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1 Rowland Leighe of Longborowe, Gloucestershire, esq.; 2 James White of London, silk weaver. Quitclaim of man. Stowe the oulde, otherwise Stowe St. Edwarde, Gloucestershire, and the advowson of p. Stowe The Oulde [Stow-on-the-wold].

1. Sir John Shelley of Shobrook Park, bart, Robert Taunton Raikes of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, barrister, Walter John Radcliffe of Warleigh, esq., and Copleston Lopes Radcliffe of Derriford, esq.; 2. Titus Evans of Ty Rhôs, Fishguard, [co. Pemb.], gent. Memorandum of Agreement for the sale of the advowson specified in no. 71/3/7.

1. Rev. William Hippisley, clerk; 2. Sir John Shelley of Shobrook Park, bart, Robert Taunton Raikes of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, barrister, Walter John Radcliffe of Warleigh, esq., and Copleston Lopes Radcliffe of Derriford, esq. Consent of 2 to the sale of the advowson specified in no. 71/3/7 to 2 in no. 71/3/9 for £1,700.

Correspondence between the Rev. J[ohn] T[homas] Evans, rector of Stow on the Wold, and the diocesean registry of the diocese of Gloucester relating to his title to the advowson of p. Stow-on-the-wold.

Memorandum of the descent of the man. and advowson specified in 71/3/1, from 1550 to 1591.

1 John Dell, potter (quer.); 2 George Werner and Sarah his wife (deforcs). Final Concord of 1m., 1 barn, 1 stable, etc., (5a.) in p. Enfield, [Middlesex]. L. H. Indenture.

Copy (?1898).

1 Rev. Robert William Hippisley, rector of Stow St Edwards, Gloucestershire; 2 Rev. William Hippisley, rector of Meavy, Devon, clerk, son of 1; 3 Bertha Gertrude Radcliffe of Warleigh, spinster; 4 Sir John Shelley of Shobrook Park, bart, Robert Taunton Raikes of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, barrister, Walter John Radcliffe of Warleigh aforesaid, esq., and Copleston Lopes Radcliffe of Derriford, esq. Pre-nuptial Settlement of 2 and 3, being a Grant by 1 to 4 of the advowson of the rectory of Stow St. Edwards, Gloucestershire, in trust to present 2 to the said rectory on the next avoidance thereto, in trust to sell the same with the consent of 1 and 2 (further uses specified).

1. Rev. Robert William Hippisley, rector of Stow St Edwards, Gloucestershire; 2. Sir John Shelley of Shobrook Park, bart, Robert Taunton Raikes of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, barrister, Walter John Radcliffe of Warleigh, esq., and Copleston Lopes Radcliffe of Derriford, esq. Consent of 1 to the sale of the advowson specified in no. 71/3/7.

Papers of and acquired by John Thomas Evans and his brother A. W. Wade-Evans 1590-1964, largely antiquarian in interest, comprising transcripts, mostly by J. T. Evans, of church records, 1902-1932, including parish registers for Haverfordwest, St Nicholas, Grandston, Llanwnda, Llanychlwydog and Llanllawer, Newport, Llanstinan, Fishguard, Nevern, Meline, and Dinas (St Brynach's), all of Pembrokeshire, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire and Rockingham, Northamptonshire; monumental inscriptions from Llanwnda and Newport churchyard, Manorowen and Fishguard, Pembrokeshire and Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire; and notebooks of some eminent Welshmen; printed articles and cuttings, [1901]-[1964]; drawings, [1898x1909]; rubbings of armorials from Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire altar vessels; correspondence, 1891-1940, addressed to J. T. Evans, A. W. Wade-Evans and various members of the Evans family, including a group of letters sent from Thomas Henry Evans when he was in South Africa; documents, articles and letters, 1766-1939, relating to various aspects of the interests and life of J. T. Evans in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire; historical and antiquarian material and notes, 1904-1938; miscellaneous collected printed material, manuscripts and deeds, 1579-[1928]; personal documents of J. T. Evans and A. W. Wade-Evans, such as licences and certificates, 1895-1964; together with some papers of their brother Thomas Henry Evans, including A copy of Y Llyfr Grôt a book written by T. H. Evans, of his experiences as a mining engineer in the Yukon district, Alaska, 1914; essays by and copied by T. H. Evans, [1859x1920]; and letters, [1859x1920].

Transcript of the parish register (vol. 1B) of St Mary's, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, made by J. T. Evans, 1908, containing: baptisms, 1678-1722; marriages, 1699-1706; burials, 1683-1706. 122 Pp. (pp. 89-122 reversed, as in the original).

Miscellaneous correspondence dated 1893-1925, largely addressed to A. W. Wade-Evans, including personal letters, letters of recommendation, and many relating to Wade-Evans's historical and antiquarian interests and activities, e.g. Welsh Mediaeval Law, Gildas and the early history of Post-Roman Wales and England. Correspondents include Sir John Rhys, Jesus College, Oxford. Also among the above letters are several others on two guards, unbound, to A. W. Wade-Evans from Newton Wade of Wade & Son Solicitors, Newport, Monmouthshire, re the history and connections of the Wade family. The documents, 1898-1901, include: (p. 13) Licence, 2 Oct. 1898, to the curacy of St Stephen's, Ealing, to A. W. Wade-Evans from the Bishop of London; (p. 31) Declaration of assent, 9 Oct. 1898, to the above benefice; (p. 41) Licence, 15 Oct. 1901, to the curacy of St Matthew's, Oakeley Square, Middlesex, to A. W. Wade-Evans from the Bishop of London; (p. 43) Declaration of assent, 27 Oct. 1901, to the above benefice; and two certificates for A. W. Wade-Evans to officiate at St Dunstan's. 83 Pp. (+ 16 pp. loose on guards). Indexed.

Miscellaneous correspondence dated 1904-1910, largely addressed to A. W. Wade-Evans, consisting of personal letters, letters relating to A. W. Wade-Evans's livings, and many about his publications and arguments on Disestablishment and the Church in Wales. A number of letters also concern his work on Mediaeval Welsh Law. Correspondents include J. Gwenogvryn Evans and Sir John Rhys, Oxford. The documents include: (i) Licence, 25 Oct. 1906, to officiate at St James's, Norlands; and (ii) Declaration of assent, 10 Feb. 1907, by Wade-Evans at taking up a benefice at Holyhead parish, Anglesey (see also MS 16). 81 Pp. Indexed.

Transcripts of the parish registers (vols. 1, 2 & 3) of Newport, Pembrokeshire, containing: vol. 1, banns, 1765-1780, and marriages, 1782-1812; vol. 2, baptisms and burials, 1765-1805 (J. T. Evans notes that this volume is in 'exceedingly bad condition', and there is thus a great number of missing entries); vol. 3, baptisms, 1790-1813, and burials, 1807-1812. Made by J. T. Evans, 1917, with annotations, and also other notes by J. T. Evans re all the Newport registers. Also a number of transcripts of gravestone inscriptions from Newport churchyard, made by J. T. Evans, 1915. 196 Pp.