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Coroner's Inquest, taken in the p. of Wiston, co. Pemb., touching the death John Edwards, aged 2 1/2 years. Being alone in a cottage in the said p. the linen cloth which he wore took fire, with fatal results.

Coroner's Inquest, taken in the p. of Lanstadwell, touching the death of William Evans, aged 2 1/2 years. Left alone whilst his mother went for a pail of water, he fell into the fire, with fatal results.

Coroner's Inquest, taken in the p. of Clarebeston, co. Pemb., touching the death of Thomas Mathias, aged 4 years. Being in a certain field in the said p. burning furse his clothes took fire, with fatal results.

Coroner's Inquest, taken in the p. of Whitchurch, touching the death of Elizabeth John. Found dead in bed at Solva, co. Pemb.; natural causes.

Coroner's Inquest, taken in the p. of Treffguarne, co. Pemb., touching the death of Evan Charles, aged six years. Accidentally drowned while bathing in a pond.

Probate Of The Will of Jane Morgan of Trenewydd fawr in the p. of Llanrhian, co. Pemb., widow. Personal property comprised, among other things, a silver tumbler with a Welsh engraving and a Pembroke table. Testatrix mentions:- My eldest son, James; my eldest daughter, Mary; my second daughter, Sarah; my third daughter, Jane; my fourth daughter, Martha. Witnesses: Henry Rowland; Henry John.

Letters Of Administration of the goods of John Doubleday [senior] of Haverfordwest, widower, dec. (who dec. on 1 Jan. 1831), not administered by his son, John Doubleday [junior], who dec. 16 Aug. 1832, was granted at London to Henry Woolcott, the executor of the will of John Doubleday [junior]; Frances Doubleday and Elizabeth Doubleday, spinsters and minors and only surviving children of the dec., being now resident in Canada. Sworn under £5; former grant in June 1832.

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.

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.

Recognizance by Daniel Rees of Milford, co. Pemb., tinman, for his appearance to give evidence in the prosecution of Sophia Wilcock on a charge of manslaughter (see D. D. 452).

Recognizance by Charles Hooper of Milford, co. Pemb., hairdresser, for his appearance to give evidence in the prosecution of Sophia Wilcock on a charge of manslaughter (see D. D. 452).

Lease For A Year (so that a grant by release might be made), from the Rt Hon. William, Lord Kensington to Thomas Williams of Haverfordwest, esq., and Edward Warren Jones of Trevern, co. Pemb., esq., of freehold m's in p's St Mary and St Thomas and the ht's thereof in Haverfordwest, co. Pemb. in the tenures of Joseph Fortune, esq., Thomas Williams. esq., Benjamin Tonkins, Richard Thomas, Thomas Tucker, Mary Jemyn, Mrs Barlow, George Needham, Rev. Thomas Higgon, Edward Jones, esq., and John Griffith. Witnesses: John William Davis, Gray's Inn; Charles Bilt, his clerk.

Probate Of The Will of Charlotte Dickson, widow, of p. St Mary in Pembroke, dated 26 April 1790. Testatrix requests to be buried in the tomb of her son-in-law, Mr Joseph Collins, in the 'church of St Michael in the Easton, Pembroke', the said tomb to be lined with bricks and a low roof laid over it with steps to go down to it with a door and a lock, and that the same stone which now covers the tomb might be laid again on the top of it and that no further addition be made to the inscription now thereon except her name. Bequests include:- A copyhold farm called Netswell near Harlow in Essex; watch and seal to my son, Augustus Keppell Dickson; all clothing with gold chain, except a Marseilles petticoat and a silver milk pot, to my daughter, Victoria Dickson; the interest of my investments to be paid to my daughter, Victoria Dickson during her spinsterhood and thereafter the principal to be divided between said Victoria Dickson and her sister, Charlotte Harriett Collins. Testatrix also mentions: My daughters, Julia de Bad and Theodosia Mercer. Alexander Mercer, Col. of Engineers, resident at Guernsey, is appointed executor. By a codicil (undated), testatrix gives the copyhold farm of Netswell to her eldest daughter, Theodosia Mercer, testatrix's son, Augustus Keppell Dickson having dec. Second codicil dated 14 April 1795. Witnesses: (1) to will and 1st Codicil: John Seedaway; Joseph and Sarah Allen; (2) to 2nd codicil: William Browne; Peter McFarline.

Lease For A Year (so that a grant by release might be made), from John Tucker of Pembroke, esq., and the Rev. Furnival Bowen of Haverfordwest, clerk (second son of John Bowen of Haverfordwest, esq., dec.), to John Colby of Fynnonne, co. Pemb., esq., of a piece of meadow land called Jury lane meadow, together with the stable thereto belonging, situate on the north side of the Ruther lane and bounded on the east by two fields of the said John Colby called the Broad closes or Broad meadow, which said piece of meadow land is in p. St Martin near the town of Haverfordwest. Witnesses: Charles Tucker; J. Rees Stokes; William Abbott; William Nettleshipp.

Copy Of A Letter Of Attorney from John Campbell, esq., of Stackpole Court, co. Pemb. (being about to travel abroad) to John Mirehouse, esq., of Brownslade, co. Pemb., esq.

Probate Of The Will, dated 6 July 1780, of David Mackenzie of Pembroke, esq., with codicil dated 25 Dec. 1780. Testator bequeaths: A moiety of my personalty to my children when 21 and the other moiety to my sister, Isabella Smith and her issue, with remainder to my wife, Ann Mackenzie; my brother in law, John Grant to be executor. Proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 16 Mar. 1781. Witnesses: (1) to will: Thomas and Elis Winwood; (2) to codicil: Joshua Allen, surgeon; J. Adam, collector of the customs, Pembroke.

Lease from James, Bishop of St Davids, to Arthur Owen of Pemb., esq., in the East India Co.'s service, of the man. or lp of Brawdy, Poinscastle and Lloughvaine, co. Pemb., and of the parsonage or prebend of Brawdy and chapel of Hayscastle, co. Pemb. for the lives of the said Arthur Owen (aged 37), Joseph Lord (aged 34), and Corbetta Lord (aged 27). Yearly rent: £32.5s. Witnesses: William Howell of Haverfordwest, writer; William Thomas of Painscastle, farmer; William Morriss; William Oliver.

Indenture, whereby John Lloyd of Dale Castle, co. Pemb., esq., who had lately married Elinor Allen (by whom the largest portion of the estate of Sir John Stepney of Llanelly, co. Carm., bart, had been purchased), covenants for the production of two deeds, dated respectively 16 April 1757 and 7 June 1768, touching the man. of Prendergast, co. Pemb. Witnesses: James Lloyd; James Nicholas (clerk to Mr Hugh Evans, Llandilo); William Powell; Iltid Thomas.