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Letters mainly to Thomas Edwards, the Glamorgan steward, including from Lady Alice Windsor (L93/2-3, 12), Lord Mountstuart (L93/4-5, 10, 13-23 et seq.), Thomas Browne of London, estate secretary (L93/7, 24, 26 et seq.), Thomas Coutts, banker, (L93/34), Sir Herbert Mackworth (L93/40, 55, 58-9 et seq.), Robert Stephenson of Plawsworth, co. Durham, steward (L93/86, 90, 92-4), and Sir William Musgrave (L93/98), together with some draft replies (L93/1, 8, 11 et seq.). The letters include letters relating to the Glamorgan militia, Jan. 1776 - May 1783 (L93/4, 13, 41-4 et seq.), Lord Mountstuart rumoured to depart for Spain as ambassador to Madrid, May 1776 - May 1783 (L93/10, 95, 99), opinion that Lady Windsor will never consent to purchase anything in Wales, June 1776 (L93/14), Cardiff Castle, including Lord Pembroke insisting that Cardiff borough includes the castle which is denied by Lord Mountstuart, Oct. 1776 - Oct. 1777 (L93/15, 20, 23 et seq.), straggling seamen to be apprehended for service in the king's Navy, Nov. 1776 (L93/16), Lord Mountstuart's order that no new burgesses are to be made in the boroughs of Cardiff, Cowbridge and Llantrisant, April 1777 (L93/21), the livings of p's Neath, Merthyr Tydfil, Gelli-gaer and Llanmaes offered for sale by Thomas Edwards, May - June 1777 (L93/25, 29), a violent spirit raised among the Presbyterians against enclosing the waste in Glynrondda, Sept. 1777 (L93/35), appointment of Robert Stephenson as manager of the Mountstuart estates in Wales and the north of England, Aug. - Oct. 1778 (L93/86, 89), reports on the estate in north Glamorgan, including 'there cannot at present be a more neglected estate, or wretched set of tenants, with miserable habitations, indeed, to dwell in', Sept. 1779 (L93/90), and an attack on letting on leases for lives or 99 years (L93/91), the borough of Cardiff, including Jane Herbert's charity school and non-resident aldermen, May 1783 (L93/95, 99-100), the election of aldermen to the borough of Llantrisant, May 1783 (L93/97) and a Scottish factor or doer recommended to be made agent of the Welsh estates 'and if he understands Erse it will facilitate his learning Welsh', May 1783 (L93/98).

Bundles of letters relating to the Glamorgan estate, mainly to Thomas Collingdon, esq., secretary of Lord Bute, and organ after his death, secretary to the Bute trustees. Several of the bundles begin as letters to Lord Bute.

Terrier of the lands pertinent to the tmt's of Richard Barns and the copy of court roll of man. Wylye by which he held them.

See also M5/997-1004.

Terrier (1 fo. only) of lands pertaining to Bracher tmt in the East Feeld, Great Walles, Short Drafferlong, Long Drafferlong, Whitland Feeld in Petland, and Longland Feeld, and pasture, meadow, common and sheep pasture, [?co. Mon.].

Surveys, comprising a valor of rectories and lands in co. Mon., including some which had been in the possession of the dissolved monastic houses of Chepstow, Usk, Llantarnam, Tintern, Neath, Grace Dieu, Monmouth, Aconbury, Keynsham, Glastonbury and Llanthony [1551x1600] (M41/1), survey of parcels of lands in 'sundry l[ordshi]ps' of Henry, earl of Pembroke, in co. Mon., 1591 (M41/2), the man's and lp's of Lord Windsor in co. Mon. [?1667] (M41/3) and a survey and rental of the trust estate of Andrews Windsor, esq., in co. Mon., by Thomas Edwards, steward, 1758 (M41/4). Fragile.

Surveys, 1630-70, (M37/39-42) together with extracts from a survey, 1569-70 (M37/43), copies and extracts, 1630-70 (M37/44-51) and notes on cymortha, 1670 (in M37/51).

Surveys including a note of tenants in Roath, Kibbor and Cardiff, their tenancies, boundaries of the same and rents, [early 17c.] (M32/1), surveys of man's Roath Dogfield, 1622 and Llys Tal-y-bont, 1653 (M32/2-3), a translation, 1820's of an extent, 1296, of the bor. and castle of Cardiff and man's Roath and Whitchurch, extracted from the inquisition post mortem of Gilbert de Clare, late earl of Gloucester and Hertford, (M32/5), inquisitions of man. Roath, 1570 (M32/6) and Roath Keynsham, 1703 (M32/7) and extract, 1820's, from an inquisition of man. Roath Keynsham, 1703 (M32/8).

Frail.

Surveys comprising an [?early 17cent. copy] of surveys of Neath Ultra, 1567-1583, a presentment at an inquisition relating to suit of mill at Creunant mill, 1485-1486, and a remembrance for Mr Samffoord concerning encroachments on the Breconshire border of Neath Ultra at Abercynlais, the lands of attainted tenants in Afan Wallia and Tir Iarll, and an extract, 1659, from a presentment of a jury of survey of man. Neath Ultra and Cilybebyll, 1633. For a survey of Neath Citra, 1547, see Bute M26/14. For photostat facsimiles of copies of surveys of the manor of Neath Ultra and Cilybebyll, 1633 and 1638, see NLW Facs 268.

Surveys comprising a translation, 1820's, of the extent of lp Miskin from the inquisition post mortem of Gilbert de Clare, 1296 (M25/1), survey of the demesne lands of Henry, earl of Pembroke within his lp of Miskin, 1591 (M25/2), survey or grant book (fragment) giving details of leases granted c. 1582-93 in bor. Cowbridge, p's Tintern, Cwmcarfan and Pen-allt, in man. Trelleck, p. Basaleg, p's Llantwit Fardre, Llanilltern, Aberdare, Pen-tyrch, Llantrisant and Llanwynno and the fishing in the rivers Taff and Rhondda in lp's Miskin and Clun, [post 1593] (M25/3), copies of various articles of surveys of [1613x1614] and 1622, interrogatories relating to Maes y velin, p. Llantrisant, and a summons to appear before commissioners at Llantrisant town hall in a cause between Thomas Davies, gent., plaintiff, and Thomas B[?assett], gent., defendant, 1654 (M25/4), 1631 including the boundaries of Edward Morgan's man. of Pen-rhys (M25/5-7), 1638 (M25/8-11), and four extracts, 19 cent., relating to the boundaries near St Fagans (M25/12-15), p. Llantrisant, 1639 (M25/16), 1666 (M25/17-18), and 1700 (M25/19).