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1 Duke of Beaufort. 2 George White, junior, of New Weare in p. Whit Church, Herefordshire, iron master, on behalf of George White, the elder. Articles of agreement (draft) to lease for 21 years the furnace for the melting and running of iron ore and cinders, also the lower forge for the melting and hammering of iron in p's Tintorne and Chappelhill in co. Mon., and the 5 a. called Leighton lands pertaining to the forge, at the rent of £120 per annum; the stipulations include provisions that the lessor should not sell any part of his wood coppices to any person other than the lessees, except the quantity he is obliged to furnish to Thomas Dix, master of the Wire Works at Abbey Tinterne, that the wood should be felled at 16 years growth, that the same should be corded into two foot wood, containing 8 foot 4 inches in length upon the ground, 4 foot 4 inches in height from the ground and 2 foot 2 inches over or 'in length of stick or billet', that the lessor should have the preference of pig-iron remaining at the furnace for making Osmond iron for the use of his Wire Works at £6.5.0 per ton of weight usual at other furnaces, and that the lessees should pay 6s. for every cord of 2 foot wood so felled according to the aforesaid dimensions.

Summons to a witness (not named) to appear at Hereford assizes to testify on behalf of George White, gent., defendant at the suit of the Crown.

1 Mrs Ann Powell;. 2 George White. Agreement to deliver up possession of White's mills at the old forge, in consideration of £50.

1 John Maybery of Brecon, ironmaster. 2 Thomas Wilkins of same, ironmaster and partner of the said John Maybery. 3 Creditors of the said partners. 4 JeffreysWilkins of Brecon, esq., and Henry Morgan of Bristol, linen draper, two other creditors, Robert Williams of Brecon, gent., and Howell Williams of Crickhowell, gent., trustees of the creditors. Release (draft) of two thirds interest of John Maybery in lands and premises called Ty and Tyr Gwyn bach in Penderin and also of the dwellinghouse called Blaen y Cwm with three pieces of ground belonging called the Garden Ground, Key Lloi and the Two Plocks in p. Glascomb, co. Rad., to be sold for the payment of the debts of the partners.

Abstract of title of Edward Kendall, William Henry West, William West Jones and William Hibbs Bevan, esq's, to certain leasehold m's and lands called Beaufort Ironworks and liberties in p's Llangattock Crickhowell and Llanelly, co. Brec., and in p's Bedwellty and Aberystruth, co. Mon.

1 John Wilkins of Brecon, esq. 2 Anthony Bacon of Cyfarthfa. Assignment (draft) of one third interest of Hirwaun furnace and in lands and mineral concessions connected with it. (see Lloyd, pp. 12-15).

1 Walter Wilkins of Maeslough, co. Rad., esq., one of the executors of John Wilkins of Brecon, esq., his late father, dec.;. 2 JeffreysWilkins of Priory House, the other executor of John Wilkins, his late father. Release (copy) in fee, in consideration of £1,263.8.6 (all veins of copper, lead, iron ore and coal excepted), of a moiety of the m's and lands called Kendon, Gwern las, Blaencadlan, Tyr y Gorwidd, Borthllwyd, The Court, Pwll Evan Siccan, Gwern Paul, p. Penderin; of the capital m. in the occupation of Robert Curry, esq., the nine cottages adjoining, and of five other cottages in Old Port Superior Ward in bor. Brecon, of the m. and lands called Tyr y Gethin in Gwenddwr and of the water corn grist mill with several closes belonging in St John Evangelist.

1 Edward Price of Ewyasharold, Herefordshire, farmer. 2 Anthony Bacon of Hirwain, esq., and Thomas Bacon of same, esq. Lease (draft) for 36 years 6 months of the water corn grist mill called Melyn y Rhydie and one house and garden adjoining in Penderin, also the toll and benefit of grinding corn; at an annual rent of £12.10.0.

1 Thomas Bacon of Oaken in p. Codsall, co. Stafford. 2 Henry Berkin of Hirwain Furnace, ironmaster. Lease (Draft) of Hirwain furnace for 55 years at an annual rent of £1,200 for the first year, £1,500 yearly for the next 19 years and £1,000 yearly for the residue of the term. This deed does not appear to have been executed.

Notebook giving details of rents, land tax, window tax, poor-rate, horse tax, tithes, salaries, wages, etc., paid by the Clydach Ironworks Co., costs of coal, iron ore, limestone and coke used in manufacture, and calculations of costs of production of iron.

1 Jeffreys Wilkins of Brecon, esq. 2 John Lloyd of Brecon, esq. 3 John Powell of Brecon, gent. 4 John Peirce of Brecon, gent. Deed of partnership for the continuance of the partnership commenced by the parties in 1797 together with Walter Powell of Brecon, gent., who shortly afterwards withdrew, in the business of boat owners on the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal and in the business of working and selling coal and limestone and in any other business mutually agreed under the title of the 'Brecknock Boat Company' of 'Wilkins, Lloyd, Powell and Pierce', providing that the capital should be £9,400 and that further capital raised be advanced in equal proportions.