Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1657-1727. (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
6 bundles : original wrapper present.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, probably in their original bundles, deriving mainly from the election of a burgess to represent the borough of Montgomery in Parliament and concerning the corrupt practices employed in the procedure. The files comprise lists of burgesses in Llanfyllin, Montgomery and Welshpool, 1657-1679; election returns of the borough of Montgomery, 1661-1727; miscellaneous petitions relating to election of a burgess to represent Montgomery, 1679-1689; election returns of Edward Vaughan, MP, 1679-1705; the case and petition of Charles Herbert, 1685; and the case and petition of Robert Williams, 1727. Several of the cases and petitions are accompanied by copies of earlier documents to provide evidence of precedents, 1545-1685.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological order by and within each file.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Majority of items endorsed with contents.
Note
Wrapper indicates that one bundle at least is original; old NLW numbering suggests pre-existing bundles.
Note
Preferred citation: JA2.