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Deeds and other documents, [16 cent.]-[19 cent.], collected by James Coleman, relating to Anglesey, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Glamorgan, Merionethshire, Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire, Pembrokeshire, and Radnorshire, in Wales; and Cornwall, Cumberland, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Shropshire, and Suffolk, in England.

Indenture, being a lease from the Most Hon. Henry William, Marquess of Anglesey, to Colin Jones of Totness, Devon, esq., of a barn, plots of ground, and toft in p. Holyhead, co. Ang., being part of a m. and lands called Cae mabli and bounded on the east by a farm called Tyddynpant y felin, on the west by part of the m. and lands called Caer mabli, on the south by a m. and lands of Miss Morris, and on the north by a m. of Sir John Thomas Stanley, bart; which said demised property comprise a potato garden, a barn yard, a garden, and fields respectively called Buarth y scybor, Cae coch and the rock, Cae ty draw i gae'r castell, Llain fordd y felin, Cae'r ty Mabli, Cae'r ty, Y bryn, Gwerglodd tan y ty, and Gwerglodd tan cae Mabli. Term: The lives of the said Colin Jones (aged 64 years), Mary, his wife (aged 57 years), and their daughter, Catherine Gwynne Kensington (aged 25 years). Yearly rent: 10s. Consideration: £116.9s. Witnesses: William Lowe, Temple, London; Henry Moxon, his clerk.

Indenture, being a covenant by Sir John Williams of Bodllowyddan, co. Flint, bart, to produce to the Most Hon. Henry William, Marquess of Anglesey (eldest son, heir, and devisee in fee of the Rt Hon. Henry, Earl of Uxbridge, dec.) certain title deeds (specified in a schedule thereto) relating to m's and lands in p's Llansadwrn, Llandesilio, Llanddanielfab, Trefdraeth, Llaneilian, Penmynydd, Llanfihangel Esceifiog, Newborough, and Llanbadrig, otherwise Llanbadrick, co. Ang., which were conveyed by indentures, dated 6 & 7 Oct. 1808, to the said Henry, Earl of Uxbridge, and relating also to m's and lands belonging to the said Sir John Williams and Dame Margaret, his wife. Witnesses: Emma Davies Griffiths of Caerhun; Evan Jones, curate of Caerhun. The seal is heraldic.

Indenture, being a lease for a year (so that a grant by release might be made) from Hugh Smith of Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey, esq., to the Most Hon. Henry William, Marquess of Anglesey, of a parcel of land called Tyddyn y coppyn and 5 cottages built some time since on an allotment out of the common called Mynnydd llwydiarth in p. Pentraeth, co. Ang., which allotment was made under the Act of 52 Geo. III, also the moiety of the following parcels of land called respectively Tyddyn bwlch y mynnydd (92 a., 28 p.), Carreg y ceiliog (40 a., 28 p.), Brynporth (16 a., 3 r., 10 p.), all in said p. Pentraeth, Tyddyn to (7 a., 3 r., 10 p.) and Llain Iago (3 r.) in p. Llandisilio, co. Ang., and Glan y llyn (10 a., 3 r., 21 p.) in p. Llandegfan, co. Ang. Witness: Henry Moxon, clerk to Mr William Lowe, Temple, London.

Indenture, being a lease for a year (so that a grant by release might be made) from Rev. Henry Rowlands of Plasgwyn, co. Ang., clerk to John Sanderson of Druids Lodge, co. Ang., esq., of 3 parcels of land (being parts of m's called Llwyn ogan, Llwyn onn, and Tyddyn y Pwyth in p. Llanedwan, co. Ang.) containing together 3 a., 3 r., and 16 p., and bounded on the south-east by the road leading from Newborough to Beaumaris, on the south and west by parts of the said farms called Llwyn ogan, Llwyn onn, and Tyddyn y pwyth, and on the north by a branch of the River Braint running towards Pwllffanogl Mill. Witness: O. A. Poole, attorney, Gorphwysfa, co. Caern.

Deed Poll, whereby Daniel Halliday of Paris, France, MD, John McGregor Skinner of Holyhead, North Wales, a captain in the Royal Navy, and Holland Griffiths of Carraglydd in the isle of Anglesey, esq., - after reciting that Margaret Frank of Holyhead, but then of Passy, near Paris, France, widow, by her will, dated 1 Aug. 1827, bequeathed all her personalty to her trustees, the said Daniel Halliday, John McGregor Skinner, and Holland Griffiths, on trust (as to £2,000) for Robert Hayley Judd of Holyhead, a captain in the Royal Navy, for his life, with remainder to his wife, Susannah Judd, for her life, with remainder to their son, Robert Brereton Judd; that testatrix also bequeathed the following legacies to her nieces, namely, Ann Pelham Judd (dau. of the said Robert Hayley Judd, and Susannah, his wife), £2,500, Susannah Vickers Judd, £2,500, Margaret Hughes Judd, £2,500, Eleanor Beasley (dau. of Thomas Beasley of Dublin, esq., and Mary, his wife), £500, Mary Beasley £500, Emily Beasley, £1,000, and Margaret Beasley, £100, and to testatrix's nephews, Thomas Frank Judd, £500, Henry Beasley, £500, and Thomas Beasley, £500, such legacies to be invested by the said trustees until the legatees were 21 years old; that the said testatrix dec. Aug. 1827, and her will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury - declare that they hold £2,332.7.3 in 3 per cent Consolidated Bank Annuities on trust for the said Robert Haylay Judd for his life, with remainders as mentioned in the said will, and that they hold £1,3476.2.5 on trust for the legatees above mentioned, who are all under age. Witnesses: Thos Mills, solicitor, Faubourg St Honore, Paris; A. Hodgkinson, clerk to Mr Mills; Thomas Pickford; Patrick King; Michael King; Richard T. Griffiths; James Geary, Clifton.

Letters from John Warren, clerk, MA, vicar-general and official principal of the bishop of Bangor, appointing William Davies of Rhyd-bont in p. Llanynghenedle, co. Ang., and Robert Jones of Rhydbont in p. Rhoscolyn, co. Ang., to be guardians, during his minority, of John Williams, aged about nineteen, the sole executor and residuary legatee of the will of Rowland Jones of Bodedern, co. Ang., yeoman, dec. Signed by John Hughes, deputy registrar.

Indenture, being a covenant by Rev. Hugh Hughes Wynne of Carnarvon to produce to Samuel Bateman of Acomb, Yorkshire, esq., certain title deeds (mentioned in the schedule to the deed) relating to a capital m. and lands called Bryngola and Tycanol, late in the tenure of Mary Hughes (late mother of the said Hugh Hughes Wynne and wife of Hugh Wynne, esq., his father) and Robert Price, farmer, and afterwards of David Owen and Hugh Owen, farmers, but now of the said Hugh Hughes Wynne; also two m's and lands called Rhiw-goch and Tycroes in p. Llantrisant, co. Ang., in the tenure of William Jones, and a capital m. and lands called Chwaen, otherwise Chwaenddu, including premises formerly called [Chwaen] vechan and Maengwyn; all which said property was on 9 Mar. 1834 mortgaged to the said Samuel Bateman to secure £2,000 and interest. Witnesses: E. Evans, attorney, Carnarvon; Samuel Hisketh, Manchester, land agent.

Probate Of The Will of Catherine Parry of the town of Llanerchymedd in p. Amlwch, co. Ang., widow. Testatrix bequeathed as follows: To the children of my late daughter, Jane, namely, Catherine (wife of John Williams of this town, joiner), Jane, Evan, Margaret, and William, legacies ranging from £4 to £15 each, the two last mentioned legatees being under age. My son, Henry Jones, to be executor and residuary legatee. Testatrix also mentions: My brother in law, Richard Parry, saddler. Witnesses: James Richards and Owen Prytherch, both of Llanerchymedd. The probate grant is missing.

Plan of the property of Jesus College, Oxford, in p. Holyhead, co. Ang. It gives the acreages of the different plots and also of the land sold to the Harbour Co.

Indenture, being a grant from Charles Henry Evans of Plasgwyn, co. Ang., esq. and Thomas Beer of Uxbridge House, Burlington Street, Middlesex, esq. (devisees in trust under the will of John Sanderson of Plasnewydd, co. Ang., esq., dec.), to the Most Hon. Henry William, Marquess of Anglesey, of a m. and 3 parcels of land (being parts of farms called Llwyn ogan, Llwyn onn, and Tyddyn y swyth in p. Llanedwan, co. Ang.), which contain 3 a., 3 r., and 16 p., and are bounded on the south-east by the road leading from Newborough to Beaumaris, on the south and west by parts of Llwyn ogan, Llwyn onn, and Tyddyn y swyth, and on the north by a branch of the River Braint, running towards Pwllfanogle Mill, and were purchased by the said John Sanderson from Rev. Henry Rowlands, clerk, being now known as Aberbraint. Witnesses: Thomas Thomas, butler at Plasgwyn, co. Ang.; Henry Moxon, Temple, London.

Indenture, being a surrender from Charles Henry Evans of Plasgwyn, co. Ang., esq., and Thomas Beer of Uxbridge House, Old Burlington Street, Middlesex, esq. (devisees and executors of the will of John Sanderson of Plasnewydd, co. Ang., esq., dec.), to the Most Hon. Henry Wilham, Marquess of Anglesey, of a lease (granted on 13 Nov. 1845 by the said Henry William, Marquess of Anglesey, to the said John Sanderson) of a m., garden, and a piece of land called Eithinog in p. Llanfairpwllgwngyll, co. Ang., containing together 6 a., 3 r., and 33 p. Consideration: £365. Witnesses: Thomas Thomas, butler at Plasgwyn; Henry Moxon, Temple, London. The deed recites that the said John Sanderson dec. 24 July 1850 and that his will was proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 4 Oct. 1850.

Office Copy Order of the Inclosure Commissioners ratifying the exchange by the Most Hon. Henry William, Marquis of Anglesey, of land called Llaingarregeg (1 a., 3 r., 37 poles) in p. Holyhead, co. Ang., for land called Maescaled (1 a., 13 p.) in p. Holyhead belonging to Hon. William Owen Stanley of Penrhos, co. Ang. Plans of each property are given in the deed.

Public Testimonial to William Holland Warren, esq., commander of the Holyhead Express Steamer Anglia in commemoration of his intrepid and seamanlike conduct when his vessel was in imminent peril owing to the tiller having been carried away during a storm on the night of 9 Dec. 1854 and was navigated by him into the new harbour of refuge at Holyhead. The names of the Committee, Treasurer, and Secretary of the fund, and the subscriptions, which were limited to £1, are given.

Indenture, being a deed of covenant from Hon. William Owen Stanley of Penrhos, co Ang., to the Rt Hon. Charles, Duke of Richmond, Hon. John Robert, viscount Sydney, and Clarence Edward Paget, commonly called Lord Clarence Edward Paget, trustees of the will of Henry William, Marquess of Anglesey, dec.) for the production of indentures (dated 1 & 2 Dec. 1816) relating to m's and lands comprising 135 a. and 13 p. in p. Holyhead, co. Ang., lately bought from the said trustees by the said William Owen Stanley, and also to property retained by the said trustees. Witness: Thomas Philipson Elliott, agent, Penrhos.

Policy Of Assurance for £200 on the life of William Jones of Menai Bridge, North Wales, coroner and attorney, (aged 49), issued by the Reliance Mutual Life Assurance Society, with which is united the East of England. Annual premium: £9.1.2. Signed by Geo. Ashlin, Arthur Pearson, and G. Harris, directors. Witness: Edward Butler, secretary.

Indenture, being a lease from Hugh, bishop of Bangor, to William Roland ap David Vaughan of Bodvilog, co. Ang., gent., Roland ap William Roland, gent., and Richard ap William Roland, gent., both of Bodvilog, co. Ang., of a tmt called Tythyn bryn griffri in the t. of Bodvilog aforesaid and in the tenure of the said William Roland ap David Vaughan. Term: The lives of the said lessees. Yearly rent: 14d., 2 geese at Christmas, 2 capons at Easter, and the accustomed services. This deed is not signed or witnessed.

Indenture, being a lease from Henry Rowland, bishop of Bangor, to Owen Lloyde of Bodvaio, co. Caern., gent., of 3 m's and lands called Tythyn yn rrywe beylan, Tythyn y kay mawr, and Tythyn y kerrig llwidion, also the moiety of a meadow near the p. church of Llanbeylan in the commote of Malltraieth, co. Ang., late in the tenure of ffoulke Thomas, dec., and now of Marslie verch William, widow. Term: The lives of the said Owen Lloyde, his wife, Denis Lloyde, and his son, Henry LIoyde. Yearly rent: 6s.8 and 2 geese and 2 capons at Christmas and Easter. Witnesses: Gruffith Hughes; Arthur Williams; Jo. Lewis; Humphrey Lloyde; George Steele. Witnesses to livery of seisin: Hugh Roberts, clerk; Maurice Johnes, clerk; Edmwnd Merrik; Robert ap John ab William.

Indenture, being a lease from Lewis, bishop of Bangor, to Elizabeth verch Rees ap David of Llanbeylan in the commote of Malltraith, co. Ang., widow, of m's and lands called Kae yn glan y gorse, Y weirglodd vawr, Kae(u) y mynudd, Kae gweyn ffynon Annon, Kae newydd, and Byarth rhedyn, all in p. and t. of Llanbeylan aforesaid. Term: The lives of John Lewis and Margaret verch Lewis (natural children of the said lessee) and of Ellen verch David ap Hugh of Aberfraw in said commote of Malltraith. Yearly rent: 6s.8. Consideration: A competent sum of money. Witnesses: John Hopton; Gabriel Boulton; Harry Jones; Sanbat Decesar ; Humffrey Roberts, clerk, deputy steward. Memorandum (endorsed) that, on 18 Nov. 1628, livery of seisin of the premises was given by Humffrey Roberts, clerk, deputy steward. Witnesses: Hugh ap Rees, 'millner'; Owen Rowland; John Lewes; Evan Rowland.