalties on other subjects still remain in the commissioners and gentlemen in whom they are invested by the laws of the land. Lastly if they continue in their design to have a general meeting of the commissioners of array and of the peace and the prime gentry of the county at Bangor, which is a Bishop's see and about the middle of the county, the writer asks them to send this letter or a copy thereof attested by themselves to Sir John Owen, High Sheriff, desiring him in the Archbishop's name and his own to summon a meeting to that effect, issuing forth at the same time 6 or 7 copies of the summons to the several parts of the county and appointing the day of meeting six days after the date of the summons. Does not doubt that there will be such an appearance as the weightiness of the business requires, being a consultation upon the King's letters and other business concerning the preservation of their own country.

Sir Job Charleton has directed the writer to advise Sir John that his friend has set aside the consideration of his old acquaintance and has freely bestowed the place upon Sir John. Sir Job therefore desires Owen to wait upon his friend and to acknowledge his favour and also to treat with Mr Mortry, his secretary, and to make no other present except the just fee or such reward as is usually done in such cases and he is not to extend that by any means. Advises this since commissions are likely to be renewed in the city, and that done, if there be any other innovation, the charge of that may be imposed on, Owen 'which cannot be if you observe your tyme'. If Owen wants any other particulars, the writer will be dining in his chambers or in those quarters: he does not want to trouble Westminster for any more dinners, if he could bring the wine of the Greyhound to the Rose 'for I have not yet recovered that little ugly wyne wee dranke there'.

Was lately in Eifionydd and there understood there was provision of £200 made by Mr Jones to John Anthony. The time is not a good one for the writer ... but rather than disappoint him, a hundred will be ready when it is called for ... Owen's sister [Frances] is like to do very well and they are glad to hear that Owen himself is for Glyn. Owen will have a better account at Bala from Mr Glynne than the writer can send him of the steps taken in this county to send representations for keeping the Test and Penal Laws. This day sennight they expect to be their election day; but a letter from London says that the writs will not be out in time for that day; and that Mr Skelton who was envoy in Paris is sent to the Tower. Francky came down stairs yesterday which is the greatest ground they have to hope that she is on the mending hand.

The last time he was blest with her conversation he made an humble declaration of the honourable love he bears her in such incorrect and broken words as were not very unnatural representatives of his heart. The opportunities he had to implore her were so short that for fear of such hard fate again he has taken courage to venture on this way of address. Desires the interest of her good nature to commiserate and her generosity to reward the most sublime faithful and true passion that ever a man of his character was capable of. None perhaps may have more infirmities than he which her goodness may happily pass by ... and he be so fortunate as to obtain his suit without betraying his own cause which now lies wholly in her to grant. The custom which makes the consent of friends necessary in the arts of love he has followed and he believes successfully: her father and mother did not seem averse to his happiness, so that now his greatest concern - his fate, his heaven or hell - are to be doomed 'by you my goddesse in which title I hope to find the cheefest attribute which is love'. Dearest Madam - her humble and faithful servant R. O.

What he sends Owen may give him a few moments' diversion. It is said to be what was spoken by the gentlemen herein named in opposition to the Earl of Portland's grant. Asks for a line to be sent to him at the Crown and Harrow in Chancery Lane. Attached are a number of statements made by Sir William Williams, Sir Roger Puleston, and Mr Rob Price, before the Lords of the Treasury on Friday 10th May 1695, objecting to a proposed grant of the Lordships of Denbigh, Bromfield and Yale to the Earl of Portland.

Has shown Owen's letter of no date to Mr Neale who answers that in proportion to what agreement shall be made with the Bishop of Bangor he will agree for Owen's mine, but so great a rent for any one mine before it be tried cannot be given ... Owen is to reduce his terms and proposals into writing. Asks a favour for Sir Philip Lloyd's daughter. Colonel Edward Lloyd left no will that can be heard of in England or Holland and yet designed all his estate to Sir Philip's youngest daughter and told many so. Does Owen recollect having heard him say anything as to whose hands the will was in in England or Holland? Mr Holmes knows nothing. Another difficulty is that the Dutch pretend to dispose of the estate and to have the cognizance of the cause because not only Colonel Edward Lloyd but his father also and his grandfather, the writer thinks, were born in Holland. The parish register of the place they were supposed to have been born in in Montgomeryshire says nothing. Some 'living registry' or some relation who may have some letters or papers are the likeliest to have some account of the matter. The grandfather whose name the writer thinks was Broghwell is supposed to have left England about 1625: his son - the father of Colonel Edward and Sir Philip - is said to have died at about 28 or 30 years of age. Begs Owen to let him have what information he can give. PS Wishes Owen and his Lady much joy on the birth of a son which God has sent them as an additional strength to their family. Parliament is prorogued to September 17th.

The writer had Bennett taken into custody yesterday and remained with the bailiffs the greater part of the day which happened to be a 'sitting day'. Bennett is discharged of his employment and one Rycroft is come in his room. Bennett's wife is in London since Saturday and no doubt she has gone up on her husband's account ... The family at Porkington are well. Mr Guild is so far out of order that the writer almost despairs of his recovery ... Wishes he could hear that the duty on paper, etc., was laid aside. Humble service to Mr Kinaston and Mr Mitton.

Mr Marshall mightily complains about the fine Owen promised to pay. The writer knows not what excuse to make, Mr Edward Owen having written that the £100 was paid. Owen's cause against Mrs Annwyl was heard yesterday at the Rolls. It is decreed that she is to seal a lease to Owen. Mr justice Hooks was her counsel. There is no news except that the Act of Parliament has put a stop to their proceedings, it being so intricate that the judges are at a stand in the interpretation thereof.