File Clenennau letters and papers 390 [RESTRICTED ACCESS] - John Powel Ap Owen to Sir William Maurice,

The constables take no care for the mending of the highways and have not done so these many years. The writer warned the inhabitants of our township last year in church to be ready upon a day appointed to mend a foul puddle by the parson's house. Did the like another Sunday, but none came but the writer's man and one or two others who did nothing for want of more help. And the constables and people are so careless that they will do nothing without some straight command from some of the justices of the peace. Requests William Maurice by warrant under his hand to command the constables to do therein according to the form of the Statute, and to appoint overseers of the work and to present all such as make default and do not send men and tools meet for the work. If Mr Vaughan be here, the writer will put his name to the warrant ... 'the more hands be to it the better will move the constables and the people to be stirring'. The bridge called the Bont Vechan is 'at one end where four rayles come from Merionethshire which will be but a day or two's work to put them to it'. But there are great holes made by the water at the further end of that bridge, which must be mended to avoid great danger. Rowland, William Maurice's man, has promised to bring home a load of timber to [m]end the bridge of Llanstyndwy. Hopes that William Maurice will care for these affairs and of the commonwealth, and God will reward him and the people will pray for him.