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Indenture, being a lease for 24 years from John Barry of Abergavenny, co. Mon., gent., to John ap Jenkyn David Gruffitli of p. Llanteylo Bartholomew, co. Mon., yeoman, and Margaret verch John, his wife, of a close of land called Caye ponte ogan situate in said p. Llanteylo Bartholomew, extending in length from the river there to the lands of Thomas William and having the way leading from Ponte ogan towards Skerett on one side, and 'Mandyf hys woddes' on the other side. Yearly rent: 3s.4 and a heriot of 3s.4. Witnesses: William Ieuan Richard; .... glover; William Hoell ....; Thomas Rees, tanner; Martin Thomas Howell. Latin.

Abstract of the title of Mr Richard Gabriel to a copyhold farm called Pen ucha y pluith, containing 176 a., and situate at Uske, co. Mon., with counsel's opinion thereon. The abstract commences with a post-nuptial settlement, dated 18 Feb. 1664-5, and made on the marriage of William Morgan (son and heir of George Morgan) to Rachel, only daughter of Edward Lewis, the settled property being in p's Llangwm Ucha, Llantrissent, and Llanllowell, co. Mon.; and it ends with an agreement, dated 6 Dec. 1763.

Probate Of The Will of Francis Skyrme of Llawhaden, co. Pemb., esq. Testator devises all his freehold and leasehold property to Thomas Eaton of Laugharne, co. Carm., gent., on the following trusts:- For my wife, Jane Skyrme, for her life, with remainder to my sisters, Charlotte Skyrme and Hester Skyrme for their lives, with remainder to my nephew, William Ford Protheroe for his life, with remainder to his first and other sons successively in tail, with remainder to his daughters, with remainder in tail successively to William Evans and Thomas Evans, the third and second sons respectively of my friend, William Evans the elder of Haverfordwest, attorney at law. Witnesses: Thomas Williams, writer to Mr William Evans, attorney, Haverfordwest; William Stiey and John Simlett of Haverfordwest.

Abstract of the marriage settlement of John Mirehouse of Brownslade and Angle, co. Pemb., esq., and Elizabeth Fisher of the city of Salisbury (youngest daughter of the Bishop of Salisbury), touching various estates in the p. of Angle.

Recognizance in the sum of £40, by Morris John of Milford in the p. of Stainton, co. Pemb., innkeeper, that he will appear to prosecute Sophia Wilcock, wife of William Wilcock, at the next assizes of co. Pemb. on a charge of the manslaughter of Elizabeth Wilcock.

Recognizance by Anne Lewis of Milford, co. Pemb., single woman, for her appearance to give evidence in the prosecution of Sophia Wilcock on a charge of manslaughter (see D. D. 452).

Coroner's Inquest, taken in the p. of Penalley, co. Pemb., touching the death of a man unknown. Found drowned in Tenby Bay.

Coroner's Inquest, taken in the p. of Freystrop, co. Pemb., touching the death of Letitia Cozens. Run over by a waggon on a tram road in the said p.

Coroner's Inquest, taken in the p. of Johnson, co. Pemb., touching the death of Ezekial Mathias. Being at work in a coal mine in the aforesaid p. it so happened that the water from another mine broke into the said pit, whereby the said Ezekial was drowned.

Deeds and documents, 1487-1695.

Indenture, being a grant from John Bradshawe of Presteigne, co. Rad., esq., and Sible, his wife, Edmond Bradshawe, gent., and Roger Bradshawe, gent. (brothers of the said John Bradshawe), and William Wigmore of Lucton, Herefordshire, esq., to William Perry, citizen and browne baker of London, and Thomas Browne, citizen and grocer of London, of the following property, on trust for John Reade of the Inner Temple, London, gent.:- The mansion house in Presteigne aforesaid wherein the said John Bradshawe and his family now dwell, together with the garden, pigeon house, &c. thereto belonging (bounded by the High Street there, a tmt in the tenure of William Smith, the River Lugge, the Pigwn's meadow, and a tmt in the tenure of Phillipp Rodd), containing 3 a.; also the said Pigeon's meadow (30 a.), an adjoining meadow called the Black moore meadow, and a close called Chappell close, making together 6 a.; a close called Mapas close (18 a.) on the south side of the last mentioned meadow and close; Phillip Goughe's meadow (3 a.); 3 closes called Bartie closes (7 a.) adjoining Phillip Goughe's meadow; Poole close, adjoining Bartie closes, and a parcel of land whereon the grange barn lately stood, together with a small cottage, and the pool within the same, also the lane leading from the said grange barn to the highway, and the wood called Coon wood, containing 4 a., all the said property being in p. Presteigne, co. Rad.. Consideration: £1,220. Witnesses: Ro. Harley; Griffith Jones; Jo. Wigmore; Tho. Davies. Witnesses to livery of seisin: Ro. Harley; ffrauncis Richards; Tho. Davies; Richard Acton.

Administration of the goods of William Gruffith ap William Wynne, late of p. 'Denis' [? Derwen] in the diocese of Bangor, gent., dec., was granted by Gruffith Hughes, M.A., clerk, and vicar in spiritualities to Lewis, bishop of Bangor, to Margaret verch William John Wynne, widow, and Catherine verch William John Wynne, widow, the paternal aunts and next of kin of the dec.

Mortgage, being a further charge of £60 by Katherine Badham of p. of Pembridge, Herefordshire, widow, and her son and heir apparent, Benjamin Badham, to Caleb Powell of Leominster, tanner, of a m. in the Low in said p. Pembridge, late in the tenure of Widow Lawrence, also a m. and lands called Brin cough in p. Llanvihangel Nant Mellan, co. Rad., which said property had been mortgaged on 29 June 1720 by the said Katherine Badham, Benjamin Badham, and Francis Price of Ludlow, Shropshire, gent. for £600 to the said Caleb Powell. Witnesses: John Pateshall; Richard Hooper.

Deed Poll whereby (after reciting a mortgage and further charge respectively dated 19 June 1720 and 29 Mar. 1721 [D. D. 1,502] and indentures dated 9 & 10 Nov. 1722, whereby Katherine Badham of p. Pembridge, Herefordshire, widow, and her son and heir apparent, Bejamin Badham, gent., and Essex Sherborne, junior of Pembridge, Herefordshire, further mortgaged a m. in the Low in p. Pembridge and a m. and lands called Brin cough in p. Llanvihangel Nant Mellan to Caleb Powell of Leominster, Herefordshire, tanner, to secure £150) the said Katherine Badham and Benjamin Badham charge the said property and also all realty owned by them at the Leen or elsewhere in Herefordshire or co. Rad. with £893, being the total principal due to the said Caleb Powell under the above mentioned mortgages. Witnesses: John Pateshall; Richard Hooper.

Indenture, being a lease for a year (so that a grant by release might be made), from Thomas Lloyd of p. fforster Downton, Gloucestershire, yeoman, and Mary Niplet of p. Kinarsley, Herefordshire, widow, to Edward Morgan the younger of p. Llanyre, co. Rad., gent., of parcels of land called Llain bengam (3 a.), Kae issa (6 a.), two days' math of hay in a meadow called Dolewen, and one-third of a meadow called Gorsegron, all in p. Nantmell, co. Rad., and in the tenure of Edward Morgan the elder. Witnesses: Will. Baker, William Barnet; Tho. Johnson.

Final Concord in a fine levied at the Great Sessions for co. Rad. before John Williams and John Harvey, esq's, justices, wherein Sir Henry Hartstonge, bart, and Lady Lucy, his wife, acknowledged that the castle called Kevenllys Castle, the bor. or man. of Kevenllys, the man. called Busmore, 30 m's, 10 cottages, a water corn mill, a fulling mill, 10 tofts, 30 gardens and orchards, and 5,200 a. of land in p's Llanvihangell Kevenllys, Llanvihangell Nantmellan, Llandegley, Llanbadarnvaur, Old Radnor, New Radnor, Llandrindod, Gladestry, Colvah, and Llangunllo, co. Rad. were the right of Evan Meredith, gent.

Rent Book for the year 1797 of the estate in co. Rad. of the Earl of Oxford. It gives the names of the tenants, the respective rents, arrears, and allowances. At the end of the book are the accounts for 1796 of William Powell (the agent of the Earl) showing his receipts and his expenditure on behalf of his principal.

Probate Of The Will of Anne Wolley of p. Beguildy, co. Rad., widow. Testatrix bequeathed as follows:- To my eldest son, John Wolley, £5; to my youngest son, James Wolley, £20; to my daughter, Anne (wife of James Jenkins), 21s.; to my daughter, Mary (wife of Thomas Price), £5; to my daughter, Sarah (wife of John Griffiths), £5. Residue to my sons, Jeremiah Wolley and George Wolley, they to be executors. Witnesses: Mathew Morris; Richard Williams; James Trow. Probate grant is missing.

Letter, dated at Presteigne, from Thomas Bowen to Messrs Thomas Harvey & Co., attorneys, Ross, Herefordshire, enclosing a £5 Bank of England note, the writer having tried at Kingston to remit 'the whole' from the bank of Cheese & Co., who could not accomodate him.

Affidavit of William Haslewood of Moreveild, Shropshire, that, having received a writ of execution of a decree in the suit in Chancery of Arthur Weaver, esq., plaintiff v. Mathew Jones, defendant, for the payment of £35.7.6 by the defendant to the plaintiff, he, on 23 July 1690, left a copy of the writ under the door of the defendant's house, as he could get no answer to repeated knocks at the door, although he believes that there was some one in the said house.