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COLLECTIONS 


HISTORICAL  &  ARCHJOLOGICAL 


RELATING   TO 


MONTGOMERYSHIRE 

AND   ITS   BORDERS. 

ISSUED  BY  THK  POWYS-LAND  CLUB  FOR  THE  USE  OF  ITS  MEMBERS. 


VOL.   XXVI. 


LONDON : 

PRINTED   FOR  THE  CLUB  BY 

CHARLES   J.  CLARK,  4,  LINCOLN'S   INN   FIELDS, 
1892. 


"4  Ruddy  Lion  Rampiny  in  Gold." 

The  Seal  of  SIR  EDWARD  DE  CHERLETON,  LORD  OF  POWYS,  appended  to  a  Charter  elated 
6th  July,  7  Henry  V  (1418),  is  adopted  as  the  Seal  of  the  ^OtogS-lantJ  Club.  This  re- 
markable Seal  is  not  quite  perfect,  the  edge  having  been  splintered  away,  and  the  figure  in 
the  place  of  the  crest  having  lost  its  head,  which  the  engraver  has  supplied.  It  appears  to 
have  been  a  round  seal,  surrounded  by  an  inscription,  probably  "SigHl-itm  Edieardi  de  Cherle- 
ton,  Domini  Powiaie",  of  which  only  the  "  g"  in  the  word  Sigilluni,  and  "  wi"  in  the  word 
Powisie,  now  remain.  The  shield  in  the  centre  is  charged  with  the  red  lion  of  Powys— a  lion 
rampant— and  is  probably  held  up  by  another  lion  rampant  standing  on  its  hind  legs  behind 
the  shield,  which  is  clasped  by  his  fore  paws.  The  side  supporters,  or  rather  ornamental 
figures  (for  it  is  said  that  supporters,  in  the  present  heraldic  sense  of  the  word,  were 
unknown  at  that  period),  are  wild  men  sitting  astride  of  lions  couchant. — Mont.  Coll. 
vol.  vi,  p.  293. 


MONTGOMERYSHIRE   COLLECTIONS. 


CONTENTS    OF    VOL.    XXVI. 

For  the  Original  Proposal  for  the  Formation  of  Club,  and  the  Rules 
and  Amended  Rules,  see  vol.  xvii,  pp.  viii  to  xiv. 

List  of  Members     - 

Report  of  Twenty- Fifth  Annual  Meeting  and  General  Report 

Report  of  the  Science  and  Art  Classes   - 

„          „      Agricultural  Classes 

„          „      Record  Department 
Obituary  of  Members  of  the  Powys-land  Club 

List  of  Literary  Societies  with  which  the  Powys-land  Club 
exchanges  publications    - 


VI 


XVII 


XIX 


Early  Montgomeryshire  Wills  at  Somerset  House.      (Continued  from 


Vol.  XXIV,  p.  87) 
Parish  of  Newtown     - 


1 


1 

3 
4 
8 
9 
16 
is 

'22 

87 


Penstrowed 

Snead 

Trefeghvys 

Tregynon 

Trelystan 
Welsbpool  Wills 
Border  Wills   - 

Montgomeryshire  Nonconformity  :  Extracts  from  Gaol  Files, 
with  Notes.  By  Richard  Williams,  F.R.Hist.S.  (Con- 
tinued from  Vol.  XXV,  p.  72) 

Ludovick,  or  Lodowick,  Llovd's  "Pilgrimage  of  Princes". 
R.  W. 

History  of  the    Parish   of  Kerry.     By    E.   Rowley-Morris. 

(Continued  from  Vol.  XXV,  p.  394) 

Extracts  from  the   Register  Books  of  Births,  Deaths,  and 

Marriages,  and  other  Notes 

The  Maintenance  of  the  Wall  of  the  Churchyard       -  96 

Charities         -  97 

List  of  the  Vicars  and  Curates  of  Kerry         -  100 

Churchwardens  103 

Terriers  105 

Church  Plate  -  112 

Queries  Preparatory  to  Bishop's  Visitation,  1828       •  112 


49 
79 

83 


IV 

Lloyd  of  Dolobran  117 

History  of  the  Parish  of  Darowen.     Supplemental  Notes  by 

D.  C.  Lloyd  Owen.     (See  Vol.  Ill,  p.  181)  121 

I.  Identification  of  one  of  the  Donors  of   Charity  to  the 

Parish  -  -  121 

II.  Abstract  of  the  Will  of  Meredith  ap  Rees  of  Abergwydol 

in  Darowen,  with  Notes  •  122 

III.  Repair  of  the  Churchyard  Walls     -  -  123 

IV.  Churchwardens  of  the  Parish  of  Darowen  -  125 

An  Elizabethan  Lease  129 

Callings  from   Old  Welsh  Almanacks.     By  the  Rev.  Elias 

Owen,  F.S.A.  133 

The  Right  Hon.  Edward  James,  third  Earl  of  Powis,  in  his 
relations  to  the  University  of  Cambridge.  By  the  Rev. 
George  Sandford,  M.A.  -  137 

Fungi  in  the  Powys-land  District.     By  the  Rev.  J.  E.  Vize, 

M.A.,  F.R.M.S.  143 

Powysiana  153 

LXI.  Llanidloes— Grant  of  Weekly  Market  and  two  Fairs          -  153 
LXII.  Old  Memorandum  in  Easter-Due  Book  (Berriew),  1626     -  154 
LXIII.  The   Owens   of   Bryngwyn,  the   Humffreyses   of   Llwyn, 
Montgomeryshire,  and  the   Middletons   of   Chirtmry 
and  Chirk  Castle          -  -  155 

LXIV.  Coroners'  Inquisitions         -  -  156 

LXV.  Old  Folks— Llaubryumair  -  158 

LXVI.  The  Lordships  of  Arwystli  and  Cyfeiliog.— Francis  Her- 
bert of  Dolguog,  Esq.  -  159 
LXVII.  Prices  in  1763  -  160 
LXVIII.  A  few  Notes  on  Welsh  Farmers  and  Farmhouses  in  the 

last  Century     -  -  160 

LXIX.  Seals  of  Montgomery,  Denbigh,  and  Flint  Counties  -  162 

LXX.  List  of  Montgomeryshire  Trade  Tokens      -  -  162 

LXXI.  Agreement  for  Farming  the  Poor  of  Newtown       -  -  163 

LXXII.  A  Curious  Offence  .  164 

LXXIII.  Calendar  of  Prisoners          -  ...  164 

LXXIV.  Curious  Presentments         -  -  -  165 

LXXV.  Sheriffs'  Association  -  166 

Early  Montgomeryshire   Wills  at  Somerset  House — Border 

Wills  continued.     (Continued  from  p.  48)       -  171 

A  Geographical  Playing-Card  227 

Corbett- Winder  of  Vaynor  Park.     Pedigree.     (M.  C.  J.)  229 

Key-Chart  of  Lyon,  Winder,  Moxon,  and  Corbett  Descent  -  230 

Moxon  and  Winder  Pedigree  -  -  232 

Lyon  Pedigree  -  235 

Corbett  Pedigree         ...  .239 

Appendix  A,  Hayes  Pedigree  -  253 

„        B,  Plymley  (now  Corbett)  of  Longnor        -  -  253 


Llanfechain-yn-Mechain.    Additional  Information  (Mont.  Colt., 

vol.  iv,  p.  95)  255 

History    of   the    Parish    of   Kerry.      By    E.    Rowley- Morris. 

( Continued  from  p .  1 1 6 )  -  257 

The  Rectory  of  Kerry  -             -  -             -             -257 

St.  Paul's,  Dolfor        -  -  -  271 

Sarn    -                          -  -  277 

Education— Charities  -             -  -  278 

Extracts  from  Deeds  relating  to  Leighton,  Montgomeryshire  299 

Trewern   Hall.     Additional   Information    as    to    Ownership. 

(See  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xvii,  p.  162)  331 

Williams  Pedigree     -  -  336 

Pugh  of  Dolfor.     Pedigree.     By  E.  Rowley-Morris  337 

Key-Chart  of  Pugh  and  Milling* on-Buckley  -  338 

The  Buckley  Family  of  Dolfor  -  351 

Appendix— Wills,  etc.  -  -358 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Woodcut — A  Geographical  Playing-Card  -  227 

„         Fragment  of  Stone  Coffin  found  at  Llansantttraid  256 


VI 


LIST   OF   THE   MEMBERS 

OF   THE 

POWYS-LAND      CLUB. 

September  30,  1892. 

Those  marked  *  have  contributed  papers  to  the  "Montgomeryshire  Collections". 
Those  marked  t  are  Donors  of  Objects  to  the  Powys-land  Museum  and  Library. 
Those  marked  J  have  exhibited  articles  of  interest  at  the  Annual  Meeting. 

Addie,  William  Forrester,  Esq.,  Powis  Castle  Park,  Welshpool 
fAdnitt,  W.  H.,  Esq.,  Lystonville,  Shrewsbury 

Babington,  Charles  C.,  Esq.,  F.S.A.,  5,  Brookside,  Cambridge 
*t Barrett,  Thomas  Brettell,  Esq.,  Welshpool 
•Bates,  J.  Cadwalader,  Esq.,  Heddon,  Wylam,  Northumberland 
JBeck,  Peter  Arthur,  Esq.,  The  Dervven,  Welshpool 
tj  Bennett,  Nicholas,  Esq.,  Glanyrafon,  Llanidloes 
t Black,  Adam  William,  Esq.,  44,  Hyde  Park  Square,  London 

Bolding,  George   Frederick,   Esq.,   204,   Hagley  Eoad,   Edgbaston, 
Birmingham 

Bowen,  Alfred  E.,  Esq.,  Town  Hall,  Pontypool 
*Bridgeman,  Hon.  and  Rev.  Canon,  M.A.,  The  Hall,  Wigan 

Bridgeman,  Hon.  and  Rev.  J.  R.  0.,  M.A.,  Rectory,  Weston-under- 
Lyziard,  Shifnal 

Brisco,  \Vastel,  Esq.,  Southcott,  Reading 

Broughton,  J.  Nightingale,  Esq.,  Sidney  Avenue,  Newcastle,  Stafford- 
shire 
I  Buckley,  Sir  Edmund,  Bart.,  Plas  Dinas,  Dinas  Mawddwy 

Carpenter,  J.  Edward,  Esq.,  Attorney-at-Law,  710,  Walnut  Street, 

Philadelphia,  U.S.A. 

*tClark,  George  Thomas,  Esq.,  Talygarn,  Llantrissant,  South  Wales 
tCurling,  Mrs.,  Brookland  Hall,  Welshpool 

Davies,  Edward,  Esq.,  Plas  Dinam,  Llandinam 

Davies,  Rev.  John  Evans,  M.A.,  Llangelynin  Rectory,  Llwyngwril, 
Merioneth 

Davies,  John  D.,  Esq.,  Llanidloes 
tjDavies,  John  Pryce,  Esq.,  Bronfelin,  Caersws 

Davies,  Thomas,  Esq.,  1*2 1,  High  Holborn,  London  (deceased) 

Davies,  Rev.  D.  Grimaldi,  M.A.,  Vicarage,  Welshpool 
tDugdale,  John  Marshall,  Esq.,  Llwyu,  Llanfyllin 


Vll 

fEvans,  Major  David  Williams,  Bryntirion,  Kingsland,  Shrewsbury, 

and  Glascoed,  Llansantffraid 
JEvans,    Rev.    Edward,    M.A.,    Rectory,     Llanfihangel-yn-Nghwnfa, 

Llanfyllin,  Oswestry. 

tEvans,  Edward,  Esq.,  Bronwylfa,  Wrexham 
t+Evans,  Edward  Bickerton,  Esq.,  Whit  bourne  Hill,  Worcester 
t|  Evans,  Sir  John,  K.C.B.,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.,  F.S.A.,  Nash  Mills,  Hemel 

Hempstead 

fEvans,  Mrs.  John  Hilditch,  Bryn  Issa,  Pershore,  Worcestershire 
Eyre,  Rev.  W.,  St.  Beuno's  College,  St.  Asaph 

tJFardo,  George,  Esq.,  Postmaster,  Cardiff 

Ffoulkes,  Rev.  Piers  John  Benedict,  M.  A.,  The  Grange,  Jarrow-on-Tyne 
Ffoulkes,  Wynne,  His  Honour  Judge,  Old  Northgate  House,  Chester 

*^jField,  Eev.  Augustus,  M.A.,  Vicarage,  Lydbury  North,  Shropshire 
Foljambe,  Cecil  G.  S.,  Esq.,  M.P.,  Cockglode,  Ollerton,  Newark 


,  Richard,  Esq.,  Llynlloed,  Machynlleth 
Goulden,  Joseph,  Esq.,  18,  Lancaster  Gate,  London  (deceased") 

Harlech,  The  Lord,  Brogynton,  Oswestry  (Vice-President) 
tHarrison,  George  Dovereux,  Esq.,  Fronllwyd,  Welshpool 
•tHarrison,  Lieut.-Col.  Robert  John,  Caerhowel,  Montgomery 

Hawksworth,  Herbert,  Esq.,  M.R.C.S.,  Park  Lane,  Welshpool 

Herbert,  Edward,  Esq.,  Upper  Helmsley  Hall,  Yorkshire,  and  Glan- 
hafren,  Newtown,  Montgomeryshire 

Herbert,  Edward,  Esq.,  Upper  Helmsley  Hall,  Yorkshire 
**Heyward,  Col.  John  Heyward,  Crosswood,  Guilsfield 
*t+Hill,  Rev.  J.  E.,  M.A.,  Vicarage,  Montford,  Salop 
*£Howoll,  Abraham,  Esq.,  Rhiewport,  Berriew,  Montgomeryshire 

Ho  well,  J.  M.,  Esq.,  Craig-y-don,  Aberdovey 

Hughes,  H.  R.,  Esq.,  Kinmel,  St.  Asaph 

Inner  Temple  Library,  London  (J.  Pickering,  Esq.,  Librarian) 

Jehu,  Richard,  Esq.,  21,  Cloudesley  Street,  Islington,  London 
tJones,  Charles,  Esq.,  Salop  Road,  Welshpool 
Jones,  John  Morgan   Edwards,  Esq.,  Loubcroy,  Wimbledon  Hill, 

Surrey 

Jones,  Rev.  J.  C.,  Llanfyllin 
"tJJoues,  Morris  Charles,  Esq.,  F.S.A.,  F.S.A.Scot.,  Gungrog,  Welsh- 

pool  (Honorary  Secretary) 

*t^Jones,  Morris  Paterson,  Esq.,  20,  Abercromby  Square,  Liverpool 
fJones,  Richard  Edward,  Esq.,  Cefn  Bryntalch,  Abermule,  Mont. 
Jones,  Miss  S.  H.,  3,  Edwardes  Square,  London 
Jones,  Rev.  T.  Charles,  Mill  Place,  Welshpool 
t  Jones,  T.  Parry,  Esq.,  Park  House,  Newtown 

*tJones,  T.  Simpson,  Esq.,  M.A.,  Lincoln's  Inn,  and  Gungrog,  Welsh- 
pool 


Vlll 

fKynaston,  Rev.  W.  C.  E.,  M.A.,  Hardwicke  Hall,  Ellesmere 

*^Leighton,  Stanley,  Esq.,  M.P.,  Sweeney  Hall,  Osweatry 
fJLewis,  Rev.  David  Phillips,  M.A.,  Rectory,  Llandrinio  (deceased) 
tLewis,  Rev.  John,  M.A.,  Vicarage,  Ford,  Salop 
Lewis,  Hugh,  Esq.,  M.A.  Cantab.,  Mount  Severn,  Llauidloes 
Lewis,  Rev.  T.  Wolseley,  M.A.,  St.  Idloes,  Pitville  Circus,  Chelten- 
ham 

Liverpool  Free  Public  Library  (Peter  Cowell,  Esq.,  Chief  Librarian) 
Lloyd,  Henry,  Esq.,  Pitsford   Hall,  Northampton,  and  Dolobran, 

Meifod 

Lloyd,  Henry  C.,  6,  Half  Moon  Street,  Piccadilly,  London 
Lloyd,   Howard  Williams,  Esq.,  43,  Tulpehocken  Street,  German- 
town,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  U.S.A. 
*fLloyd,  Howel  William,  Esq.,  56,  Abingdon  Villas,  Kensington,  W. 

Lloyd,  Richard,  Esq.,  Mount  Severn,  Newtowri 
fLloyd,  Sampson  S.,  Esq.,  2,  Cornwall  Gardens,  London,  S.W.,  and 

Dolobran,  Meifod 
*f+Lloyd,  Rev.  W.  Valentine,  M.A.,  F.R.G.S.,  Haselbech  Rectory, 

Northampton  (Honorary  Secretary) 
tLovell,  Mrs.  Pugh-,  Llanerchydol,  Welshpool 

fMatthews,  Rev.  Prebendary,  M.A.,  Rectory,  Llandisilio,  R.S.O. 

McCormick,  Eev.  Frederick  H.  J.,  F.S. A.Scot.,  F.S.A.Ireland,  etc., 

St.  James,  Whitehaven,  Cumberland 
^Morgan,  Charles,  Esq.,  College  House,  Bromley,  Kent 

Morgan,  David,  Esq.,  High  Street,  Welshpool 

Morgan,  Edward,  Esq.,  Machynlleth 

Morgan,  George,  Esq.,  Fron,  Newtown,  Mont. 

Morris,  E.  Rowley,  Esq.,  Warren  House,  Carleton   Road,  Tufnell 
Park,  London 

Morris,  Thomas,  Esq.,  Bodlondeb,  Llanidloes 

Morris,  T.  Rowley,  Esq.,  Bronhaul,  Welshpool 

Murray -Browne,  T.  Lloyd,  Esq.,  Local  Government  Inspector,  Ehyl 
JMytton,  Captain  Devereux  Herbert,  Garth,  Welshpool 

Mytton,  Miss,  Severn  Street,  Welshpool 

Northumberland,  His  Grace  the  Duke  of,  Alnwick  Castle,  North- 
umberland 

Oswestry  and  Welshpool  Naturalist  Field  Club  and  Archaeological 
Society  (Rev.  0.   W.    Fielden,  Frankton  Rectory,  Oswestry, 
Secretary) 
fOwen,  Arthur  Charles   Humphreys,  Esq.,   Glansevern,  Garthmyl, 

Mont. 

Owen,  Charles  Whitley,  Esq., Fron fraith,  Abermule,  Montgomeryshire 
Owen,  Edward  H.,  Esq.,  F.S. A.,  Tycoch,  Caernarvon 
*fOwen,  D.  C.  Lloyd,  Esq.,  F.R.C.S.,  51,  Newhall  Street,  and  Cler- 
mont,  Woodbourne  Road,  Edgbaston,  Birmingham 


IX 

fOwen,  David  Pryce,  Esq.,  Broad  Street,  Welshpool 
*fOwen,  Rev.  Elias,  M.A.,  Llanyblodwell  Eectory,  Oswestry 
*0\ven,  Rupert  K.  W.,  Esq.,  Caer  Gloew,  St.  Margaret's  Road,  Ox- 
ford 

fOwen,  Rev.  R.  Trevor,  M.A.,  F.S.A.,  Vicarage,  Llangedwyn 
Owen,  Rev.  Thomas,  Christ  Church  Vicarage,  Wellington,  Salop 

Powis,  The  Earl  of,  Powis  Castle,  Welshpool  (President) 
tj Parker,  Rev.  F.  W.,  M.A.,  Rectory,  Montgomery 
J Parry,  Sir  Love  Jones,  Bart.,  F.S.A.,  Madryn  Castle,  Pwllheli 
fPhillirnore,  E.  G.  B.,  Esq.,  Tyn  y  rhos,  Cemmaes  Road,  R.S.O., 
Montgomeryshire 

Pierce,  Mrs.,  Sherbourne  House,  Leamington 

Powel,  Thomas,  Esq.,  University  College,  Cardiff 

Powell,  Evan,  Esq.,  Broomcliffe,  Llanidloes,  and  Powellton,  W.  Va., 
U.S.A. 

Powell,  Matthew,  Esq.,  Welshpool  (Honorary  Treasurer) 
fj Powell,  Samuel,  Esq.,  Ivy  House,  Welshpool 

Powys,  Vere,  Esq.,  1,  Lincoln's  Inn  Fields,  London 
tPritchard,  W.  E.  Gilbertson,  Esq.,  Ceniarth,  Machynlleth 

Price,  Mrs.,  Marrington  Hall,  Chirbury,  Shropshire 

Pryce,  Capt.  Athelstane  R.,  Cyffronydd,  Welshpool 

Pryce,  David  Tauatt,  Esq.,  Bronwylfa,  Corwen 
*tPi'yce>  Edward  S.  Mostyn,  Esq.,  Gunley,  Chirbury,  and  The  Lions, 

Branksome  Woods,  Bournemouth 

t^Pryce,  Elijah,  Esq.,  Trederwen  House,  Llansantffraid,  Oswestry 
fPryce,  Thomas,  Esq.,  Pentreheylin,  Llanymynech,  Oswestry 
*Pryce,  Thomas  Edward,  Esq.,  Architect,  35,  Bedford  Row,  London 

Pryce-Jones,  Sir  Pryce,  Dolerw,  Newtown 

Pugh,  William,  Esq.,  Bod  Dyifryn,  Kenley,  Surrey 
*Pugh,  William  Buckley,  Esq.,  Dolfor  Hall,  Kerry,  and  Patrington, 
Hull 

Pughe,  Rev.  G.  R.  Gould,  Mellor  Vicarage,  Blackburn 

fRendel,  Stuart,  Esq.,  M.P.,  4,  Whitehall  Gardens,  London,  W. 
Roberts,  David,  Esq.,  53,  Willow  Street,  Oswestry 
Roberts,  Rev.  Robert  Jones,  M.A.,  Pool  Quay  Vicarage,  Welshpool 
Ruck.  Mrs.,  Pantlludw,  Machynlleth 

Sudeley,  The  Lord,  Toddington,  Gloucestershire  ( Vice-President) 

St.  Asaph,  The  Bishop  of,  The  Palace,  St.  Asaph  ( Vice-President) 

Salt,  George  Moultrie,  Esq.,  Quarry  Place,  Salop 

Salusbury,  Rev.  George  Augustus,  M.A.,  Westbury  Rectory,  Salop 
*Sandford,  Rev.  George,  M.A.,  Eccleshall  Vicarage,  Sheffield 

Slaughter,  Very  Rev.  Monsignor,  Plowden,  Shropshire 

Sotheran,  Henry,  Esq.,  136,  Strand,  London 

Southern,  Francis  R.,  Esq.,  Ludlow  (deceased) 
fSquires,  Mrs.  Bonavie,  Marrington,  Branksome  Park,  Bournemouth 


Squires,    Horace    Lynes,    Esq.,    7,    Exchange    Station    Building, 

Liverpool 

tStorey,  Sir  Thomas,  Westfield,  Lancaster 
Sturkey,  Eev.  T.  Owen,  M.A.,  The  Rectory,  Kirkandrew-on-Eden, 

Carlisle 

Talbot,  J.  Arthur,  Esq.,  Croesawdy,  Newtown,  Montgomery 
tTemple,  Rev.  E.,  M.A.,  Llwyngroes,  Llanymynech,  R.S.O. 
*Thomas,  Ven.  Archdeacon,  M.A.,  F.S.A.,  Rectory,  Llandrinio 
Tracy,  The   Hon.  Frederick    Hanbury,  M.P.,  116,  Queen's    Gate, 

London 

Trinity  College  Library  (Rev.  R.  Sinker,  M.A.,  Librarian),  Cam- 
bridge 
Twentyman,  Llewelyn  Howel,  Esq.,  Castlecroft,  Wolverhampton 

Vane  Tempest,  Lord  Henry  J.,  Plas  Machynlleth  (Vice-President) 
Verney,  Lieut. -Col.  G.  H.,  Clochfaen,  Llauidloes 

Wynn,    Sir   Watkin    Williams,    Bart.,  Wyunstay,    Ruabon    ( Vice- 
President} 

Williams,  Edward,  Esq.,  Broome  Hall,  Oswestry 
Williams,  E.  W.  Colt,  Esq.,  H.M.  Inspector  of  Schools,  Hagley  Hall, 

Rugeley,  Staffordshire 

tj  Williams,  Rev.  John,  M.A.,  Vicarage,  Llanrhaiadr,  Denbigh 
Williams,  Miss,  Gwyndy,  Llanfyllin 
Williams,  Miss  Mary  C.  L.,  The  Brow,  Ruabon 

*  Williams,  Rev.  Canon  Robert,  M.A.,  Rectory,  Llanfyllin  (deceased) 
*t+Williams,  Richard,  Esq.,  Celynog,  Newtown  (Hon.  Secretary) 

*  Williams,  Stephen  W.,  Esq.,  Penralley,  Rhayader 

tWilling,  Edward  S.,  Esq.,  511,  South  Broad  Street,  Philadelphia, 

U.S.A. 

t+ Winder,  Major  Corbett,  Vayuor  Park,  Berriew,  Montgomeryshire 
Woods,  Sir  Albert  W.,  Garter  King  of  Arms,  College  of  Arms,  Lon- 
don, E.G. 
Wooding,    David    Lewis,    Esq.,   Beula    Garth,  R.S.O. ,  Brecoushire 

(deceased) 

Wright,  Phillip,  Esq.,  Mellington  Hall,  Churchstoke,  Montgomery 
*t^Wynn,  Charles  Watkin  Williams,  Esq.,  Coed-y-Maen,  Welshpool 
Wynne,  W.  R.  M.,  Esq.,  Peniarth,  Towyn 


THE    POWYS-LAND    CLUB. 


ANNUAL   MEETING. 

THE  Twenty-fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  this  Club  was  held  in 
the  Museum  on  Friday,  October  14th,  1892.  The  weather 
was  most  unfavourable,  and  no  doubt  prevented  many  from 
attending.  The  Right  Hon.  the  EARL  OF  Powis  presided  ;  and 
there  were  also  present  the  Venerable  Archdeacon  Thomas  of 
Llandrinio;  the  Rev.  D.  Grimaldi  Davis,  Vicar  of  Welsh  pool ; 
Mr.  J.  Marshall-Dugdale,  Llwyn,  Llanfyllin  ;  Abraham  Howell, 
Esq.,  of  Rhiewport ;  Colonel  Harrison  of  Caerhowel ;  G.  D. 
Harrison,  Esq.;  T.  Simpson  Jones,  Esq.,  of  Gungrog  Hall ;  and 
D.  P.  Owen,  Esq.,  of  Welshpool. 

THE  ANNUAL  REPORT. 

The  Ven.  Archdeacon  THOMAS  read  the  Annual  Report, 
which  was  as  follows  : — 

The  Club  has  lost  five  members  by  death,  viz.  :  Wa&tel  Brisco,  Esq., 
Col.  G.  E.  Herbert,  Richard  Gillart,  Esq.,  David  Taunatt  Pryce,  and 
the  Rev.  D.  P.  Lewis,  M.A.,  a  member  of  the  Council,  and  one  who 
has  taken  great  interest  in  the  Club,  and  attended  every  Annual 
Meeting  except  one  since  its  institution  ;  but,  on  the  other  hand, 
fourteen  new  members  have  joined  since  the  1st  October  1891. 

The  Council  has  nominated  Mr.  Thomas  Brettell  Barrett  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Council  in  the  place  of  the  late  Rev.  D.  P.  Lewis.  Mr. 
Richard  Williams  has  resigned  his  co-secretaryship. 

The  finances  of  the  Club  are  in  a  satisfactory  condition,  there 
being  a  balance  of  £135  4s.  Id.  in  the  bank,  besides  an  unusual 
number  of  subscriptions  being  in  arrear  from  twenty-seven  members 
of  the  Club,  amounting  to  £36  15s. 

The  Museum  has  received  a  considerable  number  of  interesting 
objects. 

The  impaired  health  of  one  of  the  Secretaries  has  interfered  in 
some  degree  with  the  punctuality  of  the  issue  of  one  of  the  last 
year's  publications ;  but  he  hopes,  with  co-operation  of  other  members 
of  the  Club,  these  future  publications  will  proceed  with  renewed 
vigour. 

The  PRESIDENT  said  :  Before  moving  the  adoption  of  the  Report, 
I  think  I  ought  to  thank  you  for  the  honour  you  have  done  me  in  elect- 
ing me  as  your  President,  and  for  having  considered  me  worthy  to  sue- 


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The  Powijs-land  Club  in  account  with  Matthew  Powell,  Esq., 

and  ending 

To  Cash  paid  as  follows  : — 

„  Messrs.  Whiting  and  Co.'s  Assignees  for  Printing- 
Report  of  Meeting  and  Supplementary  Part  -  £11  10  0 

„  C.  J.  Clark  for  Printing  Part  L  49  15     2 

„  Ditto,  for  Printing  Part  LI  -  60     1     5 

„  Paid  for  Postage  of  Report  and  Parts  L  and  LI  to 
Members ;  also  of  back  Parts  to  New  Members ; 
Printing  and  Postage  of  Circulars,  and  Wrappers, 
collecting  Subscriptions,  and  acknowledging  same, 
Reporter,  copying  Documents,  etc.  15  12  11 

Balance  carried  down      -  -  -  -     148  17     1 


£285  16     7 


Xlll 


Hon.  Treasurer,  for  the  year  commencing  1st  October  1891, 
30th  September  1892. 


By  Balance  in  hand       -  -£1341611 

,,  Cash  received  from  Subscriptions  as  follows  : — 
4  Subscriptions  from  Original  Members  at  10s.  6(/. 

each       -  220 

94  Subscriptions  from  ordinary   Members  at  £1    Is. 

each  98  14     0 

Special : — 

1  The  Earl  of  Powis  550 

Arrears  received    -  1326 

Subscriptions  of  next  year  received  in  advance  from 

Members  27     60 

35  Members  who  last  year,  or   previously,  paid  this 
year's  Subscription  in  advance 

27  Members  in  arrear,  amounting  (besides  bad  debts) 
to  £36  15s.  Qd. 


161   Number  on  List  of  Members  on  30th  Sept.  1892. 

Cash  received  for  books  sold  -         4102 


£285   16 


1892,  October.     By  Balance  in  hand  brought  down  148   17     1 


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ceed  the  former  President.  I  have  great  pleasure  in  moving  the  adop- 
tion of  the  Report ;  and,  in  so  doing,  must  say  that  I  have  found  the 
Transactions  of  the  Powys-land  Club  of  great  interest  and  real  value, 
inasmuch  as  I  have  learnt  a  great  deal  of  my  family  history,  which 
otherwise  would  have  been  buried  in  obscurity.  I  feel  that  others 
must  have  found  a  similar  advantage.  I  hope  the  Club  will  con- 
tinue for  many  years  to  come,  especially  the  Record  Department, 
which  has  been  carried  on  so  successfully.  With  reference  to  this, 
I  would  remind  you  of  the  energy  of  our  Secretary,  Mr.  Morris 
Jones,  who,  I  greatly  regret,  is  unable  to  be  present,  and  you 
probably  know  the  reason  why.  He  is  kept  away  on  account  of  his 
health ;  and  I  only  hope  that  people  will  be  found  ready  and  willing 
to  help  him,  as  he  says  in  the  last  paragraph  of  the  Report,  to  carry 
on  the  work  of  the  Club  as  well  as  it  has  been  carried  on  hitherto. 
With  regard  to  the  Record  Department,  many  of  you  will  remember 
that  at  the  last  meeting  it  was  decided  to  make  inquiries  at  head- 
quarters in  London,  which  cannot  fail  to  be  of  immense  service  to 
the  Club  and  to  the  whole  county.  I  am  very  sorry  that,  in 
consequence  of  bad  weather,  we  are  not  favoured  with  a  larger 
meeting ;  but  I  hope  this  does  not  show  any  lack  of  interest  on  the 
part  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  and  county  in  the  operations  of 
this  Club,  which,  judging  from  the  Report,  does  not  seem  to  be  the 
case.  I  have  great  pleasure  in  moving  the  adoption  of  the  Report. 

Archdeacon  THOMAS,  in  seconding  the  motion,  said  :  Mr.  Morris 
Jones  asked  me  if  I  would  come  to  his  help  to-day  in  his  illness  and 
absence,  and,  of  course,  as  a  loyal  member  of  the  Club,  I  do  so  very 
willingly,  in  the  full  hope  and  confidence  that  before  long  Mr.  Morris 
Jones  will  be  thoroughly  restored  to  health,  and  be  able  to  take  up 
the  work  which  he  has  so  efficiently  carried  on  in  the  past.  [  most 
cordially  re-echo  the  regret  of  the  President  that  the  day  has  been  so 
exceedingly  wet,  and  has  no  doubt  deterred  several  from  coming  to 
the  meeting.  But  the  work  of  the  Club  has  always  been  carried  on 
more  or  less  by  a  few ;  and  those  who  are  present  have  done  their 
share  of  the  work,  so  that  you  need  not  be  afraid  of  the  non- 
continuance  of  the  Club.  1  wish  also  that  it  had  been  a  larger 
gathering,  in  order  to  welcome  our  new  President,  upon  the  first 
occasion  on  which  we  have  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  him  in  the  chair 
which  has  been  so  worthily  and  so  ably  filled  by  the  late  Earl  of 
Powis.  We  meet  together  under  new  circumstances,  circumstances 
that  are  rather  peculiar,  especially  with  regard  to  the  secretaryship, 
for  I  see  that  one  of  the  Secretaries,  who  has  taken  a  very  active 
part  in  the  doings  of  the  Club,  has  resigned,  viz.,  Mr.  Richard 
Williams  of  Newtown.  Mr.  W.  V.  Lloyd,  one  of  the  Hon.  Secre- 
taries, is  unable  to  attend,  owing  to  the  very  great  distance  at  which 
he  lives  away,  and  we  must  all  regret  the  absence  of  Mr.  Morris 
Jones ;  but  I  trust  that  the  rest  which  he  is  seeking,  and  the  change 
of  air,  will  complete  the  convalescence  which  has  set  in  for  some 
time.  There  is  a  very  cheery  ring  about  the  last  words  of  his 


XV 

Report,  when  he  says  that  the  future  publications  will  proceed  with 
renewed  vigour  :  this  looks  as  if  he  is  thoroughly  bracing  up  to 
a  continuance  of  the  work.  Looking  at  the  Report,  I  find  it  begins 
with  a  statement  which  is  always  more  or  less  sad — it  is  with  regard 
to  our  members  who  have  passed  away,  and  five  names  are  men- 
tioned, and  one  especially,  the  name  of  one  who  has  attended  every 
meeting  but  one  since  the  formation  of  the  Powys-land  Club,  and 
one  whose  absence  to-day  was  felt,  so  much — the  Rev.  D.  Phillips 
Lewis  of  Llandrinio.  But,  although  five  members  have  died,  there 
has  been  a  satisfactory  counterpart,  for  fourteen  new  members  have 
been  added  to  the  list ;  and  I  would  venture  to  suggest  that  the  names  of 
the  newT  members  be  entered  in  the  Report,  which  would  make  it  more 
interesting,  and  an  incentive,  I  think,  to  others  to  join  the  Club. 
I  know  that  in  other  societies  it  is  the  custom  to  write  out  the 
names  of  new  members,  and  a  very  interesting  part  of  the  reports 
they  form.  In  the  place  of  the  late  Rev.  D.  Phillips  Lewis,  Mr. 
T.  B.  Barrett  has  been  nominated,  a  nomination  which  I  feel  sure 
will  be  endorsed  by  all  the  members.  He  is  a  member  of  very  long 
standing,  and  I  believe  from  the  very  first.  He  is  a  townsman, 
living  on  the  spot,  a  man  of  scientific  and  artistic  tastes,  one  who 
has  shown  his  interest  in  the  Museum  and  Library,  and  whose 
leisure  will,  I  hope,  be  placed  at  the  services  of  the  Club,  as  no 
doubt  it  will.  Our  thanks  are  also  due  to  Mr.  Richard  Williams  for 
the  services  he  has  rendered  his  co-secretary,  and  we  shall  all  regret 
his  resignation.  The  finances  of  the  Club  are  in  a  very  satisfactory 
condition,  the  balance  in  hand  being  over  £135.  I  think  this 
satisfactory  state  of  things  is  due  to  the  skilful  management  of  Mr. 
Morris  Jones.  Reference  has  been  made  to  the  Records  of  the 
county,  and  a  report  upon  the  subject  will  be  read  presently.  I  ven- 
ture to  say  it  will  be  found  a  very  interesting  report.  You  have 
been  summoned  to  the  twenty-fifth  Annual  Meeting,  and  surely  this 
shows  a  very  vigorous  and  active  life  !  For  a  quarter  of  a  century 
we  have  been  at  work,  every  year  with  the  utmost  punctuality,  with 
one  exception,  with  the  publication  of  the  records  of  the  Club.  The 
publications  now  number  twenty-six  goodly-sized  volumes,  which  are 
not  merely  ornaments  for  a  library,  but  funds  of  most  valuable 
information  relating  to  Powys-land,  and  some  remarkably  interesting 
ones  relating  to  the  parishes  of  the  district.  Last  year's  volume  is 
similar  to  those  which  preceded  it,  the  chief  subjects  being  the 
parochial  histories  of  Kerry  and  Darowen,  and  the  family  histories  of 
Corbet-Winder  and  Pugh.  There  is  also  a  number  of  early  wills 
dealt  with,  and  several  interesting  notes,  not  very  important,  perhaps, 
in  themselves,  but  useful  when  dovetailed  in  future  with  other 
information  to  complete  the  history  of  Powys-land.  Very  few  parishes 
remain  at  present  without  something  being  told  of  them.  There  are 
Machynlleth  and  Llanidloes,  important  parishes ;  and  there  is  one  in 
which  I  am  at  present  especially  interested,  and  which  I  venture  to 
say  will  be  found  to  be  not  the  least  interesting  parish  in  the  county 


XVI 

— viz.,  Llandrinio.  It  does  not  look  as  though  it  is  a  parish  of  any 
very  great  interest ;  it  seems  rich  in  its  agricultural  character ;  but 
it  is  full  of  historic  interest,  and  has  been  in  contact  with  most  of 
the  epochs  of  the  history  of  the  country.  We  have  a  Roman  road 
passing  through  it,  as  witnessed  by  the  Street  and  the  Rhevvl,  and 
Offa's  Dyke,  and  there  is  a  pre-Norman  church.  There  was  formerly 
a  fair  of  three  days'  duration  twice  a  year,  and  a  weekly  market 
every  Thursday,  which  were  of  great  importance  in  the  days  when 
most  of  the  carriage  in  the  country  was  done  by  means  of  water. 
The  parish  was  always  mixed  up  very  closely  with  the  controversies 
of  the  Commonwealth  ;  for  its  then  Eector,  Mr.  Griffith,  had  a  keen 
controversy  with  the  leader  on  the  other  side,  Mr.  Vavasour  Powell. 
It  has  the  earliest  stone  bridge  built  across  the  Severn  from  its 
source  down  to  Shrewsbury,  and  was  brought  into  contact  with 
the  world  by  means  of  canal  and  railway;  so  that  the  parish  is 
part  and  parcel  of  the  life  of  that  border-land.  Especially  when  we 
come  to  the  church  fabrics,  points  of  interest  will  strike  us.  The 
church  does  not  look  very  attractive  from  outside.  In  going  up 
from  the  road  you  face  the  church,  which  has  a  Norman  archway ; 
and  if  you  look  at  it  on  the  left  you  will  see  another  Norman  arch 
near  the  east  end,  and  in  this  a  Decorated  piscina  has  been  inserted. 
Near  the  east  window  is  a  narrow  looped  window,  and  the  east 
window  itself  is  of  a  Decorated  character.  A  stone,  originally  from 
the  church,  which  has  been  lying  in  the  churchyard  for  some  time,  is 
now  in  the  vestry.  The  narrow  edges  of  the  stone  are  of  lace- 
patterns,  showing  that  it  is  of  Celtic  work.  There  is  a  mortice 
which  used  to  fit  into  something  whicli  has  been  cut  off  and  utilised 
for  other  purposes.  The  Norman  church  was  formed  by  taking 
down  the  chancel  of  the  pre-Norman  one  and  extending  westward 
the  nave,  taking  in  a  portion  of  the  nave  into  the  new  chancel.  We 
cannot  be  certain  of  the  position  of  the  rood-screen.  The  church 
was  enlarged  by  throwing  out  the  north  aisle.  The  north  aisle  was 
taken  down  about  the  end  of  the  fifteenth  century,  which  is  the  date 
of  the  west  wall,  which  is  a  remarkably  fine  piece  of  masonry. 
There  are  some  very  fine  pieces  of  Tudor  wood-carving  in  the  old 
pulpit.  The  churchyard  is  almost  as  large  as  Meifod ;  it  is  about 
three  acres  now  :  it  has  been  larger  still  in  days  gone  by.  We  have 
the  Saints'  Meadow  close  by,  and  also  the  Plain  of  the  Cross.  All 
the  place-names  are  in  Welsh,  but  the  language  itself  has  died  out. 
I  have  great  pleasure  in  seconding  the  adoption  of  the  Report. 

The  Report  was  agreed  to  mm.  con. 


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THE  SCIENCE  AND  ART  CLASSES. 

The  Rev.  D.  GRIMALDI  DAVIS  moved  the  adoption  of  the  fol- 
lowing Report,  with  regard  to  the  Science  and  Art  Classes  : — 

Welshpool  Art  Class. 

DAY  CLASS.  BTBHIWO  CLASS. 

Attendance.         Fees.         Attendance.       Fees. 

Term  ending  10th  Nov.  1891            ...  9  ...  .£6  1  0  ...  23  ...  £4     0  6 

Term  ending  16th  Feb.  1892            ...  9  ...     6  1  0  ...  17  ...     2  19  6 

Term  ending  3rd  May  1892               ...  8  ...     5  8  6  ...  20  ...     3  10  0 

Term  ending  12th  July  1892              ..  11  ...     6  8  6  ...  13  ...     2     5  6 

Half- Term  ending  30th  Aug.  1892  ...  8  ...     4  5  3 

Totals  ...     45       £28     43  73        £12  15     6 

Of  Schools  coming  in  a  body  at  a  reduced  rate  of  5s.,  instead  of  12s.  Qd.,  there 
was  only  one  : — 

School  A. 
Attendance.          Fees.  Summary. 

let  term      ...       6       ...    £110     0  Day  Class          £28     4     3 

2nd  term    ...       9       ...       250  Evening  Class 1215     6 

3rd  term     ...       9       ...       2     5     0  Private  School,  A.       ...       600 


£600  £46  19     9 

RESULTS  OF  EXAMINATION. — One  pupil  passed  Second  Class  in 
Freehand ;  one  Second  Class  in  Model  Drawing ;  one  passed  in  Geo- 
metry. 

Mr.  SIMPSON  JONES,  in  seconding  the  motion,  said  :  I  think  it  a 
great  pity  that  the  Welshpool  people,  and  those  in  the  neighbourhood, 
do  not  take  a  greater  interest  in  the  Art  Classes ;  I  mean  by  attend- 
ing them  to  a  greater  extent  than  they  do  at  present.  These  Classes 
have  been  going  on  for  ten  or  twelve  years  ;  sometimes  a  large  number 
attend,  and  at  other  times  a  very  few,  and  at  the  present  time  there 
are  only  a  few.  Still,  from  the  Report  we  find  that  the  amount  of 
fees,  and  the  number  of  those  who  attend,  show  just  a  slight  improve- 
ment upon  last  year ;  but  I  think  we  ought  to  try  to  inform  people 
that  there  are  advantages  which  can  be  had  at  their  very  doors,  and 
that  they  can  learn  drawing,  carving,  painting  and  modelling,  and 
various  other  arts,  at  the  small  sum  of  five  shillings  per  ten  lessons. 

Mr.  MARSHALL-DUGDALE  said :  The  Agricultural  Classes  have  done 
a  great  deal  of  good,  and  I  sincerely  hope  they  will  be  carried  on  in 
various  parts  of  the  country.  With  very  little  trouble  apple  and 
pear  trees  can  be  made  to  bear  very  much  more  fruit.  There  was  a 
very  able  article  recently  in  the  Royal  Agricultural  Society's  Journal 
on  the  subject  of  fruit  trees.  Another  subject  which  might  very  well 
be  discussed  with  considerable  advantage  is  that  of  bee-keeping.  Bees 
are  not  only  profitable,  but  very  useful  in  gardens.  With  regard  to 
the  publications  of  the  Club,  I  wonder  whether  they  could  not  be  a 
little  more  modernised,  and  deal  with  interesting  subjects  of  the 

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present  day,  such  as  the  formation  of  Lake  Vyrnwy,  and  the  mining 
industries  of  Llangynog  and  Llanidloes.  These  would  be  of  great 
interest  to  many  archaeologists  who'do  not  care  much  for  pedigrees ; 
I  throw  out  these  as  practical  suggestions. 

The  Eeport  was  agreed  to. 


THE  AGRICULTURAL  CLASSES. 

Mr.  SIMPSON  JONES  read  the  Report  of  the  Agricultural 
Classes  as  follows,  and  proposed  its  adoption : — 

Wetshpool  Agricultural  Class. 

A  Committee  was  formed  in  the  summer  of  1891.  Circulars  were 
sent  out,  and  the  first  meeting  of  the  Class  was  announced  for  Thurs- 
day, October  6th,  with  Mr.  Pugh,  The  Schools,  Pool  Quay,  as  lecturer. 
Mr.  Pugh  had  previously  passed  in  the  Honours  paper  of  the  Science 
and  Art  Department,  and  also  the  Bangor  College  Examination,  in 
Principles  of  Agriculture. 

From  the  very  first  meeting  great  interest,  and  even  enthusiasm, 
was  shown  both  by  students  and  teacher,  and  the  attendance  was 
good  all  through.  Eighteen  students  qualified  for  the  May  Examina- 
tions ;  one,  however,  did  not  appear  at  the  examination,  but  of  the 
other  seventeen,  all  except  three  passed.  One  student  failed  through 
attempting  too  much.  The  other  two  failures  were  quite  young  girls 
who  had  not  been  present  at  the  earlier  lectures,  and  had  barely 
qualified  by  attendance. 

Although  the  lectures  were  only  intended  for  the  elementary  stage, 
yet  when  the  students  saw  the  questions  in  the  advanced  paper,  eight 
of  them  attempted  the  paper,  with  very  creditable  results.  All  passed 
in  this  stage,  and  two  of  the  students,  Miss  Thomas  and  Mr.  R.  T. 
Williams,  greatly  distinguished  themselves,  by  each  gaining  a  First 
Class ;  thus  in  one  short  session  qualifying  themselves  as  teachers  of 
this  important  subject.  Of  the  eight  students  who  sat  for  the  Ele- 
mentary Certificates,  three  passed  in  the  First  Class,  three  in  the 
Second,  and  two  failed. 

One  external  pupil,  Mr.  Timothy  Jehu,  passed  First  Class  in  the 
advanced  paper. 

During  the  session  two  extra  lectures  were  given.  The  first  was  on 
Geology,  and  was  given  by  Mr.  J.  Bickerton  Morgan.  The  second 
was  on  the  Derwendeg  Experiments  and  Artificial  Manures,  by  Mr. 
0.  F.  Archibald,  Lecturer  on  Agricultural  Chemistry  at  Bangor  Uni- 
versity College. 

Mr.  G.  D.  HARRISON  seconded  the  motion,  and  the  Report 
was  agreed  to. 


XIX 


THE  RECORD  DEPARTMENT. 

The  following  was  the  Report  with  regard  to  this  depart- 
ment : — 

Report  of  the  Committee  on  Montgomeryshire  Records. 

For  some  time  past  the  want  of  an  "  Index"  indicating  what  Records 
relating  to  this  county  were  in  existence,  and  where  they  were  kept, 
has  been  felt.  At  the  Annual  Meeting  held  in  October  1891,  Mr. 
R.  E.  Jones  of  Cefn  Bryntalch,  a  Member  of  the  Council,  introduced 
the  question,  and  a  discussion  ensued,  ending  in  the  appointment  of 
a  Committee,  to  take  such  steps  as  that  Committee  thought  desirable 
and  practicable.  A  subscription  was  initiated,  and  the  Committee 
decided  to  make  a  commencement.  Arrangements  were  entered  into 
with  Mr.  E.  Rowley  Morris,  a  Member  of  the  Society,  who  resides  in 
London,  and  who  has  for  many  years  past  devoted  a  good  deal  of  his 
time  to  ascertaining  what  documents  are  extant  relating  to  Mont- 
gomeryshire, and*  where  they  are  kept.  It  appears  that  the  principal 
repository  is  the  Record  Office,  but  that  there  are  numerous  docu- 
ments relating  to  Montgomeryshire  at  the  British  Museum,  at  Lam- 
beth Library,  and  at  other  places  in  London.  So  vast  is  the  collection 
at  the  Record  Office  that  it  is  not  probable  that  the  existing  Com- 
mittee will  be  able  to  deal  with  all  of  them  in  detail,  and  hence  they 
have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  possibly  the  best  thing  to  do  first  is 
to  famish  Members  with  an  Index  of  "  Subjects"  >  with  explanatory 
remarks  relating  to  each  "  Subject",  and  to  deal  with  each  "  Subject" 
subsequently,  as  circumstances  will  permit. 

In  the  year  1891,  Mr.  S.  Scargill  Bird,  F.S.A.,  one  of  the  heads  of 
the  Public  Record  Office,  published  a  work  of  great  utility  and  in- 
terest, a  Guide  to  the  Principal  Classes  of  Documents  preserved  in  the 
Public  Record  Office,  since  which  some  correspondence  was  held  with 
him,  which  resulted  in  his  very  kindly  consenting  that  the  Committee 
should  make  such  use  of  his  work  as  they  might  think  desirable. 

Availing  himself  of  this  permission,  Mr.  Morris  has  compiled  an 
introductory  index  of  the  classes  of  documents  preserved  in  the 
Record  Office  which  contain  matter  relating  to  Montgomeryshire, 
making  use  of  Mr.  Bird's  references  as  far  as  necessary,  and  following 
his  method  of  classification. 

The  Committee  are  of  opinion  that  this  Index  of  "  Subjects"  will  be 
of  much  value  to  Members  of  the  Society  who  may  desire  to  take  up 
any  special  subject  to  which  the  documents  contained  in  the  Record 
Office  may  relate,  or  on  which  they  may  throw  an  indirect  light.  Mr. 
Morris  has  also  forwarded  to  the  Committee  a  complete  descriptive 
catalogue  of  the  following  classes  of  documents,  so  far  as  they  relate 
to  the  county  of  Montgomery  : — 

Exchequer  Bills  and  Answers ; 

Exchequer  Depositions  taken  by  Commission  ; 

Exchequer  Special  Commissions  : 

12 


XX 


Lay  Subsidies ; 

Inquisitiones  ad  quod  damnum  ; 

and  the  Committee  hope  to  receive  from  him  shortly  a  complete  cata- 
logue of  the  luquisitiones  Post  Mortem  which  relate  to  Montgomery- 
shire. 

Mr.  Morris  has  had  the  goodness  to  send  to  the  Committee,  also,  a 
catalogue  of  Proceedings  in  Chancery,  temp.  Elizabeth,  which  relate 
to  the  county,  and  copies  made  by  him  of  reports  and  correspondence 
referring  to  the  records  of  the  county  formerly  deposited  at  Welsh- 
pool,  and  to  their  removal  to  the  Record  Office  in  London,  which  will 
be  found  also  of  value,  and  considerable  local  interest. 

The  following  subscriptions  have  been  received  on  account  of  the 
special  fund  which  has  been  opened  for  the  purpose  of  meeting  the 
expenditure  which  will  be  incurred  in  connection  with  the  preparation 
of  the  Catalogue  : — 

The  Earl  of  Powys       -  -£500 

LordSudeley  300 

C.  W.  Williams  Wynn  2     2     0 

Sir  Pryce  Pryce- Jones  -  330 

Archdeacon  Thomas     -  110 

Mr.  M.  C.  Jones  1     1     0 

Mr.  R.  Williams  1     1     0 

Mr.  A.  Howell  220 

Dr.  Barnett  1     1     0 

Mr.  T.  Pryce  1     1     0 

Mr.  E.  E.  Jones  500 

Mr.  A.  C.  Humphreys-Owen  220 

Lt,-Col.  Harrison  110 

Mr.  C.  R.  Mostyn  Pryce  110 

Mr.  A.  Buckley  Pugh  -  1      1     0 

Mr.  R.  Lloyd  1     1     0 

Mr.  J.  A.  Talbot  1     1     0 

Mr.  Marshall-Dugdale  -  110 

Mr.  P.  A.  Beck  1     1     0 

Mr.  H.  Lewis  1     1     0 
Mr.  S.  Powell               -                                 -     1     1     0 


£37     3     0 
The  expenditure  up  to  the  present  time  has  been  £22    8s. 

Mr.  SIMPSON  JONES  said  Mr.  E.  E.  Jones,  of  Cefn  Bryntalch, 
had  written  regretting  his  inability  to  attend. 

Mr.  MAKSHALL-DUGDALE  proposed,  and  Mr.  D.  P.  OWEN 
seconded,  the  adoption  of  the  Eeport  above,  and  it  was 
agreed  to. 


XXI 


VOTE  OP  THANKS. 

Mr.  A.  HOWELL  Staid :  I  have  to  propose  a  vote  of  thanks  to  our 
Chairman,  the  Earl  of  Powis,  for  consenting  to  succeed  his  late  uncle, 
the  late  Earl  of  Powis,  as  our  Chairman,  and  for  attending  this  Meet- 
ing as  his  first  opportunity.  It  is  very  gratifying  to  all  of  us  to  see 
him  following  in  the  footsteps  of  his  predecessors.  It  is  true  that,  as 
published,  the  late  Earl  was  the  third  Earl,  and  the  present  Earl  the 
fourth.  This  meant  the  third  and  fourth  of  the  present  creation,  but 
their  predecessors  were  Earls  of  Powis,  and  occupied  high  public  posi- 
tions, from  some  three  hundred  years  ago.  The  last  of  the  previous 
creations  terminated  by  the  death  of  the  Earl  who  died  unmarried  at 
the  beginning  of  the  present  century,  leaving  a  sister  as  his  heiress 
and  devisee  of  his  estates,  who  was  married  to  Edward  Lord  Clive, 
the  son  of  the  great  Robert  Lord  Clive,  who  substantially  united  the 
vast  Indian  Empire  to  this  United  Kingdom.  He  took  matters  in 
hand  after  the  cruelty  of  the  Black  Hole  of  Calcutta,  and  conducted 
matters  so  successfully  as  to  give  the  British  army  a  successful 
triumph.  His  son  was  created  Earl  of  Powis,  as  the  first  of  the 
present  creation,  whereby  the  two  titles  were  united.  Edward  Her- 
bert, the  son  of  that  marriage,  is  well  in  my  own  recollection  during 
the  last  twenty  years  of  his  life,  as  it  is  of  other  persons  still  living, 
and  too  much  could  not  be  said  of  his  activity  and  devotion  to  the 
interests  of  the  inhabitants  of  Welshpool  and  the  rest  of  the  Powys- 
land  district,  and  of  the  county  of  Montgomery  and  other  parts  of 
North  Wales.  His  success  in  Parliament  as  to  the  Bishoprics  against 
the  Government,  who  were  united  with  him  in  their  general  political 
views,  and  whose  Prime  Minister  was  the  Duke  of  Wellington,  the 
greatest  and  most  popular  man  in  Europe,  and  Lord  Powis's  constant 
devotion  to  local  affairs,  is  well  remembered  by  you.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded by  the  late  Earl  of  Powis,  who  died  last  year,  and,  if  possible, 
his  constant  attention  and  exertions  to  the  local  affairs  of  the  Powys- 
land  district  could  not  be  excelled.  I  was  Mayor  of  Welshpool  in 
1849,  when  we  were  visited  by  the  cholera.  The  first  Public  Health 
Act  was  passed  in  the  preceding  session,  and  was  first  put  in  opera- 
tion, I  believe,  by  Welshpool.  Up  to  that  time  the  health  of  the  town 
was  statistically  shown  to  be,  I  believe,  the  worst  in  the  Kingdom,  but, 
with  the  assistance  of  the  late  Earl,  it  was  not  long  afterwards  statis- 
tically shown  to  be  the  most  healthy  in  the  Kingdom.  And  there  was 
one  incident  which  cannot  be,  and  ought  not  to  be,  forgotten.  The 
estimated  cost  of  a  reservoir  for  a  supply  of  water  for  the  town  was, 
I  believe,  some  £6,000,  but  his  lordship  voluntarily  came  forward 
and  gave  the  Black  Pool,  in  Powis  Castle  Park,  as  such  reservoir,  with 
a  pipe  for  carrying  the  water  from  that  pool,  which  his  lordship  him- 
self had  ascertained  was  sufficiently  elevated  for  the  purpose  for  the 
highest  points  in  Welshpool;  and  so  the  cost  was  saved  to  the  borough. 
I  greatly  regret  the  inability  of  Mr.  Morris  Jones  to  attend  this 
Meeting.  The  real  construction  of  the  institution  was  the  work  of 


XX11 

Mr.  M.  C.  Jones,  and  I  hope  his  health  will  soon  be  fully  restored. 
The  death  also  of  the  Rev.  D.  P.  Lewis  within  the  last  year  is  a 
great  loss ;  but  I  hope,  with  the  addition  of  our  present  Chairman, 
the  Earl  of  Powis,  and  other  new  members  who  have  joined  us,  the 
Club  will  continue  to  confer  the  great  benefits  which  it  hitherto  has 
conferred. 

Mr.  G.  D.  HARRISON  said :  I  have  great  pleasure  in  seconding  the 
vote  of  thanks  to  his  lordship  for  presiding. 

The  motion  having  been  carried  unanimously,  the  noble  CHAIRMAN, 
in  returning  thanks,  said  :  I  am  much  obliged  for  your  kind  vote  of 
thanks.  It  has  been  a  great  pleasure  to  me  to  preside  here  to-day, 
and,  as  I  said  before,  I  have  learnt  from  this  Club  a  good  deal  of  my 
family  history. 

The  Meeting  then  terminated. 


XX11L 


THE  CLASSIFIED  LIST  OF  ARTICLES 

PRESENTED,  BETWEEN    NOVEMBER    1891    AND    NOVEMBER    1892, 

TO    THE    POWYS-LAND    MUSEUM    AND    LIBRARY,  WITH    THE 

NAMES    OP    THE    DONORS 

Is  postponed  to  the  next  Annual  Report,  in  consequence  of  the  illness 
of  the  Honorary  Secretary. 


OBITUARY    OF   MEMBERS    OF   THE    POWYS-LAND   CLUB 
SINCE  OCTOBER  1891. 


1891. 

Sept.    19.  WASTEL  BRISCO,  Esq.,  Southcott,  Reading. 

Dec.     30.  Col.  G.  E.  HERBERT,  Glanhafren,  Montgomeryshire. 

1892. 

Jan.       5.  EICHARD  GILLART,  Esq.,  Llynlloed,  Machynlleth. 

Mar.    29.  DAVID  TANATT  PRYCE,  Esq.,  Bronvvylfa,  Corwen. 

April  17.  Rev.  DAVID  PHILLIPS  LEWIS,  M.A.,  Rectory,  Llandrinio. 


XXIV 


The  POWYS-LAND  CLUB  exchanges  publications  with  the  fol- 
lowing Literary  Societies,  viz. : — 

The  Society  of  Antiquaries  of  Scotland,  Royal  Institution,  Edinburgh. 

The  Society  of  Antiquaries  of  Newcastle-on-Tyne  (Hon.  Secretary, 
R.  Blair,  Esq.,  South  Shields). 

The  Royal  Archaeological  Institute   of    Great  Britain   and  Ireland, 
Oxford  Mansions,  Oxford  Street. 

The  Berwickshire  Naturalist  Club  (James  Hardy,  Esq.,  Old  Cambus, 
Cocksburnspath,  Hon.  Sec.). 

The   Bristol  and    Gloucester  Archaeological   Society  (The  Museum, 
Gloucester). 

The  British  Archaeological  Association,  32,  Sackville  Street,  Piccadilly 

The  Cambrian  Archaeological  Association  (care  of  J.  Romilly  Allen, 
Esq.,  20,  Bloomsbury  Square,  London,  W.C.) 

The  Cambridge  Antiquarian  Society. 

The  Chester  Archaeological  and  Historical  Society,  Grosvenor  Museum, 
Chester. 

The  Royal  Institution  of  Cornwall  (The  Hon.  Secretaries,  Truro). 

The  Honourable  Society  of  Cymmrodorion,  London    (Secretary,  E. 
Vincent  Evans,  Esq.,  27,  Lonsdale  Chambers,  Chancery  Lane,  W.C.) 

The  Essex  Archaeological  Society  (H.  W.  King,  Esq.,  Leigh  Hill,  Leigh, 
Essex,  Secretary). 

Glasgow  Archaeological  Society  (care  of  James  Maclehose  and  Co., 
St.  Vincent  Street,  Glasgow). 

The  Glasgow  Philosophical  Society,  Glasgow. 

The  Kent  Archaeological  Society  (Rev.  W.  A.  Scott  Robertson,  M.A., 
Ottenden  Rectory,  Faversham). 

The  Leicestershire  Architectural  and  Archaeological  Society  (care  of 
Messrs.  Clarke  and  Hodgson,  5,  Gallow  Gate,  Leicester). 

The  Literary  and  Philosophical  Society  of  Liverpool  (Royal  Institu- 
tion, Liverpool). 

The  London  and  Middlesex  Archaeological  Society  (G.  H.  Birch,  Esq., 
Hon.  Sec.,  9,  Buckingham  Street,  Strand,  London). 

The  Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania,  No.  920,  Spruce  Street,  Phila- 
delphia, U.S.A. 

The    Shropshire   Archaeological   and    Natural    History   Society  (The 
Museum,  Salop). 

The  Smithsonian  Institution,  Washington,  U.S.A. 

The  Somersetshire  Archaeological  and  Natural  History  Society  (The 
Castle,  Taunton). 

The  Suffolk  Institute  of  Archaeology  and  Natural  History  (Rev.  C. 
Haslewood,  F.S.A.,  St.  Matthew's  Rectory,  Ipswich). 

The  Surrey  Archaeological  Society,  8,  Danes  Inn,  Strand,  London. 

The  Sussex  Archaeological  Society,  The  Castle,  Lewes. 

The  Yorkshire  Archaeological  and  Topographical  Society  (G.  H.  Tom- 
linson,  Esq.,  Huddersfield). 

The  Wiltshire  Archaeological  Society  (The  Museum,  Devizes). 

The    Worcester  Diocesan   Architectural    and  Archaeological  Society 
(J.  Noake,  Esq.,  London  Road,  Worcester,  Secretary). 


EARLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE   WILLS    AT 
SOMERSET   HOUSE. 


(Continued  from  Vol.  xxiv,  p.  87.) 

PARISH  OF  NEWTOWN. 

Will  of  CHARLES  LLOYD  of  Newtown,  Mercer  ;  made  30th  April 
1675;  proved  26th  Feb.  1676. 

TESTATOR  ordered  his  body  to  be  buried  in  Christian  burial. 
Testator  had,  after  the  death  of  his  wife,  charged  a  messuage, 
land,  and  tenement  of  his  in  Llandyssil  parish,  with  £500 — a 
£100  to  be  paid  to  each  of  his  children — but  he  now  desiring 
to  devise  that  farm  to  his  eldest  son  and  heir,  Thomas  Lloyd, 
in  lieu  thereof  he  devised   to   his    three  daughters,  Elianor, 
Katherine,1  and  Margaret,  £140  each,  on  their  attaining  the 
ages  of  twenty-one  each ;  they  to  marry  by  and  with  the  consent 
of  the  overseers  of  this  his  last  will  and  testament.     Should 
they  marry  without  this  consent  the  legacy  or  legacies  were 
void,  and  he  left  them  in  lieu  20s.  each.     Also  to  his  eldest  son 
Thomas,  a  tenement  and  lands  called  Ty  yn  y  Bitfell,  in  the 
township   of  Gwestydd,  co.  Montgomery  ;  also  about  one  acre 
and   half  of  meadow-ground ;   also    other  the  messuages    of 
testator  lying  in  Gwestydd  township.     Also  to   son  Charles, 
testator's  interest  in  a  lease  which  he  held  of  the  premises  he 
then  occupied  in  Newtown  ;  also  to  his  son  Charles,  testator's 
interest  in  a  lease  of  several  parcels  of  land  which  he  held 
from  Matthew  Price,  Baronet ;  also  to  Charles  a  piece  of  land, 
called  the  Close,  adjoining  St.  Giles's,  Newtown ;  also  a  tene- 
ment, called   Beddowe  Gwillim,  lying  in  Hendidley  township, 
in  the  parish  of  Llanllwchaiarn :  this  was  held  in  mortgage  only. 
To  his  second  son,  Charles,  all  his  other  lands  in  Hendidley 
township;  also  a  parcel  of  meadow-ground,  called  Erow  fraith  o'r 
havod,  adjoining  a  parcel  called  "  Y  Vron",  belonging  to  Lady 
Jane   Price,  and  about  half  a  day's  mathe  of  hay  being  in  a 
meadow  of  the  said  Lady  Jane  Price,  and  another  parcel  of 
arable  lands  called  Pen  y  Glothen,  and  about  one  acre  and  a  half 
of  hay-ground  lying  in  a  meadow  called  Dol  Ireow. 

1  Her  daughter,  Eleanor  Evans   of  Cwmgranel    Carno,  married 
Thomas  Jones  of  Esgair  Evan.     See  vol.  xx,  p.  56. 

VOL.  XXVI.  B 


2  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

Also  to  testator's  son  Thomas  Lloyd,  all  testator's  lands,  tene- 
ments, and  hereditaments  in  the  parishes  of  Llandyssil  and 
Llanllwchaiarn. 

If  either  daughter  died  before  attaining  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years  her  share  to  be  divided  among  her  sisters.  If  his 
son  Charles  died  before  attaining  the  age  of  twenty-one, 
without  leaving  issue,  then  testator's  son  Thomas  should  have 
to  his  own  use  the  benefit  of  such  legacy.  Testator  devised 
to  his  son  Thomas  a  bedstead,  feather-bed,  and  all  the  furniture 
thereunto  belonging.  To  son  Charles  all  his  other  bed- 
steads, tables,  frames,  scales,  weights,  and  other  trumperies  in 
his  shop,  and  a  variety  of  other  things  which  are  enumerated 
in  the  will.  Testator  also  devised  other  things  to  his  son 
Thomas,  all  named ;  to  William  Lloyd  two  chairs  and  other 
things;  to  Evan  Evans'  children,  namely,  Mary,  William, 
Erasmus,  Elianor,  Katherine,  and  Margaret,  £10,  to  be  equally 
divided;  to  the  four  younger  children  of  William  Price 
deceased,  £5,  to  be  equally  divided ;  to  his  niece  Margaret, 
daughter  of  his  brother  William  Lloyd,  £10,  she  to  marry  with 
her  father's  consent;  to  his  sister  Ann,  wife  of  Francis  Dackws, 
£20;  to  his  sister-in-law,  Jane  Jones,  £16  ;  to  Janet  Hughes, 
£20 ;  to  Evan  Morris's  daughter,  £1 ;  to  his  maid  Elizabeth, 
30s.  ;  to  Evan,  son  of  Thomas  Evans,  5s.  Residue  to  his  three 
daughters  in  equal  parts.  If  testator's  eldest  son,  when  he 
attained  twenty-one,  refused  to  release  to  testator's  son  Thomas 
all  his  claim  and  title  to  the  messuages  and  lands  in  Llandyssil, 
that  then  all  the  legacies  bequeathed  to  his  son  Charles  should 
go  to  his  son  Thomas,  and  that  Charles  should  have  of 
testator's  real  and  personal  estate  the  sum  of  40s.  only.  If 
either  of  his  daughters  refused  to  convey  and  assure  as  above 
then  she  was  cut  off  with  40s. 

To  the  poor  of  the  town  of  Newtown  and  the  parish  of 
Llanllwchaiarn  2d.  each,  and  to  all  other  poor  people  a  penny 
loaf.  His  debts  to  be  paid  out  of  the  first  moneys  raised  out 
of  his  shop-goods  and  moneys  owing  to  him,  according  to  the 
discretion  of  Francis  Dackws  and  William  Lloyd.  The  super- 
visors of  his  will  to  settle  any  variance  between  his  children 
regarding  matters  mentioned  in  it.  Son  Thomas,  loving  brother 
William  Lloyd  of  Gwestid,  gent.,  Executors.  To  his  brother 
William  he  devised  £5.  He  nominated  Edmund  Lloyd,  Esq., 
Owen  Williams,  Francis  Dackws,  and  Evan  Evans,  Overseers  of 
this  will,  and  he  gave  to  each  £5. 

Witnesses. — Hugh  Price,  Cler.,  Edmund  Lloyd,  Evan  Evans, 
William  Price,  Evan  Morris,  Francis  Dacws,  Jane  Jones. 


AT    SOMERSET   HOUSE.  3 

Will  of  JOHN  LLOYD  of  Gwestydd,  Gentleman;    made  18th 
August  1670;  proved  3rd  April  1671. 

Christian  burial ;  10s.  for  the  minister  who  preached  his 
funeral  sermon.  To  his  godson  Thomas  Price,  son  of  William 
Price  of  Aberbechan,  £20  ;  to  Charles  Lloyd,  son  of  my  brother 
Charles  Lloyd  of  Newtown,  being  "  my  godson",  £30 ;  to 
Lewis  Lewis,  son  of  John  Lewis,  godson,  5s.  to  buy  him 
"  Catechising  Books" ;  to  Martha,  daughter  of  John  Thomas  of 
Aberbechan,  dyer,  10s. ;  to  his  (testator's)  sister,  Katherine 
Evans  of  Coomyr  Annell,  £20;  to  sister,  Prudence  Price,  20s. ; 
to  my  brother,  William  Lloyd,  20s. ;  to  brother,  Charles  Lloyd, 
£5  ;  to  aunt,  Elizabeth  Jones,  widow,  10s. ;  to  aunt,  Eliza- 
beth, late  wife  of  Rees  Lloyd,  10s. ;  to  the  poor  of  Llanllwch- 
aiarn  parish,  6d.  each ;  to  cousin,  Richard  Jones,  weaver,  10s. 
His  silver  box  and  plate-buttons  he  bequeathed  to  his  brother- 
in-law,  Evan  Evans  of  Coomyrannel,  and  he  ordained  him,  the 
said  Evan  Evans,  and  his,  testator's,  brother,  Charles  Lloyd  of 
Newtown,  his  executors,  and  to  them  he  devised  the  residue  of 
his  property. 

Witnesses. — Dudley  Wynne,  the  X  of  John  Lewis. 

[The  above  was  brother  of  Charles  Lloyd  of  Newtown.] 


PARISH  OF  PENEGOES. 

Will  of  DAVID  AP  IEU'N  AP  DAVID  of  Penegoes ;  made  31st 
August  1629  ;  proved  3rd  March  1629-30. 

Christian  burial ;  reparation  Penegoes  Church,  8s.  Testator 
mentions  that  he  had  purchased  from  John  Pugh,  gent.,  a 
messuage  called  Cae  Mabelddw,  situate  in  the  township  of 
Noellra,  for  £190,  and  as  the  conveyance  had  not  been  drawn 
and  sealed,  that  it  was  his  will  that  a  conveyance  should  be 
drawn  to  the  use  of  his  son,  Morgan  David,  the  said  Morgan 
paying  Margaret,  his  sister,  £40  on  her  marriage-day ;  also  to 
Evan,  second  son,  £40  ;  and  paying  to  John  David,  third  son, 
a  like  sum  ;  also  to  his  two  sons,  Evan  and  John  D'd,  interest 
yearly  for  seven  years  after  testator's  death,  when  the  capital 
sums  were  to  be  paid. 

To  daughter  a  devise  of  stock  ;  to  Katherine  David  a  "cofer". 

Sole  Executor. — Son  David. 

Overseers. — Griffiths  Jenkins  ap  D'd,  Morgan  Howell,  Evan 
D'd,  and  Roger  John. 

Witnesses. — John  Evans,  Clr.,  Lewis  Morgan,  Jenkyn  Wil- 
liams, Edward  Griffith,  Evan  David. 

B  2 


EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE   WILLS 


PARISH  OF  PENSTROWED. 

Will  of  THOMAS  JONES  of  Penstrowed,  Gentleman  ;  made  18th 
May  1587;  proved  1st  July  1587. 

Body  to  be  buried  in  the  parish  church  of  Penstrowed ; 
towards  the  repairs  of  Bangor  Cathedral,  2s. ;  towards  the 
repairs  of  Penstrowed  Church,  6s.  Sd.  ;  to  Robt.  Prithergh,, 
Clerk,  parson  of  Penstrowed,  6s.  3d. ;  to  the  poor  people  of 
the  parishes  of  Penstrowed  and  Newtown,  20s. 

Testator  bequeathed  the  mansion-house  wherein  he  dwelt, 
with  all  buildings,  lands,  etc.,  belonging  as  demesnes  to  the 
said  mansion,  to  Margaret,1  verch  Rees  ap  Meredith,  testator's 
wife,  for  life,  after  to  his  nephew,  Thomas  ap  John  of  Bahathlon 
(Bahaillon  in  Kerry),  in  the  said  co.,  for  life,  then  to  the  first 
son  of  the  said  Thomas  and  the  heirs  male  of  the  said  son  ; 
then  to  the  second,  and  so  on  to  the  sixth ;  failing,  then  to 
the  use  of  Robert  ap  Holl,  testator's  nephew  of  Moughtey 
(Mochdre),  in  the  same  co.,  and  of  the  heirs  male  of  his  body 
lawfully  begotten ;  failing,  then  to  Thomas  ap  Holl,  nephew, 
brother  of  Robert,  and  to  his  heirs  for  ever,  and  to  no  other 
uses  or  behoof.  Item,  I  devise  my  lands,  etc.,  called  Combye 
(Cwmbir),  in  the  parish  of  Mouchtey,  to  Robert  ap  Holl  of 
Moughtey  aforesaid,  my  nephew,  and  to  his  heirs  and  assigns 
for  ever.  All  messuages  held  by  testator  in  mortgage  (except 
the  tenement  in  Penstrowed,  called  Tythyn  Dackin  Vaughan, 
which  I  have  of  the  grant  of  the  said  Robert  ap  Holl,  my 
nephew)  he  left  to  his  wife  Margaret,  and  to  her  heirs  and 
assigns  for  ever.  The  tenement,  Tythin  Dackin  Yaughan, 
testator  left  to  his  wife  for  life,  then  to  his  nephew,  Robert  ap 
Holl.  To  Robert  Prithergh,  Clerk,  parson  of  Penstrowed,  and 
to  Thomas  ap  Robert  and  Prithergh  ap  Robert,  sons  of  the 
said  Robert  Prithergh,  testator  left  three  parcels  of  land,  con- 
taining about  three  acres  of  land  arable  "  and  halfe  a  three 
penny  taske  of  meadowe  grounde",  lying  in  Penstrowed,  now 
in  the  tenure  of  the  said  Robert  Prithergh,  for  life,  at  a  pepper- 
corn rent,  payable  to  testator's  wife,  and  12(2.  a  year  after  her 

1  Margaret,  wife  of  testator,  was  the  daughter  of  Rhys  ap  Meredith 
ap  David  Vaughan  of  Llynwent,  Radnorshire,  descended  from  Ely- 
stan  Glodrydd  (Lewys  Dwnn,  vol.  i,  p.  261),  by  his  wife,  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Thomas  ap  Rhys  (Price)  of  Newtowu  Hall.  The  two 
overseers  to  this  will  were  her  brother,  Meredith  Price  of  Llynwent, 
and  her  second  cousin,  John  Price  of  Newtown,  sheriff  of  Montgomery- 
shire in  1586, 


AT    SOMERSET   HOUSE.  3 

death  payable  to  Thomas  ap  John  and  his  heirs.  Testator 
devised  his  "  two  howsen  in  the  town  of  Newtowne"  to  his 
wife  for  life,  and  after  her  decease  to  his  nephew,  Richard  ap 
John  ap  David  of  Newtown  aforesaid,  and  to  his  heirs.  Testator 
gave  the  said  Richard  two  mares  which  he  then  had  depas- 
turing on  the  mountains  called  Kevenithe  (Cefn-nith) ;  to 
nephew  Thomas  ap  John,  two  of  his  "  wylde  rnares"  depasturing 
at  Heerthowell ;  to  Arthur  of  Newtown,  one  of  his  best  wild 
mares ;  residue  to  Margaret,  testator's  wife,  whom  he  con- 
stituted sole  executrix. 

Overseers. — John  Price  of  Newtown,  Esquier,  and  Meredith 
Price  of  Llynment  (Llynwent),  in  the  co.  of  Radnor,  gent. 

The  marke  of  the  said  Thomas  Jones  with  his  own  hand. 

Witnesses. — Robert  Prithergh,  Clerk.  By  me  Meredith 
Price,  leu'n  ap  John  ap  David  ap  Robert  ap  Howell,  William 
ap  Thomas,  Katherine  v'z  Rees,  Elizabeth  v'z  Holl,  Margaret 
Price,  and  of  me,  Arthur  Vaughan,  Scr. 


Will  of  IEUANN  AP  JOHN  of  Penstrowed ;  made  13th  August 
1609  ;  proved  23rd  June  1610. 

Body  to  be  buried  in  the  church  of  Penstrowed.  "  Towards 
the  reparation  of  the  said  church,  or  towards  the  buying  of  any 
service-book  whereof  the  said  church  shall  stand  in  need  at 
the  tyme  of  my  decease,  6s.  Sd." ;  a  bequest  to  the  church  of 
Mochtree  of  2s.,  and  Aberhafesp,  Is.  4d.  for  similar  purposes  ;  to 
Gwen,  his  wife,  in  the  name  of  her  thirds,  a  bequest  of  certain 
numbers  of  cattle,  sheep,  etc.;  to  Thomas,  his  third  son, 
bequest  of  live  stock ;  to  John,  his  fourth  son,  testator 
bequeathed  a  tenement,  called  Kefen  yr  wch,  situate  in  the 
parish  of  Mochdre,  in  the  occupation  of  Morris  ap  leu'n  ap 
Rees,  in  as  large  and  ample  a  manner  as  the  same  isconteyned 
in  a  deed  of  fee  simple,  with  condition  of  redemption  from 
Morgan  ap  Meredith,  Sibill,  his  wife,  and  James  ap  Morgan, 
their  son  and  heir,  late  of  Mochdre  aforesaid  deceased.  In 
case  of  redemption,  testator  devised  £35  to  son  Thomas,  and 
£5  to  his  fifth  son,  Robert ;  to  son  John  also  a  devise  of  live 
stock,  and  all  testator's  sheep  then  in  the  custody  of  David 
ap  leu'n,  his  second  son,  to  be  equally  divided  between  his 
sons,  John  and  Robert ;  to  Robert  also  a  devise  of  stock ;  to 
Morris,  his  sixth  son,  testator  devised  a  tenement  in  the  occu- 
pation of  David  ap  Owen  ap  Meredith,  in  Gartheelyn,  parish  of 
Kerry,  in  mortgage  to  him,  if  the  said  tenement  was  redeemed, 
then  the  mortgage  money  (£8)  to  Morris.  To  him  also  a  devise 
of  stock.  To  Margaret,  eldest  daughter,  a  devise  of  stock ; 


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to  his  wife,  son  Thomas,  and  son  Morys,  all  his  sheep  and  lambs 
not  before  bequeathed  to  be  equally  divided.  To  his  wife,  for 
her  maintenance,  a  moiety  of  his  corne  growing  the  next  year 
and  harvest  after  his  decease. 

The  other  moiety  to  his  four  sons,  Thomas,  John,  Eobert 
and  Morris,  to  be  equally  divided — seed  corne  to  be  first  taken 
out  of  the  same  by  testator's  wife ;  also  all  his  hay  mown  and 
to  be  mown,  to  the  same  four  sons  and  wife.  The  lease  of  his 
household  lands,  wherein  he  dwelt,  called  y  ty  yn  y  Keven 
heer,  to  his  wife  and  four  sons,  the  profit  until  the  end  of 
the  said  lease  to  be  equally  divided,  "  which  lease  was  made 
and  sealed  by  my  eldest  son,  Hoell1  Jones,  to  me  for  years  yet 
enduring."  David  ap  leu'n  Bedo  oweth  6s.  8d.  for  the  lands 
leased  by  me,  payable  yearly  in  two  instalments ;  4s.  8d.  to 
the  same  testator  devised  to  son  John ;  2s.,  the  residue,  of 
Howell,  eldest  son,  in  lieu  of  certain  duties  on  those  lands ; 
to  his  wife,  for  life,  testator  devised  all  his  household  stuff  and 
implements,  at  her  decease  to  his  four  sons  as  above,  or  so 
many  as  shall  be  living.  Howell  Jones,  eldest  son,  stood 
indebted  to  testator  in  the  sum  of  £3  12s.,  testator  devised 
12s.,  the  same  "  to  Eoger  Thomas,  my  seruante,  for  his  longe 
service  unto  me  "  ;  the  residue  £3  towards  payment  of  testa- 
tor's debts ;  to  Morris,  his  sixth  son,  he  devised  a  garden, 
close,  or  burgage  in  Newtown,  in  the  tenure  of  Owen  Barker 
or  his  assigns  ;  to  John,  fourth  son  (he  paying  £4  mortgage 
on  the  same),  a  parcel  of  land  in  Scavell,  parish  of  Llan 
llochayrne.  To  his  said  four  sons  testator  devised  the  sum  of 
£60  due  to  him  by  his  eldest  son ;  his  second,  David,  also 
owed  him  £4 ;  this  he  devised  to  the  said  four  sons.  "  Towards 
my  burial  I  bequeath  three  steers." 

Sole  Executor. — Son  John  Evans. 

Overseers. — Mr.  Morris  Griffith,  Olerke,  leu'n  David  Lloyd, 
and  David  ap  David  ap  David  Lloyd,  gent. 

Witnesses. — Morris  Griffith,  Clerk,  leu'n  ap  David  Lloyd 
ap  David  Lloyd. 


1  "Hoellus  Jones  de  Penstrowed,  gen.",  appears  on  county  juries 
from  1616  to  1625.  He  married  Katherine,  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
Edward  Herbert  of  Kemmaes,  by  his  wife  Mabli,  daughter  of 
Richard  Pugh  of  the  Mathavarn  family.  (Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xi,  p.  40.) 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  7 

Will  of  THOMAS  JONEST  of  Penstrowed ;  made  1st  February 
1615;  proved  30th  October  1616. 

Body  to  be  buried  in  the  church  or  churchyard  of 
Penstrowed.  Towards  the  reparation  of  the  church  and 
Mochdre  Church,  10s.  each.  To  wife  Margarett,  live  stock  and 
£5  then  in  the  hands  of  Edward  ap  Thomas  of  "  Kerrie";  also 
to  Elizabeth,  wife  of  the  said  Edward,  a  cow ;  to  Thomas 
Edwards,  2  kyne  ;  to  Gwen,  wife  of  Lewis  Gwalter,  £5  ;  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  the  said  Lewis,  40s. ;  to  Elizabeth  and 
Katherine,  daughters  of  Lewis  ap  Hugh,  40s. ;  to  Richard,  son 
of  the  said  Lewis,  20s. ;  to  Margaret  Howie,  10s. ;  to  David, 
son  of  Morgan  John,  40s. ;  to  Margaret,  his  wife,  testator 
devised  a  parcell  of  land  which  he  had  bought  of  Thomas 
Lewis,  then  late  of  Penstrowed,  gent.,  deceased,  called  Caeyr 
lludw,  for  her  life ;  and,  after,  to  testator's  son-in-law,  Richard 
Lloyd,  and  his  heirs  for  ever,  he,  the  said  Richard,  paying  to 
Rose  verch  Edward,  £20 ;  to  godson,  Thomas  Gwallter,  10s. 

Sole  Executor. — Son-in-law  Richard  Lloyd. 

Witnesses. — Meredeth  ap  Richard,  Owen  David,  Thomas 
Hardinge. 


Will  of  MARGARET   JONES,  Penstrowed,  Widow2;   made    14th 
July  1626  ;  proved  16th  June  1629. 

Towards  reparation  of  Penstrowed  Church,  10s. 

To  be  buried  in  the  said  church. 

To  daughter  Elizabeth,  late  wife  of  Edward  Thomas  de- 
ceased, £20  ;  to  said  daughter's  sons,  Edward  ap  Edward, 
Richard,  and  John,  £3,  share  and  share  alike ;  to  said 
daughter's  son  Thomas,  £10;  to  Marie,  daughter  of  Lewis 
Gwalter,  40s. ;  to  Margaret,  another  daughter,  20s. ;  to  Jane, 
another,  £3. 

To  Thomas  Gwalter,  20s. ;  to  the  children  of  the  aforesaid 
Thomas  ap  Edward,  namely,  Thomas  ap  Thomas,  Margaret 
verch  Thomas,  and  Marie  verch  Thomas,  £3,  equally  between 
them ;  to  Edward  Morice,  son  of  Morice  ap  Evan,  40s. ;  to 
Evan  Morice,  son  of  Morice  ap  Evan,  20s. 

To  Bridgett,  daughter  of  Thomas  Blayney,  £3,  and  to  my 
son  Richard  Lloyd,  the  residue. 

Executor. — Son3  Richard. 

1  Apparently  the  third  son  of  leuan  ap  John  of  the  preceding  will 

2  Widow  of  Thomas  Jones  of  Penstrowed,  1616. 

3  Son-in-law.     See  her  husband's  will. 


8  EARLY   MONTGOMERYSHIRE   WILLS 

Witnesses. — Thomas  Edwardes,  Sarah  Price,  wife  of  Thomas 
ap  Edward,  Bridgett  Blayney,  Meredith  ap  Richarde,  Tho. 
Hardinge. 


PARISH    OF    SNEAD. 

Wills  already  printed. 

1558  Hugh  Lloid,  called  Hughe  ap  John  of  Sneyde. 

Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xix,  p.  41. 
1602  William  Lloyd  of  Sneade,  gent.      /&.,  vol.  xxi,  p.  153. 

Will  of  HUMPHREY  BDRD  of  Whitehouse  in  the  parish  of 
Sneade ;  made  5th  March  1624-25;  proved  23rd  June 
1625. 

To  daughter  Jane,  £20;  to  daughter  Elizabeth,  £40;  to 
daughter  Joane,  £40  ;  to  daughter  Jane,  the  best  bed,  etc., 
and  the  best  pott  and  pan  which  was  her  mother  s ;  to 
Elizabeth,  one  bed,  etc.,  and  a  pott  and  pan  ;  to  daughter 
Joane,  the  same.  All  the  pewter  to  be  equally  divided  between 
the  three. 

To  son  John,  one  bed  and  other  household  goods,  implements 
of  husbandry  ;  also,  to  daughter  Jane,  a  great  cheste,  and  the 
rest  of  his  furniture  to  be  divided  between  the  three  daughters. 

To  his  cousin,  Ann  Jennyngs,  a  "  pyde  heyfer,  year  olde"; 
to  John  Jennings  (cousin),  one  sheep ;  to  cousin  Thomas 
Richard,  "  a  black  amblinge  fillye" ;  to  John,  son  of  Thomas 
Richards,  three  lambs ;  to  Mary  Richards,  one  brown  heyfer  ; 
to  the  children  of  John  Richards,  Edmund,  Rowland,  Ann, 
and  Elizabeth,  five  ewes  ;  to  my  brother  Edmond's  children, 
a  lamb  each ;  to  Gabriell  Wildinge's  children,  a  lamb  each ; 
to  brother  Edmond,  £18  (except  £5).  This  £18  was  due  from 
Edmond  to  testator.  To  his  two  servant  maids,  a  yearling 
heifer,  or  a  blanket ;  to  Roger  Byrde,  servant  man,  a  two-year- 
old  heifer ;  to  William  Weaver,  four  lambs ;  to  Anne  Reynold's 
son,  a  lamb.  Residue  to  son  John,  and  he  appointed  him  sole 
executor. 

Overseers. — Rowland  Berwicke  and  John  Jennyngs. 

Witnesses. — John  Baker,  Nathaniell  Mathewes. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE. 


PARISH    OF    TREFEGLWYS. 

Wills  already  printed. 

1597  Richard  ap  Hugh  ap  leu'n  of  Rhosygarreg. 

Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xix,  p.  219. 
1604  Edward  Herbert  of  Trefegloes.     /&.,  p.  236. 


Will  of  JOHN  JONES,  clerk,  vicar  of  Trefeglwys  ;    made  17th 
May  1593  ;  proved  27th  July  1593. 

To  "Eldest  Daughter  Anne,  I  bequeath  a  lambe  for  her 
child's  parte" ;  to  daughter  Mary,  for  her  preferment,  £40 ; 
to  eldest  son  Hughe,  a  lamb  for  his  child's  part ;  to  son  John, 
£40  ;  to  daughter  Elizabeth,  £40  ;  to  every  one  of  his  other 
sons  and  daughters,  £20,  severally.  Towards  reparation  of 
church,  13s.  4d.  Residue  to  his  wife  Dorothy  ;  to  his  godson 
John  Gline,  40s. 

Here  follows  a  long  list  of  debts  owing  by  the  persons 
named,  to  testator.  His  son  Robert  and  daughter  Elizabeth, 
executors ;  and  his  good  landlord,  Mr.  Pope,  and  Cozen 
Morgan  Gline,  to  be  overseers  of  his  children,  "  as  my  full 
trust  is  in  them". 

Letters  of  administration  were  issued  to  Dorothy,  relict, 
during  the  minority  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth,  the  executors 
named. 

There  were  no  witnesses  to  the  will. 


Will  of  RICHARD  BROWN,  the  elder,  of  Trefeglwys ;  made  20th 
March,  39  Jas.  Scotland  (3rd  England) ;  proved  14th  May 
1606. 

To  be  buried  in  Trefeglwys  Church.  To  Bangor  Cathedral, 
Is. ;  to  Joane,  wife,  a  dun  mare  and  his  second  "  greatte 
potte"  ;  to  Dorothy,  eldest  daughter,  12  pence  ;  to  Audrey  (?), 
second  daughter,  12  pence ;  to  Jane,  youngest  daughter,  12 
pence ;  to  godson  Richard  Davies,  a  two-year-old  heifer ;  to  son 
John,  two  oxen,  in  the  custody  of  Meredith  Smith,  son-in-law, 
also  eight  sheep,  a  pan,  and  "  greate  cheste". 

The  lease  of  the  tenement  where  he  lived  to  his  wife  and 
son  Richard,  jointly  ;  also  another  lease,  being  of  a  field  called 
"  Maes  y  blawe",  wife  to  keep  herself  a  widow ;  all  his  stock 
to  be  divided  into  two  parts,  one  of  which  to  son  Richard,  the 
other  to  wife  and  son  John. 


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Executor.— Son  Richard. 

Overseers. — David  Morris  and  Thomas  Smith,  sons-in-law. 

[Here  follows  a  note  of  cattell  belonging  to  testator,  but  out 
of  his  possession ;  also,  a  list  of  moneys  owing  to  him.] 

Witnesses. — John  Wood,  Clerk,  David  ap  John,  Richard 
Brown  the  younger,  John  Brown,  Lewis  Redgwaya, 


Will  of  RICHARD  MEYEICKE  of  Glyntrefnant,  Trefeglwys ;  made 
3rd  May  1626  ;  proved  30th  April  1627. 

To  Elizabeth,  daughter,  and  daughter  of  Jane  his  wife,  testa- 
tor devised  all  his  messuages  and  lands  in  the  township  of 
Glyntrefnant  and  Kylkyreth,  parish  of  Trefeglwys,  and  her 
heirs  lawfully  begotten;  in  default,  to  Richard  Meyricke,  the  son 

of Meyricke  of  Maynston,  co.  Salop,  and  his  lawful  heirs. 

If  the  premises  were  redeemed,  then  Elizabeth  to  have  all  the 
money  except  £20  to  his  wife,  residue  to  wife  and  daughter. 
Wife  and  daughter,  executors. 

To  Thomas  Meyricke  at  Michaelmas  yearly  for  life,  10s. 

Witnesses. — Robert  Griffith,  John  ap  D'd,  Jane  Meyricke, 
William  Ingram,  Nicholas  Bennett. 


Will   of   EDMUND  PAETON,  Trefeglwys;    made  llth  January 
1638-9;  proved  12th  June  1639. 

To  be  buried  in  Trefeglwys  Church. 

Towards  funeral  expenses,  40s.;  toKatherine  Parton,  daughter 
of  testator's  son  John,  £40 — his  executors  to  give  security  for 
the  safe  custody  of  the  same  till  she  attained  the  age  of  twenty- 
one,  the  security  to  be  held  by  testator's  grandson  ffrauncis 
Parton  of  Wolverhampton,  joiner ;  if  Katherine  died,  then  the 
£40  to  be  divided  between  her  two  brothers,  Lewis  Parton  and 
Walter  Parton;  to  grandson  Walter,  second  son  of  John,  son  of 
testator,  deceased,  £10. 

Testator  directed  his  executor  to  pay  one  Oliver  Bomford  of 
Trefeglwys  £10,  to  free  a  moiety  of  a  messuage  called  Kay- 
maure,  situate  in  the  township  of  Bodaioch  or  Kefnbarreche;  to 
ffrauncis  Parton  of  Wolverhampton,  £3  ;  to  daughter-in-law 
Margaret  Parton,  widow,  £3;  to  Reynold  Pickin  of  Tunstall,  to 
the  use  of  his  eldest  daughter,  20s.;  to  John  Ashton  of  Tref- 
eglwys, to  the  use  of  his  eldest  daughter,  20s.;  to  John  Reedes 
of  High  Offley,  co.  Stafford,  to  the  use  of  his  eldest  daughter, 
20s.;  to  Edward  Parton  of  Bilston,  grandson,  to  the  use  of  his 
two  eldest  children,  20s.;  to  son  Richard  Parton,  2s.;  to  Richard 
Moston,  co.  Salop,  to  the  use  of  his  eldest  daughter,  20s. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  11 

.  Residue  to  grandson  Lewis  Parton,  whom  he  appointed 
executor. 

"  I  doe  desire  my  honest  neighbours  Edward  Savage  and 
Oliver  Bomford  to  be  overseers." 

Witnesses.— David  Evans,  Edward  Savage,  Margarett  Parton. 
Teste,  Oliver  Savage. 

Will  of  EDWAED  LLOYD  of  Finnant,1  Trefeglwys ;  made  25th 
October  1623  ;  proved  1st  April  1627. 

Being  indebted  in  several  great  sums  of  money  to  several 
persons  which  my  dear  brethren  Jenkyn  Lloyd,  Esq.,  and 
Oliver  Lloyd,  Doctor  of  Lawe,  Edward  Vaughan,  Esq.,  David 
Blayney,  Evan  Glyn,  Roger  Lloyd,  Morris  Price,  John  ap  Evan 
Lloyd,  David  ap  Morris  ap  Evan  Lloyd,  and  Richard  Shenton,2 
gent.,  being  my  good  and  kind  nephewes,  sonnes-in-law  and 
kynsmen,  are  sureties  for  me,  and  whereas  I  am  charged  with  a 
great  number  of  children,  many  of  them  unprovided  for;  my  two 
eldest  daughters  are  married  and  their  portions  paid,  and  my  two 
eldest  sons,  David  and  Jenkin,  have  received  their  portions  and 
spent  the  same  in  their  breeding.  And  having  no  other  means 
to  pay  my  debts  and  provide  the  portions  for  my  youngest 
children,  save  by  raising  the  same  on  my  lands,  mills,  personal 
estate,  etc.,  do  therefore  make  this  my  last  will  for  that  pur- 
pose in  manner  and  form  following : — Body  to  be  buried  in 
Christian  burial.  To  Alexander  Griffiths,  vicar  of  Trefeglwys, 
and  to  his  successors  for  ever  there,  two  parcels  of  land  (three 
acres),  one  acre  is  called  Lleyr  naiadd  the  other  parcel  extending 
in  length  from  the  said  parcel  westward  to  the  lane  or  way  there 
eastward,  and  lying  between  the  lands  of  Roger  Pope,  Esq., 


1  David  Lloyd  ap  Jenkin  of  Berthllwyd,  Sheriff  in  1574,  had  (1) 
Jenkyn  Lloyd,  Esq.,  Sheriff  in  1588  ;  (2)  Edward  of  Finnant,  the 
testator  ;  (3)  Oliver,  LL.D.,  of  the  Court  of  Arches.  Of  his  daughters, 
Elizabeth  married  Edward  Blayney  of  Maesmawr,  Llandinam,  parents 
of  David  Blayney,  above  ;  Margaret,  who  married  Edward  Yaughan 
of  Trawscoed,  Cardiganshire,  ancestor  of  the  Earls  of  Lisburne;  Maud, 
who  married  Edward  Gwynn  of  Llanidloes. 

The  testator,  by  his  wife  Ursula,  daughter  of  Hugh  Owen  of  Caer- 
berllan,  had  sons  David,  Jenkin,  Edward,  and  a  daughter,  Lowry, 
married  to  Roger  Lloyd  of  Talgarth,  in  Trefeglwys,  third  in  descent 
from' Humphrey  Lloyd  of  Leighton,  the  first  appointed  sheriff  for 
Montgomeryshire.  (Lewys  Dwnn's  Visitations,  vol.  i,  p.  301.) 

3  Richard  Shenton  of  Llanwnog  married  Aune,  daughter  of  Davigl 
Lloyd  Blayuey  of  Gregynog. 


12  EARLY   MONTGOMERYSHIRE   WILLS 

there  on  both  sides,  so  as  the  said  Alexander  Griffiths,  if  he 
live  for  two  years  after  my  decease,  or  if  he  die,  his  successor 
doe,  at  and  upon  his  and  their  proper  costs  and  charges,  erect, 
build,  and  make  one  glass  windowe,  containing  in  breadth  three 
foot  and  in  length  two  foot  and  halfe,  or  thereabouts,  in  the 
north  side  of  the  chauncell  of  the  church  of  Trefegloos,  at  the 
oversight  of  Woorsula,  my  wife,  and  Roger  Lloyd,  my  son-in- 
law;  and  also  the  said  Alexander  or  his  successor  was  within 
the  two  years  to  erect  a  dwelling-house  on  the  said  parcel  of 
land  called  Lleyr  naiadd,  towards  the  building  of  which  I  give 
one  timber  tree,  growing  upon  my  messuage  in  the  occupation 
of  Robert  Bowmfeld.  If  Alexander  declined  to  accept  the 
bequest,  then  the  lands  were  to  go  to  such  of  his  (testator's)  sons 
as  lived  in  the  parish  and  to  Roger  Lloyd,  son-in-law,  and  their 
heirs  for  ever,  for  and  towards  building  the  said  window ;  and 
afterwards  the  rents  to  go  yearly  to  twenty  of  the  poorest 
people  living  in  the  parish,  according  to  the  direction  of  his 
and  their  heirs. 

To  Lowry  Lloyd,  eldest  daughter,  wife  of  Roger  Lloyd,  a 
messuage  and  lands  in  township  of  Dolgwden,  in  the  occupa- 
tion of  Owen  ap  Lewis  for  life,  and  after  to  her  lawful  heirs 
begotten  by  the  said  Roger  Lloyd.  To  said  Edward  and  to 
Marie  vz.  Morgan,  between  whom  there  is  a  marriage  concluded, 
200  marks  to  be  payed  to  the  said  Edward  and  Mary  within 
two  years  after  the  said  Edward  hath  served  his  apprentice- 
ship. If  the  said  marriage  was  not  proceeded  with,  and  Marie 
living,  then  to  her  £80  in  recompense  for  such  money  as  I 
received  from  Catherine,  mother  of  the  said  Mary,  and  to 
Edward  100  marks. 

To  my  dear  and  well-beloved  brother,  Oliver  Lloyd,1  his  heirs 
and  assigns,  all  that  capital  messuage  and  tenement  called 
Ffynnant,  wherein  I  now  dwell,  and  all  its  appurtenances  which 
I  purchased  from  David  ap  Howell  ap  John  Morgan  Owen, 
Richard  Herbert,  Esq.,  and  Moris  Herbert,  gent.,  or  of  both 
or  either  of  them,  and  of  Morgan  Gwyn,2  Esq.,  and  of  my  said 
brother  Jenkin  Lloyd,  Esq.,  all  and  singular  those  messuages, 
lands,  etc.,  now  in  the  tenure  of  Thomas  Turner,  Richard 
Turno'r,  Roger  Ingram,  Thomas  Ingram,  Moris  Johnes,  David 
ap  Moris  ap  levan  Coz,  levan  John  Owen,  Hugh  Johnes, 
Thomas  Smith,  Robert  Bownford,  Thomas  David  ap  Owen, 
Edward  Savage,  Christopher  Hall,  John  Nock,  Ann  Parton, 
widowe,  Ann  Moris,  Gawen  Whilden,  and  Marie  Phillips, widow; 

1  Oliver  Lloyd,  LL.D.,  of  the  Court  of  Arches. 

2  Sheriff  in  1582,  and  uncle  of  the  testator. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  13 

together  with  those  two  water  corn  mills,  the  one  standing  on 
the  river  Trannon,  the  other  on  the  river  of  Glyneant,  situate 
in  the  townships  of  Maes  Tregymer,  Stradfailog,  Bodaioch, 
Keven  Karneth,  Dolgoden,  Eskeyreth,  and  Glyntrefnant,  saving 
the  third  part  of  all  the  said  premises,  into  three  parts  to  be 
equally  divided,  and  one  of  the  said  water  corn-mills  which 
testator  devised  to  his  wife  Ursula  for  life  in  lieu  of  dower; 
also  to  Ursula  one  moiety  of  all  his  goods,  corn,  etc.,  hoping 
she  would  pay  some  small  debts  which  she  knew  of,  "  being 
sorry  I  cannot  better  her  estate,  having  so  well  deserved  at 
my  hands". 

To  brother  Doctor  Lloyd1  the  other  moiety  of  his  goods,  etc., 
on  trust  to  pay  such  of  testator's  debts  as  the  value  of  the 
moiety  would  cover.  With  Dr.  Lloyd  was  associated  Oliver 
Lloyd  andhisheirs.and  withtherents  of  the  remaining  two-thirds 
of  the  property  above  described,  testator  directed  them  to  pay 
the  rest  of  his  debts,  and  after  the  death  of  Ursula  his  wife,  the 
rents  of  the  whole  were  to  be  made  use  of;  power  also  given  his 
said  brother  Doctor  Lloyd  to  sell  any  of  the  property  to  pay  his 
debts  and  free  his  sureties,  and  to  raise  such  reasonable  portions 
for  his  unprovided-for  children  as  he  in  his  wisdom  should 
think  fit. 

Brother  Doctor  Lloyd  executor,  leaving  to  his  further  con- 
sideration, that  if  he  finds  my  eldest  son  David  Lloyd2  to  reform 
his  former  courses  and  to  conform  himself  to  my  said  brother's 
good  directions,  and  that  he  will  not  sell  any  part  of  the  said 
lands  that  remain  after  selling  to  pay  the  debts,  but  convey 
them  to  David  for  life,  and  after  to  issue  male  of  his  body  law- 
fully begotten.  David  to  have  no  power  to  sell.  In  default  of 
issue,  Doctor  Lloyd  to  appoint  to  which  of  the  heirs  male  of 
testator's  body  the  property  should  descend.  If  son  David  did 
not  follow  Doctor  Lloyd's  directions,  then  he  was  to  be  utterly 
barred  and  excluded  from  having  or  claiming  any  part  and 
parcel  thereof,  and  to  whom  testator  then  devised  an  annuity 
of  40s.  yearly  for  life  out  of  the  tenement  in  the  occupation  of 
Christopher  Hall.  If  Dr.  Lloyd  refused  the  trust  imposed  on 
him,  then  testator  devised  to  his  brother  Jenkyn  Lloyd,  nephew 

1  Doctor  Oliver  Lloyd. 

2  David's  character,  by  the  light  of  the  will,  seems  to  have  been  in- 
different.    He,    however  reformed,    and  rose  to  distinction,  having 
taken  the  degree  of  LL.D.  of  All  Souls'  College,  Oxford.     He  was 
chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Derby,  Dean  of  St.  Asaph  in  1660,  and  died 
in  1663.     He  was  the  author  of  tlisLegend  of  Captain  Jones  (Wood's 
Athen.  Oxon.). 


14  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

Edward  Lloyd1  of  the  Inner  Temple,  Esq.,  and  nephews  Edward 
Vaughan,  David  Blayney,  and  Evan  Glyn,  and  the  survivor  of 
them  and  to  their  heirs,  upon  trust  to  carry  out  the  directions 
as  before  expressed. 

Testator  declared  the  above  will  to  be  his  last,  and  delivered  it 
after  execution  to  his  nephew  Edward  Vaughan,  in  the  presence 
of  the  witnesses,  namely,  Edward  Vaughan,  Jen.  Vaughan, 
David  Lloyd,  Rees  Morgan,  Phillip  Thomas. 

Note. — On  1st  April  1627,  David  Lloyd,  son  of  above,  next  of  kin 
of  Edward  Lloyd,  deceased,  was  granted  administration  of  the  estate 
with  the  will  annexed,  Oliver  Lloyd  having  died,  and  the  other 
persons  named  having  declined  to  accept  the  trust. 


Will  of  RICHAKD  LEiGHTON2  of  Ffynnant,  Gent.  ;  made  1st  June 
1629  ;  proved  24th  December  1629. 

To  be  buried  in  the  parish  where  he  died,  and  to  the  poor  of 
that  parish  he  devised  20s. ;  to  Edward  Powell,  his  servant,  £4. 
Residue  to  David  Lloyd  of  Ffynnant  in  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, Doctor  of  the  Civil  Law ;  Margaret  Lloyd,  his  wife, 
and  Dorothy  Lloyd,  his  daughter,  to  be  equally  divided. 

Executor. — David  Lloyd. 

Witnesses. — Alexander  Graffile,  Morrice  Price,  the  X  Edward 
Powell. 


Will  of  JANE  EVANS,  late  of  Rhyd  y  Karw,  Trefeglwys ;  made 
28th  March,  15  Ch-.  I;  proved  9th  July  1640. 

Christian  burial.  To  well-beloved  daughter,  Sara  Parton,  10s.; 
to  grandchild,  Edward  Evans,  12d.  -,  to  grandchild,  George 
Evans,  12<i  ;  to  grandchild,  Richard  Parton,  12d 

Testatrix  admitted  her  indebtedness  to  her  well-beloved 
daughter,  Ursula  Evans,  amounting  to  £300  ;  in  satisfaction  of 
this,  testatrix  devised  to  Ursula  all  the  annuity  and  arrearages 
due  to  her  by  Bridget  Evans  of  Rhyd  y  Karw,  widow,  or  due 


1  Entered  of  the  Inner  Temple,  as  son  and  heir  of  Jenkyn  Lloyd  of 
Berthlloyd,  in  1619.  Afterwards  knighted. 

8  I  should  fancy  he  was  some  bachelor  relative ;  it  wants  investi- 
gating. See  will  Edwd.  Lloyd  of  Finnant,  1627.  "David  Lloyd  of 
Ffynnant,  co.  Montgomery,  Doctor  of  the  Civil  Laws,  in  1629",  is 
identical  with  the  David  Lloyd,  son  of  Edward  Lloyd,  the  scapegrace 
in  the  will  of  1627. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  15 

from  Edward  Evans,1  son  and  heir-apparent  unto  my  beloved 
son,  Morgan  Evans,  deceased,  by  virtue  of  a  decree  obtained 
in  the  Court  of  Chancery  on  the  25th  April,  11  Ch.  I,  and  the 
order  thereupon,  dated  28th  June,  16  Ch.  I;  testatrix  acknow- 
ledged having  received  the  sum  of  £5,  part  of  this,  from  John 
ap  Evan  of  Trefeglwys,  miller. 

Executor. — Daughter,  Ursula. 

Witnesses. — Cornelius  Evans,  Thomas  Morris,  Hugh  ap 
Humphrey,  Thomas  Williams. 


PARISH  OF  TREGYNON. 

Wills  already  printed. 

1671  John  Blayney  of  Gregynog,  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xxi,  p.  293 
1 795  Arthur  Blayney  of  Gregynog  „  „  xxii,  p.     95 

1753  Mary  Barlow,  widow,  ne'e  Blayney    „  „    xxi,  p.  301 

Will  of  RICHARD  LAWRENCE  of  Tregynon  ;  made  30th  April, 
12  Eliz. ;   proved  4th  March  1577. 

To  be  buried  in  the  parish  church  of  Tregynon.  To  Ellen, 
his  wife,  he  left  an  annuity  of  £3  6s.  8d.  per  year,  to  be  paid  to 
her  by  testator's  cousin,  Roger  Poyner,  of  the  town  of  Salop ; 
residue  to  the  said  Roger  and  his  children. 

Executors.— Roger  Poyner  and  Mary  Poyner,  his  daughter. 

Overseer. — William  Poyner  of  Triginion. 

Witnesses. — Thomas  Jones,  Thomas  Holle,  John  Hussey, 
Thomas  Ball,  with  others. 


Will  of  WILLIAM  LYE  of  Tregynon ;  made  23rd  July  1591  ; 
proved  8th  May  1592. 

Testator,  after  leaving  small  bequests  to  several  persons, 
leaves  the  residue  of  his  property  to  his  wife,  Margerie  Lie, 
and  his  son-in-law,  Henry  Simons  of  Tetenhall,  for  the  use  of 
Margerie  for  life,  then  to  go  to  his  son-in-law. 

Witnesses. — Thomas  Corbett,  clerk,  Richard  Blackman,  and 
Walther  Southwicke. 


1  This  Edward  Evans,  representing  the  family  of  Rhydycarw  in 
1648,  was  fined  £48  by  the  Sequestration  Commissioners  of  the  Par- 
liament for  having  borne  arms  for  the  King.  (See  Mont.  Coll.,  vol. 
xviii,  pp.  285-6-7.) 


16  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

Will  of  THOMAS  ASTLEY  of  Tregynon ;  made  20th  November 
1600  ;  proved  28th  January  1600-1. 

To  be  buried  within  the  church  or  churchyard  of  Tregynon  ; 
to  repair  said  church,  3s.  4d. ;  to  the  poor,  6s.  8d. ;  to  Ellen,1 
twenty-four  cattle,  two  horses,  one  mare,  also  all  household 
stuff,  also  all  corne  in  barnes  and  growing.  To  ffoster-daughter, 
Elizabeth  Blayney,  £10  ;  to  Katherine,  testator's  daughter,  to 
Maude  and  Jane  Garnall,  £6  13s.  £d.  each ;  to  his  daughter 
Emme,  £6  13s.  4c?. ;  to  John  ap  Thomas  and  ffrancis  ap 
Thomas,  sons  of  daughter  Emme,  £6  13s.  4=d.  each;  to 
Katherine  vz.  Thomas,  his  daughter  Emme's  daughter, 
£3  6s.  8d.  Many  other  bequests,  one  to  Morris  Braye,  son-in- 
law.  A  long  schedule  of  persons  (and  places)  owing  sums  of 
money  to  testator. 

Overseers. — Richard  Arneway2  and  Ellice  Norris. 

Witnesses. — David  Blayney,  Cleric.;  Hugh  Pryce,  clerke ; 
. . .  Pryce,  Thomas  Haberley,  Ellisa  Norrice. 


Will  of  ANN  HOWLE  of  Tregynon,  spinster;  made  20fch  April 
1614;  proved  9th  June  1614. 

To  be  buried  in  the  parish  church  or  churchyard  of 
Tregynon.  To  half-brother  John  Howie,  40s. ;  to  Elizabeth, 
brother  William  Howie's  daughter,  40s. ;  to  Thomas  Smith, 
son  of  sister  Jane  Howies,  40s.;  to  Elizabeth,  late  wife  of 
Richard  Howie,  20s. ;  to  Thomas,  son  of  William  Howie  and 
Ellen  Howie,  20s. ;  to  ffrauncys  Howie,  half-brother,  and  to 
Elizabeth  and  Johanne,  half-sisters,  to  John  and  Richard 
Tudge,  nephews,  and  Mary  Tudge,  niece,  children  of  testator's 
sister  Mary  Tudge,  to  Richard  and  Harry  Smythe,  nephews, 
Mary  Smith,  niece,  being  sister  Jane  Howie's  children,  and 
to  William  Howie,  brother,  all  moneys  due  to  her  and  all 
stock,  to  be  equally  divided  between,  after  payment  of  debts, 
legacies,  and  funeral  expenses. 

Long  list  of  names  of  persons  owing  testator  moneys  follows — 

1  Called  Elianor  Astley  of  Chirbury,  in  her  will  dated  1628.     She 
had  two  sons,  Francis   and    Morris    Bray,  by  a  former   husband. 
"  Helenor  Astley,  wydowe",  had  a  sitting  in  a  Dudston  (Chirbury) 
pew  in  1604. 

2  Only  son  of  John  Arneway  of  Tregynon  (Salop    Visitation  of 
1623,  under  "Arneway").     Richard  Arneway  administered    to    his 
son  Owen's  effects ;  Annie,  his  second  wife  and  relict,   renouncing, 
23rd  June  1625. 


AT    SOMELISET    HOUSE.  17 

among  the  names:  Eichard  Mageton,  Llauwnog;  Evan  ap  David 
ap  Howell  Maddocke,  Aberhafesp  ;  Morris  ap  Evan  ap  David, 
Tregynon,  £5  17s.  by  bond,  of  which  sum  there  reateth 
£3  16s.  only,  as  by  order  Dated  apud  Ladlo  sept  into  J/I  ?/•/// 
^iiiiio  I'cij.  Rcijix  Jacobi  onine  Anylite  septimo,  appeareth  Bridget, 
Richard,  and  Morris  ap  Evan  ap  Morris,  all  of  Llandinam  ; 
John  Stynton,  Tregynon  ;  Evan  Thomas,  Llangadvan  ;  Robert 
Baxter,  Tregynon ;  Thomas  Baxter,  Trefeglwys  ;  John  Charles 
Price,  gent.,  Tregynon  ;  Richard  ap  Howell  ap  Owen  cds. 
Blayney,1  Phillip  Speake,'2  Alice  Watkyn,  Richard  Smith, 
Llandinam  •  Gruffith  Vanghan,  Llandinam  ;  Elizabeth  Howie, 
Llandinam,  and  others. 

Sole  Executrix.. — Mary  Tudge,  sister  (wife  of  William  Tudge). 

Witnesses. — Richard  JSTaginton,  Charles  Price,  Anne  his 
wife,  William  Moris  cds.  Taylor,  John  ffrauncys,  and  others. 


Will   of   JANE    VEKCH   HUGH,  Tregynon,   widow  ;    made   10th 
October  1621 ;  proved  7th  July  1625. 

Widow  of  Edward  Lewis  of  Tregynon. 

To  be  buried  in  Tregynon  Church.  Testatrix  directed  that 
£10,  in  the  hands  of  John  Dudlicke  of  G  weruygo,  Kerry,  should 
be  divided  as  follows  : — 

'20s.  to  son-in-law  Richard  Smith  of  Caersws  ;  20s.  more  to 
be  divided  between  his  wife  Katherine,  and  their  son  Richard, 
testator's  daughter,  and  grandson  ;  20s.  to  my  daughter  Sara 
verch  Edward  ;  20s.  to  daughter  Anne ;  30s.  to  daughter 
Margaret  ;  to  grandchild  Edw.  ap  Reeves  ap  leu'n,  20s. ;  to 
John  ap  leu'n,  my  other  grandchild,  20s.  ;  13s.  4<d.  to  my  son 
William  ap  Edward  Lewis;  3s.  4<d.  to  son-in-law  John  ap 
Edward  ;  13s.  4d.  towards  my  funeral  expenses  ;  20s.  to  son- 
iu-law  Richard  Smith,  to  prosecute  a  suit  against  Dudlicke, 
in  the  Court  of  the  Marches. 

Testatrix,  devising  some  household  articles  specifically  to 
some  of  her  children,  left  the  residue  to  them  all  in  equal  shares. 

I'J.i'fcntor. — Son-in-law  Richard   Smith. 

Witnesses. — Richard  Smith,  Nicholas  Barber,  William  ap 
Edward,  Lewis  Rees  Raynolds,  Clarke,  with  others. 

1  Ap  Howell  ap  Evan  Blayney  of  Gregynog.  His  brother,  Owen 
Blayney,  was  of  Ystymgwen,  and  married  Joyce,  daughter  of  Matthew 
Pryce  of  Newtown,  sheriff  in  1548. 

'2  Executor  to  the  will  of  John  Lloyd  of  Aston  (1618-22). 


VOL.   XX VL 


18  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 


PARISH    OF    TRELYSTAN. 

Wills  previously  printed. 

1574  David  ap  Hugh  ap  Evan  ap  William  of  Hope 

Mont.  Coll.,  xix,  p.  210 
1589  Roger  ap  John  Lloyd  of  Leighton,  gent.          „  xxi,  p.  149 


1597  David  Griffith  of  Bymveston 

1598  Richard  Powell  of  Worthin 
1610  Elizabeth  Lloyd  of  Leighton      . 
1613  Rowland  Roberts  of  Hope 
1618  Catherine  Griffiths  of  Leighton  . 
1627  George  Rogers  of  Leighton 
1661  Blanche  Lloyd,  spinster 


xix,  p.  60 
p.  188 

xxi,  p.  151 

xix,  p.  212 
p.  69 

xxi,  p.  156 
xxiii,  p.  239 


Will  of  JAMES  DAYE  of  Leighton  ;  made  8th  April  1629  ; 
proved  10th  September  1629. 

To  be  buried  in  Buttington  Church. 

To  daughter  Joane,  £10.  To  Rose  Lloyd,  when  21  years  of 
age,  £20  j  if  she  die  before  then,  to  daughter  Joane  ;  if  she 
die,  then  to  Mary  Day  and  Elizabeth  Day.  To  Elizabeth,  wife, 
all  household  stuff,  silver  plate,  etc.,  for  life ;  after,  one-fourth 
to  Rose  Lloyd,  the  other  three  parts  to  the  children  of  William 
Daye,  to  be  equally  divided  ;  to  James,  son  of  William  Daye, 
£20 ;  to  Thomas,  another  son,  £5  ;  to  Katherine,  a  daughter 
of  William  Daye,  £5  ;  to  Mary  Day,  £10  ;  to  Elizabeth  Daye, 
£10 ;  to  Ursula  Bedgfield,  40s.  ;  to  all  his  god-children,  a 
lamb  or  2s.  6d.  each. 

To  the  poor  of  Ulstaninynd,  10s. 

If  wife  married,  she  to  have  £40  only ;  to  the  poor  of 
Buttington,  5s.  ;  to  Edward,  man  servant,  2s.  ;  to  my  two 
other  men-servants,  I2d.  each;  to  Katherine  Edward,  12d; 
"  to  my  wife,  a  Mill  mare  and  her  own  mare,  and  a  fillie  colt, 
16  kyne,  6  oxen,  with  ploughs,  harrowes,  waynes,  and  all  the 
rest  of  my  ymplements  of  husbandry,  also  8  young  beasts, 
100  sheep,  and  my  wife  to  have  the  disposal  of  £20  where 
she  will  at  her  latter  days." 

Residue  to  son  William  Daie,  whom  he  appointed  executor. 

Overseers. — Thomas  Rocke  and  Thomas  ap  Hugh,1  gent. 

L  "Thomas  ap  Hugh  de  Leighton,  gen.,"  appears  on  a  grand  jury 
list  of  the  county  in  1633.  He  married  Joyce,  relict  of  George 
Rogers  of  Leighton  (ob.  1627),  and  daughter  of  Edmund  Lloyd  of 
Stockton,  churchwarden  of  Cherbury  in  1604,  with  his  eldest  brother 


AT    SOMEESET    HOUSE.  19 

Witnesses. — Thomas    Pugh,    Thomas    Eocke,    Edw.    Lloyd, 
Thomas  Richards. 


Will  of  EDWARD  WATiES1  of  Leigh  ton,  Esq. ;  made  at  Ludlow, 
15th  May  1635  ;  proved  6th  February  1635-6. 

To  be  buried  in  such  sort  as  mine  executors  shall  think  fit, 
soe  that  it  be  done  without  pompe  and  unfitting  charge. 
Whereas  Edward  ffox,2  late  of  Steaventon,  co.  Salop,  Esq., 
deceased,  conveyel  to  me  and  my  heirs  the  Lordship  or  Manor 
of  Steaventon  and  Ashford,  cos.  of  Salop  and  Hereford,  which 
manor  was  then  mortgaged  to  Sir  Edward  Battler,  knight,  and 
now  by  me  redeemed  by  payment  to  him  and  others  of  £480. 
To  have  and  to  hold  the  said  manor  to  the  use  of  the  said 
Edwaro^  ffox  and  Jane,3  his  then  wife,  during  their  lives,  and 
after  to  the  use  of  me  and  my  heirs  upon  trust  to  dispose  of  the 
same  or  some  part  thereof  towards  the  maintenance  of  William 
ffox,  Esq.,  now  deceased,  their  son,  and  heir  apparent  of  the  said 
Edward  ffox,  and  of  Julyan,  then  wife  of  the  said  William,  now 
also  deceased,  during  their  lives,  and  that  I  and  my  heirs 
should  settle  and  dispose  of  the  said  premises  to  the  benefit  of 
Edward  ffox,  gent.,  the  son  and  heir  apparent  of  William  and 
of  Ann  his  wife,  one  of  my  daughters,  and  of  the  heirs  of  the 
body  of  the  said  Edward  and  Ann,  and  for  default  of  such  issue 
to  the  right  heirs  of  the  said  Edward  ffoxe,  and  according  to 
that  trust  I  have  already  conveyed  the  same  and  now  ratify  it. 


Kichard  Lloyd  of  Harrington,  sheriff  in  1016.  This  "Thomas  ap 
Hugh"  is  the  reputed  ancestor  of  the  Pughs  .of  Leighton  (see  Mont. 
Coll.,  vol.  xix,  p.  238),  and  signs  himself  "  Thomas  Pugh",  with  his 
brother  overseer,  Thomas  Rocke,  when  witnessing  testator's  will. 

1  According  to  the  Herald's    Visitation  of  Salop,  in  1623  Edward 
Waties  was  one   of  the  king's  justices  in  the  Marches  of  Wales.     By 
his  wife  Martha,  daughter  of  Sir  Charles  Fox  of  Bromfield,   he  had 
1,  Edward  Waties,  who  died  without  issue  ;  2,  Timothy  ;  3,  Margaret, 
wife  of  Edward  Corbett  of  Longnor ;  4,  Anne,  wife  of  Edward  Fox, 
son  and  heir  of  Sir  William  Fox  of  Ludford,  Herefordshire. 

2  There  is  a  reference  to  Fox  of  Steaventon  in  the  will  of  Morgan 
Glyn  of  Glyn  Clewedog.     (Mont.  Coll.,  xxiv,  p.  42.) 

3  Daughter  of  Adam  Oteley  of  Pichford  (Salop  Visitation),    Judge 
Waties  purchased  the  ancient  inheritance  of  the  Lloyds  of  Leighton 
between  18  James  I,  1620,  when   "  Brochwellus  Lloyd,  Ar.,  paid  a 
lay  subsidy  for  Wolstanmynd"  (Leighton),  and  1635,  the  date  of  the 
will    of  Judge  Waties,  where  he    is    described  of    Leighton.     See 
xho'ifs  of  Montgomeryshire,  under  Charles  Llovd  of  Leighton,  Sheriff 
iii  1601.' 

c  2 


20  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

Whereas  my  brother  Thomas  Waties,  deceased,  in  considera- 
tion of  £30,  conveyed,  by  my  appointment,  to  Eees  Jones,  gent., 
a  messuage,  etc.,  in  Ludlow,  in  a  street  there  called  Corve  Street, 
with  conditions  of  redemption,  now  I  direct  the  said  Rees  -Jones 
to  convey  the  said  house  to  the  three  daughters  of  my  brother 
Thomas,  and  to  their  heirs  for  ever. 

As  to  my  plate,  my  will  is  that  my  daughter  Margaret,  now 
wife  of  Edward  Corbet  the  elder,  and  Ann,  the  wife  of  the  said 
Edward  ffox,  gent.,  shall  each  have  the  use  of  one  half  of  it — 
their  husbands  giving  proper  security  to  my  executors,  and 
deliver  to  my  executors  at  the  death  of  the  said  Margaret  and 
Ann  the  said  plate,  to  the  intent  hereafter  mentioned:  after  the 
decease  of  Ann,  to  the  heirs  of  her  body ;  failing,  to  Margaret  and 
the  heirs  of  her  body  ;  in  default,  to  my  right  heirs.  After  the 
decease  of  daughter  Margaret,  the  half  shall  come  to  Edward 
Corbett  the  younger  son,  herson;  if  living;  if  dead,  then  to  the 
heirs  of  her  body  ;  in  default,  to  my  right  heirs. 

As  to  my  household  stuff,  etc.,  so  much  as  remains  at  Stea- 
venton  to  daughter  Ann  ffox,  and  the  rest  at  Leighton  to 
Margaret  my  daughter.  Testator  directed  that  100  marks  be 
distributed  according  to  their  wants  to  my  sister's  children. 
As  to  the  rest  of  my  legacies  given  by  this  my  will,  I  wish  my 
executors  to  be  advised  by  my  good  sister  Mrs.  Margaret1 
Herbert,  widow.  £24  to  the  poor  of  Ludlow  and  Leighton  : 
£20  to  Ludlow,  £4  to  Leighton  and  elsewhere. 

To  Thomes  Colebatch,  parson,  of  Ludlow,  £6  13s.  4rf.  to  buy 
him  bookes  ;  to  my  nephew  Edward  Saunders  £13  6s.  8d.}  to 
Mary  Saunders  £6  13s. 4^.,  over  and  above  their  share  ofthe  100 
marks  to  be  distributed  to  my  sister's  children,  whereof  they 
are  two;  to  nephew  Edward  Evans  20  marks,  over  and  above 
his  share;  to  servant  Henry  Madox,  £3  6s.  Sd.;  to  servant  Johan 
Price,  £3  6s.  8d.;  to  the  rest  of  my  and  my  daughter's  servants, 
10s.  each. 

To  my  loving  nephew,  ffrauncis  Herbert,  Esquire,  "£3  6s.  8(L 
to  make  him  a  ring  of  gould". 

To  liees  Jones,  40s.j  to  my  servant  Evan  Ph'es,2  £5  ;  residue 
of  goods  and  chattels  to  my  two  daughters  in  equal  shares.  I 
remit  my  son-in-law  Edward  ffox  £100  owing  to  me  by  him 
and  his  late  mother  Julyan,  and  £20. 

To  Ann  Corbett,  grand-daughter,  100  marks ;  to  cousin 
William  Hitch,  half  the  debt  he  oweth  me,  and  I  do  give  him  my 

1  Margaret,  daughter  of  Sir  Charles  Fox  of  Bromfield,  and  sister-iu- 
law  of  Judge  Waties,  married  Matthew  Herbert  of  Dolguog. 
*  Contraction  for  Phillips. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  21 

l)cs(  black  gown.  Sir  Richard  Newport  covenanted  to  pay  tes- 
tator a  certain  sum  of  money ;  testator  directed  that  if  he  did 
not  otherwise  direct  them,  his  executors  should  pay  of  the  svvvd 
sum  £100  to  Anne,  one  of  the  daughters  of  the  said  Sir  Richard 
Newport,  if  a  marriage  between  her  and  his  grandchild  should 
take  effect,  according  to  the  true  meaning  of  the  said  inden- 
tures ;  £200  to  daughter  Ann  ffox ;  the  rest  to  the  younger 
children  of  my  daughter  Margaret  Corbett. 

Executors. — Loving  nephew  Ffrauncis  Herbert,  Esq.,  and  my 
t-aid  faithful  servant  Evan  Ph'es. 

And  entreats  rny  said  trulie  noble  alliseman  and  sure  friend 
Sir  Richard  Newport,  Knt.,  to  be  Overseer. 

Witnesses. — Thomas  Colbatch,  Ed w.  Jones,  Tho.  ffisher,  Cler., 
John  Crowther. 


Will  of  ROGER  FARMER  of  Wolstemynde,  parish  of  Worthen. 

Roger,  son,  mentioned,  to  whom  he  left  his  taking  in  Brornp- 
ton,  co.  Salop,  with  corn,  kyne  "  and  half  myne  Englishe  wolle"; 
mentions  Jane,  Dorothy,  and  Anne,  his  three  daughters, 
to  whom  he  left  40  marks  each  ;  also  Isabel,  daughter,  twelve 
marks;  Robert,  son;  William,  son;  Elen,  wife. 

To  every  child  of  his  son,  William,  Robert,  and  his  daughter, 
Elizabeth  (Elsabeth  in  will),  "  george  huggons'  wief  a  good 
English  yewe  and  lamb".  To  Johan,  daughter,  twenty  English 
sheep;  rest  of  his  sheep  at  Brompton  to  wife  Ellyn  and  son 
Roger ;  to  Roger,  his  son,  he  left  his  taking  of  the  Clende  (?) 
so  that  his  wife  "  may .e have  foode  there  as  much  as  she  nedith 
duringe  her  life".  Testator  also  charged  Roger  with  "  kepinge 
and  findinge  of  William  my  eldest  sonne  during  his  lief" 
Residue  to  Ellyn,  wife,  whom  he  appointed  sole  executrix. 

Witnesses. — William  Farmer,  George  Farmer,  Roger  Farmer, 
George  Higgons,  and  others. 

Will  of  NICHOLAS  WARING  of  Wolstanmynde ;  made  1st 
August  1675  ;  proved  22nd  Feb.  1675-6. 

To  his  beloved  kinsman,  Timothy  Waring,  an  apprentice  in 
London,  second  son  of  cousin  Richard  Waring  of  Woodcote 
all  his  lands,  provided  he,  after  testator's  decease,  would  pay 
to  Raphe  Wareing,  then  a  draper  in  Shrewsbury,  £20  ;  to  each 
of  his  godchildren,  5s. 

To  Lewis  Gwyne,  third  son  of  Lewis  Gwynne,  minister  of 
Manavon,  5s. ;  to  kinswoman,  Ann  Horsley,  widow,  £3 ;  to  her 
son,  John  Horseley,  £3 ;  to  Mary  Santford,  widow,  his  kins- 


22  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

woman  in    Shrewsbury,   £3  ;    to   each    servant,   5s. ;    Timothy 
Waring,  executor,  to  the  poor  of  Wolstanmynde,  5s. 
Witnesses. — Edward  Kerv,  Edw.  Owen. 


Wills  at  Somerset  House.      An.  1653. 

RlCHARD  CORBETT  VARCHOEL.1 

EDWARD  CORBETT  LEIGHTON,  Esq. 

1653,  dated  30th  March  ;  proved  20th  June  1653. 

Executors  to  sell  all  his  lands  (none  mentioned  in  Mont- 
gomery), pay  his  debts,  and  divide  the  balance  equally  among 
his  children,  namely,  sons  Francis,  Richard,  and  Charles,  and 
daughter  Margaret. 


WELSHPOOL  WILLS. 

Wills  already  printed. 

1548  S'r  David  Elis,  prieste        .         .      Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xv,  p.  405 
1545  Hoel  ap  leu'n  ap  John  Gwynne    .  ,,  xxi,  p.  164 

1565  John  ap  John  ap  Hugh      .  ,,  ,169 


1575  Robert  D'd  of  Pool,  burgess 
1594  David  ap  Robert 
1604  Howell  Gilbert  . 
1604  Thomas  Strowtbag 


211 


171 
248 


1617  Gilbert  Jones  of  Pool,  esquire  .  „  „  170 

1620  Roger  Lloyd  son  of  David  Lloyd, 

esquire  .....  ,,  ,,  151 

1633  David  Lloyd  ap  Edmund  of 

Gungrog  vawr         .         .         .  „  „          149 


Will  of  JOHN  VAUGHAN,  Clericus. 
Proved  10th  May  1527  (fo.  19,  "Porch".) 
Ego,  JoVes  Waghan,  cle'cus,  primo  die  Maij  1527. 
My  bodie  to  be  buried  in  Saint  Mary's  Churchyard.     To  his 
mother  church2  he  bequeathed  xijs.,  unto  the  high  aulter  of 

1  Amongst  some  loose  quires  of  administrations  at  Somerset  House 
the  following  appears  under  the  date  1653-4  :  Administration  granted 
to  Richard  Corbett,  brother  of  Francis  Corbet t  of  Leighton.  12th 
June  1617  is  the  date  of  the  settlement  of  Edward  Corbett,  eldest 
son  of  Thomas  Corbett  of  Longnor,  by  Jane,  daughter  and  heir  of 
Robert  Morton  of  Houghton,  on  his  marriage  with  Margaret,  daugh- 
ter of  Edward  Waties  of  Burway,  afterwards  of  Leighton.  Richard 
of  Yarchoel  above  was  probably  the  fourth  son  of  Thomas  Corbett  of 
Lougnor,  2  Meivod  or  Welshpool. 


AT    SQMKKSKT    HOUSK.  23 

Saint  Marten's  xijs.,  and  xxs.,  more  to  the  same  church ;  unto  Sir 
Richard  Burnett,  curate  of  Saint  Peter's,  one  of  these  iij  thinges, 
that  is  to  say,  my  decretal  or  elles  my  coverlett,  or  my 
matteres  ;  unto  Sir  Robert  Bayly,  my  booke  of  Tully  Pistelle  ; 
unto  Sir  Thomas  Yardeley,  my  book  of  a  dieta;  unto  Sir 
William  Savege,  ijs.,  besides  the  dutie  between  hym  and  me 
before ;  unto  Sir  Richard  Addeney,  xxe£. ;  my  brother  Lewes 
to  have  and  to  hold  the  close  and  the  tithe  all  as  he  was 
wonte  to  have.  I  bequeath  and  charge  Edward  np  Evan  Loyd1 
vjs.  vi\jd.,  to  pay  to  the  church  of  Berrowe ;  unto  the  church 
of  Manavon,  xxs. ;  unto  my  brother,  Sir  Hugh  Waghan,  which 
is  parson  of  Saint  Martin's,  xiij^'.,  and  a  further  sum  to  bury 
testator  and  pay  his  debts  ;  John  Morys,  clarke  of  Saint 
Marten's.  Sole  executor,  his  brother  of  Saint  Marten's.  Over- 
seers, his  brothers  Lewys  and  Thomas,  and  3s.  4d.  each  for 
their  labor.  To  all  parsons  who  will  come  to  see  him  home,  viijd. ; 
to  all  vicars,  vjd. ;  to  all  preistes,  iiijd.  •  every  parish  clerke,  ijd. 
Hiis  testibus  :  Sir  Owen  Powle,2  vicar  of  Aberowe,  Roger 
Adeney,  John  Griffith,  and  John  Mores,  clerke  there. 


Will  of  DAVID  EVANS  of  Poole  ;  made  10th  June  1570  ;  proved 
8th  July  1570. 

Bodie  to  be  buried  in  the  church  of  Poole.  To  S'r  John 
Piers,  clerk,  my  ghostlie  father,  5s.  Household  stuff  to  be 
divided  into  three  parts  :  whereof  Cicelye  George,  sister's 
daughter,  shall  have  two  partes  ;  the  other  to  Katharin  George. 
To  Rob't  George  and  George  Piers  a  gelding  each  ;  to  John 
Davies,  testator's  son,  £10,  with  my  best  black  gown  for  his 
part;  to  said  Cicelye  George,  £13  16s.  8d.  -,  to  Katharin 
George,  £6  13s.  4d. ;  to  Edw'd  George,  nephew,  £4 ;  to 
Olyver  George,  nephew,  £4;  to  Hurnifrey  Roger,  10s.;  to 
John  Evans,  my  base  begotten  son,  £4 ;  to  cozen  Roger  ap 
John  Davyd,  my  bay  mare.  Residue  to  said  Roger  ap  John 
Davyd,  George  Piers,  and  Robert  George  (whom  he  constituted 
his  ex'ors),  and  Robert  ap  John  David,  Griffith  ap  leu'n  ap 
gitten,  and  Lewys  ap  Olyver,  overseers.  Witnesses  :  Morys, 
Corvisor,  Humfrey  ap  John  ap  Hughe,  harry  Piers,  John 
pipfer],  and  John  Piers,  clerk.  A  list  of  debts  owing  by  and 

1  Probably  of  Vaynor.     (Lewys  Dwmi's  Visitations,  vol.  i,  p.  285.) 

2  Lewys  Dwnn,  in  his  own  pedigree,  states  that  his  grand-uncle 
Hugh   ap   Morris,  married   Margaret,  daughter  of  "  S'r  Owen  Poolo, 
parson  of  Beryow". 


24  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

to  testator  is  appended.  Testator's  principal  debts  were  for 
malt,  and  to  him,  for  money  lent  on  bonds.  The  total  due  from 
him  was  £37  5s.  6tf.  ;  to  him,  £93  12s.  Sd. 


Will  of  ROBERT  WARTER  of  Straytmarshall,  co.  Montgomery  ; 
made  10th  July  1570  ;  proved  31st  July  1570. 

To  Elynor,  wife,  he  left  his  taking,  which  he  had  of  Hewghe 
ap  Deane,  during  her  widowhood;  after  her  decease  or  marriage, 
same  to  go  to  his  two  youngest  sons,  Thomas  and  Hewgh  ;  to 
eldest  son  James,  a  tenement  and  lands  held  in  mortgage,  the 
property  of  Geffrey  lloid;  the  parsonage  of  Westburie,  all 
the  tithes  there,  and  his  tithes  in  Pontesburie  parish  to  his 
wife,  three  children,  five  brethren,  and  one  syster,  to  be  equallie 
divided.  Residue  to  wife,  three  sons,  five  brethren,  one  sister, 
to  be  similarly  divided/  He  directed  his  wife  and  his  other 
executor  to  set  out  his  farm  in  Wales,  and  she,  his  household, 
and  children  to  dwell  at  Mele  (?  Meole). 

Executors. — Wife,  son  Jarnes,  brother  John,  and  my  uncle, 
Robert  Warter  of  Onslowe. 

Witnesses. — Richard  Heathe,  Roger  Warter,  Edward  Warter, 
Richard  Warter,  Willyam  Hey  ward. 

Schedules  of  sums  owing  by  and  to  testator  appended,  and 
names  of  persons. 

Will  of  OLIVER  AP  ROGER,  of  London  (?) ;  made  23rd  Nov.  1585  ; 
proved  3rd  Feb.  1585-6. 

Body  to  be  buried  within  the  Christian  burial  of  St. 
Clemente. 

To  brother  D'd  ap  Roger  the  house,  barn,  and  garden,  in 
Welshtowne,  co.  Montgomery,  also  two  mares  in  the  custody 
of  Jaspar  David,  a  gray  nag  in  custody  of  David  lloide  ap 
Edward,  gent.1 ;  other  bequests  to  David,  including  seven  gold 
rings,  also  to  David  and  his  heirs,  a  house  and  garden  in  the 
town  of  Pole,  co.  Montg.,  the  last  testator  had  from  his  father, 


1  D'd  Lloid  ap  Edward,  senior,  gent.,  and  D'd  Lloid  ap  Edward, 
minor,  gent.,  were  on  the  grand  jury  in  2-3  Eliz.,  1560-1. 

Edward  Lloyd,  the  third  son  of  David  Lloyd  of  Leighton,  and 
the  brother  of  Humphrey  Lloyd,  the  first  sheriff,  had  a  son  David, 
who  was  of  Gungrog  vawr.  The  mother  of  the  latter  was  Anne  (or 
Jane),  daughter  of  Ho  well  Vaughan  of  Llwydiarth.  (Sal  op  Visitation 
Harl.  MS.  1241.) 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  25 

Eoger  M'dd.  Bequests  to  fellow  servants.  Mistress,  Mrs. 
13arbrey. 

Executor. — Brother. 

Witnesses, — Edward  Purbry,  Thomas  Higgs  of  the  Temple, 
Mrs.  Churcher,  with  others. 


Will  of  JOHN  AP  OwEN1  AP  IUEN'J  AP  HYWEL  of  Poole ;  made  27th 
September  1590;  proved  Sth  November  1590. 

To  the  poor  of  the  Almshouse  of  Pool,  3s.  4/7. ;  to  Hugh 
Davies,  Clerk,  vicar  of  Poole,  10s. ;  to  Thomas  Lloid,  Clerke 
and  curate  of  Llandirvill  (sic),  2s. ;  to  the  repairs  of  the  bridges 
of  Buttington,  3s.  4=d. 

To  Lovvry,  his  wife,  for  life,  he  left  a  part  of  house  wherein 
he  dwelt  in  Poole  ;  after,  to  his  son  Humphrey  Bowen  and 
his  heirs.  To  his  wife  he  left  a  parcel  of  meadow  land,  1^  clay's 
math,  lying  in  a  meadow  called  Yddolvawr,  between  the  lands 
of  Charles  Lloide,  Esquire,2  and  David  Lloide,  draper,  and 
another  called  Clwf  Yrogg,  lying  within  the  same  meadow, 
called  Yddolvawr,  within  known  meares  and  bounds,  and  the 
third  part  of  all  his  arable  lands  lying  in  the  Cornmonfeildes  of 
the  said  towne,  to  hold  for  life  ;  and  after,  except  the  arable,  to 
his  son  Mores  and  his  heirs;  failing,  to  David,  testator's  son; 
failing,  to  his  son  Humfrey.  As  to  the  arable,  after  death  of 
Lowry,  to  his  son  Humfrey  and  his  heirs ;  to  Lowry  also  two 
Deryhouses  (?  Dairy),  and  all  the  lands,  etc.,  belonging,  lying 
in  the  township  of  Kefn  y  llys  in  the  saide  county,  commonly 
known  by  the  name  of  Lyestith-yn  y  dole  gwinnon,  for  life,  in 
lieu  of  dower,  of  all  the  lands  of  testator  in  the  parishes  of 
Poole,  Huttington,  and  Gilsfeilde ;  after  her  death  to  son 
Humfrey  and  his  heirs  ;  the  rest  of  his  said  house  wherein  he 
lived  to  his  son  Humfrey,  his  heirs  and  assigns.  To  his  son 
Humfrey  also  all  the  residue  of  his  arable  lands  lying  in  the 
townshipps  and  hamlets  of  Poole,  Hope,  Welshtowne,  and 
Teirtrefe.  Also  all  his  pastures,  leasowes,  meadowes,  etc., 
lying  in  Welshtowne  and  Hope,  then  in  the  occupation  of 
David  ap  Cadd'r  of  Poole ;  also  to  Humfrey  a  meadow  called 
Erw  y  ddavod,  and  another  called  Kyvie  Owen  Barther  in  the 

1  Seina,  daughter  of  John  ap  Owen  ap  Evan  ap  Howell  of  Welsh 
Poole,  married  Evan  Lloyd  "of  Dyfnant  in  Llangad win's  Parish" 
(Lewys  Dwnn,  vol.  i,  p.  275),  an  attorney,  ap  David  Lloyd  ap  Rees 
ap  Evan  ap  lln.  They  had  issue — 1,  Thomas  ;  2,  Darid. 

-  Of  Leightou,  and  Sheriff  in  1601. 


26  EARLY    MONTGOAIKKYSHIKP;    WILLS 

township  of  Hope,  in  the  said  meadow  called  Yddolvawr,  then 
in  the  occupation  of  Rinalde  Davies  of  Marshe,1  and  seven 
men's  math  of  have  lying  in  the  same  meadow,  in  the  occupation 
ofHumfrev  Davies,  gent. ;  also  one  messuage  lying  in  Hope, 
and  one  ridge  of  arable  land  in  the  same  township  in  a  common 
tield  there  called  Maes-yr-Hope,  then  in  the  occupation  of 
leu'n  ap  Owen,  "  my  brother."  Also  four  other  ridges  in  the 
same  township  in  a  common  field  there  called  Maes  tan  a  tai, 
and  all  those  closes  called  Kae  Eiginon,  Llyd  Bellangoch,  and 
Clwf  y  Valog,  lying  in  Llanerthydoll  and  Welshtowne ;  also  a 
garden  lying  in  Hope  ;  a  rent  charge  of  21s.  8d.  issuing  out  of 
a  messuage  in  Poole  in  the  tenure  of  Margaret,  vc'h  David,  wife 
of  Richard  Gruff.,  gent.,  deceased ;  and  one  of  12s.  out  of 
another  in  Poole  he  also  left  to  his  son  Humfrey. 

To  Mores,  his  son,  he  left  a  pasture  called  Erw-yr  esgawen, 
lying  in  the  meadow  called  Yddolvawr  in  Hope,  and  one  acre 
of  arable  land  in  Maestan  y  ffordd  in  Gyngroghvechan,  and  a 
close  in  the  same  in  the  occupation  of  David  ap  David  Bobydd. 
To  Mores  also  a  messuage  in  the  town  and  liberties  of  Porte 
(sic,  Poole  ?),  in  the  tenure  of  David  ap  John  Sadler2 ;  also  a 
rent  charge  of  20s.  issuing  out  of  lands  in  Garthvele  parish  of 
Guilsfield,  and  a  garden  in  Poole,  lying  between  the  lands  of 
David  ap  David  Bobydd  and  Thomas  ap  Olyver  and  the  land 
of  the  heires  of  Trevor.  To  David,  son,  a  close  within  the 
town  and  liberties  of  Poole.  Also  a  rent  charge  of  5s.  issuing 
out  of  a  house  and  lands  wherein  leu'n  ap  Edward  of  Poole 
dwelleth,  and  2s.  4cL  out  of  a  house  and  lands  in  the  parish  of 
Poole.  Also  a  house  and  lands  in  Trefnant  in  the  parish  of 
Gildfeilde  in  the  occupation  of  David  Goch  Mdd.  Also  another 
tenement  and  half-acre  of  land  in  Trefnant.  Also  remainder 
of  testator's  interest  in  a  lease  of  some  land  in  Trefnant,  which, 
he  held  under  a  lease  made  by  the  late  AUbot  of  Sir  dm' cell.  To 
daughter  Jane,  a  messuage  or  tenement  called  Tyddyn  yn  yr 
hirrhos,  in  the  possession  of  Hugh  Aldriche,  and  to  her  heirs ; 
failing,  to  his  son  Oliver  and  his  heirs.  Also  to  Oliver  a 
tenement  in  Allt  Tymorran  on  condition  that  Oliver  paid  the 
sum  of  £22  to  one  Morgan  ap  David  ap  Ll'en ;  in  default,  the 

1  According  to  the   Harl.  printed  Visitation  of  Salop,  1623,  under 
"  Davys  of  Marsh".    This  Reginald  Davys  married  Ellen,  da.  to  James 
Morris   (or  leuan   ap  Morris).     He  was  the  ancestor  of  Mr.   Pryce 
Davies  of  Vronfelen. 

2  David,  second  son  (Lewys  Dwnn,  vol.  i,  p.  275)  of  John  ap  David 
Sadler  ap  Griffith  ap  leuan  ap  Griffith  ap  Kees  Vougan.     See  Cedwyn 
MS.  under  "  Sadlers  of  Poole",  printed  in  Mont.  Colt.,  vol.  i,  p.  40, 


AT    SOMERSET    NOTTS K.  27 

same  to  go  to  Humfrey  his  son.  To  Lowry,  wife,  all  corn 
in  barn,  except  enough  of  seed-corn  for  winter  and  Lent 
sowing  for  the  lands  in  occupation  of  Gilbert  Jones,  in  consi- 
deration for  which  testator  left  his  wife  half  of  all  his  growing 
grain  upon  all  his  lands  in  the  parish  of  Pool.  To  daughter 
Katharine  a  bequest  of  cattle  and  sheep  for  her  preferment  in 
marriage.  To  Thomas  Lloid,  "  son  of  iny  son-in-law,"  leu'n 
Lloid,  gent.,1  "  one  mare  coloured  pide  and  her  colte."  To  his 
sons  Mores  and  David  similar  bequests,  and  also  to  Humfrey 
and  Oliver;  to  leu'n  ap  Richard  of  Kefn  Llys,  "  a  redd  mare." 
To  David  Lloyd,  one  other  of  the  sons  of  leu'n  Lloid,  "  a  bay 
filliii"  and  a  yearling  colte  with  flaxen  mawne.  To  Humfrey 
ap  John  ap  Ritherch,  10s.;  to  Elen,  v'ch  John,  my  base  dau'r,two 
ewes  and  two  lambs ;  to  Cad'r,  the  base  sou  of  Hugh  ap  Owen, 
26s.  8d. ;  to  John  ap  leu'n  David  Lloid,  10s.  Rest  to  wife  and 
daughter  {Catherine. 

Sole  Executor. — Humfrey,  son. 

Witnesses*. — Matthew  ap  Hugh.  Jones,  David  ap  John  Sadler 
John  ap  leu'n  David  Lloyd,  Harry  Charles,  Robert  ap  Elis, 
Olyver  Lloyd,  Charles  Bedos,  Hughe  Davies,  John  ap  Owen. 


Will  of  DAVID  AP  CAD'B  of  Pool;  made  15th  June  1593  ;  proved 
10th  Nov.  1593. 

To  be  buried  in  Pool  Church,  towards  the  reparation  of 
which  he  bequeathed  20s.;  to  Lewys  ap  Cadwalader  ap  Griffith, 
testator's  brother,  he  devised  a  messuage  commonly  called 
Tythin  James  ap  Hughe,  and  all  lands  belonging  thereto 
situate  within  the  township  of  Varchoel  in  the  said  co., 
then  occupied  by  testator's  father,  Cadwalader  ap  Gruff,  to  the 
use  of  the  said  Lewys,  his  heirs  and  assigns  for  ever;  to  his 
father  testator  devised  two  messuages  occupied  by  Randall 
Owen  and  John  Cowborne  situate  in  the  township  of  Brynbow 
in  the  said  co.,  for  life,  and  after  to  Meredith  ap  John  ap  Cader 
"  my  brother's  son",  and  his  heirs,  failing,  to  the  right  heirs  of 
brother  John  for  ever ;  to  Roger  Humfrey  and  Cadwallader 
Meredith  testator  bequeathed  all  his  messuages,  burgages, 
lands,  etc.  lying  within  the  town  and  parish  of  Poole,  and  to 
their  heirs  and  assigns  for  ever  ;  to  Elen  verch  David,  testator's 
servant,  he  left  all  his  sheep  "which  are  in  the  custody  of  Moris 
ap  R's" ;  to  Elizabeth  verch  Harry  ap  Hugh  all  my  sheep 
that  are  in  the  keeping  of  one  Dauid  ap  John  ap  Howell ; 


1  See  note  above. 


EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

to  Alice  verch  Harry  all  sheep  in  the  keeping-  of  Hugh  ap 
Griffith;  to  ray  cozen  Edmond  Gruffith,  20s.;  to  Thomas 
Gruffith,  20s.;  to  Anne  verch  Gruffith,  40s.;  to  Katherme  verch 
Uavid,  two  ewes  and  two  lambs;  to  nephew  Humfrey  ap  John 
ap  Cad'r  all  my  wild  rnares  and  caples  in  the  keeping  of 
Grnffith  ap  R's  ap  Howell ;  many  other  legacies. 

Executors. — Roger  Humfrey  and  Cadwalader  Meredith,  to 
whom  he  bequeathed  the  residue  of  his  goods. 

Overseers. — Cadwalader  ap  Griffith  and  "  my  unkle  Richard 
ap  William." 

Witnesses. — Cadwalader  ap  Gruff.,  Edmund  ap  Gruffith, 
William  ap  Thomas,  leu'n  ap  Edward. 

Schedule  of  monies  due  to  testator  follows. 


Will  of  THOMAS  BATTEY  of  Welshpool ;  no   date ;  proved  7th 
April  1597. 

Directs  his  body  to  be  buried  in  the  parish  church  of  Pool. 
To  his  sisters  Jane  and  Marie  he  left  £5  each,  and  several 
other  small  bequests  ;  among  them  26s.  Sd.  to  the  poor  of 
Poole ;  mentions  brother  Richard,  father-in-law  William 
Hein'on.  A  list  of  debts  owing  by  testator  follows  :  among 
them  to  Anthony  Shone,  surgeon;  Roger  ap  Hugh,  glover; 
Humfrey  Johenes,  mercer;  Roger  Peirce,  mercer;  John 
Lewis,  schoolmaster. 


Nuncupative  will  of  HUGH  DAVJES,  clerk,  vicar  of  Pool,  dated 
October  "on  a  certain  day",  1600;  proved  13th  Nov.  1600. 

To  Katherine  Powell  al's  Davyes,  his  wife,  and  Alys 
daughter,  all  his  goods,  etc.;  he  appointed  said  wife  and 
daughter  sole  executrixes.  Master  Richard  Evans,1  Recorder 
of  the  said  town  of  Pool;  Maurice  ap  John  Sadler;  and 
Roger  Hughe,  glover,  both  burgesses  of  the  said  town  being 
then  present  and  witnesses. 

1  The  Master  Richard  Evans  above  was  probably  the  same  as  he 
who  married  Mawd,  daughter  of  Richard  Lloyd  of  Marrington. 

2  The  pedigree  of   Maurice  ap  John   Sadler  is  given  in  Lcwys 
Dwnn,  vol.  i,  275.     He  married  Jonet,  daughter  of  Reynold  ap  John 
Goldsmith. 


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Will   of  RICHARD    POOLE   of   Poole,    made    2nd    April    1604  ; 
proved  10th  May  1604. 

Uody  to  be  buried  in  the  church  or  churchyard  of  Poole. 
Towards  the  reparations  of  the  parish  church,  6s.;  to  the  poor, 
6.s.;  towards  the  reparation  of  Biittington  bridge  that  is 
between  Park  G  way  re  and  Doll  y  Bont,  106'.  To  his  two  sons, 
John  Poole  and  Gilbert  Pool,  testator  devised  the  lease  of  the 
farm  and  house  wherein  he  dwelt,  for  the  UD expired  term, 
except  the  best  chamber,  which  he  raserved  to  his  wife  Alice 
for  her  life,  if  the  lease  so  long  continue,  also  reserving 
to  her  her  meat,  drink,  and  fire  at  the  cost  of  the  two  sous, 
also  the  sum  of  40s.  yearly,  to  be  paid  to  her  in  four  instal- 
lments by  the  two  sons,  she  was  also  to  have  the  privilege 
of  keeping  on  the  said  farm  and  commons  belonging 
thereto  forty  sheep  ;  also  to  her  £40,  best  bed  and  all  the 
furniture  belonging  thereto,  also  forty  sheep,  namely,  twenty 
of  the  best  ewes  and  lambs  now  with  them,  and  tweniy 
wethers  ;  to  daughter  Elynor  Poole,  forty  marks,  and  if  she 
be  ruled  by  her  mother,  if  living,  in  her  marriage,  twenty 
marks  more  ;  to  son  Edward,  £10  ;  to  godson  Humfrey  ap 
David,  £3  and  six  sheep  two  years  old;  to  servant  maide 
Elizabeth  verch  David,  four  ewes  and  lambs  ;  to  Elizabeth 
Poole,  daughter  of  son  Edward,  one  heifer  ;  to  Margaret  verch 
Rowland,  goddaughter,  two  sheep  ;  to  D'd  ap  John  Ritherch, 
two  sheep;  to  son-in-law,  Richard  Taylor,  20s. ;  to  son-in-law, 
Charles  Eewtrell,  one  yearling  heifer ;  to  Rowland  Lewis,  two 
sheep  ;  to  Alice,  wife,  two  great  cofers,  the  cupboard  in  the 
hall,  all  the  brass  and  pewter,  paying  and  discharging  rny 
promise  to  my  daughter  Elizabeth  Taylor  out  of  the  saide 
brass  and  pewter  for  as  much  as  belongs  to  her  ;  residue  to 
sons  John  and  Gilbert,  his  executors. 

Witnesses. — Arthur  Crowther,  ff'rancis  Hill,  David  Lewis. 

List  of  debts  as  usual. 


Will  of  JOHN    AP   HUGH  AP    MORRIS   of  T  rail  wyn  pollen  ;   made 
22ml  July  1617;   proved  16th  October  J617. 

To  be  buried  in  Pool  Church.  Towards  the  reparation  of 
the  said  church,  2s.;  to  the  poor  of  the  parish,  2s.  Qd.\  to  Jane, 
daughter,  wife  of  John  Reignolds,  13s.  4sd.;  to  Margaret,  my 
daughter,  13s.  4c/.;  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Reignolds 
and  of  Jane,  my  daughter,  40s.;  to  Lowry,  rny  wife,  £6  yearly 
as  an  annuity  for  life,  on  condition  that  she  shall  not  claim 
any  part  of  my  goods  according  to  the  custom  of  the  diocese 


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or  otherwise  ;  also  "  the  fether  bed  with  all  the  appurtenances 
wherein  I  now  lie".  Residue  to  son  Henry. 

Executor. — Son  Henry. 

Witnesses. —  Lowry,  the  wife  of  John  ap  Hugh,  Owen  Morris, 
AY  in.  Reignolds,  Owen  ap  Hugh  ap  Morris,  his  signe. 


Will   of  LEWIS   REYNOLDS  of   Poole,    gentleman;    made    2 (5th 
March,  21  James  I  (1623);  proved  16th  June  1624. 

"  I  give  and  bequeath  £3  to  the  poorest  of  my  Idnred,  to  be 
distributed  at  the  discretion  of  niy  brother  John  Reynolds, 
Jane  my  sister,  and  Salamone  Reynolds  uiy  sonne";  the  £3  to 
be  taken  out  of  the  first  rents  after  his  decease,  out  of  a 
tenement  in  Gwestyd  in  the  parish  of  Lllamvchaiarne.  To 
brother  John,  my  gray  mare;  to  sister  Jane,  twenty  sheep; 
to  my  bastard  son  Salomon  Reynolds,  all  those  two  messuages 
or  tenements  in  the  township  of  Gwestyd,  also  another  cottage 
and  a  water  corn  mill  in  Gwestyd  aforesaid,  now  in  the 
occupation  of  Richard  Powell  or  his  assigns,  in  as  large  a 
manner  as  Ambrose  Jenkins  conveyed  and  assured  them  to 
me,  in  default  of  lawful  heirs,  to  my  right  heirs  forever;  also 
to  Salamone  all  those  my  messuages  and  lands  in  Gaer  and 
Hudon  in  the  tenure  of  Thomas  Vaughan,  Leonard  ap  David, 
Hoell  Vaughan  and  David  Ridge,  in  default  of  heirs  to 
testator's  daughter,  Margaret  Reynoldes  and  the  heirs  of  her 
body  lawfully  begotten,  in  default  to  my  right  heirs  for  ever." 
To  Eleanor,  wife,  testator  devised  "all  those  my  household 
stuff  which  sometimes  weare  Howell  Gilbert's,  deceased,  and 
came  to  the  hands  of  Humfrey  Jones  of  Poole,  gentleman,  by 
colour  of  a  will  made  by  the  said  Howell,  which  are  contained 
in  an  inventory  annexed  to  the  will,  and  which  the  said 
Humfrey  Jones  did  afterwards  sell  unto  me".  To  daughter 
Margarett  an  annuity  of  £6  yearly  out  of  the  lands,  etc.,  in 
Llanllwchairne,  to  hold  the  same  till  she  is  married  or  has  a 
bequest  of  land  worth  £6,  this  notwithstanding  the  former 
bequest  to  Salomone ;  to  the  poor  of  Poole,  20s. ;  to  brother 
John  Reynolds,  "  those  tythes  of  corne  and  hay  lactualls  and 
all  other  tythes  issuing  out  of  the  parish  of  Pool,  and  one 
tythe  barne,  one  close,  one  arrable  to  the  same  adjoining,  and 
one  other  close  called  'Close  y  parson/ together  with  one  lease 
thereof  to  me  made  by  Roger  Palmer,  esq.,  for  certain  years 
yet  to  come" ;  to  John  Davies,  40s.;  residue  of  household 
goods  to  daughter  Margaret,  whom  he  appointed  executrix, 
;iiul  to  administer  touching  all  his  goods  and  chattels,  except 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSK.  31 

one  statute  bond,  statute  merchant  and  statute  staple  or  re- 
cognizance of  £600,  or  of  anie  other  sum  whatsoever  to  me 
acknowledged  by  Ambrose  Jenkins,  and  another  similar 
security  by  Robert  ffrancis,  gentleman,  unto  Richard  Peirce- 
house  of  Shrewsbury  and  assigned  over  unto  me  also;  she  was 
not  to  administer  anything'  touching  son  Salomone's  lands, 
etc.,  whom  he  constituted  executor  for  the  excepted  matters. 

Overseers.  —  Son  Salomone  and  brother  John  Reynolds. 

Witnesses.  —  Richard  Griffith,  Roger  Vaughan,  Richard 
Gruffith,  John  Daveyess,  Thomas  Yatte. 


Will  of  JOHN  ROBERTS  of  Poole,  gent.  ;   made  21st  November 
1626  ;  proved  4th  April  1627. 

To  be  buried  in  Pool  Church.  To  the  reparation  of  the  same, 
10*.;  to  wife  Gwen,  a  parcel  of  land  called  Yr  Erowe  felen,  six 
acres,  lying  in  Gyugrouge  vawre,  for  life,  then  to  John  ap  John 
Roberts,  second  son,  his  heirs  and  assigns;  also  to  Gwen,  the 
lease  for  ten  years  of  a  parcel  of  land,  called  y  Termelyn,  in 
Hope,  and  after,  to  Edward  ap  John  Roberts,  eldest  son,  "  one 
fould  adjoining  my  capital  messuage  and  an  orchard  called 
Perllan  Dangluist  in  Poole  aforesaid  ";  to  Alice,  my  daughter, 
wife  of  Edrnond  Powell,  "  my  biggest  silver  bole"  ;  to  Charles 
Roberts  another  silver  bole  and  six  silver  spoons  ;  to  Gwen,  for 
life,  all  rents  arising  from  a  mortgage  on  a  messuage  in  Pool 
called  Piper's  House,  a  parcel  of  land  called  Tyr  llydan  (three 
acres)  lying  in  Leighton,  a  parcel  called  Coet  Kaye  lloye,  one 
close  called  the  Coppie,  and  a  parcel  of  meadow  between  the 
two,  being  in  Guilstield,  after  to  John  ap  John  Robert  and  his 
assigns.  If  the  mortgages  were  not  paid  then  to  John  and  his 
heirs  for  ever. 

To  Gwen  the  residue  of  goods  for  life,  and  to  John  after, 
j  [jK^ecittors. — John  and  wife  Gwen. 

Overseers. — Edmond  ap  Glin  and  Edward  ap  John  Roberts 
(son). 
[Witnesses  named  omitted  by  copyist  of  original  into  register.] 


Will   of  JOCOSA  EDMUND,  Poole.  widow ;  made    October    10th 
1627;  proved  20th  May  1629. 

To  be  buried  in  Poole  Church.  Between  her  two  sous,  £4, 
in  the  hands  of  Lady  Herbert ;  also  10s.  in  hands  of  David 
Lloyd,  Esq. 

To  son  John  Roberts,  a  black  mare.    To  two  sons,  5s.  in  the 


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hands  of  Gilbert  Robert ;  also  £2  4s.  in  the  hands  of  John 
Trevis  of  Atcham  ;  also  £2  13s.  4d  in  the  hands  of  Anne  Jones 
of  Poole,  widow  ;  also  £2  13s.  4c?.  in  the  hands  of  Reynallt 
Robert ;  also  the  money  in  the  hands  of  Rowland  Lloyd  and 
Roger  ap  David,  and  Elizabeth  ap  Owen,  and  Katheririe  David, 
and  Edward  Price.  Corvlsor,  and  Jenkin  ap  Evan,  and  David  and 
Mrs.  Hussey,  and  Edward  Gibs. 

To  servant  John  ?ip  David,  13s.  6d.  in  the  hands  of  Edward 
Pilston  of  Poole;  to  John,,  son,  a  great  cofer  and  a  feather 
bed  ;  to  Humffrey,  son,  "  my  biggest  panne"  ;  all  the  rest  of 
the  household  stuff  equally  between  them.  To  son  Humffrey,  a 
black  cow  and  oxe  calf;  to  John,  a  redd  cow  and  heifer  calf  ; 
to  son  Humffrey,  a  sow  ;  and  all  the  geese  between  the  two 
sons,  to  Martha  v'ch  John,  three  geese  ;  residue  between  sons 
divided  in  the  presence  of  Edmond  Powell,  gent.,  John  ap 
Evan,  and  Edmond  ap  Richard. 

Executor. —  Son  Humffrey. 

Witnesses. — Ed.  Powell,  John  Roberts,  John  David,  Anne 
vc'h  Griffith,  Gwen  v'ch  Owen,  Thomas  Piers. 


Will  of  DAVID  AP  OLIVER  of  Poole,  gent.;  made  27th  January 
lb'30-1 ;  proved  2nd  August  1634. 

To  be  buried  in  Pool  Church.  To  the  poor  of  Pool  and 
Guilsfeld,  50s.  to  each  parish. 

Testator  held  under  lease  from  Richard  Herbert,  esq. 
deceased,  and  William  Benion,  gent.,  a  messuage  and  lands  in 
Mathrafal.  A  moiety  testator  bequeathed  to  his  wife  Mary ; 
the  other  moiety  to  Edward  Lloyd,  gent.,  son-in-law,  and 
Joane  his  wife  (my  daughter),  during  her  natural  life.  If  she 
predeceased  testator's  wife,  then  the  latter  to  take  all. 

To  Edward  Lloyd,  son-in-law,  and  Jane,  his  wife,  £100  ;  to 
Robert  ap  Jevan,  my  old  and  trustie  servant,  50s. ;  to  Mary 
Druery  (wife's  niece),  £20  ;  to  godson  David  ap  Jevan,  50s. ;  to 
David  ap  Hovvell  and  Thomasine  v'chHovvell,  my  grandchildren, 
50s.  each  ;  to  David  Thomas  and  Margaret  v'ch  Thomas,  my 
grandchildren,  50s.  each  ;  to  wife  Mary,  her  heirs  and  assigns 
all  lands,  tenements,  etc.,  in  mortgage  or  otherwise. 

To  the  rest  of  his  servants  half-a-year's  wages  each  ;  residue 
to  Mary,  wife. 

Desiring  her  to  be  careful  of  and  good  to  his  daughters, 
Joane,  Jane,  and  Margaret. 

Sole  Executrix. — Wife  Mary. 

Overseers. — Son-in-law  Edward  Lloyd,  testator's  brother, 
Evan  Meredith,  and  my  good  friend,  Mr.  Thomas  Rogers. 


AT   SOMERSET    HOUSE.  33 

Witnesses. — Humffrey  Penrhyn  clrc.,  Edw.  Lloyd,  Thomas 
Rogers,  Roger  Davies,  Roger  Griffith,  Thos.  Price,  How. 
Jones. 


Will  of  PEERS  REIGNOLDS  of  the  town  of  Poole ;  made   18th 
Dec.  1639;  proved  8th  Feb.  1639-40. 

To  be  buried  in  Pool  Church. 

To  daughter  Margaret  testator  bequeathed  the  house 
wherein  he  dwelt,  and  the  reversion  of  a  messuage  wherein 
testator's  father,  Robert  Reignolds,  then  lived,  on  condi- 
tion that  she  married  with  the  consent  of  his  brethren 
and  cousin,  John  Reynolds,  Howell  Jones,  Richard  Webb, 
and  John  Webb.  If  she  did  without  the  consent,  then 
testator  devised  the  house  wherein  he  lived  to  his  daughters 
Elizabeth  and  Jane. 

To  daughter  Margaret,  testator  bequeathed  all  his  bed- 
steads, tables,  benches,  and  one  press  or  cupboard  in  the  house 
where  he  resided,  also  some  bedding. 

To  daughters  Jane  and  Elizabeth,  £24  2s.  Qd.  equally 
between  them ;  also  £5  10s.  6d.  and  £8  14s.  9d 

"£8  15s.  11^.  towards  my  funeral  expenses  and  the  poor  of 
Poole." 

To  daughters  Elizabeth  and  Jane,  some  sheep  and  a  nag; 
to  Elizabeth,  two  silver  cups  ;  to  Jane,  daughter  of  brother 
John  Reign-olds,  20s. ;  "  to  cousin  Mauld  Gilberts,  my  best 
brasse  pott  and  my  great  redd  pann,  one  sowe,  my  wife's  best 
gowne,  and  the  second  wast  coate  I  have." 

To  daughter  Margaret,  my  wife's  best  wastcoate ;  to  sister- 
in-law,  Gwenne  Reignolds,  my  wife's  best  ruffe  bande  and  my 
wife's  best  apron ;  "  to  sister-in-law  Marie  Webb,  one  petti- 
coate  and  two  ruffe  bands" ;  to  Katherine,  daughter  of 
William  Webb,  10s. ;  to  brother  John,  20s. ;  cousin  Howell 
Jones,  20s.  "  My  will  is  that  my  servant,  Harrie  Corbett,  shall 
serve  rny  brother,  John  Reignolds,  for  the  term  and  space  of 
one  whole  year  after  my  decease,  and  then  my  aforesaid 
brother,  John  Reignolds,  is  to  make  the  aforesaid  Harrie 
Corbett  a  ffreeman  in  the  corporation  of  Poole  as  much  as 
in  him  lyeth."  Testator  left  his  servants  small  sums.  To 
Aunte  Margarett  Gilberts  of  Buttington,  20s.  Residue 
between  daughters  Margaret,  Elizabeth,  and  Jane  ;  to  father, 
my  best  suit,  one  shirt,  and  best  hat;  to  brother-in-law 
Richard  Webb,  best  cloake. 

Executors. — Brother  John  and  cousin  Howell  Jones. 

Overseers. — Richard  and  John  Webb. 

VOL.   XXVT.  D 


34  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

Witnesses. — ffardinando  Cliston,  David  Richards,  William 
Peers.  

Will  of  EDWAKD  EVANS  of  Poole,  mercer ;  made  22nd  Dec. 
1640  ;  proved  5th  May  1641. 

To  be  buried  in  Pool  Church.  Towards  reparation  of  same, 
20s. ;  to  the  poor  of  Pool  towne,  40s. 

"  To  Kiffyn  Lloyd,  gent.,  50s.,  to  buy  buckets  and  hookes  for 
and  to  the  use  of  the  said  towne  of  Poole." 

To  Margaret,  wife,  testator  devised  all  his  houses,  messuages, 
lands,  etc.,  in  Pool  and  the  suburbs  thereof,  namely,  Llanerch- 
doll.  Trewerne,  and  elsewhere,  to  her  heirs  and  assigns  for 
ever ;  also  to  his  wife  all  his  household  stuff,  furniture,  etc.  ;  to 
his  brother  Erasmus  Evan,1  5s.;  to  brother  Morris  Evans,  10s. ; 
to  brother  Thomas  Evans,  Is.,  also  his  best  suit  of  cloathes 
and  riding  coate ;  to  sister  Margaret2  Bishop,  wife  of  John 
Bishop,  gent.,  5s.  ;  to  sister  Mary,3  wife  of  Oliver  Herbert,  gent., 
5s. ;  to  nephew  Richard  Herbert,  son  of  Oliver  Herbert,  £5; 
to  my  apprentice  Huinfrey  Davies,  £4 ;  to  my  apprentice 
Jeremiah  Jones,  40s. ;  to  Jane  Morgan,  servant-maid,  40s.  ;  to 
Margaret  Edward,  maid-servant,  20s. ;  to  Roger  Howells  of 
Poole,  £5;  to  wife  all  the  rest,  whom  he  appointed  sole 
executrix. 

Overseers. — Edward  Price  of  Gunley,  gent.,  and  brother 
Morris  Evans. 

Witnesses. — William  Rogers,  Thomas  Jeames,Humfry  Davies, 
Oliver  Rogers,  drc. 

Will  of  MARIA  THOMAS,  Welshpool,  widow  ;  made  21st  October 

1652  ;  proved  30th  June  1653. 

To  her  sons,  Thomas  and  Roger  Oliver,  5s.  each  ;  also  to  each 
certain  articles  of  household  (enumerated).  To  her  only 
daughter,  Jane  Oliver,  the  residue ;  also  all  moneys  owing  to 
testatrix.  She  appointed  Jane  sole  executrix.  She  nominated 

1  According  to  Hurl.  MS.  1936,  commencing  at  to.  17,  Erasmus 
Evans  (son  of  Evan  ap  Matthew  ap  Evan  ap  Ivor  to  Ivor  Hael)  of 
Cwm  y  Ddalfa,  Llanfihangel  yng  Ken,  he  married  Sarah,  daughter 
of  William  Kynaston  of  Ruabon  (idm.  q.  Oatley).     His  mother  (as 
in  the  will)  was  Margaret,  daughter  of  Evan  Lloyd  of  Garddfagvviu, 
Radnorshire. 

2  Married  ac  Kerry,  8th  January  1617-18.     See  his  will,  xxiii,  43  ; 
her  will,  xviii,  47. 

3  Lineal    ancestress  of    the   Herberts   of    Glanhafren,    Newtown. 
Married  to  Oliver  Herbert,  at  Kerry,  25th  May  1613.       She  was 
buried  at  Kerry,  3rd  December  1669. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  35 

her  beloved  cousins,   Peter  Jones  of  Pool,  gent.,  and  David 
Rowland  of  Llanerchudol,  overseers. 

Witnesses. — Rich'd    Jones,    Gilbert    Jones,    Charles    Jones, 
Charles  Humphreys,  Rich'd  Davies  (?  Quaker). 


Will  of  RICHARD  POWELL  of  the    town    of  Pool,  gentleman ; 

made  29th  November  1751  ;  proved  18th  Sept.  J769. 

To  nephew,  Robert  Powell  of  Lloran,  in  the  co.  of  Denbigh, 
all  my  messuages,  lands,  tenements,  etc.,  in  the  cos.  of  Mont- 
gomery and  Salop,  his  heirs  and  assigns  for  ever,  subject  to  au 
annuity  of  £20  hereafter  mentioned.  To  brother  William  Powell, 
£5  to  buy  him  mourning.  To  niece  Margaret,  daughter  of 
brother  William,  £20.  To  Martha,  wife  of  Mr.  Jenkin  Parry, £3. 

To  Rich'd  Tudor  of  Pool,  gent.,  and  his  assigns,  an  annuity  of 
£20  a  year  to  issue  out  of  his  (testator's)  real  estate,  in  trust 
that  he  pay  the  same  to  niece  Sarah,  daughter  of  the  said 
Robert  Powell,  half-yearly  so  long  as  she  remained  unmarried. 

To  my  natural  daughter  Marg't,  wife  of  Richard  Mostyn  of 
Penylan,  £50,  and  2  gs.  to  buy  her  mourning. 

To  nephews  Robert  and  Richard  Tudor  £100  in  trust  that 
they  pay  the  interest  to  rny  natural  daughter,  Mary,  wife  of 
D'd  Davies,  for  her  life.  After,  the  interest  to  be  laid  out 
towards  the  maintenance  and  education  of  any  child  or 
children  she  may  have  until  they  attain  21  years  of  age,  then 
the  £100  to  be  divided  equally  between  all  living — if  only  one, 
that  to  take  the  whole.  If  all  die,  interest  to  be  divided  between 
the  children  of  Margaret,  wife  of  Rich'd  Mostyu,  and  paid  to 
them  in  the  same  manner. 

To  Susannah  Price  of  Pool,  widow,  £10  ;  if  she  predeceased 
testator,  then  the  £10  to  go  to  her  son,  W'm  Price;  and  his  will 
was  that  Susannah  Price  might  take  such  of  her  goods  as  were 
then  in  testator's  house,  according  to  a  schedule  written  in  his 
own  hand. 

To  godson  Rich'd,  son  of  Mr.  Buckley  of  Glanhafren, 
£1  Is. ;  to  RichM,  son  of  Rich'd  Tudor  above-named,  £1  Is.; 
to  s'd  Rich'd  Tudor,  £2  2s.;  to  Eliz'th,  wife  of  W'm  Price, 
2  gs.  Wearing  apparel  to  Rich'd  Mostyn,  except  one  suit, 
which  W'm  Price  should  choose  thereout,  and  except  testator's 
periwigs,  which  he  left  his  executor. 

To  the  poor  of  Pool  £12  over  and  above  what  would  be 
distributed  at  his  funeral. 

The  sum  of  £12  to  be  given  away  by  executors  on  the 
Sabbath  day  in  the  churchyard  of  the  parish  of  Pool  at  20s. 
every  quarter  for  three  years. 

D  2 


36  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

Residue  to  nephew,  Robert  Powell. 

Witnesses. — Tho.  Lloyd,  John  Owens,  John  Davies. 

On  the  18th  Sep'r  1769— 

Administration  (with  the  will  annexed)  of  the  goods,  etc.,  of 
R'd  Powell,  late  of  Pool,  was  granted  to  Sarah  Lloyd  (wife 
of  Robert  Lloyd),  the  administratrix,  with  the  will  annexed,  of 
the  goods  unadministered  of  Robert  Powell,1  esq.,  deceased, 
whilst  living,  the  nephew,  sole  executor  and  residuary  legatee 
named  in  the  said  will,  she  having  been  first  sworn  by  Commis- 
sion duly  to  administer,  the  said  Robert  Powell,  esq.,  the  sole 
executor  and  residuary  legatee  named  in  the  will,  dying  without 
having  taken  upon  himself  the  execution  thereof. 


( Verbatim.) 

T'M  DE  HON'LI  VIEI  PERCY  D'NI  Powis. 
Proved  22nd  March  1666-7. 

IN  THE  NAME  OF  GOD  AMEN. — I,  Percy  Lord  Powis  of 
Powis  Castle  in  the  County  of  Montgomery  being  sick  in  body 
but  of  sound  and  perfect  memory  (praised  bee  God)  Doe  make 
and  ordaine  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament  in  writeing  in 
manner  and  forme  following  (that  is  to  say)  First  I  coni'end 
and  bequeath  my  Soule  into  the  hands  of  Almighty  God  my 
Creator  and  my  body  to  the  earth  to  bee  decently  interred  in 
the  chancell  of  the  parish  Church  of  Poole  at  the  Discrec'on  of 
my  Executor  hereafter  named  in  sure  trust  and  confidence  of  a 
joyfull  Resurrec'on  at  the  last  day  through  the  passion  and 
meritts  of  IESUS  CHRIST  my  onely  Saviour  and  Redeemer. 
And  as  for  my  worldly  Estate  wherewith  God  hath  blessed  me 
I  give  and  bequeath  the  same  as  followeth  FIRST.  I  give  and 
bequeath  all  my  Estate — reall  and  personall  whatsoever  within 
the  Kingdom  of  England  and  Dominion  of  Wales  unto  my 
beloved  son  William  Herbert  Esq.  whome  I  doe  hereby  nomi- 
nate and  appoint  Sole  Executor  of  this  my  last  will  and  testa- 
ment— Revoking  hereby  all  former  Wills  and  Testaments 
whatsoever — In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  put  my 
hand  and  Seale  the  ffifth  day  of  luly  In  the  yeare  of  our  Lord 
One  thousand  Six  hundred  Sixty  and  Six. — Powis — Sealed 
and  Delivered  in  the  p'nce  of  us  Hugh  lones  lohn  Williams 
Ge  :  Knasb rough  Phillip  Parry. 

1  Martha,  wife  of  Jenkyn  Parry,  was  daughter  of  Robert  Powell  of 
Lloran.  (See  M.  I.,  Mont.  Coll.,  xiii,  p.  418.) 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  37 

BORDER  WILLS. 

HAVING  REFERENCES  TO  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  PERSONS  AND 
LOCALITIES. 

Wills  already  printed. 

1548  S'r  David  Elis,  vicar  of  Welshpool     Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xv,  p.  405 
1527  Joh'es  Waghan,  cle'cus,  probably 

of  Welshpool    ....  „  „ 

1550  William  Cowper.     Held  the  tithes 

of  Llanvair  Caereinion  and  Llan- 


1553  James  Leeche  of  Newtown  (Sheriff' 

in  1551)  ......  , 

1680  Humphrey  Blunden  of  Worth  en  .  ,,          vol.  xxi,  p.  295 


Will  of  JOHN  BRUGGE  1443. 

John  Brugge  in  his  will  leaves  xxs.  to  Bishopscastle  Church. 
John,  his  son  and  heir,  and  Elizabeth,  daughter,  mentioned. 
Extracted,  thinking  he  was  probably  of  Salopian  descent  or 
birth.  The  Briggs  of  Ernestre  and  Haughton,  Salop,  were  an 
old  Visitation  family,  of  whom  were  the  Briggs,  baronets.  5th 
Henry  IV,  1403,  John  Briggs  had  a  grant  of  all  the  estate  of 
"  David  ap  Cadwallader,  a  rebel,  in  Brompton,  Rishton,  Tim- 
berth,  and  Chirbirie,  to  him  and  his  heirs  for  ever"  (Duke's  Anti- 
quities of  Shropshire,  p.  125).  This  David  ap  Cadwallader  was 
:i  Bowdler,  whose  descendants,  as  Bowdlers,  alias  Gethins,  of 
Brompton,  entered  their  pedigree  in  1623. 


Sir  ROGER  SKYLLE,1  Rector,  Worthen.  Will  dated  "die  veneris 
ante  Festum  Sancti  Cedde,  1454".  Proved  at  Lambeth  12th 
May  1454. 

He  directed  that  his  body  should  be  buried  in  the  chapel 
of  the  Holy  St.  Cedde,  Salop.  He  left  3s.  4d.  to  the  House  of 
the  "  Mendacionem  Fratrum",  Salop;  to  the  Fraternity  of 
Ludlow,  6s.  8d.  \  and  a  bequest  to  the  Chorus  of  the  Holy 
Collegiate  of  St. 

1  Party  to  a  deed  of  Robert  Scryven,  24  Hen.  VI  (Shropshire  Arch, 
Transactions,  vol.  i,  p.  26). 


EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE   WILLS 

BEDO1  BAGH,  Bishopscastle.  Extracted.  Will  dated  27th  October 
1507;  proved  at  Lambeth,  19th  November  same  year. 

He  "  desired  that  his  body  should  be  buried  in  the  parish 
church  of  Bishopscastle".  He  bequeathed  to  be  expended  at 
his  funeral  in  bread  and  ale,  xxxs. ;  also  directed  that  6  torches 
and  24  tapers  should  be  procured  "  to  brenne  aboute  my  herse", 
in  "  tyme  of  Dirge  and  in  tyme  of  the  masse  and  the  morrowe": 
to  "every  preeste  at  his  dirge  he  directed  the  sum  of  4d. 
should  be  paid";  to  "  the  high  Awter  one  calfe  of  a  yere  old 
price  iiij"  ;  "for  my  forgotten  and  evill  titkings"  to  the  Cathedral 
Church  of  Hereford,  xiidL 

The  rest  of  his  goods  to  Cicely  his  wife,  and  Thomas  Bedowe 
and  Rowlande  Bedowe  his  sons,  equal  them  and  their  sustcrs 
(sisters). 

Executors. — Cicely,  Thomas,  and  Rowland. 


Will  of  LEWES  AP  HOWEL  of  Westbury ;  made  13th  February 
1520;  proved  24th  August  1526. 

To  Roger,  son,  two  bullocks;  to  Kateryn,  wife,  residue. 
He  willed  that  all  the  lands  which  Kateryn  his  wife  held  by 
deed  of  gift  she  should  hold  for  life,  and  then  to  Humphrey  and 
John,  testator's  children,  "with  god's  blessing  and  myn". 

Executors. — Katharine,  wife,  and  Maister  Richard  Marchall, 
prest,  vicar  of  Baschurche,  her  brother,  to  fulfil  this  my 
testament  as  they  will  answer  at  the  Day  of  Dome,  afore  the 
high  Juge. 

Item,  it  is  surmysed,  and  a  fowle  cryme  rysen  uppon  me,  the 
forsaid  Lewes  ap  Howell,  that  I  shuld  seall  a  dede  of  gifte 
unto  Thomas  Baylife,  my  son,  of  all  suche  landes  and  tene- 
ments that  I  had  w't'in  the  Lordshipp  of  Westbury,  w't'  the 
app'rtenances  thereto  belonging,  as  it  lyeth  there.  And  also 
seall  an  obligacion  to  performe  the  said  dede  with  a  condition 
thereto  belonging,  and  that  under  a  great  penaltie  as  it  is 
so  saide,  and  thereto  I,  the  forsaid  Lewes,  make  answere 
truely  that  I  neuer  sealed  noo  dede  nor  obligacion  unto  the 

1  There  is,  or  was  within  a  few  years  ago,  a  family  of  Beddoes  living 
at  Bishopscastle.  There  was  a  John  Bedo,  bailiff  of  the  Hundred  of 
Chirbury,  32-3  Hen.  VIII,  1540.  He  paid  a  lay  subsidy  for 
Stockton,  Chirbury,  S5-7  Hen.  VIII.  David  ap  John  Bedo  paid  the 
like  for  Stockton  in  37  Hen.  VIII,  Walter  ap  John  Bedo  in  1558,  and 
Matthew  Bedowe  was  in  1597  a  co-trustee  for  Chirbury  parish 
funds  with  George  Lloyd  of  Marton, 


AT   SOMERSET    HOUSE.  39 

said  Thomas  Baylife,  nor  noo  p'sone  in  my  name,  nor  never 
consented  therto;  and  that  I  take  uppon  the  charge  of  my 
soule  as  I  shall  ansvvere  in  the  dredf'ull  day  of  Dome  to  my 
Darnpnacion,  and  w'th  Judas  and  Lucifer  to  be  rny  dwelling 
place  for  euer — yf  I  did  so. 

Witnesses. — D'no  Lodovicus  ap  Howell,  Rector  of  Westbury; 
Sir  Edward  Ball,  Chauntyre  prest  of  our  Ladye  of  Westbury; 
Roger  Meredith,  gent. ;  John  Edwards,  yeoman ;  Thomas  ap 
Howell,  John  Mason,  Thomas  Gough,  David  ap  Yenni,  the 
leeche  ;  and  Richard  Harrys  Frankelyn. 


Will   of  DAVID  AP  IEU'N  of  Westbury ;    made  23rd  January 
1542-(3) ;  proved  10th  March  1542-43. 

Reynold, son;  Edward,  second  son;  other  children  mentioned. 
A  large  number  of  legacies  to  relatives,  etc.,  but  of  no  interest 
to  readers  of  Mont.  Coll. 


Will  of  ANTONY  JOHNES,  Bishopscastle ;    dated  17th  October 
1584 ;  proved  2nd  September  1585. 

"  I   Antony  Johnes  humbled  by   Godde's  Visitation  being 
(the  name  of  God  be  blessed  for  yt)  in  p'fecte  memory." 

"  My  shoppe  whollye  with  all  my  ready  money  therein  and 
debts  due  unto  me"  for  the  discharging  of  his  debts.  To  wife 
Margaret  his  dwelling-house,  with  the  lands  on  lease,  for 
remainder  of  90  years  unexpired  (yf  she  ly ve  so  longe) ;  after 
her  to  s.  Phillipp  Jones.  To  s.  P.  all  interest  in  land  and 
tenements, mortgage  to  him  by  his  f  '-in-1.,  Win.  Waters.  To  s.  P., 
£20 ;  to  W.  W.,  £10,  "which  he  oweth  me".  I  forgive  unto 
Rich'd  W.  22s.  w'h  he  oweth  to  ray  mother,  Parnell  Okely. 
Several  legacies  to  his  servant,  Edmond  ap  Owen  (executor), 
and  his  wife.  To  John  Stokes  the  elder,  of  Clun,  £5.  Several 
other  legacies.  Poor  of  B'p'castle,  £5  ;  and  lands  and  chattels 
to  his  wife.  Debts  I  doe  owe,  viz.,  in  London  to  dyfers  menu, 
as  their  books  with  my  hand  subscribed  will  declare,  two 
hundred  eightie  fyve  poundes.  Item,  in  Brystol  in  like  manner, 
ninety-two  poundes.  Item,  in  Salope,  in  like  manner,  syxteene 
poundes,  etc.  Suma,  402/i. 

Debtes  due  to  me  from  others  as  by  the  booke  of  my  schoppe 
doth  appear,  380/?'. 


40  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

Will  of  LEWIS  AP  JOHN  AP  HOWELL,  Oswestry,  Salop  ;  dated 
llth  May  1597;  proved  17th  June  1597. 

Neph.  D'd  ap  Thomas,  neece  Kath.  v.  Thomas,  sister  Elinor 
v.  John,  neece  Jonet  v.  Rees,  do.  Marie  v.  Rees,  aunt  Anne  v. 
Griffith,  cosen  Mabel  v.  leu'n.  All  rest  to  Ed.  ap  Eignion, 
executor. 

Witness. — Sir  John  Kyffin,  who  is  called  Sir  Kyffin  in  the 
body  of  the  will. 


Will  of  RICHARD  SPEAKE1  of  Chirlury,  made  14th  April  1598; 
proved  12th  May  1598. 

To  be  buried  in  the  parish  church  of  Chirbury.  To  Lodo- 
wicke  Speake,2  brother,  he  left  £30;  to  Hughe  Speake,  brother, 
£10  ;  to  Davyd  Jones,  sister's  son,  40s. ;  to  John  Benett, 
sister's  son,  20s. ;  to  brother  Phillip  Speake,2  20s. ;  "  to  Mary", 
10s. ;  to  Howell  ap  Llo}rd,3  bro.-in-law,  l<  best  dublett  Jurkin 
and  hose  or  Brutches";  to  Ann  Hotskins,  2s. ;  "  2d.  apeece 
shall  be  distributed  to  the  poore  at  my  funerall"  soe  far  as 
20s.  realises. 

Sole  Executor. — Brother  Lodowicke. 

Witnesses. — Richard  Beechfeld,4  clerke,  Harry  Speake,  and 
Mary. 

Will  of  RICHAED  SPEAKE  of  Westbury,  yeoman;   dated  19th 
July  1598;  proved  7th  September  1598. 

Directs  that  his  executor  shall  "procure  Mr.  John  Iston 
first  '  person'  of  Westbury  to  make  u  public  sermon  to  the 
congregation  that  shall  be  assembled  at  my  funerall";  to  the 
poor,  20s.;  on  condition  that  his  nieces,  Margarett  and  Eliza- 
beth Beadowe,  do  marry  with  the  good  liking  and  consent  of 
Thomas  Beadowe,  their  brother,  and  Anne,  testator's  wife, 

1  See  the  will  of  his  father,  Henry  Speake  of  Marrington,  Chir- 
bury (1599),  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xix,  p.  61  ;  and  note,  ib.,  p.  50,  relating 
to  his  family.     On  a  reference  to  the  Probate  Registry  at  Hereford, 
the  will,  1581,  of  Philip  Speake  of  Sneyde  was  found,  dated    1580, 
and  to  be  that  of  Phillippe  Speake  of  Churburye  ;  vide  ante. 

2  Lodovick  and  Phillip  Speake,  sons  of  Henry  Speake,  were  rated 
for  Marrington  for  the  Chirbury  poor  in  1604. 

3  Howell  Lloyd  was  the  second  son  (Earl.  MS.   1982,  fo.  128)  of 
Oliver   Lloyd  of  Marrington,  and  had  been  previously  married  to  a 
daughter  of  John  Body  (or  Bedo)  of  Stockton,  Chirbury. 

4  He  was  vicar  of  Chirbury.     See  his  will,  3  James  I,  1605. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  41 

their  grandmother,  and  several  other  persons  named,  or  any 
two  of  them,  then  he  bequeathed  Margarett  £20,  and  Elizabeth 
a  like  sum. 

Executor. — My  "  neiphue",  Thomas  Beadowe. 

Witnesses. —  John  Iston,  Thomas  Baylie,  William  Endley. 


Will  of  EUAN  JOHNES  of  Oswestrie,  mercer  ;  dated  2nd  January 
1599-1600  ;  proved  26th  March  1604-5. 

He  left  2s.  towards  the  repairs  of  Oswestry  parish  church ; 
to  his  brother,  Hugh  Johnes,  two  messuages,  etc.,  which 
testator's  father,  John  ap  Dauid,  had  left  to  him,  and  other 
property  as  well ;  to  his  godson,  Richard  Johnes,  20s. ;  to  Ellen, 
his  god-daughter,  daughter  of  Morris  Edwards,  13s.  4d.;  to 
his  own  mother,  Elen  Lloyd,  a  cowe  and  horse  ;  he  gave  and 
forgave  to  his  eldest  brother,  Richard  Johnes,  £20  due  to 
testator;  residue  to  brother  Hugh,  whom  he  left  sole  executor. 

Witnesses. — Evan  Johnes,  Richard  Vaughan,  clarke  ;  Richard 
Edwardes,  clarke;  Thomas  Morris,  Robert  ap  John,  shomaker; 
Robert  Edwardes. 

[Testator  was  natural  son  of  John  ap  David.] 


Will  of  GEORGE    ALDWELLX    of    Chirbury,    6th   June    1601 ; 
proved  at  London,  1st  May  1602. 

Directed  that  his  body  should  be  buried  in  Chirbury  Church. 
Bequeathed  to  Margarett,  his  wife,  £40  and  two  kine  "  now  in 
my  own  possession";  he  bequeathed  to  John  ap  David2  of 
Churburie,  and  Katherin  his  wife,  the  sum  of  4s.  equally  to 
be  divided  ;  he  bequeathed  the  rest  of  his  goods  and  "  cattels" 
to  "my  fower  brethren,  Edmond,  Thomas,3  Oliver,  and 
Philippe,  and  to  my  two  sisters  Jane  and  Margerie,  equally  to 
be  divided,  except  that  his  brother  Thomas  WHS  to  have  40s. 
more  than  "  anie  of  them";  to  his  wife  he  also  left  the  hay 
then  growing  "in  the  meadow  under  the  orchard",  or  in  lieu 

1  A  George  Aldwell  was  churchwarden  of  Chirbury  in  1612,  with 
William  Gryfidd.     Probably  testator's  nephew  George,  son  and  heir 
of  his  brother  John  Aldwell  the  younger,  of  Timberthe,  Chirbury. 
See  will  of  latter,  1592. 

2  Churchwarden  of  Chirbury  in  1607.     Rated  for  Chirbury  Vill 
in  1604. 

3  Thomas  Aldwell,  gent.,  of  Montgomery  ;    see    his    will,    1620, 
wherein  he  mentions  his  brothers  Oliver,  Edmund,  and   Philip,  as 
overseers  thereto. 


42  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

£3  ;  to  Marie  and  Margarett,  two  daughters  of  John  ap  David 
above,  3s.,  and  2s.  apeece  to  three  children  of  ffulke  Russell1; 
to  the  poor  of  Chirbury,  3s.  4d.  Item,  ray  further  will  is  to 
paie  to  Jenn'y  ap  Jenkins  sixpence,  and  tenn  shillings  to  my 
brother  Oliver,  w'ch  I  borrowed  of  him  latelie.  Item,  my 
further  will  is,  where  ffulke  Russell,  my  father-in-lawe,  oweth 
me  the  some  of  fiftie-seaven  shillinges  and  eight  pence,  that 
if  the  said  ffolke  will  paye  to  my  executors  the  some  of  ffortie 
shillinges  at  or  before  the  ffeaste  of  Sainte  Michaell  the 
Archangel!  next,  that  then  my  saide  ex'ors  shall  acquit  hime 
for  the  reste.  George  Braie2  mentioned  ;  brothers  Edmond 
and  Oliver,  executors  ;  43rd  year  of  Elizabeth. 

Witnesses. — Kichard  Evans,3  Mathey  Gethyn,  Robert  John 
ap  David,  and  David  ap  Thomas ;  Edmond  Aldwell,  executor, 
and  Thomas  Aldwell. 


Will   of   WILLIAM  HIGGONS*  of  Hinton,    Pontesbury,    Salop ; 
proved  2nd  August  1602. 

Directs  his  body  to  be  buried  in  the  church  in  such  place  as 
his  wife  and  friends  shall  think  fit.  6s.  Sd.  towards  the  repairs 
of  the  said  church  ;  £4  to  the  poor.  He  bequeathed  to  his  wife 
lands  and  tenements  in  Edgton  and  elsewhere ;  to  George 
Browne,  who  married  testator's  daughter  Elizabeth,  £180;  to 
his  son,  Richard  Higgons,  he  left  a  "brasse  pot";  wife  executrix. 

Witnesses. — John  Peers,  George  Browne,  Richard  Peers, 
tailor,  and  Richard  Turnor. 


Will  of  HENRY  DAVIES  of  Llanvayr-Waterden,  Salopp,  yeo- 
man; made  August  10th,  1  James  I  (1603);  proved  31st 
March  1604-5. 

Directs  his  body  to  be  buried  in  Llanvayr  parish  church. 
He  left  a  sum  (amount  not  mentioned)  to  the  poor  of  the 
parish ;  his  messuage  and  land  in  the  township  of  ffinnon 

1  Ffoulke  Russell  in   1604  paid  a  poor-rate  for  Wotherton  town- 
ship in  the  parish  of  Chirbury. 

2  George  Bray  was  churchwarden  of  Chirbury  with  Hugh  Whatley 
in  1628. 

3  Probably    Richard    Evans   of   Chirbury,   who    married    Maude, 
daughter  of  Richard  Lloyd  of  Harrington. 

4  William  Higgons  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  William  Mere- 
dith ap  Roger  ap  Hugh  ap  Meredith  of  Stretton.     Her  sister  Jane 
married   William    Griffith  of  (Sutton)    Montgomery.      (See    Lewis 
Dwnn's  Visitations,  p.  153,  in  Mont.  Coll.) 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  43 

vayre,  in  Llanvayr  parish,  to  Marie,  his  wife,  for  life  ;  remainder 
to  his  heirs  lawfully  begotten  on  the  body  of  the  said  Marie  ; 
failing,  to  his  brother,  Edward  Davies.  He  left  land  to  his 
nephew,  Phillip  Davies,  "  situate  neere  unto  Knocklas",  known 
by  the  name  of  "  Errowe  yr  fose",  and  also  other  land ;  he 
left  a  messuage  called  the  "  Hall",  in  Treburt  township,  to  his 
wife,  and  several  other  places  in  the  parishes  of  Bugaildu  and 
Heyop,  with  remainder  to  his  brother  Ivan  and  his  heirs. 
Wife  and  brother  Edward,  overseers. 

Witnesses. — Adam  Crowther,  Hugh  Morris,  Richard  James, 
Owen  ap  leu'n,  Thomas  Edwards,  James  ap  Harry. 

[A  long  will,  and  much  more  in  it  than  the  above  extract.] 


Will    of  EICHARD   POWELL  ;    no    place    or  county   mentioned ; 
dated  23rd  May  1605  ;  proved  25th  Sept.  1605. 

Persons  mentioned  :  Father,  Howell  Cadwalader ;  mother, 
Margaret.  Mentions  moneys  due  to  him  in  co.  of  Salop;  brother 
John;  brother-in-law  James  Prosser;  Ann,  his  wife;  mother-in- 
law  Jane  Prosser;  son  Thomas  ;  to  have  his  tenement  known 
by  the  name  of  The  Crosse  House  ;  brother  Lewis  ;  Edward 
Kadwalder,  uncle ;  and  his  children  James  and  Jane. 

Testator's  wife,  Jane,  sole  executrix. 

Witnesses. — John  Go  wan,  William  Matthews,  John  Jackes, 
Howell  app  Howell,  and  Thomas  Widdowes. 


Will  of  RICHARD  BETCHFiELDE1  of  Chirburie  in  the  co.  of  Salop, 
clarke  ;  dated  23rd  Sep.,  3rd  Jacobus  I ;  proved  9th  October 
1605. 

Body  to  be  buried  in  church  or  chancel  of  Worthen.  To 
Hereford  Cathedral,  12d.;  poor  of  Chirbury,  20s.;  Worthen, 
206-. ;  to  ffather  Howell  Betchfielde,  40s. ;  to  Jane  Owen  of  the 

1  Richard  Beechfield,  of  an  old  family  settled  at  Beechfield,  in  the 
parish  of  Worthen,  was  vicar  of  Chirbury,  Salop,  in  1597-8. 

In  the  Salop  Visitation  of  1623  (Harl.  Society's  ed.,  p.  37)  he  is 
described  as  "Mr.  of  Arts". 

His  father,  Howeli  Beechfield  of  Worthen,  in  1598,  by  his  wife 
Anne,  daughter  of  Thomas  Browne  of  Westbury,  had  issue:  1,  George, 
s.p.',  2,  Ralph,  who  by  his  wife  Margery,  daughter  of  Hugh  Wilcocks, 
had  William,  Edward,  and  Richard;  3,  Edward  s.p.;  4,  the  testator: 
i.  Joane,  wife  of  John  Draper ;  ii.  Jane,  wife  of  Thomas  ap  Owen 
(mentioned  above),  by  whom  she  had  Edward  and  Alice. 


44  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

Berrie  (?  Berriew)  £6  13s.  4cL,  being  part  of  a  greater  sum 
that  Griffith  Owen,1  clerk,  her  father,  doth  owe  me  ;  to  Thomas 
ap  Owen,  bro.-in-law,  £6  13s.  M. ;  to  Edward  Beedle,  10s. ; 
Eichard  Browne,  10s.  Eesidue  to  brother,  Ralph  Bechfield, 
whom  he  appointed  executor. 

Witnesses. — David   Thomas,  Thomas  Eowle,  John  Waring, 
Eichard  Davies,  Laurence  Jones.2 


Will  of  OLIVER  MATTHEWSS  of  Bishopscastle ;  made  20th  June 
1615;  proved  2nd  April  1618. 

"  Being  in  perfect  health  and  memory  and  very  aged,"  he 
devised — 

To  his  son  Edward,  freehold  lands  in  Bishopscastle,  same  in 
occupation  of  Philip  Scriven ;  also  to  son  Edward  a  bond  for 
£100  given  by  Walter  Woollaston  to  testator,  the  said  bond 
being  in  the  keeping  of  Edward  Home,  clerk  ;  also  to  son 
Edward  a  bay  ambling  mare  and  "  my  gould  signett  or  best 
ryng,  all  my  books,  one  piece  of  gould  of  the  value  of  eleven 
shillings,  my  best  drinking  beaker,  weighing  nyne  ounces  and 
a  halfe". 

Whereas  Edward  Matthews  now  holdeth  the  lease  from 
Thomas  Broughton,  gent.,  of  a  tenement  in  Bishop's  Castle  for 
life — the  said  tenement  is  occupied  by  the  said  Walter  Wool- 
laston— by  an  agreement  made  by  Walter  Stephens,  Edward 
Homes,  clerk,  and  Howell  ap  Eichard,  gent.,  arbitrators, 
indifferently  chosen  by  Oliver  Matthews,  gent.,  and  the  said 
Edward  Matthews,  his  son,  that  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of 
£100  given  by  the  award  of  the  said  arbitrators,  and  other 
legacies  given  by  testator,  that  Edward  should  suffer  the  said 
Walter  Woollaston  to  quietly  occupy  the  said  tenement  for  his 
life,  paying  the  said  Edward  or  his  assignes  41s.  a  year.  If 
Edward  retook  possession,  requiring  it  for  his  own  use,  he  to 
pay  W.  W.  £10. 

To  Mr.  Walter  Stevens,  "  out  of  my  love  and  in  consideration 
of  his  duties  and  diligence  in  his  ministrie,  43s.  4>d. ;  also  to 
his  son  Jeremye,  my  godson,  20s." 

To  Thomas  Gittyns,  my  daughter  Jane's  son,  a  gold  piece, 
value  22s.,  and  £10  of  money. 

1  In  his  will  dated  1595  (Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xix,  p.  59)  he  is  styled 
"  Curate  of  Church  stoke". 

2  Laurentin,  or  Lawrence,  Jones  occurs  as  vicar  of  Chirbury,  Salop, 
in  1605-9. 

3  See  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xiv,  p.  149,  for  an  interesting  biographical 
notice  of  testator. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSK.  45 

To  Jane  Gittens,  god-daughter,  a  piece  of  gold,  value  22*., 
and  £20  in  money,  and  a  white  cowe,  which  is  already  delivered 
to  her;  to  Mary  Gittens,  a  piece  of  gold,  value  22s.  and  £10.x 

To  Sara  Gittins,  her  sister,  a  piece  of  gold,  value  22s.,  and 
£10  ;  to  Syraon,  my  daughter's  son,  £10  ;  to  Elizabeth  Gittins, 
daughter  Jane's  youngest  daughter,  40s. ;  to  daughter  Jane, 
to  buy  mourning  apparel,  £10  ;  to  Thomas  Gittins,  her  husband, 
£4. 

The  portions  bequeathed  to  the  grandchildren  were  to  be 
payable  to  the  boys  when  they  attained  16  ;  to  the  girls,  12. 
If  any  of  the  children  died  before  receiving  their  legacies, 
then  those  legacies  to  go  to  any  subsequent  children  daughter 
Jane  may  have ;  failing,  to  be  divided  among  the  surviving 
children. 

To    Joice,    daughter    of    Meredith   Jones,   40s. ;    to    Sara 

1  The  following  will  explain  most  of  the  relationships  mentioned  by 
testator  : 

Of  the  four  daughters  of  Edward  Broughtou  of  Broughton,  near 
Bishop's  Castle,  Margaret  married  Thomas  Matthews  of  Churchstoke; 
Jane  married  Oliver  Mathews  of  Bishop's  Castle,  the  testator ; 
Elizabeth  married  Edward  Holmes  of  Rockley,  a  J.P.  and  rector  of 
Wentnor ;  Katherine  married  John  Rogers  of  Dyther  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery.  William  Broughton,  in  his  will  dated  in  1597,  men- 
tions Oliver  Matthes,  my  brother-in-law.  Thomas,  son  of  William, 
entered  his  pedigree  at  the  Salop  Visitation  of  1623  as  a  descendant 
of  Reginald,  third  son  of  Sir  Griffith  Vaughan,  Knight  Banneret,  of 
Garth.  William  Broughton  above  had  five  brothers,  viz.,  Robert, 
Lewis,  Richard,  John,  and  Edward,  some  of  whom  are  mentioned  by 
their  brother-in-law,  the  testator. 

Oliver  Matthews,  on  22nd  June  1580,  obtained  a  lease  from  the 
Crown,  for  21  years,  of  six  acres  of  land  and  all  tithes  of  grain  in  the 
town  of  Cleobury  Mortimer,  parcel  of  the  possessions  of  the  dissolved 
Priory  of  Wigmore,  employed  for  the  maintenance  of  a  sexton  in  the 
said  parish  church.  He  was  a  mercer  in  Shrewsbury  in  1576.  His 
wife  Jane  was  buried  at  Bishop's  Castle  9th  January  1611.  In  1615 
he  mentions  being  "  aged  95  yeres",  which  is  in  some  measure  an 
excuse  for  the  fanciful  exposition  of  early  British  history  which  in  July 
1616  he  published  under  the  title  of"  The  Scituation,  Foundation,  and 
Ancient  Names  of  the  famous  Towne  of  Salop,  by  Oliver  Matthews, 
gent."  Although  free  of  the  Mercers'  Company,  he  was  an  apothecary 
by  trade.  He  had  property  in  the  Welsh  V\7ard  of  Shrewsbury, 
according  to  a  subsidy  roll  of  the  13  Elizabeth,  1570-1,  where  he 
probably  resided  at  the  time,  and  exercised  his  profession  of  "Poticary". 
His  supposed  burial  at  S.  Chad's,  10th  June  1658,  must  relate  to  one  of 
his  grandchildren,  a  son  of  his  son,  Thomas  Matthews,  who  was 
admitted  of  the  Mercers'  Company,  Salop,  in  1608. 


46  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

Broughton,  supposed  daughter  of  Richard  Broughton,  £12  ; 
£3  to  be  divided  among  the  children  of  Edward  ap  Owen. 

To  each  of  my  godsons,  if  they  demand  it,  a  New  Testament ; 
to  each  of  my  god-daughters,  a  Psalter  Book,  with  single 
psalms. 

I  giue,  to  maintain  the  clock  to  be  kept  in  the  Town  Hall  of 
Bushopp's  Castle,  13s.  4d. 

To  the  children  of  Margaret,  my  brother  William's  daughter, 
20s. 

I  give  and  bequeath  40s.  towards  the  making  of  a  good  and 
sufficient  cawsey  in  all  heblands  lane,  so  that  the  inhabitors 
of  Lydom,  Bushopp's  Castle,  the  Sneade,  Moore  and  others,  do 
joyne  to  bear  the  chardges  to  make  a  sufficient  cawsey 
thorough  the  heblands  lane,  at  the  oversight  of  Mr.  Richard 
Blunden,  esquire,  Mr.  Vincent  Edwards,  and  Mr.  Thomas 
Gittins  ;  provided  that  if  the  said  cawsey  be  not  sufficientlie 
made  within  five  years  after  my  death,  then  the  gift  to  be 
void.  To  "  my  man  Richard,  40s."  ;  towards  the  repairs  of 
Bishopscastle  Church,  6s.  8d.  ;  the  like  to  the  Sneade  Church ; 
to  son-in-law  Thomas  Gittins,  gray  ambling  mare  now  in  his 
possession :  her  colt  I  give  to  his  son  Thomas  to  buy  him  a 
mourning  coat  against  my  burial ;  to  my  four  late  servants 
or  apprentices,  William  Davies,  Walter  Woollaston,  Ambrose 
Kyng,  and  Richard  Davies,  40s.  to  buy  four  little  Bible  books, 
with  letters  upon  them  for  Oliver  Matthew's  name,  whereof 
Ambrose  Kyng  is  already  paid.  To  daughter  Jane,  my  feather 
bed  with  the  appurtenances  in  my  chamber  at  the  Sneade. 

To  my  son  Edward,  all  my  books,  apparell,  and  the  trunk 
in  which  the  same  apparell  is. 

Residue  of  my  legacies  and  funeral  expenses  to  be  paid  out 
of  a  bond  that  my  son,  Thomas  Matthews,  oweth  me.  To  all 
the  servant  men  that  be  with  my  son  Gyttens,  2s.  apiece ;  and 
to  all  his  servant  maids,  2s.  6d.  apiece.  If  there  were  any 
overplus  his  daughter  Jane  and  his  executor  to  consider  what 
should  be  bestowed  on  the  poor  of  Sneade  and  Bishop's  Castle, 
"and  withall  that  they  make  up  and  finish  my  Tombe". 

Residue  between  son  Thomas  and  daughter  Jane  Gyttins 
and  her  children.  If  there  were  any  remainder  Sara  Broughton 
may  have  40s.  more  over  the  £12,  if  she  take  a  good  course 
and  live  honestly. 

The  plate  in  my  trunk  unbequeathed,  and  pewter  and  im- 
plementes  of  husbandry  in  Walter  Woollaston's  house  at 
Bishopescastle,  I  give  to  Thomas,  my  son,  and  my  daughter 
Jane  Gyttins,  to  be  equally  divided  between  them  to  dis- 
chardge  my  funerals,  a  dinner,  ringers,  and  other  ordinary 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  47 

charges.  To  son  Thomas,  to  buy  him  and  his  wife  mourning, 
£5.  "  My  rent  out  of  the  Leawood,  if  any  be  due,  I  give  to  my 
son  Thomas."  Testator  devised  his  unexpired  term  in  "Busie 
Crofte",  the  last  year  excepted,  to  Walter  Woollaston,  the 
latter  paying  the  chief  rents.  Residue  to  son  Thomas  and  the 
children  of  daughter  Jane. 

Executor. — Son  Thomas. 

Overseers. — Mr.  Walter  Stevens,  Mr.  Edward  Home,  Mr. 
Thomas  Broughton,  and  son-in-law,  Mr.  Thomas  Gyttins. 

Likewise  my  will  is,  if  my  son  Thomas  Gyttins  do  not 
make  over  his  lands  to  the  right  heir  of  the  said  Gyttins  upon 
the  body  of  the  said  Jane  Gyttins,  my  daughter,  lawfully 
begotten — if  that  there  shall  be  any  of  the  said  legacies  so 
before  bequeathed  to  his  children  on  his  hands  remaining,  that 
then  he,  the  said  Thomas  Gyttins,  upon  such  default  in  not 
making  over  his  lands,  shall  deliver  up  such  legacies  as  shall 
be  in  his  hands  to  the  hands  of  my  said  executor,  to  the  uses 
of  them  to  whom  it  shall  appertain  and  of  right  belong. 

Witnesses. — Richard  Edwards,  senior,  John  Edwards, 
Richard  Thomas,  John  Beddowe. 


Will  of  ROBERT  AP  REYGNALD  of  Dudston,  parish  of  Cherbury  ; 
made  24th  March  1625-6;  proved  29th  September  1626. 

To  be  buried  in  the  Christian  burial  of  the  church  of  Cher- 
bury.  To  William  ap  Reynalds,  my  brother's  son,  £6,  being 
parcel  of  a  greater  sum  due  to  me  by  Thomas  ap  Hugh  ap 
Mere'dd  of  Dudston ;  to  John  ap  Reygnald,  his  brother  and  my 
nephew,  £6;  to  William  Marshe,  my  sister's  son,  30s.;  to 
ffraunces,  Richard,  and  Hugh  Thomas,  the  three  younger  sons 
of  the  said  Thomas  ap  Hugh  ap  Mere'dd,  the  sum  of  £6,  to  be 
equally  divided  between  them  ;  to  Mary  Thomas,  one  of  the 
daughters  of  the  said  Thomas,  £8 ;  to  Martha,  mother  of  the 
daughters  of  the  said  Thomas,  £6,  in  the  hands  of  the  said 
Thomas,  and  £6  in  the  hands  of  Jane  Hartris  of  Subdon,  co. 
Montgomery,  widow  ;  to  Katherine,  another  daughter  of  the 
said  Thomas,  £6  ;  to  Lancelott,  Simon,  and  Martha,  three  of 
the  children  of  Morris  ap  levan  of  Llanllochaiarne,  dyer,  by 
Elizabeth,  another  of  the  daughters  of  the  said  Thomas,  £3, 
being  part  of  a  debt  due  to  me  by  John  Shraweley  of  Garth- 
mill,  gent. ;  to  John  Bray,  son  of  ffVauncis  Bray,  late  of  Sallop, 
tanner,  40s. ;  to  Samuel  Thomas,  one  of  the  sons  of  the  said 
Thomas,  £3  ;  to  Thomas,  the  eldest  son  of  the  said  Thomas, 
£6,  due  to  me  from  Joan  Davies  of  Yaenor,  co.  Montgomery, 


48  EARLY   MONTGOMEKYSHIRE   WILLS. 

widow  ;  to  Oliver  and  Eichard,  the  two  sons  of  William  Wood- 
ing of  Manavon,  dyvr,  the  sum  of  40s.  ;  to  Matthew,  another 
son  of  the  said  Thomas  ap  Hugh  ap  Mere'dd,  £4.  £20  to- 
wards funeral  expenses  ;  40s.  "  for  a  stocke  for  the  poor  of  the 
parish  of  Chirbury,  to  remain  for  ever,  interest  to  be  divided 
at  Easter  yearly  for  ever."  Bequest  of  £13  to  the  said  Thomas, 
and  11s.  to  Launcelot,  son  of  Elinor,  one  of  the  daughters  of 
the  said  Thomas,  due  by  ffrauncis  ap  Evan  of  Dudston. 

Executor. — Adam  Powell  of  Forden. 

Witnesses. — Hugh  Whatley,  ffrauncis  ap  Evan,1  John  Thomas, 
Regnold  Griffiths. 

1  "  Ffrancis  ap  leiian"  and  "Thomas  ap  Hugh"  (ap  Meredith) 
appear  as  rated  for  Dudston  in  1604,  and  "  Hugh  Whatley"  for 
Priestweston. 

(To  be  continued.) 


49 


MONTGOMERYSHIRE  NONCONFORMITY : 

EXTRACTS  FROM  GAOL  FILES,  WITH  NOTES. 
BY  R.  WILLIAMS,  F.R.HisT.S. 


(Continued  from    Vol.  XXV,  p.   72.) 


1681,  April  llth.  Great  Sessions  held  at  Poole  ij  April 
1681.  Sir  George  Jeffreys,  Kt.,1  Lord  Chief  Justice  of  the 
Counties  of  Chester,  Flint,  Denbigh, and  Mountgomery.  Richard 
Humphreys  and  John  Meredith,  Chief  Constables  of  the  Hun- 
dred of  Poole.  P'sent : 

Euble  Edwards,  Gent.,2  and 
John  Edwards,  Gent.,2 
Thomas  field,2 
Mr.  Mores  foxe,3 
Thomas  Ruffe,2 
Hugh  Ruffe,2 

1  This  was  the  notorious  Judge  Jeffreys  (or  Jefferies),  perhaps  the 
most   infamous  judge   that   ever   disgraced   the  judicial    bench    of 
England.    He  was  born  at  Acton,  near  Wrexham,  in  1648  ;  appointed 
Recorder  of  London,  1678;  Chief  Justice  of  Chester,  April   1680; 
Chief  Justice  of  the  King's  Bench,  1683 ;  created  Baron  Jeffreys  of 
Wem,  May  15th,  1685  ;  and  Lord  Chancellor,  September  28th,  1685. 
He  died  April  18th,  1689.     The    story  of  his   career   as   told    by 
Macaulay  makes  one's  cheek  burn  at  the  thought  that  lie  was  a  Welsh- 
man.    His  portrait  is  given  in  Yorke's  Royal  Tribes  of  Wales. 

2  All  these  had  been  previously  presented  at  several  Sessions  for 
recusancy.     Eubule  Edwards  lived  at   Hendrehen,  and  was   of  the 
tribe  of  Broohwel  Ysgithrog.     His  father  was  Thomas  Edwards  of 
the  same  place,  his  mother  being  a  daughter  of  Richard  Mytton, 
Gent.   (Cedwyn  MSS.}.     He  was  on  the  Grand  Jury  List  5  Charks 
II — see  Mont.  Coll.,  vii,  p.  195 — and  was  a  Burgess  of  Pool  named 
in  the  "  Old  Eyle"  (Mont.  Coll.,  xii,  p.  327).     John  Edwards  was  his 
son.     Thomas    Field    lived    at   or  near   Pool  Quay.     His   daughter 
Elizabeth  was  married   to   Thomas  Evans  of  Tirymynech,  for  whose 
numerous  descendants  see  Evans  Pedigree  in  Mont.  Coll.,  xix,  p.  164. 
The  Ruffes  lived  at  Gungrog,  near  Welshpool. 

3  Of  Rheteskin. 

VOL.  XXVJ.  E 


50       MONTGOMERYSHIRE  NONCONFORMITY  : 

Reputed  Poppish  Recusants.     There  is  no  more  to  oure  know- 
ledge, butt  all  faire  and  good. 

RICHARD  HUMFFREYS  and  )       Gheefe 
JOHN  M'REDITH,  )  Constables. 

William  Griffith  and  Griffith  Jones,  Chief  Constables  of  the 
Hundred  of  Llanfylling. 

Present :  Robert  ap  Evan  ap  Owen  and  his  wife  of  Cefnen 
Coach/  in  the  parish  of  Llanrhaidr,  for  being  Reputed  Poppish 
Recusants. 

The  P'sentm't  of  the  High  Constables  of  ye  hundred  of 
Mathravall  in  the  s'd  Com.  at  [left  blank]. 

Wee  doe  p'sent :  John  Christopher  for  absenting  himselfe 
from  church  and  for  popish  Recusant  since  the  last  of  February 
last  past,  and  this  by  report,  because  he  doth  not  live  within 
our  parishes.2 

Wee  haue  nothing  else  to  p'sent  to  our  knowledge,  by  us, 

ROB'T  DAVIES,  1681,  \      High 
EVAN  GRIFFITHS,         j"  Constables. 

To  his  Mai'ties  Grand  Jury  of  the  greate  Sessions  held  at 
Poole  the  llth  day  of  April  168j. 

The  true  and  Just  p'sentm't  of  Rees  Williams,  one  of  the 
high  Constables  of  the  hundred  of  Newtown. 

I  have  noe  defects  p'sentable  at  this  time  to  my  knowledge 
w'thin  my  allotment  to  p'sent,but  only  that  Humphrey  Stephens3 
and  Elino'r  his  wife3  are  absentees  from  church,  being  there 
owne  p'ish  church  in  the  p'ish  of  Llanvvithelan  in  the  said 
County. 

[No  signature.] 

The  Return  of  John  Price  and  James  Deal,4  High  Constables 
of  ye  hundred  of  Caurse. 

Wee  p'sent  David  Morgan,5  of  ye  p'ish  of  Poole,  for  not 
coming  to  the  said  p'ish  church  this  six  monethes  last  past. 

Item — Wee  p'sent  Gwen  Morgan,5  of  the  same,  for  ye  like. 


1  Cefn  Coch.     These  had  been  presented  before  at  the  September 
Sessions,  1680. 

2  He  had  been  living  in  Mathrafal,  and  had  been  twice  presented 
before  this.     See  Mont.  Coll.,  xxv,  pp.  59  and  69. 

3  Twice  previously  presented. 

4  James  Deal  or  Dell  lived  at  Stredalvedan  in  the  parish  of  Pool. 
(Mont.  Coll.,  xi,  p.  270.) 

5  Of  Trail wmgollen.     Popish  recusants  previously  presented  at  the 
April  Sessions,  1679,  and  September  1680. 


EXTRACTS    FROM    GAOL   FILES.  5 1 

Item — Wee  p'sent  Richard  [Hill  ?]/  of  the  same,  for  ye  like. 
Item — Wee    p'sent    Jennikiu    Morgan,2   of  the    same,    and 
Mary  his  wife,  for  ye  like. 

Nothinge  else  p'sentable  to  the  best  of  o'r  knowledge. 

By  us, 

JOHN  PRICE,      )      High 
JAMES  DEALL,    )  Constables. 

The  p'sentm't  of  the  High  Constables  of  the  Hundred  of 
Machenlleth  at  the  Great  Sessions  held  at  Poole  the  llth  day 
of  April,  An.  Dom.  1681. 

Wee  p'sent  Richard  Owen,3  of  the  p'ishe  of  Penegoes,  for 
not  coming  to  church  to  hear  devine  servis,  being  a  reputed 
Quaker. 

Wee  likwis  p'sent  Hurnfrey  Tho.  Morris,3  of  ye  towne  of 
Machenleth,  and  Morris  Morgan3  and  Jo'n  Williams,3  of  the 
same,  Harry  Tho.  Owen,3  William  Thomas,3  and  Owen  Morgan, 
of  the  p'ishe  of  Machenlleth,  for  not  cominge  to  church  to 
heare  Devine  servis,  as  we  are  informed. 

Wee  alsoe  p'sent  Katherin  Dauid,4  Mary  Tudd'r,  both  of 
ye  p'ishe  of  Darowen,  for  not  coming  to  church  to  heare 
Devine  servis. 

Wee  have  nothing  els  p'sentable  within  o'r  hundred  to  o'r 
knowledge. 

RICHARD  ROWLANDS, 
HUGH  RICHARDS. 

The  Retorn  of  Richard  Rees  and  David  Williams,  High 
Constables  of  ye  hundred  of  Llanydloes. 

1  Richard   Hill  was   Lord   Powis's  groom.     See  Mont.  Coil.,  xxv, 
p.  61. 

2  Also   of    Trallwmgolleu,    and    presented   for   recusancy     April 
1679,  and  September  1680.     He  was  Lord  Powis's  keeper;  see  post, 
p.  63. 

3  These  were  Quakers,  and  were  presented  before  at  the  previous 
September  Sessions.     Humphrey  Thomas  Morris   is  described  as  a 
weaver,  but   he   was  the    owner  of   Dolcaradog,    Maesypandy,    and 
other  property  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Machynlleth.     His  daughter 
Elizabeth  was  married  to  John  Jones  of  Esgair  Evan,  Llanbrynmair. 
Another  daughter,  -Mary,  became  the   wife  of  Harry  Pugh  of  Vron- 
wen,  Darowen.     Humphrey  Thomas  Morris  was  buried  in  a  piece  of 
ground  at  Dolcaradog,  which,   by  his  Will,  he   had  set  apart   for  a 
Quaker  burial-place.     (Mont.  Coll.,  xxv,  p.  353  ) 

4  A  Quaker,  presented  before,  October  1679. 

E  2 


52  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  NONCONFORMITY  : 

Wee  p'sent  Alexander  Edward1  and  Margarett  his  wife,1  of 
Carno,  for  not  going  to  there  p'ish  church  this  three-quarters 
of  a  yeare  and  upwards  last  past,  they  being  reputed  Quakers. 

Wee  p'sent  Jo'n  Robert1  of  Llanydloes  for  ye  like. 

Wee  p'sent  Richard  Eltonhead1  and  his  wife,  of  Trevegloes, 
for  not  goeing  to  ther  p'ish  church  this  six  moneths  last  past, 
they  being  reputed  Papists. 

Wee  p'sent  Lewis  Griffith,1  of  the  same,  for  not  goeinge  to 
his  p'ish  church  this  six  months  last  past,  he  being  a  reputed 
fenatick. 

Wee  p'sent  William  Beversley1  and  Margarett  his  wife1  for 
not  goinge  to  there  p'ish  church  this  six  months  last  past, 
they  being  reputed  fenaticks.  Nothing  els  p'sentable  to  ye 
best  of  our  knowledge. 

RICHAED  REES, 
DAVID  WILLIAMS. 

Juriors  of  ye  Borough  Inquest. 

Humphrey  Jones,2  Gent.         Thomas  Griffiths,  Gent. 
Thomas  Lloyd,2         ,  Roger  Griffiths, 


Evan  Gwynne, 
John  Owens, 
Thomas  Vaughan 
Richard  Davies, 
Thomas  Pool, 


Rowland  Davies, 
Richard  Williams, 
Roger  Evans, 
Morgan  Evans, 


Wee,  the  Jurors  afores'd,  upon  our  oathes  doe  p'sent  the 
p'sons  undernamed  for  popish  recusants  : 

John  Hatfield3  and  Gwen3  his  wife. 
John  Rowton.3 

Alice,3  the  wife  of  George  Blackburne.4 
Samuel  Jones3  and  Alice  Burlay. 
David  Morgan.3 

1  Presented  several  times  before;    see  Mont.   Coll.,   xxv,  p.   71. 
In   1677  John   Roberts  was  fined  for  attending  a   Meeting  at  the 
house  of  John  Jarman    at  Llanidloes,  and  his  cow,  worth  £3,  was 
seized  and  sold  to  pay  the  fine.      (Besse's  Sufferings  of  the  Quakers.} 

2  Aldermen  of  Pool,  named  in  the  "  Old  Eyle".     See  Mont.  Coll., 
xii,  p.  322. 

3  All  these  lived  at  or  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Welshpool  and 
Buttington,    and  most  of  them  had  been  presented  several  times 
before.     See  Mont.  Coll.,  xxv,  pp.  52,  53,  and  61. 

4  George  Blackburne,  or  Blackborne,  appears  eleventh  on  the  list  of 
burgesses  of  Welshpool  named  in  the  "  Old  Eyle".     See  Mont.  Coll., 
xii,  p.  320. 


EXTRACTS    FROM   GAOL    FILES.  53 

Jenkin  Morgan1  and  Mary1  his  wife. 

Mary  Williams,1  Widd. 

Peeter  Mredith.1 

Rosse,1  the  wife  of  William  Heylin. 

Gwen  Penthrin.1 

William  Euffe.1 

John  Ruffe.1 

Mary,1  the  wife  of  Thomas  Evans. 

Rene  Aubin1  and  Mary1  his  wife. 

Christopher  Cluffe1'  2  et  ux. 

Humphrey  Jones1  [of  Buttington,  "  Surjan  barber"]. 

David  Roberts1  and  his  wife. 

Anne  Jones,  Widd.1 

Mary,1  the  wife  of  Rowland  Roberts. 

John  Prichard,1  Smith. 

Katherin  Prichard,  Widd.1 

William  Prichard. 

Richard  Hill.1 

Wee,  the  Jurors  aforesaid,  upon  our  oathes  doe  p'sent 
the  the  [sic]  p'sons  undernamed  for  Dissenters  from  the 
Church : 

Richard  Davies3  and  Tassie3  his  wife. 

David  Jones3  and  Mary  his  wife. 

Margarett  Lewis,  Widd.3 

William  Man.3 

Rebecka,3  the  wife  of  Thomas  Tompson. 

Anne,  the  wife  of  William  Price. 

Elizabeth  Smith. 

David  Davies  [Distiller]. 

Robert  Lindley. 

Phillip  Rodericke. 

Wee,  the  Jurors  aforesaid,  upon  our  oathes  doe  p'sent  the 
persons  undernamed  for  killing  of  calves  under  the  age  of  five 
weekes,4  and  alsoe  for  blowinge  of  meat : 

1  See  note  3,  p.  52. 

2  See  Christopher  dough's  Pedigree  in  Lewys  Dwnn's  Visitations, 
vol.  i,  p.  319,  where  it  is  added,  "  He  JBeareth  Gules  3  Pine  Apples 
Ar." 

3  All  Quakers  living  at  Welshpool,  and  presented  before,  some  of 
them  several  times.     See  Mont.  Coll.,  xxv,  p.  62. 

4  By  1  James  I,  cap.   22,  it   was  enacted  that  "  no  butcher  or 
other  person  or  persons  shall  kill  any  Calf  to  sell  being  under  five 
weeks  old  upon  pain  to  forfeit  for  every  Calf  so  to  be  killed  and  sold 


54  MONTGOMERYSHIRE    NONCONFORMITY  I 

Silvanus  Davies.  William  Pugh. 

Edward  Davies.  David  Lewis. 

John  Tuddor.  John  Hughes. 

Robert  James  als.  Jones.  Gabriel  Price. 

Thomas  Lewis.  Thomas  Jones. 

JOHN  THOMAS,  Esq.,  Sheriff. 

1681,  August  29th.     Great  Sessions  held  at  Llanfyllin. 
The  names  of  Dissenters  from  Church  within  the  Town  and 
liberties  of  Poole : 

Papists. 

John  Hatfield1  of  Pool his  wife. 

Reny  Aubin1  of  Buttington,  and  Mary  his  wife. 

Christopher  Clough  of  Buttington,  and  .  .  .  his  wife. 

Wm.  Broadford  of  Powis  Castle. 

Richard  Hill1  of  the  same. 

Alsoe  the  wiefe  of  George  Blackburne1  of  ye  same. 

Jenkin  Morgan1  of  Trallungollen,  and  .  .  .  his  wife. 

Quakers, 

Richard  Davies2  of  Poole,  and  Tacy2  his  wiefe. 

David  Davies2  of  the  same. 

David  Jones2  of  the  same,  and  Mary  his  wiefe. 

Wm.  Man2  of  the  same,  gunsmith. 

Rebecka,2  the  wiefe  of  Thomas  Tompson  of  ye  same. 

Margaret2  Lewis  of  the  same,  Wid. 

John  Lewis  of  the  same,  Baker. 

Elizabeth  Smith2  of  Poole. 

Charles  Lloyd,  one  of  the  BaliefFes  of  Poole. 

The  Borough  Inquest  doe  p'sent — 

Thomas  Price3  of  Llanvylling,  Gent.  )     P     '  h 

Richard  Smith3  of  Greenhall,  and  his  wife.      >    0  P  " 
John  House  of  Brynelltyn.  j     Recusants- 


1  See  ante,  p.  52.  2  See  ante,  p.  53. 

3  Presented  before ;  see  Mont.  Coll.,  xxiv,  p.  204,  and  xxv,  pp.  50, 
61.  Walter  Griffiths  was  of  good  family,  and  his  name  had  been  on 
the  list  of  Capital  Burgesses  of  Llanfyllin,  but  had  been  removed 
for  his  not  taking  the  oaths  (Mont.  Coll.,  xxiii,  p.  144).  The  Llan- 
fyllin halfpenny,  of  which  an  engraving  is  given  in  Mont.  Coll.,  ii, 
p.  62,  bears  his  name  and  arms.  He  was  on  the  Grand  Jury.  16 
Chas.  I. 


EXTRACTS    FROM    GAOL    FILES.  55 

Walter  Griffithes1  of  Llanfylling,  and  his  wife.  \    Dissenters  yt 
Edward  Poole  of  the  same,  and  his  wife.  doe    not  fre- 

Hurnphrey  Lloyd  of  the  same,  and  his  wife.  quent     the 

David  Thomas  of  Bachie,  and  his  wife.  |        Church  to 
Michael  Plymley1  of  the  same,  and  his  wife.  heare  Divine 

John  Chidlow3  of  Llanvylling.  service. 

The  Presentm'ts  of  the  Grand  Juro'rs  of  the  body  of  the 
county  of  Mountgom'y  at  the  Great  Sessions  Held  at  Llan- 
villing the  nine  and  twentieth  day  of  August,  An'o  Dom'i 
1681. 

Wee  p'sent  Mr.  Smith3  of  Green  Hall,  in  ye  hundred  of 

Llanvilling,  and his  wiefe,  for  reputed  popish  recusants, 

and  also  John  House3  of  the  same. 

Wee  p'sent  the  p'sons  under  written  reputed  to  be  popish 
Recusants : — 

John  Christopher4  of  the  hundred  of  Mathraval. 

Robert  ap  Evan4  of  the  hundred  of  Llanvilling. 

Mr.  Thomas  Price3  of  the  same. 

Richard  Eltonhead5  the  Elder,  of  the  Hundred  of  Llanidloes. 

Richard  Eltonhead  the  younger  and  his  wife  „ 

Mr.  Eubule  Edwards6 

John  Edwards6 

James  David  I-  of  the  Hundred  of  Poole. 

Thomas  field,6  Smith 

Mary  ffox,6  Widd. 

John  Hatfield6  and         David  Morgan6  and  Ann  his  wife, 

Gwen  his  wife,  Alice,6the  wife  of  Geo.  Blackburn, 

William  Bradford/5 

Richard  Hill,6 

Christopher  Clough6  and  his  wife, 

Reny  Obins6  and  Mary  his  wife, 

Peter  Meredith,6 

Jenkin  Morgan6  and  Mary  his  wife, 


1  See  note  3,  p.  54. 

2  John  Chidlow  is  named  as  one  of  those  at  whose  expense  the 
first  Independent  chapel  at  Llanfyllin   was  built    (Mont.  Coll.,  iii, 
p.  96).     He  was  elected  a  Burgess,  19th  Oct.  1687  (M.  Coll.,  xxiii, 
p.  119). 

3  See  above.  4  See  ante,  p.  50. 

5  Of  Trefeglwys;  see  ante,  p.  52. 

6  All  these  had  been  presented  several  times  before ;    see  ante, 
pp.  53  and  54. 


56 


MONTGOMERYSHIRE   NONCONFORMITY: 


Elizabeth  Evans, 
Mary  Williams,1 

of  ye  Hundred  of  Caurse. 

Item,  wee  p'sent  the  p'sons  underwritten  as  Dissenters  from 
the  Church  of  England  : — 

Evan  Jones  of  ye  Hundred  of  Mathravall. 

John  Ehydthuryuch  ap  Evan2  of  ye  Hundred  of  Llanvylling. 

John  Thomas  ap  Howell2  and  his  wife,  of  the  same. 

Edward  Thomas  Morris,2^ 

Margaret  Thomas,2 

Willi'm  David,2 

Rowland  Owen,2 

Thomas  Monsell, 

Mr.  Charles  Lloyd,2 

Eichard  David,2 

Mr.  Thomas  Lloyd  and  Mary  his  wife, 

Margaret  bowen,3  Widd., 

David  Jones  and  his  wife, 

Edward  Jones  and  his  wife, 

Elexander  field, 

Kebecca,  ye  wife  of  Thomas  Tompson, 

Gwen  Martin, 

Eliz.  Smith, 

Kichard  Lewis  Taylor, 

Eichard  Davies  and  Tacy  his  wife, 


of  ye  Hundred  of  Llanvylling. 


David  Davies, 

William  Man, 

David  Jones  and  Mary  his  wife, 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Kinaston, 

Eichard  Troulus4  and  Catherine  his  wife, 

Griffith  Allen, 

Margarett  Lewis,  Widd., 

John  Lewis, 

John  Griffith  Allen, 

Eobert  lunbey  [qy.  Linley], 


'      of  the  Hun- 
f  dred  of  Poole.3 


1  See  note  6,  p.  55. 

2  See  Mont.  Coll.,  xxv,  pp.  58,  70,  and  72.     Some  of  these  were 
Quakers  and  some  "  Dissenters".      Nearly  all  had   been  presented 
several  times  before. 

3  The  widow   of  John  Bowen  of  Collfryn ;  see  Mont.  Coll.,  xxv, 
p.  56,  note. 

4  He  \vas  an  Independent,  and  was  in  prison  at  Welshpool  about 
this  time,     See  B.  Davies' s  Autobiography , 


EXTRACTS   FROM    GAOL    FILES.  57 

}   of  the  Hundred  of  L,anid,oes. 

The  wife   of  Richard   Owen/2  deceased,  of  ye  hundred  of 
Dythur. 

Katherine  John,  Widd.,  of  ye  hundred  of  Cause. 
Henry  Williams3  and  his  wife,  of  Hendidley. 
Francis  Mason  and  Bridgett  his  wife,  of  Tregynon. 
Lewys  Turner4  and  his  wife,        John  Turner  and  his  wife, 
Richard  Swindle  and  his  wife,      Timothy  Pryce  and  his  wife, 
of  the  parish  of  Tregynon. 

To  justify  these  Presentments,  wee  the  Jury  subscribe  our 
names : — 

Edward  Lloyd  [of  Mathrafal],  Esq.5 

Gabriel  Wynne  [of  Dolarddyn],  Gen.G 

Ri.  Ingram  [of  GlynhafrenJ,  Gen.7 

Lewis  Price  [of  Surnant,  Llanwnog],  Gen.8 

Roger  Trevor  [of  Llanfechain],  Gen. 

Geo.  Wilson  [of  Ftinnant,  Trefeglwys],  Gen.9 

David  Evans.10 

Gilbert  Jones.10 

Richard  Griffiths  [of  Mellington],  Gen. 

Rice  Pryce  [of  Nantfallen],  Gen. 

Rice  Pryce  [of  Llanfechan],  Gen. 

Win.  Griffiths  [of  Peniarth],  Gen. 

John  James  [of  Sylfaen],  Gen.11 

1  See  ante,  p.  52. 

2  Richard  Owen  of  Llandrinio,  a  Quaker,  presented  at  the  March 
Sessions,  1676  (Mont.   Coll.,  xxv,  p.  48),  and   the  April   Sessions, 
1677(4'6.,  p.  50  and  53). 

3  Of  Scafell,  presented  several  times  before. 

4  Presented  several  times  before. 

5  His  name  appears  on  the  "  Old  Eyle"  as  one  of  the  Burgesses  of 
Pool,  elected  29th  October  1678  (Mont.  Coll.,  xii,  p.  320). 

6  See  his  Pedigree  in  Lewys  Dwnn's  Visitations,  vol.  i,  p.  293 ; 
also  Arch.  Camb.,  1887,  p.  68. 

7  Sheriff  in  1680;  buried  May  3rd,  1704.     See  Pedigree  in  Mont. 
ColL,  viii,  p.  211. 

8  He   lived   at   Pertheirin,  having   married   Mary  Sheiriton,  the 
heiress  of  that  estate.     See  Pedigree  in  Mont.  Coll.,  xi,  p.  266. 

9  See  Mont.  Coll.,  xxv,  p.  66,  note. 

10  These  were  taken  out  of  the  body  of  the  Court. 

11  Ancestor  of  the  late  John  James  Turner,  Esq.,  of  Pentreheyliu 
(Sheriff,  1828)  and  Pryce  Lloyd  Turner,  Esq.,  of  Llwynderw,     See 
Turner  Pedigree,  Mont.  Coll.,  xix,  p.  203, 


58  MONTGOMERYSHIRE    NONCONFORMITY  : 

Griffith  Powell.1 

David  Davies  [of  Aberhaley],  Gen. 

I,  Matthew  Morgan,  Esq.,  Capitall  Bayliff  of  ye  Shire  Towne 
of  Mountgom'y,  doe  p'sent  Anne  Hamond  and  family2  for 
dissenters  from  church,  and  yt  there  is  noe  Papist  or  other 
dissenter  from  ye  Gou'ment  of  ye  Church  of  England  of  any 
sort  whatsoeu'r  w'in  ye  s'd  towne  or  libertye  thereof  to  my 
knowledge  or  ye  best  of  my  Informac'on,  and  yt  wee  con- 
stantly putt  ye  Statutes  in  execuc'on  made  in  his  present 
Ma't's  most  gratious  Reign  for  ye  better  Regulatting  of  Cor- 
porac'ons. 

MA.  MORGAN,  Bayljffe. 

Among  the  Grand  Jury  summoned  were — 

Machynlleth  Hundred. 

William  Thomas3  de  Llanbrynmaire,  Gen. 

William  Jones         ,,  „ 

Edw'd  Pugh  de  Penegos 

Griffith  Thomas      „ 

Rowland  Thomas  Parry  de  Periegos 

Rowland  Edward  de  Kernes 

Griffith  Meredith  „ 

Moses  Lloyd,  Llanworin 

Reece  Meredith,  Darowen 

Humfrey  Evan,  Machynlleth 

JOHN  THOMAS,  Esq.,  Sheriff. 

1682,  April  24th.     Presentment  of  Andrew  Atcherley,  one 
of  the  Chief  Constables  of  the  Hundred  of  Caurse. 
I  p'sent  Christopher  Cloughe4  and  his  wife, 

Reyney  Obbins  and4  his  wife,  for  popish  Recusants, 
and  all  thinges  else  good  and  fair  to  my  knoleg. 

ANDREW  ATCHERLEY. 

Apud  Magna  Session  ten't  apud  Polam  in  Com.  p'dico 
vicesimo  quarto  die  Aprilis  Anno  regni  Regis  Caroli  s'c'di 
nunc  Anglie  etc.  Tricessimo  quarto. 

The  p'sentm't  of  the  grand  Jury  then  and  there  impan- 
nelled  and  sworne  to  enquire  for  our  Sou'raigne  Lord  the 
King  for  the  body  of  the  said  County,  etc.  Doe  p'sent  as 
followeth, 


1  See  note  10,  p.  57.  2  See  Mont.  Coll.,  xxv,  p.  70. 

3  Of  Pentremawr.  4  See  ante,  pp.  53,  54,  and  55. 


EXTRACTS    FROM    GAOL    FILES.  59 

Imprimis.  Wee  doe  p'sent  Rowland  Tudge1  and  his  wife, 
Francis  Hankocke2  and  his  wife,  Edward  Blayney  and  his  wife, 
all  of  the  p'ish  of  Aberhafesp,  w'in  the  Hundred  of  Newtowne, 
for  not  coming  to  church. 

John  Evans  and  David  Adam,  High  Constables  of  the  Hun- 
dred of  Llanidloes,  in  their  presentment,  said  : 

Wee  p'sent  the  p'sons  here  Inserted  for  not  gooing  to  their 
p'ish  churches  according  to  ye  Constitution  of  the  Church  of 
England  : — 

{Reputed  Roman 
Catholicks,  all  of  ye 
p'ish  of  Trefeglwys,  in 
the  s'd  Hundred. 

John  Roberts,4  of  ye  p'sh  of  Llanidloes,  1    Protestant 

Will'm  Beversley,4  of  the  p'ish  of  Trefeglwys,  J  Dissenters. 

The  Returne  of  Tydder  Owen,  one  of  the  Chief  Constables 
of  the  hundred  of  Poole,  in  the  s'd  County  : 

I  p'sent  Euble  Edwards,5  Gent.,  de  Guilsfield' 
John  Edwards,5  his  son,  de  eadem 


Thomas  ffield,5  de  eadem 
Mary  ffox,5  de  eadern 


Popish 
Recusants. 


Thomas  Ruffe,5  de  eadem 
Johannes  Hattfield,5  de  Poole 

Robert  Atkinson,  Chief  Constable  of  the  Hundred  of  Deythur. 
I  p'sent  the  p'sons  undernamed  for  absenting  herself  from 
church  : 

Moudlen  [Magdalen],  ye  wife  of  James  Lawton,6  for  a  popish 
recusant,  of  ye  p'ish  ot  Llansanfraid. 
William  Feilde,  a  popish  recusant. 

Robert  Lloyd,  High  Constable  of  the  Hundred  of  Llanfyllin. 
I  p'sent  as  followeth  : 

Imprimis.     Robert  ap  Evan7  of  Kevencoch,  and  his  wife,  for 
Popish  Recusancy. 

Item.     Rowland  Owen8  of  Hirnant,  for  not  coming  to  church. 
„         John  Humph'  of  Llanwothin  and  his  wife       „ 
„         Thomas  Morris  and  his  wife,  of  the  same        „ 
John  Thomas8  and  his  wief,  of  the  same         „ 


1  Mont.  Coll.,  xxv,  p.  58.  2  Ibid.,  72. 

3  See  ante,  pp.  52  and  55.  4  See  ante,  pp.  52  and  57. 

5  These  had  all  been  presented  several  times  before. 

«  Of  Collfryu  ;  see  Mont,  Coll.,  xxv,  p.  71. 

7  Ante,  p.  50.  »  Ante,  p.  56. 


60  MONTGOMERYSHIRE   NONCONFORMITY  : 

Item.     Marged  Thomas,1  Widdow,  of  the  same,  for  not  corn- 
ing to  church. 
Edward  Thomas  Moris1  of  the  same,  for  not  coming 

to  church. 

Charles  Lloyd1  of  Dolobran,  for  not  coming  to  church. 
„         John  Rhydderch  ap  Evan1  of  hirnant     „  „ 

Item.  We  p'sent  David  Lloyd  of  Llanwothin  for  the  same, 
all  going  under  the  noc'on  of  Quakers. 

JOHN  GRIFFITHES. 
"  ROBERT  LLOYD. 

The  Presentm't  of  Edw'd  Milward,  one  of  the  Chief  Con- 
stables of  the  Hundred  of  Mountgomery,  Humbly  showeth 
that  there  is  not  any  Sectarian  p'son  or  dissenter  from  the 
Church  of  England  within  my  division,  nor  anything  present- 
able to  the  best  of  my  knowledge.  By  mee, 

EDWARD  MILWARD. 

At  the  greate  Sessions  held  at  the  Towne  of  Poole,  for  the 
county  of  Mountgomery,  before  the  Right  honorable  Sir  George 
Jeffreys,  Knight,  Chief  Justice  of  Chester,  Mountgomery, 
Denbigh,  and  Flint,  the  four  and  twentith  day  of  Aprill  1682. 

The  names  of  the  Juriors  to  enquire  for  our  Soueraigne 
Lord  the  King  for  the  seuerall  Burroughs  w'in  the  said  County. 

Gabriel  Lloyd2  Gent,     [of  Pool] 

Samuel  Wollaston3  ,         [same] 

Morris  Powell4 


Thomas  Guest 
Robert  Davis 
Joseph  Pugh 
William  Beddowes 
Arthur  Evans 
Edward  Lloyd,  Senior0 
Gilbert  Price 
Thomas  Vaughan 
Thomas  Tomson 


[same] 
"Leigh  ton] 
Leigh  ton]6 

Trewern] 
Buttington] 

"Guilsfield] 

"Poole] 

[Poole] 


1  Ante,  p.  56. 

2  Gabriel  Lloyd's  name  occurs  on  the  "  Old  Eyle"  of  Welsh  pool 
burgesses  (Mont.  Coll.,  xii,  p.  322). 

3  The  name  of  "  Samuel  Wollaston  of  Poole,  mercer",  occurs  on 
the  "  Old  Eyle"  among  the  burgesses  elected  29th  Oct.  1678  (Mont. 
Coll.,  xii,  p.  320).     He  was  Bailiff  in  1704  (ib.t  321). 

4  Probably  of  Gungrog.     See  Pedigree,  Mont.  Coll.,  xxiv,  p.  323. 

5  See  "  Pugh  of  Leighton"  Pedigree,  Mont.   Coll.,  xix,  pp    228 
235,  and  241. 

6  Junior  on  the  Panel. 


EXTRACTS    FKOM    GAOL    FILES.  61 

Poole  Parish. — Wee  the  Juriors  afForesaid  upon  our  oathes 
doe  present  the  persons  under  named  to  be  papists  or  Popish 
Kecusants  :  Humphrey  Meredith  of  Poole  ;  John  Hattfield1  of 
Poole  and  Gwen  his  wife  ;  Gwen  Penthrin,1  Widdow. 

Buttington  Parish.  —  Christopher  Clough1  of  Buttington, 
Gent.,  and  Sarah  his  wife. 

Renny  Aubin1  of  the  same,  Gent.,  and  Mary  his  wife. 

David  Roberts,  Gent.,1  of  the  same,  and  Elizabeth  his  wife. 

Mary,1  the  wife  of  Rowland  Roberts,  of  the  same. 

Mary,  the  wife  of  Richard  Griffithes,  of  the  same. 

Anne,  the  wife  of  Oliver  Lloyd,  of  the  same. 

Catherin,  the  wife  of  John  Roberts,  of  the  same. 

Poole  Parish. — Alice,1  the  wife  of  George  Blackbourne,  g'nt., 
of  Trallongollen. 

Robert  Christie,  of  the  same. 

Richard  Hill,1  of  the  same. 

William  Bradford,  of  the  same. 

Katherin  Crowther,  of  the  same. 

Dauid  Morgan,1  of  the  same. 

Rose  Hiling/  the  wife  of  William  Hiling,  of  the  same. 

Jenkin  Morgan1  and  Mary  his  wife,  of  the  same. 

Margrett  Euans,  of  the  same. 

Mr.  .  .  .  Worall,  of  the  same. 

William  Prichard,1  of  the  same,  Smith. 

Gwen  Jones,  Widdow. 

William  Ruffe1  of  Gungrog  Vower. 

Hugh  Ruff,  of  the  same. 

John  Ruff,1  of  the  same. 

.  .  .  Ruff,  Spinster,  of  the  same. 

Mary,1  the  wife  of  Thomas  Evans. 

Marg.  Williams,  Widdow,  of  Llanerchidall. 

Gilsfield  Parish. — John  Prichard1  of  Garth,  Smith. 

Katherin  Prichard,1  of  the  same,  Widdow. 

Wee  the  Juriors  upon  our  oathes  doe  present  the  persons 
undernamed  for  not  repaireing  to  theire  severall  parish  churches 
upon  the  Lords  day  to  hear  Diuine  Seruice  : 

Poole. — Rebecka,2  the  wife  of  Thomas  Tomson  of  Poole. 

Dauid  Jones,2  labourer,  and  Mary2  his  wife. 

Richard  Dauis,2  feltmaker,  and  Tacie2  his  wife,  of  the  same. 

Dauid  Dauies,2  Distiller,  of  the  same. 

Ann,2  the  wife  of  William  Price. 

Margrett  Llewis,2  Widdow,  of  the  same. 

1  Ante,  p.  53.  2  Ante,  p.  54. 


62  MONTGOMERYSHIRE    NONCONFORMITY  : 

Poole  parish. — Elisabeth  Smith,1  Widdow,  of  the  same. 
John  Llewis  of  the  same,  Baker. 
William  Man1  of  the  same,  Gunsmith. 
John  Simmons  of  Gungrog  Vovver. 

Mountgomery  parish. — We  the  Juriors  upon  our  oathes  doe 
present,  upon  the  information  of  the  Bayliffes  of  Mount- 
gomery, the  persons  undernamed  for  not  repairing  to  church 
to  heare  Diuine  Seruice  upon  the  lords  day  : 

Robert  Evans2  and  Hannah2  his  wife. 

Mary  Ham  on.2 

Rebecka  Harnon.2 

Ann  Hamon.2 

[The  Sergeants  at  Mace   of  Pool  also  presented  all  the 
above.] 

1682,  April  26th.  The  Bailiffs  of  Montgomery,  in  their 
Returns,  state  that  there  were  no  persons  to  present  except 

Robert  Evans2  and  Hannah2  his  wife,         ^1 
Mary  Harnon,2                                                   I  Quakers    ex- 
Rebecca  Hamon,2                                             j  communicated. 
Anne  Hamon,2  quaker, 

EDW.  PIUOE,  ) 

EDWARD  PKrCE,  } 
EDWARD  LLOYD,  Esq.,3  Sheriff. 

1682,  Sept.  4th.     At  Llanfyllyn. 

Wee  p'sent  Tho.ffield?  of  the  p'ishe  of  Guilsfield,  Richard 

Eltonhead4  and  his  wife>  and his  man  servant,  and 

his  maid  servant,  to  bee  Papists,  and  John  Rob'ts 

of  Llan[idloes],4  under  the  notion  of  Quakers  and  absence 
from  church  for  3  months. 

Wee  doe  finde  that  the  p'sentm'ts  of  the  seu'all  High  [Con- 
stables] put  in  writing  hereunto  annexed  are  true,  and  doe 
humbly  [pray  ?]  that  the  said  pap's  of  the  said  p'sentm'ts 

1  Ante,  p.  54. 

2  Ante,  p.  58,  and  Mont.  Coll.,  xxv,  pp.  54   and   63.     These  were 
all  one  family.     Hannah,  the  wife  of  Robert  Evans,  was  the  daughter 
of  Anne  Hamon  or  Hammond,  the   widow  of  Thomas  Hamon.      She 
had   "  received  the  truth"  before  the  Restoration  (see   R.    Davies's 
Autobiography),  and  had  brought  up  her  family  in  Quaker  principles, 
which  they  stoutly  maintained  through   over   twenty   years'  persecu- 
tion. 

a  Of  Mathraval.     See  ante,  p.  57. 
4  Ante,  pp.  49,  52,  55,  and  oj, 


EXTRACTS    FROM    GAOL    FILES.  63 

nuiy  bee  ordered  [to]  bee  putt  in  forme  by  this  Co't,  and  wee 
do  p'sent  them  accordingly. 

Wee  alsoe  humbly  desire  that  the  ho'ble  Court  should  give 
Instructions  and  charge  to  the  Justices  of  Peace  of  this 
County  to  take  care  of  the  poore  of  this  county,  which  wee 
conceiue  to  be  a  great  agreavance  for  want  of  putting  the 
lawes  in  execuc'ou. 

It'm.  We  doe  p'sent  Humphrey  David  of  Garthbibio,  Yeom., 
for  troubling  his  neighbours  w'th  vexatious  suits  from  the 
court  of  Ludlow,1  being  a  man  of  Turbulent  spirit  and  of  evill 
fame  amongst  his  neighbours. 

It'm.  Wee  p'sent  Margaret  Thomas2  of  Garthbwlch,  widd., 
John  Thomas  ap  Howell2  of  Presputty  [Yspytty]  and  Anne 
his  wife,  and  Tho.  John  his  sonue,  John  Humphrey2  of  Pres- 
putty and  Joan  his  wife,  and  David  Lloyd2  of  the  same,  all 
within  the  parish  of  Llanwothin,  for  not  comeing  to  churche, 
and  going  for  3  months  under  the  notion  of  Quakers. 

It'm.  We  further  p'sent  John  Rhydderth  ap  Evan2  of  the 
p'ishe  of  Hirnant,  and  Rowland  Owen2  of  the  same,  and 
Thomas  Morris2  of  the  p'ishe  of  Llanwothyn,  as  Quakers,  and 
for  not  comeing  to  church  for  the  space  of  three  months. 

Wee  doe  p'sent  Robert  ap  Evan3  of  the  p'ishe  of  Llan- 
rhaiader  as  papist,  and  not  comeing  to  church  for  3  months. 

Talerddig  Lordship. — It'm.  Wee  p'sent  Rowland  Gwynne 
of  the  Township  of  Brythdir,4  in  the  Lordshipp  of  Talerthigg, 
for  cutting  Turffe  in  the  Towneship  of  Stredonat,  within  the 
Lordship  of  Arustley,  and  carrying  the  said  Turffe  from  the 
Lordshipp  of  Arustley  to  the  Lordship  of  Talerthigg. 

The  Return  of  John  Phillips  and  Thomas  Vaughan,  gen., 
High  Constables  of  the  Hundred  of  Caurse. 

Wee  return  Mr.  Palmer,5  that  lives  at  Buttington  Hall,  within 
the  Hundred,  and  his  wife,  Reyny  Obbins6  and  his  wife,  Mr. 
Clough6  and  his  wife,  Mary,6  the  wife  of  Thomas  Evans  of 
Gwngrog,  the  wife6  of  George  Blackborne,  living  at  Powis 
Castle,  Jenkin,  the  Keep'r7  of  the  Lord  Powis,  all  within  the 
sM  Hundred,  for  popish  Recusants. 


1  The  Court  of  the  Marches. 

2  Ante,  pp.  56,  60.  ;{  Ante,  pp.  50  and  59. 

4  Brithdir  and  Ystradynod  are  both  in  the  parish  of  Llanidloes. 

5  Probably  a  relative  of  Roger  Palmer.  Earl  of  Castlemaine,  who, 
it  will  be  remembered,  was  a  grandson  of  William,  Lord  Powis.     At 
the   August  Sessions,  1683,  James  Palmer  (probably  the  same)  is 
presented.     See  post. 

6  Ante,  pp.  52,  61.  7  Jenkin  Morgan  ;  ante,  pp.  51,  53,  61. 


64  MONTGOMERYSHIRE    NONCONFORMITY  : 

A  Return  by  Thomas  Soley,  one  of  the  Chief  Constables  of 
the  Hundred  of  Newtown. 

I  doe  p'sent  ffrancis  Mason1  of  Pullan,  in  the  p'ish  of 
Tregynon  and  county  affores'd,  and  Bridgett  his  wife,  Lewis 
Turner1  of  the  same  p'ish  and  county,  Anne  his  wife,  John 
Turner1  of  the  same  p'ish  and  County,  and  his  wife,  Humffrey 
Stephen2  of  the  p'ish  of  Llanythellan  and  county  affores'd,  and 
his  wife,  for  not  corneing  to  theire  seu'all  p'ish  churches  for  the 
space  of  3  months  to  hear  divine  service,  and  for  Dissenters. 

The  p'sentmentes  of  Moses  [qy.  Mores]  Evans  and  Joseph 
Griffiths,  High  Constables  of  ye  hundred  of  Pool,  as  followeth  : 

Wee  p'sent  M'ur  Ebel  Edwards,  Gent.,3  M'ur  John  John 
Edwards,3  John  prichard*  and  Catherine  prichard,4  Mistres  fox3 
of  Retesking,  Recusants. 

Dauid  Jones  and  his  wife,  Humphrey  Symons  and  his  wife, 
Thomas  Lloyd,  Edward  Jones,  Robert  Griffithis  of  llansanffraid, 
Absentars  from  Church  for  the  space  of  3  moneths ;  likewise 
ToOZ'l  wee  P'sem"  P°nt  Llanerchemris,5  which  ought  to  be 
repared  by  the  Hundred  of  Pool ;  noe  more  to  our 
knowledge,  but  all  things  is  fair  and  good. 

by  us,  MORRIS  EVANS  and 
JOSEPH  GRIFFITHS, 

High  Constables. 

8th  7ber  1682. — Llanfyllin  Hundred.  The  p'sentrnent  of 
the  high  Constable  of  the  Lower  lotment  of  the  said  Hundred 
saieth  that  all  things  are  ffaire  and  well  to  my  knowledge, 
except  some  Desenters. 

HUMPHREY  JONES 


Desenters. 
Rich.  Griffith, 
Evan  Davise, 
Gry.  Owen, 
John  Roberts, 


all  quacer  reputed. 


Tho.  Monsell,6 
Watkin  David, 
Charles  Lloyd,6 
Wm.  David/5  desenter  for  ye  space  of  3  moneths. 


1  Ante,  p.  57.  *  Ante,  p.  50. 

3  Ante,  pp.  49,  55,  and  59.  *  Ante,  pp.  53  and  61. 

5  Llanerchemrys  is  in  the  parish  of  Llansantffraid.     The   Hundred 
was  fined  £50  unless  the  bridge  was  repaired  within  a  limited  time. 

6  Ante,  p  56. 


EXTRACTS    FROM    GAOL    FILES.  65 

4th  Sept.  1682.  The  p'sentm't  of  Rowland  Edwards  and 
John  Owen,  Highe  Constables  of  the  Hundred  of  Machinlleth, 

Several  presentments  relating-  to  bridges  and  stopping  up 
of  roads,  ana  "  the  names  of  those  yt  use  nob  to  come  to 
church": 

Humpherey  Thomas  Morris1  of  Machinlleth, 
John  William1  and  his  wife  of  the  same, 
harry  Thomas  Owen1  and  his  wife  of  Ysycarreg, 
William  Thomas1  and  his  wife  of  ye  same, 
Owen  Morgan1  and  his  wife  of  ye  same, 
Richard  Owen1  of  Iscoed  Penegoes, 
Raphe  Oliver  of  Llanworin, 
Thomas  Jukes  of  the  same, 
John  M'redith  of  Kernes, 

all  ye  said  p'sons  quaqueres. 

By  us,  ROWLAND  EDWAKD  and 
JOHN  OWEN, 

Gheife  Constables. 

The  P'sentrn't  of  the  Burroughes  Inquest,  sworne  at  this 
present  greate  Session  held  the  fourth  of  September  82. 

Wee  p'sent  the  seu'all  p'sons  whose  names  are  in  a  p'sentm't 
of  the  Serjeants  at  Mase  of  the  Towne  of  Llanvylling  made  to 
us  and  hereunto  annexed,  being  popish  Recusants  and  Dis- 
senters, for  not  comeing  to  theire  Parish  Church  to  heare 
Divine  service  for  the  space  of  one  whole  moneth. 

Wee  p'seut  Rob't  Evans,2  Hanna2  his  wife,  Mary  Hamon2 
and  Rebecka  Hamon,2  all  of  Montgomery,  Quakers,  for  not 
comeing  to  church  for  the  space  of  a  moneth. 

[The  town  of  Llaufyllin  had  been  fined  £20  for  the  bad 
condition  of  the  paving  of  part  of  the  streets.  The  jury 
prayed  a  respite  of  the  fine,  and  a  grant  of  further  time  to  do 
the  work.] 

The  names  of  the  .Borough  Inquest. 

1.  Samuel  Loyd  [Nantymeichiad],  Gent. 

2.  John  Vaughan  [Teirtre]  „ 

3.  Robert  Price  [Llanfyllin]  ,, 

4.  Cad'd'r  Watkins  [Cad \vyufa] 

5.  John  Williams  [Rhospenbvva] 

6.  Hugh  Maurice  [Gartheryr] 

7.  Lewis  Evans  [Rhiwnachor] 

8.  John  Pughe  [Glanvechen] 


1  Ante,  p.  51.  -  Ante,  p.  62. 

VOL.  XXVI.  E 


66       MONTGOMERYSHIRE  NONCONFORMITY  : 

9.  Ed'd  Pugh  [Llanfyllin] 
10.  Jo'n  Williams     ,, 

Oliver  Wynne  [Teirtre] 
John  Rider  [Keele] 
William  Jones  [Bodran] 
William  Woodall  [Llanfyllin] 
Edward  Oliver 

The  presentment  of  Edward  Jones  and  Richard  Edwards, 
Seriant  at  Masse  for  the  town  of  Llanvilling. 

Wee  doe  present  Mr.  Thomas  Price,  gent.,1  and  mary  howart, 
being  Romont  Catholike,  for  not  coineing  to  church  to  hear 
divine  servis;  Lickwyse  Richard  Smith1  and  his  wyffe,  and 
John  House,1  for  the  like. 

Wee  doe  present  Walter  Griffiths,1  .gent.,  and  his  wyff, 
Humphri  lloyd1  and  his  wyff,  Daniel  Thomas1  and  his  wyff, 
Michel  Pyrnley1  and  his  wyff,  Edward  Poole1  and  his  wyff',  and 
John  Chidlow,1  being  desenters  ffrom  the  Church  for  3  moneths. 

EDWARD  JONES. 
RICHARD  EDWARDS. 

Presentment  of  Matthew  Matthewes,  one  of  the  chief  Con- 
stables of  the  Hundred  of  Mountgomery. 

I  p'sent  Edward  Taylor  of  MelHngton  and  Margaret  his 
wife,  being  Dissenters  from  the  church  of  England,  for  not 
coming  to  Church  during  time  of  Divine  service  for  3  moneths. 

by  me,  MATT.  MATTHEWS. 

Sep.  oth,  '82.  Wee  the  Bayliffes  of  the  Shiere  Towne  and 
Libertyes  of  Mountgom'y  doe  make  this  presentm't  following : 

That  there  are  noe  popish  Recusants  or  Phanaticq'  Dis- 
senters within  our  Town  or  Libertyes  except  the  persons 
undernamed,  who  are  prosecuted  for  their  contumacy  therein, 
and  wee  are  well  assured  itt  is  the  sence  of  all  the  Members 
of  the  Corporation  to  keepe  out  for  the  future  also  all  such  as 
shall  bee  thought  disaffected  to  the  p'sent  Government  Esta- 
blished in  Church  and  State;  wee  also  say  that  all  other 
matters  are  in  such  com'on  good  order  that  wee  cannot  present 
the  contrary  to  our  respective  knowledge. 

ED.    PiiYCE.'2 

EDWARD  PRICE. 

Except  Robert  Evans8  and  Hannah  his  wife.^i 

MaryHamou-*  [  quakers  ex- 

Robert  Hamoty*  J  commumcated. 

Ante,  p.  54.         '-  Of  Glamnihely.         3  Ante,  pp.  62  and  65. 


EXTKACTS   FROM    GAOL   FILES.  67 

A  true  Presentment  of  William  Roberts  and  John  Bowen, 
Chief  Constables  of  the  Hundred  of  Deythur. 

We  p'sent  Richard  Gardner  of  Domgay  and  his  wife,  for  not 
frequenting"  ye  church  this  half  a  yeare  agoe. 

We  p'sent  Rees  Humphreys,  a  repuited  quaker  of  Llan- 
drinio,  and  for  dissenting  from  ye  Church  of  England  for  six 
months. 

Wee  p'sent  Ralph  Thorns  for  entertaining  of  strangers  and 
forreners ;  noe  more  to  p'sent  to  the  best  of  our  knowledge. 
By  us,  WILL'M  ROBERTS  and  JOHN  BOWEN. 

EDW.  LLOYD,  Sheriff. 

[There  are  37  Official  Magistrates  and  35  Local  Magis- 
trates on  this  File.] 

1683,  March  26th.  At  the  Great  Sessions  held  for  ye  s'd 
County  at  Llanvilling,  upon  the  six  and  twentith  day  of 
March,  in  the  fiue  and  thirtith  year  of  ye  raigne  of  our 
Sov'aigne  Lord,  Charles  the  Second,  King  of  England,  etc. 

An'oq'  D'ni  1683- 

Wee,  the  Grand  Jury,  being  sworne  to  enquire  for  o'r 
Sov'aigne  Lord  the  King,  and  for  ye  body  of  ye  s'd  County, 
haveing  received  ye  p'sentments  of  ye  Chief  Constables  of  ye 
seu'all  Hundreds  therein  as  they  were  sworne  thereunto,  have 
reduced  their  s'd  p'sentments  unto  this  o'r  owne,  as  followeth  : 

Imprimis.     Wee  present — 

Cause  Hundred. —  ...   Palmer,  Esq.1 

and  ....  his  wife, 

Reney  Aubins1  and 

Mary  his  wife, x 

Christopher  Clough1 

of  ....  his  wife, 

Mary,  the  wife1  of  Thomas  Evans, 

the  ....  wife1  of  George  Blackburne, 

and  John  Ruff,1  being  popish  recusants,  for  not  coming  to 
church  to  hear  divine  service  for  ye  space  of  three 
months  last  past. 

John  Simons  (a  nonconformist),  for  ye  like  offence. 

Machynlleth  Hundred. — 

William  Thomas2  of  Ysygarreg  and      .  .  .  his  wife, 
Harry  Thomas2  of  ye  same  and  ....  his  wife, 
Owen  Morgan2  of  ye  same  and  ....  his  wife, 

1  Ante,  p.  63.  2  Ante,  pp.  51  and  65. 

F2 


68  MONTGOMERYSHIRE    NONCONFORMITY  : 

Thomas  Oliver  of  the  same  and  ....  his  wife, 

Humphrey  Thomas  Morris1  of  Machenlleth, 

John  Williams1  of  the  same, 

Morris  Morgan1  of  the  same. 

John  David  Jones2  of  the  same, 

John  Richards  of  Penegoes, 

Richard  Owen1  of  the  same, 

Thomas  Jukes1  of  Llanworyn, 

John  Meredith1  of  Kernes, 

Katherine  Davies1  of  Derowen, 

AYilliam  Jones  of  Llanbrenmaire, 

being  commonly  called  Quakers ; 

Samuel  Breese  of  ye  same,3 
John  Hanckock  of  ye  same,3 
William  Ralph  of  ye  same,3 
John  Wood  of  ye  same,3 
Thomas  Jones  of  ye  same,3 
John  Tibbot  of  ye  same,3 
Ralph  Oliver2  of  Llanworyu, 

being  Independents,  al's  Nonconformists, 
and  not  frequenters  of  their  parish  churches. 

Deythur  Hundred.  —Wee  present 
Rees  Humphreys4  of  Llandrinio,! 
Evan  Morris  of  ye  same  V Quakers. 

and  Lowry  his  wife, 


1  Ante,  pp.  51  and  65. 

2  John  David  Jones  was  the  second  son  of  David  Jones  of  Cleiria, 
near  Machynlleth.     He  appears  to  have  conformed  subsequently,  his 
children  being  baptised  in  church,  the  first  in  1692  (Mont.  Coll., 
xxv,  p.  356). 

3  As  early  as  1675  a  small  congregation  of  Independents  met  for 
worship  at  a  farmhouse  in  Llanbrynmair,  called  Tyniawr,  in  a  small 
"lean-to"  building  still  standing,  I  believe,  where  services  were  held 
for  the   long  period    of  sixty-four    years,  that   is,   until   their  first 
chapel  was  built  in   1739   (Hist,  of  Llanbrynmair,  p.  41).     These 
were  all  members  of  that  little  church.     William  Jones  and  Ralph 
Oliver,  with  a  number  of  others,  had  been  presented  in   1671   for 
"  not  repairing  to  their  parish  church"  (Mont.  Coll.,  xxiv,  p.  215). 
Ralph  Oliver  then  resided  at  Llanbrynmair.     Six  of  the  inhabitants 
of  that  parish  were  presented,  for  being  "  obstinate  sectarians  and 
absenting  themselves  from  church",  at  the  October  Sessions  1662, 
being  only  six  weeks  after  the  Act  of  Uniformity  came  in  force  (ibid., 
p.  202).  4  Ante,  p.  67. 


EXTRACTS    FROM    GAOL    FILES.  69 

the  wife1  of  James  Loughton  (a 

popish  recusant),  for  not  coming  to  their  parish  church 
to  heare  divine  service  for  ye  space  of  2  months  last 
past. 

We  p'sent  Joseph  Caddick  of  Domgay  for  erecting  a  cottage 
upon  ye  commons  w'thin  ye  said  township  of  Domegay. 

MatUravel  Hundred. — 

John  Christopher2  and  ....  his  wife  (popish  recusants). 

Newtown  Hundred. — 

Francis  Mason3  of  Pullan, 

Bridget,  his  wife, 

Lewis  Turner3  of  ye  same 

and  ....  his  wife, 

Kichard  Swyndell3  of  ye  same 

and  ....  his  wife, 

Timothy  Price3  of  Pullan 

and  Mary  his  wife,  being  nonconformists,  for  not  comeing 

to  their  parrish  church  during  time  of  Divine  Service 

for  2  months  last  past. 

Llanvilling  Hundred. 

Richard  David4  of  ye  p'ish  of  Meifod/ 

Thomas  Mansell4  of  ye  same 

and  ....  his  wife, 

Evan  David  of  ye  same, 

Watkin  David5  of  ye  same, 

William  David4  of  ye  same  (being  Nonconformists), 

John  Rhydderch4  of  the  p'ish  of  Hirnant,  a  reputed  Quaker, 

John  Thomas4  of  ye  p'ish  of  Llanwothin, 

David  Lloyd4  of  ye  same, 

Thomas  Morris  of  ye  same, 

Robert  ap  Evan6  of  ye  p'ish  of  Lla^.sanfraid  (a  popish 
recusant),  for  not  cominge  to  their  parish  churches  to 
hear  Divine  service  for  ye  space  of  one  month  last  past. 


1  Magdalene  Lawton  of  Collfryn  ;    ante,  p.  59. 

2  Many  times  previously  presented. 

3  Ante,  pp.  57  and  64. 

4  See  ante,  pp.  56,  60,  and  63. 

5  See  ante,  p.  64. 

6  Query  the  same   as   Robert   ap   Evan   ap   Owen    of   Cefn-coch, 
Llanrhaiadr,  several   times  previously  presented.     See  Mont.   Co//., 
xxv,  pp.  63  and  70 ;  and  ante,  pp.  50,  59,  and  63, 


reputed  Quakers. 


70  MONTGOMERYSHIRE   NONCONFORMITY  : 

Pool  Hundred. 

Euble  Edwards1  of  Hendrehen,  Gent., 

John  Edwards1  of  ye  same,  Gent., 

John  Prichard1  of  ye  same,  Smith,  [popish  recusants. 

Katherine  Prichard1  of  ye  same,  Widd., 

Mary  ffox1  of  Rhyteskin,  Widd., 

Thomas  Lloyd2  of  Llan  chrochwell,  a  reputed  Quaker, 

David  Jones3  of  Braniarth, 

Sibil  his  wife  .... 

Humphrey  Simons3  of  ye  same, 

Margaret  his  wife, 

Robert  Griffith3  of  Llansanfraid,  for  not  coming  to  their 

parish  Churches  to  hear  Divine  Service  for  ye  space  of 

2  months  last  past. 

Montgomery  Hundred. 

Mrs.  Haukins  of  Goidre4  (a  popish  recusant), 

Mary  Rogers  of  Drevor-pheen,4  spinster  (a  nonconformist), 

for  not  comiiige  to  their  p'ish  church  for  ye  space  of 

two  months  last  past. 

Edward  Taylor5  of  Mellington)     XT  f       .  , 

j  n/r  A  u-       -c  r     .Nonconformists, 

and  Margaret  his  wife,  ) 

for  ye  like. 

Llanidloes  Hundred. 

John  Pott  of  Llanofirick,  )     XT  f 

mi  T>  ,      /.     °  >     Nonconformists, 

Thomas  rott  of  ye  same,          ) 

Eleanor  Owen  of  ye  same,  Widd., 

Alice  Rees  of  ye  same,  Widd., 

Mary  Davis  of  ye  same,  Widd., 

Edward  Jerman  of  Llan-i-fyny,    ^    ^     , 

John  Jerman  of  Glyngynwidd,     j    ^ 

for  not  comeing  to  their  parish  Church  to  hear  Divine 
service  for  ye  space  of  2  months  last  past. 

Arthur  Yaughan  [Tredderwen].  Esq. 

Daniell  Whittingham  [Varchoel],  Esq.6 


1  See  ante,  pp.  49,  55,  59,  and  64.         2  See  ante,  pp.  55  and  64. 

3  See  ante,  p.  64. 

4  Goitre  and  Trefor  and  Ffin   are   townships    in    Kerry  parish. 
Vavasor  Powel's  home  was  at  Goitre. 

5  See  ante,  p.  66. 

6  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Derwas  Griffith  of  Glyntwymin, 
in  the  parish  of  Cemmes.     (Mont.  Coll,,  xi.  p.  44.) 


EXTRACTS    FROM  GAOL   FILES.                           71 

Tho.  Juckes  [Trelydan],  Esq.1 

John  Lloyd  [Burgedin],  Geti. 
John  Vaughan 


Eees  Lloyd 
Matt.  Morgan 
Teage  Price 
David  Evans 
Harry  Harries 
Edward  Lloyd 
Richard  Owens 
Wat  Owen 
John  Williams 


Cowney],  Gen. 
Aberhafesp],  Gen. 
Peniarth] 
Llanchvrochwell],  Gen. 

Sorchwell  (Pool)] 
Gwenny  (Pool)] 
Werndu  (Pool)],  Gen. 
Rhos  Penbwa] 


The  p'sentm't  of  Richard  Stedman,  Esq.,  Cheife  Bayliffe  of 
the  Shier  Towne  and  Burrough  of  Mountgornery,  made  at  the 
great  Sessions  held  at  Llanvilling,  in  the  s'd  County  of  Mount- 
gomery,  as  followeth : 

P'sent  Robert  Evans2  and  Hanna  his  wife,2  Richard  Evans, 
Mary  Hamon,2  Rebecka  Hamon,2  and  Ann  Hamon,2  for  being 
Quakers  and  absenting  from  Church  for  Twelve  mounths  last 
past  and  upwards,  whom  wee  have  seu'all  times  formerly 
presented  for  the  same  offence.  Wee  also  continue  our  common 
and  true  p'sentm't  that  there  are  noe  other  either  popish 
recusants  or  Phanatiq'  [fanatic]  Dissenters,  and  that  there  has 
been  a  constant  care  to  p'vent  any  such  to  Inhabite  or  inter- 
meddle within  the  said  Towne. 

All  other  matters  are  in  such  com'on  good  order,  and  annoy- 
ances redressed  and  amended  by  the  care  and  p'sentm'ts  of 
the  Court  Leets,  that  I  cannot  p'sent  any  defects  thereof;  the 
persons  above  ment'oned  are  meane  persons,  and  live  in  two 
small  howses  in  the  confines  of  our  Libertyes  and  parish,  and 
remote  from  the  Towne.3  They  have  been  alsoe  prosecuted  in 
the  Spirituall  Court,  and  labour  under  excommunication. 

The  p'sentm't  of  Andre\Y  Evans  and  Humphrey  Jones, 
Seriants  at  Mace  for  the  Burrough  of  Poole,  Gent.,  the  26th 
day  of  March  1683. 

1  He  was  the  great-grandson  of  Thomas  Juckes  of   Buttington, 
Sheriff  in   1580.     By  his   wife  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Bright  of 
Acton,  Salop,  and  Pentre,  Montgomeryshire,  he  had  Thomas  Juckes 
of  Trelydan  and  George  Juckes,  an  apothecary  at  Welshpool.    (Sheriffs 
of  Montgomeryshire,  p.  199.) 

2  See  ante,  pp.  62,  65,  and  66. 

3  It  would  be  interesting  to  know   the  spot  where  these   poor 
"phanatiques"  dwelt;  probably  it  was  at  or  near  Hendomen. 


/2  MONTGOMERYSHIRE   NONCONFORMITY: 

Imps.  Wee  doe  p'sent  John  Hat.fi  eld1  of  the  Towne  of  Poole, 
and  Gwen  his  wife,  for  reputed  papists. 

Item.  Wee  p'sent  Will'm  Wynne,  Richard  Hill,1  and  Gwen 
Penthryn,  widd.,1  all  of  Poole,  for  the  same. 

Item,.  Wee  p'sent  Richard  Davies2  and  Tacy  his  wife,2 
David  Davies,2  Tasy  Davies,  Spinster,  John  Lewis,2  Baker, 
Margarett  Lewis,2  Widd.,  Rebecca,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Tom- 
son,2  and  William  man,2  gunsmith,  all  of  Poole,  for  Quakers. 

We  p'sent  Ann,3  the  wife  of  Wm.  Pryce,  Oliver  Bedows,3 
and  Charles  Griffith.es,  Shoemaker,  for  not  coming  to  Church 
for  the  space  of  one  moneth. 

There  is  not  anything  else  p'sentable  by  us  to  our  know- 
ledge. 

ANDREW  EVANS. 
March  26th,  1683.  Huw  JONES. 

The  p'sentm'ts  of  Richard  Edwards  and  Edward  Jones, 
Seriants  att  mase  for  the  Town  and  Liberties  of  Llanvilling, 
in  the  County  of  Mountgom'y,  as  followeth  : 

Imp9 is.  Wee  p'sent  Thomas  Price,  Gent.,4  for  a  popish 
Recusant. 

Richard  Smith,4  for  like,  and  his  weife. 

John  House,4  for  the  like. 

Mary,  the  wife  of  Reighnals  Davis,  for  the  like. 

It'm.  Wee  p'sent  Walter  Griffiths,  gent.,4  for  the  like,  and 
his  wife,  being  dissenters  from  the  Church  for  one  month. 

Edward  Peele4  and  his  wife,  for  the  like. 
Humffrey  Lloyd4  and  his  wife,  for  the  like. 
David  Thomas4  and  his  wife,  for  the  like. 
John  Chidloe4  and  his  wife,  for  ye  like. 
Richard  Pyrnley5  and  his  wife,  for  ye  like. 

RICHARD  EDWARDS. 

EDWARD  JONES. 

WALTER  CLOPTON,  Esq.,6  Sheriff. 


1  See  ante,  pp.  52  and  61. 

2  See  ante,  pp.  54  and  61. 


Mont.  Coll.,  xxv,  p.  62. 

4  See  ante,  pp.  55  and  66. 

5  Query  Michael  Pymley  ;   see  ibid. 

6  He  married  Sara,  one  of  the  three  daughters  and  co-heiresses  of 
William  Penrhyn  of  Rhysnant  by  his  wife  Mary,  daughter  of  Edward 
Wynne   of  Eunant.      He  subsequently  enjoyed  the  whole  of  the 
Penrhyn  estate.    (Mont.  Coll.,  vii,  p.  222.) 


EXTRACTS    FROM    GAOL    FILKS.  73 

1683,  August  27th.  Ad  Sessionern  magna  tenend.  apud 
Pol  am  vicesimo  septiino  die  August!  Anno  R.  R's  Car.  S'c'di 
nunc  Anglie  etc.  tricessimo  quinto  Annoq'  D'ni  1683. 

The  Grand  Inquest  sworn  to  inquire  for  ye  body  of  this 
County  of  Mountgorn'y  doe  p'sent  as  followeth  : 

Imps.  Wee  doe  p'sent  Henry  Williams1  as  a  Nonconformist 
prater  or  seditious  houlder  forth,  and  a  man  of  dangerous 
principles. 

#  *  #  *  *  * 

We  doe  present  Evan  John  Morris  of  Llandrinio,  Felt- 
maker,  and  his  wife,  as  dissenters  from  the  Religion  esta- 
blished by  Law,  as  absentees  from  their  parish  Church  for  one 
month  last  past. 

We  doe  present  Hester,  the  wife  of  William  Lloyd  of  Poole, 
Bricklayer,  for  an  unlawful!  Outcry  and  common  scold. 

Item.  Wee  present  Robert  Thomas,  High  Constable  of  the 
lower  division  of  the  hundred  of  Llanvilling,  for  not  delivering 
in  his  presentment  to  this  grand  Inquest,  in  w'ch  division  are 
these  dissenters  that  wee  know  of — 

Charles  Lloyd2  and  his  wife. 
Mary  Davyes.2 

Thomas  Man  sell2  and  his  wife. 
Evan  Davyes2  and  his  wife. 
Richard  Davyes2  and  his  wife. 
Owen  Jones  and  his  wife. 
Watkin  David.2 

The  p'sentment  of  John  Colefax,  one  of  the  High  Constables 
of  Dythur. 

I  p'sent  Richard  Gardner3  and  his  wife  for  Dissenters,  and 
that  they  goe  not  to  church  since  the  last  Quarter  Sessions. 

I  have  nothing  else  to  p'sent,  but  all  faire  and  good. 

JOHN  COLEFAX. 

The  p'sentment  of  Thomas  Jones,  one  of  the  High  Con- 
stables of  the  Hundred  of  Newtowne,  given  to  the  Grand 
Jury  for  the  body  of  the  said  County  at  Pool,  Aug.  ye  27th, 
1683. 

Henry  Williams,4  for  a  Conventicle  preacher. 

I  doe  present  Richard  Swindle5  and  his  wife  of  the  parish 
of  Bettus. 

1  Of  Scafell ;  often  presented  before. 

2  These  were  Quakers,  and  had  been  often  presented  before.     See 
ante,  p.  69.  3  gee  ant€j  p   57 

4  See  above.  5  See  ante,  pp.  57  and  69, 


74  MONTGOMERYSHIRE    NONCONFORMITY  : 

Henry  Williams  for  a  Conventicle  preacher,  and  his  wife,  of 
ye  p'ish  of  Llanlochayarne,  and  Evan  Morris  and  his  wife  of  ye 
p'ish  of  Newtown,  Lewis  Turner1  and  his  wife  of  ye  p'ish  of 
Aberhauesp,  for  not  coming  to  Church.  I  have  nothing  else 
to  p'sent. 

THOMAS  JONES, 

Chiefe  Constable. 

August  the  last,  1683.  Thomas  Edwards,  the  other  Con- 
stable, presented  Eobert  Beane  and  his  wife  as  Absentees 
from  the  church  for  a  quarter  of  a  year  last  past. 

William  Owen,  one  of  the  High  Constables  of  Mathraval 
Hundred:  "I  doe  p'sent  by  report  that  John  Christopher2 
and  Martha  his  wife  have  absented  themselves  from  ye  church 
since  ye  twenteeth  day  of  July  last,  and  for  popish  Eecusants ; 
no  more  to  be  p'sented  to  rny  knowledge. 

Edward  Savage,  one  of  the  High  Constables  for  the  Hun- 
dred of  Llanidloes : 

Imprimis.  I  doe  p'sent  Richard  Eltonhead3  and  his  wife, 
beinge  popish  recusants,  for  not  coming  to  church. 

Item.  I  doe  p'sent  William  Beversley4  and  Lewis  Griffith,4 
both  of  the  p'ish  of  Trefegloes,  in  the  s'd  County  afores'd,  for 
being  a  Com'on  dissenters  and  absenting  from  church. 

27th  Aug.  1683.  Joseph  Griffith,  one  of  the  Chief  Con- 
stables of  the  Hundred  of  Poole  :  I  doe  p'sent  Robert  Griffith5 
of  Llansanfrayd  for  not  coming  to  his  parish  church  to  hear 
Divine  service  for  the  space  of  3  months  last  past. 

Thomas  Tannatt,  one  of  the  High  Constables  of  the  Hun- 
dred of  Dythur : 

I  p'sent  Magdalen,6  the  wife  of  James  Lawton,  a  popish 
recusant,  for  not  coming  to  her  parish  [church]  to  hear  divine 
service  for  the  space  of  three  months  last  past. 

The  presentment  of  Evan  Lloyd,  one  of  the  Sergeants  at 
Mace  within  the  Town  and  Borough  of  Llanidloes : 

Imp's.     I  doe  p'sent  Jo'n  Roberts,7 

Elizabeth  Amyas, 

Anne   Jenkins,   all    of  the    towne    and 
liberties  aforesaid,  for  not  coming  to  church  to  hear  Dyvine 


1  See  ante,  pp.  57,  64,  and  69. 
'2  See  ante,  pp.  50,  55,  and  69. 
'•'  See  ante,  pp.  52,  55,  and  59. 

4  Ante,  pp.  52,  57,  and  59. 

5  Ante,  pp.  64  and  70. 

6  Ante,  pp.  59  and  69. 

7  Ante,  pp.  52,  57,  and  59. 


EXTRACTS    FKOM    GAOL    FILES.  75 

servis  for  a  month  last  past ;  and  there  is  Mr.  Francis  Tumor, 
yt  is  a  Schoolemaster  in  our  Towne,  but  noe  Inhabitant,  and 
hath  been  in  Church  hereing  Dyvyne  servis  within  this  5  weekes 
or  thereabouts,  being  all  I  have  to  p'sent. 

by  me,,  E.,  the  m'ke  of 

EVAN  LLOYD. 

The  presentment  of  David  Roberts,  one  of  the  High  Con- 
stables of  the  Hundred  of  Caurse. 

Imprimis.  I  p'sent  Jarnes  Palmer,  Esq.,1  and  his  Lady,  for 
Popish  Recusants. 

Cristofer  Goughe2  and  his  wife  for  the  like. 

Regni  Obins3  and  his  wife  for  ye  like  :  all  of  Clett'wood. 

David  Roberts  of  Hope  for  the  like. 

Mary,  ye  wife  of  Rowland  Roberts  of  Hope,  for  the  like. 

The  presentment  of  Richard  Stedman,  Esq.,  and  Edward 
Davies,  gen.,  Chieffe  Bayliffes  of  the  towne  and  Burrough  of 
Mountgomery,  ye  27th  day  of  August  1683  : 

We  p'sent  John  Lewis  of  Button  and  Jane  Lewis  his  wife, 
Sarah,  the  wife  of  Richard  Lewis  of  the  same,  Robert  Evans4 
aud  Hannah  his  wife,4  Mary  Ham  on,4  Rebecca  Ham  on,4  and 
John  Meredith,  being  dissenters  from  the  Church  of  England, 
and  for  not  coming  to  church  to  hear  Divyne  Servis  for  four 
monethes  last  past,  and  have  nothing  else  to  p'sent  by  us, 

RIG.  STEDMAN. 
EDWARD  DAVJES. 

The  Return  of  David  Vaughan,  the  High  Constable  of  the 
Upper  Division  of  the  Hundred  of  Llantillin  : 

John  Thomas  ap  Howell5  of  Tre  Sputtu  and  his  wife, 

Thomas  Morris5  and  his  wife  of  the  same, 

Edward  Thomas  Morris5  and  his  wife  of  the  same, 

David  Lloyd5  of  the  same, 

Mary  Thomas  Morgan,5  Vid.,  of  Garthbulch, 

Rowland  Owen5  of  Hirnant,  for  not  coming  to  Church  to  ye 
beast  of  my  knowledg. 

DAVID  VAUGHAN,  hif/h  Constable. 

1683,  Aug.  31.  The  presentment  of  Charles  Jones,  one  of 
the  Chief  Constables  for  the  Hundred  of  Caurse. 

1  Of  Buttington  Hall;  see  ante,  pp.  63  and  67. 

'2  Clough,  not  Goughe;  see  ante,  pp.  53,  54,  55,  58,  61,  and  63. 

3  See  ibid. 

4  See  ante,  pp.  62,  65,  66,  and  71 
0  See  ante,  pp.  56,  60,  63,  aud  69. 


76  MONTGOMERYSHIRE    NONCONFORMITY  I 

This  is  for  to  certify  you  that  I  doe  p'sent  as  followeth,  viz. : 
Jenkin  Morgan1  and'his  wife,  for  not  repairing  to  their  parish 
church  for  to  heare  devine  seruice  according  to  lawe,  arid  they 
are  commonly  called  Papist ;  and  I  doe  p'sent  Alice,1  ye  wife 
of  George  Blackeburn,  for  ye  same. 

by  me,          CHARLES  JONES. 

81st  Aug.  1683.  The  presentment  of  Griffith  Davies,  one 
of  the  Chief  Constables  of  ye  Hundred  of  Caurse. 

This  is  for  to  certifye  you  that  I  p'sent  all  things  that  is 
p'sentable  to  ye  best  of  my  knowledge. 

I    p'sent    these    for 


Ebble  Edwards2  and  John2  his  sone 
Mary  ffox2  and  her  sonne 
John  Pri chard2  and  his  wife 


David  Jones3 
Syble  his  wife,  and 
there  sonne  and  his  wife 


popish  Recusantcy,  and 
for  not  coming  to  there 
parish  church  to  heare 
devine   Seruice  accord- 
ing to  Law. 
And     these     for     dessenters, 
com'only  called  Quakers,  and  for 
not  frequenting  to  there  parish 


church  according  to  Law. 
I  have  nothing  else  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge. 

by  me,         GRIFFITH  DAVIES. 

The  p'sentm't  of  Harry  Pugh  and  Lewis  Morgan,  Chiefe 
Constables  of  the  hundred  of  Machynlleth,  within  the  said 
County  : 

We  doe  p'sent  John  Wood4  of  Llanbrinmaire,  William 
Jones4  and  his  wife  of  the  same,  John  Hancocke4  of  the  same, 
Thomas  Jones4  of  the  same,  Ralph  Oliu'4  [Oliver]  of  Llan- 
woryn,  William  Ralph4  of  the  same,  suspected  Independents, 
for  not  comeing  to  Church. 

We  doe  alsoe  p'sent  Harry  Thomas  Owen5  of  the  p'ish  of 
Machynlleth,  Owen  Morgan5  of  the  same,  Thomas  Oliuer  of 
the  same,  John  David  Jones5  of  the  same,  John  Meredith5  of 
Kernes,  Humffrey  Thomas5  of  the  towne  of  Machenlieth, 
John  William5  of  the  same,  Thomas  Moris  of  the  same, 
Edward  David  Jo'n  of  Darowen,  Catherine  Davies5  of  the  same, 
suspected  quakers,  for  not  coming  to  church. 


1  See  ante,  pp.  51,  53,  and  61. 

2  See  ante,  pp.  49,  55,  59,  64,  and  70. 

3  See  ante,  pp.  64  and  70. 

4  See  ante,  p.  65. 

5  See  ante,  pp.  51  and  65. 


EXTRACTS    FROM    GAOL    FILES.  77 

We  doe  also  p'sent  the  high  way,  leading  from  a  place  called 
Gwerne  y  Bwlch  to  a  place  called  Coed  Glyn  laen, 
within  the  parishe  of  Llanbrinmaire,1  to  bee  insufficient 
and  out  of  repaire.  and  to  be  repaired  by  the  Inhabitants  of 
the  said  parish.  Wee  doe  alsoe  p'sent  the  highway  leading 
,,-.,.  from  a  place  called  Dolgadvan  to  the  p'ish  church  of 
Llanbrinmaire,  w'thin  the  said  p'ish  of  Llanbrinmaire, 
to  be  insufficient  and  out  of  repaire,  and  to  be  repaired  by  the 
Inhabitants  of  the  said  p'isli. 

HENRY  PUGH. 
Luwis  MORGAN. 

The  presentment  of  Richard  Edwards  and  Edward  Jones, 
Gent'n,  Sergeants  at  Mase  of  the  towne  'and  liberties  of 
Llanvylling. 

Wee  p'sent  : 

for  popish  Recusants, 

rm  T,  •        r<      ,  ,,       -,  i  •       -f       and  for  not  coming  to 

Thomas  1  rice,  (jrent."  and  his  wire,  ,        1,1 

r»-  i»j  o     '4i_    n      t.  •>       j  i  •        -f  church  to  heare 

Kich  d  Smith   Gent.-  and  h,s  wife,  ,  diyi      seruice  fol.  ^ 

John  House,-  space  of  one  whole 

month  was  last  past. 
Wee  p'sent : 

Walter  Griffith,  Gent.2  and  his  wife,  (   Dissenters,  for  not 
Edward  Poole2  and  his  wife,  coineing  to  church  to 

Hum.  Lloyd2  and  his  wife,  hear  Divine  service 

John  Chidlow,2  and  his  wife,  for  the  space  of  one 

David  Thomas,2  [      month  last  past. 

RICH.  EDWARDS)    0    .     , 
-,,,  >•  tenants. 

EDWARD  JONES  ) 

Att  the  Greate  Sessions  held  att  Poole,  the  day  aforesaid, 
Andrew  Evans  and  Oliver  Peirce,  gent.,  Serjeants  at  Maice  of 
the  said  towne  and  liberties,  doe  p'sent  the  persons  under- 
neath : 

Imprimis.     Wee  doe  present — 

John  Hatfield3  and  Gwen  his  wife,  ^1 
Richard  Hill,3  .  .    .„ 

William  Hynne,3  [qu.  Wynne]  '    P°Plsh  RecuS5ints 

Gwen  Penthriu,  Widd.,3 

1  This  road  ran  nearly  parallel  with  the  present  road  leading  from 
Talerddig  to  Cemmes,  which  was  completed  and  opened  for  traffic  in 
1821.  (Hist,  of  Llanbrynmair,  p.  63.) 

'2  Ante,  pp.  55,  66,  and  72. 

3  Ante,  pp.  52,  61,  and  72. 


78  MONTGOMERYSHIRE    NONCONFORMITY. 

Richard  Davies,  feltmaker,1  and  Tacy  his  wife1  and  tacy1 

his  daughter, 
William  Man,1  Gunsmith, 
Rebecca,1  the  wife  of  Thomas  Toinpsou, 
John  Lewis,1  baker, 
Margaret  Lewis,1  Widd., 
Elinor  Sardin,  Spinster, 
Anne,2  the  wife  of  William  Price, 
Oliver  Bedowes,2  all   disenters   from   the   church  at  the 

tyme  of  Divine  seruis,  which  is  contrary  to  his  Ma' ties 

lawes  in  that  case  made  and  provided. 

The  Returne  of  William  Powell,  one  of  the  Chief  Constables 
of  the  Hundred  of  Llanidloes,  in  the  s'd  county,  as  followeth  : 

Imprs.  I  doe  p'sent  Alexander  Edwards,3  of  the  p'ish  of 
Carnoe,  in  ye  s'd  Hundred,  to  be  a  Nonconformist  and  a  com'on 
absenter  from  church. 

Ii\  I  doe  p'sent  Howell  Meredith  of  Llanwnogg,  in  the  s'd 
Hundred,  to  be  a  dissenter  and  com'on  absenter  from  church. 

//•'.     I  doe  p'sent  John  Mills  for  ye  like  offence. 

I  have  noe  more  that  is  meet  to  be  p'sented  to  the  best  of 
my  knowledge. 

WILL.  POWELL. 


1  Ante,  pp.  54,  61,  and  72. 

2  Mont.  Coll,  xxv,  p.  62,  uud  ante,  p.  72. 

3  Ante,  p.  52. 


79 


LUDOVICK,    OR    LODOWICK,    LLOYD'S 
"PILGRIMAGE  OF   PRINCES". 


SOME  account  of  the  author  of  this  very  scarce  book 
will  be  found  in  Mont.  Coll.,  xxii,  p.  235,  proving  him 
to  have  been  a  Montgomeryshire  man.  It  is  there 
stated  that  he  was  the  fifth  son  of  Oliver  Lloyd  ot 
Marrington,  by  Gwenllian,  daughter  of  Griffith  ap 
Howell  ap  Evan  Blayney  of  Gregynog,  that  he  was 
a  sergeant-at-anns  and  gentleman-in-ordiriary  to  Queen 
Elizabeth,  a  herald  of  repute,  and  a  voluminous  author, 
the  titles  of  no  less  than  thirteen  of  his  works  being 
given.  Among  the  latter  is  The  Pilgrimage  of  Princes, 
a  copy  of  the  first  edition  of  which  has  lately  come  into 
my  possession.  It  is  a  small  quarto  volume  printed 
in  black-letter,  the  following  being  a  copy  of  the  title- 
page  :— 

"  THE    PILGRIMAGE  |  OF     PRINCES,  |  Newly    published, 
by    Lodowicke  |  Lloid   Exquier,    one  of  lier   Maiesties  \ 
Sergeants  at  Amies.  |       IMPRINTED    at    Lon-  |  don,     By 
lohn  Wolfe.  |  1586."  | 

It  opens  with  an  Acrostic  and  an  "Epistle  Dedi- 
catorie"  to  Sir  Christopher  Hatton,  "  Captain  of  her 
highnes  Gard,  Vicechamberlaine  to  her  Maiestie,  and 
one  of  her  most  honourable  priuie  Counsel!/'  This  is 
followed  by  an  "Epistle  to  the  Reader",  some  compli- 
mentary Latin  verses  to  the  work  and  to  its  author, 
and  a  quaint  English  Ode  by  Thomas  Churchyard, 
Gent.,  "  of  Lodo.  Fl."  (Lloyd).  These  occupy  fifteen 
pages,  but  they  are  not  numbered.  Then  follows  the 
work  itself,  of  which  the  folios,  not  the  pages,  are 
numbered,  from  1  to  214,  and  an  Index  of  three  pages. 


80  LUDOVICK,    OR   LODOWICK,    LLOYD'S 

The  book  therefore  contains  altogether  446  pages.  The 
title  gives  but  a  very  imperfect  idea  of  its  contents. 
It  is,  in  fact,  a  very  learned  and  curious  collection  of 
anecdotes  and  illustrations  drawn  chiefly  from  ancient 
history  and  mythology,  and  Greek  and  Latin  writers, 
under  various  heads.  For  this  reason,  and  as  the  book 
is  extremely  scarce,  we  may  be  excused  for  giving 
below  a  copy  of  the  "  Table  of  the  most  principall  and 
chiefe  partes  contained  within  this  booke"  :— 

"  Of  the  slipperie  state  of  fortune,  and  what  princes,  and 
where  they  were  aduanced  one  waie,  and  how  they  were 
oppressed  an  other  way. 

"  Of  magnaniinitie  of  Princes,  and  fortitude  of  rninde  when 
and  where  it  was  most  esteemed. 

"  Of  marshall  triumphes,  and  the  solenmitie  thereof  in 
divers  countries. 

"  Of  the  first  finding  of  lawes  and  orders,  and  of  all  mention 
[sic,  but  should  be  "  invention"]  of  thinges  generall  and  of 
fame  [sic,  should  be  "  time".] 

"  Of  sumptuous  and  wonder  full  buildings. 

"  Of  painting. 

"  Of  eloquence. 

"  Of  those  that  had  their  pictures  and  images,  for  a  shew  of 
their  deserued  fame,  erected. 

"  Of  those  that  defended  diuers  from  deathes,  from  serpents, 
dragons,  and  of  cunning  archers. 

"  Of  diligence  and  labours. 

"  Of  the  first  inventours  of  artes,  and  of  the  use  of  sooth- 
saying. 

"  Of  pacience. 

"  Of  humanitie  and  clemencie  of  Princes. 

"  Of  sober  and  temperate  Princes,  and  where  temperance 
and  sobrietie  was  most  vsed. 

"  Of  taciturnitie  and  silence,  and  of  the  vertue  and  con- 
demnation thereof. 

"  Of  liberallitie  and  liberall  princes. 

"  Of  age,  and  the  praise  thereof. 

"  Of  the  mailers  of  sundrie  people,  and  of  their  straunere  life. 

"  Of  the  straunge  natures  of  waters,  earth,  and  fire. 

"  Of  the  world,  and  of  the  soule  of  man  with  diuers  and 
suudrie  opinions  of  Philosophers  about  the  same. 

"  Of  worshipping  of  Gods,  and  religion  of  Gentiles. 


"PILGRIMAGE  OF  PKINCES".  81 

"  Of  the  first  beginning  of  shauing,  and    the   vse    thereof, 
with  much  making  of  the  haires  of  the  head. 

"  Of  diuers  kindes  and  sundrie  fashions  of  buriall  amongst 
the  Gentiles. 

"  Of  spirites  and  visions. 
"  Of  dreames  and  warnings. 

"  Of  the  beginning  of  marriages,  and  of  the  sundrie  vse  of 
the  same. 

"Of  likenesse  and  similitudes. 
"  Of  rnusick  and  mirth. 

"A  comparison  betweene  the  loue  of  men  and  beastes. 
"  Certaine  Ethicall  Arithmologies  drawn  out  of  deuine  and 
prophane  auctours. 
"Examples  of  Justice. 
"  Examples  of  Usurie. 
"  Examples  of  honour. 
"  Examples  of  enuie. 
"  Examples  of  couetousnesse. 

'  Examples  of  hearing. 

*  Examples  of  discorde. 

'  Examples  of  frendship. 

'  Examples  of  flatterie. 

(  Examples  of  gluttonie. 

'  Examples  of  rape  and  spoilt'. 

'  Examples  of  mercie. 

'  Examples  of  loue. 

'  Examples  of  death. 

'  The  deathes  of  certaine  Noble  Princes  in  English  verse. 

'  Of  memorie  and  obliuiousnes. 

'  Of  the  Pilgrimages  of  Princes  and  miserie  of  mortalitie. 

'  Of  Dissimulation  and  Craft,  of  Subtiltie  and  deceipt. 

'  Of  famine. 
"  Of  warines. 
"  Of  reuengement. 
"  Of  theft  and  sacriledge. 
"  Of  lust. 
"  Of  lelowsie. 
"  Of  Idlenesse. 
"  Of  wrath  and  anger. 

"  Of  periurie   and  faith,   and   where  either  of   these   were 
honoured  and  esteemed. 

"  Of  enuie  and  malice,  and  so  of  tyrannic. 

"  Of  flatterie. 

"  Of  pride. 

"Of  couetousnes. 

VOL.  XXVI.  G 


82  "PILGRIMAGE  OF  PRINCES/ 

"  Of  prodigalitie  and  drunkennes. 

"  Of  Magicke  and  witcherie. 

"  A  comparison  betweene  wealth  and  pouertie. 

"  Of  death/' 

Some  of  these  titles,  and  occasionally  even  the 
author's  treatment  of  the  subjects,  cannot  fail  to 
remind  one  of  Lord  Bacon's  famous  .Essays,  first  pub- 
lished ten  years  later,  namely  in  1596.  It  can  hardly 
be  doubted,  indeed,  that  the  future  Chancellor,  as  a 
courtier,  must  have  been  well  acquainted  with  the 
author  and  with  the  contents  of  this  volume.  Subse- 
quent editions  of  the  Pilgrimage  of  Princes  appeared 
in  1607  and  1653. 


K.  W. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

BY  E.  ROWLEY-MORRIS. 

(Continued  from  Vol.  xxv,  p.  394.) 


EXTRACTS    FROM    THE   REGISTER   BOOKS    OF    BIRTHS, 
DEATHS,  AND  MARRIAGES,  AND  OTHER  NOTES. 

THERE  are,  down  to  the  year  1813,  when  the  new  Forms  of 
Registers  were  introduced,  the  following  books : — 

The  First  Book  begins  October  1(302 ;  seven  leaves  of 
parchment.  Baptism,  1603.  loh'es  films  Edward i  Price, 
generosi  baptizatus  fuit  xi  die  lulii. 

No  2,  parchment,  containing  sixty  leaves ;  the  entries 
commence  in  1609,  and  end  March  1658-9.  "Registrum 
Ecclesise  de  Kerrie  contin  ....  nom  .  .  .  et  omnium  sepul- 
toru'  baptizatoru'  et  eoru'  m'ri  solemnizati  fuerint  (?)  in 
dicta  ecclesia  in  an'o  d'ui  1609."1  First  entry. 

Marriages. 
Davidus    ap  leu'n    ap    Thomas    solemnizatus    fuit    lanas    Powell 

vicessimo  septo  die  lunii  1609. 
Robertas  Hard  wick  solemnizatus  fuit  Katheriua  verch  Lewis  octavo 

die  lulii  1609. 

Baptisms. 
Evan  us  ap   John    Wilsone  baptizatus    undecimo   die    m'rii  (Martii) 

1609-10. 
Matilda  v'ch  (daughter)   of  Rob'te  Hard  wick  baptizatus  ultimo  die 

M'rii  1610. 
Mathewe  Price  baptizatus  fuit  decimo  quarto  die  Maii  1611. 

Burials. 

M'rgerita  Hardwick  sepulta  fuit  vicessimo  die  August!  1611. 
1616  (!)....  Mathews       J  Warfeng_ 

1  The  Register  of  the  Church  of  Kerry,  coutaiuing  the  names  of 
all  those  who  were  buried,  baptised,  and  married  in  the  said  church 
in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1609. 

a  2 


84  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OP  KEKKY. 

Erasmus  Evans 

John  James 

leu'n  ap  Edward  [•     Inquisitors. 

John  Bushoppe1 

.  .  .  .  ap  Meredith  ap  Edward 

1312.  Baptism. — Edwardus  ap  John  Chelmicke  p'ochia  de  Habound 
ter  [Habberley  ?]  in  com.  Sallopie — baptizatus  fuit  decimo  sexto 
die  Maii. 

1G12-13.   Marriage. — William    Dudlick  solemnizatus    fuit    M'greta 

Gregory  vicessimo  sexto  die  Januarii. 
Burial.-- Edwardus  Fisher  sepultus  fuit  nono  die  M'rcii. 

1613.  Marriages. 
Oliverus  Herbert'2  solemnizatus  fuit  Marie  Evanus  vicessimo  quinto 

die  Maii. 
John  Fisher  solemnizatus  fuit  Ihoanna  Child  vicessimo  die  Novembris. 

1614.  Burials. 

locosa  Corfilde  sepulta  fuit  octavo  die  Maii. 
John  Price  Cleric'  sepult.  fuit  vicessimo  octavo  die  Novembris. 

Other  names  that  occur. 

Sarah  Austin.  Syslia    v'ch    William  Rich'd  Wydovves. 

Speake. 

Thomas  Hancock.        Elizabeth  Cheesman.  Wm  Doughty. 

Rich'd  Whittall.          John  Bushoppe.  Rich'd  Coke  of  Dray  ton. 

Christopher  Mills.       Jhoanua  Spragge.  Tho.  Brinley. 

John  Harper.  lanna  Chamberlane.  Rich'd  Sheepman. 

Peregrine  Lloyd.         Rich'd  Minton.  Hugh  Anthony. 

William  Leighton.       William  Tyvv.  Edw'd  Hinton. 

Edw'd  Beinon.  Maria  Wheeler.  Rich'd  Kerryson. 

1618.  Baptism. — Arthurus  ap  Richard  Blayney  baptizatus  fuit  xxix 

die  lunii. 
Burial. — Mr.    Mathewe    Davies   Cleric,    sepultus   fuit  secundo    die 

Decembris. 

1618.  Marriage. — loh'nes  ap  William  Smithe  solemnizatus  fuit 
Katherine  verch  ...  Ruffe  nono  die  Decembris.  Baptizat.  p.  lo 
Jones  Cl'icum  Anno  D'ni  1618. 

lana  filia  Adami  Pryce  gen'osi  baptizata  fuit  octavo  die  August!, 
Anno  d'ni  1619. 

Johannes  Jones  Cl'us  curatus. 


1  Of  Cloddia.     See  his  will,  Mont.  Coll.,  xxiii,  p.  44.     He  devised 
20s.  towards  the  reparation  of  Kerry  Church. 

2  Father   of   Richard    Herbert,   Esq.,    of  Dolforgan.     See    Mont. 
Sheriffs,  Key  Chart,  Herbert  Family,  p.  35. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  85 

1620.   Burial. — Margaretta  Ffox   sepulta   est    vicessimo  quinto  die 
Aprilis. 

Other  names. 

Edw'd  Higges. '  Eich'd  Goodale.  William  Worsuyche. 

lana  Prynce.  John  Mannering.  Isaiah  Newton. 

Edw'd  Moore.  Andrew  Parton.  Sumerset  Worsuyche. 

John  Bason.  Florence  Tallant.  William  Clemson. 

Edw'd  Cradock.  Win  Swingeley.  Nicholas  Wainwright. 

Edw'd  Crompton. 

1622.   Baptisms. 

Edwardus   filius    Adami   Pryce   gen'osi    baptizatus   est    quarto    dio 

Augusti. 
Gulliellimus  Dudlic  filius  lohannes  Dudlic  de  Gwernygo  baptizatus 

fuit  in  domo  lohannis  Dudlic  apud  Gwernygo  p'dict.  vicessimo 

quarto  die  Decembris. 

Deaths. 

lana  uxor.  lohannis  Dudlick  et  Gulliellimus  filius  loh'nis  Dudlick 
sepulti  fuerunt  ....(?)  die  Decembris. 

1623.   Matthew  Jo'n  )  r     , 

T         i        >  Gard. 
Johannes  James1       j 

1618.  Eichard  Lloyd2         ) 
Erasmus  Evans:>>       J 
Mathew  ap  John4  ^ 
John  James 

.  .  .  ap  D'd  ap  Mores  j    Inquisitors. 

Richard  Geathine 
Watkin  .... 

1619.  Richard  Evans  de  Penygelli     )    Gardiani. 


Evanus  James  de  Wig 

John  Owen5 
leuan  Edward6 
Watkin  ap  Ryce 
Piers  ap  Henry 
Hughe  Minton 
Thomas  John  ap  Hoell 


Sydesmen. 


i  Lay  Subsidy  fff  1606.  2  Ibid. 

3  Of  Cefnymynech.     See  his  pedigree,  infra. 

4  See  will  of  a  Matthew  ap  John  of  Caeliber  issa,  Mont.   Coll., 
xxiii,  p.  42. 

5  Lay  Subsidy,  1606.  6  Ibid. 


86 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 


1620. 


Thomas  Pyers1 


1621. 


1622. 


Wardens. 


Charles  Price2 

Evan  James 

Richard  Evans 

David  ap  Rees  ap  Gru3 

John  ap  Edd 

Evan  Mathew  Goch4 

John  Davies 

John  Dudlick 

Secundo  die  Aprilis. 
David  Rogers 
Lewis  David 

Thomas  Pyers 
Charles  Pryce 
Owen  Lewis 
Owen  ap  Tevan 
Joseph  Lloyd 
William  Dudlick 

21°  Aprilis. 

Evan  Matthew  Goch5 

James  ap  John  ap  Owen 

David  Rogers6 

Lewis  Davies 

Mores  James 

Owen  ap  John  ap  Robert 

Edward  Bushoppe7 

Edward  ap  Edward 


Sydesmen  and  Surveyors  of 
the  highways. 


-    Card. 


Inquisitores. 


Gardiani. 


Inquisitores. 


1623.   Baptisms. 

Pryce    gen'osi    baptizatus 


est    vicessimo 


Richardus   films    Adami 

quarto  die  lunii. 
Edwardus  filius  Henrici  Ffox  baptizatus  fuit  primo  die  Decembris. 

1624.  Baptism. 

Margareta  filia  Adami  Pryce  baptizata  fuit  16  die  Septembris. 
1625  per  me  Robertum  Middleton  curatum. 


1  Jury  List,  8  Jas.  I,  Mont.  Coll.,  vi,  p.  258;  and  Grand  Jury  List, 
14  Jas.  I ;  and  Lay  Subsidy,  1606,  ibid.,  p.  265. 

2  Lay  Subsidy,  1606.  3  Ibid.  4  Ibid. 

5  On  Grand  Jury,  8  Jas.  I,  Mont.  Coll.,  vi,  p.  268,  and  9  Jas.  I, 
ibid.,  p.  271.  6  Lay  Subsidy,  1606. 

7  Of  Cloddia  •  on  Grand  Jury,  1624.  See  Mont.  Coll.,  xxiii,  p.  44, 
note  5. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  87 

1625-6.  Baptism. 

Carolus  filius  Adami  Pryce  bapt.  fuit  1°  die  Februarii. 
Idem  Carolus  Pryce  sepultus  fuit  2°  die  Februarii. 

Anno  D'ni.  1627. 

Hugo  Moris  et  Evanus  Higges — Gardiani. 
Baptism. — Anna    filia    Adnmi    Pryce    gen.    baptizat.    fuit    eod.   die 

[29th  April]. 
Burial. — Anna   filia  Adami  Pryce  gener.   supult.  fuit  23°  die  lunii 

per  me  Rob.  Middleton  curatum. 

Hugonem  Mynton  )  p     ,. 
Johannem  Rogero  j 

1628.  Baptism.1 — Edwardus  filius  Adami  Pryce  gen.  baptizat.  fuit 
vicessimo  die  Aprilis. 

Burial. — Edwardus     filius     Adami    Pryce    sepultus    fuit    26°    die 
Decembris. 

1628-9. — Edwardus  Ffoxe  Miles  sepult.  8°  die  M'tii  per  me  Robertum 
Middleton  curatum  ibid. 

EdwardumapOwenet|Gardianos> 
Richardum  James  j 

1629.  Baptism. — lohannes  filius  Adami  Price  gen.  baptizatus   fuit 
eodem  (9°)  die  Augusti. 

Robert  Middleton,  Curate. 
William  Davies 
Richard  Jones 

1629.  7>'«^/:.s-w.— Katherina  filia  Edwardi  ap   Richard   de    Goedtre 
bapt.  fuit  eodem  (6°)  Decembris. 

1630.  Baptism. — Rob.  Middleton. 

Matthew  Watkins  \  ^a 
Thomas  Davies       J 

Charolus  filius  Adami  Price  gen.  baptizatus  fuit  12°  die  Septembris. 
Margaretta  filia  Summersetti  Ffoxe  baptizat.  fuit  14°  Octobris. 

1631.  Robert  Middleton,  Curat. 

Joh'es  Powell  )  Gard's 

Reignaldus  Welsh  als  Barber    j 

1632.  Baptism. — David  filius  Adam  Price  gen.  de  Cilrhwth  baptiz-at. 
fuit  23°  Sep. 

[Part  of  leaf,  1632-3,  cut  off.] 


After  1628  each  page  signed  by  Curate  and  Wardens. 


88 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 


1633-4. 

Robert  Middelton. 
Thomas  ap  Edward. 
Ludovic  ap  David. 


1635. 

Robert  Middleton. 
Richardu  Moris. 
Riohardu  Edwards. 


1636. 

Robert  Middletou. 
Evan  ap  Edward. 
Michael  Middleton. 


[A  leaf  all  in  English,  with  entries  of  burial,  1634-6,  apparently 
interpolated.] 

1636(7).  Tho.  Evans,  Curat. 


Richard  Lloyd 
Adam  Price 


Gardiani 


A'no  D'ni  1633. 

Edward  Price 
David  Mathew 
Charles  Price 
David  ap  David. 
Richard  Griffith. 
John  Johnes 


Richard  Arthur     i  ^     ,. 
Richard  Edwards  ^Gardiani' 


John  Vanghan. 
Edward  Johnes 


Oliver  Herbert      )  n     ,.     . 
Eduard  Morgan  /  Gardlftni' 


Owen  Mathew 
John  Fillie 


Thomas  ap  Edward  ^ 
Lewis  ap  David        j 


Assess. 


1635. 

Thomas  ap  Edwarde. 
Lewis  ap  David 
John  ap  Edward 
John  Thomas. 

1637. 

Evan  ap  Edward. 
Michael  Middleton. 
William  Bishop. 
David  Lewis. 

1638. 

John  Vaughan         ~\ 
Edward  Jones 
John  Fillie  I 

Thomas  Evans 

1639. 

Oliver  Herbert 
Edward  Morgan 
John  Dudlicke 
Morrice  Johnes 

Also  1639. 

Adam  Price 
Richard  Lloyd 
Erasmus  Evans 
Michael  Middleton1 


Assessores. 


Inquisitorea. 


Query  if  not  1634. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 


89 


John  Evans 
David  Minton 


Gardiani, 


Edward  Powell 
John  Thomas 


David  Davies 
David  Lewis 


David  Davies 
David  Lewis 


>  Gardiani. 


Qardiani. 


Gardiani. 


1640. 

Oliver  Pritcliard  (?)^ 
Oliver  Herbert 
Michael  Middleton 
Richard  Edwards 
Thomas  Davids 
Owen  Mat-he  we 

1641. 

John  Evans 
David  Minton 
Mathew  Kinsey 
Phillip  Morrice 

1642. 

Edward  Powell 
John  Thomas 
Howell  Gwilt 
David  Morric 

1648. 

Allen  Sherrat 
Rich'd  Jones 
Edward  Powell 
Owen  Mathewe 


Inquisitores. 


Inquisitores. 


Inquisitores. 


Tnqnisitores. 


Thoir.as  Evans 


1650. 
Ambrose  Gittinsi}  Gardiani. 

Last  entry  in  Latin,  12"  February  1652-3. 
Very  few  entries  in  1653  and  1654. 

Anno     d'ni     1655     16°     die    Aprilis    electi     fuerunt     Edward  us 
Whittingham  et  Evanns  Thomas  huius  parochia  de  Kerry  Gardinni. 

Edward  Whittingham  )  ™ 

Evan  Thomas  of  Garthelin    J  Churchwardens. 

Same  day  were  appointed  sidesmen  the  former  Churchwardens  — 

William  Pugh 
William  Newton 

(  Mathew  Evans 

I  Robert  Price 


Inquisitores 


Query  Gethin. 


90  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

A'no  D'ni  1657. 
Owen  Mat  he  we         )  r. 
Andrewe  Sherratt    }  Churchwardens. 

Mathew  Morris  of  Kelliberucha 

T  i      rf  c  m     ii  i   Ov  seers  of  the  poore. 

John  Evans  of  Trerllan 

David  Wilson  of  Garthelin 
Richard  Jones  of  Clothia 

David  Lewis  ap  Jo'n 
Reynold  Bar.bour 
Robert  Price 
James  Moris 
Mathewe  Richard 
Edward  Howells 
Silvanus  Howells 


Ov'seers  of  the  high  waves. 


The  above  have  been  extracted  from  Registers  1  and  2  by 
Mr.  Richard  Williams,  F.R.Hist.S.,  of  Newtown,  to  whom  the 
writer  is  much  indebted  for  them. 

It  will  have  been  observed  that  the  nomenclature  is  generally 
after  the  Welsh  system  ;  doubtless  up  to  this  period  Kerry  was 
essentially  a  Welsh  district,  and  the  language  in  common  use. 

It  has  been  noticed  in  examining  the  above  Registers  that 
about  1620  the  "ap"  began  to  disappear,  and  surnames  were 
added  without  it. 

In  both  the  above  Registers  the  place  of  residence  is 
generally  omitted,  and  even  the  township  is  not  mentioned. 

M'd  that  Richard  Payne  master  of  arts  p'sented  and  inducted  into 
the  vickeraidge  of  Kerry  Did  preach  the  gospell  the  14th 
day  of  October  1655  in  the  p'sence  and  audience  of  the  p'sons 
hereafter  subscribed — 

Edward  Whittingham  )  r«       , 

„        mu  >  Churchwardens. 

Evan  Thomas  j 

Allen  Sharratt.  Owen  Mathewe. 

Richard  Thomas.  Ambrose  Geathin. 

William  Pughe.  Mathewe  Richards. 

William  Morris.  Walter  Aston. 

David  ap  D'd.  Owen  Owens. 

Anno  D'ni  1056  lunii  2°  Electi  fuerunt  Richardus  Jones  de 
Kevenymynych  et  Owenes  Owens  de  Cloethy  huius  p'ochia  de 
Kerry  Gardiani. 

Evan  Humphreys  ~\ 

William  Ruffe  I.     Ov'seers  of  the  Poore  the  yeare 

John  Edwards  I  abovesaid. 

John  Rees 


HISTORY  OP  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  91 


David  ap  David  of  Clothie 
Edward  Jones  of  Gwernescob 
Tobias  ap  Owen  of  Graig 
William  Pughe  of  Kilroith 
Richard  Arthur  of  Penygelly 
Richard  ap  Richard  of  Cefnyberen 
John  Thomas  of  Gwenrhywe 
Henry  Dndlick 

1660. 


Ov'seers  of  the  highway 
1656. 


t    \   C 
e  J 


Churchwardens. 


w-?r        p 
William  Pugh 

Matthew  Evans,  Garthelyn. 

Hugh  Evans       } 

James  Arthur     L  Overseers  of  ye  Poore. 

Rynald  Morris   J 

Ambrose  Geathin  John  Edwards 

Evan  Humfrey  Jenkin  David 

Watkin  Williams  Edward  Powell 

Overseers  of  the  Highways. 

1637,1638,1639,1640,  1641,1642,  1643,1644,  1645,  1646,  1647, 
1648,  1649,  1650,  1651,  not  signed. 

1652.  Scriptum  per  me  lacobum  Phillips  [part  of  year]. 

1647.  Burials. 

Matheus  Pryce  sepult.  est  20  die  Maii. 
Edmund  Prjce  sepult.  est  eodem  [22°]  die  Maii. 

Baptism.  —  Rogerus  h'lius  Lomley  Skull  Cler.     2°  September. 
Last  Sheet  —  Anno  D'in'ni  1652. 

,1     j-     •        \    William  Pnghe. 

]    Willia  Munton  [or  Minton]. 

T       .  ..         (    Thorn.  Evans. 
Inquisitors        AmhrQse 


1658.  Burial.  —  Tana   the  wief  of  Thomas  ifoxe  esquier  buried  the 
17th  (?)  of  December. 

1658-9.  Burial.  —  Katherine  ffoxe  buried  the  9°  of  Januarii. 
Allen  Sharratt          j 
Owen  Pughe  I   Gard.  1659. 

Esay  Thomas.  ) 

Evan  David  )    Oy,geers  of  he 

Wyllyam  John         j 

Morris  Evans. 


92  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

David  Evans  the  younger. 

John  Humphreys. 

Mathew  Moris  the  younger. 

Walter  Asson  )    ~  . 

Matthew  Richards  }   Ov  seers  of  the  * 

John  Aurthur. 

Edward  (jrwillime. 

James  Edwards. 

REGISTER  No.  3. — Parchment,  70  leaves  ;  commences   1659, 
ending  1707. 

1667-8.  Burial.  —  Catherine  uxor  Richard!  Payne  vicarii  sepulta  fnit 
duodecimo  die  Maroii. 

1668-9.  Baptism. — Richard  us    filius   Edwardi    Price    de    Glanmeheli 
armiger  Baptizatus  fuit  undeuimo  die  Februarii. 

1669.  Burial. — Maria  uxor  Oliver  Herbert  gen.  sepult.  fuit  tertie  die 
dece'bris. 

1671-2.  Burial. — Eichardus  Payne  Vicarius  sepultus  fuit  vicessimo 
die  Februarii.1 

1672.  Burial. — Thoma  Ffox  armiger  sepultus  fuit  vicessimo  secundo 
die  Maii. 

1684.   Baptism. — Penelope  filia  John  Herbert  gen.    bapt.  fuit  quint o 
die  mensis  lunii. 

1686. 
From  March  in  this  year  the  entries  are  in  English. 

Marmaduke,  the  son  of  John  Herbert,  gen.,  Baptized  the  12th  day  of 

August. 

1696.  Burial. — Eichard  Herbert,  Esq.,  buried  the  17th  of  April. 

REGISTER  No.  4. — Commences  in  1707,  and  ends  in  1760. 
In  this  register,  the  entries  of  places  of  residence  or  town- 
ships commence. 

REGISTER  No.  5. — Commences  1761,  ends  1812. 

REGISTERS  Nos.  6,  7,  and  8  are  the  new  Forms  of  Registers 
extending  from  1813  to  1844. 


1  His  will  was  proved  in  London  in  1673  (Register  Pye,  folio  83). 
As  he  devised  £10  to  the  parish  we  shall  print  an  epitome  of  his 
will  under  Charities,  infra. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  93 


VESTRY  BOOKS. 

We  append  a  few  extracts  from  the  Vestry-books  of  the 
parish. 

1742,  11  July.  Arrears  charged  on  this  parish  for   the  gaoler   to  be 
paid.     Signed, 

Geo.  Herbert.  Kich.  Jones.  Willm.  Pugh. 

Isaac  Jones.  Edw.  Pryce.  Tho.  Broom. 

Thos.  Pryce. 

1743.  Churchwarden  chosen  by  the  vicar — Edward  Rowley.1 

Signed,         John  Gwillim,  Cler. 

Signed,         Geo.  Herbert.  Edw'd  Edwards. 

Win.  Pugh.  Rich.  Rogers. 

Edw.  Pryce. 

1742-3.  A  long  entry  of  the  names  of  all  the  occupiers  in  the  several 
townships,  with  the  value  of  every  holding. 

This  occupies  seven  full  pages.  The  annual  value  was  the 
annual  rents  paid  by  the  several  tenants. 

The  tax  levied  for  the  poor  in  1742  was  lid.  in  the  pound ; 
the  total  sum  amounted  to  £170  18s.  7d. 

Signed  by  Mr.  Geo.  Herbert          J.  Farmer    \  churchwardens 
and   13  others  present  at          Edw.  Pryce  )  L 
the  vestry. 

1745.  Ordered — That  the  Churchwardens  were  not  to  lend  out  the 
Hearse  to  strangers  under  twelvepence  (I2d.)  a  mile. 

1747,  11  April.   Ordered  and  Agreed — "  That  the  Books  belonging  to 
the  overseers  of  the  poor,  and  likewise  the  Church  Booke  shall 
be  regulated,  there  being  a  great  deal  of  Erronious  mistakes  (s/V) 
in  both  very  much  to  the  prejudice  of  several  of  the  Inhabitants, 
they  being  overcharged  both  in  the  Church  and  poors  Rates,  there- 
fore it  is  concluded  at  the  Vestry  that  all  such  as  shall  fairly  and 
clearly  make  it  appear  that  they  are  overcharged  at  the  time  and 
place  shall  be  taken  of  in  proportion  to  what  the  mistake  is,  and 
that  all  mistakes  in  either  and  every  of  the  said  bookes  shall 
be  rased  out  and  amended,  and  the  exact  sums  and  names  of 
persons  Enterlined  in  the  said  Books.     Being  not  willing  to  put 
the  Complainants  to  the  trouble  and  Expence  of  an  Appeal  at 
a  Quarter  Sessions." 

1748.  Order — That  the  Bridge  money  and  House  of  Correction  money 
be  paid. 


The  writer's  great-grandfather. 


1)4  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

1 752.  Order — That  the  proposal  that  the  poor  of  Kerry  be  maintained 
at  a  Work-house  in  Newtown,  and  not  Elsewhere. 

Signature  of  Geo.  Herbert. 

1757.  Ordered — That  "  An  Attorney  to  be  employed  at  a  cost  of  Five 
guineas,  to  search  first  fruits  Office  or  elsewhere  for  a  lost  terrier 
of  the  parish." 

1758.  "An  Advertisement  to  be  putt  in  the  Birmingham  paper  for  a 
proper  person  to  be  Master  of  a  Workhouse  in  and  for  the  parish 
of  Kerry." 

Signed,  J.  Herbert  and  others. 

1770,  1  June.  Agreement  with  Morgan  Vaughan,  Yeoman,  to  have 
the  care  and  management  of  the  poor  of  the  parish  for  one  year. 
He  to  support  them  with  meat,  drink,  washing,  lodging,  and 
wearing  apparel  necessary  and  decent.  That  any  poor  dying  to 
be  given  a  decent  burial,  he  to  be  entitled  to  any  effects  left  by 
any  of  the  said  poor,  and  he,  the  said  Morgan  Vaughan,  to  have 
the  benefit  and  use  of  the  labour  of  all 'such  poor  as  shall  become 
chargeable  to  him.  And  to  be  paid  by  the  parish  the  sum  of 
£150,  at  the  rate  of  £12  10s.  Od,  each  calendar  month,  by  the 
Overseers  and  Churchwardens,  he  to  have  the  use  of  the  Hall 
house  in  the  village  for  the  accommodation  of  the  poor. 

Accounts  paid. 

1742.  The  bellman  .  .  .  .26 

To  treat  the  men  that  helped  to  set  up  the 

pictures  in  the  church  .  .  20 

The  joyuer  for  making  the  frames  .  .  14  0 

Carriage  of  Moses  and  Aron  .  .  .50 

Killing  a  wild  cat  .  .  .10 

„  ,,  .  .  .20 

For  a  new  stile  [to  the  churchyard]  .  .  50 

1745.  For  a  new  Table1  .  .  .  12     6 

1749.  For  tymber  to  repair  the  styles  and  Gate  house  3     0 
For  carriage  of  stone  from  the  Sychnant  to  repair 

the  stairs  of  the  steeple                    .  .  10     0 

For  repairing  the  battlements'2  of  the  steeple  .  5     0 

„  four  horse  loads  at  3s.  per  load          .  .  120 

„    rearing  the  Church  ladder                  .  .  10 

1750.  „    an  Act  of  Parliament  against  swearing  .  1     0 
,,    mending  the  Cirplesis  (sic)                .                  .  10 

Nathaniel  Williams  for  turfing  the  harbars  .  1     0 

Robert  Brown  for  mossing  the  church  .    £1 


1  This  was  the  Communion  Table  now  in  the  Vestry. 

2  Probably  the  Buttresses  is  meant. 


HISTORY  OF  THK  PA  LUSH  OF  KERRY.  95 

1751.  Expenses  pursuing  several  people  .  .  20 

1752.  For  powder  and  shot  to  kill  the  Jackdaws  .  2     6 

1753.  Payment  made  for  mossing-  the  church  [roof]         .  8     0 
To  William  Jones  the  Bellman                  .                  .£100 

1756.  For  tiling  and  mossing  the  Church         .  .    £1   12     6 

1758.  (An  Entry.)  That  George  Morres  of  Shiffnal  be 
appointed  Master  of  the  Workhouse  for  3 
years,  "  to  look  after  the  poor,  he  promising 
to  take  care  of  the  poor  in  the  best  manner 
he  can". 

1760.  Agreed    that  a   new    Gallery   for  the    singers   be 

erected. 

Paid  Robert  Pryce  for  making  the  Gallery1  .£770 

[The  materials  not  included.] 

Carrying  2  loads  of  Timber  for  the  gallery  .  10     0 

For  stone  for  the  steps  of  the  gallery      .  .  50 

For  "  load  of  stone,  load  of  clay,  load  of  sand"  .  5     0 

Ringers  for  ringing  the  bells  for  our  New  King2  .  5     0 

1761.  Repairing  porch  of  the  Hearse-house  and  vault       .  16     4 
For  a  prayer  for  the  taking  of  Martinico3                 .  3     2 

1764.   For  a  coat  and  making,  and  for  a  hat  for  William 

Jones,  the  Bellman         .  .  .137 

1768.  For  the  Bellman's  coat  .  .  .  17     6 

1768.  This  year  the  3  old  bells  were  taken  down  to  be 
recast,  and  6  new  ones  ordered  to  be  put  up 
instead.  [Apparently  this  was  never  carried 
out,  for  one  of  the  present  Bells  has  the  date 
1679  on  it.] 

1770.  Entry.  Annulling  a  bargain  made  with  Morgan 
Vaughan  relating  to  the  Maintenance  of  the 
Poor. 


1  This   was  the  Singing  Gallery,  which  was  approached  from  the 
outside  by  stone  steps — a  new  gallery. 

2  King  George  III. 

3  The  Kerry  people  must   have  been  somewhat   Conservative  in 
Geo.  Ill's  day,  and  apparently  had  not  recognised  the  New  Style, 
which  had  been  adopted  in  1752,  for  Martinico  was  taken  by  Rodney 
and  Monckton,  on  the  18th  February   1762,  from  the  French.     The 
dependent  isles,  Grenada,  St.  Lucia,  and  St.  Vincent,  all  in  the  West 
Indies,  surrendered  subsequently  to  the  English. 


96  HISTORY  OP  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

1771.    A  seat  ordered  to  be  made  in  the  Singing  Gallery 

for  the  Churchwardens. 
The  Bellman's  salary  (Quarter's  wages)  .  2     6 

1780.  Paid.     "  Carriage  of  Moses  and  Aron"    .  .  50 

26th  April.  Agreed  to  erect  a  Workhouse 
within  a  convenient  distance  of  the  parish  Church 
of  Kerry,  on  a  Common  called  Kefen-y-Vastrey,  in 
the  Township  of  Cloddiau,  with  land,  to  contain 
not  less  than  60  acres  adjoining  to  the  said  House, 
for  the  benefit  of  the  poor  of  the  parish  of  Kerry 
only,  on  a  lease  of  999  years. 

1 780,  3  June.  An  Agreement  with  John  Jones,  yeoman, 
Civmberllan,  to  have  the  care  and  manage- 
ment of  the  poor  of  Kerry.  Sum  to  be  paid, 
£170  for  the  year. 

1792.  Minute  of  an  Entry  of  the  Vestry  joining  (for  the 
Parish  of  Kerry)  in  a  petition  to  Parliament 
for  Incorporating  the  Parishes  of  Montgomery, 
Churchstoke,  Hessington,  Cherbury,  Forden, 
Berriew,  Llandyssil,  and  Llanmerewig,  and  the 
township  of  Aston  and  Castlewright,  for  joint 
maintenance  and  relief  of  the  poor,  and  the 
erection  of  a  House  of  Industry.1 

1800.  The  Schoolhouse  to  be  repaired  by  Subscription, 
deficiency  to  be  made  up  by  a  Church  rate. 

1817.  A  Workhouse  to  be  made  in  the  village  at  an 
expense  of  £80,  by  connecting  two  houses  in 
the  village,  taken  at  a  rental  from  R.  Pryce. 

1823.  Amount  of  Rates  raised,  £701  19s.  ±d.;  273  Rate- 
payers. 

1825.  North  Aisle  was  ceiled. 

THE  MAINTENANCE  OF  THE  WALL  OP  THE  CHURCHYARD. 

In  Newtown  parish  about  this  period  (1650)  the  church- 
yard fence  was  repaired  by  the  owners  of  houses  and  other 
property,  each  doing  a  certain  length,  according  to  the  value 
of  the  property. 

In  Kerry  parish  this  was  done  by  each  township,  in  yards. 
The  following  are  the  proportions  which  had  to  be  done  by  the 
several  townships. 

1  The  Act  for  Incorporating  "  FORDEN  HOUSE  OF  INDUSTRY" 
received  the  Royal  Assent  by  Commission  on  Monday,  llth  June 
1792,  but  Kerry  was  not  one  of  the  parishes  included. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 


97 


Kilrhiwth  is  to  keep  in  repairethe  wall  of  the  churchyard 

from  downward    . 

Trevor  and  Ffin  joining  them 
Gwenrhew  is  to  keep  next  to  Trevor  and  Ffin  . 
Machaithlon  ,,  Gwenhrew 

Cefnyberen  to  make  their  parte  next  to  Machaithlon 


Caeliher  issa 

Goitre  „' 

Penygelli  „ 

Maenllvvyd  ,, 

Gwernanyd1  ,. 

Clothie 

Gwernygoe  ,, 

Caeliber  ucha  „ 

Tirymynech2  „ 

Brynllywarch  „ 

Tre'rllan 

Gwernescob  „ 

Garthilin  ,, 

Graig  „ 

Weeg  Dolfor  and  Cefnvastre 


Cefnyberen 

Caeliber  issa 

Goitre 

Penygelli 

Maenllwyd 

Gwernawyd 

Clothie 

Gwernygoe 

Caeliber  ucha 

Tirymynech 

Brynllywarch 

Tre'rllan 

Gwernescob 

Garthilin 


15  yards. 

16 

17 

12 


12 
15 

? 
6 
8 
6 
9 

11 
15 
18 
13 
8 
15 


CHARITIES. 
Hugh  Lewis's  Legacy. 

In  the  Parchment  Book  No.  2  the  following  entry  was 
made  touching  the  above  Legacy  : 

A  copie  of  the  legacie  left  by  Hughe  Lewis,  deceased,  to  the  poore 
of  the  parishe  of  Kerry  in  manner  followinge,  as  by  his  last  Will 
and  Testament  appeareth,  beareinge  date  the  xxvth  daye  of  February 
1659. 

Item,  I  give  my  Tenement  and  landes  called  llettyrllog  and 
Pantgwyn,  in  the  parishe  of  Kerry,  unto  Evan  Jones  and  his  heires 
for  eu'r,  and  to  paye  iiijli.  a  yeare  out  of  that  rent,  fforty  shillings  a 
yeare  to  Moris  Lewis  and  Margarett  his  wiefe  and  the  long  liver  of 
them  both,  and  forty  shillinges  to  the  poore  of  Kerry  and  Llandussell, 
soe  longe  as  Moris  Lewis  and  M'garett  his  wief  live,  and  after  the 
decease  of  them.  Item,  I  give  the  sume  of  forty  shillings  a  yeare  to 
the  poore  of  the  p'she  of  Llandusill,  to  be  paied  by  the  said  Evan 
Jones  or  his  heires  to  the  said  p'ishes  at  Xremas  eve  and  the  xxiiijth 
of  June,  yearly. 

Test,  voluntat.  hugo'is  lewis.         Richard  Davies. 
John  Huberley.  Erasmus  Jones. 

Richard  Thomas.  Thomas  Tompson. 


1  Is  this  a  Township  1 

2  This  is  a  new  name  to  the  writer, 
for  Cefnymynech? 

VOL.  XXVI. 


Is  this  an  alternative  name 


98  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

John  Phillip's  Legacy. 
The  19th  daye  of  June  1650. 

The  guyft  of  Jo'n  Phillip,  gent.,  deceased,  by  his  last  will  dated  as 
above,  is  followeth,  w'ch  guyft  was  and  is  a  legacy  then  given  by  him 
to  the  poore  of  this  p'ishe  in  raan'er  followinge  (That  is  to  saye), 
after  the  death  of  his  unckle,  Evan  ap  Jo'n,  his  will  \vas  and  hee 
gave  and  bequeathed  to  the  poore  of  this  p'ishe  of  Kerry  xxxs. 
to  be  paied  yearly  for  eu'r,  Uppon  the  first  daye  of  November  and 
the  firste  daye  of  Maye,  w'ch  said  xxxs.  yearlie  are  to  issue  out  of 
and  furth  of  the  Ten't  wherein  Silvanus  Jones  dwelleth,  scituate, 
leyinge,  and  beyeinge  in  Kelliber-issa,  in  the  p'she  of  Kerry,  in  the 
County  of  Mountgomery. 

Copia  voluntat.  et  testam'ti 
Joh'is  Phillip. 

Alen  Sherratt,  Gent.,  his  Devise. 

The  vith  yeare  of  the  reigne  of  o'r  Sovereigne  lord  kinge  Charles 
the  second.  The  devise  of  Alen  Sherratt,  gent.,  deceased,  to  the 
poore  of  the  p'ishe  of  Kerry,  in  the  man'er  followinge  : 

I  devise,  give,  and  bequeath  Unto  my  Ex'r'x  All  that  Messuage, 
lands,  and  Ten't  late  purchased  of  Morris  ap  Evan  David  of  Kelliber 
ucha,  in  the  p'ishe  of  Kerry,  upon  speciall  trust  and  confidence, 
That  shee  and  her  heires  shall  p'mitt  and  suffer  after  my  decease  the 
Minister,  Churchwardens,  and  ou'seers  of  the  poore  of  the  p'ishe  of 
Kerry  for  theire  seu'all  and  respective  yeares  of  servinge  in  theire 
offices,  to  collect  and  gather  the  rents,  issues,  and  p'fits  issueirig  and 
arisinge  out  of  the  aforesaid  Ten't,  and  to  devide  the  same  amonge 
such  poore  howseholders  of  the  p'ishe  of  Kerry  as  shalbe  adiudged 
meete  to  receive  the  same  by  the  app'bac'on  of  my  heires,  together 
with  the  Minister,  Churchwardens,  and  Ou'rseers  of  the  poore  for  the 
tyme  being  for  eu'r. 

This  is  a  true  copie  of  soe  much  of  the  will  of  Allen  Sherratt,  gent. 

Mary  Price. 

Witnesses  at  the  subscribinge  of  Mrs.  Mary  Pryce  her  name, 
executrix, 

R.  Payne,  Cler.  Vic.  of  Kery. 
Rich.  Jones  \ 

John  Bright  >  Churchwardens. 

Eichard  Newton     ) 

The  xxxth  day  of  January  1671. 

Mem. — That  this  booke  and  writeinge  above  countersigned  was 
then  p'duced  and  shewed  to  Richard  Jones  and  John  Bright,  gent., 
in  the  p'sence  of  us, 

J.  Evans.  Morgan  Evans. 

J.  Griffiths.  Evan  Evans. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  99 

Evan  ap  Edward  of  Garthilin,  his  Bequest. 

Evan  ap  Edward  of  Garthilin,  in  the  p'ish  of  Kerry,  in  the 
County  of  Mountgomery,  gent.,  did  by  his  last  will  and  testament 
in  writing,  bearing  date  the  thirtith  day  of  January  in  the  yeare  of 
our  lord  god  one  thousand  six  hundred  ffifty  and  seaven,  give  and 
bequeath  three  pownds  to  remayne  for  the  poore  of  the  p'ish  of 
Kerry  for  ever.  His  will  was  that  duering  the  lives  of  his  wief,  and 
John  Evans  his  sonn,  that  the  use  thereof  shall  be  distributed  to  the 
poore  of  the  said  p'ish  by  their  oversight,  and  after  theire  decease  by 
the  Churchwardens  and  Overseers  of  the  poore  of  the  said  p'ish. 

Witnesses  hereunto  by  a  sight  of  the  Evanus  ap  Edward 

'foresaid  Will  shewed  unto  us,  pr'dicto,  sepultus  fuit 

Richard  Payne,  Vic.  de  Kery.  20  lulii  1660. 
John  Price. 

Memorandum  Mail  Die  18rao  1694. 

Whereas  Edward  Howsman,  Gent,  of  the  Township  of  Kalliber 
issa,  by  a  Commission  hath  erected  a  seat  on  ye  Northside  of  ye 
Rales  :  these  are  to  certify  whom  it  may  concerne,  yt  the  sayd 
Edward  Howsmann  doth  hereby  freely  acknowledge  yt  he  erected  ye 
seat  with  this  caution,  yt  upon  Communion  days  he,  ye  sayd  Edward, 
will  freely  leave  the  seat  so  as  yt  it  may  be  no  hindrance  to  any 
Communicants  to  come  to  ye  Rales ;  and  that  this  seat  shall  no 
longer  be  required  by  his  heirs,  execut's,  or  Administrate,  than  they 
do  quietly  make  such  an  allowance  to  any  or  [all  ?]  ye  Parishioners 
aforesayd.  Witness  his  hand  ye  day  and  year  above  written, 
Signed  in  ye  presence  of  Edw.  Houssm-an. 

John  Catlyn. 
W.  Williams. 

We  thought  it  preferable  to  set  out  the  above  extracts 
relating  to  charities  here,  because  they  appear  in  the  Vestry 
Book,  but  there  is  a  good  deal  of  matter  relating  to  Kerry 
Charities  in  some  of  the  Charity  Commissioners'  Reports, 
which  it  is  intended  to  set  out  at  length  under  that  heading 
infra. 

There  are  in  the  Gaol  Files  many  curious  notices  connected 
not  only  with  Kerry  but  with  every  parish  in  the  county.  As 
an  illustration  of  the  character  of  these  notices  we  append  an 
example  or  two. 

Gaol  File,  No.  20,  22nd  Charles  II,  1670-71. 

Kerry. — Wee  present  John  Evans  of  Trerllan,  in  ye  parish  of 
Kerry,  in  ye  said  County,  one  of  the  Churchwardens  of  ye  p'ish 
afforesayd,  that  he,  ye  said  John  Evans,  about  ye  first  day  of 

H  2 


100  HISTORY  OF  THE  PAJEUSH  OF  KERRY. 

August  last,  by  vertue  of  a  warrant  to  him  directed  under  ye  hands 
and  scales  of  Robert  Griffithes,  Esq.,  and  John  Whittingham,  Esq., 
for  ye  assessinge  of  a  "  Lewne"  of  ye  poore  of  ye  p'ish  of  Kerry 
aforesaid,  did  disobey  the  said  warrant  and  the  contents  thereof, 
contrary  to  ye  Lawes  and  Statutes  in  that  case  made  and  provided. 

Also,  Wee  p'sent  that  the  said  John  Evans,  one  of  ye  Church- 
wardens of  ye  said  p'ish,  yt  hee,  ye  sayd  John  Evans,  did  not  execute 
his  said  office  of  Churchvvardenshippe  in  p'sentinge  one  David  Evans 
and  Elizabeth  Evans,  whoe  lived  incontinently  for  ye  space  of 
3  yeares  last  past,  Contrary  to  his  knowledge  of  ye  Statutes  of  this 
Realme. 


We  append  a 

LlST    OF    THE    VlCAES    OF    KERRY. 

It  is  somewhat  more  complete  than  the  list  in  Archdeacon 
Thomas's  valuable  history  of  the  Diocese  of  St.  Asaph,  for 
which  we  are  indebted  in  the  first  instance  to  the  great  kind- 
ness of  W.  Basil,  Lord  Bishop  of  St.  David's,  who  sent  us  a  com- 
plete list  of  the  Institutions  from  the  Registry  of  St.  David's 
from  1615  down  to  the  Rev.  Alfred  Ollivant's  cure.  We  are  also 
indebted  to  the  Rev.  G.  Hennessey,  author  of  a  "  List  of  the 
Clergy  of  London  Diocese"  from  the  earliest  ages  (it  is  not  yet 
printed,  but  will  contain  20,000  names).  He  has  examined  the 
Patent  Rolls  from  3  John  to  44  Victoria,  and  there  are  no 
other  Kerry  Rectors  or  Vicars  in  them  than  those  appended, 
as  the  Presentation  to  Kerry  was  only  in  the  hands  of  the 
King  during  a  vacancy  in  St.  David's;  this  explains  why  there 
are  so  many  gaps. 

The  writer  submitted  the  list  of  Vicars  to  the  present  Incum- 
bent, the  Rev.  O.  A.  Nares,  B.D.,  who  sent  him  the  following : 

"  NOTES  ON  '  VICAES  OF  KEEEY'. 

"  There  is  no  evidence  in  the  Registers  that  Matthew  Morris  or 
Tobias  Williams  were  ever  Vicars.  John  Catlyn,  M.A.,  died  in  1717, 
aged  52.  His  tombstone  is  in  the  Church. 

"There  is  no  evidence  that  John  Price,  Lumley  Skull,  Matthew 

Davies  were  Vicars There  is  no  evidence  that  John 

Davies,  D.D.,  or  Joshua  Thomas  officiated  as  Vicars.  William 
Morgan  took  no  degree  in  Arts.  He  had  his  name  on  the  books  of 
Emmanuel  Coll.,  Camb.,  for  ten  years,  and  then  took  his  B.D." 

With  regard  to  the  above,  John  Davies,  D.D.,  according  to 
the  Register  of  St.  David's,  was  instituted  on  the  17th  June 
1717,  the  year  Mr.  Catlyn  died.  Joshua  Thomas  was  instituted 
17th  January  1758.  The  others  are  not  mentioned  in  the 
Register  of  St.  David's,  but  probably  Lumley  Skull  was  a 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  101 

Parliamentary    nominee,    possibly   one  of  Vavasour  Powell's 
selections,  and  the  others  may  have  been  non-resident.    Joshua 
Thomas  was  Vicar  of  Llanbister. 
1246.  Henricus  de  Breton.1 

Vicars  of  Kerry. 

1374.  Mathew,  vicar  of  Kerry.2 
1387.  Griffinus  Castell.3 

1395.  Meredud  ap  Tudur4  [Llanweangel  in  Kery]. 
1 443.  Dora.  Thomas,  Vicar  of  Kery.5 
1443.  Brother  John  Haukynson.5 

Maurice,  Vicar  of  Kerry.6 
1532.  Richard  ap  Rice.7 

1540.  Gryffeth  ap  Owen,  Stipendiary  of  the  Parish  Church.8 
1566.  Richard  Price,  Vicar  of  Kerry.9 

NOTK. — In  Lloyd's  Sheriffs  of  Montgomeryshire,  p.  16,  the  following  occurs,  32 
Hen.  VIII:  "25  daie  of  Aprill. — Vanior  ucha  in  the  Newtowne.  A  grant  of 
certain  lands,  houses,  chattells,  there  being.  A  water  mill,  a  '  walke  mill'  there 
and  ap'ur'ts.  And  in  Pentre-y-Revell,  the  Teyle  houses  there,  by  Sir  Rich.  Griff, 
priest,  to  the  use  and  behoof  of  Mr.  Richard  ap  Price,  vicar  of  Kerry,  and  Sir 
Morris  ap  David,  chaplain  of  the  New  Toune  et  al's,  to  pray  for  souls  of  certain 
persons  deceased,  '  also  to  pray  for  my  soule  and  my  father  and  my  mother  th'r 
soules  and  all  Xpen  (sic)  soules.  1540,  20  daie  of  Aprill.  Rent  8  marks.'"  The 
writer  is  not  certain  that  Richard  Price  and  Richard  ap  Rice  above  is  not  the 
same  person. 

1614.  John  Price.10 

1615.  Christopher  Braine.  (Instituted  28th  April.)11 

1  Hist.  Diocese  St.  Asaph,  p.  324.     Rector,  probably,  not  Vicar. 

2  Patent,  48  Edw.  Ill,  m.  16.     King  ratines  his  presentation,  6th 
August. 

3  Patent,  10  Ric.  IT,  pars.  2,  m.  17  (No.  324),  West.,  19th  April 
1387,  by  the  King,  the  see  being  vacant. 

4  Patent,  19  Ric.  II,  pars.  1,  m.  29  (No.  343).     8th  July  1395, 
ratification  of  his  appointment. 

5  This  was  an  exchange  between  the  two.     John  Haukynson  was 
vicar  of  Allt-Easter,  co.  Essex  ;  he  came  to  Kerry  and  Dom.  Thomas 
went  to  Allt-Easter. — Bishop  of  London's  Registers  (Gilbert,  fo.  53,  B). 

6  Reprint  of  Dunn's  Mont.  Pedigrees,  p.  118. 

7  Archdeacon  Thomas's  St.  Asaph,  p.  324. 

8  Chauntry  Certificate,  No.  110,  Record  Office. 

9  Martin's   Index   [Kerry]    Exchequer    Records,    Record    Office. 
[Lewys  Dwnn  composed  a  long  poem  in  his  praise  in  1568.     It  is 
in  a  Peniarth  MS. : 

"  lessu 

Moliant  mastr  rrichiart  prys  viJcer  Kerri."~\ 
See  his  will  infra. 

10  Buried  28th  Nov.  1614.— Kerry  Register. 

11  The  writer  is  indebted  to  the  courtesy  of  W.  Basil,  Lord  Bishop 
of  St.  David's,  for  these  Institutions. 


102  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

1647.  Lumley  Skull. 

1660.  Richard  Payne.  (Instituted  28th  August.) 

1672.  Spencer  Lucy.  (Instituted  18th  July.) 

1690.  John  Catlyn,  M.A.  (Instituted  19th  March.) 

1697.  Matthew  Morris. 

1703.  Tobias  Williams. 

1717.  John  Davies,  D.D.1  (Instituted  17th  June.) 

1732.  Littleton  Brown,  M.A. 

1749.  Onslow  Barrett.  (Instituted  9th  November.) 

1758.  Joshua  Thomas.2  (Instituted  17th  January.) 

1759.  Joseph  Carless.  (Instituted  31st  July.) 
1807.  John  Jenkins.3  (Instituted  7th  July.) 
1830.  Horace  Monro.  (Instituted  7th  January.) 
1836.  Alfred  Olivant,  D.D.4  (Instituted  8th  November.) 
1846.  William  Morgan,  B.D.5 

1879.  Owen  Alexander  Nares,  B.D.     (Instituted  2nd  October.)6 

Curates  of  Kerry? 

Richard  Lloyd  from  1717  to  1725. 
George  Herbert  „  1733. 
John  Gwillim  „  1740  „  1750. 
Richard  Davies  „  1753  „  1756. 
James  Evans  „  1785  „  1808. 
(Who  appears  to  have  officiated  to  1830.) 


1  Precentor  of  St.  David's  and  Prebendary  of  Hereford   and   of 
St.  Asaph.     (Councils,  p.  247.) 

2  Vicar  of  Llanbister.     (Hist.  Diocese  St.  Asaph,  p.  324,  note  4.) 

3  M.A.  of  Merton  College,  Prebendary  of  York  and  Brecon,  and 
Chaplain  to  His  Eoyal  Highness  the  Duke  of  Clarence. 

4  Trin.  Coll.,  Cambridge  ;    Craven  Scholar,    1820  ;    Senior  Chan- 
cellor's Medallist,  Sixth  Wrangler,  and  B.A.,  1821 ;  Senior  Member's 
Prizeman,  1822-23;    Tyrwhitt's  Hebrew  Scholar,  1822;  Fellow  of 
Trin.  Coll.,  Vice-Principal  of  St.  David's  College,  Larnpeter,  1827-43  ; 
Reg.  Prof,  of  Divinity,  Cambridge,  1843-50;  Bishop  of  Llandaff,  1849.' 
Author  of  Sermons,  Charges,  etc.     (Hist,  of  the  Diocese  of  St    Asaph 
p.  324.) 

5  Of  Emmanuel  College,  Camb.,  1826  ;  Deacon,  1812  ;  Pr.,  1813  ; 
Vicar    of    Llandingat    with    Llanfair-ar-y-bryn,     1826-46.      (Ibid. 
p.  324.) 

6  St.    David's    College,    Lampeter,  late  Scholar;    Deacon,    1856; 
Priest,  1857;  Formerly  Vicar-Choral  of  St.  David's  Cathedral,  1856- 
59  ;  Vicar  of  Warren  with  St.  Twinnel's,  1859-65  ;  Rector  of  Letter- 
ston  with  Llanfair  nant  y  Gof,  1865-79  ;  Rural  Dean  of  North  Dewis- 
land,  1875-79. 

7  Ex.  Inf.,  the  Rev.  0;  A.  Nares,  B.D.,  Vicar  of  Kerry. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  103 

David  Davies     from  1823  to  1832. 

Enoch  Pugh  „  1834    „  1846. 

C.  Avery  Moore  „  1843    „  1846. 

A.  Hensley  „  1847    „  1859. 

E.  S.  Tiddeman  „  1859    „  1863. 

W.  G.  Vernon  „  1863    „  1866. 

J.  H.  Gibbon  „  1866    .,  1867. 

W.  T.  Rowley  „  1867   „  1872. 

E.  J.  Edwards  „  1871    „  1879. 

In  addition  to  the  above  a  few  names  appear  among  the 
extracts  from  the  Vestry  Books,  supra. 


CHURCHWARDENS. 

In  addition  to  many  names  of  churchwardens  in  the  extracts 
above,  taken  from  the  Vestry  Books,  we  are  enabled  by  the 

kindness  of  the  Rev.  0.  A.  Nares,  B.D.,  Vicar  of  Kerry,  to 
supplement  these  with  the  following  list  from  1761  down 
to  1871. 

1761.  M.  Wilcox  and  John  Jones. 

1763.  Charles  Bason  and  William  Baxter. 

1764.  Edward  Jones  and  Joseph  Davies. 

1765.  Isaac  Swain  and  Edward  Breeze. 

1766.  Isaac  Jones  and  John  Boore. 

1768.  Thomas  Kitchin  and  Edward  Shenton. 

1  769.  John  Bowen  and  David  Lewis. 

1770.  John  Griffiths  and  John  By  water. 

1771.  Edward  Turner  arid  Richard  Owens. 

1774.  Evan  Bowen  and  Thomas  Williams. 

1775.  Joseph  Bromwell  and  Thomas  Hotterell. 

1776.  Evan  Jenkins  and  Evan  Jones. 

1777.  Samuel  Powell  and  Edward  Gwilt. 

1778.  Edward  Turner  and  Ambrose  Thomas. 

1779.  David  Davies  and  John  Owens. 

1780.  Thomas  Kitchin  and  Thomas  Price. 

1781.  Thomas  Kitchin  and  William  Baxter. 

1782.  Isaac  Jones  and  Edward  Williams. 

1783.  John  Griffiths  and  Edward  Jones. 

1784.  John  By  water  and  John  Colley. 

1785.  Richard  Reynolds  and  Thomas  Pryce. 

1786.  Richard  Reynolds  and  John  Thomas. 

1787.  John  Thomas  and  John  Pugh. 

1788.  John  By  water  and  James  Evans. 

1789.  Charles  Stephens  and  Edward  Morris. 

1790.  Eichard  Goodwin  and  Edward  Jones. 

1791.  John  Stephens  and  John  Griffiths. 

1792.  John  By  water  and  John  Colley. 

1 793.  Edward  Turner  and  Edward  Jones, 


104  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY 

1794.  Isaac  Jones  and  John  Davies. 

1796.  Evan  Bowen  and  John  Davies. 

1797.  Edward  Turner  and  Evan  Evans. 

1798.  Morris  By  water  and  John  Bembow. 

1799.  John  Lloyd  and  Thomas  Williams. 

1800.  John  Lloyd  and  Richard  Owens. 

1801.  Eichard  Williams  and  John  Colley. 

1803.  Edward  Turner  and  John  Bembow. 

1804.  John  Jones  and  Evan  Davies. 

1 805.  Morris  Wilcox  and  John  Williams. 

1806.  John  Williams  and  John  Jones,  jun. 

1807.  John  Jones  of  Blackball  and  John  Jones  of  Gwernygoe. 
1809.  Thomas  Matthews  and  Jeremiah  Powell. 

1811.  Edward  Pryce  and  Edward  Gwilt. 
1813.  John  Davies  and  Eichard  Newell. 
1815.  John  Colley  and  Edward  Morris. 

1817.  John  Morris  and  Samuel  Griffiths. 

1818.  John  Morris  and  John  Colley. 

1819.  Richard  Brumwell  and  John  Colley. 

1820.  Richard  Brumwell  and  John  Jones. 

1821.  John  Meddins  and  John  Jones. 

1822.  John  Meddins  and  David  Jones. 

1824.  William  Jones  and  David  Jones. 

1825.  William  Jones  and  Edward  Morris. 

1826.  John  Davies  and  Edward  Morris. 

1827.  John  Davies  and  Richard  Jones. 

1828.  Edward  Allen  and  Richard  Jones. 

1829.  Edward  Allen  and  Charles  Newell. 

1830.  Thomas  Price  and  Charles  Newell. 

1831.  Thomas  Price  and  John  Pugh. 

1832.  Edward  Powell  and  John  Pugh. 

1834.  Edward  Pryse  and  Thomas  Williams. 

1835.  John  Evans  and  John  Anthony. 

1836.  John  Evans  and  William  Owens. 

1837.  John  Thomas  and  Evan  Woosnam. 
1839.  William  Newnham  and  Thomas  Brown. 
1841.  John  Poundley  and  John  Morris. 
1848.  John  Poundley  and  Richard  Venables. 
1850.  William  Downes  and  Thomas  Kinsey. 

1853.  William  Downes  and  William  Davies  Bryan. 

1854.  Thomas  Halford  and  Edward  Davies. 

1855.  Thomas  Kinsey  and  Edward  Davies. 
1857.  Cornelius  Price  and  John  Moore. 
1859.  Richard  Williams  and  George  Pryce. 
1862.  Richard  Williams  and  Joseph  Venables. 
1864.  Evan  Kinsey  and  John  Jones. 

1868.  Edward  Morris  and  David  Jones. 
1871.  James  Martin  and  David  Jones. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  105 

TERRIERS. 
No.  I.     27th  April  1737. 

The  annexed  is  an  office  copy  of  a  Terrier  "  Extracted  out 
of  the  Registry  of  the  Archdeaconry  of  Brecon  in  the  Diocese 
of  St.  David's'"' : 

A  TERRIER  of  all  the  Glebe  Lands  and  other  Possessions  belonging 
to  the  Vicarage  of  Kerry,  in  the  County  of  Mountgomery,  taken  by 
Littleton  Brown,  Vicar  there,  with  other  Honest  Men  of  the  said 
Parish,  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  April  1737  (Canon  87). 

Impr's.  THERE  are  belonging  to  the  said  Vicarage  about  three  and 
fifty  acres  of  Glebe  Land,  whereof  Eighteen  and  half  Arable  (viz.) : 
In  the  Croft  near  the  Village  are  two  Acres  below  the  Lane  that 
leads  towards  Bachaithlou  thereto  adjoining,  and  Joins  to  Mr.  Jones 
of  Blackhall's  Land  on  the  West  side,  to  Gweirglodd  y  ffynnon,  now  in 
the  Occupation  of  Widow  Mercer,  on  the  North  side,  to  Mr.  Pryce  of 
Gwynley's  Meadow  on  the  East  side. 

In  the  two  Pieces  by  the  Village. 

The  two  pieces  each  side  the  Lane  from  the  Vicarage  House  to  the 
Village  are  reputed  to  be  Eleven  acres,  a  piece  above  the  Lane  con- 
tains five  Acres  and  joins  to  the  Village  on  the  North  side,  to  Mr. 
Pryce  of  Ludlow's  Ground  on  the  West  side,  to  the  Common  (called 
Tir  Melyn)  on  the  South  side.  In  that  below  the  Lane  are  six  Acres, 
and  joins  to  Mr.  Pryce  of  Ludlow's  Land  on  the  South  side,  to  Mr. 
Kitchin's  Land  on  the  East  side,  to  the  Village  on  the  North  side. 

In  the  Moat  Pasture. 

Item.  Part  of  the  Moat  Pasture  towards  the  East,  consisting  of  two 
Acres  and  half,  joins  to  the  Moat  on  the  South  side,  to  the  Common 
called  (Tir  Melyn)  on  the  East  side. 

In  the  Upper  Hurries. 

Item.  The  Northern  part  of  the  Upper  Hurries,  containing  three 
acres,  joins  to  the  Common  (known  by  the  name  of  Penaran)  on  the 
West  side,  shutting  (query  if  it  should  not  be  abutting}  upon  Mr. 
Pryce  of  Ludlow's  Wood  (called  Bryn  gwineu  wood)  on  the  North 
side. 

Meadow  Ground. 

In  Gweirglodd  Rhann. 

Item.  Within  the  Township  of  Trellan,  in  Gweirglodd  Rhann  (which 
is  divided  into  four  parts),  extending  by  the  Lane  side  leading  from 
Kerry  Village  to  Newtown,  is  one  acre  (being  a  part  that  belongs  to 
the  Vicar),  joins  to  Mr.  Pryce  of  Ludlow's  Land  on  the  North  side,  to 
that  Part  of  the  said  Meadow  now  in  the  Occupation  of  Evan  Jenkins 
of  the  Yew  Tree  on  the  South  side,  to  the  other  two  Parts  now  occupied 


106  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

by  Mr.  Edward  Edward*  of  Penylan  and  Thomas  Gethin  of  Cefny- 
perfedd  on  the  West  Side.1 

Item.  In  the  Meadow  on  the  East  side  of  the  Common  called  Tir 
Melyn. 

In  the  Meadow  on  the  right  side  of  the  Lane  from  the  Vicarage 
House  to  the  Village  is  one  acre  and  half,  joins  to  Mr.  Pryce  of 
Ludlow's  Ground  on  the  East  side,  bounded  on  the  West  side  by  two 
parcels  of  land  (which  lay  betwixt  the  said  Meadow  and  the  Common 
nominated  Tir  Melyn);  the  one  Parcell  belongs  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Herbert 
and  the  other  to  John  Davies,  who  lives  on  the  said  Common,  and  Joins 
to  Mr.  Reignolds  of  Cloddies'  ground  on  the  south  side. 

In  the  Moat  Meadow. 

The  Moat  Meadow  is  called  Ten  acres,  and  is  next  unto  the  Common 
(called  Tir  Melyn)  on  the  East  side,  to  Mr.  Pryce  of  Ludlow's  Land 
on  the  North  and  West  sides. 

In  the  Upper  and  lower  Cae'r  Glommen. 

Two  Meadows  Called  the  upper  Cae'r  Glommen  and  lower  Cae'r 
Glommen2  are  reputed  to  be  seven  (mutilated1).  Upper  contains  two 
Acres  and  half,  the  lower  four  Acres  and  half;  both  join  to  the  Common 
(mutilated1)  Tir  Melyn  on  the  south  and  East  Sides. 

Pasture  Ground. 

In  the  Upper  and  Lower  Rurries. 

The  Northern  Part  of  the  Upper  Rurries  is  above  mentioned.  The 
southern  part  contains  five  acres,  and  is  bounded  by  the  Lands  now 
occupied  by  Robert  Pryce  and  Evan  Jones  on  the  South  side,  by  the 
Common  (called  Penaran)  on  the  west  side;  the  Lower  Rurries  are 
called  Seven  acres,  and  are  terminated  by  Mr.  Thomas  Richards  of 
Brynllowarch's  Land  on  the  south  side. 

In  the  Moat  Pasture. 

Item.  In  the  Moat  Pasture  (the  Eastern  Part  of  which  is  before 
mentioned)  are  reckoned  to  be  three  acres,  which  lies  next  unto  the 
Moat  on  the  East  side,  joins  to  Mr.  Pryce  of  Ludlow's  Land  on  the 
West  side. 

A  Vicarage  House  in  Good  repair,  with  a  Garden  on  the  South  and 
East  sides  of  the  House,  a  Barn  with  three  Bays  of  Building  on  the 
East  side  of  the  House,  an  orchard  on  the  North  side  of  the  Barn,  a 
stable  and  Cowhouse,  three  Bays,  with  a  Garden  on  the  North  side 
of  the  Stable,  all  and  every  part  and  parcells  of  the  said  Glebe  Lands 
called  and  known  by  the  several  Names  as  abcve  mentioned,  together 

1  The  words  in  italics  have  been  interlined  by  a  different  hand  ; 
probably  the  clerk,  in  copying  the  Terrier,  had  omitted  them, 

2  Interlined  by  the  same  hand  as  the  one  supra. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  107 

with  the  vicarage  House,  Barn,  Buildings,  Gardens,  and  Orchards,  as 
above  limited,  are  now  in  the  possession  or  Holding  of  one  Mr. 
Rowland  Catlyn. 

Littleton  Brown,  Vic'r. 

Tho's  Keignolds    )    Church 

William  Pugh       J  Wardens. 

Rich'd  Jones. 

Tho's  Richards. 

Henry  Williams. 

Edw'd  Edwards. 

Rich'd  Rogers. 

llth  November  1807. 

This  is  a  true  Copy  of  the  Original  Terrier  in  my  Custody,  having 
been  examined  therewith  this  Day. 

The's  Jones,1 

Notary  public  and 

Dep'ty  Registrar. 

No.  IT. 

A  true  Note  and  Terrier  of  all  the  Glebe  Lands,  Mansion  House, 
and  other  Edifices  belonging  to  the  Vicarage  of  Kerry,  in  the  County 
of  Montgomery,  taken  by  John  Jenkins,  Clerk,  Vicar  of  the  said  Parish, 
with  other  honest  men,  Inhabitants  of  the  Parish  of  Kerry,  this  8th 
day  of  August,2  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1828. 

There  are  belonging  to  the  said  Vicarage  about  Ninety  Nine  Acres 
and  Twenty  Perches  of  Glebe  Land,  divided  as  follows: 

Imprimis.  A  Pasture  Field  called  the  Vicar's  Croft,  near  the  Village 
of  Kerry,  containing  about  1  Acre,  1  Rood,  3  Perches.  It  is  boundec/ 
on  the  North  and  East  by  the  Land  of  the  Little  Cloddiau  Farm, 
belong  (sic)  to  the  Rev'd  John  Walcot  of  Bitterley  Court,  on  the  West 
by  the  Land  of  Charles  Jones,  Esq'r,  of  Black  Hall,  and  on  the  South 
Side  by  the  Road  leading  from  Newtown  to  Bishop's  Castle. 

Item.  A  Field  at  present  under  Pasture  adjoining  the  eastern  Part 
of  the  Village  of  Kerry,  containing  4  Acres,  2  Roods,  37  Perches. 
This  is  bounded  on  the  West  Side  by  the  Road  leading  from  Kerry 
to  Knighton,  on  the  North  by  the  Village  of  Kerry  and  the  Road 
leading  from  thence  to  Bishop's-Castle,  and  on  the  South  Side  by  the 
Land  of  Harriett  Avarina  Brunetta  Herbert  of  Dolforgan,  an  Infant. 
Item.  A  Field  under  Pasture  adjoining  the  Western  Part  of  the 
Village  of  Kerry,  called  the  Sign  Field,  containing  3  Acres.  3  Roods, 
11  Perches.  It  is  bounded  on  the  North  and  West  sides  by  the 
Garden  and  Land  belonging  to  the  Herbert  Arms  Inn,  the  property 
of  Harriett  Avarina  Brunetta  Herbert,  on  the  South  by  the  Land  of 

1  This  might  be  Thos.     He  was  the  writer  of  the  words  interlined. 

2  Wednesday. 


108  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

Lord  Viscount  Clive,  and  on  the  East  by  the  Road  leading  from  the 
Village  of  Kerry  to  Knighton.1 

Item.  A  Field  near  Tir  Melyn  Cottage,  called  the  Little  Meadow, 
containing  2  Acres,  2  Eood,  32  Perches.  It  is  bounded  on  the  East, 
North,  and  partly  on  the  West  by  the  lands  of  Harriett  Avarina 
Brunetta  Herbert,  and' on  the  remaining  Part  by  the  Land  of  William 
Pugh,  Esq.,  of  Brynllowarch. 

Mem'dum.  The  Portion  of  Gweirglodd  Ehan  mentioned  in  the 
Terrier  of  1737  as  belonging  to  the  Vicarage,  and  computed  to 
measure  one  Acre,  was  exchanged  during  the  Incumbency  of  the 
Rev.  W.  Careless  for  a  proportionate  quantity  of  Land  given  by  the 
late  John  Herbert,  Esq'r,  of  Dolvorgan,  and  added  to  the  Little 
Meadow. 

[The  exchange  appears  to  have  been  for  the  convenience  of  the 
two  parties.] 

Item.  A  Pasture  Field  called  the  lower  part  of  the  Ox  Pasture, 
a  Plantation,  and  a  Garden  in  the  occupation  of  Mr.  Davies,  Master 
of  Kerry  School  adjoining  it,  measuring  altogether  3  Acres,  1  Rood, 
16  Perches.  They  are  bounded  on  the  West,  North,  and  Partly  on 
the  East  by  the  Lands  of  Harriett  Avarina  Brunetta  Herbert,  a  short 
space  on  the  East  by  the  Land  of  Lord  Viscount  Clive,  in  the  remaining 
Part  it  joins  the  Glebe  Land. 

Item.  An  Arable  Field  called  the  East  Ox  Pasture,  measuring  4  Acres, 
3  Rood,  12  Perches,  is  bounded  on  the  East  side  by  the  Lands  of  Lord 
Clive,  Richard  Pryce,  John  Pugh,  and  William  Pugh,  Esq'r,  of  Bryn- 
llowarch ;  in  every  other  part  it  joins  the  Glebe  land. 

Item.  An  arable  Field  called  the  Western  Ox  Pasture,  measuring 
3  Acres,  3  Rood,  32  Perches.  This  field  is  bounded  on  the  West  Side 
by  the  Bryngwineu,  the  Property  of  Harriett  Avarina  Brunetta  Her- 
bert ;  in  every  other  Part  it  adjoins  the  other  Glebe  land. 

Item.  The  Pasture  Field  behind  the  Moat,  called  the  Moat  Meadow, 
measuring  3  Acres,  3  Rood,  8  Perches,  is  bounded  on  the  East  Side 
by  the  land  of  William  Pugh,  Esq.  In  every  other  part  it  adjoins  the 
rest  of  the  Glebe  land. 

Mem'dum.  A  small  addition  of  0  Acre,  1  Rood,  11  Perches  was 
made  to  this  Field  when  the  Kerry  Inclosure  Act  took  Place. 

Item.  The  Meadow  called  Cae'r  Glomen,  containing  6  Acres,  1  Rood, 
9  Perches.  It  is  bounded  on  the  East  by  the  Land  of  William  Pugh, 
Esq.,  aforesaid,  in  every  other  Part  it  adjoins  the  rest  of  the  Glebe 
land. 

Mem'dum.  An  addition  of  1  Acre,  0  Rood,  15  Perches  was  made 
to  this  Field  from  Tir  Melyn  Common  under  the  same  luclosure 
Act. 


1  This  field  has  been  divided  into  garden  allotments,  and  let  to  the 
villagers  and  tradesmen  of  Kerry  village  at  low  rentals. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERR\r.  109 

Item.  Tir  Melyn  Field,  a  Pasture  containing  1  Acre,  2  Rood, 
3  Perches,  is  bounded  on  the  East  and  South  by  the  Land  of  William 
Pugh,  Esq.  ;  in  every  other  Part  it  joins  the  Glebe  land. 

Mem'dum.  This  Field  was  altogether  an  Allotment  under  the  Kerry 
Inclosure  Act. 

Item.  The  Orchard  Field,  arable,  measuring  2  Acres,  1  Rood, 
16  Perches,  is  bounded  on  the  South  by  the  Land  of  William  Pugh, 
Esq'r.  In  every  other  Part  it  joins  the  rest  of  the  Glebe  land. 

Item.  The  Orl  Field,  a  pasture  containing  3  Acres,  1  Rood, 
2  Perches,  is  bounded  on  the  South  Side  by  the  Road  leading  to 
Kerry  Hill,  in  every  other  Part  it  adjoins  the  rest  of  the  Glebe  land. 

Item.  The  Southern  Bury,  an  Arable  Field,  containing  6  Acres, 

0  Rood,  12  Perches,  is  bounded  on  the  South  by  the  afore-mentioned 
Eoad  leading  to  Kerry  Hill,  and  on  the  West  by  the  Eoad  to  the 
Penaran  Allotment,  in  every  other  Part  it  joins  the  Glebe  laud. 

Item.   The    Northern   Rury,   a  Pasture  Field  containing  3  Acres 

1  Rood,  15  Perches,  is  bounded  on  the  West  by  the  said  Road  leading 
to  the  Penaran  allotment ;  for  a  short  space  on  the  Northern  side  by 
the  Bryngwynen,  the  land  of  Harriet  Avarina  Brunetta  Herbert ;  in 
every  other  Part  it  joins  the  rest  of  the  Glebe  land. 

Item.  The  Penaran  Land  contains  35  Acres,  3  Roods,  35  Perches,  is 
bounded  on  the  South  and  West  by  the  land  of  William  Pugh,  Esq'r  ; 
and  on  the  North  and  East  by  the  land  of  Harriet  Avarina  Brunetta 
Herbert ;  joining  on  a  Part  of  the  South  side  of  the  Glebe  land. 

Mem'dum.  This  was  an  Allotment  to  the  Vicarage  under  the  Kerry 
Inclosure  Act  of  Parliament  passed  in  the  year  1797. 

The  present  Incumbent  has  cultivated  about  three  Acres  of  the 
said  Allotment,  and  the  remainder,  from  its  steepness  being  unfit  for 
cultivation,  he  has  in  the  spring  of  the  Present  year  Planted  with 
Forest  Trees. 

Item.  The  Bath  Field  and  Orchard,  chiefly  under  Wood,  measures 

2  Acres,  1  Rood,  15  Perch,  is  bounded  on  the  North  by  the  Bryn- 
gwinen  already  mentioned  ;  and  in  every  other  Part  joins  the  rest  of 
the  Glebe  land. 

Item.  The  Spout  Field,  a  Pasture  containing  1  Acre,  2  Rood, 
11  Perch,  is  joined  in  every  Part  by  the  Glebe. 

Item.  The  Sawpit  Field,  with  the  two  Paddocks  taken  from  it, 
partly  arable  and  partly  Pasture,  measuring  altogether  4  Acres, 
2  Rood,  28  Perches,  is  surrounded  by  the  rest  of  the  Glebe. 

Item.  The  Fold,  Orchards,  Garden,  and  Pleasure  Grounds, 
measuring  3  Acres,  0  Rood,  16  Perches. 

Item.  A  Vicarage  House  in  good  repair,  consisting  of  a  Parlour, 
Drawing  Room,  Library,  Kitchen,  Brewhouse,  and  convenient  Offices 
on  the  ground  floor,  with  suitable  Bed  Rooms  over  them. 

Mem'dum.  The  Vicarage  House  was  built  by  the  Present  Incum- 
bent in  the  year  1810,  at  the  expence  of  £1.100  ;  and  supplied  with 


110  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

Water  by  means  of  Leaden  Pipes,  in  the  year  1824,  at  the  expence 
of  £40. 

Item.  There  is  a  Barn  with  three  Bays  of  Building  with  a  Pigstye 
attached  to  it  on  the  South  side  of  the  Fold,  a  Granary  and  Store 
house  ranging  with  the  other  end.  On  the  West  side  is  a  Building 
consisting  of  a  Driving  Gate  Way  and  a  Bay  on  each  side,  One  of 
which  is  used  as  a  Coach  house,  the  other  a  Tye  for  Cattle ;  On  the 
North  Side  of  the  Fold  is  a  Building  containing  two  Stables  and  a 
Cowhouse.  All  these  are  in  good  and  Sufficient  repair.1 

In  testimony  of 'the  truth  of  the  before-mentioned  Particulars  and 
evety  of  them,  We,  the  Minister  and  Church  Wardens  and  other 
Inhabitants  of  the  Parish  of  Kerry,  have  hereunto  set  our  hands. 

John  Jenkins,  Vicar  of  Kerry. 

Rich'd  Jones  )    Churchwardens 

Edw'd  Allen  )           of  Kerry. 

Rich'd  Pryce.  Thomas  Pryce. 

John  Morris.  Rich'd  Williams. 

Thomas  Price.  Tho's  Williams. 

Henry  Williams.  Edw'd  Pryce. 

Jno.  Bowen.  John  Morris. 

Edward  Morris. 

Mem.  All  Clergymen.  Officiating  within  the  Diocese,  are  to  exhibit 
their  Letters  of  Orders,  Dispensation,  and  Licenses  at  the  Visitation  : 
and  all  Incumbents  are  to  deliver  in  an  exact  Terrier  of  their  Glebes, 
Glebe-houses,  and  Out  Buildings,  signed  by  themselves  and  the  Church- 
wardens. 

The  Bishop  of  St.  David's  at  this  period  was  Jerikinson,  and 
there  is  but  little  doubt  that  "  Terrier  No.  II"  was  drawn  up 
in  accordance  with  the  order  of  the  Bishop  (see  supra). 


We  append  a  summary  of  the  quantities  of  land  and  names 
of  fields  in  each  Terrier.  In  the  first  Terrier  the  quantities 
were  estimated ;  in  the  second  they  appear  to  have  been 
ascertained  by  admeasurement.  There  is  not  much  difference 
between  the  two  when  the  additions  to  Terrier  No.  II  by  the 
allotments  under  the  Kerry  Inclosure  Act  are  taken  into 
account. 


1  The  old  vicarage  and  premises  were  about  fifty  yards  distant  from 
the  present  vicarage,  on  the  other  side  of  the  road,  where  some  old 
remains  of  an  orchard  are  still  visible.  There  were  no  coins  or  tiles 
found  at  the  Restoration  [of  the  church].  Ex.  inf.,  Rev.  0. 
Nares,  B.D. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 


ill 


Summary. 


No, 

1. 

2. 
3. 
4. 


10. 
11. 


TERRIER  No.  I. 

Ac. 
Total  Land  about         .     53 

Croft  near  Village  .  2 
Two  pieces  by  Village  .  11 
Moat  pasture,  .  .  2 
Upper  Rurries  .  .  3 
Meadow  in  Gweirglodd 

Rhan  ...  1 
Meadow  by  Common 

Tir  Melyn  .  .  1 
Moat  Meadow  .  .10 
Upper  and  Lower  Cao'r 

Glommeu          .         .700 
Upper  and  Lower  Rur- 
ries .         .         .         .500 
Lower  Rurries      .         .700 
Moat  Pasture    .   .         .300 


r.  p. 
0     0 


0  0 

0  0 

2  0 

0  0 


0     0 


2     0 
0     0 


TERRIER  No.  II. 


Total 


.     53     0     0 


Total  Land  . 
No. 

1.  The  Vicar's  Croft 

2.  Pasture  adjoining  Kerry 

Village       . 

3.  Do.  do. 

4.  Field   near   Tir   Melyii 

Cottage     . 

5.  A  Pasture1    . 

6.  East  ox  pasture  (arable) 

7.  West  „  „ 

8.  Pasture      behind      the 

Moat,  1  rood,  11  per- 
ches, added  by  the 
allotment 

9.  Meadow,  Caer  Glomen, 

1  ac.,  0  r.,  15  p., 
added  to  by  Kerry 
Inclosure  Act  . 

10.  Pasture,  Tir  Melyn,  an 

allotment  made  under 
Kerry  Inclosure  Act 

11.  Orchard  Field,  arable   . 

12.  The  Oak  Field,  pasture 

13.  The  Southern  Rurrey  . 

14.  The  Northern       „ 

15.  Penaran  Land,  an  allot- 

ment under  Kerry 
Inclo.  Act 

16.  The  Bath  Field     . 

17.  The  Spout  Field   . 

18.  The  Sawpit  Field 

19.  The  Fold,  Orchard,  Gar- 

den, and  Pleasure 
Grounds  . 

Total 


Ac. 

99 


r.  p. 
0     0 


113 


2  37 

3  11 

2  32 
1   16 

3  12 
3  32 


3O  Q 

o     o 


1     9 


2  3 
1  16 
1  2 

0  2 

1  15 


3  35 

1  15 

2  11 
2  28 


3     0  16 


3  23 


In  1881  about  35  acres  (woodland)  of  the  glebe  were  sold 
to  John  Naylor,  Esq.,  so  that  the  glebe  land  now  is  about  64 
acres. 


THE  CHURCHYARD. 

Kerry  churchyard,  like  other  ancient  ones,  was  nearly 
circular — query,  was  it  in  the  distant  past  the  site  of  Druidical 
worship  ?  There  are  no  remarkable  stones  in  the  churchyard, 
none  older  than  150  years.2  It  is  many  years  now  since  the 
writer  has  been  in  Kerry  churchyard,  so  that  the  condition  of 


1  Now  divided  into  garden  allotments. 

2  Ex.  inf.,  Rev.  O.  A.  Nares. 


112  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

the  graves,  etc.,  he  is  not  in  a  position  to  describe ;  but  about 
1830,  a  writer1  said  "that  whoever  visits  Newtown  or  its 
neighbourhood,  should  not  omit  to  visit  Kerry  ;  its  churchyard, 
which  may  very  properly  be  designated  '  the  garden  of  graves', 
exhibiting  among  the  tombs  the  snowdrop,  the  primrose,  the 
polyanthus,  the  pink,  and  the  gillyflower,  mingling  with  sweet- 
scented  and  small  evergreen  shrubs,  and  displaying  charms  not 
to  be  realised  among  the  tombs  of  departed  greatness." 


CHURCH  PLATE. 

An  old  silver  chalice  and  paten  are  all  that  belong  to  Kerry 
Church  ;  they  are  without  date. 

We  are  again  indebted  to  the  Rev.  Owen  A.  Nares,  B.D., 
Vicar  of  Kerry,  for  permission  to  use  the  following  interesting 
document.  It  is  headed 

QUERIES  PREPARATORY  TO  THE  BISHOP'S  VISITATION,  1828. 
On  the  same  sheet  there  are  the  answers,  headed — 
Parish  of  Kerry,  County  of  Montgomery. 
Answers  to  Queries  Preparatory  to  the  Bishop's  Visitation  at 

Brecknock,  1828. 

For  convenience  of  reference,  we  have  arranged  them  so  that 
the  reply  appears  opposite  to  each  question — 

QUERIES.  REPLIES. 

1.  What  is  the  name  of  your  Parish        1.  Kerry,     near     Newtown,     in     the 

and  Post  Town,  in  what  County  ?  County  of  Montgomery. 

2.  Who  is  the  Patron  of  the  Benefice?        2.  The  Bishop  of  St.  David's. 

3.  What  is  the  name  and  address  of        3.  Rev'd    John  Jenkins,  Kerry,    near 

the  Incumbent  ?  Newtown,  Montgomeryshire. 

4.  Is  the  Incumbent  Rector,  Vicar,  or         4.  Vicar. 

Perpetual  Curate  ? 

5.  What  is  the  date  of  his  Institution         5.  The  date  of  his  Collation  is  the  7th 

or  License  ?  of  July  1807. 

6.  Is   the   Incumbent    resident  ?      If         6.  The  Incumbent  is  resident. 

not,  state  why  and  where  he  does 
reside  ? 

7.  What  is  the  name  of  the  Curate  ?  7.  The  Rev.  David  Davies. 

8.  Is  he  licensed,  and  what  is  the  date         8.  He  is  not   licensed.     His  services 

of  his  license  ?  not  being  necessary  to  the  Incum- 

bent,  but   retained    until   he   is 
otherwise  provided  for. 

9.  Is  the  Curate  resident  in  the  Glebe         9.  He  is  resident  in  the  Glebe  House. 

house,  or  in  the  Parish  ?  If  not, 
at  what  distance  from  the  Church 
does  he  reside  ? 

10.  What  Stipend  does  he  receive  ?  10.  Fifty   Pounds  Per  Ann.,  with  his 

Maintenance,  etc. 


H  ul'oert  of  Shrewsbury. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 


113 


QUERIES. 

11.  Is  the   Curate  serving   any   other 

Church  or  Chapel  as  Curate  or 
Incumbent  ? 

12.  Is  he  Priest  or  Deacon  '! 

13.  Is   Divine   Service    regularly   per- 

formed according  to  the  Rubric  ; 
or  is  any  part  ever  omitted  or 
altered  ?  If  any  such  omission 
or  alteration  is  ever  made,  state 
it,  and  in  what  it  consists.  State 
the  time  at  which  the  service  is 
performed. 

14.  Is  Divine  Service  performed  in  the 

Welsh  or  English  language,  or  is 
it  partly  so  ?  State  the  particu- 
lars, etc. 

15.  How  often  is   the  Sacrament   ad- 

ministered 'I  Is  it  accompanied 
with  Alms  and  Oblations  ( 

16.  Are  the  Alms  distributed   to  the 

poor  of  the  Parish  generally  ?  or 
to  the  poor  Communicants  ex- 
clusively, and  when  ? 


17.  What  is  the  average  number  of 
your  congregation  ?  does  it  bear  a 
fair  proportion  to  the  population? 


18.  Are  the  Majority  of  the  Inhabitants 
near  the  Church,  or  scattered  and 
remote  from  it  ? 


What   is   the  average    number   of 
your  Communicants  ? 


20.  State  the  number  your  Church  can 

contain,  and  the  free  sittings  ? 

21.  What  is  the  state  of  your  Church 

and  its  Furniture '( 

22.  What  is  the  state  of  the  Church- 

yard and  fences  ( 

23.  Is  the  Chancel  in  good  repair,  and 

at  whose  cost  is  it  repaired  ? 

24.  Is  the  Glebe  House  tit  for  the  occu- 

pation of  the  Incumbent  ?  etc. 


REPLIES. 


11.  No. 


12.  He  is  Priest. 

13.  Divine   Service    is    regularly   per- 

formed according  to  the  directions 
of  the  Rubric,  without  any  omis- 
sion or  alteration,  every  Sunday 
Morning  at  1  1  o'clock,  and  every 
Sunday  Evening  at  4  o'clock  in 
the  Summer  and  3  in  the  Winter. 

14.  Divine  Service  is  always  performed 

in  English,  that  being  the  lan- 
guage of  the  Parish. 


The  Sacrament  is  administered 
once  every  Month,  and  always 
accompanied  with  Alms  and 
Oblations. 

The  Alms  are  distributed  to  the 
Poor  of  the  Parish  generally,  and 
not  to  the  poor  Communicants 
exclusively,  on  two  Sundays  in  the 
year,  viz.:  the  first  Sunday  in 
January  and  Trinity  Sunday. 

Tlie  average  number  of  the  con- 
gregation is  from  400  to  500,  and 
it  bears  a  fair  proportion  to  the 
population  of  the  Parish,  which  is 
about  2000,  especially  when  it  is 
considered  that  from  the  great 
length  of  the  Parish  the  inhabi- 
tants living  at  the  extreme  ends 
go  to  other  churches. 

The  Majority  of  the  Inhabitants  is 
not  near  the  church.  They  are 
scattered  over  an  extent  of  13 
miles  in  length  by  from  3  to  5 
miles  wide. 

The  average  number  of  Communi- 
cants is  from  20  to  30  at  Monthly 
Communions,  and  from  70  to  80 
at  the  three  great  Festivals. 

The  Church  is  arranged  to  contain 
about  1,200,  out  of  which  number 
about  400  are  free  sittings. 

The  Church  and  its  furniture  are 
in  good  repair. 

The  Churchyard  and  Fences  are 
also  in  proper  order. 

The  Chancel  is  in  good  repair,  AND 

HAS    BKEN*    ALWAYS    REPAIRED    BY 
THE  PARISHIONERS.1 

The  Glebe  House  is  tit  for  tin- 
occupation  of  the  Incumbent. 


IS. 

19. 

20. 

21. 

22. 
23. 

24. 


Marked  so  in  original. 


VOL.  XXVI. 


114 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 


26. 


QUERIES. 

Is^the  situation  healthy  ? 

What  was  the  amount  of  Dilapida- 
tion received  ?  When  received  ? 
and  whether  expended  in  neces- 
sary repairs  ? 


REPLIES. 

25.  The  situation  is  healthy. 

26.  The   amount   of    Dilapidation    re- 

ceived in  1808  was  £100,  which 
was  expended  by  the  present  In- 
cuuibent  in  1810  in  Building  a 
New  Vicarage  House,  to  which 
he  advanced  in  addition : 

in  1810  ...  £557  17  6 
in  1814  ..  19  13  4 
in  1824  .  277  1  1 


27.  From  what  sources  does  your  In- 
come arise  ? 


28.  State  the  number  of  acres  of  Glebe 
land,  and  describe  the  Buildings  ? 


29.  Is    your   Benetice    augmented   by 

Queen  Anne's  Bounty  ? 

30.  Are     there     any     Schools,     daily, 

national,    endowed,    or    Sunday 
Schools  in  your  Parish  ? 


31.  State   the   number   of    Boys    and 
Girls  educated. 


32.  How   are   the    Schools    (sic)    sup- 
ported, and  what  is  the  Income  ? 


33.  At   what  time    are    the    children 

catechized  ? 

34.  Do    the    children    attend    Divine 

Service  with  their  Masters  and 
Mistresses  ? 

35.  Are   the    Books    for  your  School 

supplied  from  the  lists  of  the 
Society  for  Promot.  Christ. 
Knowledge  ? 

36.  At  what  place  have  the  children 

of  your  Parish  been  confirmed  ? 
etc. 

37.  Are  the  Register  Books  kept  in  an 

Iron  Chest,  and  where  ? 


£854  11  11 

27.  The   Income   of   the   Vicar    arises 

from  the  Tithe  of  Wool,  Pigs,  and 
Geese,  Is.  for  every  Cow,  a  por- 
tion of  Oats  called  Cyrch  March, 
from  every  Ancient  Tenement, 
Easter  Offerings,  Surplice  Fees, 
and  Glebe  Lands. 

28.  The  Glebe  Land  consists  of  about 

100  acres,  on  which  is  a  Vicarage 
House,  Stable,  and  Cowhouse, 
Barn,  Granary,  Coachhouse,  and 
Wainhouse. 

29.  No. 

30.  There    is    an    endowed    National, 

Daily,  and  Sunday  School  in  the 
Village  of  Kerry,  besides  three 
other  unendowed  Schools  for  very 
young  children  in  different  parts 
of  the  Parish. 

31.  The  number  of  Children  educated 

at  the  endowed  daily  Schools  is 
123,  viz.  :  76  Boys  and  47  Girls 
on  the  Charity,  and  about  15  Free 
Scholars.  The  number  attending 
the  Sunday  Schools  varies  from 
130  to  150. 

32.  The  endowed  School  is  supported 

by  benefactions,  the  annual 
interest  whereof  amounts  to 
£155  15s.  Od. 

33.  On   every    Sunday    evening    from 

Trinity  Sunday  to  Michaelmas. 

34.  Yes;  with   the   Masters   and  Mis- 

tresses. 

35.  Wholly  from  the  lists  of  the  Society 

for  Promoting  Christ.  Knowl. 


36.  At  the  Church  of  Kerry. 


37.  The  Register  Books  are  kept  in  an 
Iron  Chest  at  the  Vicarage  House. 


HISTORY  OF  THJ5  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 


115 


QUERIES. 

38.  Are  the  Entries  made  in  your  hand 
and  Copies  sent  annually  to  the 
Bishop's  Registry  ?  etc. 


39.  Are  there  any  other  Places  of 
Worship  in  your  Parish  ;  how 
long  established  ;  what  number 
can  each  contain  ?  What  sect 
they  belong  to,  and  what  number 
ot'  Sectaries  in  the  Parish  .' 


your 


40.  Is    there     a     Poorhouse    in 
Parish  ? 

Do  you  regularly  or  occasionally 
read  Prayers,  administer  the  Sac- 
rament, and  give  instruction  to 
those  who  from  age  and  infirmity 
are  unable  to  attend  the  Services 
of  your  Church '( 


Kerry,  Montgomeryshire, 
May  26,  1828. 


REPLIES. 

33.  The  Entries  are  made  in  the  hand- 
writing of  the  Vicar  and  of  the 
Curate,  and  copies  are  annually 
transmitted  to  the  Bishops 
Registry  as  required  by  Law. 

39.  There  are  two  places  of  Worship 

for  Dissenters  in  the  Parish  ; 
one  for  those  who  call  themselves 
Independents,  built  in  the  year 
1824,  supposed  to  be  arranged 
to  contain  100  ;  the  other  was 
erected  in  1826  by  those  called 
Baptists,  arranged  to  contain  120. 
The  persons  in  the  Parish  who 
expressly  belong  to  the  above  two 
Denominations  are  from  20  to 
30  iu  number. 

40.  There    is  a  Poor  House   within  a 

short  distance  of  the  Church,  and 
Poor  Persons  in  the  Poor  House. 
and  also  those  living  in  various 
parts  of  the  Parish,  whenever 
prevented  by  sickness  or  infirmity 
from  attending  Divine  Service, 
have  Prayers  read,  the  Sacrament 
administered,  and  Instruction 
given  to  them  by  the  Minister  at 
their  Houses. 

JOHN  JENKINS, 

Incumbent  of  Kerry. 


In  closing  this  part  of  the  paper  on  Kerry  we  may  mention 
that  among  the  late  Mr.  William  Pugh  of  Brynllywarch's 
papers  is  a  letter  written  to  him  on  the  16th  January  1833, 
dated  at  Glascoed,  by  the  Rev.  E.  Powell,  who  mentioned 
"  that  old  Mrs.  Beaman  of  Cefnhir,  Penstrowed,  was  in  the 
habit  of  going,  when  she  was  a  little  girl,  from  Mochdre  to 
Kerry  Church  on  St.  Peter's  Day  to  hear  a  sermon,  and  that 
£1  was  paid  to  the  minister  of  Kerry  from  the  rent  of  Talwrn 
for  preaching  it."1 

We  append  the  following  statement  of  the  receipts  and 
payments  made  for  the  parish  for  the  year  ending  Easter 
18212: 

1  Ex.  inf.,  \\T.  B.  Pugh,  Esq. 

2  Ibid.  ' 


12 


116 


HISTORY    OF   THE    PARISH    OP   KERRY. 


Abstract  of  the  Account  of  the  Overseers  of  the  Parish  of  Kerry  for 
the  year  ending  at  Easter  1821. 


Received. 

Amount  of  six  Rates,  at 
lOrf.  in  the  pound  for 
each  rate 

Arrears  of  last  year 


1,753  14     6 
40     9     4 


Cash    actually   received 

from  the  parish         ..    1,794     3  10 
Cash  from  the  fathers  of 

illegitimate  children  65     9     1 

1,859  12  11 
Loan   charged   and    not 

received         36     2     8 


1.823  10 


In  the  Poor  House  on  an  average,  26. 
Children  under  14  years  of  age,  16. 


Paid. 

Weekly  Pay       

Casual  Relief 

Clothes 

Rent      

Coal  and  Fuel 

Funerals,  18 

Law  Expenses ... 

Justices'  Clerk 

Bridge  Rate      

County  Rates 

Bastardy  

Doctor  ... 

Commission  for  collect- 
ing the  Bastardy 
money  

Postage  of  Letters, 
Messengers  and 
Constables  ... 

Rent  of  Poor  House    . . . 

Poor  House  Expenses 

Apprentices'  Fees 

Vestry  Clerk     


£     *      tl. 

504  18     0 

195     4     4| 

1«     2     9 

287     4     6 

49     9  111 

22     9     0 

22  18  10 

23(5 

100  18     0 

320     1    10 

20  11     0 


26  16     4 


1  17     5 

40     0     0 

124     6     9? 

10     5     3 

800 

1,668     9     4! 


11 


LLOYD   OF   DOLOBRAN. 


THE  following  extracts  are  from  Bishop  Wordsworth 
of  St.  Andrew's  Annals  of  my  Early  Life,  1806-1846  : 

"  The  family  of  my  mother  has  been  traced  to  royal  blood 
in  King  Edward  I.1  My  grandfather,  Charles  Lloyd,2  of 
Bingley  House,  Birmingham,  head  of  the  banking  firm  of 
that  name,  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  was  well  and 
widely  known  and  esteemed  as  a  man  of  singular  simplicity 
and  integrity  of  character,  of  great  benevolence,  and  of  literary 
tastes  and  acquirements  unusual  in  a  Quaker.3  He  was 
a  good  classical  scholar,  and  in  his  latter  years  employed  his 
leisure  in  translating  large  portions  of  Homer  (seven  books  of 
the  Odyssey,  and  the  24th  of  the  Iliad]  and  the  Epistles  of 
Horace,  privately  printed  in  1810  and  1812  respectively.  My 
uncle,  his  eldest  son,  also  named  Charles,  being  of  a  highly 
sensitive  and  delicate  constitution,  gave  himself  up  entirely  to 
literary  pursuits4;  was  a  good  Italian  scholar,  as  he  showed 
by  translating  Altieri ;  and  wrote  original  poetry,  which  gained 
for  him  a  niche  in  Lord  Byron's  English  Bards,  etc.,  in  associa- 
tion with  Wordsworth  (so  that  my  two  poetical  uncles,  paternal 
and  maternal,  are  there  combined),  and  also  with  Charles 
Lamb.  Speaking  of  the  former,  the  young  peer  was  saucy 
enough  to  write : 

*  Whose  verse,  of  all  but  childish  prattle  void, 
Seems  blessed  harmony  to  Lamb  and  Lloyd'— 

a  piece  of  criticism  which,  it  is  needless  to  say,  posterity  has 

1  See  Foster's  Noble  and  Gentle  Families  of  Royal  Descent,  p.  14. 

-  He  was  the  great-grandson  of  Charles  Lloyd  of  Dolobran.  He 
had  fifteen  children,  seven  sons  and  eight  daughters,  of  whom 
Priscilla,  Bishop  Wordsworth's  mother,  was  the  eldest.  Having 
been  brought  up  a  Quaker,  she  was  not  baptised  till  the  very  day  on 
which  she  was  married. 

::  An  interesting  notice  of  him  appeared  in  the  Gentleman's  Maga- 
zine, 1828. 

4  In  Prof.  Masson's  De  Quincey  he  is  described  as  "a  man  loved 
beyond  all  expression  by  all  his  intimate  friends".  See  a  full 
account  of  him  in  Montgomeryshire  Worthies  (Mont.  Coll.,  xiii,  p.  101). 


118  LLOYD    OF    DOLOBRAN. 

hitherto  declined  to  endorse.  When  I  was  a  boy,  Bingley 
House — a  comfortable  mansion,  with  grounds  about  it  of 
considerable  extent — stood  on  the  outskirts  of  Birmingham. 
At  my  grandfather's  death  it  was  sold  and  pulled  down,  and 
the  site  and  grounds  have  since  been  occupied  by  buildings 
and  streets,  which  extend  far  beyond  it;  but  the  name 
'  Bingley'  still  survives,  attached  to  a  spacious  '  Hall',  famous 
now  for  the  political  meetings  on  a  gigantic  scale  often  held 
in  it — *  Mutat  terra  vices — changes  of  which  my  dear  old 
grandfather  little  dreamt  when  he  was  smoking  his  long  clay 
pipe,  as  he  invariably  did  every  night  before  retiring  to  bed, 
over  his  dining-room  fire.  It  was  through  friendship  with 
Charles  Lloyd,  jun.,  when  at  Cambridge,  that  my  father  found 
his  way  as  a  guest  to  Birmingham  and  Bingley  House,  and 
eventually  chose  his  wife  out  of  that  large  and  highly  inter- 
esting Quaker  family.  He  married  October  6th,  1804. 

"  My  mother  gave  birth  to  six  children,  of  whom  three  died 
in  infancy,  and  she  herself,  alas  !  at  the  age  of  thirty- three,  in 
childbirth  with  the  last,  the  only  girl — an  irreparable  loss, 
which,  having  no  sister,  I  felt  intensely  throughout  my  early 
days  ;  so  that  I  was  wont  to  compare  myself  to  fruit  against 
a  wall,  ripened  only  upon  one  side.  Happily  of  later  years  I 
have  enjoyed  a  compensating  blessing  ;  my  married  life  bring- 
ing me  a  family  of  eight  daughters,  besides  five  sons.  Deo 
gratias  !  " 

As  a  testimony  to  his  mother's  character  and  the 
esteem  in  which  she  was  held,  the  Bishop  relates  that 
about  the  year  1856  he  visited  his  mother's  grave  in  the 
churchyard  at  Booking,  Essex,  and  was  surprised  to  see 
fresh  turf  laid  upon  it — in  those  days  flowers  had  not 
come  into  fashion — and  upon  inquiry  he  was  told  that 
this  had  continued  to  be  done  every  year  by  an  old 
woman  who  had  cherished  her  memory,  from  the  time 
of  her  death,  more  than  forty  years  before. 

"The  following  letter  of  rny  grandfather  Lloyd  [addressed 
to  the  author  while  he  was  at  Oxford]  will  be  found  curious 
and  interesting  from  more  than  one  point  of  view  : 

"'Birmingham:  4,  11  mo.,  1825. 

"  '  Dear  Charles, — I  thank  thee  for  thy  acceptable  letter,  and  for 
the  little  book  of  Prize  Poems.  Thine1  pleased  me  much,  and  as  the 


Tin's  was  a  Harrow  Prize  Poem,  "  On  the  Death  of  Dr.  Parr." 


LLOYD    OF   DOLOBRAN.  119 

editor  of  the  Warwick  newspaper  (who  had  inserted  thy  poem  two 
months  ago)  wished  for  a  translation,  I  ventured  to  attempt  it,  though 
rny  mind  was  irresolute  about  suffering  ray  translation  to  be  printed. 
I,  however,  gave  way  to  the  editor's  wishes.  I  hope  thou  thinkest 
I  have  done  it  faithfully,  though  I  purposely  omitted  to  translate 
"  choreas",  thinking  that  it  did  not  suit  a  clergyman's  character  :  in 
Latin  it  did  very  well.  I  ordered  a  newspaper  to  be  sent  to  thee  at 
Harrow  (not  knowing  of  thy  removal  to  Oxford),  and  I  hope  it  was 
forwarded  to  thee. 

"  '  Thou  hast  probably  heard  that  thy  excellent  aunt  Anna  Braith- 
waite1  is  gone  on  a  second  religious  visit  to  America ;  her  husband 
accompanied  her  ;  and  I  am  anxiously  expecting  a  letter  from  her  to 
inform  me  of  their  safe  arrival  at  New  York.'  [Added  in  the  margin  : 
'  Since  writing  this  letter  I  have  received  a  letter  from  my  dear 
daughter,  informing  me  of  her  and  her  husband's  safe  arrival  at  New 
York  after  a  very  stormy  passage.  The  Bishop2  was  one  of  the 
passengers,  and  was  most  kind  and  attentive  to  her.'] 

"  *  We  should  be  glad  to  see  thee  and  thy  brothers  at  Bingley.  I 
am  old:!  and  cannot  enliven  you  as  I  could  have  done  some  years  ago, 
but  1  would  do  rny  best.  I  hope  the  temptations  of  Oxford  will  not 
lead  thee  astray.  Remember  that  the  crown  of  eternal  happiness 
"  vincenti  dabitur",  and  that  if  any  man  will  be  Christ's  disciple,  he 
must  deny  himself  and  take  up  His  cross  daily,  the  consequence  of 
which  will  be  such  peace  as  the  world  can  neither  give  nor  take  away. 

"  *  In  respect  to  maxims  of  morality,  they  abound  in  the  writings  of 
Cicero,  and  many  of  the  ancient  philosophers  both  Greek  and  Latin, 
but  none  of  them  have  the  unction  of  the  Gospel.  How  excellent 
are  those  lines  of  Horace  ! — 

"  Quisnam  igitur  liber  1     Sapiens  sibi  qui  imperiosus, 
Quern  neque  pauperies,  nee  mors,  nee  vincula  terrent, 
Kesponsare  cupidinibus,  contemnere  honores 
Fortis,  et  in  se  ipso  tottis  teres  atque  rotundus." 

"  '  I  wish  to  know  how  thou  likest  Oxford,  and  how  thou  art  going 
on  with  thy  learning.  I  have  hitherto  had  great  comfort  in  all  your 
conduct,  and  hope  I  shall  never  have  occasion  for  pangs  of  heart  on 
your  account. 

"  '  I  had  a  very  kind  letter  from  my  dear  friend  Sarah  Hoare,  with 
as  good  an  account  of  her  mother  and  herself  as  could  be  expected 
considering  their  great  loss.4  1  feel  the  loss  of  my  dear  friend  much. 
We  had  been  intimately  acquainted  for  tifty  years. 

" '  I  hear  that  my  neighbour  and  friend,  Dr.  John  Johnstone,  is 

1  She  lived  at  Kendal,  and  was  a  Quaker. 

2  Probably  of  Canada. 

3  He  was  then  seventy-seven,  and  died  three  years  afterwards. 

4  The  death  of  her  father,  Mr.  Samuel  Hoare,  head  of  the  banking 
firm  of  that  name,  who,  like  Mr,  Lloyd,  was  a  Quaker. 


120  LLOYD    OF    DOLOBUAN. 

writing  a  life  of  Dr.  Parr,  in  which  I  expect  will  be  inserted  many  of 
his  unpublished  works.  Dr.  Johnstone  likes  thy  poem,  and  I  believe 
was  not  displeased  with  my  translation. 

"  '  I  attended  a  very  large  and  genteel  meeting  here  lately,  being 
the  anniversary  of  the  deaf  and  dumb  establishment.  The  Bishop  of 
Lichfield  and  Coventry  (Dr.  Ryder)  was  in  the  chair,  who  was  very 
attentive  to  me.  The  Committee  unanimously  requested  me  to 
move  the  first  resolution,  which  with  diffidence  I  did,  and  every- 
body seemed  to  be  much  pleased  with  what  I  said.  How  times  are 
changed  !  A  Quaker  to  take  the  lead  when  a  Bishop  was  in  the 
chair,  supported  by  many  clergymen.  I  think  the  Bishop  is  an 
excellent  man.  With  dear  love  and  kindest  good  wishes,  I  am  thy 
affectionate  grandfather, 

" '  CHARLES  LLOYD. 

"  '  Charles  Wordsworth, 

"  <  Christ  Church  College,  Oxford.' " 


121 


HISTOKY    OF   THE    PARISH   OF   DAROWEN. 

(See  Vol.  Ill,  p.  181  ei  seq.) 
SUPPLEMENTAL  NOTES  BY  D.  C.  LLOYD  OWEN. 


I. — IDENTIFICATION  OF  ONE  OF  THE  DONORS  OF  CHARITY 
TO  THE  PARISH. 

IN  the  list  of  benefactions  to  the  poor  is  one  of  £5, 
which  was  left  in  the  last  will  and  testament  of 
Rowland  ap  Richard  of  Cefn  Coch.  In  looking  for 
some  other  wills,  I  came  across  that  of  Rowland  ap 
Richard.  It  is  dated  the  "eighth  day  of  February  in 
the  year  of  our  Lord,  according  to  the  computation  of 
the  Church  of  England,  one  thousand  six  hundred 
seaventie  and  seaven."  His  bequests  take  the  form 
of  so  many  cows  and  oxen  and  sheep  to  his  children  ; 
to  his  daughter-in-law,  Margaret  Owen,  his  best  brass 
pan ;  and  to  his  grandchild  Mablie  one  brass  pot. 
His  specific  legacy  to  the  poor  runs  thus  :  "  I  leave 
five  heaffers  and  four  bulls  towards  the  discharging  of 
my  funerall  expenses,  and  the  payirige  of  five  pounds, 
which  I  leave  to  the  poor  of  Darowen,  to  be  sett  out 
to  beare  interest  fro  time  to  time  by  the  church- 
wardens and  overseers  of  the  poore  of  ye  s'd  pYshe, 
which  interest,  beinge  six  shilling  a  yeare,  I  bequeath 
to  the  said  poor  yearely,  to  be  distributed  upon  Christ- 
mas day  yearely,  and  fro  yeare  to  yeare  as  long  as  the 
world  stands."*  This  Rowland  ap  Richard  was  the 
son  of  Richard  Morris  Thomas,  who  appears  on  the 
jury-list  9th  Charles  I,  1633.  And  in  the  presenta- 
tions at  the  Court  Leet  of  the  manor  of  Cyfeiliog,  held 
at  Llanwrin  October  16th,  1648  (Records  at  Wynn- 
stay),  this  Richard  Morris  Thomas  is  presented  for 


122  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  DAROWEN. 

enclosing  twenty  acres  of  waste  "  in  loco  vocat  Kefn 
Coch". 

Later  on  there  were  alliances  between  members  of 
this  family  and  the  cadet  branches  of  the  Rhiwsaeson 
family  in  Llanbrynmair. 

II. — ABSTRACT  OF  THE  WILL  OF  MEREDITH  AP  REES 
OF  ABERGWYDOL  IN  DAROWEN,  WITH  NOTES. 

It  is  dated  1616.  Mentions  his  daughters  Jane,1 
Gaynor,  Bridget,  his  sister  Mary  vercli  Rees,  Ellen 
verch  Richard,  the  wife  of  Lewis  ap  Owen  ap  Rees, 
brother  Watkin  ap  Rees.  His  heir-apparent,  Rees  ap 
Meredith.  Mentions  a  marriage  between  Edward  ap 
Richard  Griffith,  son  of  Richard  Griffith,  gent.,  of 
Derenffbd,  and  his  daughter  Elizabeth,  and  his  sister 
Catharine  verch  Rees,  wife  of  Richard  Griffith,  and 
mother  to  his  daughter  Elizabeth's2  husband.  His 
brother,  Hugh  Price,  his  mother-in-law,  Gaynor 
Thomas,3  and  his  beloved  wife  and  spouse,  Ellinor 
Pughe. 

He  appoints  his  son,  Rees  ap  Meredith,  together 
with  his  said  wife,  executors. 

I  am  unable  to  reconcile  the  facts  of  this  will  with 
some  statements  made  in  the  late  Mr.  W.  W.  E. 
Wynne's  pedigree  of  Aberffrydlan,  in  vol.  viii  of  the 
Collections;  and  in  the  Cedwyn  MSS.,  vol.  x,  Mr. 
Wynne  speaks  of  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Meredith  ap 
Rees,  wife  of  Thomas  Pughe  of  Aberffrydlan,  as  co- 
heir with  her  brother,  John  Price.  Now,  there  is  no 
John  Price  mentioned  in  Meredith  ap  Rees's  will. 
He  mentions  only  one  son,  Meredith  ap  Rees.  He 
mentions  two  brothers,  Hugh  Price  and  Watkin  Price, 

1  Married  Derwas  Griffith  of  Glyntwymin  in  Cemmaes  parish. 
Left  no  issue  surviving. 

>2  She  afterwards  married  Thomas  Pugh,  Esq.,  of  Aberffrydlan. 

3  She  married  for  her  first  husband  John  Owen  ap  Owen  ap 
Howel  Goch,  ar.,  of  the  town  of  Machynlleth,  and  for  her  second 
husband  Richard  Pugh  of  Mathafarn. 


HISTORY   OF  THK  PARISH  OF  DAKOWEN. 


123 


who  might  have  had  a  son  John.  Perhaps  there  is 
a  mistake  for  John  Price,  grandson  of  Meredith  ap 
Rees.  Again,  in  Cedwyn  MSS.  Meredith  ap  Rees  is 
said  to  have  married  Ellen,  daughter  of  John  Wyn  ap 
Humphrey  ap  Howel  ap  Jenkin  of  Ynysmaengwyn. 
If  so,  Ellinor  Pughe,  who  survived  him,  must  have 
been  his  second  wife. 


III. — REPAIR  OF  THE  CHURCHYARD  WALLS. 

This  contains  lists  of  quantities  apportioned,  dated 
1737,  signed  by  Lewis  Jones,  Vicar,  and  founded  upon 
the  apportionments  made  May  28,  163G.  The  earlier 
list  of  names  is  lost  ;  but  the  1737  list  is  interesting 
as  giving  names  of  holders  of  the  farms.  The  quanti- 
ties apportioned  are  not  material. 


Farm. 

Y  Llanerch  goch  ucha  neu'r  Kefn  coch 
Cwmllowi  ucha    . 
Nant  y  gaseg,  neu  Bryn  y  Castell 
Y  Gwastadgoed   . 
Ty-yn-y-rhos 
Glyn  Tvvymyn 
Maes  Griffith  Lloyd 
Gelli  Tudur 
Y  Llanercbgoch  . 
Och'r  y  Kefu  coch 
Blaen  glyn  cegir  neu'r  Ty  Nant, 
Tyddyn  y  Llvvyn 
Ty  yn  y  berth,  Lsgair  Berfedd  neu 

Pen  y  bane 
Cwmbychan  Mawr  a  Chae  mab  adda, 

Gallt  admeilir,  Pant  y  noddfa 
Glyn  mynydd  uchaf 
Bryn  Wg 
Rhoshowyr 
Glyn  mynydd  issaf 
Cwni  y  crasdu     . 
Cwm  bychan  lleiaf 
Wenallt 

Sychnant  neu  Gvvm  Leion 
Pwll  Iwrch  uchaf  &  Pwll  Jwrch  issa 


Occupier. 
Edward  Robert. 
John  David  Owen. 
Rees  Ho  well. 
Rowland  Gwyn. 
Ann  Sion  Morgan. 
Morgan  John  Foulk. 
Edward  Hugh. 
William  Lewis. 
Richard  Jones. 
Evan  Morgan. 
Thomas  Lewis. 
Lewis  Pugh. 

John  Owen. 
Margaret  Brees. 
Richard  Owen. 
Griffith  Williams. 
David  Williams. 
Owen  Hugh. 
Harry  Hugh  Evans. 
Morgan  Williams. 
Robert  Thomas. 
John  Hugh. 
Richard  Pugh. 
Lewis  Pugh. 


124 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PAKTSH  OF  DAKOWEN. 


Farm. 

Ysberwyn  neu  Ty  tan  y  llan 
Frongoch  a  C.-ilyga 
Rhosdyrnog 
Barhedyn 
Ty'n  y  Bedw 
Caersewthan 
Penrhiwlas 
Rhiw  Echlyuion  . 
Rhiwfelen 

Bryn  y  Golygo  (a  clygo)      . 
Maes  y  perthi 
Maes  y  llwyrii 
Hirddol 

Cwm  Llowi  issa  . 
Esgair  gadwyth  . 
Esgair  wydros 
Abergvvydol 
Maesterran 
Carreg  y  t'uddai  . 
Glandyfi 
Rhos  illia 

Celyn  fryn  neu  Dol  y  pwll  glas 
Kae  Evan  Hen    . 
Ty'n  y  Brynllwyn 
Nantygaseg 
Gvvern  y  berau    . 
Ty'n  y  Bryn 

Bwlch  Penrhyn,  neu  Pen  yr  allt 
Yscubor  Llwyd   . 
Bryn  yr  haidd     . 
Nant  y  ddwy  filltir 
Ty'n  y  Berllan  Deg 
Bron  llwyfog 

Bwlch  y  gadair  goch  Cae  David  goch 
Pant  y  goedledd  . 
Brynwg  issa 
Frongoch 
Maes  hir  . 

Barhedyn  uchaf  . 
Graigllwyd 

Maes  Griffith  Llwyd  neu  Cil-y-Winllan 
Bryn  Moel  .         . 

Bryn  Einin  &  Rhyd  wasen . 
Bryn  y  crogwr     . 
Pant  y  Cuttie      . 
Anllwyd 
Rhydwen  ochr  y  Kadair  goch 


Occupier. 
Eleanor  Owen. 
Ellis  Cadwalader. 
Hugh  Edward. 
Richard  David. 
Morgan  Lewis. 
Richard  Morgan  Edward. 
Rowland  William. 
Richard  Rowland. 
Robert  Edward. 
'Evan  Si  on. 

Rhydderch  Humphrey. 
Edward  Rowland. 
John  David. 
William  Rees. 
John  Robert. 
Richard  Evan. 
David  William. 
Richard  Evan. 
Richard  Thomas. 
Evan  Morris. 
Common  now. 
Richard  Whittington. 
Lewis  John  Jones. 
Richard  Morgan. 
Humphrey  William. 
Margaret  Edward. 
Morgan  Lewis. 
Morgan  Rowland. 
Richard  Morgan  Edward. 
David  Evan  Sion. 
1   John  Rowland. 
Richard  Jones. 
David  Evan  Sion. 
Common  at  this  time. 
Richard  Evan. 
Common  now. 
Ellis  Cadwalader. 
Hugh  Richard. 
William  Lewis. 
Evan  James. 
Humphrey  David. 
Evan  James. 
Abram  Jones. 
Richard  Morgan  Morris. 
Richard  Evan. 
John  Meredith. 
Evan  James. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  DAROWEN.  125 

Farm.  Occupier. 

Etigair  oneu         .  .  .         John  David  Owen. 

Pull  y  gwydde  neu  Aberdauddwr  .         John  David  Lewis. 

Fronwen  .  .  .Lewis  Parry. 

This  was  carefully  transcribed  out  of  the  original  by  me, 

LEWIS  JONES, 

Vicar  of  Darowen, 
1737. 

There  are  two  especial  points  of  interest  in  this  list. 
First,  the  names  of  the  occupiers  of  the  farms  at  this 
date,  and  their  residences  ;  and  second,  the  list  of  farms. 
There  are  such  constant  changes  in  the  divisions  of 
land  in  parishes,  that  it  is  well  to  know  what  divisions 
have  existed  from  time  to  time.  At  the  present  time 
some  of  the  farms  mentioned  in  this  list  have  ceased  to 
exist  as  separate  farms,  having  been  added  to  and  ab- 
sorbed into  other  farms,  and  the  very  names  of  some  of 
these  are  unknown  to  present  inhabitants. 


IV. — CHURCHWARDENS  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  DAROWEN. 

1636.  Evanus  ap  Hugh  ap  Howel. 
Humffredus  ap  David  ap  Howel. 

1637.  Henricus  Owen. 
Rowlandus  Wyn. 

1638.  Richard  us  David. 
Johannes  Roger. 

1639.  Robertus  David  Vaughan. 
Antonius  ap  Owen. 

1640.  Ludovicus  Morgan. 
Ludovicus  ap  Hugh. 

1641.  Rhrcsus  Thomas. 
Hugo  ap  Richard. 

1642  to  1647.  Thomas  Pugh. 

1670.  Evanus  ap  Rees  Thomas 
Richardus  Meredith. 

1671.  Hugo  ap  Richard. 
Griffin  us  Evans. 

1672.  Rhsesus  Meredith. 
Johannes  Lewis  ap  Rees. 


126  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  DAROWEN. 

1673.  Morgan  Lewis  Morgan. 

Edward  Pugh. 
167(3.   Richard  Humphrey. 

David  Owen  Meredith. 
1677.  Rowland  David. 

Robert  Evan. 
1678,  1679.  Richard  Rowland. 

John  Hugh  Prichard. 

1680.  Edward  Lewis. 
Humphrey  Shone. 

1681.  Rowland  Thomas. 
Lewis  Morgan. 

1701.  Owen  Jones. 

David  Humphrey. 

1736.  Robert  Thomas  of  Owrnbychau  Bach. 
Roderick  Humphrey  of  Maes  y  perthi. 

1737.  Morgan  Lewis  of  Fedw. 
Lewis  Pugh  of  Tynllwyn. 

1  738.  John  Roberts  of  Esgairgadwyth. 
Richard  Owen  of  Peny^raig. 

1739.  Thomas  Richards  of  ye  village. 
Evan  Morris  of  Glan  dovey. 

1740.  Robert  Edward  of  Cwmllowy  issa. 
David  William  of  Abergwydol. 

1741.  Rowland  Gwynne  of  Gwastadgoed. 
Edward  Lumley  of  Caerseddfan. 

1742.  Evan  Roberts,  Gwernybere. 
Rich.  Evans,  Maesterran. 

1743.  Thomas  Lewis,  Ty-yn-Nant. 
David  Evan  Sion,  Bryn  'r  haidd. 

1744.  Abraham  Jones,  Hendir. 
Rowland  William,  Penrhiwlas. 

1745.  Abram  Jones,  Rhyd-y-wasen. 
Rees  Evans,  Tyn  y  twll. 

1746.  Robt.  Edward,  Cwmllowy  bach. 
John  David,  Hirddol. 

1747.  Rowland  Whittington,  Pwllglas. 
Edward  Jones,  Cwm  mein. 

1748.  Rowland  Whittington,  Pwllglas. 
Richard  Thomas,  Nant-y-gaseg. 

1749.  Richard  Jones,  Cefri  coch  gwyllt. 
Richard  Humphreys,  Rhiwfelen. 

1750.  Richard  Davies,  BnrhecKn 
Robt.  Jones,  Castell. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  DAROWEN.  127 

1751.  Hugh  Edward,  Rhosdyrnog. 
Lewis  Sion  Lewis,  Rhoshovvyr  issa. 

1752.  Same. 

1753.  Edward  Lloyd,  Cwtnbychan  Mawr. 
Richard  Morgan,  Tymawr. 

1754.  Hugh  Edward,  Tan  y  Han. 

1755.  Humphrey  David,  Cil-y-Winllan. 
1756,  1757.  Richard  Pugh,  Pwlliwrch. 

Evan  William,  Cefnbarhedin. 
1758,  1759.  John  Jones,  Cwmbychan  bach. 

William  Bebb,  Graig  fach. 
1760,  1761.  Humphrey  Jones,  Ty  Cerrig. 

Abraham  Jones,  Barhedin. 

1762.  Thomas  David,  Aberdauddwr. 
John  David,  Cef'n  Coch. 

1763.  Lewis  Gwynn,  Gwastadgoed. 
Edward  Lumley,  Caerseddfan. 

1764.  Edward  William,  Esgair  gadwyth. 
Thomas  Richard  of  ye  village. 

1765,  1766.  Richard  Evnn,  Bryn  crogwr. 
Thomas  Richard,  Brynclygo. 

1767.  Richard  John  Hugh,  Wenallt. 
Evan  Rees,  Fronwen. 

1768.  Owen  Lewis,  Cefn  Coch. 
John  David,  Rhiwgoch. 

1769,  1770.  William  Peter,  Bryneinin. 

Robt.  Jones,  Hirddol. 
1771.  Richard  Thomas,  Nantygaseg. 

Morgan  Lewis,  Fedw. 
1772,  1773.  John  Lewis,  Felin  issa. 

Evan  Lewis,  Maes  y  llwyni. 
1774.  John  Williams,  Tyn-y-rhos. 

John  Rowlands,  Bryn  y  brain. 
1775,  1776.  Evan  Robert,  Gwern-y-bere. 
Humphrey  Vincent,  Glandyfi. 
1777.  Joseph  Owen,  Penygraig. 

David  Evan,  Penyrallt. 
1778,  1779.  John  Evan,  Cegir. 

Richard  Evan,  Frongoch. 
1780.  Owen  Jones,  Cwmllywi  issa. 
David  Evan,  Maes  y  terran. 

Many  of  the  entries  in  the  register  are  very  quaint. 
For  instance,  the  list  of  offerings  made  at  funerals  is 


128  HISTORY   OF   THE    PARISH    OF    DAROWEN. 

for  some  years  carefully  entered,  and  the  name  of  the 
residence  is  entered  without  the  name  of  the  person  at 
whose  funeral  the  offering  was  made.  Thus  : 

"February  20th,  1768.  Castell's  son,  Richard  David, 
5  shillings. 

"  May  29fch,  1768.     Lewis  Rhoshowyr' s  stepmother,  £3  5s. 
"  March  26th,  1770.     Rhoshowyr  issa's  wife,  £1  Is.  Gd. 
"March  ye  24th,  1772.     Rhoshowyr  ucha's  wife,  11s.  6d." 

Among  the  entries  in  the  body  of  the  register  occurs 
the  following,  an  instance  of  marriage  at  a  very  early 
age: 

"David  til:  Roderici  Piers  (puer  tetatis  annorum  quindecirn) 
et  Jana  lilia  Roger  Piers  (puella  tresdecirn  annorum)  matri- 
tnonium  invenerunt  die  satuj'ni  sc:  22°  die  Januar:  1647." 

I  have  been  unable  to  trace  the  origin  or  descendants 
(if  any)  of  this  juvenile  pair ;  nor  do  contemporary 
records,  so  far  as  I  can  find  out,  give  any  reason  for 
the  early  marriage. 


129 


AN   ELIZABETHAN   LEASE. 


THE  following  quaint  old  Elizabethan  lease  of  Ackley 
Farm,1  dated  June  4th,  1601,  is  interesting,  both  for 
its  curious  spelling,  and  as  illustrating  a  long  obsolete 
lifehold  tenure  which  prevailed  three  centuries  ago, 
and  is  in  singular  contrast  to  the  yearly  tenancies 
upon  which  farms  are  let  at  the  present  day.  The 
lease  of  100  acres  of  land  is  granted  by  Richard  Pryce, 
Esq.,  of  Gunley, "  for  a  competent  some  of  money  to 
him  paide",  at  a  rent  of  ten  shillings  a  year.  It  must 
be  remembered,  however,  that  the  comparative  value 
of  money  at  the  time  of  Queen  Elizabeth  was  enor- 
mously higher  than  now,  and  that  there  was  very 
little  money  at  all  in  circulation  in  the  country ;  so 
that  the  sum  of  ten  shillings  would  represent  a  con- 
siderable rent,  though  a  comparatively  nominal  value 
for  a  hundred  acres  of  land.  The  text  of  the  deed 
runs  as  follows  : — 

"  THIS  INDENTURE  made  the  fourthe  daye  of  June  in  the 
three-and-fourteethe  yeere  of  the  reigne  of  o'r  souereigne 
L'dye  Elizabeth  by  the  grace  of  god  queene  of  england 
franco  and  Eyerland  defendo'r  of  the  faith  etc.  BETWEEN 
Richard  Pryce  of  Gwneley2  in  the  countie  of  Montgom'ry 

1  Ackley  Farm  is  in  Forden  parish,  not  far  from  Gunley.     It 
belongs  to  the  Gunley  estate,  and  is  at  present  let  to  Mr.  John 
Roberts. 

2  Richard    Pryce,   Esq.,  of  Gunley,  was  fourth  in  descent  from 
Hugh  of  Gunley  (living  1450),  who  acquired  the  Gunley  estates  by 
marriage    with   the   heiress    Margaret   Lloyd.      He   married    Jane, 
daughter  of  Richard   ap   Owen    ap   John,  Esq.,  of  the  Lloyds   of 
Tregynon,    her   ancestor   Madog   Lloyd's   brother,   Gruffydd,   being 
father   of  Evan  Blayney  of  Gregynog,   from  whom  the  Gregynog 
estates  have  descended  to  Lord  ISudeley.     Richard  Pryce's  mother 
was  Ales,  daughter  of  Robert  Typtoft,  Esq.,  and  his  grandmother 
was  Ales  Elizabeth  Myddleton  of  Myddleton.     His  grandson,  Captain 

VOL.  XXVI.  K 


130  AN    ELIZABETHAN    LEASE. 

esquire  of  th'one  p'te  And  John  ap  Eichard  of  Ackley  in 
the  said  countie  weaver  and  Elizabeth  his  wiefe  on  th'other 
p'te  WITNESSETHE  that  the  said  Kichard  for  a  competent  some 
of  money  to  him  by  the  said  John  before  th'enseleing  heerof 
paide  HATH  demysed  granted  sett  and  to  ferme  Lett  and  by 
these  p'sents  doethe  demyse  sett  and  to  ferme  lett  vnto  the 
said  John  and  Elizabeth  all  that  messuage  or  ten'te  w'th  th' 
app'rtenn'c's  called  y-tv-in-y-cwm-y-gigffran  and  all  that  p'cell 
of  ground  to  the  said  messuage  or  ten'te  adioyning  and 
belonging  and  conteyning  by  estimac'on  about  100  acres  of 
ground  w'th  all  maner  woodds  waters  Liberties  corn'ons 
and  buildings  to  the  same  belonging  scituate  Lieing  and 
being  w'thin  the  said  towneshipp  of  Ackley  in  the  said 
countie  of  Montgom'ry  And.  now  in  the  occupac'on  of  the 
said  John  TO  HAVE  AND  TO  HOLD  the  said  messuage  or  ten'te 
p'cell  of  ground  w'th  all  maner  thereto  app'rteining  vnto  the 
said  John  and  Elizabeth  for  and  duringe  the  terrne  of  theire 
too  naturall  Liefes  And  the  longest  Lyver  of  either  of  them 
YIELDING  AND  PA1EING  therefore  yeerely  during  the  said  terme 
vnto  the  said  Richard  Pryce  his  heires  and  Assignes  tenne 
shillings  of  good  and  L'efull  money  of  England  at  the  feaste 
of  Saynte  Michaell  th'  archangell  and  the  anunciac'on  of  o'r 
Ladie  the  Virgin  by  euen  porc'ons  AND  too  fatt  yews  yeerely 
At  Christmas  during  the  said  terme  AND  yielding  also  at  the 
deceases  of  the  said  John  and  Elizabeth  dicing  in  possession 
of  the  premises  sixe  shillings  eight  pence  of  Like  L'efull 
money  of  england  in  the  name  of  herriott  AND  yf  hit  happen 
the  said  yeerelie  rent  of  xs.  or  any  p'te  thereof  to  be  behind 
and  to  the  said  Richard  his  heyr's  or  Assignes  not  paide  by 
the  space  of  fifteen  daies  next  after  either  of  the  said  feasts 
wheerat  hit  ought  to  be  paied  (being  L'efullie  due)  and  noe 
sufficient  distress  can  be  found  vpon  the  pr'misses  for  the 
same  rent  That  then  hit  shalbe  L'efull  for  the  said  Richard 
and  hys  heyres  into  the  said  pr'misses  to  re-enter,  and  the 
same  to  haue  agayne  repossesse  and  enioye  as  in  his  or 
theire  former  estate  Any  thinge  in  this  Indenture  to  the 
contrarye  in  any  wise  notwithstanding  AND  the  said  John 
and  Elizabeth  doe  covenant  pr'myse  and  grante  for  them 
selves  and  either  of  them  theire  executo'rs  and  Admynystra- 
t'rs  and  for  the  executo'rs  and  Admynystrat'rs  of  either  of 

Richard  Pryce  of  Gunley,  owned  extensive  estates  in  the  county,  for 
which  he  was  High  Sheriif  in  1651,  and  took  a  prominent  part  in 
the  civil  war.  The  will  of  Eichard  Pryce  of  Gunley  was  proved  at 
Somerset  House,  March  16th,  1602-3. 


AN    ELIZABETHAN    LEASE.  131 

them  by  these  presents  to  and  with  the  said  Richard  Pryce 
and  hys  heyres  that  they  the  said  John  and  Elizabeth  nor 
either  of  them  shall  not  at  any  tynie  hereafter  duringe  the 
said  terme  lese  Lett  sell  assigne  or  sett  over  the  premisses  or 
any  p'te  or  p'cell  thereof  to  any  person  or  persons  without 
the  consent  or  Licence  of  the  said  Richard  Pryce  or  hys 
heyres  in  writing  or  otherwise  thereon  first  had  and  obtained 
AND  that  also  they  the  said  John  and  Elizabeth  all  the 
buildinge  now  being  vpon  the  pr'misses  or  heereafter  to  be 
builded  by  the  said  John  and  Elizabeth  during  the  said  terme 
vpon  theire  owne  exp's  costs  and  charges  shall  sufficiently 
sustayne  maintayne  and  keepe  And  the  same  so  sufficiently 
mayntayned  and  kept  in  the  m'dle  of  the  said  terme  shall 
Leaue  and  give  upp  by  these  pr'sents  And  the  said  Richard 
Pryce  and  his  heyr's  the  said  messuage  or  tenement  p'cell  of 
ground  and  all  other  the  pr'misses  w'th  all  maner  thereto 
app'teining  vnto  the  said  John  and  Elizabeth  in  maner  and 
forme  Af'esaid  against  him  the  said  Richard  Pryce  and  hys 
1  icy  res  and  all  oth'rs  clayminge  by  from  or  vnder  the  said 
Richard  duringe  the  said  terme  shall  worant  acquitt  and 
defend  by  these  pr'sents  IN  WYTNES  whereof  the  p'ties 
aforesaid  to  these  indentures  interchangeably  haue  hereunto 
putt  their  hands  and  scales  the  day  and  yeere  above  written. 

"  Sealed  and  deliu'red  in  the  pr'sence 
of  the  persons  who  be  named  be- 
lowe  written  videl't : 

"  MORRIS  Ar  OLIVER. 
JOHN  AP  D'D. 
MATTHEW  AP  RICHARD. 
MEREDYTHE  SMYTHE." 

It  will  be  noticed  how  far  more  favourable  to  the 
squire  and  less  conciliatory  to  the  tenant  was  the  old 
agreement  of  a  bygone  age  than  its  nineteenth-century 
equivalent.  Not  only  was  the  tenant  required  "  all 
buildinges  hereafter  to  be  builded  (by  himself)  vpon 
the  pr'misses  at  his  owne  costs  and  charges  sufficiently 
to  sustayne",  but  he  had  to  give  up  the  buildings  he 
had  erected  himself  at  the  end  of  his  term  in  good 
repair — a  curious  contrast  to  the  custom  of  to-day, 
which  reduces  the  landowner  to  a  veritable  agent  for 
repairs.  At  Christmas  the  farmer  agreed  to  bring  his 

K  2 


132  AN    ELIZABETHAN    LEASE. 

landlord  a  tribute  in  kind  of  "  too  fatt  yews  yeerely"; 
and  this  old  Welsh  custom  of  tributes  in  kind,  doubt- 
less of  feudal  origin,  continued  to  be  inserted  in  agree- 
ments for  two  hundred  years  afterwards,  up  to  the 
earlier  years  of  the  present  century,  and  even  occasion- 
ally up  to  about  twenty  years  ago. 


133 


CULLINGS  FROM  OLD  WELSH  ALMANACKS. 

BY  THE  REV.  ELIAS  OWEN,  F.S.A. 


THERE  is  much  curious  information  in  old  Welsh 
almanacks.  From  them  we  can  see  that  the  people 
desired  something  more  than  a  mere  forecast  of  the 
weather,  and  their  needs  were  supplied  by  these  old 
books.  They  wanted  to  look  into  the  future,  and 
these  good-natured  old  almanacks  told  them  all  they 
wished  to  know.  A  perusal  of  the  first  published 
almanacks  cannot  fail  being  interesting,  and  the  various 
matters  treated  of  in  these  pamphlets  indicate  the 
prevalence  of  much  superstition  among  the  people  in 
the  seventeenth  century ;  indeed,  it  may  truly  be  said 
that  these  superstitions  descended  to  the  seventeenth 
century,  a  legacy  from  former  times. 

The  oldest  Welsh  almanack  that  the  writer  has 
seen  bears  date  1690.  It  is  the  property  of  the  Eev. 
Evan  Evans,  M.A.,  Rector  of  Llanfihangel  yn  Nghwnfa, 
near  Llanfyllin,  Montgomeryshire.  Mr.  Evans  pos- 
sesses several  of  these  old  books  ;  one  is  for  1701,  and 
another  for  the  year  1709,  but  the  oldest  is  for  1690. 
They  were  printed  at  Dublin,  and  were  sold  for  4=d. — 
a  rather  large  sum  in  those  days. 

My  friend  has  taken  the  trouble  to  transcribe  from 
these  almanacks  regular  gems  of  days  gone  by,  and 
I  am  sure  the  readers  of  the  Montgomeryshire  Collec- 
tions will  feel  grateful  to  him  for  the  tit-bits  I  am 
about  to  transfer  to  its  pages. 

It  would  appear  from  these  almanacks  that  the 
weather,  and  even  the  fruitfulness  of  the  coming 
year,  depended  upon  the  new  year  falling  on  certain 
days  in  the  week.  I  will  adduce  instances  of  this 


134          CULL  INGS   FROM    OLD   WELSH    ALMANACKS. 

belief.  All  that  I  shall  do  is  merely  to  translate  the 
sage  remarks  on  this  head.  It  would  seem  that  the 
editor  or  writer  of  these  almanacks  had  not  the  slight- 
est doubt  of  the  correctness  of  his  prognostications, 
for  they  are  stated  to  be  tros  byth — "  for  ever".  The 
Almanack  states  : 

"If  the  first  day  of  the  new  year  happens  to  fall  upon 
a  Sunday,  the  winter  will  be  cold  and  wet,  the  summer 
unsettled  and  rainy ;  there  will  be  a  plentiful  supply  of  corn 
and  hay,  of  garden-herbs  and  fruits,  and  butchers'  meat 
cheap.  News  will  be  heard  of  kings,  learned  men,  and 
princes.  There  will  be  rebellions  and  war  in  certain  countries, 
and  many  young  people  will  die. 

fl  When  the  new  year  begins  on  Monday,  the  winter  will  be 
sufficiently  peaceful,  the  summer  will  be  seasonable,  there 
will  be  great  floods,  and  the  waters  will  overflow  their  banks, 
and  many  ships  will  sink,  and  there  will  be  oft  distress 
among  the  people,  and  news  respecting  Lords.  Many  women 
will  lose  their  life  in  childbirth.  Many  Lords  will  die.  There 
will  be  plenty  of  hay  and  food  for  the  cattle,  and  abundance 
of  corn,  and  butchers'  meat  will  be  sufficiently  low  in  price. 

"  When  the  year  comes  in  on  Tuesday,  there  will  be  severe 
frost  in  the  winter,  the  summer  will  be  dry  and  warm ;  every- 
thing will  be  dear,  excepting  the  various  kinds  of  corn. 
Many  will  die  from  blood-fever.  There  will  be  but  little,  if 
any,  thundering,  lightning,  or  storms.  Drinks  will  destroy 
the  dangerous  effects  of  summer's  heat. 

"When  the  first  day  of  the  year  falls  on  Wednesday,  the 
winter  will  be  mild,  and  towards  its  close  there  will  be  some 
frost  and  snow,  but  rain  will  often  fall.  There  will  be  great 
abundance  of  wheat,  grass,  and  hay,  and  every  other  fruit  of 
the  earth  and  trees.  The  summer  will  be  cloudy,  and  pro- 
ductive of  sickness  ....  [not  legible] ;  they  will  have  plenty 
of  work,  still  there  will  be  many  ....  and  deceivers  will  in- 
jure honest  people  ....  middle  of  the  year  there  will  be  war 

and  fighting there  will  be  great  gains  to  some  in  the 

end  ....  much  sickness  and  fits  ....  plagues  in  places, 
particularly  near 1 

"  When  the  year  begins  on  Thursday,  the  [winter]  will  be 
long  and  severe,  and  the  year  healthy,  but  often  windy.  The 

1  The  blanks  show  that  in  those  parts  of  the  almanacks  they  could 
not  be  deciphered, 


CULLINGS    FROM    OLD    WELSH    ALMANACKS.          135 

summer  will  be  temperate,  the  harvest  will  be  occasionally 
rainy.  Floods  will  overflow  the  river-banks.  Wheat  and 
wine  will  be  plentiful,  and  profits  derived  from  them.  The 
spring-wheats,  the  grass,  and  the  hay,  and  fruits,  will  thrive. 
There  will  be  strife  and  war  between  the  Church  and  Kings 
and  Princes,  and  in  the  end  the  Princes  will  be  successful. 
Girls  will  be  very  wanton  this  year,  and  the  rates  and  tolls 
will  not  be  so  heavy  as  before  on  the  common  people. 

"When  January  comes  in  on  Friday,  the  winter  will  be 
stormy,  the  summer  unpleasant,  the  harvest  moderate.  There 
will  be  but  little  fruit  on  the  trees,  and  but  little  honey  and 
wine.  The  wheats  will  be  dear.  Sore-eyes  common  ;  death 
among  children  and  young  people,  perhaps  through  small- 
pox. There  will  be  earthquakes  in  divers  places,  and  much 
thunder  and  lightning  and  storms;  and  sudden  deaths  of 
cattle  in  some  places. 

"When  the  month  of  January  begins  on  Saturday,  the 
winter  will  be  very  open,  with  some  frost ;  the  summer  will 
be  hot  and  pleasant;  the  harvest  moderate.  Garden-herbs 
will  be  damaged ;  hemp,  flax,  and  honey  will  be  plentiful. 
Many  old  people  will  die.  The  hot-fever  and  the  shaking- 
fever  will  be  common.  There  will  be  rumours  and  complaints 
respecting  war,  killing,  and  murdering,  and  little  affairs." 

Such  are  the  prognostications  drawn  from  the  fall- 
ing of  the  first  day  of  the  year  on  the  various  days  of 
the  week.  The  above  are  taken  out  of  the  Welsh 
Almanack  for  1701.  I  will  now  give  the  remarks 
made  respecting  thunder,  and  the  lessons  it  teaches. 
This  almanack  says  : 

"  If  it  thunders  on  Sunday,  it  foretells  the  sudden  death  of 
justices,  lawyers,  learned  men,  and  others. 

"When  thunder  occurs  on  Monday,  this  shows  that  many 
women  and  maidens  will  die. 

"  When  it  thunders  on  Tuesday,  it  is  a  sign  of  great  plenty 
of  corn,  and  low  markets. 

"When  you  hear  it  thunder  on  Wednesda}^  be  sure  that  it 
foretells  the  prosecution  and  punishment  of  harlots  and  loose 
women,  and  that  blood  will  be  shed  in  consequence  of  that, 
and  from  other  causes. 

"  When  it  thunders  on  Thursday,  it  shows  that  wheat  and 
sheep  will  be  plentiful  and  cheap. 

"  Should  it  happen  to  thunder  on  Friday,  it  is  a  sign  that 
great  men  will  be  killed  and  the  common  people  murdered, 


136         CULLINOS    FROM    OLD   WELSH    ALMANACKS. 

and  that  there  will  be  in  addition  to  these  things  much  evil 
done. 

"  When  it  happens  to  thunder  on  Saturday,  it  signifies 
that  the  plague  or  pestilence  is  not  far  off,  or 'that  some  other 
shocking  scourge  is  approaching." 

The  almanack,  after  supplying  the  above  informa- 
tion, drawn  from  the  day  of  the  week  on  which  it 
thunders,  proceeds  to  tell  the  reader  that  the  time  of 
the  day  when  it  happens  to  thunder  conveys  know- 
ledge to  the  people.  Thus  : 

"  Thunder  in  the  morning  signifies  that  wind  is  near. 

"Thunder  about  midday  brings  rain  in  its  wake. 

"  Thunder  at  twilight  shows  that  a  storm  is  approaching/' 

There  are  other  curious  pieces  of  information  in 
these  almanacks ;  but  enough  has  been  said  to  show 
what  a  mine  they  are  of  obsolete  beliefs,  and  how  well 
worthy  they  are  of  attention  by  the  folk-lorist  and 
other  students  of  primitive  history. 


137 


THE  RIGHT  HON.   EDWARD  JAMES,    THIRD 
EARL  OF  POWIS, 

IN   HIS   RELATIONS   TO  THE   UNIVERSITY   OF   CAMBRIDGE. 

BY    THE    REV.    GEORGE    SANDFORD,    M.A.,    PANT    PURLAS, 
LLANDRINDOD. 


THE  late  Earl  of  Powis  was  a  many-sided  character, 
and  distinguished  as  a  statesman,  an  agriculturist,  an 
archaeologist,  and  a  classical  scholar ;  and  I  beg  to 
make  a  few  references  to  the  deceased  peer  in  the  last 
category,  for  I  kept  the  same  terms  at  Cambridge,  and 
shared  in  the  same  examinations. 

The  Honourable  Edward  James  Herbert  (for  so  he 
was  called  in  his  school- days  at  Eton,  and  in  the  earlier 
portion  of  his  college  career)  entered  on  his  college 
career  with  a  reputation  for  proficiency  in  classical 
literature,  which  he  justified  by  his  success  in  the 
examinations  of  the  College  of  St.  John.  He 
measured  his  strength  from  year  to  year  in  the  Uni- 
versity Scholarship  Examinations,  and  finally  took 
his  place  as  eleventh  in  the  1st  class  of  Classics  in 
1840. 

In  the  year  1839,  the  students  of  the  University  of 
Cambridge,  who  were  connected  with  the  Principality, 
resolved  to  celebrate  St.  David's  Day  by  a  public 
dinner,  and  were  encouraged  in  their  project  by  having 
among  them  the  Honourable  E.  J.  Herbert,  and  the 
eminent  student,  Mr.  Rowland  Williams,  who  became 
a  University  Scholar,  and  a  Fellow  of  King's  College. 
He  passed  his  early  childhood  in  the  beautiful  Vale  of 
Meifod,  and  gives  the  following  account  of  the  enter- 
tainment : — 


138  THE    RIGHT    HON.   EDWARD   JAMESy 

Extract  from  the  Life  and  Letters  of  Rowland 
Williams,  D.D.  To  his  sister  J.  King's  College, 
March  13,  1839.  Vol.  i,  p.  41  : 

"  There  has  been  for  the  first  time  a  Welsh  dinner  on  St. 
David's  Day,  and  though  I  am  not  much  given  to  such  things, 
yet  I  assented  to  attend,  whereupon  Herbert^  was  made  Presi- 
dent, and  myself  Vice-President,  and  we  presided  accordingly, 
making  speeches  and  praising  Wales  to  infinity.  I  believe 
there  really  was  no  kind  of  panegyric,  which  some  orator  or 
other,  did  not  lavish  on  ourselves  or  our  country.  We  declared 
the  language  was  music,  the  people  the  best  of  all  peoples, 
and  the  country  the  best  of  countries." 

Again,  page  50.     To  his  sister  J.     Feb.  15,  1840  : 

"  There  are  great  intentions  here  as  to  repeating  the  Welsh 
dinner  on  St.  David's  Day.  The  President  and  Vice-President 
will  probably  be  the  same  as  last  year." 

Lord  Clive,2  however,  being  absent,  he  acted  himself 
as  president,  and  made  a  most  patriotic  speech,  which 
much  gratified  his  friends  in  Wales. 

During  his  academic  career  at  the  University  of 
Cambridge,  the  late  Earl  was  not  unfrequently  a 
speaker  at  the  Union  ;  and  in  a  spirited  debate  about 
the  respective  classes,  which  were  chiefly  beneficial  to 
their  country,  he  upheld  the  capabilities  of  the  aris- 
tocracy through  their  wealth,  traditional  influence 
and  public  spirit. 

In  later  life,  at  the  opening  of  the  commodious 
edifice  for  the  Union,  he  was  the  first  speaker,  with  a 
singularly  apposite  oration,  and  was  followed  by 
Monckton  Milnes,  Lord  Houghton,  who  had  acquired  a 
threefold  renown,  as  an  orator,  a  statesman,  and  a  poet. 

The  late  Earl  was  much  interested  in  the  examina- 
tion for  the  Powis  Exhibition,3  which  was  founded  by 
subscription,  chiefly  among  the  clergy,  to  commemorate 
the  maintenance  of  the  Sees  of  St.  Asaph  and  Bangor. 

1  He  became  Lord  Clive  in  1839,  and  Earl  of  Powis  in  1848. 

2  Lord  Clive  was  then  engaged  in  his  examination  for  the  Classical 
Tripos,  where  he  graduated  as  eleventh  in  the  1st  class, 

3  Mont,  Coll.,  vol.  xiii,  p,  383. 


THIRD    EARL    OF    POWIS.  139 

The  idea  was  first  started  at  a  public  meeting  held 
in  June  1847,  to  promote  the  object  of  a  testimonial 
to  Edward  Herbert,  second  Earl  of  Powis,  in  acknow- 
ledgment of  his  successful  efforts  for  the  integrity 
of  those  two  Sees  of  North  Wales.  His  brother,  the 
Hon.  Robert  Charles  Herbert,  was  the  examiner  of 
the  candidates  for  the  Exhibition  in  1852. 

On  the  death  of  Lord  Lyndhurst,  High  Steward  of 
Cambridge,  in  1863,  the  Heads  of  the  University 
spontaneously  offered  the  vacant  office  to  the  Earl 
of  Powis,  on  account  of  his  high  degree  in  the  Classical 
Tripos,  and  the  zeal  which  he  had  displayed,  conjointly 
with  his  father,  in  vindicating  the  integrity  of  the  See 
of  St.  Asaph. 

The  late  Earl  of  Powis  admired  Homer,  as  the  first 
and  greatest  of  poets  : 

"  Whose  glorious  name 
Who  knows  not,  knows  not  man's  divinest  lore." 

He  regarded  the  claims  of  Milton  for  supremacy 
among  the  epic  poets  as  savouring  of  English  partiality 
to  their  countrymen. 

At  the  opening  of  the  Central  College  at  Bangor, 
he  awarded  to  Pindar  the  first  place  among  lyric 
poets.  He  was  conspicuous  for  his  habit  of  "  quoting 
in  classic  raptures";  and  in  his  speech  at  the  opening  of 
the  new  buildings  for  Shrewsbury  School  he  antici- 
pated for  it  a  series  of  future  distinctions  equal  to  the 
past,  applying  the  lines  of  Horace  : 

"  Certus  enim  prsedixit  Apollo 
Ambiguam  tellure  nova  Salamina  futuram." 

The  deceased  peer  gave  annually  a  prize  for  the 
best  copy  of  Latin  hexameter  verses  on  a  given 
subject,  which  was  open  for  competition  to  all  the 
undergraduates  of  the  University  of  Cambridge,  and, 
like  Lord  Grenville,1  who  was  Chancellor  of  the  sister 

1  William  Wyndham  Grenville,  the  eminent  orator,  statesman,  and 
classical  scholar,  created  Lord  Grenville,  25th  Nov.  1790,  died  1834. 


140  THE    RIGHT    HON.  EDWARD    JAMES, 

University  of  Oxford,  the  Lord  High  Steward  of 
Cambridge  was  an  excellent  judge  of  the  merits  of  the 
several  aspirants  for  the  prize. 

In  ]  860,  Lord  Powis  privately  printed  a  work  by 
his  ancestor,  Edward,  first  Lord  'Herbert  of  Chirbury, 
entitled  The  Expedition  to  the  Isle  of  Rhe?  of  which 
only  a  Latin  edition  had  been  published,  and  dedicated 
and  presented  the  volume  to  the  members  of  the 
Philobiblon  Society. 

The  opening  of  the  new  rooms  of  the  Union  Society, 
Cambridge,  took  place  in  November  1866.  In  the 
inaugural  address  of  Lord  Houghton,  he  remarked  : 

"The  great  advantages  of  such  institutions  as  this  have 
been  dwelt  upon  with  great  ability  by  my  noble  friend,  Lord 
Powis. 

"  It  is  impossible  to  over-estimate  the  advantage  which  any 
man  gains  by  placing  his  own  mind  in  clear  and  fair  conflict 
with  another  mind."2 

Lord  Powis  discharged  the  sundry  duties  of  his 
exalted  office,  as  Lord  High  Steward  of  the  University 
of  Cambridge,  with  diligence,  impartiality,  and  ability, 
and  merited  the  grateful  thanks  of  its  members. 

He  evinced  his  unabated  interest  in  the  languages 
of  Greece  and  Rome,  and  his  just  sense  of  his  own 
proficiency  in  them,  by  directing  in  his  will,  that 
"  selections  should  be  made  from  his  manuscript 
Greek  and  Latin  compositions,  of  which  he  had  left 
a  list,  the  English  to  be  printed  on  one  side,  and  the 
Latin  or  Greek  on  the  other,  and  the  whole  to  be 
printed  on  good  paper,  and  neatly  bound  in  one  good- 
sized  octavo  volume,"  which  will  remain  a  lasting 
memorial  of  his  scholarly  attainments,  and  incessant 
devotedness  to  the  special  studies  of  his  Alma  Mater. 

Among  his  contemporaries  at  Cambridge  was  Lord 
John  Manners,  now  the  Duke  of  Rutland.  Upon 
being  applied  to  for  information,  the  Duke  replied  : 

1  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  vi,  415.1 

2  Life  of  Lord  Houghton,  vol.  ii,  p.  165. 


THIRD    EARL    OF    POWIS.  141 

"Belvoir  Castle,  Nov.  27,  1891. 

"  1  much  fear  I  can  add  only  little  to  your  stock  of  infor- 
mation respecting  Lord  Powis  at  College. 

"  He  was  always  a  steady,  conscientious,  hard-working,  high- 
principled  collegian;  a  staunch  and  steady  friend,  fond  of 
study,  yet  of  a  pleasant  wit.  He  took  a  leading  part  in  the 
Union  debates  of  that  time,  and  always  supported  the  High 
Church  and  Royalist  cause.  Of  his  whole  life  and  career  it 
may  be  truly  said,  '  Qualis  ab  incepto.' 

"  The  present  Bishop  of  Gloucester  was  his  contemporary  at 
St.  John's,  and  the  present  Earl  Fortescue  was  one  of  his 
Trinity  friends,  along  with, 

"  Yours  faithfully, 

"  RUTLAND." 


Contributed  ~by  the  REV.  J.  E.  B.  MAYOR,  M.A.,  Pro- 
fessor of  Latin,  and  Senior  Fellow  of  St.  Johns 
College,  Cambridge. 

As  a  member  of  St.  John's  College,  Cambridge, 
Lord  Powis  was  very  loyal,  and  munificent.  He  gave 
us1  live  stained  glass  windows  for  the  apse  of  the  new 
chapel,  opened  in  1869.  He  presented  us  with  books 
published  by  him  for  the  Roxburghe  Club. 

When  there  was  a  proposal  to  abolish  verse  in  the 
Classical  Tripos,  he  appeared  in  the  Arts  School,  and 
earnestly  deprecated  the  change.  I  believe  that  his 
appeal  had  some  weight  in  the  decision,  by  which 
verse  was  saved.  I  never  knew  another  instance,  in 
wrhich  so  high  an  official  spoke  in  this  way  de  piano. 

When  the  college,  several  years  ago,  first  of  all 
colleges  at  Cambridge,  set  on  foot  a  mission  in  Wal- 

1  In  1865,  Lord  Powis,  having  proposed  to  leave  the  selection  of  the 
designs  to  a  committee,  several  gentlemen  were  selected  to  carry  out 
this  object.  The  designs  chosen  were  the  last  scenes  of  our  Lord's 
life  on  earth,  from  the  anointing  to  the  Resurrection.  Below  the 
windows  was  the  inscription,  "  In  majorem  Dei  gloriam,  et  in  honorem 
Divi  Johannis  Evangelistae  Fenestras  hujus  apsidis  vitreis  ornari 
curavit  Edwardus  Jacobus  Comes  de  Powis,  LL.D.,  Summus  Aca- 
demise  Seneschallus.  A.S.,  M.D.C.C.C.LXIX."  (Eagle  Magazine,  iv, 
310.) 


142  EDWARD   JAMES,  THIKD    EARL    OF    POWIS. 

worth,1  where  a  church,  dedicated  to  St.  Margaret,  has 
been  for  some  time  open,  Lord  Powis  joined  with  great 
zeal  in  ensuring  the  success  of  the  experiment. 

One  year  he  gave  us  the  use  of  his  drawing-room 
for  our  annual  meeting  in  London,  and  more  than  once 
spoke  on  behalf  of  the  mission. 

In  1841,  the  Marquis  Camden  began  to  give  an 
annual  medal  for  the  best  copy  of  original  Latin  verse 
by  an  undergraduate.  In  honour  of  his  father,  some- 
time Chancellor,  it  was  called  "  the  Camden  Medal". 
On  Lord  Camden's  death,  in  1886,  Lord  Powis  under- 
took to  give  the  medal,  which  became  better  known  as 
"  the  Powis  medal".  The  present  High  Steward  gives 
prizes  for  proficiency  in  Natural  Science. 

In  1873,  at  the  great  meeting  to  raise  a  Memorial  to 
the  late  Professor  Sedgwick,  speeches  were  made  by 
the  Earl  of  Powis,  among  others  (Eagle  Magazine,  viii, 
304). 

Lord  Powis,  with  the  late  Bishop  Lightfoot,  and 
others,  was  present  at  the  laying  of  the  foundation 
stone  of  Selwyn  College  in  1882,  and  his  name  appears 
first  in  the  list  of  the  Council  of  that  College,  given  in 
the  University  Calendar,  from  the  foundation  to  1890. 


P.S. — A  biographical  notice  of  the  late  Earl  ol  Powis 
is  in  preparation,  and  the  Secretaries  of  the  Powys-land 
Club  will  feel  obliged  for  the  loan  of  letters  or  other 
documents,  and  for  any  other  assistance  that  may  be 
given  to  them. — [ED.  Mont.  Coll.'] 

1  In  1887,  a  well-attended  and  enthusiastic  meeting  in  aid  of  the 
Building  Fund,  and  St.  John's  College  Mission,  in  Walworth,  was 
held  at  the  London  house  of  Lord  Powis  on  Wednesday,  June  1st ; 
Lord  Powis  was  in  the  chair.  Of  this  mission  Lord  Powis  was  a 
supporter  from  the  first.  He  subscribed  £5  annually,  and  gave  a 
sum  of  <£50  towards  the  Building  Fund.  In  1884  he  took  the  chair 
at  a  meeting  in  the  National  Society's  rooms  in  aid  of  the  mission. 


143 


FUNGI   IN   THE   POWYS-LAND    DISTRICT. 

BY  THE  REV.  J.  E.   VIZI?:,  M.A.,  F.R.M.S. 


HAVING  been  asked  to  contribute  something  towards 
the  present  number  of  Mont.  Coll.,  a  few  thoughts  and 
facts  about  fungi  readily  present  themselves  to  my 
mind.  The  instances  are  all  from  the  neighbourhood 
of  Welshpool,  or  suggested  by  plants  in  our  midst, 
and  of  course  are  most  fragmentary,  as  my  list  in  a 
previous  volume  (Mont.  Coll.,  xii,  p.  167)  will  show. 

The  dry-rot  is  a  peculiar  fungus,  and  its  very  name 
seems  a  parody  upon  itself,  when  one  of  its  charac- 
teristics is  the  presence  of  wet  drops  of  liquid  on  it. 
The  damage  done  to  timber  when  attacked  by  this 
parasite  is  fearful.  The  cost  of  war  in  former  days 
was  computed  to  be  less  than  the  loss  through  ships 
attacked  with  dry-rot.  It  eats  its  way  stealthily  but 
surely  wherever  an  opportunity  is  given  to  it.  Some 
time  since  I  was  asked  to  go  and  see  a  cellar  in  which 
it  had  taken  its  hold  ;  the  presence  of  it  was  unmis- 
takable ;  its  beautiful  threads  were  branching  in  all 
directions.  They  were  young,  and  had  not  penetrated 
the  timber  and  walls  much.  The  place  was  large,  only 
partially  filled,  and  seemed  likely  to  yield  to  influence, 
if  the  right  antidote  to  the  disease  could  be  suggested. 
I  recommended  as  much  ventilation  day  and  night  as 
could  be  had.  Also,  that  the  walls  should  be  occasionally 
washed  with  diluted  carbolic  acid  ;  that  nothing  more 
than  was  absolutely  necessary  should  be  kept  in  the 
cellar.  The  result  was  very  satisfactory  :  the  fungus 
was  found  ere  long  to  be  dead. 

But  it  is  not  every  house  that  will  yield  to  this 
treatment.       Let  an   instance    be    quoted    from    the 


144  FUNGI    IN    THE    POWYS-LAND    DISTRICT. 

Transactions    of    the    Woolhope    Club,    1879.       The 
writer  had   suffered  severely  from  the  dry-rot  in  his 
house.    He  says  :  "What  was  to  be  done  ?    I  tried  first 
of  all  clearing  away  every  trace  of  fungus,  and  saturating 
the  wood  with  carbolic  acid,  but  in  a  few  days  it  showed 
itself  as  luxuriantly  as  ever.     I  now  resolved  to  stamp 
it  out.     I  cleared  away  the    wooden  floor,  lifted  the 
flagstone  of  the  passage,  removed  the  wooden  window 
of  the   pantry,  and   substituted   for    it    one   of  zinc ; 
replaced  the  wooden  cistern-case  (saw-box)  with  one 
of  delf,  took  away  every  part  of  the  ceiling  of  the 
pantry  and  floor  over  it  and  skirting ;  laid  the  floor  of 
Portland  cement,  and  supported  the  joists  with  an  iron 
beam  ;  cut  off  the  connection  entirely  with  the  wall ; 
filled  up  the  two  or  three  feet  under,  where  the  wooden 
floor  was,  with  lime  and  stones,  first  burning  the  soil 
under   it,  and   laid  a  new  floor  of  cement  concrete  ; 
cleaned  the  outside  division,  and    cemented   a  large 
portion  of  it,  and  made  the  partition-walls  brick.     In 
short,  I  removed  every  particle  of  wood  that  I  thought 
would  be  likely  to  come  in  contact  with  the   earth, 
pavement,   or  wall.     It  is  now  three  years  since  this 
was  done.     I  have  examined  it  regularly,  and  have 
seen  no  trace  of  fungus  since ;    so  I  feel  confident  I 
have  cured  it.    I  found,  in  lifting  the  passage  pavement, 
that  wherever  a  piece  of  wood,  however  small,  was 
seen  in  a   somewhat  healthy  state,  mixed  with  the 
debris  that  had  been  brought  to  make  up  the  level, 
that  it  had  its  root,  and  its  growth  was  spread  over 
the  pavement  and  surface  of  the  earth  in  beautiful 
silvery  threads.     And  in  other  instances,  where  a  very 
far-gone  bit  of  wood  was  found,  there  was  either  no 
fungus,  or  the  wood  having  been  exhausted,  the  fungus 
was  clinging  to  it  in  a  dead  and  dried -up  state." 

Professor  Saccardo  well  describes  its  habitat  as  living 
'•'on  decaying  wood,  especially  house-wood,  which  it 
destroys,  flourishing  excessively,  and  shedding  watery 
drops." 

The  dry-rot   is  indeed  a  terrible  scourge  where  it 


FUNGI   IN   THE    POWYS-LAND   DISTRICT.  145 

grows.  The  sooner  it  is  subdued  the  better.  There 
is  a  fungus  growing  on  the  lawn  in  front  of  my  house, 
as  well  as  in  certain  other  localities  near  Forden  known 
to  me.  We  rejoice  to  see  it  appearing  through  the 
soil  in  September,  October,  and  even  November.  Some- 
times in  a  single  season  we  get  about  one  hundred 
specimens,  sometimes  scarcely  one.  All  depends  upon 
the  atmospheric  changes  being  favourable  or  otherwise. 
When  these  fungi  are  abundant,  it  is  a  pleasure  to 
send  some  to  distant  friends  who  have  confidence  that 
they  are  good  to  eat.  It  is  well,  however,  not  to  trust 
to  anyone  unless  the  exact  differences  between  this 
and  a  closely  allied  species  have  been  learned  accurately. 
There  are  two  plants  very  much  resembling  each  other, 
so  much  so  that,  by  merely  looking  down  on  them  from 
above  as  they  grow  on  the  ground,  a  mistake  might 
easily  be  made.  One  of  these  is  very  injurious  to 
health,  the  other  is  quite  as  good  as  the  common  mush- 
room ;  indeed,  the  members  of  my  household  give  the 
preference  to  it. 

An  event  connected  with  this  excellent  fungus 
occurred  which  may  as  well  be  recorded,  as  it  happened 
not  far  from  Welshpool.  Having  found  a  few  speci- 
mens I  laid  them  on  a  certain  Saturday  in  an  office 
until  I  could  convey  them  home  for  supper.  Some 
one  saw  them,  and  asked,  "  what  was  going  to  be  done 
with  them?"  The  answer  was  clear  enough:  "They 
are  for  supper  to-night."  The  reply  was :  "  Pray  don't; 
they  will  kill  you."  "Never  mind,  I  have  had  lots  of 
them,"  was  the  retort.  The  sequel  was  that  a  restless 
night  of  suspense  was  passed  by  my  good  friend,  who 
was  most  kind  and  interested  in  me,  and  who  by  his 
manner  and  conduct  afterwards  never  expected  to  see 
me  alive. 

This  point  naturally  raises  the  subject  of  edible 
and  poisonous  kinds,  and  unfolds  a  very  wide  question. 
I  have  heard  of  a  young  lady  "  who  never  partakes  of 
the  dainties  of  fungi  until  she  has  seen  the  effect  upon 
somebody  else".  This  is  sound  reasoning,  but  who  is 

VOL.  XXVI.  L 


146  FUNGI   IN   THE   POWYS-LAND   DISTRICT. 

to  carry  it  out  ?  It  is  no  joke  to  be  a  cat's-paw  in 
matters  of  life  and  death.  Truly  enough  the  Wool- 
hope  Club,  in  its  annual  fungus  foray  at  Hereford 
every  October,  has  done  a  good  deal  in  proving 
that  the  common  mushroom  is  not  the  only  large 
fungus  that  may  be  eaten  with  impunity.  The  mem- 
bers enjoy  the  pleasantness  of  meeting  once  a  year 
to  advance  science,  but  the  utter  nonsense  that  is 
inserted  in  some  of  the  leading  newspapers  as  to  what 
is  eaten  by  them  is  as  amusing  to  the  fungologists  as 
it  is  wide  of  the  facts.  Only  really  well-known  plants 
are  fed  upon,  and  those  only  in  very  small  quantity 
indeed.  No  man  is  ready  to  taste  a  novelty  for  the 
sake  of  self-sacrifice,  and  to  oblige  the  young  lady  to 
whom  reference  is  made  ;  nor  will  gallantry  induce 
such  politeness  as  to  run  any  risk  to  life.  At  the 
same  time,  if  anybody  really  desires  to  test  himself  so 
as  to  be  assured  whether  a  certain  fungus  is  poisonous 
or  not,  there  is  nothing  to  prevent  him.  If  he  eats  one, 
enjoys  it,  feels  none  the  worse,  but  all  the  better  for 
it,  he  may  repeat  the  experiment.  If,  on  the  other 
hand,  he  consumes  another,  feels  all  the  worse  for  it  and 
dies,  he  will  have  had  enough,  and  not  need  any  more. 
Such  is  the  advice  I  heard  long  ago.  Far  be  it  from 
me  to  let  anyone  run  any  risk.  But  that  tons  upon 
tons  of  most  wholesome  food  are  yearly  allowed  to  rot 
and  waste  is  a  pity.  We  kick  everything  except  the 
mushroom  over,  and  spare  it  for  its  own  sake.  Why 
not  learn  from  experts,  and  pictures  of  the  different 
species,  a  few  more  species  that  are  proved  to  be  good, 
and  there  would  be  no  danger?  What  we  want  as 
aids  in  the  matter  would  be  figures  of  the  plants  in 
our  schools,  and  pre-eminently  a  demand  for  them  in 
our  towns  sanctioned  by  men  of  known  repute  as 
recognisers  of  the  good  kinds.  If  a  market-woman 
brought  a  young  puff-ball  to  our  doors  for  sale  under 
present  circumstances  she  would  not  get  a  customer, 
but  ridicule  instead  ;  whereas  if  a  Lord  Mayor's  feast, 
or  a  State  occasion,  ratified  the  unmitigated  magnifi- 


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cence  of  the  puff-ball, — that  its  taste  was  excellent, 
and  that  the  gourmands  had  revelled  in  its  excellence, 
then  matters  would  be  changed,  and  the  woman  might 
easily  dispose  of  her  basketful  of  the  fungus,  and 
probably  be  asked  to  call  again  soon.  We  know  the 
difference  between  fool's-parsley  which  is  deadly,  and 
the  common  parsley  which  is  good.  We  eat  water- 
cress and  avoid  the  brooklyne  of  our  road-side  streams. 
We  trust  our  fishmonger  to  supply  us  with  wholesome 
fish,  but  are  callous  as  to  his  giving  us  poisonous  ones, 
which  might  easily  be  done.  Yet  strange  is  the  incon- 
sistency when  we  ruthlessly  condemn  every  mushroom 
except  one,  and  kick  them  to  death  because  we  do  not 
trouble  to  find  out  their  qualities. 

We  will  now  proceed  to  the  consideration  of  a  few 
fungi  which  are  much  too  minute  for  food. 

In  the  October  of  last  year  there  appeared  on  the 
wall-paper  of  one  of  the  bedrooms  in  my  house  a  very 
pretty  little  fungus.  The  weather  had  been  very  wet, 
and  a  leakage  from  the  shamefully  bad  bricks  with 
which  the  vicarage  is  built  had  supplied  nourishment 
enough  for  the  growth  of  this  pretty  plant.  It  was  so 
minute  that  many  hundreds  would  flourish  on  a  super- 
ficial square  inch.  For  a  considerable  time  it  was 
unobserved,  and  might  have  so  remained  had  not  its 
colour,  which  resembled  flesh,  contrasted  with  the 
small  patches  of  blue  on  the  paper  itself.  The  shapes 
of  these  organisms,  notwithstanding  their  smallness, 
are  easily  seen  to  be  like  cups.  Sometimes  they  grow 
quite  independently  of  each  other,  and  stand  alone  in 
their  solitude.  At  others  they  are  gregarious,  and 
grow  into  each  other  persistently,  as  though  deter- 
mined not  to  give  way,  but  to  spin  out  their  term  of 
life  as  long  as  possible,  notwithstanding  all  hindrances. 

Under  the  microscope  these  little  plants  show  their 
spores,  which  correspond  to  the  seeds  of  flowering 
plants  very  prettily.  They  have  the  outer  transparent 
but  yet  well-defined  case,  like  the  bean  family  has,  only 
more  regular.  Beans  are  uncertain  as  to  the  number 

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148  FUNGI    IN   THE   POWYS-LAND   DISTRICT. 

of  seeds  they  contain.  Not  so  the  little  cup  on  the 
wet  wall.  There  are  the  spores  in  vast  multitudes, 
yet  universally  eight  in  number  in  each  sheath,  shaped 
like  hens'  eggs,  the  top  of  one  just  touching,  not  the 
exact  top  of  the  one  above  it,  but  a  little  atom  to  the 
right  of  it,  in  regular  order.  These  again  are  all 
of  them  preserved  outside  the  case  with  beautiful  pro- 
tective organs  which  nourish  their  growth,  allow  room 
for  the  tender  spore  to  develop  until  fully  ripe,  and 
when  no  longer  necessary,  shrink  up  and  die.  Their 
work  is  over.  Their  mission  of  care  has  been  com- 
pleted, and  they  depart,  although  a  great  deal  more 
numerous  as  to  quantity  than  the  things  which  they 
nurtured.  These  little  specks  in  creation  show  an 
amount  of  care,  beauty,  and  perfection  which  bears 
favourable  comparison  with  the  largest  flowering 
plants  and  trees.  Nay,  more,  they  are  not  a  fragment 
behind  them,  possibly  they  are  in  advance  of  them. 

Is  it  not  astonishing  that  the  bedroom  paper  should 
supply  such  a  nidus  for  so  insignificant  a  growth  to 
pass  its  existence,  and  that  without  a  microscope  no 
mortal  on  earth  could  tell  its  glories  ?  Is  not  the 
eccentricity  of  these  minute  growths  appearing,  won- 
derful also  ?  This  plant  was  found  many  years  since 
at  Chichester  and  at  Eastbourne.  Recently  it  existed 
at  Shrewsbury,  and  in  1891  at  Forden. 

The  late  Earl  of  Powis  was  always  very  kind  in 
allowing  me  to  go  into  his  grounds  in  pursuit  of  natural 
history,  and  many  are  the  specimens  of  cryptogamic 
botany  which  came  under  my  notice  through  his  lordship 
letting  me  search  for  objects.  I  may  say  almost  the 
same  of  all  the  various  officers  at  Powis  Castle.  They 
never  interrupted  me.  Still  there  was  one  occasion, 
many  years  ago,  when  one  of  the  female  servants  of 
advanced  age  thought  I  had  a  malicious  design  upon  a 
large  tree.  She  approached  me,  looking  severe  as 
though  determined  to  recognise  me  again,  if  a  burglar 
were  found  in  the  Castle  that  night.  However,  without 
speaking  to  me,  she  walked  away  very  quickly,  and 


FUNGI    IN    THE   POWYS-LAND   DISTRICT.  149 

evidently  regained  her  composure  by  telling  of  my 
intrusion  to  some  gardeners,  who  probably  assured  her 
that  I  was  a  well-known  character  in  the  neighbour- 
hood, but  not  "  wanted'7  by  the  police.  It  was  on  this 
occasion  I  found  another  fungus,  which,  from  its  sin- 
gular position  and  style  of  growth,  may  be  recorded. 
It  was  vegetating  on  the  plastered  wall  of  a  summer- 
house.  The  walls  were  suffering  from  decay,  and  were 
pealing  off  in  flakes,  on  which  was  a  plant  ordinarily 
found  on  paper.  When  examined  it  is  very  pretty. 
To  bring  it  as  vividly  to  the  imagination  as  possible, 
it  may  be  compared  to  the  ordinary  garden-spider's 
web.  The  threads  all  proceed  from  the  centre,  and 
are  beautifully  fine  in  structure,  but,  unlike  the  spider's 
web,  they  grow  at  distances  from  each  other,  and  at 
short  intervals  of  space  send  out  other  threads,  never 
at  a  right  angle,  in  which  case  they  would  overlap, 
but  at  such  a  correct  place  as  will  enable  them  to  get 
all  the  attachment  and  nourishment  needful  for  their 
support  in  ripening  the  central  speck  from  which  they 
proceed,  and  which  is  the  productive  organ  wherein 
the  future  elements  of  life  mature.  To  describe  these 
atoms  without  seeing  them  is  most  unsatisfactory  to 
the  reader.  They  want  a  good  figure  printed  in  the 
text,  which  even  then  would  but  feebly  represent  the 
delicate  tracings  and  perfections  of  the  original.  Art 
never  equalled  nature  yet. 

As  for  the  sides  of  our  roads,  and  some  of  our  fields, 
they  abound  in  the  autumn  of  the  year,  especially  in  damp 
seasons,  with  a  fungus  that  has  destroyed  many  lives 
amongst  lambs,  young  rabbits,  etc.  Rye-grass  is  pretty 
generally  known,  and,  as  it  gets  towards  October  and 
November,  there  may  easily  be  detected  growing  at  its 
head  a  black  spur  resembling  the  spur  on  a  cock's  foot. 
This  change  has  occurred  in  consequence  of  the  seed  of 
the  grass  having  been  invaded  by  a  fungus.  If  you 
make  a  careful  cutting  with  a  sharp  knife  across  the 
spur,  it  will  be  found  to  be  a  mass  of  closely  packed  felted 
stuff.  This  material  is  used  by  medical  men  in  certain 


150  FUNGI    IN    THE    POWYS-LAND   DISTRICT. 

cases.  It  is  obtained  principally  from  France,  where 
the  crops  of  rye  are  prone  to  be  virulently  attacked 
with  it.  In  England  the  suffering  from  it  is  not  great. 
Still,  there  are  times  when  the  sheep  through  eating  it 
do  lose  their  lambs.  It  causes  an  internal  spasmodic 
affection  which  is  apt  to  prove  disastrous.  It  may  be 
said  that  the  autumn  of  the  year  is  not  the  time 
when  lambs  make  their  appearance,  and  that  therefore, 
if  they  do  not  come  before  the  end  of  February  and 
the  beginning  of  March,  it  is  absurd  to  ascribe  the 
death  of  lambs  to  eating  the  fungus.  The  answer  is 
clear.  It  is  this.  The  spur  of  rye,  rye-grass,  etc.,  lies 
on  the  surface  of  the  ground  to  mature  towards  its  full 
form  through  the  whole  winter.  It  never  sinks  much 
into  the  earth,  nor  throws  out  its  ripened  state  until 
the  late  spring.  As  the  grass  of  the  earliest  months 
of  the  year  is  at  its  very  shortest  length,  so  the  sheep, 
for  the  sake  of  feeding,  bite  more  closely  to  the  ground 
than  ever,  and  hence  get  a  much  larger  quantity  of  the 
fungus.  The  larger  the  quantity  they  consume,  the 
more  fatal  is  the  effect  likely  to  be  upon  their  offspring. 
The  small  amount  of  autumn  is  thus  of  little  concern. 
It  is  the  spring  of  the  year  that  is  really  to  be  dreaded. 
This  disease  in  the  fungus  is  known  by  the  name  of 
ergot  of  rye. 

In  an  agricultural  district  like  Montgomeryshire  a 
reference  may  well  be  made  to  the  smuts  which  affect 
our  corn-crops.  Until  lately  it  has  been  considered 
that  one  species  alone  attacked  them,  and  there  seemed 
at  first  sight  good  reason  for  their  being  put  together 
under  one  name.  The  brownish-black  hue  of  them  all, 
their  powdery  nature  in  the  mass,  their  growth  within 
the  glumes  of  the  host-plant,  and  the  way  in  which 
they  destroyed  the  flour  of  the  corn,  pointed  to  a 
common  enemy.  But  these  days  in  which  we  live  are 
averse  to  taking  anything  for  granted.  Investigations 
have  been  made,  and  the  fact  has  been  recorded  that, 
do  what  you  will,  you  cannot  get  the  smut  of  wheat  to 
develop  on  oats,  nor  of  oats  on  barley,  nor  of  barley  on 


FUNGI    IN   THE    POWYS-LAND   DISTRICT.  151 

wheat.     There  are  different  smuts  attacking  and  infest- 
ing our  corn.     They  are  not  to  be  produced  apart  from 
the  right  plants  on  which  they  are  parasitic.     As  well 
may  you  expect  a  sheep  to  give  birth  to  a  dog,  or  a  cat  to 
a  rat,  as  you  may  hope  to  find  a  wrong  smut  on  a  wrong 
plant.     Nature,  as  the  voice  of  God,  takes  a  long  time 
to  reveal  her  hidden  wonders  and  treasures.     She  is  in 
no  hurry.     Ages  will  roll  by  and  fresh  testimonies  to 
the  great  Creator's  works  will  unfold  themselves,  even 
as  they  have  done  in  the  past.     Their  vast  store  is 
immeasurably  too   great  for  man  to  grasp.     He  can 
only  touch  the  veriest  fragment  of  science.     The  little 
dusty  powder  of  our  corn-crops  teaches  man  his  insigni- 
ficance, and  points  him  to  God.     The  salmon-disease 
is  met  with  inside  the  territories  of  the  Powys-land 
district,  and  does  its  destructive  work  in  injuring  our 
fish.      What   a   strange  history   it   has !     How  very 
opposite  to  what  might  have  been  expected!     In  the 
autumn  of  each  year  we  look  at  our  windows  and  other 
places,  and  see  those  house-flies  trying  to  crawl  up  the 
planes  of  glass,  but   with  difficulty  doing   so.     They 
move  as  though  almost  gummed  by  the  foot.     They 
die,  and  around  their  corpses  we  observe  a   powdery 
film  within  a  short  time.     This  film  is  the  elementary 
state  of  the  salmon -disease.     That  is  to  say,  it  is  the 
same  malady  exactly,  only  in  a  young  form.     Thus  a 
connection  exists  between  fish  and  fly.     Those  flies,  so 
troublesome  to  long-nosed  people,  and  to  us  in  our  beds, 
as  they  enjoy  themselves,  are,  notwithstanding  their 
nuisance,  amongst  great   blessings.     They   are   never 
numerous  except  in  damp  houses,  and  they  eat  vegetable 
growths  from  our  windows  which  are  invisible  to  us, 
but  which,  if  left,  would  be  liable  to  give  terrible  illnesses 
to  us.     They  do  a  good  thing  then  for  our  health.     But 
they  aid  in  propagating  illnesses  to  fishes,  and  possibly 
only  to  those   which  have   been   injured  by  rubbing 
against  some  stone  or  root  of  a  tree,  etc.     Nor  let  it 
be    thought   at   all   queer  that  there  should  be   this 
connection  with  animal  and  vegetable  life,  not  more  so 


152  FUNGI   IN   THE   POWYS-LAND   DISTRICT. 

than  that  one  should  be  the  medium  of  existence  to 
the  other.  The  gnats  spend  their  young  days  as  larvse 
or  grubs  in  water,  before  their  transformation  into 
winged  insects  to  fly  about.  The  grubs  of  numberless 
creatures  develop  from  the  egg  laid  in  the  ground  to 
spend  months,  perhaps  years,  before  they  fly  as  beetles, 
moths,  and  so  on,  in  the  air.  Many  of  our  minute  fungi 
pass  through  wondrous  changes  from  their  first  stage 
before  they  are  fully  matured,  and  live  on  host-plants 
as  distant  from  each  other  according  to  natural  order 
as  need  be.  We  are  in  a  world  of  wonders  past  finding 
out.  Each  investigation  candidly,  honestly  proved 
step  by  step,  only  shows  that  whilst  man  can  investi- 
gate even  the  minutest  works,  he  is  very  ignorant  of 
the  great  scheme  of  creation. 

The  potato-disease  has  already  been  treated  in  Mont. 
Coll.  (vol.  xii,  p.  167).  The  disease  which  has  so 
fatally  damaged  the  turnip-crops,  but  has  not  been 
abundant  in  this  neighbourhood  hitherto,  although  I 
have  seen  it  in  Forden,  has  not  as  yet  had  its  life- 
history  traced  from  beginning  to  end.  The  first  stages 
are  those  which  do  the  damage.  They  are  easily  to  be 
detected  in  the  under  parts  of  the  leaves,  and  appear 
in  white  patches,  ultimately  becoming  darker  as  they 
ripen.  The  shape  is  like  strings  of  transparent  beads 
made  of  clear  glass,  and  they  originate  from  rootlets 
pervading  the  turnip-leaves,  and  growing  at  right 
angles  to  them.  But  these  beads  only  grow  to  a 
certain  number,  the  top  ones  being  larger  than  the 
others.  As  the  uppermost  ones  are  ready  to  leave 
the  rest,  they  simply  fall  off  one  by  one,  to  be  carried 
away  by  the  wind,  or  to  fall  on  the  ground  ready  to 
communicate  the  malady  elsewhere. 

These  minute  forms  of  microscopical  fungi,  as  well  as 
the  larger  kinds,  are  illimitable  as  to  number,  and 
Montgomeryshire  has  furnished  a  lengthy  list  to  those 
who  need  habitats  for  them.  A  few  prominent  ones 
have  been  referred  to  as  being  amongst  the  best  known 
in  the  neighbourhood. 


153 


POWYSIANA. 


(Continued  from  Vol.  xxv,  p.  402.) 


LXI. — LLANIDLOES. 

GRANT   OF   A   WEEKLY   MARKET   AND   TWO    FAIRS. 

(Charter  Roll,  Anno  8  Edw.  7,  No.  1.) 

IN  Mr.  Edward  Harness  History  of  the  Parish  of 
Llanidloes  he  printed  "  an  imperfect  copy"  of  the  above 
(see  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  viii,  p.  224-5).  The  following  is 
a  copy  of  the  same  Charter,  taken  from  the  above 
Eoll  :— 

"  Rex  Archiepiscopis  etc.  Salutem  .  Sciatis  nos  concessisse 
et  hac  carta  nostra  confirmasse  Oweno  filio  Griffini  filii 
Wonenwyni  quod  ipse  et  heredes  imperpetuum  habeant  unum 
mercatum  apud  villam  suam  de  Thlanidleys  infra  Walliam  sin- 
gulis  septimanis  per  diem  Sabbati  et  duas  ferias  ibidem  singulis 
atmis  .  videlicet  unam  feriam  per  duos  dies  duranturam  scilicet 
in  Yigilia  et  in  die  Sancte  Margarete  virginis  .  et  aliam  feriam 
per  duas  dies  duranturam  scilicet  in  vigilia  et  in  die  Sancti 
Luce  Evangeliste  nisi  mercatum  illud  et  ferie  ille  sint  ad 
nocumentum  vicinorum  mercatorum  et  vicinarum  feriam  . 
Quare  volumus  etc.  sicut  predictum  est .  Hiis  testibus  .  Vene- 
rabilibus  patribus  E.  Bathon':  et  Wellen':  W.  Norwic'  Th: 
Menev'  Episcopis  .  Henrico  de  Lacy  Comite  Lincoln'  Johanne 
Bek  Roberto  Tibetot  Hugone  filio  Oton'  Roberto  filio  Johannis 
Elya  de  Hannil  et  aliis  .  Datum  per  manum  nostram  apud 
Westmonasterium  xv  die  Novembris  [1280]." 

TRANSLATION. 

The  King  to  the  Archbishops,  etc.,  Greeting.  Know  ye 
that  we  have  granted,  and  by  this  our  Charter  confirmed  to 
Owen,  son  of  Griffin,  son  of  Wenwynwyn,  that  he  and  his  heirs 
may  have  for  ever  a  market  in  their  town  of  Thlanidleys,  in 
Wales,  on  the  Saturday  in  every  week,  and  two  fairs  there 


154  POWYSIANA. 

every  year  to  continue  for  two  days,  to  wit,  on  the  Vigil  and 
the  Day  of  Saint  Margaret  the  Virgin,  and  the  other  to  con- 
tinue likewise  for  two  days,  on  the  Vigil  and  the  Day  of 
Saint  Luke  the  Evangelist,  unless  this  market  and  these 
fairs  are  injurious  to  the  neighbouring  markets  and  fairs.1 
Wherefore  we  will,  etc.,  as  is  aforesaid. 

These  being  witnesses  :  The  Venerable  Fathers,  R.  Bishop 
of  Bath  and  Wells ;  W.  Bishop  of  Norwich ;  Th:2  Bishop  of 
St.  David's ;  Henry  de  Lacy,  Earl  of  Lincoln ;  John  Bek ; 
Robert  Tibetot ;  Hugh,  son  of  Otto  ;  Robert,  son  of  John ; 
Ely  de  Hannill,  and  others.  Given  under  our  hand  at  West- 
minster the  15th  day  of  November  (1280). 

E.  R.  M. 


LXIL— OLD  MEMORANDUM   IN  EASTER-DUE  BOOK 
(BERRTEW),  1626. 

Mem:  That  I  Owen  Blayney  yeo.  of  Estymgwerne  Gent:  doe 
hearby  acquitt  and  discharge  Jo'n  Blayney  of  Tregynon  Esqr.3 
his  executors  and  Ad'rs  of  and  from  eu'y  sum'e  and  sum'es 
of  money  due  vnto  me  ye  said  Owen  for  ye  price  of  two 


1  These  fairs  and  markets  were  worth  yearly       FAIRS.       MARKETS. 

in  1292-3         600       568 

[Inq.  P.  M.,  21  Edw.  I,  No.  22.] 
Do.  do.  1308-9     400       400 

[Inq.  P.  M.,  2  Edw.  II,  No.  79.] 
Do.  do.  1375-6     6  13     4     10    0     0 

[Inq.  P.  M.,  49  Edw.  Ill,  No.  43.] 
Do.  do.  1401-2     200       200 

[Inq.  P.  M.,  3  Hen.  IV,  No.  40.] 
Do.  do.  1421-2     0  13     4       0  10     0 

[Inq.  P.  M.,  9  Hen.  V,  No.  35.] 

The  alleged  cause  for  the  great  fall  in  the  receipts  in  1401-2  was 
stated  on  the  Inquisition  to  be  Glyndwr's  rebellion.  The  jurors 
also  said  in  1421  that  the  then  "value  of  the  fairs  was  casual,  and 
did  not  exceed  13*.  4c?.  a  year,  on  account  of  the  Rebellion  of  Wales". 

2  "  Thfomas]  Beke,  a  native  of  Lincolnshire,  brother  of  the  famous 
Bishop  of  Durham,  Antony  Beke.     Previously  to  his  consecration  be 
had  been  Archdeacon  of  Dorset,  and  was  in  1279  appointed  Lord 
High  Treasurer  and  Keeper  of  the  Great  Seal.     In  1284  he  was  one 
of  the  statesmen  employed  in  drawing  up  the  Statute  of  Rhuddlan. 
He  sang  his  first  Mass  in  the  diocese  at  Strata  Florida,  Feb.  1st, 
1281."     (Canon  Bevan's  Diocesan  History  of  St.  David's,  p.  123.) 

3  Sheriff  1630  and  1643,  ob.  1665. 


POWYSIANA.  155 

messuages  and  tents'  in  Tregynon  aforesaid  wh:  I  have  form'ly 
s'ould  vnto  ye  said  Jo'n  Blayney.  As  wittnes  herevnto  my 
hand  ye  sayd  day  and  yeare. 

OB         ye  m'ke  of  Owen  Blayney. 
Witnesses —  J'o  Blayney. 

Thomas  ap  Rees. 

Jon'n  Thomas.  W.    S.    O. 


LXIII. — THE  OWENS  OF  BRYNGWYN,  MONTGOMERY- 
SHIRE ;  THE  HUMFFREYSES  OF  L.LWYN,  MONTGOMERY- 
SHIRE ;  AND  THE  MlDDLETONS  OF  CHIRBURY  AND 

CHIRK  CASTLE. 

William  Owen,  Esq.,  Member  of  Parliament  for 
Montgomeryshire  during  three  Parliaments  towards 
the  close  of  the  last  century,  is  worthy  of  mention  in 
the  pages  of  the  Montgomeryshire  Collections. 

He  was  the  third  son  of  the  Venerable  William 
Mostyn,  Archdeacon  of  Bangor,  and  assumed  the  name 
of  Owen. 

In  his  candidature  for  the  representation  of  Mont- 
gomeryshire in  1774,  he  was  opposed  to  Major  Watkin 
Williams,  but  being  supported  by  Barbara,  Countess 
of  Powis,  the  relict  of  the  Right  Honourable  Henry 
Arthur,  Earl  of  Powis,  and  other  influential  landowners, 
he  triumphed  in  the  contest. 

The  political  storm,  however,  was  soon  allayed,  and 
cordial  relations  were  re-established  between  the  families 
of  Powis  Castle  and  Wynnstay  ;  and  on  February  4th, 
1817,  Sir  Watkin  Williams  Wynn,  fifth  Baronet,  the 
representative  of  the  Wynn  family,  was  united  in 
marriage  to  the  Lady  Henrietta  Antonia  Clive,  eldest 
daughter  of  the  first  Earl  of  Powis  of  the  present 
creation. 

Mr.  Owen  married  Rebecca,  sister  of  Thomas  Crewe 
Dod,  Esq.,  of  Edge,  in  Cheshire. 

His  eldest  daughter,  Rebecca,  married  John  Hum- 
ifreys  of  Llwyn,  in  Montgomeryshire,  and  his  second 
daughter,  Frances  Maria,  married  the  Eight  Hon. 


156  POWYSIANA. 

Richard  Noel  Hill,  Lord  Berwick,  co.  Salop,  and  had 
issue. 

Harriet,  third  daughter  of  William  Owen,  Esq.. 
married  John  Mytton  of  Halston,  co.  Salop,  descended 
through  Sir  John  Burgh  from  the  Princes  of  Powys. 

His  eldest  son,  and  the  representative  of  the  family, 
William  Owen  of  Woodhouse,  co.  Salop,  married 
Harriet  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Major  T.  Gumming  of 
Bath.  His  eldest  daughter  married  Edward  Hosier 
Williams  of  Eaton  Mascott,  near  Shrewsbury,  and  his 
second  daughter,  Frances,  married  Robert  Myddelton 
Biddulph,  Esq.,  of  Chirk  Castle,  Denbighshire,  whose 
mother,  Charlotte  Myddelton  of  Chirk  Castle,  descended 
from  the  Middletons  of  Middleton,  Constables  of  Mont- 
gomery Castle,  had  married  Robert  Biddulph,  Esq.,  of 
Ledbury,  co.  Hereford. 

Her  sister  and  co-heir,  Maria,  had  married,  May  31st, 
A.D.  1798,  the  Hon.  Frederick  West,  brother  of  the 
Earl  of  Delawarr,  whose  grandson,  William  Cornwallis 
West,  M.P.,  is  Lord-Lieutenant  of  Denbighshire,  and 
his  seat  is  Ruthin  Castle.  His  eldest  daughter  was 
lately  married  to  Henry,  Prince  of  Pless,  Silesia. 

G.  S. 


LXIV. — CORONERS'  INQUISCTIONS. 

All  through  the  series  of  Gaol  Files,  covering  a 
period  of  two  hundred  and  ninety  years,  we  have 
names  of  the  Coroners  of  the  County  and  Boroughs. 
So  far  as  the  Rev.  W.  Valentine  Lloyd,  M.A.,  has 
proceeded  in  his  Miscellanea  Historica,  the  names  of 
these  officials  have  been  printed  in  Mont.  Coll.  There 
are  doubtless  some  names  missing,  for  the  reason  that 
there  are  many  gaps  in  the  early  period,  because  the 
Gaol  Files  are  imperfect,  or  altogether  missing ;  but, 
subsequent  to  the  date  at  which  he  has  (it  is  to  be 
hoped  temporarily)  suspended  his  work  upon  these 
Records,  the  Gaol  Files  are  all  existing  and  in  good 


POWYSIANA.  157 

condition,  so  that  a  perfect  list  of  the  names  of  all  the 
coroners  in  the  county  and  boroughs  can  be  compiled. 
The  object  of  this  note  is  to  point  out  how  valuable  for 
genealogical  purposes  these  Inquisitions  are,  as  they 
often  disclose  names  in  parishes  that  might  be  sought 
for  elsewhere  in  vain. 

They  also  disclose  usually,  though  not  universally, 
the  name  of  the  deceased,  the  presumed  cause  of  death, 
where  it  occurred  and  when,  the  names  of  the  jurors, 
often  their  profession  or  occupation,  and  the  names  and 
depositions  of  witnesses ;  among  these  the  names  of 
medical  men. 

Until  a  comparatively  recent  period  the  coroner 
alone  signed  the  Inquisition,  affixing  thereto  his  seal, 
which  had  upon  it  some  heraldic  charge,  presumably 
his  crest.  There  are  numerous  examples  of  these,  in  a 
more  or  less  perfect  condition,  scattered  among  the 
Inquisitions.  In  the  earlier  period  the  Inquisition  was 
dotted  over  with  small  spots  of  sealing-wax,  equal  in 
number  to  the  number  of  the  jurors  who  sat  upon  the 
inquiry.  Later,  the  mark  of  each  juror  is  set  opposite 
the  little  seals.  Sometimes  the  coroner  covers  the 
Inquisition  with  his  seal  in  lieu  of  the  spots  of  sealing- 
wax. 

I  append  an  example : 

An  Inquisition  taken  at  the  house  of  Thomas  Evans,  Inn- 
keeper, Penegoes,  on  the  15th  November  1754,  upon  the  body 
of  one  Cadwalladr  Thomas  [no  parish  or  place  of  residence 
named],  who  lost  his  life  by  drowning  in  crossing  the  Crewy, 
between  Penegoes  and  Darowen,  on  his  way  from  Caeceinog 
to  Hirddole. 

Coroner. — John  Edwards,  Gentleman. 
Jurors. — Hugh  Evans  „ 

David  Micah,  Grocer. 
Thomas  Hugh       „ 
Thomas  Hugh,  Blacksmith. 
John  Hugh. 
Hugh  Vaughan. 
J^vau  Richard. 
John  Morgan. 


158  POWYSTANA. 

Evan  John  Evan. 
John  Richard. 
Edward  Rowland. 
Edward  Evan. 
Lewis  Thomas. 

It  will  be  noticed  that,  with  the  exception  of  the 
two  "  Gentlemen"  named  first  on  the  jury,  the  other 
names  appear  to  be  in  a  transition  state  between  the 
Welsh  system  of  nomenclature  and  the  present  mode  ; 
that  is,  they  dropped  the  "  ap"  between  the  first  and 
second  name,  but  had  not  appended  the  "s"  to  the 
surname.  In  my  experience  in  connection  with  Mont- 
gomeryshire Wills,  the  district  around  Machynlleth 
may  be  said  to  be  the  very  last  part  of  the  county  that 
adopted  the  English  system. 

E.  E.  M. 


LXV. — OLD  FOLKS — LLANBRYNMAIR. 

The  Registers  of  Burials  contain  the  following  names 
of  persons  whose  ages  are  recorded  as  90  years  and 
upwards : 

1668-9,  Jan.  29.     Catharine  Parry,  Widow  of  the  Rev.  Edward 

Williams,  aged  93. 

1715-16,  Jan.  22.     Margaret  Hancock,  Widow,  92. 
1733,  Oct.  10.     Elizabeth  Thomas  (Dolgadfan  Township),  96. 
1734-5,  March  2.     Helen  Evans,  105. 
1735,  Nov.  24.     Jane  Owen,  Cwm-mawr,  100. 
1735-6,  Feb.  12.     Thomas  Edwards,  Talerddig,  97. 
1810,  May  18.     Richard  Jones  (Tafolwern),  95. 

1812,  Dec.  1.     Mary  Mylls  (Pennant),  98. 

1813,  Feb.  1.     Edward  Evan  (Tirymynech),  90. 

1814,  Aug.  31.     Moses  Howell  (Dolgadfan),  90. 

1815,  March  4.     Thomas  Jones  (Pennant),  92. 
„        „      22.     Edward  David          „        96. 

1816,  Dec.  26.     Dorothy  Brees,  Penybwlch,  93. 

1817,  May  15.     William  Bebb,  Rhiwgriafol,  93. 
1819,  Aug.  3.     Humphrey  Richard,  Cae  Powell,  90. 
1828,  Feb.  25.     John  Owen,  Village,  91. 

1830,  June  25.     Henry  Hughes,  Hendre  Cwmllwyd,  91. 
1832,  March  9.     Elizabeth  Owen,  Tynymynydd,  95. 


POWYSIANA.  159 

1833,  Aug.  6.  Edward  Bebb,  Brynbras,  Carno,  93. 

1835,  June  9.  Jane  Wood,  Gro,  Pennant,  90. 
,,     Sept.  2.  Margaret  Peate,  Penyborfa,  91. 

1836,  July  6.  Thomas  Watkin,  Bont,  91. 

1837,  April  8.     Daniel  Howell,  Pandy'r  Pennant,  91. 
1840,  Dec.  27.    Elinor  Rees,  Bont,  94. 

1842,  Dec.  13.    Mary  Rees,  Tafolwern,  98. 

1843,  June  22.   Mary  Jones,  Nantcarfan,  90. 

E.  W. 


LXVI. — THE  LORDSHIPS  OF  ARWYSTLI  AND  CYFEILIOG. 

FRANCIS   HERBERT   OF   DOLGUOG,    ESQ. 

In  an  Exchequer  Bill  (Montgomery,  No.  30),  anno  10 
Charles  I,  Hilary  Term,  there  is  a  petition,  an  answer, 
and  a  rejoinder.  Francis  Herbert  above  was  the 
petitioner,  and  in  his  petition  he  set  out : 

"That  on  the  21st  of  December,  3°  James  T,  1605,  the 
King  granted  to  Sir  Roger  Owen,  Knt.,  the  Manors  or  Lord- 
ships of  Arustley  and  Kevelioc,  with  all  their  rights,  etc., 
including  Courts  Leets,  View  of  Frankpledge,  Liberties,  Fran- 
chises, Jurisdictions,  Fines,  Amerciaments,  etc.,  for  a  term  of 
40  years,  at  an  annual  rent  of  £116  19s.  Id.,  and  £23  10s.  Qd. 
for  the  price  of  an  ox  and  20  sheep  to  be  yearly  provided  for  and 
towards  the  provision  of  His  Majesty's  Household,  payable  half- 
yearly  at  Lady-day  and  Michaelmas.  Sir  Roger  Owen  entered 
into  possession,  and  subsequently  dying  Intestate  possessing 
the  Manors,  administration  was  granted  to  Dame  Ursula 
Owen,  widow,  late  wife  of  Sir  Roger  Owen,  by  virtue  whereof 
she  became  possessed  of  the  residue  of  the  Term,  and  being 
possessed,  she  assigned  the  residue  to  Sir  William  Owen  ;  he 
becoming  possessed  did  on  the  20th  of  March,  1  Charles  I 
(1625),  demise  to  Edward  Lloyd,  Esq.  (afterwards  Knight)  the 
said  Lordships,  with  all  their  rights,  liberties,  casualties, 
escheats,  waifs,  estrays,  fines,  issues,  amerciaments,  goods  and 
cattells  of  Felons,  and  all  other  profits  (excepting  out  of  that 
Demise  all  duties  or  payments  commonly  called  Misses),  to  have 
and  to  hold  the  same  from  the  first  day  of  December  then  last 
past  before  the  date  of  that  Indenture  for  a  term  of  twenty 
years  (that  is,  to  the  end  of  the  Lease  granted  to  Sir  Roger 
Owen),  the  rent  to  be  paid  at  the  house  of  the  said  Sir  William 
Owen  in  the  town  of  Salop.  The  rent  was  £190  yearly,  and 


160 


POWYSIANA. 


one-half  of  all  Felons'  goods  only  which  should  exceed  the  sum 
of  £4  a  year,  which  should  be  had,  levied,  or  received  by  the 
said  Sir  Edward  Lloyd ;  he  Sir  Edward  Lloyd  to  be  allowed 
one-half  of  all  charges  of  suit  in  law  or  otherwise.  By  virtue  of 
which  demise  Sir  Edward  Lloyd  entered,  and  Sir  Edward 
Lloyd  being  so  possessed,  and  Sir  William  Owen  being  pos- 
sessed of  the  reversion  thereof  for  the  residue  of  the  Term 
granted  to  Sir  Roger  Owen  as  aforesaid,  he  the  said  Sir 
William  by  Indenture  dated  3  November,  second  of  Charles  I 
(1626)  for  a  consideration  in  money  paid  by  the  said  Francis 
Herbert  assigned  to  him  all  his  (Sir  William  Owen's)  right  in 
the  said  Term." 

In  course  of  a  few  years  a  misunderstanding  arose 
between  the  two  lessors  as  to  the  "  mizes"  and  the 
yearly  value  of  the  felons'  goods,  which  resulted  in  the 
above  Exchequer  Bill  being  filed. 

E.  E.  M. 


LX VII. —PRICES  IN  1763 


Beef,  per  Ib.   . 
Cheese,  per  Ib. 
Wheat,  per  strike   . 
Barley          „ 
Oats,  per  bushel 
Peas          „ 
Wool,  per  stone 
Potatoes,  per  strike 
Wether  sheep 
Pork 


£    s. 

d. 

£ 

s. 

d. 

0    0 

2 

Salmon,  per  Ib. 

0 

0 

6 

0    0 

3 

Board    wages,    per 

0     6 

0 

week  . 

0 

2 

6 

0     3 

6 

Maid      . 

*2 

15 

6 

0     7 

6 

Boy 

6 

0 

0 

0     2 

6 

Thatcher,  per  day  . 

0 

1 

0 

0  12 

6 

Server             „ 

0 

0 

6 

0     2 

4 

Workmen       „ 

0 

0 

10 

0     7 

0 

Women          „ 

0 

0 

6 

0    0 

2 

W.  S.  0. 


LXVIII. — A    FEW   NOTES   AS   TO    WELSH   FARMERS 
AND  FARMHOUSES  IN  THE  LAST  CENTURY. 

The  people  in  olden  time  dressed  very  simply.  The 
men  on  Sundays  all  wore  smock-frocks,  knee-breeches, 
gaiters  fitting  to  the  form  of  the  calf,  and  a  white 
hat.  The  women  wore  linsey  dresses,  a  common  bonnet 
with  a  cap  or  frill  underneath,  a  red  shawl  tied  over 


POWYSIANA.  LGi 

the  shoulders.  Dresses  were  short.  I  have  not  heard 
of  the  high  hat  being  common,  but  it  was  a  costly 
thing,  and  handed  down  from  mother  to  daughter. 

The  people  lived  more  plainly  than  now.  having  but 
one  barrel  of  beer  in  a  year.  Breakfast  of  flummery  ; 
dinner  :  bacon,  potatoes,  broth,  buttermilk.  No  beer 
and  no  meat,  but  red  herrings  sometimes. 

At  Bwlchyfrydd  there  was  a  fair — two  public-houses. 
It  is  said  an  English  regiment  was  disbanded  at  Caersws 
in  the  time  of  Cromwell.  The  men  married  Welsh 
wives.  Certainly  the  old  names  about  here  are  far  from 
being  Welsh ;  e.g.,  Benbow,  Nutting,  and  Hudson. 
Welsh  name,  David  Williams — his  son  John  would  be 
called  John  Davies,  and  so  interchangeably. 

Nearly  every  farm  had  its  weaving  contingent,  and 
rents  were  half  made  from  the  making  of  flannel, 
farmers  working  up  all  their  own  wool,  and  often 
buying  more  wool  to  work  up.  All  this  has  died  out 
by  the  introduction  of  railways  and  machinery. 

A  typical  old  Welsh  home  would  be  built  of  a 
wooden  framing,  the  panels  filled  in  with  plaster  made 
of  mud  and  straw,  whitewashed  or  wattled  with  ash  or 
hazel.  The  eaves  would  be  low,  and  the  bedroom 
windows  dormers  in  the  roof,  which  was  commonly 
thatched  with  broom.  The  chimney  would  be  wide 
and  open  to  the  sky  above,  and  made  of  wood,  with 
plaster  panels.  A  long  stick  would  be  kept  to  strike 
down  any  sparks  likely  to  set  fire  to  the  soot  in  the 
chimney.  Wood  or  peat  was  universally  burnt.  The 
floors  of  the  downstairs  portion  would  be  either 
pebble-paving,  made  often  in  a  set  pattern,  or  a  mud 
floor.  The  windows,  made  of  diamond-shaped  glass 
lead  lights,  were  very  small,  and  seldom  opened,  and 
the  bedrooms  were  open  to  the  thatch,  and  not  ceiled 
over.  All  the  framework  was  of  oak,  and  put  together 
by  tenons,  mortices,  and  oak  pins,  no  nails  being 
used.  Paint  was  not  used. 

Forty  years  ago,  there  was  not  a  farmer's  market- 
cart  in  the  whole  parish  of  Tregynon.  All  journeys 

VOL.  xxvi.  M 


162  POWYSlANA. 

were    performed    on  horseback,    and   the   ground-car 
without  wheels — a  sort  of  sledge — in  universal  use. 

W.  S.  0. 


LXIX. — SEALS  OF  MONTGOMERY,  DENBIGH,  AND  FLINT 
COUNTIES. 

In  a  recent  Catalogue  added  to  the  British  Museum 
References,  described  as  an  "  Additional  Catalogue  to 
Manuscripts  and  Seals,  1882-7",  on  page  325,  Ixxvi, 
Nos.  55-56,  is  the  Judicial  Seal  for  the  above  counties 
used  in  the  reign  of  Edward  VI ;  also,  Nos.  56-60,  the 
Seal  used  in  the  reign  of  Charles  I. 

E.  E.  M. 


LXX. — LIST  OF  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  TRADE  TOKENS. 

(Extracted  from  Boyne's  "Trade  Tokens".) 

LLANIDLOES — 

0.  IENKIN  .  THOMAS  .  OF  =  the  Mercers'  Arms. 

R.    LLANNIDLOES  .   1669   =  HIS   HALF   PENT    I.T. 

LLANFYLLIN — 

0.   WALTER  .  GRIFFITHES  .  OF  =  a  goat. 

R.    LLANVILLINGE  .  HIS  .  J  .  PENT  =  W.  M.  G. 

Vide  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xiii. 
MACHYNLLETH — 

0.  ISACK  .  PVGH  .  1660  =  a  rose. 

R.    OF    MATHENLLETH   =   1.  P. 

WELSHPOOL  (Mont.  Coll.,  loc.  cit.) — 

0.  RICH  .  DAVIES  .  FELT-MAKER1  =  a  lion  rampant. 

R.    IN  .  WELCH  .  POOLE  .  1667   =  HIS    HALF   PENY. 

0.  HVMPHRY  .  DRAPER  =  arms  of  Draper  Family :  Bendy  of 
eight,  over  all  three  fleurs-de-lys. 

R.  OF  .  WELCH  .  POOLE  .  HIS  HALF  PENY. 

0.  THOMAS  .  FARMER  .  MERCER  =  a  griffin  passant,  in  chief 

3  lions'  heads  erased. 

R.    IN  .  WELCHE  .  POOLE  .   1670   =  HIS    HALF    PENY. 

(Octagonal.) 
1  This  was  Richard  Davies  the  Quaker. 


POWYSIANA.  163 

0.  CHARLES  HVMPHREIS  =  a  dexter  hand,  holding  palewise 

a  sinister  glove  or  gauntlet. 
R.  IN  .  WELSH  .  POOLE  =  detrited. 

Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xiii. 

0.    SAMVELL  .  WOLLASTON   =  HIS    HALF    PENNY. 

R.  IN  .  WELCH  .  POOLE  .  1667  =  s.  w.  with   an  interlaced 

flower  between. 

H.  E.  J. 

LXXI. — AGREEMENT  FOR  FARMING  THE  POOR  OF 
NEWTOWN. 

2lst  March  1817. 

At  a  Vestry  then  held  in  the  parish  church  of  Newtown,  it 
was  agreed  by  us  the  undersigned,  being  Inhabitants,  Church- 
wardens, and  Overseers  of  the  Poor  of  the  Parish  of  Newtown 
of  the  one  part,  and  Owen  Owens  of  Brimmon,  in  the  said 
parish,  of  the  other  part,  We,  the  said  Inhabitants,  Church- 
wardens, and  Overseers,  to  let  all  the  poor  persons  belonging 
and  chargeable  to  the  said  parish  to  be  supported  and  main- 
tained by  the  said  Owen  Owens  for  the  term  of  one  full  year 
from  Ladyday  next,  allowing  the  said  Owen  Owens  the  amount 
of  five  assessments  of  poor-tax  of  one  shilling  in  the  pound 
each  upon  this  Town  and  parish.  And  the  said  Owen  Owens 
doth  promise  and  agree  to  maintain  and  support  all  the  said 
poor  which  are  now  chargeable,  or  which  shall  or  may  become 
chargeable,  for  the  term  of  one  year  as  aforesaid.  And  that 
the  Parish  Officers  and  the  said  Owen  Owens  do  agree  to  sign 
any  Agreement  made  by  a  professional  person  between  the 
said  parties  as  convenient  for  the  satisfaction  of  the  said 
parties,  and  confirming  the  same.  In  Witness  whereof,  the 
said  parties  to  these  presents  have  hereunder  put  their  hands 
the  day  and  year  first  above  written.  The  said  Owen  Owens 
doth  also  promise  and  agree  to  pay  all  Gaol  money  and  all 
other  usual  Incidental  Expenses  accustomed  to  be  paid  out  of 
the  parish  poor  Rates.  And  also  agrees  to  pay  the  yearly 
Rent  for  the  Mill  and  premises  belonging  thereto  from  Lady- 
day  next. 

ThosOwen  Thos.  Howell,     )   chmehwardens_ 

Charles  Stephens.         Thos.  Owen,       J 

John  Stanley. 

Saml.  Morgan.  Joseph  Turner,  ^)  Q  f    tke 

Thos.  Williams.  Richd.  Davies,     [  °     "pL? 

Chris.  Hall.  John  Thomas,      j 

Dd.  Davies. 

Edwd.  Owens.  Owen  Owens. 

W.  B.  P. 


164  POWYSIANA. 

LXXII. — A  CURIOUS  OFFENCE. 

The  chartered  boroughs  of  Montgomeryshire,  in  the 
seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries,  were  very  con- 
servative in  regard  to  their  privileges,  as  there  are 
numerous  presentments  made  against  "  Foreigners" 
setting  up  in  business  at  Welshpool,  on  the  Gaol 
Files;  but  why  Machynlleth,  so  recently  as  1764, 
considering  that  any  municipal  privileges  it  may  once 
have  been  entitled  to  had  been  cancelled  by  its  not 
entering  an  appearance  to  the  writ  "  de  Quoranto", 
which  had  been  issued  against  it  more  than  a  century 
before,  should  have  claimed  the  right  of  preventing 
persons  setting  up  in  business  there,  is  to  the  writer 
inexplicable,  but  it  is  clear  that  there  must  have  been 
some  reason  for  the  following  "presentment";  an 
explanation  why  it  was  made  would  be  interesting. 
At  the  Great  Sessions  held  at  Welshpool  on  the  23rd 
March  1764,  Arthur  Blayney,  Esq.,  Sheriff,  a  person 
of  the  name  of  Hugh  Humphreys  was  "  presented" 
for  setting  up  the  trades  of  a  haberdasher,  grocer, 
cutler,  and  mercer,  at  Machynlleth.  The  prosecutors 
were  David  Evans  and  Lewis  Rowland,  and  the  follow- 
ing witnesses  were  examined  :  Margaret  Watkin, 
widow ;  Wm.  Thomas,  mason ;  Hugh  Pugh,  shoe- 
maker ;  Robert  Newell,  tailor  ;  Thomas  Owen,  inn- 
keeper ;  and  Thomas  Hughe,  grocer.  The  jury  found 
a  "True  Bill". 


LXXIII. — CALENDAR  OF  PRISONERS. 

For  the  first  time  this  was  printed  in  the  year  1800, 
and  presented  at  the  Great  Sessions  held  at  Pool  on 
the  27th  of  March  in  that  year.  It  was  printed  by 
T.  Wood,  St.  John's  Hill,  Shrewsbury  (Chronicle 
Office),  and  sold  by  Pryce  Owen,  Welshpool ;  R.  Owen, 
Post  Office,  Newtown ;  and  J.  Weaver,  of  Mont- 
gomery. Price,  one  penny. 


POWYSIANA.  165 

LXXIV. — CURIOUS  PRESENTMENTS. 

Erecting  a  House  without  Land  attached  to  it. — At 
the  Great  Sessions  held  at  Welshpool,  23rd  March, 
anno  3  William  and  Mary  (1691),  Arthur  Pugh  of 
Burgedin  was  "  presented"  for  having  erected  a  house 
without  attaching  to  it  four  acres  of  land. 

Local  Measures. — At  the  same  Sessions,  the  Cor- 
porations of  Llanfyllin  and  Pool  were  severally 
"  presented"  for  allowing  a  larger  measure  than  the 
standard  measure  to  be  used  in  their  respective 
markets. 

Welslipool  ancient  House  of  Correction. — The  fol- 
lowing year,  at  the  Great  Sessions  held  at  Pool  on  the 
14th  of  September,  the  ancient  House  of  Correction, 
belonging  to  the  county  of  Montgomery,  situate  in 
the  town  of  Pool,  was  "  presented",  "being  in  extreme 
decay,  and  useless." 

Bailiffs  of  Pool :  Ale-selling. — At  the  same  Great 
Sessions,  Gabriel  Lloyd,  Eaquire,  one  of  the  Bailiffs  of 
Pool,  was  "  presented"  for  selling  ale. 

The  New  Key. — At  the  following  Sessions  held  at 
Welshpool  on  the  17th  March  following,  the  condition 
of  the  road  leading  from  Pool  to  "  the  New  Key"  was 
"  presented". 

The  River  Lledan — Welshpool  Corn  Market. — At 
the  Great  Sessions  held  at  Llanfyllyn  on  the  28th 
March  1698,  several  persons  were  "presented"  for 
corrupting  the  river  Lledan,  and  the  town  of  Pool  was 
"  presented"  for  the  bad  condition  of  the  Corn  Market 
there. 

Killing  Hares  on  Sunday. — At  the  Great  Sessions 
held  at  Welshpool  on  the  30th  September  1700,  David 
Evans  of  Peniarth,  in  the  parish  of  Meifod,  was 
"  presented"  for  killing  six  hares  on  a  Sunday  during 
the  hours  of  divine  service,  the  snow  being  on  the 
ground. 

Pool  Cross. — At  the  Great  Sessions  held  in  the  town 
of  Pool  on  the  23rd  of  August  1703,  the  inhabitants 


166  POWYSIANA. 

of  Pool  were  "  presented"  for  the  insufficiency  of  the 
Cross. 

Pool  Stocks  and  Pillory. — At  the  Great  Sessions 
held  in  Pool  on  the  19th  of  March  1712,  the  in- 
habitants of  Pool  were  "  presented"  for  not  providing 
"  Stocks  and  Pillory". 

Sealing  Lane,  Welshpool. — Two  burgesses  of  Pool 
were  at  the  same  Sessions  "  presented"  for  throwing 
their  "  Muck  or  Com  pastes"  on  to  a  street  called 
"  Sealing  Lane"  in  that  town. 

E.  K  M. 


LXXV. — SHERIFFS'  ASSOCIATION. 
RULES. 

1.  This   Society,  which  was   established  in  1747,  shall  be 
styled  "  The  Sheriffs'  Association  for  Denbighshire,  Flintshire, 
and  Montgomeryshire",  its  object  being  to  lessen  the  personal 
expenses  of  its  members  in  serving  the  office  of  High  Sheriff 
for  either  of  those  counties.     All  the  existing  rules  of  the 
Society1  shall  be  repealed  after  the    21st  day  of  September 
1888,  and  the  following  Eules  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after 
that  date. 

2.  The  subscription  of  a  Member  admitted  into  this  Society 
shall  be  forty   guineas,   unless  his  father  shall  have  been  a 
Member  ;  and  in  that  case  the  subscription  shall  be  twenty- 
five  guineas.     Such  subscription  shall  entitle  the  Member  to 
the  benefits  of  the  Association  in  respect  of  only  one  of  the 
counties    comprised   within     its    operations ;    and    a    similar 
subscription  shall  be  payable  in  respect  of  each  other  of  such 
three  counties  for  which  the  Member  may  afterwards  serve  as 
Sheriff. 

3.  No  person  shall  be  admitted  a  Member  of  the  Society 
after  his  name  shall  have  appeared  in  the  published  list  of 
those  nominated  for  selection  by  the  Crown.2 

4.  The  officers  of  the  Society  shall  consist  of  a  Treasurer 
and  Agent,  to  be  elected  at  a  general  meeting  of  the  Members 

1  See  a  copy  of  the  old  Rules  in  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xvi,  p.  233. 

2  Under  the  old  Rules  (No.   X)  no  one  was  to  be  admitted  a 
subscriber  between  the  last  day  of  October  and  the  1 2th  February  in 
any  year  (in  which  time  sheriffs  are  usually  appointed)  unless  he  paid 
down  £40  into  the  treasurer's  hands.     (Ibid.,  p.  235.) 


POWYSiANA.  167 

convened  as  hereinafter  mentioned.  The  officers  to  be  allowed 
such  remuneration  as  may  be  ordered  from  time  to  time  by 
the  Committee.  All  payments  to  be  made  by  the  treasurer 
upon  production  of  a  cheque  signed  by  two  Members  of  the 
Committee,  and  countersigned  by  the  agent. 

5.  The  entire  direction  of  the  business  of  the  Society  shall 
be  vested  in  a  Committee,  to  consist  of  seven  Members  elected 
at  a  general  meeting  of  the  Society  to  be  convened  as  herein- 
after provided,  and  the  existing  Committee  for  the  time  being, 
or  the  surviving  members  of  it,  shall  continue  in  office  till 
another  Committee  shall  be  appointed  to  succeed  them. 

6.  Any    gentleman   wishing   to    become    a   Member   shall 
transmit  his  proposal  in  writing  to  that  effect,  setting  forth 
his  residence  and  name  at  full  length,  and  also  the  county  in 
respect  of  which  he  intends  to  subscribe,  to  the  agent   of  the 
Society  previous  to  the  first  day  of  July  in  any  year;  and  the 
agent  shall  intimate  all  such  proposals  received  up    to  that 
date  to  every  Member  of  the  Committee  by  post,  and  if  no 
objection  to  the  admission  of  an  applicant  shall  be  received 
by  the  agent  from  any  Member  of  Committee  within  fourteen 
days   after  the  transmission  of   such  intimation,  every    such 
applicant  shall  be  admitted  a  Member  upon  payment  of  the 
required  subscription  previous  to  the  first  day  of  October  following. 
Should  any   objection  be  received  from  any  Member  of  the 
Committee,  the  agent  shall  summon  a  meeting  of  the  Com- 
mittee some  day  during  the  month  of  August,  giving  seven 
days'  notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  meeting,  and  the  decision 
of  the  majority  at  such  meeting  shall  be  final. 

7.  The  treasurer  shall  in   the  month  of  January  annually 
supply  his  account  up  to    the  thirty-first  day  of  December 
previous   to  the  agent,  who  shall  with   all  convenient  speed 
cause   a    balance-sheet   of  such   account    to   be   printed  and 
transmitted  by  post  to  all  the  Members. 

8.  A  meeting  of  the  Committee,  or  at  the  request  of  any 
two  Members  a  general  one  of  the  Society,  shall  be  convened 
at  any  time  by  the  agent,  who  shall  give    seven  days'  notice 
of  the  time  and  place  of  holding  such  meetings,  by  post. 

9.  The  agent  shall  find  two  trumpeters,  with  banners,  to 
meet  and  attend  the  Judges  and  the  Members  of  the  Society, 
when    Sheriffs,    as    usual,   at    the   Assizes  in   the    said  three 
counties ;  and   such  trumpeters    shall   be    equipped  (but  not 
mounted)  and  paid  out  of  the  fund  in  manner  and  at  the  rate 
ordered  by  the  Committee  for  the  time  being.     The  Society 
shall  also  defray  the  costs  of  the  attendance  of  county  police 
at  such  Assizes  with  the  trumpeters. 


168  POWYSIANA. 

10.  Every  Member  of  the  Society  shall  be  allowed  from  the 
fund  fifty  guineas  for  each  Spring  and  Summer  Assizes  (only) 
held  during  his  year  of  office  for  the  county  in  respect  of  which 
he  shall  have  subscribed,  besides  having  the  attendance  of  the 
Society's  trumpeters  and  the  county  police. 

11.  There  shall  be  two  trustees,  to  be  appointed  in  case  of 
vacancy  at  a  general  meeting,  in  whose  names  all  funds  placed 
out  at  interest  shall  be  invested. 

12.  These  Rules  may  be  altered  by  the  Committee  for  the 
time  being  at  a  meeting  to  be  convened  according  to  Rule  8. 

T.  L.  FITZHUGH,  Chairman. 
J.  LEWIS,  Agent. 
Wrexham,  21st  September  1888. 

Trustees. 
The  Right  Hon.  Lord  Kenyon.     H.  R.  Hughes  (Kinmel). 

Present  Committee. 

Sir  Robert  Cunliffe,  Bart.  Col.  Henry  Warter  Meredith. 

Thomas  Lloyd  Fitzhugh,  Esq.      Boscawen  Trevor  Griffith  Bos- 
John  Scott  Bankes,  Esq.  cawen,  Esq. 
Edmund  Peel,  Esq.                       James  Hassall  Foulkes,  Esq. 

Treasurer. 
The  National  Provincial  Bank  of  England,  Wrexham. 

Agent. 
John  Lewis,  Solicitor,  Wrexham. 

The  proceedings,  and  even  the  existence  of  this 
Sheriffs'  Association,  have  been  apparently  kept  very 
quiet.  To  this  probably  may  be  ascribed  the  fact  that 
it  is  twenty-five  years  since  any  Montgomeryshire 
subscriber  belonged  to  it. — ED.  Mont.  Coll. 


POWYSIANA. 


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170  POWYSIANA. 

The  foregoing  account,  which  was  accidentally 
omitted  from  the  last  Part,  will  prove  interesting  to 
members  of  the  Powys-land  Club.  There  is  no  doubt 
Montgomeryshire  men  have  still  the  right  to  apply  for 
admission  to  the  Club.  Captain  Crewe-Read  was  the 
last  to  avail  himself  of  it. 

On  reference  to  the  original  rules  of  the  Association 
(Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xvi,  p.  237),  it  will  be  seen  that  by 
Rule  XVEI  "  5  subscribers  of  each  county  were  em- 
powered to  be  of  a  committee  to  admit  of  subscribers". 
Upon  the  alleged  revision  of  the  rules  in  1888  the 
course  pursued  in  1747  was  not  followed,  but  one 
committee,  consisting  of  Denbighshire  and  Flintshire 
men,  was  appointed,  and  Montgomeryshire  was 
ignored.  The  existence  of  the  Association  was  not 
known  in  Montgomeryshire  in  1883,  when  the  original 
rules  were  printed  in  Mont.  Coll.,  for  it  is  there  stated, 
"  We  have  not  been  able  to  learn  how  long  the  articles 

continued  in  operation It  is  not  improbable  that 

the  printing  of  this  document  may  elicit  further  in- 
formation on  the  subject."  But  the  rules  were  altered 
in  1888  without  any  notice  to  Montgomeryshire. 

Were  not  attempted  alterations  of  the  rules  in  1888 
ultra  vires  ? 

The  fund  has  accumulated  to  the  large  sum  of 
£8,000  and  upwards,  and  produces  £218  per  annum, 
which,  if  divided  between  the  three  counties  which  have 
contributed,  would  give  each  £72  odd  per  annum. 


171 


EAKLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE   WILLS    AT 
SOMERSET   HOUSE. 

(Continued  from  p.  48.) 


BORDER    WILLS— continued. 

Will  of  ANNE  MATHEWE,  Widow,  Rhyston,   Salop  ;  made  6th 
May  1639  j    proved  5th  February  1639-40. 

To  son-in-law,  Richard  Jones  of  Rhyston,  £10;  to  John, 
Edward,  Mathewe,  and  Ann,  his  children  and  rny  daughter 
Joyce's,  20s.  each.  To  Thomas  Jones,  son-in-law,  of 
Brompton,  £5,  part  of  £25  in  the  hands  of  rny  son  Edward 
Mathewe  ;  to  grandchildren,  David  and  Ann  Jones,  20s.  each. 
To  daughter  Jane,  wife  of  John  Kynsey,  gent.,  40s. ;  to  grand- 
children Evan,  Margaret,  and  Ann,  children  of  rny  son  Edward 
Mathewe,  20s.  each ;  to  son  Edward,  40s. ;  to  David,  John, 
Rose,  and  Mary  Evans,  grandchildren,  children  of  rny  eldest 
son  Evannes  Mathew,  deceased,  20s.  each.  To  Thomas 
Thomas,  my  allysman,  40s. ;  to  Ann  ap  John  (an  old  servant's 
daughter),  20s. ;  Rudolph  Barbor  Rose,  his  wife,  and  their 
children,  £15.  To  sons-in-law  Richard  Jones  and  Thomas 
Jones,  £10,  due  to  me  by  Lewis  Moris  of  Goytree,  gent.,  to 
the  use  of  mv  daughter  Mary,  the  wife  of  Thomas  ap  Rees, 
and  her  children  ;  to  Richard  and  Thomas  Jones  above,  3  kyne, 
price  £9  18s.  Qd.,  to  the  same  use. 

Executors. — Richard  Jones  and  Thomas  Jones,  sons-in-law. 

Witnesses. — Richard  Thomas,  William  Whyt,  John  Whyte, 
Thomas  Humfrey,  Richard  Williams,  servants  unto  Richd. 
Jones. 


Will  of  EDWARD  LANGPORD  of  Belthouse,  Salop;  made  23rd 
May  1637;  proved  4th  May  1640. 

Two  days  before  his  death  he  gave  and  bequeathed  to  Ann, 
his  wife,  all  his  goods,  chattels,  debts,  etc.,  whom  he  appointed 

N  2 


172  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

to  see  him  interred,  in    the   presence   of    Thomas  Edmonds, 
Elizabeth  Edmonds,  and  Thomas  Amyes. 


Will  of  WM.  SPEAKE  of  Salop,  Mercer;  made  28th  July  1642; 
proved  21st  August  1642. 

All  his  goods,  chattels,  movable  and  immovable,  to  his  wife 
Hester  and  Lodwicke  his  son,  to  be  equally  divided  between 
them  ;  wife  to  have  £20  more  than  half.  To  Mr.  Pole,  the 
minister,  10s. ;  to  testator's  maidservant,  Judeth,  10s.  Hester, 
wife,  sole  executrix. 

Witnesses. —  Thos.  Conney  (?),  Richard  Gouldstoue,  Lodo- 
wicke  Speake. 


Nuncupative  Will  of  THOMAS  THOMAS  G-ETHEN  of  Lidbury 
North,  Salop.  He  died  April  8th,  1647;  proved  17th 
November  1647. 

He  declared  his  will  nuncupative  some  time  before,  and  he 
willed  to  John  Cartwright,  his  son-in-law,  £31,  part  of  his 
marriage  portion  ;  5s.  to  Elizabeth  Meyricke,  his  servant-maid  ; 
to  Alice  Harding,  his  goddaughter,  3s.  ;  to  his  son  Thomas 
Gethen,  £50;  to  Mary  Cartwright,  grandchild,  20s.  His  wife 
Mary,  sole  executrix;  residue  to  her. 


Will  of  THOMAS  HOWELLS  of  Lydham  ;  proved  1st  Dec.  1647. 

Eldest  daughter  Mary,  son  Charles,  daughter  Margery,  son 
Thomas,  youngest  daughter  Elenor,  £3  each. 
Eesidue  to  Elenor,  wife,  the  executrix. 


Will  of  ANDREW  GKIFEITHES   of  Shrewsbury,  Gent. ;    proved 
November  12th,  1642. 

Testator  devised  a  messuage  in  Llandynier,  co.  Montgomery, 
to  John  and  Richard  Griffithes  and  their  heirs,  two  of  testator's 
sons,  in  trust,  to  sell,  to  pay  personal  legacies.  To  his  four 
younger  sons,  Roger,  William,  Abraham,  and  Edward,  £200 
each ;  to  his  granddaughter,  Sarah  Symcocks,  £10 ;  and  to 
John,  Joane,  and  Mary  Symcocks.  his  grandchildren,  £10 
each.  To  his  daughter  Joane  Symcocks,  20s.  to  buy  a  ring  ;  to 
his  grandchild  Andrew  Griffiths,  £10;  to  the  poor  of  St. 
Chad's,  £10. 


AT   SOMERSET   HOUSE.  173 

Will  of  PHILLIP  OLIVER  of  Rorrington,  Yeoman  ;  made  20th 
December  1648  ;  proved  26th  September  1653.  Codicil, 
7th  February  1651-2. 

Wife  Johanne,  £10,  half  his  household,  and  "  I  give  her  my 
Bees".  To  Richard  Portor  of  Preest  Weston,  £10  ;  owing  to 
Joseph  Portor  of  Preest  Weston,  20s. ;  to  grandchild  Phillip 
Oliver,  £10;  to  Henry  Hillier  of  Ouckton,  gent.,  £20,  "which 
I  give  out  of  my  love,  and  for  the  trust  which  I  impose  upon 
him  for  the  selling  and  disposing  of  my  estate,  according  to 
this  mv  will ;  and  1  appoint  him  and  George  Bray  of  Rorring- 
ton,  yeoman,  my  executors." 

Richard  Harris,1  Thomas  Bowdler,2  Edmund  Lloyd,  Stockton, 
owed  testator  small  sums  on  bonds. 


Will  of  JOANNE  LLOYD  of  Westbury  Witton,  co.  Salop,  Widow ; 
made  20th  February  1658-9. 

To  James  Gough,  grandchild,  £40  ;  to  Reynold,  his  brother, 
£60  ;  to  Edmond  Gittens,  £5  ;  to  Reynold  Gittens'  children, 
40s.  ;  to  Ann  Morris,  40s.  ;  to  Richard  Gittens,  20s.  ;  to  Anne 
Gittens,  20s.;  to  Edward  Gough,  son-in-law,  all  implements; 
to  James  and  Reynold,  all  household  "  whittmett"  corn  and 
cattle  unbequeathed  to  be  sold  ;  residue  to  James  and  Richard  ; 
£7  for  funeral  expenses.  To  Abraham  Harris,  10x. ;  to  Mary 
Cox,  my  kinswoman,  £15,  also  bedding,  curtains,  sheets, 
napkins,  tablecloths;  all  wearing  apparel,  "except  my  hatt, 
1  bequeathe  to  Elizabeth  Bains."  To  James  Gough  £10 ;  to 
his  brother  Reynold,  £20  ;  if  they  died  before  21  years  of  age, 
£20  to  go  to  the  father,  Edward  Gough  ;  £10  to  her  brother's 
children,  as  executors  liked.  To  Edward  Fox,  the  son  of 
Edward  Fox,  20s. ;  "  to  each  godchild  living  in  this  town,"  12^. ; 
to  Elizabeth  Gittins  of  London,  2s.  Qd. ;  to  Richard  Morris, 
2s.  6d  ;  to  Anne  Gittins  of  Witton,  2s.  Qd. ;  to  Elizabeth 
Bedow,  one  strike  of  corn  ;  "  I  forgive  her  the  money  she  owes 
me  ;  I  forgive  Mr.  Henry  Foxe,  the  Hurst,  £5." 

Sole  executor. — Son-in-law,  Edward  Gough. 

1  According  to  the  Heralds'  Visitation  (Harl.  Soc.  ed.),  he  was  the 
son  and  heir  of  Richard  Harris  of  Stockton,  Chirbury,  by  Hannah, 
da-lighter  and  co-heir  of  Arthur  Harris  of  Condover. 

2  "Thomas  Bowdler,  gent.",  was  rated  for  Marton,  Chirbury,  in 
1664.     His  son  John  married  Margery,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  the 
Rev.  George  Lloyd  of  Stockton,  Rector  of  Bedstone,  Salop.     Edmond 
Lloyd  appears  rated  for  Stockton  in    1664-6.     He  was  a  younger 
brother  of  the  Rev.  George  Lloyd. 


174  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

Will  of  EGBERT  LLOYD  of  Bucknell,  Salop,  Gentleman;  dated 
1st  May  1660;   proved  9th  July  1661. 

Sons — Richard,  Henry,  Eobert,  John. 
Daughter — Bridgett  =  Gabriel  James. 

Richard  James,  grandson. 

Third  daughter — Elizabeth  =  Edward  Gretten  (then  lately 
deceased). 

Eldest  daughter — Joyce,  silver  bowle. 

Testator  had  a  mortgage  of  £10  on  lands  of  one  Morris 
Price,  in  Kerry,  gentleman. 

Overseer. — Richard  Millichap. 

'Executors. — Son  Richard,  daughter  Joyce. 


The  original  Will,  with  probate  annexed,   of  THOMAS  OWEN 
of  Eaton  Mascot,  co.  Salop.     1661-2. 

IN  THE  NAME  OF  GOD,  AMEN.  I,  Thomas  Owen1  of  Eaton 
Mascot,  co.  Salop,  and  diocese  of  Coventry  and  Lichfield.  My 
body  to  decent  burial.  Whereas  Sir  Richard  Oateley  is 
indebted  to  me  £300,  my  will  is  that  £250  thereof  shall  be 
employed  for  the  payment  of  my  debts,  and  the  other  £50  for 
the  payment  of  the  legacies  hereafter  mentioned.  Whereas 
my  sister  Owen  oweth  me  £110,  1  give  £100  thereof  to  my 
wife,  and  the  other  £10  to  be  distributed  amongst  the  poor. 
Whereas  my  sister  Barker  oweth  me  £500,  my  will  is  that  my 
wife  shall  have  the  interest  thereof  during  her  life,  and  after 
her  decease  my  will  is  that  the  said  £500  shall  be  thus  disposed  : 
£200  towards  the  discharging  of  the  proper  debts  of  my 
brother,  Pontisbury  Owen,  deceased,  which  I  intend  as  a  kind- 
ness and  ease  to  my  nephew,  Pontisbury  Owen.  To  my  cousins 
Edward  Owen  and  Thomas  Owen,  both  of  Eaton  Mascot  afore- 
said, £100  apiece,  when  24  years  of  age,  with  benefit  of  survi- 
vorship. To  my  niece  Sara  Owen,  £50.  It  is  my  will  that  my 

1  Testator  was  a  younger  brother  of  Pontisbury  Owen,  buried  24th 
April  1652.  They  were  the  sons  of  Edward  Owen  by  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Richard  Ottley  of  Pickford,  and  grandsons  of  Edward 
Owen  of  Salop,  by  Dorothy,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  George  Pontis- 
bury, of  an  opulent  family,  seated  at  Albrightlee,  near  Shrewsbury. 
This  line  of  Owens  was  of  Eaton  Mascot  until  the  reign  of  George  I, 
and  were  distinguished  as  Pontisbury  Owens.  Captain  Pontisbury 
Owen,  of  Eaton  Mascot,  was  one  of  the  King's  officers  in  1645,  taken 
prisoner  on  the  capture  of  Shrewsbury. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  175 

nephew  Robert  Owen  shall  have  the  interest  of  the  other  £50 
during  his  life,  and  after  his  decease  I  give  the  said  £50  to  my 
nephew  Pontisbury  Owen.  To  Elinor  Drackford,  £2  (?).  To 
ray  cousin  Edward  Lewis,  £3  to  buy  him  a  piece  of  plate.  To 
my  sister  Barker  and  her  two  daughters,  to  my  cousin  Kynaston, 
to  my  sister  Owen,  to  Sir  Richard  Oateley  and  his  brother,  to 
my  cousin  Lewis  and  his  wife,  to  my  cousin  James  Cresset,  to 
Dr.  Smith,  to  Mr.  John  Whi takers,  Mr.  Richard  Taylor,  Mr. 
Richard  Piper,  and  Farmer  Hughes,  20s.  each  to  buy  them 
mourning  rings.  I  nominate  and  ordain  my  cousin  Edward 
Lewis,  and  my  dear  friend  Mr.  Richard  Piper,  executors. 
Dated  7th  December  1661. 

(Signed)  THOMAS  OWEN. 

(Seal :  a  lion  rampant.) 
Sealed,  etc.,  in  the  presence  of 
Richard  Payne. 
Anne  Griffies. 

The  X  marke  of  Alice  Bennet. 
Proved  atLichfield,  28th  January  1661-2,  by  the  executors. 


Will  of  WILLIAM  LLOYD  of  Shrewsbury,  Mercer;  made   llth 

April,  15  Ch.  II;  proved  28th  April  1663. 
Revoking  all  former  wills,  he  desired  to  be  buried  as  near  to 
the  place  where  his  late  dear  wife  was  buried  as  may  be.  After 
providing  for  payment  of  his  debts  and  funeral  expenses,  he 
devised  first  to  his  honoured  mother-in-law,  Elizabeth  Davies, 
£5  ;  to  his  aunt,  Abigail  Haynes,  widow  relict  of  his  late  uncle, 
John  Harris  of  Trewerne,  £5 ;  to  his  brother-in-law,  William 
Barrett,  20s.,  and  to  his  wife  Eleanour,  £4;  to  his  brother-in- 
law,  Evan  Jones  of  Penstrode,1  £5,  and  to  his  wife  Elizabeth, 
£20,  and  to  their  grandchild,  David  Pace,  £5 ;  to  brother 
David  £10,  and  to  his  (David's)  four  daughters,  £15  apiece  ;  to 
his  niece,  Jane  Lloyd,  £20  ;  and  to  Evan  Lloyd,  her  brother, 
"  my  nephew,"  £10  ;  to  Siluanus,  my  brother  Evan  Jones,  his 
man,  40s.;  to  Phillipp  Downes,  "my  apprentice,"  £10;  to 
Katherine  Lloyd,  my  servant  maid,  £5 ;  to  my  old  servant, 
Frances,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Roberts,  £4;  to  the  Company  of 
Mercers  within  the  town  of  Shrewsbury,  £5;  to  the  poor  of 
St.  Chad's  parish,  £5  ;  to  the  poor  of  the  parish  of  Mochdre, 
40s.  ;  to  nephew,  John  Lloyd,  £5 ;  to  my  nieces,  by  sis- 
ters Hester,  Dorothie,  and  Jane  Lloyd,  £5  each ;  to  my 
cousin,  Jane  Waring  of  Oldbury,  widow,  £10  ;  and  to  her 

1  Penstrowed,  near  Newtown. 


]  76  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE   WILLS 

daughters,  Lettice  and  Mary,  £5  each  ;  to  my  cousins,  Henry 
Langley,  Peter  Langley,  Richard  Waripge,  John  Seaverne, 
Edward  George,  and  Richard  Brornpton,  20s.  each  to  buy  them 
a  ring;  to  my  loving  friends,  Gabriel  Wood,  Margret  Lawton, 
Richard  Taylor,  Richard  Bayton,  godson,  Wm.  Walthall,  and 
cousin  Reignold  Davies,  20s.  each  to  do  the  like.  He  directed 
his  executors  to  pay  his  niece  Mary,  wife  of  John  Jones  of 
Cowyrhedney  [I  take  this  to  be  Cwmyrhiwdre  Mochdre], 
£8  4s.  towards  her  maintenance  during  their  joint  lives  ;  if 
she  survived  her  husband,  or  left  issue  by  him,  then  to  pay 
her  at  his  death  £40,  or  to  such  issue  at  her  death  £40. 
Testator  mentioned  that  his  loving  uncle,  John  Langley,  had 
given  testator  a  bond  for  his  own  use,  wherein  one  William 
Matthews  was  bound  to  testator  for  payment  of  £50  ;  he 
bequeathed  the  same  back  to  his  uncle ;  whereas  Mrs.  Sarah 
Sheete,  late  of  Shrewsbury,  widow,  deceased,  who  in  her  life- 
time made  a  will  and  nominated  testator  one  of  her  executors, 
did  in  her  lifetime  deliver  into  his  hands  50s.,  to  be  for  the 
use  and  benefit  of  an  infant,  the  only  child  of  Thomas  Passand, 
Apothecary,  deceased;  testator  directed  his  executors  to  pay 
the  said  50s.,  and  30s.  more  towards  putting  the  lad  apprentice 
if  he  lived  to  that  time  ;  if  he  died,  to  pay  the  50s.  only  to  his 
next-of-kin.  Testator  devised  to  Master  Roger  Heyward1  20s., 
whom  he  desired  to  preach  his  funeral  sermon.  The  residue 
to  loving  brother  Morgan  Lloyd  and  his  son  and  daughter, 
Thomas  and  Anne,  share  and  share  alike,  whom  he  constituted 
his  executors. 

Witnesses. — Thomas  Jewcks,  Arthur  Donne,  Gabriel  Worley, 
Ra.  Taylor. 

Will  of  ABIGAIL  POWELL  of  Worthen,  Spinster  ;  made  4th  Dec. 
1666  ;    proved  17th  July  1667. 

To  Richard  Powell,  nephew,  son  unto  Henry  Powell  of 
Worthyine,  Esq.,  all  her  interest  in  Hampton  farm  and  all  the 
interest  she  had  in  any  lands  in  the  Townships  of  Brockton, 
Worthynes,  or  elsewhere  in  the  co.  of  Salop.  To  Rowland 
Middleton,  brother-in-law,  £80 ;  to  Dorothy  Hawkes,  niece 
and  goddaughter,  £80  ;  to  brother  Williams,  one  mourning- 
ring;  to  my  sister  Williams,  mourning  gownes  and  petticoats; 

1  Admission  to  St.  John's,  Cambridge,  July  1656  to  July  1657. 
Roger  Hayward  of  Shrewsbury,  son  of  John  Hayward,  pistoris, 
School  Shrewsbury  (Mr.  Pigott),  for  six  years.  Admitted  pensioner; 
tutor  and  surety,  Mr,  Fogg,  3rd  November,  cet.  19. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  177 

to  niece  Morgaine  (or  Morga?m),  a  mourning  ring ;  to  all  the 
children  of  brother  IJpwell,  each  of  them  one  mourning  ring ; 
nephew,  John  Powell. 

ELIZABETH  DRAPER,  Betchfield,  Worthin,  Widow ;  will  made 
18th  March,  anno  14  Charles  Second,  1662  ;  proved  17th 
June  1667. 

Mentions  daughter,  Jane  Hall ;  daughter,  Mary  Price ; 
Eleanor  Griffiths,  widow  ;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Joseph  Ridge  ; 
son,  Richard  Draper  ;  son,  Moses  Draper  ;  son-in-law,  Richard 
Price. 

Executors. — Richard  Draper,  son;  Eleanor  Griffiths,  daughter. 


JOHN  CoLE1  of  Shrewsbury,  Esq.;  made  llth  August  1667; 
proved  25th  August  1667. 

To  his  wife,  Ann  Cole,  he  devised  all  his  estate  in  a  mill  in 
Trederwen  Vaur,  co.  Monty.,  also  four  houses  in  the  suburbs  of 
Shrewsbury ;  all  his  other  estates  he  devised  to  his  good 
friend  Sir  Humphrey  Briggs  of  [Haughtou],  in  the  co.  of 
Salop,  Baronet,  and  Thomas  Jones  of  Shrewsbury,  Esquire,  one 
of  His  Majesty's  Justices  in  Wales,  and  the  survivors  of  them 
and  their  heirs,  etc.,  in  trust,  first  to  pay  his  debts,  then  to  pay 
testator's  loving  uncle,  Thomas  Cole  of  Bewdley,  £22  yearly 
for  his  life,  and  after,  the  said  £22  to  be  paid  to  testator's 
cousin,  eldest  son  of  Thomas  Cole  above,  for  his  life.  Also 
he  devised  to  his  worthy  friend,  Captain  John  Cocks,  £20  ;  the 
remainder  his  trustees  above  were  to  hold  for  the  sole  and 
proper  use  of  his  nephew,  Francis  Draper2  (son  of  his  (tes- 

1  Testator  was  of  Cole  Hall  and  Oxon  Hall,  Salop,  whose  ancestor, 
Hugh  Colle,  appears  on  the  Guild  merchant  of  'Salop,  2  of  King 
John,  1209.  By  his  wife  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  Edward  Lyttleton 
of  Pillaton,  Staffordshire,  Bart.,  he  left  no  issue.  His  sister,  Anne 
Cole,  married  at  St.  Chad's,  Salop,  in  1660,  Francis  Draper  of  Walton, 
Worthen.  His  estates  passed  eventually  to  his  first  cousin,  John 
Cole,  whose  only  son  and  heir,  John  Cole  of  Oxon  Hall,  dying  in 
1741,  left  six  sisters,  co-heirs,  who  divided  the  property  by  a  deed  of 
partition  in  1744.  Margaret,  the  youngest,  married  William 
Billingsley  of  the  Lea,  Claverley,  Salop,  whose  daughter  and  co-heir 
Jane  married  Christopher  Cornyn  Higgins  of  Loynton  Hall,  Stafford- 
shire. Their  daughter  Sarah  married  Richard  Lloyd  of  Shrewsbury. 

-  He  died  young,  without  issue.  His  mother,  Ann  Cole,  was 
buried  in  1667. 


178        EARLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

tator's)  brother-in-law,  Francis  Draper,  by  Ann  his  wife,  late 
deceased,  "  my  sister")  of  "Walton,  in  the  co.  of  Salop,  and  to  the 
heirs  male  of  his  body  lawfully  begotten  ;  in  default,  to  Thomas 
Cole,  testator's  uncle,  for  life;  after,  to  the  first  son  of  the  body 
of  the  said  Thomas  Cole  lawfully  begotten;  in  default,  to  the 
second,  third,  and  every  son;  in  default,  to  the  right  heirs  of 
the  said  Thomas  Cole  for  ever,  subject  to  the  sums,  etc.,  before 
expressed ;  and  £200  to  testator's  niece,  daughter  of  his 
brother-in-law,  F.  Draper;  also  £5  a  year  to  Roger  Jones, 
testator's  servant,  for  life.  Sole  executrix,  wife. 


Will  of  THOMAS  EDWARDS  of  Kilhendre,  co.  Salop,  Esq. ;  made 
24th  April  1667;  proved  5th  July  1667. 

Testator  devised  to  his  two  daughters,  Judith  and  Frances 
Edwards,  £1,000,  to  be  equally  divided,  provided  that  neither 
of  them  married  without  the  consent,  of  his  executors  and 
trustees.  To  son  Thomas  he  devised  some  lands  then  recently 
purchased  from  James  Hanmer  and  another,  he  paying  thereout 
to  testator's  two  daughters  £150,  the  £150  to  be  counted  as 
part  of  the  £1,000.  All  his  personal  estate,  with  the  exception 
of  two  furnaces  in  the  brewhouse,  and  the  furniture  of  two 
chambers,  he  devised  to  his  wife  Frances  in  trust — she  first  to 
have  a  valuation,  then  divide  the  same  into  three  parts,  and 
deliver  the  same  in  money  or  kind,  to  the  son  and  two  daughters 
equally ;  he  devised  to  his  son  the  two  furnaces,  and  to  his 
(testator's)  wife  (the  chamber  furniture  excepted),  she  to  enjoy 
the  use  of  the  same,  and  certain  rooms  in  the  house  for  her 
life.  If  she  married,  then  the  trustees  to  have  absolute  control 
of  the  £500  each,  devised  to  the  daughters.  If  either  died 
before  attaining  twenty-one,  or  married,  then  £300  to  go  to 
surviving  sister,  £100  to  any  younger  child  or  children  his  son 
may  have;  £50  to  testator's  cousin,  Susanna  Aldersley ;  £10 
to  his  sister  Edgeley's  daughter's  children  or  child,  if  any 
living,  her  husband  not  to  meddle  with  it ;  £40  to  Frances,  his 
son's  daughter;  if  she  died,  then  to  the  younger  children.  In 
settling  of  his  estate  upon  his  son,  with  "  my  Brother  Kiffin", 
he  reserved  power  to  give  and  settle  upon  a  preaching  minister 
at  Dodleston  Chapel  40s.  a  year  for  ever,  testator's  heirs  for 
the  time  being  to  have  a  voice  in  electing  him.  Testator 
declared  the  property  that  should  thenceforth  pay  the  annuity. 
To  cousin  Susanna  Aldersley,  £10  ;  to  sister  Edgeley,  20s.  for  a 
ring;  " to  my  daughter  Edwards,  an  old  piece  of  Angell  gold 
to  make  her  a  ring  ;  to  my  son,  the  ring  I  wear,  with  my  crest 
of  arms  upon." 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  179 

"  Whereas  Thomas  Mitton,  Esq.,  left  me  at  his  death  a  Watch, 
which  Mr.  John  Mitton  hath  since  then  promised  to  give  rne 
with  many  oathes  and  asseverations  this  fower  years  past,  my 
will  is,  if  it  cann  be  obtained  by  Love  or  Lavve,  that  my  sonne 
may  have  it,  and  that  it  may  continue  as  an  heire  loorne  to  my 
heires  for  ever/'  His  own  watch  he  gave  to  his  daughter 
Judith,  desiring  his  wife  to  leave  her  watch  to  their  daughter 
Frances ;  to  Edward  Edwards  a  suit  of  clothes,  at  his 
(testator's)  wife's  discretion.  Residue  to  wife,  she  sole  executrix. 
Earnestly  desiring  his  nephew,  Thomas  Aldersey  the  younger, 
Esq.,  his  dear  kinsman,  Thomas  Langley,  Esq.,  and  his  cousins, 
Adam  Colefox  and  Kobt.  Roe,  gent.,  to  be  trustees ;  leaving 
20s.  to  each  to  buy  a  ring. 

[Testator,  by  a  codicil,  varied  the  conditions  upon  which  he 
devised  the  40s.  a  year  to  the  chapel.] 


Probate  of  the  Will  of  MARY  OWEN  of  Shrewsbury,  co.  Salop, 
Widow.     1697. 

IN  THE  NAME  OP  GOD,  AMEN.     I,  Mary  Owen  of  Shrewsbury, 

co.  Salop,  widow,  do  this  31st  day  of  March  1696,  make  this 

my  last  will  and  testament.     My  body  to  be  buried  within  the 

Parish  Church  of  Berrington,  co.  Salop,  as  near  as  may  be  to 

the  place  where  my  late  dear  husband  was  buried.     First,  I 

bequeath  to  my  nephew  Thomas  Owen,  now  of  Byn-Weston  in 

the  said  County,  Gent.,  the  sum  of  £250,  in  performance  of  a 

promise  I  made  him  upon  his  joining  with  me  in  the  sale  of 

certain  lands  in  Pontesbury,  although  the  money  I  received 

therefrom  was  no  more  than  £225.     To  Mr.  Thomas  Kerry, 

younger   son   of  my  nephew  Edward  Kerry  of  Byn-Weston, 

aforesaid,  Esq.,  £5.     To  Mrs.  Sarah  Kerry,  eldest  daughter  of 

my  nephew  Edward  Kerry  aforesaid,  all  my  linen  that  is  in  a 

trunk   at  his  house   in   Byn-Weston,   and  also    my    wrought 

curtains,  vallence,  and  Counterpart,  two  white  blankets,  one 

featherbed,  one  bolster,  two  pillows,  three  wrought  chairs,  and 

two    wrought   carpets,    which    are  at  Mr.   Salter's    house   in 

Shrewsbury.     To  Mrs.  Elianor  Powell,  younger  daughter  of 

my  said  nephew  Edward  Kerry,  the  sum  of  £5.     To  Mrs.  Jane 

Owen,  daughter  to  my  nephew  Pontesbury  Owen,  deceased, 

my  god-daughter,  £5  and  two  brass  pots   that  now  be  at  his 

late  house  in  Eaton-Mascott.     To  my  good  friend  Mrs.  Martha 

Salter  of  Shrewsbury,  £5,  in  acknowledgment  of  her  kindness 

to  me.     To  Mrs.  Mary  Salter,  my  goddaughter,  £5.     To  my 

maid,  Mary  Bolass,  £5,  in  consideration  of  her  faithful  service. 


180        EAKLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

I  appoint  the  sum  of  £30  to  be  expended  upon  my  funeral. 
All  the  residue  of  my  estate  to  my  niece  Sarah  Kerry,  wife  of 
the  said  Edward  Kerry.  And  of  this  my  will  I  appoint  my 
trusty  friend,  Mr.  Collins  Woolrich  of  Shrewsbury  aforesaid, 
executor,  to  whom  T  give  £10, 

MARY  OWEN. 

Sealed,  etc.,  in  the  presence  of — William  Bennett,  Catherine 
Prichard,  Eichard  Byrkin. 

Proved  at  Canterbury,  the  25th  August  1697,  by  the 
executors. 

Amongst  the  receipts  for  the  said  legacies,  there  is  one 
dated  3rd  July  1703,  from  Jane,  wife  of  Hugh  Dale,  lately 
called  Jane  Owen,  to  the  said  Collins  Wolrich,  for  £5. 


Will  of  DAVID  LLOYD1  of  Oswestry,  Mercer;    made 
8th  May  1701 ;  proved  23rd  October  1701. 

£100  to  loving  brother,  Brochwell  Lloyd ;  £80  to  loving 
sister,  Mary  Lloyd  ;  £60  to  loving  sister,  Blanch  Lloyd  ;  £50  to 
brother-in-law,  Henry  Beavan  ;  £1  0  to  nephew,  Peter  Thomas ; 
£10  towards  apprenticing  children  in  Oswestry. 

All  his  purchased  lands,  and  lands  by  him  mortgaged,  to  his 
wife,  her  heirs  and  assigns,  for  ever. 

Residue  also  to  her;  she  executrix.  Friend  and  kinsman, 
Humphrey  Kynaston  of  Bryugwyn,  Esq.,  and  loving  brother, 
Lazarus  Jones,  gent.,  overseers. 


1  From  a  coincidence  of  names  with  relationships  mentioned, 
testator  seems  to  be  a  cadet  of  the  family  once  seated  at  Leighton. 
Jane,  daughter  of  Oliver  Lloyd  of  Leighton,  married  Humphrey 
Kynaston  of  Morton,  ancestor  of  testator's  kinsman  of  the  same 
name.  Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton.  sheriff  in  1601,  named  his 
children  Brochwel  and  Blanche,  and  these  names  were  adopted  by 
succeeding  generations  of  the  family.  The  following  monumental 
inscription  is,  or  was,  in  Oswestry  Church  : 

"  Here  lieth  the  body  of  David  Lloyd,  mercer,  alderman  of  this 
town,  interred  May  30th,  1701.  Also  the  body  of  Mary  Lloyd,  his 
widow,  interred  May  30th,  1730,  aged  77."  (Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  vii, 
p.  11.) 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  181 

Will  of  GEORGE  LLOYD  of  Stockton  ;  made  29th  November  1702. 

I,  George  Lloyd1  of  Stockton,  in  the  p'ish  of  Cherbury,  in 
the  county  of  Sallop  and  Diocesse  of  Hereford,  gentleman, 
being  of  good  health  and  perfect  memory  (thanks  be  given  to 
Al mighty  God),  doe  make  and  declare  this  my  last  will  and 
testam't  in  manner  and  form  following,  renouncing  hereby 
both  in  deed  and  in  Law  all  other  and  former  wills  and  bequests 
by  me  heretofore  made. 

Imp's,  I  doe  give  and  bequeath  unto  Mary,  my  dear  wife,2  if 
she  survive  me,  one  horse,  one  cow,  and  my  best  ffeather  bed, 
with  all  the  furniture  thereto  belonging,  and  allso  all  ye  brass, 
pewter,  and  linnen  which  she  had  from  her  father  in  the  name 
of  a  bride  chamber.  Item,  whereas  I  purchased  a  small  tenem't 
in  Marton,  wherein  Benjamin  Corfield  doth  now  dwell  and 
inhabit,  allso  one  parcell  of  Land  called  the  Bent,  adjoyning  to 
Martin  poole,  now  in  ye  possession  of  Edward  Pyeres,  which 
said  tenem't  and  p'cell  of  Land  I  doe  hereby  give,  bequeath, 
and  devise  the  'same  unto  my  Daughter  Mary  Lloyd  and  to 
her  heirs  for  ever  (as  parte  of  her  portion),  p'vided  neverthe- 
less, and  my  will  is  that  if  my  eldest  son,  George  Lloyd,  pay 
unto  my  Daughter  Mary  the  full  and  whole  sume  of  Three 
score  and  ffive  pounds  of  current  money  at  one  entire  paym't, 
that  then  and  from  thenceforth  my  s'd  sonne  George  shall 
have  possess'ii  and  enjoy  the  forrnencond  tenem't  and  p'cell  of 
Land  to  him  and  his  heirs  for  ever. 

Item,   whereas  by   a  deed3  Quadripartite  bearing  date  the 


1  He  was  the  eldest  son  of  David  Lloyd   of  Marton,  Chirbury. 
"  1631  Georgius  films  Davidis  Lloyd  de  Marton,  bapt.    24to  9bri8" 
(Ckirbury  Register).     In   1645,  his  father  David,  then  governor  of 
Legh  Hall,  the  ancient  seat  of  the  Corbets,  garrisoned  for  the  King, 
signs  himself  of  "  Marton  Hall".      Testator's  marriage  settlement  is 
dated  24th  May  1656. 

2  According  to  the  marriage  settlement  of  the  Rev.  George  Lloyd, 
rector  of  Bedstone,  Salop,  dated  5th   May,  1  Ch.  I,  1625,  she  was 
his  daughter  by  Margaret,  sister  of  Richard  Bythewaye  of  Leynt- 
uardine,  in  the  county  of  Hereford,  gentleman. 

3  The  preamble  to  the  deed  (in  the  possession  of  the  Rev.  W.  V. 
Lloyd)  runs  thus : 

"24th  May  1(555.  Indenture  between  David  Lloyd  of  Marton,  in 
the  county  of  Salop,  gentleman,  and  Mary  his  the  said  David's  now 
\\eife ;  George  Lloyd  the  younger,  sonne  and  heire  apparante  of  the 
said  David  Lloyd  of  Marton  aforesaid,  gentleman ;  George  Lloyd 
the  Elder,  of  Bedstone,  in  the  said  County  of  Salop,  Clerc,  and 
Thomas  Baker  of  Totterton,  in  the  said  county  of  Salop,  gentleman ; 


182  EARLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

ffour  and  Twentieth  day  of  Ma}^e  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1655, 
I  have  full  power  and  Lawful  1  Authority  reserved  for  to  charge 
my  inheritance  in  Marton  with  the  sume  of  One  Hundred 
Pounds  for  ye  paym't  of  my  debts  or  raysing  of  porcons  for 
my  younger  children,  my  will  is  that  the  same  be  raysed 
according  as  in  and  by  the  said  Quadripartite  Deed  is  expressed, 
and  payd  as  followeth,  viz.  :  to  my  sone  Rich'd,  Thirty  pounds ; 
and  to  my  sone  Peter,  Thirty  pounds;  and  to  my  Two  grand- 
children, the  sonne  and  daughter  of  my  sonne  Peter,  Twenty 
pounds,  to  be  equally  divided  betweene  them  ;  and  allso  to  my 
daughter  Mary,  Twenty  pounds.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath 
to  my  s'd  Daughter  Mary,  Three  score  pounds  more,  to  be 
raysed  and  payd  out  of  my  personall  estate  not  before 
bequeathed,  after  my  debts,  Legacies,  and  funerall  Expenses 
truely  satisfyd  and  payd.  I  doe  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  s'd 
Eldest  sonne  George,  whom  I  do  hereby  make,  ordain,  consti- 
tute and  appoint  to  be  my  true,  Lawfull,  and  sole  executor  of 
this  rny  last  will  and  testam't.  In  wittnes  whereof  I  have 
written  this  in  my  own  hand  and  hereunto  put  my  seal  this 
29th  day  Nouember,  In  the  year  of  our  Ld.  1702. 

GEORGE  LLOYD. 

In  ye  sight  and  presence  of — Edward  Pryce,1  John  Bridg- 
water,  John  Bridgwater,  jun.,  Eliz.  Bridgwater,  Dorothy 
Bridgwater. 

A  true  coppy,  examined  with  the  original  by  us — 

Evan  Jones 
Wilhn.  Lloyd. 


Original  Will  of  MARY  LLOYD2  of  Stockton,  Chirbury,  Widow. 

1706. 

I,    Mary    Lloyd,    of   Stockton,   in   ye   parish    of  Chirbury, 
widow,  doe  make  this  my  last  wil  and  testament. 

Samuel  Biggs  of  Hurdley,  in  the  Co.  of  Montgomery,  gent. ;  Thomas 
Lloyd  of  Llettygynver,  in  the  said  county  of  Montgomery,  gent.,  and 
Richard  Bytheway  of  Lanterdine,  in  the  county  of  Hereford, 
gentleman.  Whereby  David  Lloyd  charges  his  Capital  messuage  and 
estate  at  Marton,  on  the  marriage  of  George  his  son  with  Mary, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  George  Lloyd,  Rector  of  Bedstone,  Salop." 

1  Probably  the  immediate  neighbour  of  the  testator,  Edward  Pryce 
of  Gunley. 

2  She  was  the  widow  of  George  Lloyd  of  Stockton  (1702),  and  the 
eldest  daughter  and  co-heir  of  the  Rev.  George  Lloyd,  Rector  of 
Bedstone.     The  latter  inherited  the  Stockton  estate  from  his  father, 


AT   SOMERSET    HOUSE.  183 

Imprimis. — I  give  and  bequeath  all  my  goods  whatsoever  to 
be  equally  divided  between  my  son  George  Lloyd,  my  son 
Richard  Lloyd,  my  son  Peter  Lloyd,  and  my  daughter  Mary 
Brown. 

Item. — I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  eldest  son  George  Lloyd 
all  the  arrears  of  rent  due  to  me  since  ye  decease  of  my  dear 
Husband  George  Lloyd,  gent.,  he  paying  out  of  it  to  my  son 
Richard  Lloyd  one  pound  ten  shillings,  to  my  son  Peter  Lloyd 
one  pound  ten  shillings,  and  to  rny  daughter  Mary  Brown  ten 
shillings,  within  the  space  of  one  year  after  my  decease.  I 
mean  here,  ye  rent  due  from  ye  estate  at  Stockton. 

Item. — It  is  my  wil  and  desire  that  whereas  my  part  of  ye 
estate  aforesaid  is  recond  to  be  wel  worth  one  hundred  pounds, 
my  son  George  Lloyd  should  pay  out  of  it,  within  two  whole 
years  after  he  hath  been  possessed  of  it,  to  my  son  Richard 
Lloyd  ten  pounds,  to  my  son  Peter  Lloyd  six  pounds,  and  to 
my  daughter  Mary  Brown  ffour  pounds. 

Item. — My  wil  is  that  whatever  mony  is  due  to  me  from  my 
jointure  upon  part  of  Marton  estate,  since  ye  decease  of  my 
dear  Husband,  should  be  disposed  of  in  manner  following,  to 
wit,  to  my  son  Richard  Lloyd1  eight  pounds,  to  my  son  Peter2 
six  pounds,  and  to  ray  daughter  Mary  Brown3  Two  pounds 
ten  shillings,  and  all  the  remainder  to  my  son  George. 

And,  lastly,  my  wil  is  that  my  son  Peter  Lloyde  should  be 
my  true  and  sole  executor  of  this  my  last  will  and  Testament, 
in  hopes  that  he  wil  see  it  carefully  performed. 

And  having  thus  disposed  of  all  my  worldly  concerns,  and 


Edmond  Lloyd,  sixth  son  of  Richard  Lloyd  of  Marrington.  The 
estate  was  divided  between  her  and  her  sisters  as  co-heirs.  The 
whole,  by  purchase  or  inheritance,  eventually  became  possessed  by 
George  Lloyd  of  Stockton,  the  grandson  of  the  testatrix. 

1  "  Richardns  filius  Georgii  et  Mariae  Lloyd,  Bapt.  29  Junii  1659" 
(Chirlmry  Register).     He  was  educated  at  Shrewsbury  School  ;  A.B. 
1679,  A.M.   1683,  of  St.  John's  Coll.,  Cambridge;  Rector  of  Croft 
cum  Yarpole   Vicarage,   Herefordshire ;  Domestic   Chaplain    to    Sir 
Herbert  Croft  of  Croft  Castle.     Buried  at  Yarpole  in  1723.     Tomb 
with  inscription  and  arms,  three  nag's  heads  erased. 

2  "  Petrus  filius  Georgii  et  Mariee  Lloyd,  Bapt.  21  Sep'bris   1665" 
(Chirbury  Register).     Educated    at    Shrewsbury  School.     Born    at 
Stockton.      Entered  St.  John's  Coll.,  Cambridge,  27th  June  1683, 
aged  seventeen.     A.B.  1686.     Was  Vicar  of  Forden. 

:i  She  married  Simon  Brown  of  Yarpole,  Herefordshire,  subse- 
quent to  the  date  (1702)  of  her  father's  (George  Lloyd  of  Stockton) 
will. 


184         EAKLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

with  my  earnest  prayer  for  a  blessing  upon  my  dear  children, 
and  that  in  order  to  it  they  may  serve  God  and  live  in  love 
and  peace  together,  I  commend  my  soul  into  ye  hands  of  my 
most  merciful  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  trusting  in  his 
merits  for  ye  pardon  of  all  my  sins  and  a  joiful  resurrection. 

And  in  writing  of  this,  being  my  last  will  and  Testament, 
I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal  this  Twenty-Third  day  of 
May  in  ye  year  of  Our  Lord  1706. 

MARY  LLOYD. 
(Seal :  3  nag's  heads  erased  2  and  1.) 

Witnesses  to  ye  sealing,  publishing,  and  subscribing  of 
this  will — 

Anne  Griffith. 
Ann  Cross. 


Original  Will  of  MARY  BROWN  (nee  LLOYD)  of  Yarpole, 
Herefordshire.     1712. 

I,  Mary  Brown  of  Yarpol,  in  ye  county  of  Hereford,  being 
empour'd  by  my  articles  of  marriage  to  make  a  will,  do  make 
this  my  last  will  in  manner  following : 

Item. — I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  loving  Husband,  Simon 
Brown,  ail  ye  mony  he  owes  me  upon  bond. 

Item. — I  give  and  bequeath  unto  him  my  estate  in  Martons 
Township,  now  possest  by  John  Pouel,  during  his  natural  life, 
and  after  ye  term  of  his  natural  life  I  give  and  bequeath  ye 
said  estate  to  my  Brother  Richard  Lloyd,  in  case  he  survives 
him,  during  the  term  of  his  natural  life,  and  afterwards  to  my 
brother  Peter  Lloyd  and  his  right  Heirs  for  ever. 

Item. — I  give  unto  Jane  Lloyd  five  pounds,  unto  David 
Lloyd  five  pounds,  John  Bowdler1  five  pounds. 

Item. — I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  Brother  Georg  Lloyd2 
one-third  of  my  goods  and  chattels. 

Item. — All  ye  rest  of  my  goods,  Cattels,  and  Chattels  I  leave 
to  be  equally  divided  between  my  Brother  Richard  Lloyd  and 

1  He  married  Margery,  second  daughter  and  co-heir  of  the  Rev. 
George  Lloyd,  Rector  of  Bedstone.     "John  Bowdler,  gent.",  Church- 
warden of  Chirbury  in  1669,  and  a  descendant  of  the  De  Boulers, 
the  ancient  lords  of  Montgomery,  was  an  uncle  of  testator. 

2  "  George  Lloyd  of  Marton,  in  the  County  of  Salop,  Gent.,  and 
his  heirs  for  ever."     Sworn  an  hereditary  burgess  of  Welshpool  28th 
September  1721.     (Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xii,  p.  334.) 


AT   SOMERSET   HOUSE.  185 

Brother  Peter  Lloyd,  whom  I  appoint  executors  of  this  my 
last  will  and  Testament ;  and  my  will  and  desire  is  that  they 
and  my  Husband  should  be  at  equal  charges  for  payment  of 
ye  Legacies  above  mention'd.  In  witnes  whereof  I  have  here- 
unto set  my  hand,  Octob.  first  1712. 

MARY  BKOWN. 
(Seal :  3  nags'  heads  erased  2  and  1.) 

Signed,  sealed,  and  published  as  my  last  will  and  Testa- 
ment in  ye  presence  of  Hen.  Philpotts,  Geo.  Dale,  Margrit 
Huxley,  John  Huxley. 

Extracts  from  the  Will  of  ARTHUR  DEVEREUX1  (III),  Esq.,  of 
Nantcribba,  Forden.  Dio.  of  Hereford,  in  the  Registry  of 
the  Prerogative  Court  of  Canterbury;  dated  16th  Nov. 
173(3;  proved  by  Edward  Devereux,  sole  executor,  13th 
May  1740. 

Nantcribba  and  real  estate  in  trust  to  well-beloved  friends 
and  relations  the  Hon'ble  Price  Devereux2  of  Sudboury,  in 
the  County  of  Suffolk,  Esq.,  Richard  Mytton3  of  Garth,  Co.  of 
Montgomery,  Esq.,  to  the  use  and  behoof  of  Edward  Devereux,4 
gent.,  "  my  brother  of  the  half  blood",  and  his  heirs,  and  in 
default  to  Geo.  Devereux  the  elder,  late  of  Cefngwernfa,  in 
the  co.  of  Montgomery,  Esq.,  and  Geo.  Devereux  the  younger, 
eldest  sone  of  the  said  Geo.  Devereux  ye  elder,  and  the  heirs  of 
2nd,  3rd,  4th,  5th,  6th,  and  all  other  sons  of  the  latter.  In 
default  to  James  Essex  Devereux,  eldest  sone  of  Price  Devereux5 
of  Tregoid,  in  the  County  of  Brecon,  Esq.,  and  all  sons  in 
succession.  In  default  to  Geo.  Devereux,  second  sone  of  the 


1  He  was  the  son  of  Arthur  Devereux  (II)   of  Nantcribba  and 
Munlyn,  by  Bridget,  daughter  of  Evan  Glynne  of  Glynne,  his  first 
wife.      "1711.    Arthurus  Devereux  (II)  armiger  Sep.  fuit  17°  die 
Jan'ii"  (Forden  Register).     Testator   was   baptised  at  Forden  28th 
May  1703;    his  brother  Vaughan  25th  September  1704;    and  his 
sister  Mary  (the  wife  of  John  Meredith  of  Great  Hem,  Fordeii)  011 
the  2nd  November  1705. 

2  He  succeeded  as  tenth  Viscount  Hereford. 

3  He  was  a  first  cousin  of  Arthur  Devereux  (II),  and  married 
Dorothy,  only  child  and  heiress  of  Brochwel  Wynne  of  Garth,  Guils- 
field.      Their  daughter  Catherine  married  Edward,  half-brother  of 
testator. 

4  Son   of  Arthur  Devereux  (II)  by  his  second  wife   Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Richard  Glynne  of  Maesmawr. 

5  Ancestor  of  the  present  Viscount  Hereford. 

VOL.  XXVI.  O 


186        EAKLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

said  Price  Devereux  of  Tregoid,  and  his  sons  in  succession ;  in 
default  to  his  own  right  heirs. 

He  bequeaths  six  hundred  pounds  to  be  equally  divided 
in  certain  ways  to  "  his  four  nieces,  Bridget,  Mary,  Ann,  and 
Eliz.  Meredith,  daughters  of  my  sister  Mary  by  Jo'n  Meredith, 
Gent." 

He  leaves  one  hundred  pounds,  the  interest  of  which  was, 
with  the  approbation  of  the  heir  or  owner  of  Nantcribba,  to 
be  yearly  distributed  to  ten  poor  widows  of  the  parish  of 
Forden. 

He  devises  unto  his  "  Cos'n  Geo.  Cooke"  messuages  with 
appurtenances  in  Woolstanrnine  and  there  now  in  possession 
of  Isaac  Vaughan  and  David  Edwards,  to  be  held  immediately 
after  the  decease  of  Frances,  the  wife  of  Elijah  Phillips  of 
Pool.  Personalty  and  sole  executorship  to  Edward  Devereux 
(half-brother). 

Will  of  MARGARET  LLOYD  of  Luggy,  Widow.    1742. 

IN  THE  NAME  OF  GOD,  AMEN.  I,  Margaret  Lloyd  of  The 
Luggy,  in  the  parish  of  Berriew  and  county  of  Montgomery, 
widow,1  being  of  great  age  and  weak  in  body,  but  of  sound 
mind  and  memory,  Praise  be  to  Almighty  God,  Do  make 
this  my  last  will  and  Testament,  as  followeth  (to  witt).  I  give, 
devise,  and  bequeath  All  that  my  share,  Right,  and  Title  in  the 
Tenement  in  Stockton,  in  the  parish  of  Cherbury  and  County 
of  Salop,  now  in  the  possession  of  Peter  Lloyd  or  his  assigns, 
which  I  purchased  of  my  Cosin  Hay2  of  Tedstan  Dellamere  in 
Herefordshire,  unto  my  Son  Peter3  Lloyd  for  and  during  the 

1  She  was  the  widow  of  the  Rev.  Peter  Lloyd,  Vicar  of  Forden, 
and  survived  him  twenty-one  years.     She  was  baptised,  married,  and 
buried  at  Forden. 

"  1666.     Margaretta  filia  Johannis  Meredith  Bapt.  24°  Julii." 
"1699.     Petrus  Lloyd  Cler.  et  Margaretta  Meredith  matrimonio 

conjunct!  fuere  28°  Januar." 

"1742.     Margaret,  the   widow    of  the    Rev'd  Mr.   Peter  Lloyd, 

formerly  minister  of  this  Parish  (Forden),  was  buried  the  3rd  June." 

2  The  Rev.  George  Hay,  Rector  of  Tedestone-de-la-Mere,  son  of 
John  Hay  by  Jane,   youngest  daughter  and  co-heir   of  the   T?ev. 
George  Lloyd,  Rector  of  Bedstone,  Salop,  joined  10th  August  1722 
(deed)  with  the  Eev.  John  Hay,  his  son  and  heir-apparent,  in  the 
sale  of  one-fourth  of  an  estate  in  Stockton  to  Margaret  Lloyd  of 
Little  Hem,  in  the  parish  of  Forden,  widow. 

3  "1706.     Petrus  films  Petri  et  Margaretta  Lloyd,  Bapt.  7  die 
Junii."     {Forden  Register). 


AT    SOME  US  ET    HOUSE.  187 

term  of  his  natural  life,  and  after  the  decease  of  the  said  Peter 
I  do  Devise  and  bequeath  the  same  premisses  unto  my  son 
George  Lloyd  and  his  heirs  and  assigns  for  ever.  But  I  do 
Nevertheless  charge  the  same,  and  my  will  is  that  the  samo 
shall  stand  charged  and  lyable  to  and  with  the  sum  of  forty- 
pounds  of  good  money,  which  I  give  and  bequeath  as  followeth. 
Ffirst,  I  give  and  bequeath  the  sum  of  Ten  pounds  of  good 
money  unto  Peter,  eldest  son  of  my  said  son  Peter.  Item,  I 
give  and  bequeath  the  sum  of  Ten  pounds  of  like  money  to 
Richard,  second  son  of  my  said  son  Peter.  Item,  I  give  and 
bequeath  the  sum  of  Ten  pounds  of  like  money  unto  George,1 
third  son  of  my  said  son  Peter.  Item,  I.  give  and  bequeath 
Ten  pounds  of  like  money  unto  Mary,  daughter  of  my  son 
Peter,  to  be  paid  them;  respectively,  within  three  months  next 
after  the  death  of  their  said  father  Peter.  Item,  I  give  and 
bequeath  unto  my  daughter  Mary  Price,2  widow,  the  sum  of 
Ten  pounds  of  good  money.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  unto 
my  daughter  Elizabeth  Humphreys,3  the  sum  of  Ten  pounds 
of  good  money.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  my  feather  bed 
and  bolster  unto  my  said  son  Peter.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath 
unto  Bridget,4  daughter  of  my  nephew  John  Meredith,  a  guinea. 

1  George  Lloyd,  third,  but  eldest  surviving,  son  with  issue  to 
Peter  Lloyd  of  Stockton,  was  of  Luggy,  in  the  parish  of  Berriew,  in 
1765,  the  date  of  his  son  Richard's  baptism.  "  1765.  Richard,  son 
of  George  Lloyd,  gent.,  of  Luggy,  was  baptised  Jan'y  1 7th"  (Berriew 
Register) . 

'2  "  John  Pryce  of  Luggy,  in  the  Parish  of  Berriew,  was  buried  (at 
Ford  en)  14  Day  of  December  1741,"  is  probably  the  entry  relating 
to  her  husband's  burial. 

3  "1704.      Elizabetha   filia  Petri  Lloyd   Cler.  et  Marg'ttse  uxor 
ejus,  Bapt.  18  Oct'bris"    (Forden   Register).     She  married    Edward 
Humphreys  (who  occupied  Marton  under  his  brother-in-law  George 
Lloyd,  eldest  son  of  the  Rev.  Peter  Lloyd),  29th  May  1740. 

4  "  1670.     Johannis  films  Johannes  Meredith,  Bapt.  17  Oct." 
"1726.     Johannes  Meredith  et  Maria  Devereux,  nupt.  3  Maii." 

(Forden  Register.)  She  was  the  only  daughter  of  Arthur  Devereux 
(II)  of  Nautcribba  by  his  first  wife,  Bridget,  daughter  of  Evan 
Glynne  of  Glynne.  Her  half-brother,  Edward,  eleventh  Viscount 
Hereford,  was  by  her  father's  second  wife,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Richard  Glynne  of  Maesmawr. 

U1729.  Bridgetta  filia  Johannis  Meredith  generosi  et  Marise 
uxoris  ejus  baptizata  fait  primo  dei  Augusti."  (Forden  Register.) 

Mary  Devereux,  mother  of  Bridget  Meredith,  as  well  as  her 
brothers  Arthur  and  Vaughan,  who  both  died  before  succeeding  to 
the  Viscounty  of  Hereford,  were  baptised  at  Forden  in  1705,  1704, 
1703  respectively. 

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188        EARLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

And  of  this  ray  last  will  and  testament  I  nominate  and  appoint 
my  son  George  Lloyd  sole  Executor,  hereby  revoking  all 
former  will  or  wills  by  me  at  any  time  or  times  heretofore 
made.  In  Witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and 
seal  this  thirtieth  day  of  May  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  Reign 
of  our  Sovereign  Lord  George  the  Second,  King  over  great 
Britain,  and  so  forth,  and  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  God  1742. 

MAEGARET  LLOYD. 

(Seal :   a  shield,  charged  with  a  spread-eagle.) 

Signed,  sealed,  Publisht,  and  declared  by  the  Testatrix  to  be 
her  last  Will  and  Testament  [the  witnesses  subscribed  their 
names  in  her  presence]  in  the  presence  off 

John  Pryce. 

Jer.  Meredith. 

J'n  Meredith. 

The  Codicil  to  the  within  and  above-written  will  as  followeth  : 
Whereas  I,  Margaret  Lloyd,  widow,  have  by  my  will  devised 
my  Right  in  a  Tenement  in  Stockton,  after  the  decease  of 
my  son  Peter,  unto  my  son  George,  and  charged  the  same 
with  the  sura  of  forty  pounds  unto  the  four  children  of  Peter, 
to  be  paid  them  at  three  months'  end  next  after  his  decease, 
I  do  hereby  revoke  the  said  devise  in  that  manner,  And  do 
by  this  my  codicil,  after  the  decease  of  my  said  son  Peter, 
devise  and  bequeath  unto  my  daughter-in-law  Jane,1  the  wife 
of  the  said  Peter,  an  annuity  or  yearly  rent-charge  of  five 
pounds  a  year,  to  be  issuinge  and  payable  half-yearly  out  of 
my  said  estate  of  Stockton  whilst  and  as  long  as  she  shall 
continue  in  the  widowhood  of  my  said  son  Peter.  But  if  she 
intermarries  with  a  second  husband,  then  my  will  is  that  her 
said  annuity  shall  cease  and  determine,  and  that  from  hence- 
forth the  said  estate  shall  be  free  from  the  said  annuity.  And 
as  to  the  legacyes  tnenc'on'd  in  my  Will  to  the  children  of  the 
said  Peter  and  Jane,  My  will  is  that  they  shall  be  paid  them 
within  three  months  next  after  the  death  of  the  said  Peter 
and  Jane,  or  of  the  second  marriage  of  the  said  Jane,  and  not 
before.  And  I  do  confirm  the  Devise  to  my  son  George,2 
menc'on'd  in  my  said  will,  upon  performance  and  payment  of 


1  "1732.     Peter  Lloyd,  married  to  Jane  Pickstock  20  Sep'bris" 
(Cliirbury   Register}.     Her  father,   Kichard   Pickstock  of  Stockton, 
witnesses  the  codicil. 

2  "  1702.     Georgius  films  Petri  Lloyd  Cler'i  et  Margarettse  uxor. 
ejus.  Bapt.  26°  Nov'bris."     (Forden  Register.) 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  189 

the  said  Legacies  mentioned  in  this  Codicil.     As  witness  my 
hand  and  seal  this  one-and-thirtieth  day  of  May  1742. 

MARGARET  LLOYD. 

Witnesses  thereto. — John  Pryce,  Rich'd  Pickstock,  J'n  Mere- 
dith. 


Will  of  PRYCE  JONES,  Esq.,  of  Walton,  Salop  ;  made  4th  October 
17(37;  proved  13th  May  1768. 

Testator  was  son  of  Pryce  Jones,  Esq.,  of  Glanhafren,1 
Welshpool.  To  his  mother  Bridget  and  his  father  he  be- 
queathed twenty  guineas  each.  To  his  sister  Bridget,  one 
hundred  guineas.  To  his  brother  Edward,  Twenty  guineas. 
To  his  servant  Mary  Edwards,  Sixty  pounds.  To  his  servant 
Thomas  Roberts,  Ten  pounds. 

To  his  father  and  John  Meredith2  of  Welshpool,  Attorney, 
he  devised  his  messuage,  lands,  etc.,  called  Walton,  in  trust, 
to  sell,  and  with  the  proceeds  discharge  testator's  debts,  pny 
his  funeral  expenses  and  legacies ;  the  residue  he  devised 
among  his  dear  brothers  George,  Charles,  and  Evan,  in  equal 
shares. 

To  Edward  Jefferies  of  Shrewsbury,  Attorney,  he  bequeathed 
twenty  guineas,  and  to  William  Davies,  Clerk  of  the  Town  of 
Pool,  ten  guineas. 

Witnesses. — Richard  Broxton,  William  Bowyer,  Charles  Rooke 
(?  if  this  should  not  be  Rocke). 


1  He    married,   first,  Catherine,  daughter  of  Edward   Devereux, 
eleventh  Viscount  Hereford,  and  sister  of  the  twelfth  and  thirteenth 
Viscounts,    and,    secondly,    Bridget,    daughter    of   Edward    Glynue 
of   Glynne  Clewydog,  by  whom  he  had  a  daughter  Bridget,  heiress 
of  Glynne,  the  testator,  and  other  issue  mentioned  above. 

2  John  Meredith  \\as  the  son  of  John  Meredith  and  Mary  Devereux, 
sister    of  Edward,    eleventh    Viscount    Hereford,  and    daughter    of 
Arthur  Devereux  of  Nantcribba  by  his  first  wife  Bridget,  daughter 
of  Evan  Glynne  of  Glynne.     He  was  consequently  a  first  cousin  of 
Catherine  iJevereux,  testator's  father's  first  wife.     Bridget  Jones,  the 
heiress  of  Glynne,  eventually  married  JolmMytton  of  Penylan,Meivod. 

The  following  is  the  inscription  on  a  monument,  cast  out  of  the 
old  church,  Forden,  on  its  restoration  : 

"John  Meredith  of  Great  Hem  and  Munlin,  gent.,  son  of  John 
Meredith  and  Mary  Devereux  his  \\ife.  He  was  married  to  Margaret 
Meredith  of  Swinbach,  in  the  Co.  of  Salop,  6  Mar.  1764,  and  died 
22  Oct.  1776,  in  the  49th  year  of  his  age." 


190  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 


Will  of  LEWYS  JONES,  Esq. ;  dated  ;  proved  at  London 

17th  October  1569. 

In  del  nomine,  amen.     I,  Lewys  Jones,1  Esquire,  counstable 
of  bisshoppes  castell,  in  the  countie  of  Salopp,  beinge  sicke  in 
my  bodye,  albeit  I,  beinge  of  good  and  perfecte   rnemorye, 
mynde,  and  remembraunce  alsoe,  consideringe  and  callinge  to 
rernembraunce  the  mortallitye  of  euerye  man  moste  sure  and 
certaine  at  godes  will  and  pleasure,  doe  make  and  declare  my 
lust    will    and   testament  in   mann'r  and   fourme   followinge : 
ffurste,  I   commend   my   sowle   to   alrnightie   god   and   to    ye 
blessed  ladye  sancta  maria  and  to  all  celestiall  companye  of 
heaven,  and  rny  bodye  to  be  buryed  w't'in   the   cha.ppell   or 
chauncell  where  I  was  wonte  and  accustomed  to  kneele  in  the 
parrishe  churche   of   busshoppes   castoll   aforesaide.     Item,   I 
giue   and   bequeathe   unto   the   cathedrall   church    of   herefd 
\  js.  viijrf.,  and  to  Sr  hughe  Alldwell,  clerk,  my  ghoustlie  father, 
beinge  viccar  of  busshoppes  castell  foresaid,  other  vjs.  vi\jd., 
as  well  towardes  my  tenthes  forgotten  as  alsoe  to  praye  for 
my   sowle  and  Xpen    sowles.     Item,  I    doe    giue   leaue    and 
bequeathe  the  some  of  thurtye  poundes  in  readye  money  unto 
myne  executors  to   be   by  them   distributed,  disbursed,  and 
paide,  as   well  to  and  amongest  the  preste  and  clerckes  as 
shalbe  presente  at  rny  buriall  the  tyme  of  masse  and  dirge, 
and  suche  poore  and  ympotent  personnes  of  my  neighboures 
as  my  said  executors  shall  by  theire  discrec'ons  thynke  con- 
venynte  and  needful,  as  alsoe  for  the  payment  and  discharge 
of  all    other   things    requisite    and    needful    concerninge    my 
funeralls  and  exequies.     Alsoe  I  will,  and  my  last  will  is,  that 
my  said   executors   shall   gyue   and  prouide   xij    torches   and 
xlviij  tapires  to  brenne  and  lighte  all  the  tyme  of  my  said 
masse  and  dirge,  and  afterwardes  the  same  to  be  bestowed, 
used,  and  gyven  in  manno'r  and  fForme  ffollowinge,  that  is  to 
say,  xlij  tapyrs,  to  be  sett  upon  or  over  my  herse,  these  to 
bren  and  remayne  by  the  space  of  xii  mounthes  nexte  ensew- 
ing  the  day  of  my  decease  or  buriall  -,  and  vj  torches  of  the 
said  xij  torches  I  do  give  and  bequeathe  unto  my  said  parrishe 
churche  of  busshoppes  castell,  and  thother  vj  torches  and  vj 
tapers  unto  the  seuerall  churches  hereafter  named  and  declared, 
viz.,  unto  the  churche  or  p'ishionirs  of  lydome  one  torch  and 
one  taper,  and  to  the  church  and   p'ishioners   of  Snede  one 
torch   and   one   taper,  and   to  the  church  and  p'ishioners  of 
leidburye  one  torche  and  one  taper,  and  to  the  p'ishe  churche 

1  Testator  was  Sheriff  of  Montgomeryshire  in  1543-5. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  191 

and  par rislii oners  of  Edgdome  one  torche  and  one  tapir,  and 
to  the  churche  and  p'ishioners  of  hussington  one  torche  and 
one  tapir,  and  to  the  church  and  p'ishioners  of  Norburie  one 
torche  and  one  tapir. 

Item,  I  doe  giue  and  bequeathe  xij  blacke  mourninge  gownes 
to  be  by  my  said  executors  broughte  upp  and  geyven  unto  xij 
poore  ympotent  personns  of  my  neighboures  suche  as  shall 
beare  the  said  torches  at  the  tyrne  of  my  said  buryall,  and 
such  as  thereunto  shalbe  named  and  appointed  by  my  said 
executors. 

Item,  alsoe  I  doe  giue,  will,  and  bequeathe  unto  Jane,  my 
wedded  wyfe,  for  and  in  the  name  of  her  ioynter  and  dowrie, 
all  that  my  mansion  howse,  w'th  thapp'ten'nc's,  and  all  manno'r 
of  buildings  sett  and  builded  uppon  the  same,  and  one  mes- 
place,  with  certeine  landes  thereunto  belongeinge,  called  most 
oo  no  on  lye  in  welshe  Roose  Gruffithe,  in  the  teanure  and  occu- 
pac'ion  of  Anne  Jones,  and  one  other  close,  w'th  thapp'tenn'es, 
called  kiddes  close.  And  alsoe  I  doe  giue,  will,  assigne,  and 
bequeathe  unto  the  said  Jane,  my  wedded  wyfe,  all  that  my 
right, state, title,  interest,  tearme  of  yeares  clayme  and  demaunde 
w'ch  1  haue  or  of  right  shoulde  haue  of  and  in  these  parcells 
of  land  ensuinge,  that  is,  to  wytt,  one  pasture  or  leasue,  w'th 
th'app'ten'nc's  lyeinge  beneath  the  long  butts,  and  one  other 
parcell  of  land  or  littell  close  lyinge  beneathe  my  said  man- 
sione  howse,  beinge  percell  of  the  demayne  landes  there,  and 
alsoe  all  those  demayne  landes  lyinge  and  beinge  in  a  certeine 
feelde  there  called  claye  pitt,  which  percells  of  Demayne 
landes  above  named  and  exp'ssed  I  the  said  Lewys  Jones 
haue  and  holde,  amongest  other,  of  the  demyse,  lees,  and 
graunte  of  the  right  reuerende  father  in  god  John,  late 
bushopp  of  Hereforde  aforesaide,  for  thende  and  tearme  of 
lix  yeares,  whereof  xl  yeares  are  yet  enduringe  and  for  to 
come.  To  haue  and  to  holde  all  that  the  said  mansion  house 
for  the  said  percelles  of  demaine  landes,  paying  unto  the  lord 
bushopp  of  Hereforde  for  the  tyme  beinge,  and  to  his  suc- 
cessors, xiijs.  iiijd.,  at  the  daies  lymyted  in  the  lees  thereof 
made.  The  reuerc'on  and  remainder  of  all  which  the  pre- 
mysses  (the  said  percell  of  land  called  Roose  Gruffith  one 
excepted)  unto  Marye  my  youngest  daughter,  in  use  after  the 
decease  of  my  said  wedded  wyfe  unto  Lucye  Jones,  my 
daughter,  and  wyfe  of  Mathe  Lloyde,  and  to  the  heires  of  her 
bodye  lawfullie  begotten  for  euermore.  To  holde  of  the 
chiefe  lorde  of  the  ffee  thereof  by  rentes  and  seruices  thereof 
firste  due  and  accustomed. 

Item,  I  will  and  mynde  and  my  last  will  is  that  my  said  sonne- 


192        EARLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

in-lawe,  Mathe  lloide,1  and  lucye  his  wife,  my  daughter,  or 
theire  heires,  shall,  in  recompence  thereof,  w't'in  xij  uiounethes 
nexte  ensewinge  the  daye  of  the  decease  of  the  said  Jane  my 
wedded  wyfe,  and  enter  into  the  said  mansion  howse  and 
other  the  p'rnisses  by  force  of  the  said  reuerc'on  in  fourme  afore- 
saide  truelie  content  and  paye,  or  cause  to  be  paide  and 
contented,  unto  Margaret  Jones,  my  eldest  daughter,  to  her 
heires  or  executo'es,  the  some  of  Twentie  poundes  of  lawfull 
monye  of  englande  in  one  hoale  and  entier  payment.  I  doe 
giue,  will,  and  bequeathe  unto  the  said  Jane,  my  wedded 
wyfe,  the  nomber  of  goodes  and  cattells  followinge,  that  is  to 
saye,  vj  oxen,  xxiiij  kyne,  fyftie  yewes,  vj  wilde  mares,  and 
my  ambling  mare,  nowe  beinge  in  the  custodye  of  John 
Masonn,  my  sonn-in-lawe,  w'the  thirde  parte  of  all  my  howse- 
holde  stuff  and  ympleamentes,  in  cleare  and  full  recompennce, 
dischardge,  and  contentac'on  of  her  hoale  Joynter;  and  rnv 
last  will  and  mynde  is,  that  yf  the  said  Jane,  rny  wedded 
wyfe,  will  not  be  conformable,  content,  and  agreeable  to  haue, 
take,  and  enioye  my  said  mansion  howse,  together  w'the  said 
percelles  of  landes,  then  I  will,  and  my  last  will  and  mynde  is, 
that  the  said  Jane,  my  wedded  wyfe,  shall  haue  the  thirde 
parte  and  porc'on,  as  well  of  all  my  landes,  tenementes,  and 
hereditamentes,  as  alsoe  of  all  my  goodes  and  cattelles,  accord - 
inge  to  the  dewe  order  and  course  the  comon  lawe  of  this 
realme  of  englande. 

Item,  I  doe  giue,  will,  and  bequeathe  unto  my  eldest  daugh- 
ter, Margaret  Jones,  wyfe  of  Gruffithe  ap  Thorn's,  all  and 
sing'ler  those  my  landes  in  the  towneshipp  and  parisshe  and 
feeldes  of  Cantref  in  the  countie  of  brecknocke,  and  landes,  w'th 
thapp'ten'nc's  hereafter  named  or  expressed,  lieinge  and  beinge 
w't'in  the  countie  of  Mountgomerye,  that  is  to  saye,  one 
messuage  or  ten't  builded  upon,  w'th  thapp'ten'nc's,  wherein 
the  said  Margaret  my  eldest  daughter  nowe  dothe  inhabite 
and  dwell,  together  w'th  all  and  singuler  those  landes  w't'in 
the  parish  of  Churchstoke,  in  the  said  countie  of  mountgorn'y, 
w'ch  I  the  said  Lewys  have  and  hold  there,  as  well  of  myne 
owne  purchase  as  alsoe  of  mortgage,  uppon  condic'on  of 
redempcion  thereof  and  meesplace  and  viii  acres  or  busshelles 
sednes  of  lande  lyinge  in  the  p'ishe  of  Churchstoke  aforesaide, 
nowe  or  late  lyinge  in  the  teanure  or  occupac'on  of  John  ap 

1  "Mathew  Lloyd,  Constable  of  Tref  Escob  (Bishop's  Castle), 
Esq.",  was  one  of  those  who  assisted  Lewys  Dwnn,  the  herald,  in 
his  genealogical  inquiries.  (Introduction  to  Heraldic  Visitations  of 
Wales.) 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  193 

Lewys  vachan1  and  hughe  ap  John  levvys  his  sonne,  and  alsoe 
twoe  acres  or  busshell  sednes  of  lande,  w'th  thapp'ten'nc's, 
lienge  in  Symondes  castell,  in  the  said  conntie  of  mount- 
gomerye,  nowe  or  late  beinge  in  the  teanure  or  occupac'on  of 
the  late  wyfe  of  one  Richard  ap  Dauid  deceased,  unto  the  said 
Margaret  Jones,  my  eldest  daughter,  and  to  th'eires  of  her 
bodye  lawfullie  begotten,  and  in  defaulte  to  my  said  Daughter 
Lucye  Jones.  The  remayuder  thereof  to  my  daughter  Joane 
Jones,  wyfe  of  John  Masonn,  and  to  their  heirs.  The  rernaynder 
to  my  daughter  Kowlande  Jones.  The  rernaynder  thereof  to 
my  dau.  Elizabeth  Jones.  The  remaynder  thereof  to  my 
dowghter  Margarete  Jones,  the  youngest  of  that  name.  The 
remainder  thereof  to  marie2  Jones,  my  youngest  daughter. 
The  remainder  thereof  to  the  righte  heires  of  me,  the  said 
Levvys  Jones,  for  eu'more. 

Item,  I  doe  giue,  will,  and  bequeathe  unlo  my  saide  eldeste 
dowghter  rnargaret  Jones,  wyfe  of  the  said  Gruff,  ap  Thomas, 
to  her  heires  and  assignes,  the  said  some  of  xxli.  by  me  unto 
her  afore  appointed  and  bequeathed  to  be  paide  by  my  saide 
sonue-in-lawe  Mathe  lloyde  in  manner  and  forme  above  ex- 
pressed and  declared,  and  in  defaulte  of  payment  of  the  said 
twentie  poundes,  the  same,  my  daughter  Margret  and  her 
heires  to  haue  and  enioye  the  said  mansion  howse  and  other 
the  premysses  foreu'.  And  ou'  this  doe  will  and  bequeathe 
unto  the  same,  my  eldest  daughter  Margaret  the  somme  of 
xxvjs.  viijd.  of  morgage  money  unto  me  due  upon  certein 
landes  w'ch  I  the  said  lewys  haue  and  holde  of  the  guift  and 
graunte  of  one  Gruffi'  ap  John  ap  David,  and  nowe  beinge  in 


1  "  John  ap  Lewys  Vech'n,  gen.",   was  a  county  grand  juror   34 
Hen.  VIII.     In   15-i3  on  a  grand  jury  as  John  ap  Lewys,  nup'  de 
Hunlley,  gen.      He   is  mentioned   in   his  father's   (Lewis  Vauglnm, 
1542)   will,  as  well  as  his  brother  Hugh.     The  latter  married  Ellen, 
third   daughter    of   David    Lloyd   Vaughan    of    Mjirriiigton.      Their 
grandfather  Griffith  ap   Ho  well  ap  David  (Bowdler),  in  5  Hen.  VII, 
made    a    claim    to    the    Marrington    estate.     David    ap    Cadwalader 
(Bowdler)  was  out  with  O\ven  Glendower,  and  lost  his  lands.     See 
note  to  will  of  John  Brugge,  1443,  ante. 

2  "  Andreas  Blonden  contraxit  matrimonium  cum  Maria  filia  Lndo- 
vici  Jones  armigeri  xiii°  februar.  1564."     (Bishop's  Castle  Register  ;  ex 
inf.,  Rev.  W.  M.  Rowland.) 

He  was  a  barrister  of  the  Middle  Temple.  There  is  a  mural 
tablet  to  his  memory  in  the  parish  church  of  Shiplake,  near  Henley, 
Oxon.,  where  he  died  16th  December  1607.  (Byegones,  June  1882.; 
See  "  Blunden  of  Bishop's  Castle",  Heralds1  Visitation  of  Salop. 


194  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE   WILLS 

th'occupac'on  and  possession  of  my  said  eldest  daughter  Mar- 
grett  Jones,  upon  condic'on  of  redemcion  of  the  said  somme 
of  xxvjs.  viijd. 

Item,  I,  the  said  lewys  John,  doe  will  and  bequeathe  unto 
the  said  daughter  lucye  Jones  all  my  landes  w'in  the  counties 
of  mountgomerye  and  Salopp,  that  is  to  saye,  my  landes  in 
carno  and  llanwonnocke,  w'in  the  towneshipp  of  Aston,  in  the 
Countie  of  mountgom'ye,  and  nowe  or  late  beinge  in  the 
teanure  or  occupac'on  of  one  Richard  Calborne,  the  remain- 
der thereof  to  my  eldest  daughter  margaret  Jones,  to  my  said 
daughters  Johanne  Jones,  Rowland  Jones,  Elizabeth  Jones, 
margaret  Jones,  my  youngest  daughter,  and  marie  Jones,  and 
to  th'eires  of  their  bodies  lavvfullie  begotten  successiuelie  for 
euer. 

Item,  alsoe  I,  the  said  lewys  Jones,  doe  giue,  will  and  be- 
queathe unto  my  said  daughter,  Lucye  Jones,  all  that  my  righte 
in  twoe  parcells  of  landes,  beinge  parcelles  of  the  demayne 
landes  belongeinge  to  the  castell  and  manno'  of  bushoppes 
castell,  in  the  said  countie  of  Salopp,  wheroof  thone  p'oell  is 
comonlie  called  horsepoole,  and  thother  parcell  beinge  in 
myne  owne  handes  and  possession,  and  by  me  plowed  and 
sowed  the  last  yeare  past,  w'ch  liethe  beyonde  the  castell, 
yealdinge  and  payinge  theirfore  yearlie  duringe  the  said  tearme 
of  yeares  which  I  have  in  the  same  to  the  busshopp  of  heref. 
for  the  tyme  beinge  and  his  successours  vjs.  viijd.  at  the 
feaste  specified  in  my  lees  thereof  unto  me  made  by  the  said 
bishoppe  of  heref. 

Item,  I  doe  giue  and  bequeathe  unto  my  said  daughter 
Lucye  Jones,  to  her  heires  and  Executors,  all  my  siluer  plate 
nowe  beinge  in  my  custodie  and  possession,  or  any  other  to 
my  use  and  behoofe. 

Item,  I  doe  giue,  will,  and  bequeathe  unto  my  said  daughter 
Lucye  Jones  all  that  my  right  in  garthbroke,  in  the  said 
p'ishe  of  llanwonnocke,  which  I  haue  of  the  assignment  of  the 
said  Owen  ap  Me'dd  w'ch  the  same  Owen  had  and  held  by 
lees  of  one  Rees  ap  morris  ap  Owen,1  Esquire,  for  thende  and 
tearme  of  lxxx,xix  yeares  yet  enduringe  and  to  come,  and 
nowe  beinge  in  the  possession  of  on'  hoell  ap  Edeuyvet. 

Item,,  I  doe  giue  and  bequeathe  unto  my  said  daughter 
Johanne  Jones,  wyfe  of  the  said  John  Mason,  all  my  landes  of 
Whitcoote  (except  the  Kaye  glase,  one  howse  or  tenement, 
w'th  thapp'ten'nc's  lieinge  and  beinge  in  bysshoppes  castell, 
in  the  said  countie  of  Salopp,  nowe  or  late  beinge  in  the 

1  Sheriff  in  1565. 


AT   SOMERSET    HOUSE.  195 

teanure  or  occupation  of  one  Robert  Downe,  and  on'  other 
tenement  or  howse  builded  upon,  w'th  thapp'ten'nc's,  lienge 
in  bushoppes  castell  foresaide,  nowe  in  the  teanure  and  occu- 
pac'on  of  one  henry  Jones,  and  one  other  tenement  and  xxx 
acres  of  landes  thereunto  belonginge,  lieinge.  and  beinge  in 
the  towne,  p'ishe,  and  feeides  of  busshoppes  castell  foresaide, 
beinge  copie  holde  lande,  and  nowe  in  the  teanure  and  occu- 
pac'on  of  one  leune  Sherman,  together  w'th  all  my  righte, 
state,  title,  and  interest  of  and  in  the  same  Tenement  and 
landes,  w'th  thapp'ten'nc's.  Soe  as  the  said  John  Masonn 
and  Johanne  his  wife,  my  daughter,  maye  the  rather  and 
better  obteyne  a  further  estate  and  copie  uppon  the  same  of 
the  said  lorde  busshopp  of  her'f,  and  alsoe  one  other  Tene- 
ment w'th  app'ten'nc's  lieinge  and  beinge  in  hissington,  in 
the  countie  of  mountgomery,  in  the  teanure  and  occupation  of 
one  Roberto  George,  and  alsoe  three  acres  or  bushell  sednes 
of  lande,  with  thapp'ten'nc's  lienge  beinge  in  the  parrishe  and 
feeides  of  busshoppe  castell  seuerallie  w't'in  two  pastures  of 
John  Taionde  beyond  Pull  yr  mayne  foresaide,  which  I  of  late 
had  and  purchased  of  one  John  Rowlande,  and  nowe  haue  and 
holde  in  exchange  for  iiijor  ridges  or  buttes  of  lande  of  the 
said  John  Tallande,  lieinge  nere  to  the  furlonge  of  Roose 
Griffithe. 

Alsoe  I  doe  giue  to  her  landes  in  the  p'ishe  and  feldes  of 
bushopps  castell  foresaide,  beinge  p'celles  of  the  demaines 
there  which  1  haue  and  holde  by  lees  of  the  saide  busshopp  of 
heref'd,  being'e  in  occupacion  of  the  said  Robert  Downe,  and 
thother  p'cell  or  pasture  is  coinonlie  called  the  newe  pasture, 
beinge  p'chased  landes  nowe  beinge  in  the  teanure  and  occu- 
pac'on  of  one  John  ap  owen  of  Whitcott,  and  reachinge  ou'r 
both  sydes  the  old  highe  waye  leadinge  from  the  castell  fielde 
gate  unto  the  landes  of  the  said  John  ap  Owen,  and  belonge- 
inge  to  the  Tenement  of  the  said  Robert  Downe. 

Alsoe  I  doe  giue  and  bequeathe  unto  my  said  daughter  Row- 
land Jones  all  my  iandes  of  maynston  and  busshoppes  three 
townes  in  the  said  countie  of  mountgomerye,nowe  onelie  beinge 
in  the  seuerall  teanures,  holdinges,  and  occupac'ons  of  Thomas 
James,  Roger  Weale,  Reynold  ap  Cad'ler,  and  howell  ap  John 
ap  Howell  ap  William. 

Item,  where  heretofore  I,  the  said  Lewis  Jones,  haue  dis- 
bursed and  paide  unto  one  Thomas  ap  d'd,  of  the  com.  of 
brecknock,  the  somme  of  one  hundreth  poundes  in  considerac'on 
of  marriage,  by  the  sufferance  of  God  to  be  had  and  solemp- 
nized  betweene  my  said  Daughter  and  d'd  lloide,  sonne  of  the 
saide  Thomas  ap  d'd,  whoe  as  yet  be  not  maried,  and  in  case 


196        EARLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

my  said  daughter  happenn  not  to  be  maried  unto  the  said  d'd 
lloid,  accordinge  the  bargainee  and  covenantes  betweene  me 
and  the  said  Thomas  ap  d'd  in  that  behalfe  agreed, 

Item,  my  mynde  and  laste  will  is  that  my  said  daughter 
Rowland  Jones  and  her  heires  shall  haue,  receyue,  and  take 
of  the  said  Thomas  ap  d'd,  or  of  his  heires  or  executors,  the 
said  somme  of  Cli.}  and  yf  the  said  Thomas,  or  his  heires  or 
executors,  doe  refuse  or  denye  to  make  payment  thereof 
accordinglie,  then  I  will  and  my  laste  mynde  is  that  rny 
executo'rs  in  my  name  shall  sue  and  recou'r  the  same  some  of 
the  said  Thomas  ap  d'd,  his  heires  or  executors,  and  after 
such  recoue'ye  thereof  had,  I  will  that  the  same,  my  executors, 
shall  make  undelayd  payment  thereof  unto  my  said  Daughter 
Rowland  Jones  and  to  her  heires,  of  and  towardes  her  p'fer- 
ment  of  marriage,  or  the  marriage  of  her  children  ;  and  if  my 
said  daughter  Rowland  doe  dye  before  suche  marriage  or 
receipts  of  the  Cli.,  and  in  defaulte  of  suche  marriage  had 
betwe'ne  the  said  d'd  lloide  and  any  other  of  my  daughters, 
Then  the  said  hundred  poundes  to  remayne  atnongest  the  rest 
like  of  my  daughters'  porc'on  like  and  their  heires. 

Item;  I  doe  giue  unto  the  said  Elizabeth  Jones,  my  daugh- 
ter, the  tenementes  and  landes  lieinge  and  beinge  w't'in  the 
towneshippes  and  feeldes  of  Coulton  and  churchstocke  fore- 
saide,  novve  or  late  beinge  in  the  teanure  or  occupac'on  of  one 
William  ap  Lewys  ap  John  Goz,  of  the  yearlie  value  of  xxs., 
and  Tenementes  in  the  teanure  of  oon  Gruffi  tailo'r,  beinge  of 
the  cleire  yearlie  rent  of  tenne  shillinges,  and  the  oon  halfe  of 
those  landes  w't'in  the  towneshippes  and  feeldes  of  Bacheldre, 
in  the  saide  Countie  of  mountgomerye,  nowe  or  late  beinge  in 
the  teanure  and  occupac'on  of  one  Cad'ler  ap  Owen  ap  John,1 
and  w'ch  I,  the  said  Lewys  Jones,  haue  and  helde  of  the 
guifte  and  graunte  of  the  same  Cad'ler  ap  Owen  uppon  redernp- 
cion  of  the  said  moyetie  of  and  in,  the  premisses  of  the  somuie  of 
xx\jli.,  together  w'h  all  my  rightes  in  the  said  moyetie,  and 
alsoe  of  that  my  tenement,  w'h  thapp'ten'nc's,  called  John 
ffoordes2  tenement,  wVin  the  towneshipp  and  feeldes  of  church- 


1  By  his  will  dated    1550,  and  proved  apparently  in   1567,   he 
bequeaths   his  lands  in   Bacheltre  to   "  Lewis   Johns,   Constable  of 
Bishopscastle".      He    mentions   his  son  John    ap    Kadwaleder   and 
"Kateryn  v.  John"  his  wife  (Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xix,  p.  38).     "Cad'r 
ap  Owen    ap  John,  gent.",  appears  on  county  grand  juries  34,   36 
Henry  VIII,  1542-4. 

2  Margarett,  daughter  and  heiress  of  John  Forde,  married  William 
Blunden  of  Bishop's  Castle,  the  grandfather  of  Andrew  Blunden  of 


AT    SOMEKSUT   HOUSE.  197 

stocke  foresaide,  in  the  said  countie  of  mountgome'ye,  beinge 
of  the  yearlie  value  of  xxs. 

Item,  I  will  and  bequeathe  unto  my  said  Daughter  Margaret 
Jones,  the  youngest  of  yt  name,  all  and  singular  those  my 
tenernentes  in  Aston,  in  the  paid  com.  of  rnountgom'y,  of  the 
yearlie  value  and  rente  of  xxx,  and  alsoe  all  and  singuler  those 
rny  landes  and  tenementes,  w'h  thapp'teu'nc's,  lieinge  in  castdl 
vriche,  in  the  same  countie,  nowe  or  late  beinge  in  the  teanure 
of  one  Moris  ap  Merick,  beinge  of  the  clear  yearlie  value  of 
xk,  and  alsoe  thone  halfe  or  moyetie  of  one  meadowe,  w'th 
thapp'ten'nc's,  conteyninge  vi  acres  or  daies  rnatth  of  meadowe^, 
beinge  of  the  clere  yearlie  value  of  xiijs.  iiijd.,  lieinge  and 
beinge  w't'in  the  p'ishe  of  churchestocke  foresaid,  and  which 
I  doe  ioyntlie  holde  and  occupie  w'th  theires  of  Edrnond  ap 
Thomas,1  haveinge  thother  halfe  or  moyetie  of  the  same 
meadowe. 

Item,  alsoe  I  doe  giue  and  bequeathe  unto  my  said  youngest 
daughter  Margaret  Jones  and  her  heires  foreuer  all  and 
singuler  those  percelles  of  landes  hereafter  expressed,  lyinge 
and  beinge  w't'in  the  towneshippes  and  feeldes  of  Castell 
vriche  and  in  Mellynton,  in  the  said  com.  of  mountgorn'ye, 
that  is  to  saye,  three  acres  of  lande,  w'th  thapp'ten'nc's,  w'ch 
I  haue  and  holde  of  the  guifte  and  graunte  of  one  Cad'ler  ap 
hoell  ap  oweu,  upon  condic'on  of  redempcion  thereof  of  the 
somme  of  xxs.  by  me  to  the  said  Cad'ler  thereupon  laide  and 
paide,  and  all  those  landes  and  ten'ts,  w'th  thapp'ten'n'c's  w'ch 
I  alsoe  haue  and  holde  of  the  guifte  and  graunte  of  one  Oliu' 
ap  leun  d'd,  upon  condic'on  of  redempcion  thereof  of  the 
somme  of  vij7i,  w'th  all  my  righte,  title,  state,  and  interest. 

Item,  alsoe  1  doe  giue,  will,  and  bequeathe  unto  my  said 
youngest  daughter  Marie  Jones  all  and  singuler  the  ten'ts, 
w'th  thapp'ten'nc's  hereafter  expressed,  lieinge  and  beinge 
w't'in  the  towne,  p'ishe,  and  ffeeldes  of  busshoppes  castell,  in 
the  said  com.  of  Salop,  that  is  to  saye,  one  tenement  w'th 
thapp'ten'nc's  nowe  beinge  in  the  teanure  and  occupacion  of 
one  John  Parran,  and  one  other  tenement,  w'th  thapp'ten'nc's 
thereunto  adioyninge,  nowe  in  the  teanure  and  occupac'on  of 
one  Nicholas  Taberer,  and  one  voide  or  vacant  burgaige  of 


the  Middle  Temple,  the  husband  of  Mary,  youngest  daughter  of  the 
testator. 

1  Edmund  ap  Thomas  ap  Owen  witnesses  the  will  of  Cadwalader 
ap  Owen  ap  John  in  1550.  He  was  on  the  grand  jury  33  Hen.  VIII, 
and  his  son  Lewis  married  Anne,  eldest  daughter  of  Richard  Lloyd 
of  Harrington. 


198  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

lande,  with  thapp'ten'nc's  thereunto  alsoe  adioyninge,  and 
alsoe  one  other  tenement,  w'th  thapp'ten'nc's,  nowe  beinge  in 
the  teanure  and  occupac'on  of  one  Richard  Ockley. 

Alsoe  I  doe  giue  unto  my  said  daughter  Marie,  to  her 
executors  and  assignes,  all  that  my  righte,  estate,  etc.,  which 
I  haue,  as  well  in  the  tolne  of  corne  and  cattells  of  Bishops- 
castle,  alsoe  of  and  in  theise  percells  of  landes  ensuinge, 
beinge  percell  of  the  saide  demayne  landes  of  busshopps- 
castell. 

Item,  alsoe  I  doe,  to  my  said  daughter  Marie,  all  and  singuler 
those  landes,  tene'tes,  etc.,  w'ch  I  haue  and  holde  of  the 
guifte  and  graunte  of  one  Jo'n  ap  Griffithe  and  his  heires, 
within  the  towneshippe,  parishe,  and  feeldes  of  Bisshopp 
three  toones  in  the  said  co.  of  Montg. 

Item,  I  giue  and  bequeathe  to  my  base  sonn  Meredith,1  by 
me  begotten  on  the  bodie  of  Margaret  llode,  his  mother,  all 
and  singuler  those  my  messuages,  ten'ntes,  and  landes  situate 
and  lyeinge  in  the  towneshippes  and  feeldes  of  churchstoke, 
Hurdley,  and  bachelldref,  in  the  said  co.  of  Montg.,  that  is  to 
say,  one  messuage  or  tene'te,  or  tildehall,  and  all  maner  of 
howses,  barnes,  buildinges,  etc.,  lyeinge  and  beinge  in  church- 
stoke,  together  with  all  landes,  waistes,  etc.,  belonginge,  of 
the  yearlie  value  of  xxvjs.  viije?.,  nowe  or  late  in  the  teanure 
of  one  hoell  ap  morris ;  also  another  tene'te  wherein  one 
Richard  ap  leun  ap  bedo  ap  probyn2  uowe  inhabiteth,  lyeinge 
in  Hurdley  and  Churchstoke,  together  with  all  landes,  waistes, 
etc.,  thereunto  belonginge,  of  the  yearlie  value  of  xxs.,  w'ch 
landes  I  haue  and  holde  of  the  guifte  of  the  saide  Richarde 
ap  leun  ap  Bedoowe  ap  probyn,  upon  condicion  of  redempcion 
of  the  sum  of  vli.  ',  alsoe  one  pasture,  cornmonlie  called  y  keye 
mericke,  nowe  in  the  teanure  of  one  William  Lewys  ap  John 
goz ;  alsoe  all  yt  other  rnoyitie  or  halfe  of  all  and  singuler  the 
ten'te  and  landes  of  the  saide  Cad'ler  ap  owen  ap  John  in 
bachelldref  foresaide,  which  I  holde  of  the  saide  Cad'ler,  on 
condicion  of  redempcion  of  the  same  moyetie  thereof  of  the 
som'e  of  xxij7i.,  as  percell  of  xliiijs.  by  me  geven  and  paide 
for  the  hole  tene'te,  etc. 

To  haue  and  to  holde  the  saide  tenement  and  landes  and 
other  the  p'misses  laste  before  specified  unto  the  saide  Mere- 

1  The  quaint  old  chronicler  Oliver  Matthews,  by  his  will,  dated 
20th  June  1615,  leaves  40s.  to  "  Joice,  daughter  of  Meredith  Jones". 

2  Lands  purchased  from  "  levan  ap  Bodo  ap  Robyn"  are  men- 
tioned in  the  will  (1558)  of  Edward  ap  David  Vaughan  of  Church- 
stoke. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  11) (J 

dithe,  sonne  of  the  saide  M'garett  llode,  by  me  uppon  her 
bodye  begotten,  and  to  theires  of  his  bodye  lawfullie  begottenn  ; 
in  defaulte,  to  my  saide  daughter  Elizabeth  Jones  ;  in  defaulte, 
to  eldest  daughter  Margaret ;  in  defaulte,  as  before ;  alsoe  to 
the  saide  Meredithe  foure  kyne,  twoe  oxenn,  and  xxx  yewes. 

Item,  I  giue  and  bequeathe  unto  [blank  in  Register]  the  iij 
children  of  my  said  daughter  Margaret  Jones  vj  kyne;  namely, 
ij  apeece,  and  xx  shepe  apece. 

Item,  I  giue  and  bequeathe  to  Rob'te  lloide,  the  eldest  sonne 
of  the  said  Matthewe  lloide,  my  sonn-in-lawe,  ij  kyne,  one 
coulte;  and  to  Lewis,  his  seconde  sonne,  ij  kyne  and  one 
coulte  ;  and  to  the  foure  daughters  of  my  said  sonne-in-lavve, 
Matthewe  Lloyde,  viij  kyne,  namely,  two  apece,  and  xxxij 
shepe  apece ;  to  Matthewe  Lloide,  xij  mares  and  a  stallion  or 
stone  horse. 

Item,  I  doe  giue,  will,  and  bequeathe  to  John  Masson,  my 
sonne-in-lawe,  foure  mares. 

Item,  I  doe  giue,  etc.,  to  Andrevve  Blonden1  ij  kyne,  ij 
mares,  and  viij  shepe ;  and  to  Humfrey  Blonden,  his  brother, 
ij  kyne,  ij  mares,  and  viij  shepe. 

Item,  I  giue  and  bequethe  to  John  Barcker  xli.  of  readie 
inonie. 

Item,  I  giue  and  bequeathe  to  the  children  of  Will'm  Ock- 
ley  by  my  daughter  Elizabethe,2  his  late  wyfe  deceased,  ix 
yearelinge  beastes  and  xxiiij  sheape. 

1  Marie  or  Mary,  the   youngest  daughter   of  testator,  although 
several  times  alluded  to  in  the  body  of  his  will,  is  never  called  by 
her  married  name,  as  the  wife  of  Andrew  Blunden  ;  still,  she  was 
married  to  the  latter  jive  years  before  the  will  was  proved.     Nor  is 
"  Andrewe    Blonden"   here   described   as   his   son-in-law.      "Marye 
Blunden  was  buryed  the  26  of  July  1589"  at  Burghfield,  Reading, 
where  her  husband  had  resided. 

2  We    have    seen    that   the   testator   had    two  daughters   named 
Margaret.     We  now  see  that  duplication  of  names  in  the  case  of  his 
daughters  Elizabeth.     One  lived  and  died  the  wife  of  William  Ock- 
ley,  who,  although  not  traceable  in  the   Salop    Visitation  pedigree, 
was  doubtless  of  the  family  of  Oakley,  near  Bishop's  Castle.     The 
second  Elizabeth,  mentioned  further  on,  had  apparently  been  engaged 
to  the  son  and  heir  of  Thomas  Havard  of  Port  William,  Brecknock  ; 
but  the  marriage,  if  it  ever  did  take  place,  had  not  come  off  at  the 
date  of  the  will.     Now,  as  David  Lloyd  Blayney  of  Gregynog,  Sheriff 
in  1577,  is  said  to  have  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
Lewis  Jones,  Constable  of  Bishop's  Castle,  this  second  Elizabeth  must 
be  the  lady  in  question.     She  was  certainly  not  the  mother  of  his 
eldest  son,  and  successor  at  Gregynog,  Lewis,  but  she  might  have 
been  the  mother  of  David's  son  Edward,  the  first  Baron  Blayney. 


200      EA&LY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

Item,  I  giue  to  Thorn's  Bright1  and  lucye  brighte,  the 
children  of  Thomas  Brighte  by  my  base  daughter  Alice  Jones, 
vj  yerlinge  beastes  and  vij  shepe. 

[tern,  I  giue  to  Lewys  mynton,  iny  godsone,  four  kyne,  one 
mare,  and  x  shepe ;  to  Matthew  mynton,  his  brother,  iiij 
yerlinge  beastes  or  calves,  and  x  shepe. 

Item,  I  giue  to  my  base  sonn,  by  me  begotten n  uppon  the 
bodie  of  Gwenllian,  wyfe  of  one  lewys  pedlar,  of  the  corn,  of 
Glamorgan,  iiijor  younge  beastes  of  ij°  yeres  old,  and  xx  shepe. 

Item,  I  giue  to  my  base  daughter,  by  me  begottenn  upon  the 
bod  ye  of  Car  ye  morgan'  sister,  whose  name  I  doe  not  remember, 
vj  heifers  of  ij  yeres  of  aige,  and  sheepe  [no  number  in 
Register]. 

Item,  I  giue  to  my  base  daughter,  by  me  begotten  upon  the 
bodye  of  one  Margaret,  the  daughter  of  lewis  Tailor,  vj  heifers 
or  bullockes,  and  xx  shepe.  I  giue  to  my  base  sonn,  begotten 
upon  the  bo  dye  of  one  nowe  beinge  in  Aberdare  w'th  one  Jonet 
vz.  Thorn's  vichan,  iiij  younge  beastes  of  ij  yeres,  and  xx 
shepe. 

Item,  I  giue  to  Ellen,  the  base  daughter  of  my  eldest  sonne 
lewys,  the  some  of  xli.  in  redye  money.  I  giue  to  Marie,  the 
base  daughter  of  my  sonne  Phillipp,  by  him  begotten  upon 
the  bodye  of  one  Anne  Sempster,  iiij  kyne  and  xx  yerlinge 
shepe;  and  unto  Richard  her  sonne,  upon  her  body  begotten 
by  my  said  sonne  Phillipp,  ij  kyne  and  xx  shepe;  and  unto 
Hughe  her  sonne,  iiij  kyne  and  xx  shepe;  and  to  William, 
the  sonue  of  Elizabeth  Eyton,  by  the  said  Phillipp  upon  her 
begotten,  iiij  kyne  and  xx  shepe. 

Item,  I  giue  to  my  son-in-lawe,  Griffithe  Thomas,  iiij  mares. 

Item,  I  giue  to  my  sVaunte  David  ap  leu'n  bedo  my  sorell 
geldinge  which  he  used  to  ride  on,  or  the  little  baye  amblinge 
geldinge,  one  mare,  and  xl». ;  to  servant  hoell  ap  Res,  ij 
steeres  of  ij  or  iij  yeres  of  aige,  and  one  mare.  I  giue  to  my 
seruant  and  nepluive  Jeukyn  iiij  yearlinge  calves,  and  one 
mare ;  to  my  cousin  Res  ap  Jenkinge  ij  oxen  and  ij  mares. 

Whereas  I  have  disbursed  to  Thomas  Havard  of  Port 
WilPm,  co.  Brecknock,  of  xl  niarkes  of  redye  money,  in 
considerac'ori  of  a  marriage  to  be  had  between  one  Havard, 
son  and  heir  of  the  said  Thomas  Havard,  and  my  daughter 
Elizabeth,  who  as  yet  be  not  married  ;  in  case  the  marriage 
did  not  come  off,  the  money  was  to  be  returned  ;  testator,  if 
this  contingency  arose,  willed  the  money  to  Elizabeth.  Tes- 

1  See  the  will  of  Hugh  Bright  of  Ohurchstoke.  (Mont.  Coll.,  vol. 
xxii,  p.  302  and  note  1.) 


AT  SOMERSP:T  HOUSE.  201 

tator  provided,  in  case  of  the  death  of  any  of  his  daughters, 
that  her  devise  should  be  equally  shared  by  the  survivors. 

Testator  provided  that  if  any  of  the  legatees  disputed  the 
will,  they  forfeited  the  devise  to  them.  Residue  equally  among 
wife  Johanne  and  all  his  children,  and  to  the  said  Matthewe 
lloide,  David  lloide  ap  Thomas  ap  leu'n  lloide,  and  John 
Masson,  whom — namely,  Matthew  Lloyd  and  John  Masson — 
he  constituted  his  executors. 

Overseers. — Edmund  Plowden,  Esq.,1  Thomas  Poyner,  and 
Edward  Harbet,  and  John  Gow'r  [Gover  ?],  to  whom  he  left 
iiij  yearling  colts,  or  ells  iiijli.,  namely  xxs.  each  towards  their 
pains. 

Witnesses. — Hugh  Aid  well,  clerke,  rny  ghostlie  father,  and 
Viccar  of  busshopps  castell,  Roger  Jones,2  writer  hereof,  Dauid 
ap  leu'n  bedo,  my  seruant,  and  diuers  others. 

Proved  at  London,  17th  October  1569,  by  Mathew  lloide. 


Will  of  ELIZABETH  MORGAN  of  Aberhafesp,  Widow;    made 
9th  December  1646  ;  proved  15th  July  1647. 

To  be  buried  within  the  church  at  Aberhafesp.  Towards  the 
reparation  of  the  church,  10s. ;  to  the  poor  of  the  parish,  '60s. 
To  her  son  Edward  Morgan,  a  messuage  in  the  parish  of 
Trefeglwys,  then  in  the  occupation  of  Richard  Wilson,  John 
Henbow,  and  John  Gooden,  for  the  unexpired  term  of  the 
lease,  also  £40.  To  her  son  John,  £80;  to  her  son  William, 
£80.  To  Katherine  her  daughter,  a  messuage  called  Peny- 
castle  and  the  lauds  belonging,  situate  in  Treflyn  in  the 
said  county,  then  in  the  occupation  of  William  Worthington 
and  Henry  Cleatou,  which  she  held  under  mortgage  from 
Roger  Lloyd,  gent.,  and  Elizabeth  Eeamond,  widow,  for  £80 
or  thereabouts,  she  to  pay  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  testatrix, 
£50  [Elizabeth  was  then  wife  of  David  Powell,  gentleman]. 

Also  to  Elizabeth  testatrix  devised  the  sum  of  £150,  part 
of  a  sum  of  £300  due  bv  Statute  Bond  to  her  from  John  Price 


1  This    was    doubtless    the    eminent    lawyer,    the    author   of  the 
Commentaries   and  Jteports.     Born    at    Plowden    in    1517;    died  in 
1584.     "Edward  Harbet",  the  other  witness,  was  doubtless  Edward 
Herbert  of  Black  Hall,  Sheriff' in  15/>7. 

2  Probably  the  lioger  Jones   who,   with  Margaret    his    wife    and 
Joyce  his  daughter,  had  a  grant  of  Lylleshall  House,  part  of  the 
possessions  of  Lylleshall  Monastery,   28th   October,   1    Edward  VI. 
(Shertfs,  p.  45.) 

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of  Park  [her  brother],  also  £54  due  upon  a  Bond  by  Evan 
Bowen,  Richard  Syer,  and  Phillippe  Swancott,  in  lieu  or  to 
satisfy  a  legacy  of  £60  left  to  her  by  her  father,  which  she 
had  never  been  paid,  also  owing  to  him  by  John  Pryce  of 
Park.  Testatrix  stood  indebted  to  her  daughter  Elizabeth 
£93  16s.,  being  the  value  of  part  of  a  lot  of  cattle  left  to 
Elizabeth  by  her  father,  and  she  owed  her  daughter  Katherine 
£87  9s.  4d,  being  a  balance  of  rents  by  her  received  from  lands 
in  Trefeglwys  which  had  been  devised  by  their  father  to  raise 
portions  for  her  daughters,  for  satisfaction  whereof  and  of  the 
legacies  bequeathed  to  Edward,  John,  and  William  Morgan, 
testatrix  bequeathed  to  Mathew  Morgan,  Esquire  (her  son), 
all  her  cattle,  sheep,  horses,  corn,  etc.,  conditionally  that 
within  a  month  after  her  death  he  entered  into  sufficient 
security  unto  her  two  daughters  severally  for  payment  to 
them  of  the  sums  mentioned  above ;  in  default,  the  devise  of 
cattle  and  corn  to  be  void,  and  the  daughters  were  to  have 
the  cattle  in  satisfaction  of  the  debts  due  to  them,  etc.,  they 
paying  the  legacies  to  Edward,  John,  and  William,  her  sons, 
any  surplus  to  be  equally  divided  among  the  daughters. 

To  her  son  Matthew  she  devised  a  messuage  and  lands  called 
Pentre  gardd  y  Sayer,  in  Aberhafesp  aforesaid,  purchased  by 
testatrix  from  Richard  Syer,  Katherine  his  wife,  Charles  and 
Elizabeth  Syer,  and  also  another  messuage  in  Hendedley,  pur- 
chased by  testatrix  from  Thomas  ap  Thomas  and  John  Thomas 
his  brother,  to  have  and  to  hold  the  same  for  ever,  on  con- 
dition that  he,  Matthew  Morgan,  should  permit  and  suffer 
Katherine  and  Elisabeth,  his  sisters,  to  receive  and  take  to  their 
own  use  £200  mortgage  money  by  two  several  deeds  of 
mortgages  theretofore,  made  by  Roger  Lloyd  of  Talgarth, 
gentleman,  and  others,  to  his  father  Meredith  Morgan,  Esq., 
deceased,  of  certain  lands  in  Trefeglwys. 

To  Richard  Humphreys  of  Aberhafesp,  Clerk,  40s.  By  a 
subsequent  clause  testatrix  devised  the  messuages  above  to 
her  two  daughters  if  her  son  did  not  pay  the  £200.  "  To  my 
good  servant,  Margaret  Baylie,  £10,  due  to  me  by  David  ap 
Richard  of  Maesmaur,  and  his  sureties  by  bond."  To  her  son 
Matthew,  ' '  a  great  pair  of  handirons"  and  all  her  part  and  share 
of  the  "  brasse,  pewter,  turuary  vessels,  as  meet  barrells, 
weetinge  vessells,  chests,  presses,  cupboards,  tables,  bedseds, 
joyniuge  stooles  and  formes'',  and  all  the  implements  of 
husbandry  in  and  about  the  house.  To  her  daughters  all  bed- 
ding, sheets,  napery,  and  other  household  stuff  which  of  right 
belonged  to  her. 

Testatrix    mentioned    that   certain     debts    due    by    her    as 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  203 

executrix  of  the  will  of  Meredith  Morgan,  her  late  husband,  to 
the  executors  of  Thomas  Powell,  deceased,  £20,  were  to  be 
paid  by  her  executors. 

To  her  cousin  Thomas  Lloyd,  clerk,  £5 ;  to  her  godson  John 
Price  of  Park,  £5  ;  to  Howell  Jones  of  Brith  Dire  she  be- 
queathed a  debt  due  to  her  and  recovered  by  judgment  against 
Thomas  Owen  of  Machynlleth,  gentleman,  in  the  great  sessions 
of  the  county  of  Montgomery. 

She  nominated  her  son  Matthew  and  daughter  Katherine 
executors,  and  her  brother,  John  Price  of  Park,  Esquire,  her 
cousin,  Thomas  Lloyd,  clerk,  and  her  cousin,  Evan  Lloyd  of 
Llantowey,  gent.,  overseers,  and  that  Thomas  Lloyd,  clerk, 
should  be  guardian  of  her  younger  sons  John  and  William, 
mid  to  see  them  educated. 

Witnesses. — Richard  Humfreys,  clerk,  David  Powell,  Thomas 
Lloyd,  clerk,  H.  Jones,  D.  Lloyd. 


Will  of    MATHEW   MORGAN  of  Aberhafesp;    made   llth    Sep- 
tember 1705  ;  proved  10th  May  1706. 

In  the  name  of  God,  Amen  !  I,  Matthew  Morgan  of  Aber- 
Imfesp,  in  the  co.  of  Mont.,  Esq.,  being  sick  in  Body,  but  of 
perfect  and  disposing  minde  and  memory  (praise  be  to  God), 
therefore  doe  make  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament  in  manner 
following.  Ffirst  1  commend  my  Soul  to  Allmighty  God  my 
Creator,  hopeing  for  Salvation  through  the  merits  of  Christ 
Jesus  rny  Saviour.  And  my  body  to  the  Earth,  to  be  decently 
buried  at  the  discretion  of  my  Executors  hereinafter  named, 
within  the  parish  Church  of  Aberhafesp  aforesaid.  And  as 
concerning  rny  personal!  Estate,  which  God  in  His  mercy  hath 
bestowed  upon  me,  I  dispose  thereof  in  manner  following. 
Imprimis,  that  what  moneys,  plate,  Goods,  Cattells  or  Chattells 
I  shall  be  possest  of  at  the  time  of  my  death  shall  be  equally 
and  indifferently  distributed  between  my  two  daughters, 
Frances  and  Ann  Morgan,  deducting  out  of  the  same  my  just 
debts,  legacies,  and  funerall  expenses  and  charges. 

Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  ten  pounds  to  my  son-in-law, 
Walter  Waring,  Esq.,  and  his  wife  (if  then  living),  to  buy  them 
mourning. 

Itam,  1  give  and  bequeath  to  the  poor  of  the  aforesaid  parish 
of  Aberhafesp,  £1 0,  to  be  paid  by  my  Executors  within  the 
space  of  twelve  months  next  utter  my  decease,  to  be  added  to 
those  monies  already  given  to  the  poor  aforesaid,  whereby  tho 
interest  may  be  duly  paid  to  the  poor  aforesaid,  and  the  same  to 

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204  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE   WILLS 

be  carefully  secured.  And  that  my  said  Executors  see  that  the 
same  be  done  as  aforesaid.  And  lastly,  I  doe  make  my  two 
daughters,  Frances  and  Ann  Morgan,  to  be  joint  Executors  of 
this  my  last  Will  and  Testament.  In  witness  whereof  I  have 
put  my  hand  and  Seale  this  llth  day  of  September,  in  the  4th 
year  of  the  Reign  of  our  gracious  Queen  Ann,  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  God  1705 — Matt.  Morgan.  Signed,  sealed,  and 
published  in  the  presence  of  William  Tilsley  of  Llwydcoed,  in 
the  County  of  Montgomery,  Gentleman,  aged  about  two-and- 
twenty  years,  and  Edward  Bishop  of  Glanhafren,  in  the  said 
County,  Tanner,  aged  about  50  years,  doe  severally  make  oath 
that  they  and  each  of  them  did  know  Matthew  Morgan,  late  of 
Aberhafesp,  in  the  said  Co.,  Esq.,  in  his  lifetime,  now  deceased, 
and  were  well  acquainted  with  his  handwriting  ;  and  alsoe  that 
the  paper  writeing  hereunto  annexed  and  now  produced  to 
these  deponents,  whereon  the  Commissioner  that  swears  them 
to  this  Affidavit  hath  endorsed  his  name,  purporting  [to  be  ?] 
the  last  will  and  Testament  of  the  said  deceased,  the  said 
Matthew  Morgan,  with  his  name  subscribed  thereunto,  is  all  of 
the  proper  handwriting  of  him,  the  said  deceased,  as  these 
deponents  verily  believe — Win.  Tilseley,  Edward  Bushoppe. 

Jurat  apud  Newt/own  in  Comitatu  Mountgomery  Septimus  die 
Maij  Ann  Do'ni  1706  ;  coram  me  Johan'  Evans,  Rec.,  de 
Llanmerewig. 

Proved  in  the  Prerogative  Court  of  Canterbury,  before  Sir 
Richard  Raines,  D.LL.,  10th  May  1706. 

Administration  granted  to  Frances  and  Ann  Morgan, 
daughters  and  Executors,  in  the  said  Will  named. 


Will  of  FRANCES  MORGAN  of  Aberhafesp,  Spinster ;  made 
17th  April  1710;  proved  1st  March  1710-11. 

Body  to  be  buried  within.  Aberhafesp  church,  and  close  by 
her  mother's  grave.  "  What  money,  plate,  Jewells,  goods, 
cattells,  and  chattells  I  shall  be  possest  of  at  the  time  of  my 
death  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  sister  Anne  Morgan,  if  then 
living,  for  term  of  her  life,  deducting  out  of  the  same  my  just 
debts  and  funeral  expenses  and  charges." 

Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  brother  and  sister  Waring 
£50,  to  buy  them  mourning.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  Mr. 
Edmond  Pryse  £20,  to  buy  him  mourning.  Item,  I  give  and 
bequeath  to  my  cousin  Elizabeth  Fownes,  widow,  £20,  to  buy 
her  mourning.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  cousin  Ann 
Darwin,  widow,  £20,  to  buy  her  mourning,  and  £10  apiece  to 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  205 

her  two  sons  William  and  Eobert.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath 
to  my  cousin  Jane  Ellis  £100,  to  be  paid  at  the  death  of  my 
sister  Ann  Morgan,  and  £50  to  be  paid  to  her  eldest  daughter 
that  shall  then  be  living,  and  to  be  paid  the  same  time  with 
her  mother's.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  Elizabeth,  the 
second  daughter  of  my  cousin  Fownes,  £100,  to  be  paid  at  the 
death  of  my  sister  Ann  Morgan.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath 
to  my  cousin,  the  widow  Sheres,  £100,  and  £50  apiece  to  her 
three  children  by  Mr.  Sheres,  to  be  paid  at  the  same  time  as 
her  sisters.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  £100  to  Letitia,  the 
eldest  daughter  of  my  cousin  Cornwallis,  widow,  to  be  paid  at 
the  death  of  my  sister  Ann  Morgan.  Item,  I  give  and 
bequeath  to  Meredith  Lloyd  £20. 

1  also  leave  £40  to  erect  a  monument  for  me  at  the  end  of 
the  seat  that  we  usually  sit  in,  and  in  the  parish  church  of 
Aberhafesp ;  and  a  guinea  apiece  to  all  my  God-daughters ; 
and,  lastly,  1  make  my  sister  Anne  Morgan  and  Mr.  Edmond 
Prvse  my  whole  and  sole  Executors  of  this  my  last  Will  and 
Testament.  In  witness  whereof  I  have  put  my  hand  and 
seal  this  17th  of  April  in  the  9th  year  of  the  Reign  of  Our 
Gracious  Queen  Anne,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1710.  Signed 

and  Sealed  in  the  presence  of 

Morgan  Shipman1  of  Aberhafesp,  in  the  Co.  of  Montgomery, 
Gent.,  aged  about  44,  and  Elizabeth  Waring  of  the  same, 
in  the  said  County,  Spinster,  aged  about  22  years,  severally 
make  oath  that  they  were  well  acquainted  with  Frances  Morgan, 
late  of  Aberhafesp,  Spinster,  in  her  lifetime,  now  lately  de- 
ceased, and  with  her  manner  and  character  of  handwriting, 
aud  they,  the  said  Morgan  Shipman  and  Elizabeth  Wareing, 
having  seen  the  writing  purporting  to  be  the  last  Will  of  the  said 
deceased  Frances  Morgan,  and  beginning  thus,  viz. :  In  the 
name  of  God,  Amen,  I,  Frances,  etc.,  verily  believe  the  same 
was  all  the  proper  handwriting  of  her  the  said  Frances  Morgan. 

Morgan  Shipman. 

Elizabeth  Waring. 

Jurat  sexto  die  Decernbris  Anno  D'ni  1710  Coram  me 
Richd9  Mercer,  Clero-Hectore  de  Aberhafesp,  Diocesi  Asapha, 
Decanet'  Kedewen. 

Proved  in  London  March  1st,  1710-1711. 

Administration  granted  to  Ann  Morgan,  reserving  similar 
power  to  the  other  Executor. 


1  M.  Shipman  was  buried  at  Aberhafesp  16th  July  1732;  his  a«-e 
therefore,  was  about  66. 


206  EARLY   MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 


Will  of  ANN  MORGAN  ;  made  28th  May  1714 ;  proved 
19th  Oct.  1717. 

Body  to  be  buried  in  Aberhafesp  church.  What  lands  and 
money  I  possess  I  dispose  of  as  following :  First,  I  give  and 
bequeath  to  my  broth er-in-law,  Walter  Waring,  Esq.,  and  to 
my  sister  Abigail,  his  now  wife,  deducting  out  of  the  same  my 
just  debts,  Legacies,  and  funeral  disbursements  and  charges. 

Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  kinswoman  Elizabeth 
Fownes,  widow,  20  peeces  of  old  Gold,  commonly  called 
Broad  peeces.  I  also  give  to  the  said  Elizabeth  Fownes  the 
sum  of  £100,  the  interest  of  which  to  be  for  her  use  during 
her  life,  and  at  her  death  to  be  equally  divided  between  her 
two  grandsons,  Joseph  and  Henry  Sheeres.  Item,  I  give  and 
bequeath  to  Mr.  Jonathan  Ellis  £10,  to  buy  him  mourning; 
and  to  my  kinswoman,  Jane  Ellis,  £100,  and  to  her  daughter 
Elizabeth  Ellis  £50.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  Mr. 
Isaac  Stanton  £10,  to  buy  him  mourning,  and  to  my  kins- 
woman Elizabeth  Stanton  £100.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath 
to  my  kinswoman  Mary  Shere,  widow,  £100,  and  to  her 
daughter  Elizabeth  Shere  £50.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath 
to  my  kinswoman  Anne  Darwin,  widow,  £100,  and  to  each  of 
her  two  sons,  William  and  Eobert  Darwin,  Esqs.,  £50.  Item, 
I  give  and  bequeath  to  her  third  daughter,  Elizabeth  Corn- 
wallis,  £50.  Item,  I  also  give  and  bequeath  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Sacheverell,  my  kinswoman,  20  peces  old  Gold,  commonly 
called  Broad  pieces.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  kins- 
woman Elizabeth  Sherwin,  widow,  £10,  and  to  my  God  daugh- 
ter Mary  Howsbrock  £10.  Item,  I  give  to  my  sister-in-law 
Bridget,1  now  wife  of  Charles  Walcot,  Esq.,  £10,  to  buy  her 
mourning.  Item.,  I  give  and  bequeath,  and  also  hereby  direct 
and  appoint,  that  for  the  sole  and  separate  use  and  benefit  of 
my  sister  Abigail  Waring,  the  now  wife  of  Walter  Waring, 
Esq.,  my  Executor,  hereafter  named,  shall  pay  to  Eichard 
Oackley,  Esjq.,  or  to  such  person  or  persons  as  she,  the  said 
Abigail  Waring,  shall  by  any  writing  under  her  hand  and  seal 
limit  and  appoint  other  than  the  said  Walter  Waring,  her 
husband,  the  sum  of  £500,  to  be  disposed  of  and  employed  as 

1  She  was  the  widow  of  a  son  of  Matthew  Morgan,  who  seems  to 
have  predeceased  his  father.  I  had  some  notes  about  this  son,  but 
have  mislaid  them.  I  know  that  one  of  the  Walcots,  many  years 
later,  was  a  party  to  some  proceedings  as  next  of  kin  to  Bridget's 
first  husband, 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  207 

she,  the  said  Abigail  Waring,  shall  think  fit,  and  not  to  be 
intermeddled  with  by  her  said  husband.  And  my  further 
Will  and  meaning  is  the  said  £500  shall  not  at  any  time 
hereafter  be  payable  or  paid  unto  or  for  the  said  Walter 
Waring,  or  his  use,  nor  shall  any  disposition,  share,  or 
limitation  be  thereof,  or  of  any  part  thereof,  made  unto  him, 
neither  shall  he  have  any  manner  of  right  or  trust  therein, 
either  in  law  or  equity,  or  any  manner  of  power  to  receive, 
meddle  with,  or  dispose  of  the  same,  but  shall  be  absolutely 
debarred  and  excluded  thereof  and  therefrom  to  all  intents 
and  purposes  whatsoever. 

Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  godson,  William  Darwin, 
£50.  Item,  I  give  £10,  to  be  well  secured  by  my  Executors, 
the  interest  thereof  to  be  yearly  paid  to  the  use  of  the  poor  of 
the  parish  of  Aberhafesp.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  Eliza- 
beth Waring  £20  if  she  shall  be  my  hired  servant  at  the 
time  of  my  death  ;  but,  in  case  she  be  gone  from  me,  I  give 
but  £10  to  any  other  that  shall  be  my  head  woman-servant  at 
the  time  of  my  departing  this  life.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath 
to  Meredith  Lloyd  £5 ;  to  each  other  servant  that  shall  be 
then  living  with  me,  mourning  and  20s.  apiece;  and,  lastly, 
1  make  my  bro.-in-law,  W.  Waring,  and  my  sister  Abigail,  his 
wife,  to  be  my  sole  executors  of  this  my  last  will  and  testa- 
ment. In  witness  whereof  I  have  put  my  hand  and  seal  this 
28th  May  1714. 

ANNE  MORGAN. 

Witness  their  hand,  Mary  Pryce,  Eliz.  Harris,  Ann  Pryce. 
Proved  19th   Oct.  1717.     W.  and  A.,  Executors. 


Will   of  ABIGAIL  WARING1;  made  4th  October  1749;  proved 
17th  December  1753. 

I,  Abigail  Waring,  late  of  Aberhafesp,  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  but  now  of  the  Town  of  Shrewsbury,  in  the  co. 
of  Salop,  widow,  do  make  this  my  last  Will  and  testament  in 
manner  following ;  that  is  to  say — First,  my  will  and  desire  is 
that  my  body  be  decently  buried  in  the  family  Vault  in  the 
parish  Church  of  Aberhafesp  aforesaid,  as  near  my  late  two 
dear  sisters  there,  as  may  be,  and  as  private  as  possible.  And 
as  for  and  concerning  my  Real  and  Personal  Estate,  I  give  and 
dispose  thereof  as  follows. 

1  She  was  married  on  the  29th  of  May  1694,  at  St.  Mary's,  Shrews- 
bury, to  Mr.  Walter  Waring. 


208       EAKLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

First,  I  give  and  devise  unto  my  Cousin  Henry  Shere,  of 
Lombard  St.,  London,  Goldsmith,  and  unto  my  cousin  Elizabeth 
Proctor,  the  wife  of  Mr.  Robert  Proctor,  of  Botolph  Lane, 
London,  Merchant,  all  and  every  my  several  Messuages,  Tene- 
ments, Lands,  and  Hereditaments  whatsoever,  as  well  those 
situate  and  lying  in  the  co.  of  Montgomery  as  those  in  the 
county  of  Salop,  save  and  except  such  of  my  Messuages,  Farms, 
and  Lands  as  be  in  or  near  Gaer,  in  the  several  parishes  of 
Castle  Caereinion  and  Guilsfield,  in  the  said  co.  of  Montgo- 
mery, which  I  lately  purchased  of  Corbet  Kinaston,  Esq.,  to 
have  and  to  hold  the  one  Moiety  or  half  part  of  such  my 
several  Messuages,  Tenements,  Lands,  and  Hereditaments,  with 
their  and  every  of  their  appurtenances  (except  as  hereinbefore 
excepted),  unto  my  said  Cousin  Henry  Shere  and  his  heirs  and 
assigns  for  ever  ;  and  the  other  Moiety  or  half  part  of  the  said 
several  Messuages,  Tenements,  Lands,  and  Hereditaments  (ex- 
cept as  before  excepted),  with  their  and  every  of  their  appur- 
tenances, unto  my  said  Cousin  Elizabeth  Proctor  and  her  heirs 
and  assigns  for  ever. 

And  as  for  and  concerning  all  my  said  several  Messuages, 
Lands,  Tenements,  and  Hereditaments  lying  in  or  near  Gaer,  in 
the  several  parishes  of  Castle  Caereinion  and  Guilsfield,  in  the 
said  co.  of  Montgy.,  which  I  purchased  of  the  said  Corbett 
Kinaston,  I  give  and  devise  the  same  and  every  of  them,  with 
their  and  every  of  their  respective  appurtenances,  unto  my 
cousin  John  Pryce  of  Coffronydd,in  the  Co.  of  Montgomery,  Esq., 
and  Charles  Humphreys  of  Pennant,  in  the  said  County,  Gent., 
and  their  heirs,  In  Trust,  nevertheless,  to  and  for  the  several 
uses,  intents,  and  purposes  following,  that  is  to  say  :  As  to  one 
Moiety  of  the  last-mentioned  messuages,  tenements,  lands,  and 
hereditaments,  with  their  and  every  of  their  respective  appur- 
tenances, to  the  use  and  behoof  of  my  said  Cousin  Henry 
Shere  and  his  assigns  for  and  during  the  term  of  his  natural 
life,  and  from  and  after  the  end,  expiration,  or  other  sooner 
Determination  of  that  Estate  to  the  said  John  Pryce  and 
Charles  Humphreys  and  their  heirs,  In  Trust,  nevertheless,  to 
preserve  and  support  the  contingent  uses  and  Estates  herein- 
after limited  from  being  barred  or  destroyed,  and  for  that 
purpose  to  make  entrys  and  bring  actions  as  often  as  Occasion 
shall  require,  but  nevertheless  to  permit  and  suffer  my  said 
Cousin  Henry  Shere  and  his  Assigns  to  have,  receive,  and 
take  the  Moiety  or  one  half  part  of  the  Eents,  issues,  and 
profits  of  the  said  last-mentioned  Messuages,  Lands,  and 
Hereditaments  for  and  during  the  term  of  his  natural  life, 
And  from  and  after  his  decease  to  the  use  and  behoof  of  the 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  209 

first  son  of  the  body  of  the  said  Henry  Shere,  lawfully  to  bo 
begotten,  and  of  the  heirs  of  the  body  of  such  first  son  lawfully 
issuing,  and  in  default  of  such  issue,  to  the  use  and  behoof  of 
the  second,  third,  fourth,  fifth,  sixth,  and  all  and  every  other 
son  and  sons  of  the  body  of  rny  said  Cousin  Henry  Shere  law- 
fully to  be  begotten,  and  of  the  heirs  of  the  body  and  bodies  of 
such  second,  third.,  fourth,  fifth,  sixth,  and  all  and  every  other 
son  and  sons  of  the  body  of  the  said  Henry  Shere  lawfully 
issuing,  the  elder  of  such  son  and  sons,  and  the  heirs  of  his 
body  lawfully  issuing,  being  always  to  be  preferred  and  to  take 
place  before  the  younger  of  such  son  and  sons  and  the  heirs  of 
his  and  their  body  and  bodies  lawfully  issuing  ;  and  for  default 
of  such  issue,  to  the  use  and  behoof  of  the  first  daughter  of  the 
said  Henry  Shere  lawfully  issuing;  in  default,  to  the  second, 
third,  etc.,  as  before;  in  default,  to  the  use  and  behoof  of  my 
said  Cousin  Elizabeth  Proctor,  the  wife  of  Mr.  Robert  Proctor, 
for  and  during  the  term  of  her  natural  life  ;  after,  to  John 
Price  and  Charles  Humphreys  in  trust,  to  the  use  of  the  sons 
and  daughters  of  the  said  Elizabeth  Proctor,  as  before ;  in 
default,  to  my  cousin  Phillip  Henry  Warburton  of  the  Grainge, 
in  the  co.  of  Salop,  Esquire,  and  his  heirs  and  assigns  for  ever. 

And  as  for  and  concerning  the  other  Moiety,  or  one  half 
part  of  all  and  every  the  last  mentioned  Messuages,  Tene- 
ments, Lands,  and  Hereditaments,  to  the  use  and  behoof  of 
my  said  Cousin  Elizabeth  Proctor  and  her  assigns  for  life, 
after  to  the  said  John  Pryce  and  Charles  Humphreys  in  Trust, 
as  before,  to  the  use  and  behoof  of  the  first  son  of  the  body  of 
the  said  Elizabeth  Proctor;  failing,  to  the  second,  third,  etc.,  as 
before;  failing,  to  the  first  and  other  daughters  of  the  said 
Elizabeth  Proctor.  In  default,  to  my  Cousin  Henry  Shere, 
for  life;  after,  to  his  sons  and  daughters,  as  before;  failing,  to  my 
cousin  Phillip  Henry  Warburton  and  his  heirs  for  ever. 

I  also  give  and  bequeath  to  the  several  persons  hereinafter 
named  the  several  and  respective  sum  and  sums  of  money 
hereinafter  particularly  mentioned,  That  is  to  say,  unto  my 
said  cousin,  Phillip  Henry  Warburton,  the  sum  of  £50;  unto 
my  cousin,  Jonathan  Ellis  of  Botolph  Lane,  London,  Esquire, 
and  unto  William  Proctor,  Esq.,  the  sum  of  £20  apiece  to  buy 
them  mourning  ;  unto  my  said  cousin,  John  Pryce  of  Coffronydd, 
the  sum  of  £50 ;  and  unto  John  Powell  Pryce,  Esq.,  of  New- 
town  Hall,  the  sum  of  20  guineas ;  unto  my  cousin,  Beatrice 
Morgan,  spinster,  cousin  Dorothy  Morris,  the  wife  of  Robert 
Morris  of  Grovesnor  Street,  London,  Mrs.  Bridgett  Roberts  of 
Pentre,  in  the  parish  of  Aberhafesp  aforesaid,  widow,  and 
unto  Margaret  Humphreys,  the  daughter  of  the  said  Charles 


210        EARLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

Humphreys,   the   sum   of  £10  apiece.      Unto  my  to  upper 
servants,  Edward  Marloss  and  Anne  Brown,  the  sum   of  £20 
apiece ;    and  unto  my  other  servant,  .Blanch  Evans,  the  sum  of 
£10,  in  case  my  said  several   servants  shall   continue  in  my 
service  till  the  time  of  my  decease. 

Also  my  Will  and  desire  is,  And  I  do  hereby  order  and 
direct,  that  whatever  money  and  legacies  I  shall  hereafter,  at 
any  time  during  my  life,  invest,  in  this  my  last  will  in  a 
space  or  casme  (chasm)  left  for  that  purpose,  or  endorse 
hereon  in  my  proper  handwriting,  shall  be  deemed  and  taken 
as  part  of  my  said  Will,  and  as  fully  and  effectually,  if  inserted 
or  endorsed  with  my  own  handwriting  after  the  execution  of 
this  my  last  will,  as  if  the  same  had  been  inserted  or  endorsed 
before  the  execution  thereof.  I  bequeath  to  Mr.  Charles 
Humphreys  the  sum  of  £20,  and  to  Mrs.  Susanna  Humphreys, 
his  wife,  my  gold  watch  ;  to  Edward  Bembowe,  my  tenant,  the 
sum  of  £10 ;  to  John  Williams  £2  2s. 

I  bequeath  £10  to  the  poor  of  Aberhafesp,  and  £10  to  the 
poor  of  the  parish  of  Bishops  Castle.  All  the  rest  and  residue 
of  my  Goods,  Plate,  Jewells,  and  other  of  my  personal  estate 
whatsoever,  or  wheresoever  found,  or  howsoever  due  and 
owing  to  me  at  the  time  of  my  decease,  or  that  I  shall  or  may 
be  interested  in  or  entitled  unto  at  the  time  of  my  decease, 
I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  said  cousins,  Henry  Shere  and 
Elizabeth  Proctor,  and  their  several  Executors,  Administrators, 
and  Assigns,  to  be  equally  divided  betwixt  them  both,  share 
and  share  alike,  without  any  advantage  to  be  had  or  taken  by 
either  of  them  of  the  other  in  case  of  survivorship.  And  T  do 
hereby  nominate  and  appoint  my  said  cousins,  Henry  Shere  and 
Elizabeth  Proctor,  joint  Executors  of  this  my  last  will  and 
testament,  hereby  revoking  all  former  wills  by  me  heretofore 
made.  In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and 
seal,  the  4th  day  of  October,  in  the  year  of  Our  Lord  1749, 
and  the  23rd  of  George  II.  Signed,  etc., 

ABIGAIL  WARING. 

The  words  "and  as  private  as  possible"  and  "Castle  Caer- 
einion"  being  first  interlined  in  the  presence  of 

Benj.  Wingfield. 
Simon  Harwood. 
Jno.  Ashby,  jun. 

"  I  desire  that  Mr.  Edmund  Waring's  Picture  that  is  over  the 
Chimney  in  the  Dining  Room  be  given  to  his  son,  Mr.  Robert 
Waring. — ABIGAIL  WAKING,  April  24,  1750." 

Proved  in  London,  17th  Dec.  1753,  by  the  oaths  of  Henry 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  211 

Shere  and  Elizabeth  Proctor  (wife  of  Robert  Proctor),  the 
executors  named  in  the  will,  to  whom  administration  was 
granted. 


Will  of  MEREDITH  MORGAN1  of  Aberhafesp,  Gentleman  ;  made 
21st  May  1701  ;  proved  llth  June  1701. 

He  devised  his  personal  estate  to  his  executor,  Evan 
Gravenor  of  Aberhafesp,  towards  payment  of  testator's  debts. 
To  his  beloved  wife  Bridgett  Morgan,2  testator  devised  the 
rnoiety  of  the  revenue  of  his  personal  estate,  the  other  moiety 
he  devised  to  his  sisters,  Frances  and  Anne,  in  equal  shares. 

Witnesses. — Thomas  Pyndon,  Frances  Bowdler,  Ann  Bil- 
lingsley. 


BEATRICE  MORGAN,  Salop ;   Administration,  1772. 

On  the  20th  of  November,  administration  of  the  goods  and 
chattels  of  Beatrice  Morgan,  spinster,  late  of  Shrewsbury,  was 
granted  to  Mary  Walcot,  spinster,  the  cousin-german  and  next 
of  kin  of  the  said  deceased,  having  been  first  sworn  duly  to 
administer  (Administration  Act  Book,  1772)  at  Her  Majesty's 
Principal  Probate  Registry,  Somerset  House,  London. 


Will  of  GRIFFITH  POWELL  of  Castlewright,  Gentleman ;    made 
22nd  March  1647-8  ;  proved  20th  November  1648. 

To  be  buried  in  Mainstone  Church.  To  his  only  son  Hugh 
Powell,  testator  devised  all  his  personal  property  and  the  two 
parcels  of  land  lying  in  Mellington,  in  the  lordship  of  Tirtreff, 
parish  of  Churchstoke,  lying  between  the  lands  of  Sara  Francis, 
widow,  on  the  one  side,  and  the  land  of  William  Foulke  on  the 
other  sides,  containing  by  estimation  nine  acres ;  also,  to  his 
son  Hugh  and  to  his  heirs  for  ever,  a  parcel  of  land  in  Melling- 
ton, lying  between  the  highway  leading  from  Montgomery  to- 
wards Bishopscastle  on  the  east  part,  and  the  said  two  parcels 
on  the  west  testator  devised  to  his  grandchild,  Caddr.  ap  Hugh. 
Son  Hugh,  sole  executor. 

Witnesses. — Thomas  Harris,  Evan  Harris,  John  Powell. 


1  The  last  male  of  the  Morgan  family. 

2  She  was  a  Walcot  of  Bitterly,  I  think,  or  of  Walcot, 


212  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 


Will  of  EVAN  LLOYD  of  Bodyddon,  Gentleman  ;  made  8th  March 
1649-50;  proved  10th  April  1640.1 

To  be  buried  in  Christian  burial  in  the  parish  Church  of 
Llanfyllyn,  at  the  discretion  of  his  friends.  106'.  towards  the 
reparation  of  the  Church  of  Llanfyllin  ;  to  his  loving  and  only 
son  and  heir  apparent  John  Lloyd,  all  his  lands  lying  in 
Conllwye,  township  of  Penaran,  co.  Merioneth,  and  all  his  messu- 
ages and  lands,  etc.,  in  Rhiwlas,  or  elsewhere  within  the  co.  of 
Montgomery,  to  hold  to  him,  the  said  John,  his  heirs  and 
assigns  for  ever ;  the  third  part  thereof,  belonging  by  right  to 
testator's  wife  Elizabeth  for  her  life,  excepted ;  also  to  her,  so 
long  as  she  lived,  all  his  goods  and  chattells ;  if  she  married 
again,  then  she  to  deliver  one  half  of  the  same  to  son  John, 
or  to  yield  and  deliver  to  him  true  and  just  accounts  thereof, 
testator's  funeral  expenses  first  paid. 

To  the  poor  of  Llanfyllin  parish,  10s. ;  to  the  poor  of  Llandi- 
silio,  10s. ;  Churchwardens  and  Overseers  of  each  parish  to 
distribute  same.  Testator  appointed  Mr.  Edward  Vaughan 
of  Llwydiarth,  and  testator's  brother  Hugh  Lloyd  of  Domgay, 
his  cousin  John  Lloyd  of  Domgay,  and  cousin  John  Lloyd  of 
Llanfechan,  supervisors  of  this  his  will.  Son  John,  sole 
executor. 

Witnesses. — John  Lloyd,  Margaret  Vaughan,  Lewis   Lewis. 

Proved  by  the  mother  as  guardian  of  her  son  during  his 
minority. 


Will  of  JOHN  DAVID  LLOYD  of  the  Craig,  Kerry,  Gentleman; 
made  30th  May  1634  ;  proved  9th  May  1649. 

To  his  wife  seven  kine,  all  his  household  stuff;  £4  to  be 
expended  at  his  funeral.  Residue  of  his  goods  and  credits  to 
his  two  natural  sisters,  Jane,  the  wife  of  Matthew  ap  Edmond 
of  Edenhope,  co.  Salop,  and  Gwinfrid  Lloyd,  widow,  late  wife  of 
Ralph  Lewis,  deceased,  to  share  and  share  alike. 

Brother-in-law,  Matthew  ap  Edmond,  executor. 

Witnesses. — Oliver  ap  Owen,  Richard  Longwell,  William 
ffarmer,  John  Meredith,  Thomas  Meykin,  John  Lewis,  Edward 
Baxter. 


1  So  in  Register,  but  clearly  a  clerical  error  for  1650. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  213 


Will    of  RICHARD   GRIFFITHS    of   Cwm,    Meifod  ;    inade    2nd 
December  1642;  proved  15th  June  1649. 

To  his  daughters  Katherine  and  Jonet,  £20,  then  in  the  hands 
of  his  son  John  ;  to  son  John,  3s.  4d.  ;  to  son  Humphrey, 
3s.  4:d.;  to  David  Jones,  son  of  John  David,  one  bullock. 
liL'sidue  to  Ciceley,  testator's  wife,  for  her  life,  then  to  be 
equally  divided  between  his  daughters  Katherine  and  Jonet. 

John  David  and  testator's  wife  Ciceley,  executors. 

Witnesses. — Christian  Humphrey  Lloyd,  John  David,  David 
Jones. 


Will  of  JOYCE  HOWELL  of  Forden,  Widow ;  made  5th  February 
1646-7  ;  proved  17th  February  1647-8. 

To  be  buried  in  Forden  Church. 

To  her  daughter  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Edward  Griffiths  of  Pool, 
"  one  pide  cowe".  To  her  grandchildren  Roger  and  Thomas 
Griffiths,  20s.  each.  To  her  daughter  Rose,  wife  of  Edward 
Price,  "  one  black  heifer  nowe  in  calfe".  To  her  grandchild 
John  Price,  20s.  ;  to  his  sister  Elizabeth  Price,  20s. ;  to  her 
grandchildren  Martha  and  Joyce,  daughters  of  Richard 
Griffiths  of  Leighton,  20s.  each;  to  her  grandchildren  Edward 
and  John,  the  sons  of  George  ap  William,  deceased,  20s.  each; 
to  her  daughter  Joyce,  wife  of  Richard  Smyth,  15s.  ;  to  her 
daughter  Bridgett,  wife  of  Thomas  ap  Thomas,  2s.  6d. ;  to  her 
grandchild  John  Parry,  20s. ;  to  Frances  and  Elizabeth 
Mori-ice,  V2d.  each;  to  her  goddaughter  Margaret  Owen,  her 
"best  apron".  She  devised  the  price  of  one  black  cow  (£3), 
10s.  to  her  executor,  20s.  to  her  son-in-law  Edward  Griffiths, 
20s.  to  her  daughter  Anne's  children  ;  the  rest  to  her  son-in- 
law,  Richard  Smith. 

To  Judith,  the  wife  of  her  son  John,  "  one  svvyne  hogg"  ;  to 
John  and  Ffaith,  the  children  of  Samwell  Mathers,  12(7.  each  ; 
I2d.  to  Katherin  Oliver;  l'2d.  to  Humffrey  Bromley;  all  her 
corn  (except  two  bushels)  to  be  divided  equally  among  her 
children  named,  viz.,  John,  Jane,  Ann,  Elizabeth,  Rose,  Joyce; 
her  sons-in-law,  Edward  Price,  Richard  Griffiths,  and  Edward 


214  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE 

Griffiths,  to  pay  the  charges  for  proving  the  will.     David  Bowen 
of  Bettws,  co.  Montg.,  sole  executor. 

Witnesses. — Oliver  Evans,   X   of  Edward  Hulyes,    X   John 
Howells,  John  Parry,  Edward  Griffithes. 


Will  of  EDWARD  SAVAGE  of  Trefeglwys ;    made   1st  December 
1653;  proved  20th  February  1653-4. 

To  be  buried  in  Trefeglwys  Church;  towards  the  reparation 
of  the  church,  10s.  To  Thomas  Savage,  eldest  son,  £140, 
payable  when  he  became  twenty-one  years  old,  he,  the  son, 
first  releasing  testator's  meadow  in  Bodaioch  to  testator's 
second  son  John ;  if  eldest  son  refused,  then  testator  left  him 
£40,  together  with  two  meadows  in  Bodaioch,  purchased  by 
testator's  father,  and  known  by  the  names  of  Dolover  and 
Arbos,  "and  no  more,  as  he  has  already  been  portioned  by 
me".  To  Andrew,  third  son,  £50;  to  Joane  Savage,  daughter, 
£60  ;  to  Edward,  youngest  son,  £50,  also  a  Tanhouse,  then 
lately  erected,  and  a  parcel  of  land  adjoining  thereto,  situate  in 
Cefn  Barach,  parish  of  Trefeglwys,  with  all  the  lime  pitts,  etc., 
belonging,  in  the  then  occupation  of  John  Brees,  testator's 
nephew.  Testator's  wife  to  maintain  son  Edward  until  he  was 
old  enough  to  be  apprenticed.  To  wife  Margarett,  £40,  to  be 
paid  to  her  immediately  after  son  John  marries ;  to  her  he 
bequeathed  all  his  household  stuff,  to  be  divided  among  his 
children,  except  his  wainscotting  (cupboards,  presses,  tables, 
bedsteads)  implements,  which  he  gave  to  his  son  John,  arid  all 
the  lands  bought  by  testator  from  David  Lloyd,  Doctor  of 
Laws,  and  of  Edward  Evans  of  [blank  in  Register],  to  him  and 
his  heirs  for  ever,  except  "one  threepenny  taske"  or  parcel  of 
meadow  ground,  then  lately  purchased  from  the  said  Edward 
Evans,  lying  at  the  end  of  Lewis  Wilson's  farm  in  Bodaioch, 
which  testator  gave  to  his  grandson,  Edward  Savage  ;  also  to 
son  John  other  bequests  of  money,  corn,  and  goods.  To  his 
(testator's)  daughter  Awdrey,  £50,  "  in  lieu  of  a  child's  part", 
in  regard  she  hath  received  a  greater  portion  already.  To 
Margaret  Savage,  granddaughter,  £50,  payable  when  she 
became  fourteen  years  old. 

To  Thomas,  Anne,  and  Aw  drey  Savage,  grandchildren,  105. 
each ;  to  grandson  Edward  Qoodwyne,  20s.  ;  to  Thomas, 
Margaret,  and  Margery  Goodwyne,  grandchildren,  10s.  each; 
to  nephew  Thomas  Savage,  a  four-year-old  red  colt ;  to 


AT   SOMEUSET    HOUSE!.  215 

Richard  Powell  the  younger,  2s.  •  to  Richard  Roger,  Is. ;  to 
Margaret  Lewis,  Is.  John  Savage,  "my  second  son",  sole 
executor.  Brother-in-law  Thomas  Hall,  Lewis  Parton,  and 
nephew  John  Brees,  overseers. 

Witnesses. — Thomas  Hall,  John  Brees. 


Will  of  RICHAED  DAVIES,  Kenhinva,  Llangyny w ;    made   15th 
June  1654 ;  proved  14th  October  1654. 

To  his  son  Thomas  Davies,  testator  devised,  towards  paying 
his  debts  and  funeral  expenses,  all  his  personal  estate,  except 
two  oxen,  three  milch  kyne,  all  his  lambs,  and  about  10  ewes, 
which  he  bequeathed  to  his  son  Evan  Davies  ;  also  one  feather- 
bed with  the  appurtenances  to  Margaret  his  wife,  with  some 
other  household  stuff  f!  that  she  should  name".  Son  Thomas, 
sole  executor. 

Witnesses  present. — Randolph  Davies,  CFre,  Richard  Davies, 
Thomas  Davies,  executor. 


Will   of   HOWELL   MORRIS   of  Mellington,   Gent.;    made   27th 
August  1650  ;  proved  9th  July  1655. 

Body  to  be  buried  in  Churchstoke  Church. 

To  his  sister-in-law  Elizabeth  Price,  he  devised  £10,  money 
then  in  the  hands  of  Edward  Cadd'r,  Gent.  To  Edward  Owen 
of  Marrin^ton,  £3;  to  his  nephew,  John  Morris  of  London, 
20s. ;  to  his  brother,  testator's  nephew,  Henry  Morris,  20s. ;  to 
his  niece,  their  sister,  20s.;  to  Sara,  daughter  of  William 
Powell  of  Bishopscastle,  10s.,  and  a  ewe  and  lamb ;  to  Mary 
daughter  of  Hugh  Powell  of  Bishopscastle,  20s.,  and  a  ewe  and 
lamb  ;  to  Martha,  her  sister,  10s.,  and  a  ewe  and  lamb ;  to 
Howell,  son  of  John  Gwilt,  20s.  ;  "  to  my  Godson  Thomas",  the 
son  of  John  Aldwell,  10s.  ;  to  my  maidservant  Margaret,  two 
ewes  and  lambs  ;  to  sister-in-law  Elizabeth  Price,  four  Mont- 
gomery measures  of  corn,  in  the  house  ;  to  Jane  Oliver  and 
Margaret  Orine,  each  of  them  a  Winchester  measure  of  corn  ; 
to  Elizabeth  Owen,  the  same ;  the  like  quantity  to  Thomas 
Morris  the  elder  ;  to  John  Griffith,  one  Strike  of  Corn  ;  to 
Margaret  Gethyn,  the  same;  to  Judith  Bishop,  the  same;  to 
Mary  Morris  and  Oliver  Matthews,  each  2s.  ;  to  Daniell  Owens 


216  EARLY    MONTGOMEKYSHIRE    WILLS 

of  Lee,  40.9. ;  to  Richard  Bowen,  my  nephew,  one  cow  and  calf; 
to  his  son  Richard,  one  two-year-old  heifer;  to  his  three  other 
children,  two  ewes  and  lambs  apiece;  to  my  nephew  Richard 
ap  Owen,  my  best  hatt,  Doublett,  and  breeches,  and  one  flaxen 
shirt. 

Item,  I  give  my  second  suite  to  Jeremye,  my  grandchild  ; 
and  to  Richard  ap  Owen,  my  nephewe,  ray  best  Cloake. 

To  my  three  grandchildren,  £30,  in  the  hands  of  John 
Bright,  which  formerlye  I  am  engaged  to  pay  them,  to  be 
divided  amongst  them  according  to  my  engagement ;  I  give  to 
them  £10  more  to  be  equally  divided. 

Towards  my  burial  and  funeral  expenses,  £8,  at  my  Execu- 
tors' discretion.  To  nephew  Richard  ap  Owen's  four  children, 
40s.,  in  equal  shares ;  to  servant  Howell  Oliver,  6s.  Sd. ;  to 
Jane,  wife  of  Thomas  James,  my  son-in-law,  the  best  of  the  two 
heifers  in  calf;  to  grandchild  Jeremye,  one  wainscotte  presse  ; 
to  grandchild  Moyses,  the  bedstead,  the  bedd,  and  the  bedd- 
cloathes  wherein  I  lye,  and  the  three  best  sheets,  and  one  new 
Broade  Cloth.  To  sister-in-law  Elizabeth  Price,  four  Bushells 
of  barley,  now  in  the  house,  two  bushells  of  Muncorne,  one 
Bushell  of  Wheat  at  harvest  of  that  which  now  growes.  To 
Miles  Jenkin,  5s. ;  to  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Richard  ap  Owen,  best 
brasse  pott ;  to  grandson  Thomas  James,  a  little  brass  pott 
and  kettle ;  to  Elizabeth,  my  sister-in-law,  one  little  iron  pott, 
two  pairs  of  sheets,  one  pair  of  hempen  and  another  of  coarser 
cloathe ;  to  grandson  Jeremye  James,  the  corn  wayne ;  to 
Richard  Morris  of  Churchstoke,  an  old  debt  due  to  me  by 
Bond ;  to  sister-in-law  Elizabeth,  the  two  best  dishes  of 
pewter  and  the  little  flagon  ;  to  grandchild  Moyses  James,  one 
table  and  frame,  the  best  Chair  and  Coffer ;  to  sister-in-law 
Elizabeth  Price,  a  pail  and  a  barrell ;  to  grandchild  Moyses, 
two  very  best  Kyne  and  Calves,  or  in  Calf,  and  a  yearling 
Colt ;  to  grandchild  Jeremy,  a  two-year-old  Colt  and  one 
flaxen  shirt ;  to  grandchild  Moyses,  one  flaxen  shirt ;  to 
sister-in-law  Elizabeth,  a  Cowe  and  Calfe,  and  all  the  Hempon 
yarn  in  the  house ;  to  my  three  grandchildren,  all  my 
household  stuffe  not  formerlie  bequeathed,  and  all  my  imple- 
ments of  husbandry,  and  all  my  goods  and  chattells  whatso- 
ever, to  be  equally  divided  between  them. 

Son-in-law  Thomas  James,  and  cousin  Daniel  Owen  of 
Lee,  executors. 

I  acknowledge  that  I  am  entrusted  for  Elenor,  daughter  of 
Hugh  Whatley,  in  the  sum  of  £35,  and  for  satisfaction  whereof 
I  return  to  the  said  Elenor  Whatley,  executors  and  assigns,  a 
speciality  dated  4th  July  1650,  the  Condition  thereof  being  the 


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sum  of  £37  16s.,  entered  into  by  Richard  Whittingham  and 
others,  as  by  the  said  Bond,  whereunto  relation  being  had 
more  at  large,  appeareth  the  x  of  Howell  Morris. 

Witnesses. — Edward  Webb,   John    Bright,    John    Lloyde, 
Hugh   Whatley,   Weaver,  Hughe  Whatley,  Butcher. 


Will  of  JOHN  VAUGHAN  of  Trederwen ;    made  15th  December 
1663;  proved  8th  January  1665-6. 

To  his  wife  Elizabeth  he  devised  £5  and  4  kyne.  To 
Thomas  Colfox's  children,  begotten  on  the  body  of  his  then 
wife  Elizabeth,  £40,  to  be  equally  divided  between  them ; 
that  sum  was  due  to  him,  Evan  ap  John,  and  his  son 
Humphrey  Evans,  secured  upon  two  parcels  of  land  in  Tir- 
ymyneich.  To  his  wife  Elizabeth,  £4  a  year  so  long  as 
she  remained  a  widow,  payable  out  of  lands  which  testator 
had  bought  from  Humfrey  Jeasper.  To  testator's  daughter 
Margaret,  Is.  His  will  was  that  Richard  Vaughan,  his  son-in- 
law,  John  Vaughan  of  Daywell,  co.  Salop,  Gent.,  and  Eliza- 
beth, testator's  then  wife,  mother  of  the  said  Richard  Vaughan, 
should  convey  and  assure  all  their  lands  in  Cricketh,  Morton, 
and  Llyncklys,  in  the  co.  of  Salop,  to  certain  Ffeoffees  in  Trust 
to  the  use  of  the  said  Richard  Vaughan  and  Katherine  his 
wife,  for  their  lives  and  the  longer  liver  of  them  ;  after,  to 
Edward,  son  and  heir  of  the  said  Richard  Vaughan  begotten 
upon  the  body  of  the  said  Katherine.  In  default,  to  the  use 
of  the  heirs  of  the  body  of  the  said  Richard  upon  the  body 
of  the  said  Katherine  lawfully  to  be  begotten ;  and  also  that 
the  said  Richard  and  his  mother  Elizabeth  should  convey  and 
assure  to  certain  feoffees  in  trust  all  their  lands  in  Guilsfield 
to  the  use  of  Elizabeth  for  life;  after,  to  Richard  for  life;  after, 
to  Edward  his  son  ;  after,  as  before  expressed.  Testator 
bequeathed  to  Richard  Vaughan  and  Katherine  his  wife,  £140, 
to  be  paid  six  months  after  the  settlement  of  the  said  lands. 

To  testator's  second  son,  Edward  Vaughan,  £5 ;  to  his, 
testator's,  niece,  Janet  Hughes,  20s. ;  to  Eleanor,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Griffith  of  Tir-y-mynech,  testator's  God-daughter,  20s. ; 
To  Evan  Davies,  my  clerke,  £10  and  my  gray  horse ;  to  David 
Wynne's  daughter,  begotten  on  the  body  of  Ellenor  Wynne, 
40s. ;  to  my  grandchild,  David  Tanuat,  his  lands  in  Tretherwen 
Vore,  "  which  I  doe  hold  by  an  Extent" ;  also  to  David,  £50, 
"  that  I  paid  to  Edward  Tannat  of  Trewylan  for  a  release  of  the 
said  lands." 

To   his   wife   testator  bequeathed  a   bedstead    and  all  the 

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218        EARLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

furniture  thereto  belonging.  It  then  stood  in  the  new 
chamber. 

Testator  appointed  Arthur  Vaughan,  his  eldest  son,  execu- 
tor, and  he  nominated  his  kinsman,  Richard  Griffith  of 
Tretherwen,  Gent.,  overseer.  He  devised  to  his  executor  all 
his  personal  estate,  as  well  movable  as  immovable. 

He  bequeathed  to  his  cousin,  Edward  Edwards  of  Collfryn, 
£5  out  of  the  £20  the  latter  owed  testator. 

Witnesses. — Edward  Vaughan,  Richard  Griffithes,  Evan 
Davies. 

Testator  also  appointed  Edward  Vaughan  of  Tir-y-mynech, 
Esq.,  and  Edward  Vaughan  of  Llwyntidman  (Lloymty  Dinon), 
Salop,  Gent.,  with  Richard  Griffiths,  Overseers. 


Will  of  WILLIAM  HOLME  of  Brompton,  Churchstoke  ;  made 
16th  July  1658;  proved  30th  Sept.  1659. 

To  his  son  Edward  Holme,  all  his  lands,  messuages,  etc., 
to  him  and  his  heirs  for  ever;  also  all  his  personal  estate 
towards  the  maintenance  of  testator's  wife  Priscilla,  the  pay- 
ment of  testator's  debts  and  funeral  charges. 

To  the  three  young  children  of  Moses  Lewis,  deceased,  and 
testator's  grandchildren,  40s.  in  equal  shares.  To  his  servant- 
maid  Mary  Copper,  6s.  Sd.  He  appointed  his  son  Edward 
executor. 

Witnesses. — Adam  Edwards,  Samuel  ap  John,  X  of  Mary 
Couper,  John  Jones. 

Will  of  ROBERT  AP  EVAN  of  Forden;  made  15th  Dec.  1658  ; 
proved  22nd  Dec.  1659. 

To  be  buried  in  Forden  Church. 

He  devised  to  Mary,  his  youngest  daughter,  one  standing 
bed,  with  his  best  feather-bed,  a  bolster,  a  blanket,  a  frilling, 
and  a  pair  of  sheets  the  best  he  had;  to  his  daughter 
Katherine,  the  bed  he  used,  with  a  feather-bed,  bolster,  and 
blanket,  one  canvas  double,  and  one  pair  of  sheets ;  to  Jane, 
his  eldest  daughter,  the  bed  she  used,  with  a  blanket,  one 
frilling,  a  pair  of  sheets,  one  bolster,  one  load  (sic). 

To  Richard,  his  eldest  son,  a  bed  of  flocks,  with  all  the  bed- 
clothes belonging;  to  Mary,  his  (testator's)  youngest,  his  best 
brass  pot ;  to  Katherine,  his  best  brass  pan ;  to  Jane,  his 
eldest  daughter,  one  brass  pot  and  one  brass  kettle;  to  son 
Richard,  his  lesser  kettle  and  his  posnett ;  to  daughter  Mary, 


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two  platters  and  one  candlestick,  one  chest,  and  one  little 
coffer ;  to  Katherine,  two  platters  and  one  cupboard  ;  to  Jane, 
one  great  coffer  and  two  platters,  one  great  kneading  rnilt, 
Avith  his  best  table  and  frame  ;  to  his  son  Richard,  his  great 
wetting  vessel,  with  three  axes  and  a  hatchet,  with  all  his 
Bills  and  Pyckebills,  two  iron  wedges,  one  wain,  one  rope,  four 
iron  chains,  with  all  the  yokes  and  hooks,  and  some  ash  fellies. 
He  devised  a  variety  of  other  small  things  specifically  to  his 
children  ;  the  residue,  comprising  his  corn,  grain,  etc.,  after 
payment  of  his  debts,  to  be  divided  equally  among  his 
children. 

Mary,  youngest  daughter,  sole  executor. 

Overseers. — His  welbeloved  friends  William  Davies  and  John 
ffrancis. 

Witnesses. — Richard  Morris,  William  Davies,  John  Francis. 

Letters  of  administration  were  issued  on  the  above  date, 
22nd  Dec.  1659,  to  the  uncle,  Thomas  Evans,  who  was  the 
curator  assigned  to  Mary,  verch  Robert,  she  then  being  a 
minor. 


Will  of  HUGH  PmcE1  of  Gwernygoe,  Kerry,  Esq.,  and  Colonell ; 
made  20th  Nov.  1650  ;  proved  5th  Dec.  1659. 

Christian  buriall,  at  the  discretion  of  his  executors.  To 
Samuel  Price,  eldest  son,  all  his  lands  and  tenements  in  the 
parishes  of  Castle  Caereinion,  Berriew,  and  Poole,  and  all  the 
rents,  issues,  and  profits  and  reversions  issuing  out  of  the 
same,  to  him  and  his  heirs  for  ever,  chargeable  with  the  pay- 
ment of  £200  to  testator's  daughter,  Mary  Price,  when  she 
attained  the  age  of  21  years ;  also  chargeable  with  £100  to  be 
paid  to  Phoebe  Price,  testator's  daughter,  when  she  attained 
the  age  of  21  years,  with  interest  from  the  time  she  attained 
the  age  of  12  to  21.  To  Benjamin  Price,  second  son,  all  his 
lands  in  the  parish  of  Manavon,  with  the  rents,  issues, 
reversions,  and  profits  thereof,  to  him  and  his  heirs  for  ever, 
saving  and  preserving  to  his  said  son  Samuel  the  moiety  of 
all  the  great  timber  then  growing  on  the  lands  in  Manavon, 
to  be  sold  towards  payment  of  testator's  debts. 

To  his  eldest  daughter,  Elizabeth  Price,  testator  devised 
£300,  to  be  paid  to  her  by  his  executors  within  two  years  of 
his  decease,  or  within  one  year  of  her  marriage,  whichever 
should  happen  first.  To  his  wife  Jane,  to  Samuel  Price  and 

1  He  was  Commonwealth  Sheriff  in  1654,  and  was  buried  at 
Montgomery,  26th  November  1657. 

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220        EARLY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

Benjamin  Price,  his  sons,  to  Elizabeth,  Mary,  and  Phoebe,  his 
daughters,  he  devised  all  his  Jewells,  plate,  and  household 
stuff,  to  be  divided  equally  between  them.  His  will  was  that 
his  wife  should  enjoy  the  parts  of  daughters  Mary  and  Phoebe 
and  son  Benjamin  until  they  attained  the  ages  of  21  years. 

If  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Phoebe,  Benjamin,  or  any  of  them  should 
happen  to  die  before  attaining  21,  then  the  survivors  of  them  to 
have  the  share  of  them  so  dying  of  the  said  Jewells,  plate,  and 
household,  to  be  divided  equally  between  them,  provided 
always,  and  his  will  was,  that  if  his  daughter  Elizabeth  hap- 
pened to  die  before  she  married,  that  then  her  legacy  should 
be  equally  divided  between  testator's  executors ;  and  likewise, 
if  it  happened  that  either  of  his  said  children,  Mary  or  Phoebe, 
should  die  before  the  time  limited  for  paying  their  legacies, 
that  then  the  survivor  and  his  son  Benjamin  should  have  the 
legacy  of  the  one  so  dying,  to  be  equally  divided  between 
them.  Lastly,  he  constituted  and  appointed  his  wife  Jane 
and  son  Samuel  his  executors,  to  whom  he  devised  the 
residue  of  all  his  goods  and  chattells  towards  the  payment  of 
his  debts,  and  of  the  legacy  before  mentioned  bequeathed  to 
his  daughter  Elizabeth. 

He  desired  and  appointed  Lewis  Price  of  Llanwnog,  Edward 
Vaughan  of  Tir-y-mynech,  Esq.,  Samuel  Eushworth,  and 
John  Crochley  of  Coventry,  overseers. 

Read,  sealed,  and  delivered  in  the  presence  of  John  Rush- 
worth,  Martin  Grandman,  Rector  of  Llandyssell,  Ho.  Jones, 
Geo.  Robins. 


Will  of  EDWARD  AP  REES  of  Garthilim,  Kerry;    proved 
10th  June  1662. 

To  son  Richard  ap  Rees,  £30,  to  be  paid  to  him  by  execu- 
trix when  he  attained  the  age  of  15  years ;  he  dying,  then  the 
£30  to  executrix. 

To  his  wife  Jane,  all  the  rest ;  and  he  appointed  her  sole 
executrix. 

Moneys  owing  testator :  Mathew  Morgan,  Esq.,  £10 ; 
Richard  Jones,  Clothie,  £10  ;  Thomas  Jones,  Llandyssil,  £10 
and  £8  ;  David,  the  Glover  of  Penstrowed,  40s. ;  Griffith  Owen, 
£10  and  £6;  Edward  Jones,  Berriew,  40s.;  Thomas  James, 
Llanllwchaiarn,  10s.  ;  Richard  David,  Aberhafesp,  16s.  6d. ; 
Howell  Meredith,  Llanwnog,  13s.  4sd. 

Witnesses. — Evan  Jones,  the  X  of  Mary  Jones,  the  X  of 
Elizabeth  Jones,  Mathew  Evans. 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  22! 


Will  of  VAVASOUR  POWELL,  Minister  of  the  Gospell ;  made  21st 
December  1668  ;  proved  3rd  August  1671. 

IN  THE  NAME  OP  GOD,  AMEN  :  I,  Vavasor  Powell  of  Kerry,  in 
the  Countie  of  Montgomerie,  and  now  prisoner  at  Cardiff,  in 
the  Countie  of  Glamorgan,  Minister  of  the  Gospell,  this  one 
and  twentieth  day  of  December  1658,  being  (I  praise  God)  in 
good  health  and  memorie,  make  this  my  last  will  and  Testa- 
ment in  manner  and  forme  following,  making  null  and  voyd  all 
former  Wills  and  Testaments  whatsoever. 

Imprimis,  I  doe  willingly  surrender  up  my  Soule  and  Spirit 
unto  God,  who  gave  it  beinge,  assured  that  immediately  after 
its  dissolution  from  the  bodie  ife  shall,  through  Jesus  Christ,  be 
gathered  up  and  carryed  into  eternall  life  and  Glorie.  I  leave 
my  bodie  to  be  interred  in  a  civill  Christian  manner,  where 
and  howe  Christian  Friends  shall  judge  most  convenient  (but 
I  desire  noe  Funerall  Solemnities),  not  doubting  but  by  the 
Power  of  Christ  it  shall  be  raised  with  the  Bodies  of  the  Just 
that  dye  in  the  Lord,  and  shall  be  then  made  like  unto  the 
Glorious  Body  of  Jesus  Christ. 

Item,  for  all  my  outward  Estate,  reale  and  personall,  viz.,  all 
houses,  Lands,  Leases,  Bonds,  Bills,  Judgments,  Goods,  Cattle, 
Chattells,  and  all  things  moveable  and  immoveable,  either  in 
my  owne  or  any  other  possession ;  also  what  right  and  title  I 
ever  had,  have,  or  hereafter  might  have,  or  my  heirs,  Execu- 
tors, or  either  of  them  might  have  to  any  Fee  Farme  Rents,  or 
any  lands  or  rents  purchased  heretofore  from  the  Trustees  of 
Parliament  mentioned  in  two  Deeds  under  the  hands  and  Seals 
of  the  said  Trustees,  I  devise,  give,  and  absolutely  bequeath  for 
ever  (with  all  my  writings  and  specialties  belonging  to  any  of 
them)  unto  Katherine  Powell,  my  nowe  deare  wife,  unto 
whom  upon  my  Marriage  I  absolutely  promised  the  same. 
And  I  doe  hereby  cutt  off  and  utterly  for  ever  disinable  James 
Stephens,  Matthew  Powell,  John  Powell,  or  any  of  their  heirs 
and  all  other  persons  whatsoever,  from  having  or  clayming  any 
Title  or  Interest  in  the  whole  or  any  part  of  my  Estate,  reall  or 
personall,  and  as  a  signe  thereof  I  doe  give  and  bequeath  to 
each  of  them  one  pound  apiece. 

Item,  I  give  unto  Timothy  Quarrell  five  pounds,  with  a  little 
silver  cup,  and  two  silver  spoones  with  the  letters  T.  P.  Q. 
upon  them.  Item,  I  give  unto  Frances  Vavasour  (now  Frances 
Colman)  of  London,  five  pounds.  Item,  to  Jane  Watkin  of 
Scafel,  in  the  Countie  of  Montgomerie,  three  pounds.  Item, 
between  the  children  of  James  Stephens,  to  be  equally  divided, 


222        EAELY  MONTGOMERYSHIRE  WILLS 

two  pounds.  Item,  to  his  sister  Mary's,  two  pounds  to  be 
equally  divided.  Item,  to  Guy  Ho  well's  children,  one  pound. 
Lastly,  I  appoynt  my  aforesaid  wife,  Katherine  Powell,  to  be 
my  sole  Executrix,  to  see  this  my  last  will  fulfilled,  and  I  desire 
my  well-beloved  Friends  Richard  Price,  John  Williams,  John 
Walsham,  Senior,  Esq.,  and  John  Hamer,  Gent.,  to  advise  and 
help  her  therein  what  they  can.  In  witness  whereof  I  have 
put  hereto  my  hand  and  Seale  (and  have  written  this  alsoe 
with  my  own  hand)  the  day  and  yeare  above  written, 

VAVASOR  POWELL. 

Witnesses  to  the  Sealing  and  deliverie  hereof,  J.  Walsham, 
John  Hamer. 

Proved  by  Katherine,  his  relict. 


Will  of  THOMAS  DAVID  VAUGHAN  of  Llanbrynmaii- ;  made  21st 
April  1671;  proved  19th  September  1671. 

To  be  buried  in  Llanbrynmair  Church.  To  Martin  Richard 
Owen,  Esq.,  £2  10s.  ;  to  Mistress  Margaret  Owens,  50s. ;  to 
my  son  Humphrey  Thomas,  40s. ;  and  my  best  panne  to  grand- 
child Mary  Thomas,  £2.  To  Robert  Thomas,  Is.;  to  Lucretia 
Thomas,  Is.;  to  Elizabeth  Robert,  £5  and  a  Trunke;  to 
Edward  Owen,  £2  10s. ;  to  Thomas  Owen,  10s. ;  to  Susanna 
Savage,  10s. ;  to  Katherine  Rowland,  5s.  ;  to  Anne  Rowland, 
5s. ;  to  Edward  Thomas,  five  yearling  sheepe  and  a  ewe  and 
lamb.  To  "  my  daughter  Ann  Thomas,  fourteen  peakes  of 
Rye"  ;  to  grandchild  Lowrie  David,  £10,  and  £5  more  to  main- 
tain her  till  she  come  of  age  ;  to  Elizabeth  Browne,  five  sheep  ; 
to  Ann  Thomas,  a  young  heifer.  Residue  to  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Lewis  and  Robert  Thomas,  in  equal  shares,  they  executors. 

Overseers. — Master  Richard  Owens  and  Margarett  Owens, 
Thomas  David  "Vaughan,  X. 

Witnesses. — Richard  John,  Edward  Owen,  Grace  Evan, 
Richard  Evan,  Rowland  Thomas. 

By  a  Codicil. 

It  is  mentioned  that  the  £10  devised  to  his  grandchild  is  to 
remain  in  the  hands  of  Elizabeth  Roberts  until  the  said  Lowry 
attained  the  age  of  14;  and  as  to  the  £5  devised  for  her  main- 
tenance, Elizabeth  Roberts  was  to  dispose  of  that  for  the  use  of 
the  grandchild  as  she  thought  fit.  If  the  grandchild  died 
before  she  attained  the  age  of  14,  the  £10  to  go  to  Elizabeth 


AT    SOMERSET    HOUSE.  223 

Roberts,  and    the   remainder,    if  any,   of    the  £5,   for  main- 
tenance. 

Witnessed  by  Rowland  Thomas,  who  drew  up  the  Will,  and 
omitted  the  above  directions  of  Testator. 


Will  of  DAVID  EVAN  of  Llanworin,  in  the  diocese  of  St.  Asaph, 
co.  Montgomery;  made  26th  December  1672;  proved  19th 
December  1674,  on  the  oath  of  Mary  Oliver,  relict. 

Testator  devised  all  those  his  messuages,  lands,  and  tene- 
ments called  and  known  by  the  names  of  y  Tuy  guy  yn  y  gelli 
Dowyll  Esgair  Ddu  Rhiw  Tarw  et  Wenallt,  then  being  in 
testator's  possession,  to  his  loving  wife,  for  her  life  ;  after,  to  his 
son  Oliver  David  and  the  heirs  of  his  body  lawfully  begotten. 
Oliver  to  pay  in  lieu  of  the  said  premises  £120  to  testator's 
executor,  to  be  employed  and  disposed  of  to  testator's  younger 
children,  and  for  their  preferment.  In  default  of  such  issue,  he 
gave,  demised,  and  bequeathed  the  same  premises  to  his  son 
John  David  and  his  heirs  for  ever.  A  messuage  of  his  called 
Esgair  y  Gwenyn  (or  Cweuyn)  to  his  loving  wife  for  her  life, 
and  after  to  his  son  John  David,  to  him  and  his  heirs  for  ever. 

From  his  nephew,  Hugh  Lloyd,  testator  held  a  messuage  and 
lands  called  Punt-y-Clynen,  in  the  possession  of  David  ap 

(?)  or  his  undertenants,  for  the  sum  of  £100.     £70  of  this 

testator  bequeathed  to  his  daughter  Anne  David,  and  £30  to 
his  daughter  Jane  David.  To  daughter  Margaret  David,  20s., 
and  20  sheep,  to  be  equally  divided  amongst  her  four  children. 
To  daughter  Catherine  David,  20s.,  and  10  yearling  sheep,  to 
be  equally  divided  between  her  two  daughters.  Residue 
equally  between  said  two  daughters  Anne  and  Jane  and  his 
executrix,  hereafter  named ;  all  his  household  goods  and 
chattells  to  his  executrix.  To  brother  John  Evan,  40s.  Wife 
Mary,  executrix. 

Witnesses. — Oliver  Morris,  John  Evan,  Humfrey  Owen, 
F.  Rowland. 


Nuncupative  Will  of  ROBERT  JOHN  EVAN  of  Carno,  Yeoman ; 
made  20th  February  1673;  proved  7th  July  1674. 

To  his  eldest  son  Thomas  Roberts,  50s.  j  to  his  second  son 
Hugh  Robert,  50s. ;  to  Robert  Thomas,  son  of  Thomas  Robert, 
20s. ;  to  Mary  Hugh,  daughter  of  Hugh  Robert,  20s. ;  to 
Robert  Vaughan,  son  of  Evan  Vaughan,  20s.  He  also  gave 


224  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE    WILLS 

and  bequeathed  one  Bond  of  the  penalty  of  £40,  conditioned 
for  the  payment  of  £20  entered  into  by  the  said  Hugh  Robert 
as  Principal!,  together  with  Thomas  Dd.  ap  William  and 
Thomas  Robert,  his  suretyes,  and  the  moneyes  thereby  due, 
unto  his  fower  grandchildren,  and  being  children  unto  his 
daughter  Mary  Roberts,  begotten  upon  her  body  by  Evan 
Vaughan,  her  first  husband  (to  wit,  David  Vaughan,  Evan 
Vaughan,  Robert  Vaughau,  and  Elizabeth  Vaughan),  to  be 
divided  equally  between  them.  Residue  to  Mary  Robert, 
widow,  testator's  daughter,  she  sole  executrix. 

Witnesses. —  David  Vaughan,  the  X  of  William  John  Evan, 
the  X  of  William  Evan. 


Will    of    EDWARD    PRICE    of  Llanworin,    Yeoman ;   made   7th 
February  1679-80  ;  proved  8th  July  1680. 

All  debts  and  duties  owing  to  any  person  in  right  or  in 
conscience  to  be  well  and  truly  satisfied.  To  his  daughter 
Margaret  testator  devised  £5,  payable  twelve  months  after 
his  decease.  To  his  kinsman  Lewis  John  Llewelyn,  2s. ;  to  his 
kinswoman  Bridgett,  wife  of  the  said  John,  2s. ;  to  kinsman 
Sllice  Thomas,  5s. ;  kinsman  Humphrey  Thomas,  2s. ;  kins- 
woman Elinor  Thomas,  2s.  To  son  Richard  Price  of  Mach- 
ynlleth,  Glover,  all  my  personal  estate,  moneys,  and  bonds,  with 
all  household  Implements,  etc.  Richard,  sole  executor. 

Witnesses. — Richard  David,  the  X  of  Ellen  Wine.,  the  X  of 
Katherine  David,  Mathew  Moris. 


Will  of  HENRY  WILLIAMS  of  Cwmmerl;    made  1st  April  1687; 
proved  1687. 

To  his  niece  Katherine  Owens,  20s, ;  to  his  wife  Sarah,  £60, 
a  cow  and  a  calf,  his  best  mare  and  ten  ewes  and  lambs,  a  bed- 
stead and  feather-bed,  with  their  appurtenances.  To  Mary 
Williams,  "  my  sole  daughter",  £200.  To  Edmund  and  Henry 
Williams,  his  two  sons,  all  his  live-stock,  implements,  house- 
hold goods,  bills,  money,  etc.,  in  equal  shares,  after  payment  of 
debts  and  legacies ;  and  he  appointed  them  his  executors. 

HENRY  WILLIAMS,  his  X. 

Witnesses. — Richard  Lloyd,  G.  Evans,  Joseph  Lloyd,  John 
Roivley1  of  Gwenrhiw. 

1  Mr.  John  Rowley  was  the  ancestor  in  the  fifth  ascending  degree  to 
Mr.  Edward  Rowley-Morris,  on  the  Council  of  the  Povvys-land  Club. 


AT    SOMERSET   HOUSE.  225 

Will  of  CHAELES  POWELL  of  Gungrogvechan,  Corvisor ;  made 
3rd  January  1684  ;  proved  3rd  June  1687. 

To  daughter  Ales,  £8,  when  she  married  or  attained  the  age 
of  21  years;  also  £2  more,  then  in  the  hands  of  Thomas 
Prince,  her  uncle ;  if  Ales  died  before  testator,  her  legacies 
were  to  be  divided  among  testator's  executor's  children.  To 
John,  Jane,  and  Mary,  son  and  daughters  of  his  kinsman 
Thomas  Morris,  20s.  each.  To  John,  Susan,  Sarah,  Jonathan, 
Jeremiah,  and  Hannah,  sons  and  daughters  of  his  kinsman 
Jonathan  Howell,  20s.  each;  to  Morris,  son  of  Robert  Powell, 
deceased,  Is. ;  to  John,  son  of  the  aforesaid  Robert  Powell, 
50s. ;  to  Inon  my  wife,  £20 ;  to  Jane,  wife  of  Griffith  Powell, 
20s.;  to  brother  Nathaniel,  10s.;  to  Henry  Powell,  son  of 
Nathaniel,  5s. ;  to  my  daughter  Alice,  all  my  household  stuff 
that  came  with  her  mother.  Thomas  Morris  of  the  parish  of 
Pool,  and  Jonathan  Howell  of  Churchstoke,  executors ;  to 
them  the  residue.  The  X  of  CHAELES  POWELL. 

Witnesses. — John  Rowland,  Edward  Pierce,  William  Row- 
land. 

Will  of  THOMAS  PEYCE  of  Mochdre,  Gentleman  ;  made  3rd 
Aug.  1762;  proved  19th  March  1763. 

To  his  wife,  £10  a  year,  to  be  paid  by  his  son  John  at  Lady- 
day  and  Michaelmas,  and  to  her  the  fourth  part  of  his  household 
goods.  To  son  John  and  his  heirs  all  that  messuage  and 
tenement  where  testator  then  dwelt  at,  and  a  tenement  in 
Berriew,  then  in  the  tenancy  of  Hugh  Matthews;  also  the 
lease  of  the  Camnant ;  also  a  third  part  of  testator's  sheep  and 
horses  and  implements,  and  a  fourth  of  his  household  goods. 
To  son  Thomas  and  his  heirs,  testator's  messuage  called  Llwyn- 
madoc,  and  a  third  part  of  testator's  stock  of  cattle,  sheep, 
etc.,  and  a  fourth  of  his  household  goods  ;  to  son  William,  £450 
on  mortgage  on  a  tenement  in  Kerry  called  the  Bailey, 
a  third  part  of  his  cattle,  sheep,  horses,  and  implements,  and 
a  fourth  of  his  household.  Sons  John,  Thomas,  and  William, 
joint  executors,  they  equally  liable  to  testator's  debts,  and  to 
share  his  ready  money. 

Witnesses. — Evan  Davies,  Edward  Williams,  Evan  Lewis. 
Three  sons,  administration  granted  to. 

Thomas  Price  ==....  wife,  £10  a  year. 


John,  tenement  in  Cwmhendre,  Berriew,  and  Camnant  lease. 


226  EARLY    MONTGOMERYSHIRE   WILLS. 

Will  of  ELIZABETH  PRYCE,  Forden,  Spinster;  made  25th  July 
1763;  proved  20th  January  1767. 

She  devised  the  moiety  of  one  half  part  of  three  parcels  of 
land  lying  in  the  parish  of  Pool,  to  which  she  was  entitled  by 
a  certain  Deed  of  Trust,  dated  20th  June  1763,  and  all  other 
her  real  Estate,  to  Mr.  William  Eobbothan  of  Stallo,  in  the 
parish  of  Montgomery,  in  trust  to  dispose  of  the  same,  and 
apply  the  money  to  the  payment  of  the  legacies  named  in  her 
will ;  remainder  to  her  executrix. 

To  her  sister  Mary,  wife  of  John  Francis,  she  bequeathed 
£10,  if  she  should  require  it;  if  not,  the  legacy  to  be  divided 
equally  between  her  two  sons,  John  and  Richard;  to  her 
niece  Ann  Francis,  £5 ;  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Edward  Rob- 
bothan,  £6,  and  £5  each  to  Anne  and  Elizabeth,  two  other 
daughters  of  Edward  Robbothan.  To  Elizabeth,  the  daughter 
of  Edward  Morgan  of  Kingswood,  10s.  6(7. ;  to  testatrix's  sister 
Ann,  one  guinea. 

Sister  Ann  owed  testatrix  some  money,  as  did  other  persons. 
After  payment  of  the  legacies  and  her  just  debts,  she  be- 
queathed the  residue  to  her  niece  Mary,  wife  of  Edward 
Robbothan,  her  heirs,  executors,  and  administrators,  and  she 
appointed  her  sole  executrix.  The  legatees  above-named 
were  to  be  entitled  to  their  legacies  when  they  attained 
respectively  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  To  William  Robbothan, 
one  guinea,  for  his  trouble,  beyond  any  expense  he  may  be 
put  to. 

Witnesses. — The  X  of  Catherine,  wife  of  Thomas  Tudor, 
Martha  Powell,  Servant  of  John  Francis,  and  Cha's  Gard'r 
Humphreys. 


227 


A    GEOGRAPHICAL    PLAYING-CARD. 


MoNTGOMEICf 

SHIRE 


TV  bounded 


art  offracte, 

rftiftide  is  JZ.Tktfrte/i 

-ifucic  J"7. 

Ji  is  att,&a  rUo.  and  hat 


THE  Powys-land  Museum  has  acquired,  through  the 
kindness  of  Mr.  T.  B.  Barrett  of  Welshpool,  a  curious 
old  playing-card — four  of  spades — of  the  time  of  Charles 
II,  and  bearing  the  map  and  description  of  Mont- 
gomeryshire. It  is  reproduced  in  the  above  illustra- 
tion. 

Mr.  Syer  Cuming,  a  good  authority  on  such  sub- 
jects, to  whom  it  was  submitted,  says  it  belonged  to 
a  pack  of  what  were  denominated  geographical  cards, 


228  A   GEOGRAPHICAL    PLAYING-CARD. 

of  the  second  half  of  the  seventeenth  century.  Such 
cards  were  intended  to  instruct  as  well  as  amuse,  and 
were  occasionally  published  down  to  the  very  threshold 
of  the  present  century.  The  late  Benjamin  Nightin- 
gale had  a  pack  with  the  English  counties,  arid  Mr. 
Syer  Cuming  says  he  has  seen  others  which  embraced 
foreign  lands.  In  the  museum  at  Goodrich  Court  was 
"  an  imperfect  set  of  modern  geographical  cards"  (see 
Gent.  Mag^Oct.  1836,  page  383). 

The  Montgomeryshire  card  is  very  rare  and  curious, 
and  is  considered  well  worthy  of  reproduction. 


229 


CORBETT-WINDER   OF   VAYNOR   PARK. 


PEDIGREE. 


230 


CORBETT-WINDER    OF    VAYNOR    PARK. 


CORBETT-WINDER  OF 


KEY-CHART 

(Lyon  descent,  p.  235.)     (Winder  descent,  p.  232  )        (Moxon  descent,  p.  232.) 

John  Lyon,=j= 
i. 


John  Lyon,=f  Mary  John  Winder 

Nicholls.  i. 


,=;=       John  =f=Ann. 


Moxon, 
in. 


Robert  Moxon, 
ii. 


I 

Edmund  Lyon,=f  Ann         John  Winder,  =f=  Ann 


Hayes. 


Joseph  Lyon 


Moxon, 
v. 


Joseph  Moxon, 

IV. 


,=j=Elizab 


eth 
Winder, 

VII. 


John  =f=A.  C.  Christiana,  dau. 


Winder, 


of  Admiral  Sir 

Charles  Knowles, 

Bart. 


Anna  Mary  Winder,  ob.  inf. 


Mat 

J 

pUve 
s 
as 
add 

0 

pCeci 

ty   Dansey-f 
)ansey. 

John  Winder  Lyon,     Edmund  Henry       Mary  Jane  Ann= 
assumed  the           Lyon,  assumed                 Lyon, 
additional  name         the  additional                     x. 
of  Winder,                    name  of 
vin.                         Winder, 

IX. 

iale  Corbett 
econd  son, 
sumed  the 
itional  name 
f  Winder, 
xi. 

lia  Millicent 
Hornby. 

Major    William= 
Corbett- 
Winder, 

XI. 

William  John        Five  other  chile 
Corbett-                        ren. 
Winder, 

XII. 

CORBETT-W1NDER   OF   VAYNOR    PARK.  231 

VAYNOR   PARK. 

OF   PEDIGREE. 

(Corbett  descent,  p.  239.) 

Sir  Edward  Corbett  of  Longnor  and  Leighton,  Bart.  =j=  Anne  Fox. 
(descended  from  the  Corbets  of  Cans),  i. 
i. 


Edward  Corbett,=f  Ann  Newport. 
ii. 


T 


Sir  Richard  Corbett.  second  Bart.,=f  Victoria,  dau.  of  Sir  William  Uvedale. 
iii.  I 


Sir  Uvedale  Corbett,  third  Bart.,=pLady  Mildred,  dau.   of  James,   Earl  of 
iv.  Salisbury. 


Sir  Richard  Corbett,  fourth  Bart.,  died                   Waties  Corbett,  =f=Margaret 
unmarried,                                                       vi.  Weaver, 

v.  [ 

Waties  Corbett,=f  Elizabeth, 
.vii. 


I 

! 

viii. 


Jane  Corbett,=pJohn  Flint, 
i- 


Diana  Flint,=f  Joseph  Plimley. 
ix. 


2*      |  1 

=  Joseph  Plimley,  Archdeacon,  assumed  the=f=Jane  Josepha  Panton. 
name  of  Corbett, 
x. 


Panton  Corbett  of  Longnor  and  Leighton.  =j=Lucy  Favoretta  Jones. 


Col.  Edward  Corbett  of  Longnor,  =pElizabeth  Ann  Theresa  Scholl. 
second  surviving  son, 


Major  Edward  Corbett.=p 


I 


Edward  Richard  Trevor  Corbett. 


232  CORBETT-WINDER  OF  VAYNOR  PARK. 

MOXON  AND  WINDER   PEDIGREE. 
I.  ,  MOXON  had  two  sons — 


1.  Robert  Moxon,  of  whom  hereafter  (n). 

2.  John  Moxon,  of  whom  hereafter  (m). 

ii.  ROBERT  MOXON  of  Gray's  Inn,  Gentleman,  and  of 
Woodford,  co.  Essex,  and  of  Vaynor  Park,  co.  Mont- 
gomery. He  acquired  the  Vaynor  estate,  one  rnoiety 
by  devise  under  the  will  of  Pryce,  Lord  Viscount 
Hereford  (see  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xxiv,  pp.  11  and  180), 
and  the  other  moiety  by  purchase  from  the  heir-at-law 
of  Robert  Thurston  of  the  Middle  Temple,  his  co- 
devisee  under  Lord  Hereford's  will.  Robert  Moxon 
died  at  "Woodford,  27th  March  1785,  unmarried,  and 
aged  88,  and  was  buried  there. 

in.  JOHN  MOXON  of  Hatton  Garden,  London  ;  born 
1705  ;  married,  in  1727,  Ann,  daughter  of  .  .  .  ;  died 
1766,  aged  61,  buried  at  Chingford,  Essex,  having  had 
seven  children — 

1.  John  Moxon,  of  whom  hereafter  (iv). 

2.  Ann  Moxon,  of  whom  hereafter  (v). 
3  to  6.  Four  children,  died  young. 

7.  Mary  Moxon,  born  1st  December  1732  ;  married,  1761, 
Henry  Palmer  Watts,  Esq.,  of  Horstead,  co.  Norfolk 
(will  dated  2nd  February  1809;  died  8th  February 
1809  ;  buried  at  Horstead).  She  died  1810,  s.  p. 

iv.  JOHN  MOXON  of  Woodford,  Essex,  and  of 
Vaynor  Park;  born  15th  December  1734;  married, 
April  1775,  Mary,  daughter  of  ....  of  Norfolk,  High 
Sheriff  of  Montgomeryshire,  1791,  and  died  June  1793, 
s.  p.  He  was  succeeded  by  his  sister,  Ann  Moxon  (v). 

v.  ANN  MOXON  of  Vaynor  Park;  born  1728  at 
Leeds,  co.  York;  married,  1750,  JOSEPH  WINDER,  son 
of  JOHN  WINDER  of  Hilton,  co.  Westmoreland  (who 
died  February  1778,  aged  91),  by  his  wife  ....  sister 
of  Edmund  Gibson,  Bishop  of  London.  Ann  Winder 
died  23rd  July  1781,  aged  53,  and  her  husband, 
John  Winder,  died  23rd  March  1795,  and  both  were 


CORBKTT- WINDER    OF    VAYNOR    PARK.  233 

buried  at   St.    Andrew's,    Holborn,    having   had    four 
children— 

1.  Robert   Winder,  died   unmarried  at   Cape   Coast  Castle, 

14th  July  1789. 

2.  Joseph  Winder  of  Trinity  College,  Cambridge,  died  un- 

married, llth  January  1793,  and  buried  at  St.  Andrew's, 
Holborn. 

3.  John  Winder,  of  whom  hereafter  (vi). 

4.  Elizabeth  Winder,  of  whom  hereafter  (vn). 

vi.  JOHN  WINDER  of  Vaynor  Park,  born  17th  June 
1759  ;  Captain  in  3rd  Guards  ;  High  Sheriff  of  Mont- 
gomeryshire 1803  ;  D.L.  ;  married,  29th  March  1781,  at 
St.  Marylebone  Church,  London,  Anna  Charlotte 
Christiana,  daughter  of  Admiral  Sir  Charles  Knowles, 
Baronet,  Kear- Admiral  of  Great  Britain,  and  sister  of 
Sir  Charles  Henry  Knowles,  Bart.,  G.C.B.  He  died 
29th  February  1820,  aged  60,  and  was  buried  at 
Berriew,  having  left  to  his  wife,  Anna  Charlotte 
Christiana,  his  house,  Vaynor  Park,  and  estates,  for 
her  life  only,  and  afterwards  to  his  nephew,  John 
Winder  Lyon.  His  widow  having  been  demoiselle 
d'honneur  to  the  Empress  Catharine  II  of  Russia,  lived 
in  great  state  at  Vaynor  Park  to  the  time  of  her  death, 
which  took  place  on  15th  May  1839,  aged  86,  and 
she  was  buried  at  Berriew.  They  had  issue — 

1.  Anna  Mary  Winder,  born  16th  August  1782,  and  died  an 
infant,  and  was  buried  at  Thorp,  near  Chertsey,  Surrey. 

vn.  ELIZABETH  WINDER  of  Neston  ;  baptised  at 
St.  Stephen's,  Coleman  Square,  1752;  married,  23rd 
July  1786,  Joseph  Lyon  of  Ashfield,  Neston,  Cheshire 
(see  Lyon  pedigree,  p.  238).  He  was  High  Sheriff 
of  Montgomeryshire,  1801.  He  died  16th  June  1809, 
and  she  died  on  16th  January  1820,  and  both  were 
buried  at  Neston,  having  had  seven  children — 

1.  Joseph  Hayes  Lyon  of  Ashfield  Hall,  Neston,  Cheshire  ; 
born  7th  December  1786;  baptised  at  St.  George's, 
Bloomsbury,  1st  January  1787.  High  Sheriff  of  Mont- 
gomeryshire, 1822. 

VOL.  XXVI.  R 


234  CORBETT-WINDER    OF   VAYNOK    PARK. 

2.  Robert  Lyon,  born  20th  December  1787;  died  young; 

buried  at  St.  Andrew's,  Holborn. 

3.  Thomas   Hayes  Lyon,  Fellow   of  New   College,   Oxford ; 

born  19th  November  1789  ;  baptised  at  St.  George/ s. 

4.  William  John  Lyon   of   Horstead  ;    born   14th   January 

1791,  and  baptised  at  St.  George's.  Lieutenant  in  the 
14th  Dragoons;  killed  on  18th  March  1814  in  action 
near  Cardillon  in  France,  and  buried  there  (date  of  death 
engraved  on  a  mourning-ring  now  at  Yaynor  Park). 

5.  Mary  Ann  Jane  Lyon,  of  whom  hereafter  (x). 

6.  John  Winder  Lyon,  of  whom  hereafter  (vui). 

7.  Edmund  Henry  Lyon,  of  whom  hereafter  (ix). 

VITI.  JOHN  WINDER  LYON,  born  30th  November 
1793  ;  baptised  at  St.  George's,  Bloomsbury  ;  took  by 
Royal  licence  the  name  and  arms  of  WINDER  in  addition 
to  LYON,  in  compliance  with  the  will  of  his  maternal 
uncle,  John  Winder,  Esq.,  on  succeeding  to  the  Vaynor 
estate  on  the  death  of  his  uncle's  widow;  High  Sheriff 
of  Montgomeryshire,  1845;  died  on  6th  March  1859, 
unmarried,  aged  65,  and  was  buried  at  Berriew,  and 
was  succeeded  by  his  brother, 

ix.  EDMUND  HENRY  LYON  of  Horstead,  co.  Norfolk  ; 
born  21st  November  1795  ;  baptised  at  St.  George's  ; 
took  the  additional  name  of  WINDER  on  succeeding  to 
the  Vaynor  estate  on  tbe  death  of  his  brother,  John 
Winder  Lyon  Winder;  died  on  24th  June  1868,  un- 
married, arid  buried  at  Berriew,  and  was  succeeded  by 
his  sister, 

x.  MARY  ANN  JANE  LYON,  born  30th  August  1792  ; 
baptised  at  St.  George's;  married,  December  1817, 
Uvedale  Corbett,  Esq.,  of  Lincoln's  Inn,  Barrister-at- 
law  (see  Corbett  pedigree,  p.  251).  They  both,  by  Royal 
licence  dated  2nd  June  1869,  assumed  the  name  of 
WINDER  in  addition  to  that  of  CORBETT,  in  accordance 
with  the  will  of  Edmund  Henry  Lyon  Winder,  Esq., 
her  brother.  He  died  7th  November  1871,  and  she 
died  10th  February  1879,  having  had  eleven  children, 
but  was  succeeded  in  the  Vaynor  estate  by  her  second 
son,  William  Corbett — 


CORBETT-WINDER    OP    VAYNOR    PARK.  235 

1.  Uvedale  Corbett. 

2.  William  Corbett,  of  whom  hereafter  (xi). 

3  to    11.    For   particulars    of    other   children    see     Corbett 
pedigree  (p.  251). 

xi.  WILLIAM  CORBETT,  Esq.,  of  Vaynor  Park  ;  born 
17th  January  1820  ;  Major  (retired)  in  52nd  Light 
Infantry;  High  Sheriff  of  Montgomeryshire,  1888; 
D.L.;  assumed,  by  virtue  of  the  said  Royal  licence, 
the  additional  name  of  WINDER  on  2nd  June  1869  ; 
married,  20th  February  1872,  Cecilia  Millicent, 
youngest  daughter  of  Rev.  Robert  Hornby,  vicar  of 
Bayston,  Salop,  and  has  six  children— 

1.  William  John  Corbett- Winder,  born  26th  August  1875 

(XII). 

2.  Harriet  Millicent. 

3.  Vanice. 

4  and  5.   Edmund    Henry    and    Uvedale    Robert     Corbett- 

Winder,  twins,  born  14th  November  1882. 
6.  Frederick  Feilden,  born  20th  July  1884. 


LYON  PEDIGREE. 


i.  JOHN  LYON,  married  ....  daughter  of  Arch- 
deacon Walls,  and  had  two  children — 

1.  John  Lyon,  of  whom  hereafter  (ii). 

2.  A  daughter,  married  .   .  .   Sudlow  of  Liverpool. 

ii.  JOHN  LYON  of  Liverpool,  merchant ;  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  Nichols  of  Chester  (living 
October  1739);  his  will  dated  15th  October  1739; 
died  in  1741,  having  had  five  children — 

1.  John  Lyon,  born  24th  March  1705  ;  died  in  Africa,  aged 

32,  unmarried. 

2.  Elizabeth  Lyon,  born  1705  ;  married  Sterer  Somerset  of 

London,  and  died  1739,  having  had  two  children — 

i.  Alice  Sterer  Somerset,  married  Arthur  Onslow  of  Liver- 
poo^  and  had  a  sou — 

It  2 


236  CORBETT-WINDER   OF   VAYNOR   PARK. 

1.  Arthur  Onslow,  Serjeant-at-law,  M.P.  for  Guildford, 
who  married  the  daughter  of  George  Onslow  and 
relict  of  Sir  Samuel  Drake,  Bart. ,  and  died  s.  p. 

ii.  Mary  Sterer  Somerset,  married  ....  Lee  of  Hull,  and 
had  two  daughters. 

3.  William  Lyon,  born  25th  April  1712  ;  died  an  infant. 

4.  EDMUND  LYON,  of  whom  hereafter  (iii). 

5.  Mary   Lyon,  living  in   1709  ;   married   Edmund  Park   of 

Liverpool,  surgeon,  and  had  five  children — 

i.  Eleanor  Park,  married  Henry  Ross  of  Liverpool,  and  had 

two  sons. 

ii.  Mary  Park,  married  John  Barnes,  late  Governor  of 
Senegal,  afterwards  a  wine  merchant  in  London.  She 
died  17th  June  1822,  and  had  seven  children — 

1.  A  child,  died  young. 

2.  Forres  Barnes,  died  unmarried. 

3.  George  Barnes. 

4.  Mary  Barnes. 

5.  Sir  Edward    Barnes,   G.C.B.,   Lieut. -General  in   the 

Army ;  Colonel  of  the  78th  Regiment  ;  Governor  of 
Ceylon  in  1828  ;  married  Maria,  eldest  daughter  of 
.  .  .  Walter,  Esq.,  of  Stanley  Hall,  co.  York. 

6.  William  English  Barnes,  died  unmarried,  1815. 

7.  Francis  Barnes,  died  unmarried. 

iii.  Mary  Park,  died  unmarried, 
iv.  Edmund  Park,  died  unmarried. 

v.  Henry    Park    of    Liverpool,    surgeon,    married 

daughter  of of  Bolton-on-Leigh,  co.  Pal. 

Lancaster,  and  had  five  children — 

1.  John  Park,  M.D.,  married  ....  daughter  of , 

and  relict  of  ....  Stoop. 

2.  Eleanor  Park,    married   Peter  B of  London, 

merchant. 

3.  Charlotte  Park. 

4.  Eliza  Park. 

5.  Ann  Park,  married  Rev.  .  .  .  Wild. 

iii.  EDMUND  LYON  of  Liverpool,  merchant ;  born 
8th  April  1715.  Joint  executor  of  his  father's  will, 
dated  8th  April  1785,  proved  1790;  married  Ann, 
daughter  of  Samuel  Hayes  of  Neston,  co.  Palatine  of 
Chester  (see  Hayes  pedigree,  Appendix  A,  p.  253). 
She  died  12th  June  1773  ;  he  died  and  was  buried 
at  Neston  Church,  and  had  ten  children — 


CO RBETT- WINDER    OP    VAYNOR    PARK.  237 

1.  Charlotte  Lyon,  born  20th  February  1760  ;  married  Rev. 

Thomas  Holmes,  second  son  of  ...  Holmes  of  Brook 
Hall,  co.  Norfolk  ;  succeeded  his  elder  brother,  S. 
Holmes,  1826.  She  died  9th  April  1810,  having  had 
six  children — 

i.  Thomas  Holmes,  died  unmarried. 

ii.  John  Holmes. 

iii.  Charlotte  Holmes,  died  unmarried. 

iv.  Sarah  Holmes,  died  unmarried. 

v.  Hannah  Holmes,  died  unmarried. 

vi.  Martha  Holmes,  married,  5th  May  1824,  Sir  Thomas 
Combe  Miller,  sixth  Baronet,  Vicar  of  Froyle,  Hants, 
and  had  ten  children,  the  eldest  being  Sir  Charles 
Howe  Miller,  seventh  baronet  (see  Burke's  Peerage  and 
Baronetage}. 

2.  Anne  Lyon,  died  young. 

3.  Martha  Lyon,  died  unmarried.     Will  dated  1787. 

4.  Sarah  Lyon,  died  an  infant. 

5.  Edmund  Lyon   (twin  with   Sarah),  born  at  Neston,  8th 

December  1745;  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John 
Brook  of  Neston,  and  died  at  Neston  7th  January  1813, 
having  had  three  children — 

i.  Anne  Lyon,  born  7th  January  1777  ;  married,  Sep- 
tember 1814,  John  Bury  Harrison  of  Neston,  and  died 
June  1815,  leaving  one  son — 

1.  John  Bury  Harrison,  born  June  1815. 

ii.  John  Lyon  of  Dolarddyn,  co.  Montgomery ;  born  4th 
February  1778;  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  .  .  .  Bird 
of  Manchester.  He  died  2nd  July  1818,  and  she  died 
17th  December  1818,  having  had  issue — 

1.  John  Edmund  Lyon,  born  1st  November  1814.  He 
died  of  fever  on  his  way  out  to  India  to  join  his  regi- 
ment there. 

iii.  Joseph  Lyon  of  Liverpool,  born  27th  January  1788; 
married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Thomas  Urmston  of  Frods- 
ham,  co.  Pal.  Chester,  and  had  eight  children — 

1.  Edmund  Lyon,  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Thomas 

Porter,  and  had  children. 

2.  Charlotte  Lyon,  married  John  Lloyd  Jones. 

3.  Maria  Lyon,  married  Samuel  Jehu. 

4.  William  Lyon,  married  Elizabeth  Muckleston,  and  had 

children — one   son,    Frederick,    and   two    daughters, 
Anne  (since  dead,  unmarried),  and  Julia. 

5.  Sarah  Lyon,  married  Charles  Barton  Robinson,  and  had 

children. 


238  COHBETT- WINDER    OF    VAYNOR    PARK. 

6.  John  Lyon,  married  Mary  Sutton,  and  had  children. 

7.  Joseph,  died  young. 

8.  Joseph,  died  young. 

6.  John  Lyon,  died  unmarried,  llth  July  1768. 

7.  William  Lyon,  died  an  infant. 

8.  Eunice  Lyon,  died  an  infant. 

9.  William  Lyon,  Esq.,  of  Gray's  Inn  ;    married 

daughter  of ,  and  died  7th  June  1814,  s.  p., 

and  buried  at  St.  Pancras. 
10.  Joseph  Lyon,  of  whom  hereafter  (iv). 

iv.  JOSEPH  LYON  of  Ashfield,  Neston,  co.  Pal. 
Chester  ;  born  9th  June  1 752  ;  married,  at  .  .  .  .  , 
Essex,  on  23rd  January  1786,  ELIZABETH  WINDER, 
daughter  of  JOSEPH  WINDER,  Esq.  (see  Winder 
pedigree,  p.  233).  He  died  6th  June  1809,  and  she 
on  the  16th  January  1820  :  both  buried  at  Neston, 
having  had  seven  children— 

I.Joseph  Hayes  Lyon,  Esq.,  of  Ashfield  Hall,  Neston; 
born  7th  December  1786  ;  baptised  at  St.  George's, 
Bloom sbury,  1st  January  1787. 

2.  Eobert  Lyon,  born  29th  December  1787;  died  young, 

buried  at  St.  Andrew's,  Holborn. 

3.  Thomas  Hayes  Lyon,  born    19th  November  1789,    and 

baptised  at  St.  George's;  Fellow  of  New  College, 
Oxford. 

4.  William  John  Lyon  of  Horstead,  born  14th  January  1791  ; 

baptised  at  St.  George's.  Lieutenant  in  the  14th 
Dragoons ;  killed  in  action  near  Cordillon,  in  France, 
18th  March  1814,  and  buried  there. 

5.  MAEY  ANN  JANE  LYON,  born  30th  August    1792;  bap- 

tised at  St.  George's ;  married,  at  St.  George's,  .... 
December  1817,  UVEDALE  CORBETT  of  Lincoln's  Inn, 
Barrister- at-law  (see  Corlett  pedigree,  p.  251). 

6.  JOHN   WINDEE  LYON,  Esq.,  of  Vaynor  Park,  co.   Mont- 

gomery ;  born  30th  November  1793 ;  baptised  at  St. 
George's ;  took  the  name  and  arms  of  WINDEE  in 
addition  to  Lyon,  in  compliance  with  the  provisions  of 
the  will  of  his  maternal  uncle,  John  Winder  of  Vaynor 
Park,  in  1820  ;  died  unmarried,  and  buried  at  Berriew. 

7.  Edmund  Henry  Lyon,  Esq.,  of  Horstead,  co.   Norfolk ; 

born  1st  November  1795,  and  baptised  at  St.  George's; 
died  24th  June  1868,  unmarried,  and  buried  at  Berriew 
(see  Winder  pedigree). 


CORBETT- WINDER  OF  VAYNOR  PARK.  239 

CORBETT  PEDIGREE. 

The  family  of  CORBETT  of  which  we  treat  is  acknow- 
ledged by  all  the  authorities  with  which  we  have 
become  acquainted  to  descend  from  the  "  Corbets  of 
Caus  Castle".  But  in  reference  to  the  question  how 
that  descent  can  be  traced,  they  appear  to  be  in  a  hope- 
less state  of  conflict. 

The  Visitation  of  Shropshire,  of  1623  (Publications  of 
the  Harleian  Society,  vol.  xxviii,  p.  132),  gives  fourteen 
descents  from  "  Robertus  Corbet  de  Caus  Castle"  (Arms, 
Or,  two  ravens  sa.),  the  second  son  of  "Corbet  nobilis 
Normannus"  (Arms,  Or,  a  raven  ppr.),  to  Sir  Edward 
Corbet  of  Longnor  and  Leighton  (created  a  Baronet  in 
1642). 

On  the  other  hand,  Blake  way,  in  his  Sheriffs  of  Shrop- 
shire, under  Sir  Edward  Corbett,  Sheriff  in  1651,  says  : 

"  Sir  Edward  Corbet  of  Longnor,  Knight  and  Baronet,  was 
twelfth  in  descent  (according  to  the  pedigree  in  the  Visitation) 
from  William  Corbet  of  Acley,  a  younger  son  of  Eobert  Corbet 
of  Caus,  and  brother  of  Robert  Corbet    of  Leigh.     But  this 
descent  is  supported  by  no  evidence,  and  if  by  Acley  is  meant 
Acheley,  in  the  parish  of  Albrighton,  it  did  not  become  the 
property  of  the  Corbets  of  Longnor  till  a  much  later  period,  by 
marriage  with  the  heiress  of  Carles.     I  cannot  trace  the  family 
by  authentic  proof  further  than   John   Corbet  of  Besford,  to 
whom  John  Corbet  of  Stamford,  who  was  probably  his  father, 
and  who   was  a  branch   of  the    Corbets  of  Wattlesborough, 
granted  a  lease  of  lands  in  Habberley  in   41    Edward    III. 
Three  years  later,  Sir  Robert  Corbet  of  Moreton  Corbet,  who, 
on  the  supposition  above  stated,  was  his  kinsman,  granted  him 
part  of  the  rent  of  the  mill  in  Habberley ;  he  was  living  in 
10  Richard  II.     In  4  Henry  V,  the  Abbot  and  convent  of 
Salop  appointed  John  Corbet  of  Habberley,  son,  I  conceive,  of 
John  of  Besford,  their  Forrester  of  the  Wrekin.     His  son,  also 
named  John,  appears  to  have  acquired  Longnor  and  Acheley 
by  marriage  with  the  heiress  of  Carles  of  Albrighton,  and  he 
occurs   with   the  designation    of  'John  Corbet  de  Longnore, 
Gentilman',  in  35  Henry  VI.     Fifth  in  descent  from  him  was 
the  present  Sheriff,  who  was  created  a  Baronet  in  1642,  when 
Charles  I  visited  this  county." 


240  CORBETT-W1NDER    OP    VAYNOR    PARK. 

In  Kimber's  Baronetage  (1781)  the  genealogy  of  Sir 
Edward  Corbet,  Bart.,  is  professed  to  be  given,  and 
his  ancestor  in  the  eighth  degree  in  direct  ascent  is 
stated  to  be  Roger  Corbet,  the  son  of  Thomas  Corbet, 
the  eldest  son  of  Peter  Corbet,  first  Baron  of  Cans, 
who  died  in  his  father's  lifetime  prior  to  1295.  It  is, 
however,  shown  by  Eyton,  in  his  Antiquities  of  Shrop- 
shire, that  this  could  not  be  the  case,  inasmuch  as 
Thomas  Corbet,  the  alleged  father  of  Roger,  died 
without  male  issue,  and  his  second  brother,  Peter 
Corbet,  on  the  death  of  the  father,  succeeded  as  the 
second  Baron  of  Caus  (see  "  Genealogy  of  Corbet  of 
Caus",  Eyton's  Antiquities  of  Shropshire,  vol.  vii,  p.  40  ; 
see  also  Burke's  Extinct  Peerage,  1840,  p.  138,  under 
"  Corbet,  Barons  Corbet"). 

It  is  probable  that  Eoger  Corbet,  the  ancestor  in  the 
eighth  degree  of  Sir  Edward  Corbet,  Bart.,  was  de- 
scended from  the  "Corbets  of  Caus  Castle",  but  how,  is 
a  matter  still  to  be  sought  out  and  proved  ;  and  until 
that  is  done,  we  must  be  content  with  the  conclusion 
that  Eyton,  the  historian  of  Shropshire,  has  come  to 
with  reference  to  this  arid  other  branches  of  the  Corbet 
family,  and  which  is  expressed  in  the  following  emphatic 
sentence  from  his  unrivalled  genealogical  work,  the 
Antiquities  of  Shropshire  (vol.  vii,  p.  42)  : 

"  Summarily  it  may  be  stated  of  all  the  families  of  Corbets 
which  have  branched  off  from  the  family  of  Caus,  that  none  of 
them  can  be  descended  from  any  later  Baron  than  he  who  died 
in  1222,  and  therefore  to  decide  their  exact  affinity  to  the 
parent  stock  must  be  the  work  rather  of  a  Magician  than  an 
Antiquary." 

We  shall,  therefore,  without  further  entering  into 
disputed  genealogies,  begin  the  pedigree  with  Sir 
Edward  Corbet,  created  a  Baronet  in  1642. 

i.  EDWARD  CoRBETT1  of  Longnor  and  Leighton, 
born  1590,  the  son  of  Thomas  Corbett  of  Longnor,  by 
his  wife  Jane,  daughter  and  coheiress  of  B.oger  Morton 

1  The  double  "  t"  has  been  long  adopted  by  this  branch. 


CORBETT-WINDER    OF    VAYNOR    PAEK.  241 

of  Hough  ton  in  the  county  of  Salop  ;  he  was  knighted, 
and  afterwards  created  a  baronet,  20th  June  1642  ; 
married  Margaret,  the  younger  daughter,  and  coheir 
with  her  sister  Anne,  the  wife  of  Edward  Foxe  of 
Ludford,  in  the  county  of  Hereford,  of  Edward  Waties, 
Esq.,  of  Burway  in  Shropshire,  afterwards  of  Leighton 
in  Montgomeryshire,  one  of  the  Council  of  the  Marches. 
On  the  death  of  his  father-in-law,  Judge  Waties,  he 
removed  to  Leighton,  Montgomeryshire,  of  which  he 
became  possessed  in  right  of  his  wife.  He  was  Sheriff 
of  Montgomeryshire  in  1652,  "  when  he  was  fined  £40 
by  the  Parliament,  for  holding  the  Assizes  at  Welsh- 
pool  instead  of  Newtown  .'71  Marriage  settlement  dated 
12th  June  16L7;  died  30th  May  1653;  buried  at 
Condover,  having  had  issue — 

1.  Edward  Corbett,  whose  line,  denominated  for  distinction 

"A",  we  shall  follow  in  detail. 

2.  Thomas  Corbett,  born  1622  ;  died  s.  p. 

3.  Waties  Corbett,  whose  male  line,  denominated  "  B"  (p. 

244),  and  whose  female  line,  denominated  "  C"  (p.  246), 
we  shall  follow  severally  in  detail. 

4.  Richard    Corbett,    married,   loth    October    1655,   Susan, 

daughter  of  Thomas  Wigrnore  of  Shobden. 

5.  Francis  Corbett. 

6.  Charles  Corbett  of  Shobden. 

7.  Martha  Corbett. 

8.  Anne  Corbett,  mentioned  in  the  will  of  her  grandfather, 

Judge  Waties. 

9.  Margaret  Corbett,  married   to  John  Matthews  of  Tref- 

nanney. 
10.  Mary  Corbett,  died  young. 


A. — TJie  line  of  the  eldest  son  of  Sir  Edward  Corbett, 
the  first  Baronet. 

ii,  EDWARD  COEBETT,  Esq.,  eldest  son  of  Sir  Edward 
Corbett,  Bart.,  married,  in  1635,  Anne,  the  daughter 
of  Sir  Richard  Newport,  Knight  (afterwards  Lord 
Newport),  and  sister  of  Sir  Francis  Newport,  Earl  of 
Bradford.  He  was  Comptroller  and  Treasurer  of  the 

1  Archdeacon  Corbett's  MSS. 


242  CORBETT-WINDER   OF   VAYNOR    PARK. 

Household  in  the  reigns  of  Charles  II,  James  II,  and 
Queen  Anne,  and  also  Lord  Lieutenant  and  Gustos 
llotulorum.  He  died  vita  patris,  1649  ;  she  died  in 
1703.  They  had  four  children— 

1.  Richard  Corbett,  of  whom  hereafter  (iii). 

2.  Thomas  Corbett,  died  1704. 

3  and  4.  Two  daughters,  who  died  young. 

iii.  SIR  RICHARD  CORBETT,  second  Baronet,  of 
Leighton,  born  1640  ;  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of 
Elections  in  the  reign  of  Charles  II ;  F.R.S.  ;  who 
married,  in  1663,  Victoria,  daughter  and  coheir  of 
William  Uvedale,  Knight,  of  Wickham  in  Hampshire, 
and  eldest  sister  of  Elizabeth,  Countess  of  Carlisle. 
She  died  18th  November  1679,  and  he  died  1st  August 
1683,  and  was  buried  at  St.  Margaret's,  Westminster, 
where  there  is  a  monument  to  his  memory.  He  had 
three  sons  and  six  daughters — 

1.  Uvedale  Corbett,  of  whom  hereafter  (iv). 

2.  Richard  Corbett,  born  1670. 

3.  Edward,  born  1674 ;  buried  at  Leebotwood  same  year. 

4.  Victoria,  born  1665;  married  in  1694,  at  St.  Julian's  Church, 

Shrewsbury,  Sir  Charles  Lloyd  of  Garth,  Montgomery- 
shire. 

5.  Diana,  married  Thomas  Rocke  of  Shrewsbury. 

6.  Anne,  born  1669  at  St.  Anne's,  Middlesex. 

7.  Jane,  born  1671. 

8.  Margaret,  born  1672;  buried  at  Leebotwood  same  year. 

9.  Lucy,  born  1673;  buried  same  year. 

iv.  SIR  UVEDALE  CORBETT,  third  Baronet,  born 
1667,  of  Longnor  and  Leighton,  who  married,  in  1693, 
Lady  Mildred  Cecil,  daughter  of  James  Earl  of 
Salisbury.  She  died  18th  January  1726  (having  pre- 
viously married,  secondly,  Sir  Charles  Hotham).  A 
tablet  to  her  memory  in  St.  Margaret's,  Westminster. 
By  his  will,dated  4th  October  1701,  he  limited  his  estates 
in  strict  tail  male  upon  his  sons,  Richard,  Edward, 
Thomas,  and  Francis,  with  ultimate  remainder  to  his 
kinsman,  Edward  Corbett  of  Blacklands,  Staffordshire, 


CORBETT- WINDER    OF   VAYNOR    PARK.  243 

in  tail  male,  and  gave  £4,000  to  his  daughter  Elizabeth. 
He  died  20th  October  1701,  leaving  five  children— 

1.  Richard  Corbett,  of  whom  hereafter  (v). 

2.  Edward  Corbett,  born  1697;  died  1764,  at  Longnor,  un- 

married, in  the  lifetime  of  his  brother. 

S.Thomas  Corbett,  born  1699;  Colonel  in  the  Guards; 
married  Jane,  daughter  of  Edward  Kynaston  of  Ryton  ; 
died  1750,  s.  p. 

4.  Francis  Corbett,  born   1701  ;  Cornet  in  General  Honey- 

wood's   regiment    of  Dragoons ;    died   at  Hamilton    in 
Scotland  in  1728. 

5.  Elizabeth  Corbett  of  St.  Anne's,  Westminster,  born  1694; 

died  1725,  unmarried,  and  buried  at  St.  Margaret's,  West- 
minster, where  there  is  a  monument  to  her  memory. 

v.  SIR  RICHARD  CORBETT,  fourth  Baronet,  of  Long- 
nor  and  Leighton.  Educated  at  Eton.  Represented 
Shrewsbury  in  1721,  1730,  1744,  and  1747;  lived  at 
Longnor  and  his  house  in  Dogpole,  Shrewsbury.  By 
his  will,  dated  19th  November  1764,  Sir  Richard  Cor- 
bett devised  all  his  estates  : 

"  To  his  kinsman,  Charles  Corbett,  bookseller,  then  of  the 
parish  of  St.  Dunstan's-in-the-West,  in  the  City  of  London, 
son  of  the  late  Charles  Corbett,  bookseller,  of  the  same  place, 
for  his  natural  life,  with  remainder. 

"  To  Charles  Corbett,  only  son  of  his  kinsman,  Charles 
Corbett,  bookseller,  for  life,  with  remainder. 

"  To  the  1st,  2nd,  3rd,  4th,  5th,  or  other  sons  of  the  said 
Charles  Corbett,  in  tail  male,  with  remainder. 

"  To  his  kinsman,  Robert  Flint  of  Micklewood,  son  of  Mrs. 
Jane  Flint,  for  life,  with  remainder. 

"To  the  first  and  other  sons  of  the  said  Robert  Flint  in  tail 
male,  with  remainder. 

"  To  Richard  Flint  of  Longnor,  another  son  of  the  said  Mrs. 
Jane  Flint,  for  life,  with  remainder. 

"  To  the  first  and  other  sons  of  the  said  Richard  Flint  in  tail 
male,  with  remainder. 

"  To  John  Flint  of  Shrewsbury,  another  son  of  the  said  Jane 
Flint,  for  life,  with  remainder. 

"  To  the  first  and  other  sons  of  the  said  John  Flint  in  tail 
male,  with  remainder. 

"  To  Diana  Plymley,  daughter  of  the  said  June  Flint,  and 
wife  of  Joseph  Plymley,  for  life,  with  remainder. 


244  COR BETT- WINDER    OF    VAYNOR    PARK. 

"  To  Joseph  Plymley,  son  of  the  said  Joseph  Plymley,  by 
the  said  Diana  his  wife,  for  life,  with  remainder. 

"  To  the  first  and  other  sons  of  the  said  Joseph  Plymley,  the 
son,  in  tail  male  with  remainder. 

"  To  the  second  and  other  sons  of  the  said  Diana  Plymley 
successively  in  tail  male,  with  remainder. 

"  To  his  own  right  heirs." 

After  confirming  his  said  will  by  various  codicils,  the  said  Sir 
Eichard  Corbett,  ultimately,  by  codicil  dated  the  9th  June  1771, 
after  reciting  his  will,  and  that  "  his  said  kinsman,  Charles  Cor- 
bett, late  of  Fleet  Street,  bookseller,  had  absented  himself  from 
his  business  and  become  insolvent,  and  was  much  distressed  in 
his  situation  and  circumstances,  whereby  his  creditors  might 
have  great  benefit  of  the  devise  to  him  and  his  heirs  male  by 
his  said  will  if  the  same  were  to  remain  unaltered,  therefore  he 
having  duly  considered  these  circumstances,  was  determined  to 
take  the  said  Charles  Corbett  and  his  issue  out  of  the  devise 
under  his  will,  and  to  secure  him  and  them  an  annuity  of  £100 
a  year"  ;  then  the  testator  made  void  the  devise  to  the  said 
Charles  Corbett  and  his  issue,  and  declared  that  his  manors, 
etc.,  should  be  enjoyed  by  the  said  Robert  Flint  and  other  his 
successive  devisees  as  declared  by  his  will. 

Sir  Richard  Corbett  died  on  25th  September  1784, 
unmarried.  

B. —  We  now  revert  to  the  line  of  Waties,  the  third 
son  of  Sir  E.  Corbett,  the  first  Baronet  (p.  241). 

vi.  WATIES  CORBETT  of  Elton  in  Herefordshire,  who 
married,  in  1650,  Margaret  Weaver  of  that  place,  and 
died  in  1689,  and  was  buried  20th  February  atLeebot- 
wood  in  Shropshire,  and  left  a  son — 

1.  Waties  Corbett,  of  whom  hereafter  (vii). 

vii .  WATIES  CORBETT  of  Micklewood,  married  Eliza- 
bethe,  daughter  of  .  .  .  .  ,  and  died  in  1707,  leaving 
four  children— 

1.  Eichard  Corbett,  died  s.  p. 

2.  Adam  Corbett,  died  s.  p. 

3.  Thomas  Corbett,  of  whom  hereafter. 

4.  JANE  CORBETT,  whose  line,  denominated  line  "C",  we  shall 

give  in  detail  (p.  246). 

THOMAS    CORBETT,   born   at   Micklewood   (but   riot 


CORBETT- WINDER    OF    VAYNOR    PARK.  245 

registered  at  Longnor  or  Leebotvvood).  He  died  in 
London,  and  was  buried  at  St.  Dunstan's,  Fleet  Street, 
8th  August  1741,  aged  58.  He  had  two  children— 

1.  Charles  Corbett,  of  whom  hereafter. 

2.  Thomas  Corbett,  to    whom    Sir   Richard   Corbett,   by  a 

codicil   in  1771,  bequeathed  £50   "to  Thomas  Corbett, 
uncle  of  the  said  Charles  Corbett". 

CHAHLES  CORBETT,  described  in  Sir  Richard  Corbett's 
will  as  "  Charles  Corbett,  bookseller,  of  Fleet  Street, 
St.  Dunstan's-in-the-West,  in  the  City  of  London." 
He  had  one  son — 

1.  Charles  Corbett,  of  whom  next. 

CHARLES  CORBETT,  bookseller,  of  the  parish  of  St. 
Dunstan's -in- the- West,  and  afterwards  of  Fleet  Street. 
In  the  will  of  Sir  Richard  Corbett  he  is  described  as 
the  son  of  the  late  Charles  Corbett,  bookseller.  After 
the  death  of  his  kinsman,  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  the 
fourth  Baronet,  he  assumed  the  title  of  Sir  Charles 
Corbett  as  fifth  Baronet,  but  he  only  succeeded  to  the 
annuity  of  £100  per  annum  given  to  him  by  Sir 
Richard  Corbett's  will.  He  died  in  May  1808,  at  the 
house  of  his  son  Thomas  Corbett,  in  Old  Compton 
Street.  The  Gentleman's  Magazine  relates  a  melan- 
choly occurrence  that  took  place  at  his  funeral : 

"  Sir  Charles's  funeral  was  about  to  take  place,  and  his  family 
and  friends  were  assembled  to  take  him  to  the  place  appointed 
for  all  living.  The  procession  was  about  to  proceed  to  St. 
Anne's  Church,  Westminster,  when  suddenly  the  son  broke  a 
blood-vessel,  and  fell  down  a  lifeless  corpse.  So  awful  and 
affecting  an  occurrence  occasioned  a  postponement  of  the 
funeral,  and  after  the  delay  of  a  few  days  the  father  and  son 
were  interred  in  one  common  grave.  This  occurred  on  May  26, 
1808." 

Sir  Charles  left  three  children— 

1.  Thomas  Corbett  of  Old   Compton  Street,  the  son  who,  it 

is  presumed,  died  at  his  father's  funeral. 

2.  Richard,  of  whom  hereafter. 

3.  A  daughter. 


246  CORBETT-WINDER   OF   VAYNOR   PARK. 

SIR  RICHARD  CORBETT,  on  the  death  of  his  father 
Sir  Charles  Corbett,  assumed  the  title  as  sixth  Baronet. 
He  before  1811,  as  was  announced  at  the  sale  by  auction 
of  some  of  the  Corbett  property  at  Welshpool,  had  filed 
a  bill  "  as  heir-at-law  of  Sir  Richard  Corbett  for  the 
recovery  of  the  estates  devised  by  the  latter's  will, 
alleging  that  the  testator,  at  the  time  of  the  execution 
of  the  codicil  of  1771,  was  incapable,  and  under  the 
influence  of  Mr.  Robert  Flint."  This  was  dismissed 
on  his  own  motion  when  it  was  set  down  for  hearing. 
But  again,  in  March  1813,  an  action  of  ejectment  was 
tried  between  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  suing  in  formd 
pauperis,  and  Archdeacon  Corbett  and  his  son  Panton 
Corbett,  when  the  capacity  of  the  testator,  Sir  Richard 
Corbett,  was  fully  sustained  (see  account  of  the  trial, 
Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xiii,  p.  350).  Sir  Richard  Corbett's 
death  is  shortly  afterwards  recorded  in  The  Gentleman  s 
Magazine  for  1814,  p.  509,  in  the  following  terms: 

"  Died,  1814,  Nov.  4,  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  Bart.,  for  many 
years  reduced  to  an  inferior  station,  in  the  employ  of  the  Hon. 
E.  I.  Service." 

Thus  ended  the  last  male  descendant  of  this  line. 


C. — The  line  of  Jane  Corbett  (p.  244J,  the  daughter 
of  Waties  Corbett  iii  of  Micklewood,  son  of  Waties 
Corbett  ii  of  Elton,  sixth  son  of  Sir  Edward  Corbett, 
first  Baronet. 

viii.  JANE  CORBETT,  born  in  1690,  and  baptised  at 
Leebotwood  in  that  year ;  married  at  Condover,  28th 
February  1719,  John  Flint;  baptised  in  1693;  ad- 
mitted a  burgess  of  Salop,  1713  (second  son  of  Robert 
Flint1  of  Cruckton  in  the  parish  of  Abberbury  ;  a 

1  Robert  Flint  was  admitted  a  burgess  of  Shrewsbury,  7th  March 
1704,  at  the  request  of  William  Leighton,  Esq.,  Mayor.  He  had  seven 
children:  (1)  Robert  Flint,  baptised  1687;  interred  at  Pontesbury, 
18th  June  1712.  (2)  Jane,  baptised  1685.  (3)  Mary,  baptised 
1698.  (4)  Richard,  baptised  at  Pontesbury,  22nd  June  1698.  (5) 
The  above-named  John  Flint.  (6)  Edward  Flint,  baptised  at  Pontes- 


CORBETT-WINDER    OF   VAYNOR    PARK.  247 

burgess  of  Shrewsbury,  1704,  by  Magdalene  his  wife, 
son  of  John  Flint1  of  Cardeston,  co.  Salop),  and  had 
four  children — 

1.  Richard  Flint  of  Lougnor,  born  1720  ;  interred  atLeebot- 

wood,  19th  August  1791. 

2.  John  Flint  of  St.  Michael's,  Cornhill,  afterwards  of  Shrews- 

bury. Mayor  in  1782.  Married  Elizabeth  Tipton, 
daughter  of  Edward  Tipton  of  Salop,  and  had  one 
daughter  and  heir — 

i.  Diana  Margaretta  Flint,  married,  8th  August  1776, 
Henry  Peele,2  one  of  the  Cursitors  of  the  Court  of 
Chancery.  Admitted  a  burgess  of  Shrewsbury,  16th 
August  1785,  then  resident  at  Ryton,  near  Condover. 
-  He  died  23rd  August  1809  ;  interred  at  St.  Julian's 
Church,  Shrewsbury.  She  died  15th  October  1825. 
They  had  eight  children — 

1.  Joshua  Peele  of  Shrewsbury,  baptised  at  St.  Julian's, 
17th  October  1777  ;  married,  at  St.  Chad's,  15th  July 
1803,  Eliza,  daughter  of  Rev.  Richard  De  Courcy, 
M.A.,  minister  of  St.  Alkmond's,  Shrewsbury  ;  born 
22nd  January  1781.  Admitted  a  burgess  of  Shrews- 
bury, 9th  January  1801  ;  Mayor  of  Shrewsbury  in 
1817.  She  died  1843,  aged  62,  and  he  died  23rd 
February  1845.  They  had  twelve  children — 

i.  Richard  Henry  Peele,  born  24th  June  1803  ;  died  9th 

November  1830. 

ii.  Joshua  John  Peele  of  Shrewsbury,  baptised  at  St. 
Julian's,  5th  August  1804.  Town  Clerk  of  Shrews- 
bury, 1844  ;  married  Cecilia,  youngest  daughter  of 
Rev.  George  Moultrie,  M.A.,  Vicar  of  Cleobury 
Mortimer,  co.  Salop.  He  died  ]3th  July  1873,  and 
she  died  29th  November  1890.  They  had  five 
children — 

bury,  1703  ;  interred  at  Condover,  15th  April  1790.  Married  Mary 
Grace,  at  Cardington,  13th  April  1778,  and  had  a  son,  Edward 
Flint,  who  died  in  1824  ;  buried  at  Condover.  (7)  Elizabeth,  mar- 
ried Rowland  Hodges  (Jos.  Morris'  MS.  Fed.) 

1  John  Flint  was  buried  at  Alberbury,  5th  June  1679,  and  had 
another  son,    John  Flint,   who   had  a  son    Thomas    Flint,   ob.    inf., 
buried  at  Alberbury,  10th  June  1689. 

2  Son  of  Joshua  Peele,  an  eminent  solicitor  of  the  firm  of  Wilson 
and  Peele  of  London ;  in  the  Memoirs  of  the  Coleman  Family,  vol.  i, 
p.    203,  it  is  said:   "Truth,  however,  obliges  me  to  mention   that 
honest    Joshua   Peele,    a   Chancery    solicitor,    long    employed    and 
deservedly  esteemed  by  the  family."     Joshua  Peele  was  the  son  of 
Joseph  Peele,  and  had  a  sister,  Dorothy,  married   John    Coppinger, 
Esq.     (Jos.  Morris'  MS.  Fed.) 


248  CORBETT-WINDEK.    OP    VAYNOR    PARK. 


1.  Cecil  Peele,  born  26th  December  1834,  and  baptised 

at  St.  Chad's  same  day. 

2.  George  De  Courcy  Peele.  born  4th  February  1836  ; 

baptised  at  St.  Chad's,  21st  March  1836  ;  died  16th 
November  1885. 

3.  John  Arthur  Peele,  married  Edith,  daughter  of 

Eobert  Phillips  of  Shrewsbury  ;  died  July  1867. 
They  had  three  children — 

i.  Cecilia,  born  25th  December. 

ii.  Edith  Constance. 

iii.  Ernest. 

4.  Ernest  Moultrie  Peele,  born  29th  October,  and  bap- 

tised at  St.  Chad's,  2nd  November  1840. 

5.  Edmund  Cresswell  Peele,  born  1st  August  1844  ; 

appointed  Town  Clerk  of  Shrewsbury,  November 
1869  ;  married,  first,  Alice  Jessie,  second  daughter 
of  George  Adams  of  Bengal  Civil  Service.  She 
died  6th  April  1883,  leaving  six  children.  Secondly, 
on  19th  November  1890,  Jane  Gladstone,  daughter 
of  Ive  Maclise  of  Auchercairn,  N.B.,  and  widow 
of  Richard  Weston  Warner  of  Whiston  Priory, 
Shrewsbury.  The  .children  of  the  first  marriage 
are — 

i.  Alice  Cecilia, 
ii.  Leonard  Cresswell  Peele,  born  30th  October 

1871. 

iii.  Nina  Jessie, 
iv.  Diana  Margaretta. 
v.  Edmund  de  Courcy  Peele.  born  5th  October 

1875. 
vi.  Herbert  Joshua  John  Peele,  born  16th  May 

1879. 

iii.  Eliza,  born  13th  March  1806  ;  died  1860. 

iv.  Marianne,    born    18th    October    1807,   and   died    21st 

November  1831. 

v.  Harriet,  born  5th  November  1809  ;  married  Charles 
Thomas  Woosnam,  solicitor,  of  Newtown,  co.  Mont- 
gomery— one  of  the  original  members  of  the  Powys- 
land  Club. 

vi.  John  Corbett  Peele,  born  21st  August  1811  ;  married 
Catherine  Mary  Panbury. 

vii.  Diana  Margaretta,  born  28th  December  1812  ;  died 
3rd  March  1831. 

viii.  Jane,  born  26th  June  1814  ;  married  Robert  Lightbody 
of  Liverpool. 

ix.  Robert  Peele,  born  13th  July  1816  ;  died  1869,  un- 
married. 

x.  Richard  de  Courcy  Peele,  born  llth  November  1817  ; 
died  23rd  August  1834. 

xi.  George  Peele,  born  13th  November  1819;  died  15th 
January  1872. 

xii.  Joseph  Peele,  born  17th  November  1821. 

2.  Henry  Peele,  Lieutenant  in  Hon.  E.  I.  C.  Service  ;  died 

in  India  in  1799,  aged  18. 

3.  John  Peele,  died  young. 

4.  Diana    Margaretta,    married    Rev.    Richard.    Corfield, 

Rector  of  Pitchford  and  Waters  Upton,  co.  Salop, 
15th  December  1808,  at  St.  Julian's  ;  died  1st  January 
1847,  at  Waters  Upton. 

5.  Elizabeth,    married    William    Wood    of    Shrewsbury, 

gentleman. 

6.  Marianne,    married    Thomas    Meredith ;     died    29th 

August  1848. 

7.  Dorothy,  died  unmarried. 

8.  Catherine,  died  unmarried. 


COKBKTT-WINDER    OF    VAYNOR    PAKK.  249 

3.  ROBERT  FLINT,  born  in  1726,  took  the  name  of  CORBETT  on 

the  death  of  his  third  cousin,  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  the 
fourth  Baronet,  and  succeeding  in  1774  to  the  Longnor 
and  Leighton  estates  under  the  latter' s  will.  Sheriff  of 
Shropshire,  1778;  Sheriff  of  Montgomeryshire,  1779. 
Married  twice  :  first  at  Cardington,  22nd  February  1756, 
Anne,  daughter  of  Thomas  Russell  of  Sydleys  Hayes 
(who  was  baptised  at  Cardington,  20th  January  1730, 
and  died  and  was  interred  at  Longuor,  7th  April  1791, 
and  removed  to  Leebotwood,  31st  October  1804) ; 
married,  secondly,  at  Bath,  31st  May  1793,  to  Ann, 
daughter  of  Ambrose  Isted  of  Ecton,  co.  Northampton, 
who  died  24th  December  1822.  He  died  without  issue, 
and  was  interred  at  Leebotwood,  31st  October  1804, 
whereupon  he  was  succeeded  by  his  nephew,  Joseph 
Plymley,  afterwards  Corbett. 

4.  DIANA     FLINT     (ix),     born     c.    1725 ;     married    Joseph 

Plymley  of  Shrewsbury,  surgeon  (see  Plymley  pedigree, 
Appendix  B,  p.  253),  afterwards  of  Longnor.  He  was  ap- 
prenticed to  Mr.  John  Thornton  of  Shrewsbury,  apothe- 
cary, 21st  December  1732,  and  admitted  of  the  Grocers' 
Company,  co.  of  Salop,  1st  June  1753.  She  died  at 
Longnor,  2nd  November  1779,  aged  54,  and  was  interred 
on  6th  November  at  Leebotwood.  He  married,  secondly, 
Hannah,  youngest  daughter  of  Thomas  Russell  of 
Sydleys  Hayes,  parish  of  Cardington,  by  Catharine 
Newcombe  his  wife.  Hannah  was  baptised  at  Carding- 
ton, 10th  December  1731 ;  died  at  The  Lyth,  co.  Salop, 
without  issue,  and  interred  at  Leebotwood,  3rd  July 
1793.  He  died  at  Longnor,  29th  May  1802,  aged  86, 
and  was  interred  at  Leebotwood,  2nd  June  1802,  leav- 
ing by  his  first  marriage  three  children — 

i.  Joseph  Plymley,  afterwards  Corbett,  of  whom  here- 
after (x). 

ii.  Katharine,  died  unmarried,  2nd  September  1829,  aged 
71. 

iii.  Anne,  died  unmarried,  22nd  July  1829,  aged  68. 

x.  JOSEPH  PLYMLEY  (eldest  son  of  Joseph  Plymley, 
by  Diana  Flint  his  wife),  M.A.,  Archdeacon  of 
Salop  ;  succeeded  his  uncle,  Robert  Flint,  afterwards 
Corbett,  in  the  Longnor  estates,  and  took  the  name  of 
CORBETT  ;  baptised  at  Longnor,  20th  May  1759  ;  married 
twice,  first  at  Pentraeth,  Anglesea,  18th  March  1783, 

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250  CORBETT-WINDER    OF   VAYNOR    PARK. 

Jane  Josepha,  daughter  of  Thomas  Panton  of  Leghorn, 
merchant,  who  died  4th  December  1787,  aged  24, 
leaving  issue  two  children — 

1.  Panton  Corbett,  only  surviving  son  of  this  marriage  ;  bap- 
tised at  Longnor,  13th  April  1785;  M.P.  for  Shrews- 
bury, 1820  and  1826  ;  D.L.  for  Shropshire ;  succeeded 
to  the  Longnor  and  Leighton  estates.  He  sold  the 
Leighton  estate  in  1845;  married,  on  27th  April  1814, 
Lucy  Favoretta,  daughter  of  Trevor  Jones,  M.D.,  of 
Lichfield  (who  died  at  Foxlidiate  House,  near  Broms- 
grove,  28th  January  1857,  aged  65).  He  died  at  Long- 
nor, 22nd  November  1855;  buried  at  Leebotwood,  30th 
November  1855,  having  had  three  children — 

i.  Richard  Corbett,  died  in  London,  unmarried,  30th  April 

1843,  aged  27. 

ii.  Edward  Corbett,  bora  30th  Dec.  1817;  Lieutenant  in  72nd 
Highlanders,  afterwards  in  1846  of  Longnor ;  Lieut.- 
Col.  3rd  Battalion  (Militia)  Shropshire  L.I.;  M.P.  for 
Shropshire  from  1868;  D.L.  and  J.P.  Shropshire. 
Married  at  Perth,  in  Western  Australia,  24th  February 
1842,  Elizabeth  Ann  Theresa,  only  daughter  of  Robert 
Scholl,  and  had  thirteen  children — 

1.  Edward  Corbett  of  Longnor,  born  7th  February  1843  ; 

late  Lieut.  17th  Lancers ;  Hon.  Major  of  Shropshire 
Yeomanry  ;  married,  on  12th  July  1871,  Louisa  Mary, 
eldest  daughter  of  Sir  Charles  Edmund  Isham,  tenth 
Baronet. 

i.  Edward  Richard  Trevor,  born  8th  August  1872. 

2.  Richard  Corbett,  born  9th  May  1844. 

3.  Waties  Corbett,  born  5th  Dec.  1852 ;  married,  27th  April 

1886,  to  Ada,  adopted  daughter  of  Captain  Sullivan. 

4.  Francis  Corbett,  born  21st  Nov.  1854  ;  married,  Sept. 

1883,  Mabel,  daughter  of  ...   Tracy,  Esq. 

5.  Joseph  Corbett,  born  27th  Nov.  1862. 

6.  Teresa  Corbett. 

7.  Lucy  Corbett,  born  2nd  July  1847  ;  married,  5th  April 

1871,  Joseph,  second  son  of  J.  Lovett,  Esq.,  of 
Belmont. 

8.  Maud  Corbett. 

9.  Elizabeth  Corbett,  died  29th  Aug.  1881. 

10.  Mildred  Corbett,  died  9th  March  1874. 

11.  Anne  Corbett. 

12.  Helen  Corbett. 

13.  Louisa  Corbett. 

iii.  Favoretta,  married,  on  7th  April  1842,  John  James 
Edward  Hamilton  (eldest  son  of  Admiral  Sir  Edward 
Hamilton,  K.C.B.),  who  died  2nd  November  1847  (vita 
patris),  leaving  issue— 


CORBETT- WINDER   OF   VAYNOR   PARK.  251 

1.  Sir  Edward  Archibald   Hamilton,   who  succeeded  as 

second  Baronet  at  the  death  of  his  grandfather  in 
1851  ;  born  26th  January  1843  ;  married,  28th  May 
1867,  Mary  Elizabeth,  only  daughter  of  Joseph  Gill, 
Esq.,  of  Trewern,  Shropshire. 

2,  3,  4.  Three  other  children. 

2.  Josephine  Corbett. 

Archdeacon  Corbett  married,  secondly,  Malthy,  third 
daughter  of  Richard  Dansey  Dansey  of  Brinscop,  co. 
Hereford,  who  died  in  1813,  aged  40.  He  died  23rd 
June  1838  ;  buried  at  Leebotwood,  having  had  by  his 
second  marriage  nine  children— 

1.  Helen,  born  1795 ;  married   Edward  Burton,  D.D.,  Pro- 

fessor of  Divinity  at  Oxford,  and  died  1851,  s.p. ;  buried 
at  Evvelme,  Oxfordshire. 

2.  Matilda,  born  1798  ;  died  1876  ;  buried  at  Leebotwood. 

3.  Mildred,  born  1804  ;  married  Major-General  William  Hull, 

C.B.;  died  1875;  buried  at  Kensal  Green  Cemetery,  and 
left  one  son,  William. 

4.  Harriet,   born   1802  ;  died ,  and   buried    at  Leebot- 

wood. 

5.  Emma,  born  1810  ;  married,  at  Longnor,  6th  May  1845, 

the  Rev.  John  Limerick  of  Crewe,  co.  Chester,  and  died, 
leaving  two  daughters,  Helen  and  Harriet. 

6.  Uvedale  Corbett,  of  whom  hereafter  (xi). 

7.  Rev.  Waties  Corbett,  Rector  of  Acton  Scott,  co.  Salop ; 

Chancellor  of  the  Diocese  of  Hereford  ;  died  3rd  Decem- 
ber 1855,  aged  59  ;  unmarried  ;  buried  at  Leebotwood. 

8.  Rev.  Joseph  Corbett,  born  1794;  Rector  of  Tungford  and 

Holgate,  co.  Salop  ;  died  1860,  unmarried,  and  buried  at 
Twyford. 

9.  Robert  Corbett,  Clerk  in  the  Office  of  Board  of  Control ; 

died  22nd  December  1856,  aged  60,  unmarried ;  buried 
at  Kensal  Green  Cemetery. 

xi.  UVEDALE  CORBETT  of  Cotsbrook,  Salop,  and 
afterwards  of  Vaynor  Park,  Montgomeryshire  ;  of  Pem- 
broke College,  Oxford  ;  Recorder  of  Bridgnorth  ;  J.P., 
D.L.,  co.  Salop.  Married,  8th  December  1817,  Mary 
Anne  Jane,  only  daughter  of  Joseph  Lyon,  Esq.,  of 
Ashfield  Hall,  Cheshire  (see  p.  234),  who  both  on  2nd 
June  1869,  by  Royal  licence,  assumed  the  name  of 
WINDER  in  addition  to  that  of  CORBETT,  in  accordance 

s  2 


252  CORBETT-WINDER    OF   VAYNOR    PARK. 

with  the  provisions  of  the  will  of  her  brother,  Edmund 
Lyon  Winder,  Esq.,  of  Vaynor  Park.  He  died  7th 
February  1870,  and  she  died  18th  February  1879, 
having  had  seven  sons  and  four  daughters— 

1.  Uvedale  Corbett   of  Ashfield  Hall,  Cheshire,  born    28th 

October  1818;  M.A.  of  Christ  Church,  Oxon. 

2.  William  Corbett-Winder,  of  whom  hereafter  (xi). 

3.  Robert  Corbett  of  Ashfield  Hall,  born  1.853. 

4.  John  Corbett  of  Cotsbrook,  born  20th  July  1822  ;  K.C.B., 

Admiral;    married    Grace,    eldest    daughter    of   George 
Holmes,  of  Brooke  Hall,  Norfolk 

5.  Edmund,  born  15th  June  1824  ;  killed  in   action  at  the 

assault  on  the  Quarries,  Sebastopol,  7th  June  1855. 

6.  Mildred,  deceased. 

7.  Mary    Elizabeth,  married    D.    Bennett,    Esq.,    Faringdon 

House,  Berks. 

8.  Katharine  Jane,  deceased. 

9.  Lionel,  born  5th  May  1832. 

10.  Henry,  deceased. 

11.  Mildred  Anne,  deceased. 

xi.  WILLIAM  CORBETT-WINDER  of  Vaynor  Park, 
born  17th  January  1820  ;  took  the  additional  name 
of  Winder  under  the  said  Royal  licence  dated  2nd 
June  1869;  Major  (late)  52nd  Foot;  J.P.  and 
D.L.  for  Montgomeryshire  ;  High  Sheriff,  1888. 
Married,  1872,  Cecilia  Millicent,  younger  daughter  of 
Eev.  Robert  Hornby,  Vicar  of  Baystori,  and  has  six 
children — 

1.  WILLIAM  JOHN  CORBETT-WINDER,  born  26th  August  1875 

(XII). 

2.  Harriet  Millicent  Corbett-Winder. 

3.  Venice  Corbett-Winder. 

4.  Edmund   Henry   |  Corbett-Winder,  twins,  born  14th  Nov. 

5.  Uvedale    Robert)      1882. 

6.  Frederick  Fielden  Corbett-Winder,  born  20th  July  1884. 


CORBETT-WINDER    OF    VAYNOR    PAHK.  253 

APPENDIX   A.     (See  page  236.) 
HAYES. 

SAMUEL  HAYES  of  Neston,  co.  Palatine  Chester,  born 
at  Willaston  ;  married  Martha,  daughter  and  coheir  of 
John  Ball  of  Irby,  co.  Palatine  Chester,  who  survived 
her  husband.  His  will  dated  3rd  May  1748.  They 
had  had  six  children — 

1.  Ann  Hayes,  married  Edmund  Lyon  of  Liverpool  (iii).  See 

Lyon  pcd.,  page  236. 

2.  Eunice  Hayes,  living  1766. 

3.  Elizabeth  Hayes,  married  John  Brook  of  Neston. 

4.  Thomas  Hayes,  M.D.,  married  Ann,  daughter  of 

and  relict  of Warburton.       His  will  dated  2nd 

August  1766 ;  buried  at  St.  John's,  Chester.     She  died 
4th  February  1769. 

5.  Martha  Hayes,  married  John  Lloyd  of  Neston.     Her  will 

dated  15th  May  1770. 

6.  Joseph    Hayes    of  Neston,   born  20th  December    1717  ; 

died  7th  July  1784.     Will  dated  21st  July  1783  ;  buried 
at  St.  Oswald's  Church,  Chester. 


APPENDIX  B.     (See  page  U9.) 

PLYMLEY  (NOW  CORBETT)  OF  LONGNOR. 

THOMAS  PI/YMLEY  ot  Norton  in  Hales,  co.  Salop  ; 
descended  from  the  Cheshire  family  of  Plymley. 
Married  twice  :  first  ....  daughter  of  .  .  .  .  ;  and 
secondly,  Mary  Dowries,  who  died  s.  p.  and  was  in- 
terred at  Norton,  5th  August  1662.  He  had  by  his 
first  wife  one  son — 

1.  William  Plymley,  of  whom  hereafter. 

WILLIAM  PLYMLEY  of  Norton,  baptised  there,  4th 
August  1601.  Married  twice  :  first,  Jane,  interred  at 
Norton,  12th  August  1664  ;  and  secondly,  Margaret 
Grey,  interred  at  Norton,  5th  November  1683.  He 
died  and  was  interred  at  Norton,  7th  June  1680,  and 
had  four  sons—*- 


254  CORBETT-WINDER    OF    VAYNOR    PARK. 

1.  Thomas     Plymiey,    baptised     20th     September    1645 ; 

apprenticed  in  the  Drapers'  Company,  Salop,  in  1660. 

2.  William  Plymley,   an  officer  in   the  Army  ;    interred   at 

Norton,  12th  February  1710. 

3.  Francis  Plymley,  buried  at  St.  Julian's,  8th  Feb.  1685. 

4.  Richard  Plymley,  of  whom  hereafter. 

RICHARD  PLYMLEY  of  Shrewsbury,  sold  the  estate 
at  Norton  to  pay  off  family  incumbrances ;  was 
admitted  a  burgess  of  Salop,  9th  January  1676-7  ; 
married  Anne,  daughter  of  Joseph  Prowde  of  Shrews- 
bury, and  sister  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Prowde,  Vicar  of 
Steyning,  co.  Sussex.  She  died  and  was  interred  at 
St.  Julian's,  30th  July  1685.  He  died  and  was  interred 
at  St.  Julian's,  2nd  July  1685,  having  had  six  child- 
ren— 

1.  Jane  Plymley,  aged  seven  years  in  January  1676. 

2.  Benjamin  Plymley,  baptised  at  St.  Chad's,  7th  December 

1680,  and  buried  at  St.  Julian's,  15th  December  1680. 

3.  Ann  Plymley,  aged  four  years  in  January  1676  ;  married, 

at  St.  Chad's,  24th  September  1705,  to  Mr.  Rowlands 
Tench  of  St.  Mary's,  schoolmaster. 

4.  William  Plymley,  buried    at  St.  Julian's,  16th  Nov.  1673. 

5.  Joseph  Plymley,  of  whom  hereafter. 

6.  Thomas  Plymley,  baptised  at  St.  Chad's,  24th  December 

1684. 

JOSEPH  PLYMLEY  of  Shrewsbury,  born  12th,  baptised 
28th  January  1676-7,  at  St.  Chad's.  Admitted  of  the 
Mercers'  Co.,  Salop,  28th  May  1722.  Married,  at  St. 
Chad's,  Shrewsbury,  28th  February  1704,  Catherine, 
daughter  of  Charles  Feiriday  of  Wolverhampton,  iron- 
master, by  Ann  his  wife,  daughter  of  Francis  Dovey 
of  Wolverhampton.  He  died  and  was  interred  at  St. 
Julian's,  1st  April  1737,  leaving  one  son — 

1.  Joseph  Plymley  of  Shrewsbury,  of  whom  hereafter. 

JOSEPH  PLYMLEY  of  Shrewsbury,  Surgeon,  afterwards 
of  Longnor,  who  married  Diana  Flint  (see  Corbett 
pedigree,  page  249). 


255 


LLANSANTFFRAID-YN-MECHAIN 

(See  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  iv,  p.  95.) 


FINDING    OF   FRAGMENT    OF    STONE    COFFIN. 

THIS  church  underwent  a  considerable  amount  of 
repair  and  restoration  in  about  the  year  1871,  dur- 
ing the  incumbency  of  the  Rev.  H.  H.  M.  Hughes, 
the  last  preceding  vicar.  Upon  the  institution  of  the 
present  vicar,  Itev.  T.  H.  Lloyd,  a  more  complete 
restoration,  together  with  an  enlargement  and  re- 
arrangement, was  resolved  upon,  and  the  services  of 
Mr.  J.  Oldrid  Scott,  F.R.I.B.A..  were  secured,  and 
plans  prepared  by  him,  and  the  necessary  works  are 
being  carried  on  at  the  expense  of  £2,200  and  upwards. 
The  state  of  the  church  is  best  explained  by  the 
following  extracts  from  the  report  made  by  the 
architect : 

"  This  church  dates  from  the  llth  century,  though  hut  a 
small  portion,  the  walls  of  the  western  part  of  the  nave,  with 
one  window,  remains  of  this  date.  The  church  was  lengthened 
eastward  in  the  14th  century,  the  decorated  windows  of  the 
chancel,  together  with  a  double  piscina,  being  still  preserved. 
The  south  windows,  with  the  exception  of  the  easternmost  one 
of  the  chancel,  were  all  renewed  in  a  curious  manner  in  the 
17th  century.  The  church  was  enlarged  in  the  18th  century 
by  the  addition  of  a  transept  of  simple  design.  A  bell  tower 
of  timber  framing,  dating  from  the  14th  century,  rises  from 
within  the  walls  at  the  western  end  of  the  nave.  The  roofs 
and  the  south  wall  were  restored  a  few  years  ago.  The  western 
end,  and  the  north  side,  besides  being  left  without  repair,  are 
much  disfigured  by  mean  additions,  for  the  purpose  of  the 
warming  apparatus,  and  for  an  approach  to  the  transept 
gallery.  Additional  accommodation  will  be  provided  in  the 
form  of  an  aisle  to  a  portion  of  the  nave,  with  arches  next  the 
nave  and  transept.  Arches  will  also  be  built  between  the 
transept  and  the  nave  and  chancel.  The  chancel  in  the  re- 
fitting will  be  extended  westward  to  its  former  length,  and  as 


256 


LLANSAKTFFKAID-YN-MECHAIN. 


there  is  no  chancel  arch,  a  screen  will  be  provided  to  mark  the 
division  between  the  nave  and  chancel.  The  17th  century  oak 
pulpit  and  its  canopy  will  be  retained.  The  plain  ancient  font 
will  be  refixed  on  a  proper  step." 

During  the  excavations  necessary  for  the  restoration 
of  the  church,  an  interesting  discovery  was  made.  A 
large  piece  of  white  sandstone  was  observed  and 
unearthed ;  before  it  was  examined  several  pieces 
got  broken  off  it ;  however,  when  the  soil  was  removed 
and  the  stone  turned  over,  it  proved  to  be  a  large 
portion  of  a  stone  coffin  hewn  out  of  the  solid.  From 
the  dimensions  of  the  part  where  the  head  would  be 
placed,  it  was  evidently  intended  for  a  woman  or  child. 
The  stone  is  a  soft  white  sandstone,  and  can  be 
crumbled  with  the  fingers,  so,  if  the  stone  is  not 
placed  under  cover,  the  weather  will  soon  waste  it 
away.  On  the  annexed  plan  the  sizes  are  given. 

T.  S.  J. 


257 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

BY  E.  ROWLEY-MORRIS. 


(Continued  from  Vol.  xxvi,    p.     106.) 


THE  RECTORY  OF  KERRY. 

IN  Volume  xxv,  pp.  377-81,  of  the  Montgomeryshire 
Collections,  we  briefly  noticed  the  Rectory  of  Kerry, 
intending  to  make  some  additions  to  the  remarks  then 
made  ;  this  appears  a  convenient  and  appropriate  stage 
to  resume  our  notice. 

As  has  previously  been  stated,  at  some  unknown 
period  between  the  date  of  the  Tdxatio  in  1291  and 
1535,  the  rectory  had  become  appropriate  to  the 
Bishop  of  St.  David's.  Before  the  passing  of  the  Tithe 
Commutation  Act,  all  tithes  being  payable  in  kind,  it 
was  practically  impossible  for  the  impropriator  to  col- 
lect and  utilise  them,  so  they  were  leased  out  usually, 
in  the  case  of  Kerry,  for  a  term  of  twenty-one  years, 
at  almost  a  nominal  rent,  but  on  renewal  subject  to  a 
fine.  Through  the  kindness  of  Archdeacon  Be  van  and 
the  venerable  Dean  of  St.  David's  we  have  been  en- 
abled to  trace  the  devolution  of  these  leases  in  fairly 
consecutive  order  from  1619  downwards,  and  Dean 
Allen,  in  a  communication  to  Archdeacon  Be  van,  men- 
tioned "there  were  no  leases  at  St.  David's  (10th 
July  1891).  Any  that  were  there  when  our  estates 
were  surrendered  to  the  Ecclesiastical  Commissioners 
were  taken  by  them.  Bishops'  leases  were  at  times 
referred  to  the  Chapter  for  confirmation,  but  it  does 
not  seem  that  the  rule  was  uniform."  The  Dean  added 
that,  after  he  had  written  the  above,  he  looked  at  one  of 
the  original  Eegisters,  "  which  did  not  contain  any 
lease  of  lands.  There  are  others  of  Bp.  Field's." 


258  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

In  a  subsequent  communication  from  Archdeacon 
JBevan,  he  kindly  sent  us  a  copy  of  one  of  Bishop 
Milbourne's  leases,  which  we  annex  : 

"  July  20,  1619.  Richard  (Melbourne),  Bishop  of  St.  David's, 
by  Indenture  of  lease  then  dated,  grants  the  Rectory  and 
Parsonage  of  Kerry,  in  the  County  of  Montgomery,  to  John 
Bloorne,  of  Christ's  College  in  Brecon,  to  be  by  him  possessed 
in  as  large  and  ample  a  manner  as  Edward  Herbert  of  Mont- 
gomery, Esq.,  or  his  assigns,  formerly  held  the  same — for  a 
term  of  twenty-one  years  (saving,  nevertheless,  and  excepting 
the  patronage  of  the  Vicarage  of  Kerry,  which  is  hereby  re- 
served to  the  said  Lord  Bishop  and  his  successors),  yielding 
and  paying  for  the  same  the  yearly  rent  of  £20." 

The  same  confirmed  by  the  Chapter. 

In  one  of  the  original  Registers  at  St.  David's  there 
appears  to  be  a  full  copy  of  the  lease  of  the  Rectory  of 
Kerry,  granted  by  Bp.  Field  to  one  Morgan  Owens  of 
Craggett  in  Carmarthenshire,  but  no  names  of  wit- 
nesses are  given.1 

Whether  this  lease  was  granted  or  not,  we  are  un- 
able to  say,  but  the  probabilities  are  that  it  was  not ; 
as  in  1628,  on  the  26th  June,  Theophilus,2  then  Bishop 
of  St.  David's,  granted  a  lease  of  the  Rectory  of  Kerry 
to  Sir  Henry  Herbert,  the  particulars  of  which  will 
appear  infra. 

In  a  volume  of  State  Papers,  Domestic,  1637,  on 
page  299,  is  a  document  dated  9th  July  1637,  at 
Greenwich,  and  addressed  by  the  King  to  Bishop 
Mainwaring  of  St.  David's  ;  in  it  the  King  said  : 

"  Among  the  many  cares  that  attend  the  princely  office,  that 
of  the  Church  has  ever  had  the  first  place,  whereupon  we,  well 
weighing  what  havoc  has  been  made  of  it,  and  the  goodly 
endowments 'thereof  in  former  times,  and  what  great  incon- 
veniences must  arise,  both  to  Church  and  Commonwealth,  if  the 
authority  of  Bishops  be  not  supported  as  it  ought,  which 
cannot  be  if  their  means  of  livelihood  be  taken  away ;  and 
being  informed  that  the  Rectory  of  Kerry,  co.  Montgomery,  is 

1  Ex  information  of  Arch.  Bevan  of  Hay. 

2  Field. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  259 

a  lease  of  good  value,  belonging  to  the  Bishop  of  St.  David's, 
and  that  the  Rectory  of  Grlascomb,  co.  Radnor,  is  likewise  held 
by  lease  from  the  said  bishoprick  for  the  time  being,  or  dis- 
posed of  for  his  use ;  all  leases  granted  by  any  Bishop  deter- 
mining on  his  leaving  the  see." 

[Copy.  Archbishop  Laud  has  stated  in  the  indorsement 
that  "  Dr.  Mainwaring,  the  Bishop,  submitted  to  this  by  his 
letters — October  16th,  1637."] 

In  Volume  xviii  of  the  Montgomeryshire  Collections, 
p.  264,  we  made  some  references  to  Sir  Henry  Herbert 
above,  which  we  append : 

This  is  a  set  of  papers  relating  to  the  delinquency  of  Sir 
Henry  Herbert  of  Ribsford,  in  the  county  of  Worcester,  Knight, 
but  as  he  was  interested  in  a  lease  connected  with  Kerry  tithes 
we  append  a  few  extracts  from  these  papers,  which  will  explain 
his  position  relative  to  the  same. 

"  That  he  is  possessed  of  the  remainder  of  a  tenure  for 
thirteen  years  yet  to  come,  of  and  in  the  Impropriation  of 
Kerry,  holden  by  demise  from  the  Bishop  of  St.  Davyde's  under 
the  yearly  rent  of  £20  per  annum,  and  was  worth  before  their 
troubles  over  and  above  the  rent  reserved,  £100." 

A  certificate  was  attached,  under  the  hands  of  John  Ireton, 
dated  February  5th,  1649,  "that  he  had  discovered  that  Sir 
Henrye  Herbert,  Knight,  had  undervalued  his  lands  in 
Worcestershire,  £300  per  annum,  and  the  Rectorie  of  Kerrie  in 
Montgomerie,  £60  per  annum." 

Among  the  papers  was  a  schedule  of  real  and  personal 
estate  of  Sir  Henry  Herbert,  in  which  the  following  occurs, 
referring  to  Kerry.  Sir  Henry  declared  that 

"  This  is  holden  of  the  Bishop  of  St.  David's  by  Lease  dated 
the  30th  September,1  13°  Carolus  Regis,  for  twenty-one  years, 
and  remain  thirteen  years,  as  appears  by  the  lease,  paying  the 
Bishop  £20  yearly."  ' 

Among  the  papers  at  the  office  of  the  Ecclesiastical 
Commission  are  the  following.  It  is  taken  from  a 
B'via  de  reddit  terr  possession'  E'po  Menieven  ptin  : 


1  This  date,  though  so  expressed  in  the  Royalist  Composition 
Papers  at  the  Record  Office,  should,  we  think,  be  the  3rd,  not  13th 
of  Charles  I,  unless  the  first  lease  was  cancelled  and  a  new  one 
granted.  . 


260  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

"Kerry. — The  rectory,  consisting  of  20  hamletts  in  the  same  parish,, 
in  Sir  Hen.  Herbert's  poss.,  at  £20  rent.  Ketumed  at  £100  in  one 
Survey,  and  £200  in  ye  other ;  and  ye  Impropriator  out  of  ye  p'fitts 
to  allow  the  Minister  sufficient  mayntenance.  Held  by  several 

leases."  l 

There  is  no  date  to  this,  but  it  appears  to  be  a  Par- 
liamentary Memorandum,  and,  as  will  be  seen  pre- 
sently, an  attempt  was  made  by  the  Government  of 
the  period  to  deprive  Sir  Henry  Herbert  of  the  lease  ; 
we  have  summarised  the  evidence  taken  and  tabulated 
the  names  of  the  witnesses  and  other  matters  connected 
with  the  suit.  Each  of  the  witnesses,  who  were  tenants 
to  Sir  Henry  Herbert  for  the  tithes  of  the  several  town- 
ships set  opposite  to  their  names,  were  examined  as  to 
one  or  other  of  the  interrogatories  which  are  set  out 
below  ;  but  as  it  would  be  tedious  to  print  what  every 
deponent  said,  we  have  merely  given  a  selection  or 
two,  adding  the  depositions  of  a  few  gentlemen  who 
were  examined  on  the  interrogatories  below. 

Irrespective  of  the  questions  in  dispute  between  the 
parties,  we  think  that  in  publishing  the  names,  ages, 
and  domiciles  of  so  many  of  the  yeomen  of  the  parish 
of  Kerry  of  the  period,  we  may  be  rendering  a  service 
to  the  descendants  of  some  of  the  persons  named,  as 
giving  the  clues  to  trace  their  ancestors. 

We  now  proceed  to  submit  the  case,  which  was 
remitted,  as  will  be  observed,  from  the  Court  of  Ex- 
chequer in  London  to  Kerry,  and  the  evidence  taken 
there  on  the  1st  day  of  September  1657. 

Exchequer,  1657.     Mich.  7. 
SIR  JOHN  THOROUGHGOOU  and  others,  Plaintiffs,  against  SIR  HENRY 

HERBERT,2  Knight,  and  THOMAS  MASON,S  Gentleman,  Defts. 
This  was  a  suit  brought  on  behalf  of  the  "  Trustees  for  Maintenances 
of  Ministers"  against  Sir  Henry  Herbert  to  recover  possession  of  the 

1  See  Wilkins'  Concilia,  vol.  iv,  p.  535. 

2  He  was  brother  of  the  first  Lord  Herbert  of  Chirbury,  father  of 
the  second  Lord  Herbert  of  Chirbury  of  the  second  creation ;  born 
about  1595,  in  the  castle  of  Montgomery.     For  his  biography,  see 
Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  vii,  pp.  150-154. 

3  Of  Rockley.     Sir  Henry  Herbert's  tithe  agent. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  261 

rectory  of  Kerry  from  him.  The  commission  was  dated  on  the  17th 
of  June  1657,  addressed  to 

Edward  Penryn,  \ 

Robert  Waters,  V  Gentlemen. 

Edward  Whittingham  and  others,  I 

The  following  Interrogatories  were  administered  and  depositions 
taken  at  the  house  of  Edward  Morgan,  in  Kerry,  the  1st  Sept.  1657, 
by  the  above  Commissioners. 

i.  Did  deponent  know  Theophilus  Field,  then  late  Bishop  of  St. 
David's?  Did  deponent  know  Roger  Mainwaring,  his  pretended 
successor,  were  they  alive  or  dead  1  Which  died  first,  or  was  first 
Bishop  of  St.  David's,  and  which  last  ?  Wns  not  the  said  Theophilus 
Bishop  of  St.  David's  in  11  Chas.  I  (1635-6),  and  was  he  not  after 
then  Bishop  of  Hereford  1 

n.  Did  deponent  know  or  had  he  heard  that  Roger  Mainwaring, 
the  pretended  successor  in  the  Bishoprick  of  St.  David's  after  the 
said  Theophilus,  and  after  the  translation  of  the  said  Theophilus 
above  stated,  was  in  1628  (3  Chas.  I)  impeached  in  and  at  the 
Parliament  held  at  Westminster  in  the  same  year,  and  sentenced, 
and  disabled  from  again  holding  any  ecclesiastical  dignity  or  secular 
office  ?  Did  deponent  see  a  sentence  or  judgment  on  record  among 
the  Records  of  Parliament  1  Was  the  writing  then  shown  a  copy  1 

in.  Did  deponent  know  the  impropriate  rectory  of  Kerry,  the 
tithes  and  appurtenances  belonging  thereto  1  Did  not  the  late  Bishop 
of  vSt.  David's,  the  said  Theophilus  Field,  on  or  about  the  25th  July, 
11  Chas.  I  (1635),  in  right  of  his  bishoprick,  by  indenture  demise  the 
said  rectory,  tithes,  etc.,  to  one  Morgan  Owens,  at  a  rental  of  £21  a 
year,  payable  at  the  Feast  of  St.  James  the  Apostle,1  yearly  ?  Was 
deponent  a  witness  to  the  signatures? 

iv.  Was  not  Roger  Mainwaring,  the  pretended  Bishop  of  St.  David's, 
some  time  previously  minister  of  the  parish  church  of  St.  Giles-in-the- 
Fields,  co.  Middlesex  1  Was  the  same  sentenced,  convicted,  and 
committed  to  the  Fleet  by  judgment  in  Parliament  in  the  year 
1628? 

v.  Did  deponent  know  by  what  right,  interest,  or  title  the  defendant, 
Sir  Henry  Herbert,  held  and  enjoyed  the  said  rectory  of  Kerry,  with 
the  tithes  and  meaze  rents  and  appurtenances  thereto  ?  Did  he  not 
formerly  hold  the  same  or  some  part  thereof  by  indenture  of  lease, 
bearing  date  on  or  about  the  26th  June,  4  Chas.  I  (1628),  made  by  the 
said  Theophilus,  late  Bishop  of  St.  David's,  for  21  years,  commencing 
from  the  date  thereof  and  at  a  rental  of  £20  a  year?  Is  not  the  said 
lease  expired,  cancelled,  or  surrendered,  and  when  ?  Has  not  Sir 
Henry  Herbert  received  the  profits  up  to  this  date  ? 

vi.  Did  deponent  know  the  yearly  value  of  the   rectory;    what 


25th  July, 


262  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

glebe  lands,  tithes,  or  meaze  rents  belong  thereto ;  what  kind  are 
they ;  how  do  they  arise,  yearly,  and  what  are  they  worth,  over  and 
above  the  part  paid  to  the  vicar ;  what  is  his  part  1 

vii.  Did  deponent  know  who  had  taken  the  tithe  or  any  part  of  it 
since  1641,  np  to  date  (1657)  •  how  much  have  they  taken  ;  to  what 
value,  and  what  yearly  rent  have  they  paid,  or  were  they  to  pay, 
since  1641 1 

vni.  Did  deponent  know  that  Sir  Henry  Herbert  and  Thomas 
Mason,  or  either  of  them,  or  anyone  by  their  order,  or  to  their  use, 
had  taken  the  said  profits  since  1641,  and  what  in  particular  did  he 
or  they  take  1 

ix.  Did  deponent  know  that  the  printed  Acts  and  Ordinances  then 
shown  to  him  are  true  copies  of  the  originals ;  had  he  compared  and 
examined  them  ? 

x.  What  did  deponent  believe  and  think  the  rights,  duties,  fruits, 
etc.,  belonging  to  the  rectory  were  worth  for  the  year  then  last  past 
(1656)? 

xi.  Was  deponent  a  tenant-farmer  or  tenant  to  the  said  Sir  Henry 
Herbert  or  Thomas  Mason,  or  either  of  them,  in  1656,  for  the  tithes 
aforesaid,  or  any  part  of  them ;  what  was  deponent  tenant  or  agent 
for  ;  how  much  rent  did  he  pay,  and  to  whom,  and  for  what  did  he 
pay  the  same,  and  how  much?  And  how  many  thraves  of  Wheat, 

»  „  %e, 

„  „  Barley, 

„  „  Oats, 

and  what  quantity  of  French  wheat,  peas,  beans,  vetches,  powse,  or 
other  grain  tithes  or  other  profits  of  the  parish  of  Kerry,  and  belonging 
to  the  rectory  of  Kerry,  in  the  year  1656,  did  deponent  take, 
gather,  or  collect ;  for  and  under  whom  was  he  employed  ;  how  much 
money  did  deponent  make  of  the  profits ;  or  what  was  the  same  worth, 
as  near  as  he  could  tell  1 

xii.  Did  or  did  not  deponent  know  that  one  Edward  Lloyd,  gentle- 
man, or  some  other  agent  in  right  of  the  complainant,  did  make  any 
claim  in  the  year  1656  to  the  tithes  aforesaid,  in  due  season,  and  did 
he,  or  any  other  for  the  complainants,  enter  upon  the  premises  or  any 
of  them  ? 

Ex  parte. — Eoger  Oates  of  Keventillery,  co.  Monrnouth,  Esq., 
aged  63,  said  he  knew  neither  complainants  nor  defendant,  but  that 
he  had  seen  Sir  Henry  Herbert,  one  of  the  defendants  ;  he  knew 
Theophilus  Field  and  Dr.  Mainwaringe1  while  they  both  were 
Bishops  of  St.  David's ;  both  were,  when  this  deposition  was  taken, 
dead ;  Field  was  Bishop  of  St.  David's  before  Mainwaring  ;  Bishop 
Field  was  translated  to  Hereford  about  1635,  and  died  about 
six  months  afterwards.  He  answered  in  the  affirmative  to  Interro- 
gatories n,  in,  iv ;  to  v  he  said  that  in  July  1628,  Bishop  Field  came 
down  from  London  to  his  house  at  the  Bishoprick,  and  then  delivered 

1  Bishop  Mainwaring  died  in  1653,  and  is  buried  at  Brecon.  The 
see  was  vacant  for  nine  vears  after  his  death. 


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263 


to  deponent  a  counterpart  of  his  lease  made  to  Sir  Henry  Herbert, 
Ktv  deponent  being  then  the  Bishop's  Registrar ;  the  Bishop  then  told 
deponent  that  he  had  granted  the  tithes  of  Kerry  to  Sir  Henry 
Herbert  for  21  years,  which  would  expire  in  1649  ;  he  also  told 
deponent  to  put  the  lease  among  the  other  records ;  Sir  Henry 
enjoyed  the  lease  and  paid  the  reserved  rent  of  £20  yearly  to 
deponent ;  the  paper  shown  was  a  true  copy  of  the  lease. 

Richard  Langwell  of  Woodbach,  co.  Solop,  Gent.,  aged  71,  said  he 
knew  Roger  Mainwaring,  D.D.,  and  had  heard  that  he  was  Bishop 
of  St.  David's  ;  he  also  knew  Thomas  Mason. 

Edward  Mainwaring,  of  the  parish  of  Lydbury,  co.  of  Salop,  aged 
65,  knew  Thomas  Mason;  and  Roger  Mainwaring,  D.D.,  was  his 
(deponent's)  brother. 

The  gentlemen  scheduled  infra  deposed  that  they  respectively 
"farmed"  the  tithes  of  the  townships  set  opposite  to  their  names, 
at  the  yearly  rents  and  for  the  periods  specified. 

Names  of  the  "Fermors"  of  the  Rectorial  Tithes  of  Kerry. 


FEBMOR. 

Age. 

Township.1 

Period. 

Rent. 

£    s.  d, 

William  Pugh  of  Kerry,  gent. 

52 

Kelliber  Issa 

1655  and  1656 

700 
800 

Matthew      Morris,      Kelliber 

57 

Kelliber  Ucha 

1657 

600 

Ucha,  gent. 

Ambrose  Gethin.Cloddia,  gent. 

50 
50 

Cloddia          \ 
Gwenawyd    ) 

1655,  1656,  1657,  yearly 

10    0    0 

Hugh  E'vans     \ 

David  Rogers   VofGwenrhiw 

Gwenrhiw 

1656 

12    0    9 

Edwd.  llogers  ) 

William  Minton  of  Cef  nyberin, 

48 

Cefnyberin 

1655,  1656,  1657,  yearly 

6  10    0 

gent.,  and  three  others 

Richard   Jones   of    Cefnymy- 

58 

Brynllwarch 

[No  years  mentioned, 

4  15    0 

nech,  gent.,  and  a  partner 
Allen  Sharret  of  Drevor,  gent. 

56 

Drefor 

1647tol657Vyearly 

500 

Evan  ap  Edward  of  Garthilin, 

80 

Garthilin 

1654,  1655, 

7  10    0 

gent. 

Andrew  Sharet  of  Bachaylon,  i 

gent.,  and 
Richard      Jones,     Cefnymy-  f 

53 

f  Brynlly  warch 
(.  Bachaithlon 

1656,  1657, 
[No  years  mentioned] 

4  15    0 
400 

nech  (?),  gent.                          ) 

Evan    Humphreys   of    Peny- 

36 

Penygelly 

1654,  1655,  1656,  yearly 

6  10    0 

gelly,  gent.,  and  a  partner 

Lewis  Phillips  and  a  partner, 
Weeg-Dolfor,  gent. 
David  Lloyd  of  Gwernewydd, 

60 
20 

(  Weeg-Dolfor 
(  Cef  n-y-Vastre 
Kelliber  Ucha 

)   [No  years  mentioned,  ) 
)                yearly]                j 
1654,  1655,  1656,  yearly 

550 
4  10    0 

yeoman 

Evan      Rogers,     Gwernescob, 

58 

Gwernescob(?)3 

Yearly,  for  six  years 

3    0    0 

yeoman 
Richard    Edwards    of    Graig, 

46 

Graig 

8    0    0 

gent. 

Thomas  Gethin  of  Cefnymy- 

30 

Cefnymy  nech 

)>                      !)                      f) 

400 

nech,  gent. 

Michael   Middleton  of    Bach- 

61 

Bachwyllon 

Yearly,  for  nine  years 

400 

wyllon,  gent. 
Edward  Gwillim,  Maenllwyd 

30 

Maenllwyd 

[He  valued  the  tithes  at, 

3    0    0 

Matthew  Bowen  of  Tre'rllan, 

68 

Tre'rllan 

yearly] 
3  years,  ?  yearly 

13    0    0 

yeoman,  and  partner 

Matthew  Lewis,  Goitre,  yeoman 

57 

Goitre 

6  years,  ?  yearly 

550 

1  Kilrhiew,  or,  more  accurately,  Kilrhwyth  township,  is  omitted  for 
some  reason ;  also  Gwernycroe,  as  it  was  monastic  land. 

2  He  paid  .£6  one  year. 

3  Probably,  as  it  is  not  elsewhere  mentioned. 


264  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

William  Pugh  of  Kerry,  Gentleman,  deposed  that  he  knew  Sir 
Henry  Herbert,  also  the  rectory  and  the  tithes  thereto  belonging ; 
he  had  been  himself  a  farmer  of  one  township,  and  had  paid  his  rent 
to  Thomas  Mason  (of  Rockley)  to  the  use  of  Sir  Henry  Herbert ;  he 
also  had  bargained  with  a  Mr.  Herbert,  another  agent,  for  the  tithes 
of  Kaeliber  issa  township  for  1657,  at  a  rent  of  £9  ;  but  afterwards, 
on  some  difference,  the  said  Mr.  Herbert  let  the  said  township  to 
another  person  at  the  same  rent,  "  whereby  deponent  was  dis- 
appointed". To  the  xnth  Interrogatory  he  said  that  Edward  Lloyd, 
Gentleman,  by  the  colour  of  some  grant  or  title  given  to  him,  did  in 
1656,  in  season  and  due  time,  make  claim  to  the  tithes  of  the  said 
rectory  of  Kerry,  and  demanded  the  same  and  did  endeavour  to  seize 
and  take  the  same  into  his  hands  ;  but  the  agents  and  tenants  thereof 
to  the  said  Sir  Henry  Herbert  interrupted  him  in  the  gathering,  and 
by  strong  hands  did  take  and  carry  away  the  same  from  him,  so  that 
he  could  not  take  and  receive  the  benefit.  As  the  parish  consisted  of 
nineteen  or  twenty  townships,  deponent  could  not  expressly  say  what 
was  the  value  of  the  said  tithes. 

Mathew  Moris  of  Caeliber  Ucha,  replying  to  the  vnth  Interrogatory, 
said  he  knew  the  parish  of  Kerry,  and  had  heard  that  the  tithes  of 
the  same  were  worth  by  the  year  between  £120  and  <£140  ;  Sir 
Henry  Herbert  was  the  reputed  owner  of  the  tithes,  and  had  received 
the  rents  and  profits  from  1641  up  to  that  year  (1657).  Ambrose 
Gethin  of  Cloddia,  Gentleman,  said  that  in  1656  a  Mr.  Edward 
Lloyd  came  into  one  of  deponent's  fields  in  the  harvest-time  and 
claimed  some  tithe  corn,  and  put  his  hands  upon  divers  tithe  sheaves, 
but  that  he  (deponent)  carried  the  same  sheaves  with  the  rest  of  his 
own  corn  "in  his  own  right".  Allen  Sharret  of  Drevor,  Gent., 
deposed  that  he  had  been  agent  for  Sir  Henry  Herbert  for  six  years 
together,  selling  and  letting  the  tithes,  and  that  he  set  the  same  for 
£140  odd  yearly,  over  and  above  the  vicar's  part;  he  let  it  from 
1641  to  1653  ;  he  valued  the  tithe  ultra  reprises1  at  £140. 

Edmund  Lloyd  of  Trefnant,  Gent.,  aged  34,  deposed  that  he  was 
agent  for,  and  at  the  request  of  Edward  Lloyd,  gentleman,  who  was 
either  lessee  of  the  tithes  or  agent  for  the  Plaintiffs,2  had  examined 
the  copy  or  paper  then  shown  to  him  touching  the  sentence  passed  on 
Roger  Mainwaring,  and  said  it  was  a  true  copy. 

John  Harding  of  Gwernygo,  gent.)  aged  22,  said  that  Phillip 
Morris,  Gent.,  took,  and  enjoyed  the  tithes  of  Gwernygoe,  at  the  rate 
of  50s.  a  year  ;  so  he,  Phillip  Morris,  had  told  deponent. 

David  Lloyd  of  Mochdre,  Gent.,  aged  25,  deposed  that  Edward 
Lloyd,  gent.,  named  as  agent  to  the  Plaintiffs,  did  in  1656,  in  due 
season,  enter  upon  the  tithes  of  the  rectory  of  Kerry  in  divers  town- 
ships, and  gathered  the  same  together  in  diverse  places  there,  and 
that  he,  Edward  Lloyd,  was  interrupted  and  hindered  from  carrying 

1  After  expenses  were  deducted. 

2  "  The  Trustees  for  the  Maintenances  of  Ministers." 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  265 

the  same  away  so  as  to  make  any  use  thereof  by  divers  inhabitants 
of  the  said  parish,  as  namely :  by  Ambrose  Gethin,  William  Bishop, 
Evan  Griffiths,  Evan  Humphreys,  Daniell  Price,  Edward  Lewis,  and 
divers  others  who  pretended  themselves  to  be  "  Farmers"  thereof 
under  the  defendants,  Sir  Henry  Herbert  and  Thomas  Mason:  and 
they  took  the  tithes  away. 

THE  RECTORIAL  TITHES  OF  KERRY. 

Mathew  Bowen  of  Tre'rllan,  co.  Montgomery,  aged  68,  sworn,  said 
that  the  tithes  belonging  to  the  rectory  of  Kerry,  besides  what 
belonged  to  the  vicarage,  consist  of  tithe  corn  and  grain  of  all  kinds, 
wool  and  lamb  and  "  mees"  rents  ;  he  did  not  know  the  full  value 
belonging  to  the  rectory,  but  said  that  he  was  a  farmer  of  the  tithes 
of  corn  and  grain  only  for  the  township  of  Tre'rllan  for  three  years, 
paying  £13  yearly;  and  that  he  and  his  partners  for  the  year  1G57 
had  agreed  with  Mr.  Richard  Herbert  for  the  corn  and  grain  in  the 
townships  of  Cloddia  and  Gwernawyd  at  £20  rent,  but  said,  the 
inhabitants  took  a  third  of  it. 

Thomas  Blayney1  of  Tregynon,  Gent.,  aged  40.  To  the  ixth  Inter- 
rogatory he  deposed  that  at  the  request  of  Edward  Lloyd,  Gentleman, 
agent  for  the  plaintiffs,  he  examined  certain  Acts  of  Parliament,  which 
he  said  were  "  An  Additional  Act  for  providing  of  maintenance  for 
Ministers,  and  other  pious  uses",  dated  Friday,  5th  April  1650,  and 
that  he  examined  three  "  Ordinances  of  Parliament,  one  an  Ordin- 
ance for  abolishing  Archbishops,  etc.",  dated  Friday,  9th  October 
1646;  another,  dated  Monday,  16th  Nov.  1646,  "Intituled  an  Ordin- 
ance of  the  Lords  and  Commons  assembled  for  the  appointment  of 
the  sale  of  Archbishops',  Bishops',  etc.,  properties,  dated  Thursday 
the  2nd  Dec.  1647",  and  an  "  Ordinance  for  the  removing  of  Obstruc- 
tions". 

What  was  the  issue  of  this  trial  we  have  not,  so  far, 
ascertained. 

Bishop  Mainwaring  was  succeeded  by  William  Lucy 
after  an  interval  of  nine  years. 

Bishop  Lucy2  was  born  at  Husbourne  in  Hampshire, 
but  he  was  of  the  family  of  Charlecote  in  Warwick- 
shire ;  he  was  recommended  by  King  Charles  the  Second 
to  the  Chapter  of  St.  David's,  and  elected  Bishop  of 
the  See.  He  was  a  son  of  Thomas  Lucy,  second  son 
of  Sir  Thomas  Lucy  of  Charlecote,  Knight. 

1  Thomas  Blayney  de  Tregynon,  buried  14th  July  1695.     (Beltws 
Register.) 

2  See  Dugdale's  Warwickshire  for  pedigree  of  this  family. 
VOL.   XXVI.  T 


266  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

William  Lucy  was  68  years  of  age  when  for  his 
loyalty  he  was  rewarded  with  a  mitre ;  he  continued 
Bishop  for  nearly  eighteen  years,  and  fixed  his  residence 
at  Brecknock. 

The  Bishop's  eldest  son,  Richard,  succeeded  Dr. 
Cruso  as  Chancellor  of  the  Diocese  of  St.  David's. 

The  Bishop  had  another  son,  of  the  name  of  Robert, 
who,  with  his  brother  George,  were  appointed  joint 
Registrars  of  the  Diocese  of  St.  David's.1 

This  Robert,  in  the  year  1666,  became  lessee  under 
his  father  of  the  rectorial  tithes  of  Kerry.  The  lease 
was  dated  24th  July  in  that  year,  for  the  usual  term, 
namely,  twenty-one  years.  This  Robert  Lucy  we  shall 
have  occasion  to  refer  to  later  in  connection  with  several 
suits  at  law  touching  the  tithes  payable  on  the  lands 
which  had  formerly  been  parcels  of  the  possessions 
belonging  to  the  Abbot  and  Convent  of  Cwmhir  in 
Radnorshire.  Robert  Lucy  had  a  renewal  of  his  lease 
in  the  year  1694,  granted  to  him  by  Bishop  Watson  at 
a  rental  of  £22  per  annum,  and  £5  to  the  school  at 
Kerry  yearly.  He  died  in  1711  or  1712,  before  the 
renewed  lease  had  expired. 

For  a  long  period  after  this  we  were  unable  to  find 
any  reference  to  a  lease  among  the  papers  and  books 
at  the  office  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Commission,  though 
every  facility  was  granted  us.  And  not  to  encumber 
these  pages  with  unnecessary  detail,  we  append  in  a 
tabular  form  a  note  of  each  lease  we  have  met  with. 

1  Jones'  Hist,  of  Brecknockshire,  vol.  ii,  p.  705. 


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267 


KERRY  RECTORIAL  TITHES. 
Leases  granted. 


Date. 

Term. 

Lessee. 

Rent. 

£    s.   d. 

p 

p 

Edward  Herbert,  Esq. 

p 

161!),  July  20 

21 

John  Bloome,  Christ  College, 

20    0    0 

Confirmed  by  the  Chapter. 

Brecon. 

1628,  Sept.  30 

21 

Sir  Henry  Herbert,  Kt. 

20    0    0 

1666,  July  24 
1694 

21 
21 

Robert  Lucy        
Do.                        do. 

20    0    0 
20    0    0 

£5  to  Kerry  School. 

1779,  Jan.     2 

21 

Charles     Walcot,     Bitterleyi 

20    0    0 

Court,  Esq. 

1786,  Jan.    26 

21 

Do.                        do. 

20    0    0 

1793 

Sir    John    Dashwood    King, 

22    0    0 

Bart.,  and  John  Walcot  of 

Worcester,  Esq. 

1800,  Jan.     7 

21 

Do.                        do.2 

22    0    0 

1801),  July 

Do.                        do. 

22    0    0 

1820,  Feb.   19 

21 

Rev.  Thos.  Benyon,  Llandilo 

34    0    3 

Confirmed  by  the  Chapter 
March  13,  1820. 

1830,  July  26 

21 

Robt.  Henry  Jackson,  Esq.   .  . 

34    0    3 

Do.           July  27,  1850. 

1838 

21 

Lord  Bishop  of    St.  David's, 

34    0    3 

Do.           Oct.    1,1838. 

assignment  of  residue. 

1838,  Oct.     1 

21 

To  Robt.  Henry  Jackson 

34    0    3 

1846.  Aug.  25 
1853,  Aug.  28 

21 
21 

Mrs.  Frances  Augusta  Jackson 
Mr.  F.  A.  Jenkins 

34    0    3 
34    0    3 

Also  to  school,  £5. 
Do.              do. 

18(50,  June  22 

21 

Do.          do. 

34    0    33 

Do.              do. 

1867,  Jan.   31 

21 

Henry     Thomas,      Earl      of 

68    0    6 

Do.              do. 

Chichester. 

1874,  Jan.    31 

21 

To   Henry    Thomas,  Earl   of 

68    0    6 

Do.              do. 

Chichester. 

The  yearly  rent  reserved  by  no  means  represented 
the  sum  actually  paid  by  the  lessee,  for  at  every  re- 
newal a  sum  of  money  was  paid  in  the  shape  of  a 
fine. 

It  will  have  been  observed  that  the  leases  were,  from 
1779  cancelled,  and  new  leases  granted  every  seven 
years,  still  retaining  the  21  years  as  the  term.  The 

1  In  a  book  at  the  Ecclesiastical  Commission  Office  we  saw  and 
copied  the  following;    "Edward,    Lord   Bishop  of   St.   David's,    to 
Charles  Walcot  of  Bitterley,  Esq.,  a  lease  for  21  years  ;  he  (Walcot) 
surrendered  the  lease  granted  by  James,  Bishop  of  St.  David's,  2nd 
January  1779." 

2  "  To  Sir  John  Dashwood  King  of  Bourtoun-on-the-Hill,  county 
of  Gloucester,  Bart.,  and  John  Walcot  of  Worcester,  Esq.,  surrendered 
1793  ;  lease  rent,  £22  ;  term,  21  years.'' 

3  It  is  probable  that  the  rent  in  ]  860  reserved  was  £68  0*.  6d. 
See  infra,  p.  277,  the  Bishop's  grant  in  1860  of  £68  Os.  5d.  to  the 
incumbent  of  Sam. 

T  2 


268  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

following  letter  will  throw  some  light  upon  the  amount 
paid  for  a  renewal  of  the  lease  : — 

"Bishop's  Castle,  16  Sept.  1807. 

"  The  Rt.  Reverend  Ld.  Bp.  of  St.  David's. 

"  To  R.  Griffiths,  Dr. 

"  To     valuation    of    the     Tithes    of    Kerry, 

amounting  to  £829  8s.  6cZ.  at  £3  p.  cent.       £24  18     0 

"  Renewed  July  1809  ;  9^  years  being  lapsed. 

"Fine  received,  £2,894  9s.  9<1,  including  interest  accruing 
from  July  1809  to  April  19th,  1810. 

"  The  fine  is  set  upon  a  valuation  of  the  estate  made  by  a 
regular  surveyor.  The  expenses  of  the  survey,  £24  18s.  Qd. 
The  annual  value,  £829  8s.  Qd.  The  value  of  the  fine  is 
3J  years  of  the  extended  value. 

"The  value  of  the  Tithes  on  the  next  renewal  will  be  con- 
siderably advanced  by  the  enclosure  of  the  parish."1 

There  are  many  books  at  the  office  of  the  Ecclesias- 
tical Commission  of  considerable  interest ;  among  them 
we  noticed  a  survey  made  by  Bishop  Warren,2  in  which 
the  following  observations  are  recorded  under  the 

Rectory  of  Kerry? 

This  is  situated  in  Montgomeryshire,  but  in  the  diocese  of 
St.  David's  ;  is  held  by  a  lease  of  21  years,  and  is  reputed  to  be 
of  considerable  value. 

Dr.  Yorke,  on  2nd  January  1779,  granted  a  lease  of  this 
impropriatiou  to  Charles  Walcot,  Esq.,  and  received  for 
renewing,  seven  years  lapsed,  the  sum  of  £235.  Bishop's  rent, 
£22,  payable  at  the  Conversion  of  St.  Paul,  and  St.  James 
(25th  January  and  25th  of  July). 

The  lessee  also  pays  £5  a  year  to  the  schoolmaster. 

January  2,  1786,  this  lease  renewed  to  Charles  Walcot,  Esq., 
on  the  following  terms  : 


1  Referring  to  the  enclosure  and  allotment  of  Kerry  Hills. 

2  The  number  of  this  volume  in  the  Catalogue  of  the  Ecclesiastical 
Commission  is  170,323. 

3  P.  51  et  seq. 


HISTORY  OF  THE   PARISH  OF  KERRY.  269 

Gross  Annual  value    -                             -  £376     0     0 
Deduct  reserved  Rent,  £22  Os.  Od.,  and 

paid  to  Schoolmaster,  £5  Os.  Od.  27     0     0 

One  year's  value                                         -  349     0     0 

Add  Jth  of  ditto  87     5     0 

Fine  for  seven  years  lapsed  436     5     0 
One-third    of    Dolfor    Tythes    paid    to 
the   Rector    or   Vicar    of    a    neigh- 
bouring parish,  compounded  for  at  -  220 

Fine  received     -         -         -  £434     3     0 


Fine  on  renewal,  1800,  £553. 

1809,  £2,873. 

This  last  was  paid  on  the  10th  of  April  1810,  with  interest ; 
amount,  £2,890. 

Fine  in  1874,  £1,550. 


By  deed,  August  24,  1860,  the  Bishop  granted  £68  Os.  5d., 
part  of  the  reserved  rent  of  £68  Os.  6d.,  to  the  Incumbent  of 
Sarn  Perpetual  Curacy. 

The  leasehold  interest  in  Kerry  rectory  was  pur- 
chased by  the  Ecclesiastical  Commissioners  from  1st 
July  186 1,1  who  now  hold  and  collect  the  rectorial 
tithes. 


The  late  Judge  Johnes,  in  his  work  on  the  Causes  of 
Dissent  in  Wales,2  edition  1870,  pp.  123-4,  made  the 
following  remarks  about 

"  Kerry.  Bishop,  £660  ;  Vicar,  £330.  It  is  certainly  hard 
upon  this  parish,  the  remotest  in  the  whole  diocese  of  St. 
David's  from  the  episcopal  residence,  that,  whilst  one  part  of 
its  tithes  belongs  to  the  Bishop,  his  connections  should  enjoy 
the  remainder !  The  Bishop's  tithes  are  on  lease  to  his  pre- 
decessor, Dr.  Burgess,  now  Bishop  of  Salisbury,  who,  when 


1  MS.  Book,  f.  24,033,  at  the  office  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Commission. 

2  First  published  by  the  Cymmrodorion  Society  in  1831,  to  which 
period  the  remarks  apply,  and  not  to  the  present  day. 


270  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

t 

Bishop  of  this  (St.  David's)  diocese,  granted  to  a  person  con- 
nected with  him  a  lease,  to  commence  after  the  expiration  of 
an  existing  lease  to  a  family  in  the  neighbourhood.  On  his 
translation  to  another  diocese,  this  new  lease  was  assigned  to 
him,  and  thus  his  Lordship  the  Bishop  of  Salisbury  is  now 
lessee  of  the  tithes  of  Kerry  ! 

"It  is  but  justice  to  Dr.  Burgess  to  add  that  the  revenues  of 
the  See  of  St.  David's  were,  on  the  whole,  augmented  con- 
siderably by  his  disinterested  refusal  to  renew  leases  of  this 
kind.1 

"  Nor  do  I  think  that  his  conduct,  in  this  instance,  is 
deserving  of  any  great  censures,  as  he  merely  left  the  rights 
of  the  See  in  this  parish  in  the  same  condition  in  which  he 
had  found  them. 

"It  is,  however,  worthy  of  consideration  how  far  the  power 
of  granting  concurrent  leases  at  present  possessed  by  our 
Bishops  is  consistent  with  justice  to  their  successors  and  the 
community. 

"  This  grievance  of  anticipating  the  income  of  the  Church  by 
granting  beneficial  leases  is  of  great  antiquity  as  far  as  this 
parish  is  concerned. 

"  Upon  July  the  9th,  anno  1637,  the  King  (Chas.  I)  com- 
manded him  (the  then  Bishop  of  St.  David's)  that  neither  he 
nor  his  successors  should  renew  the  leases  of  the  Rectories  of 
Kerry  and  Glascwin,  then  ready  to  expire,  but  hold  them  in 
demesne. 

"  The  present  (1831)  Vicar  was  intruded  on  the  parishioners 
against  their  expressed  wishes  and  feelings,  and  it  may  safely 
be  affirmed,  without  any  disparagement  of  his  general  merits, 
that  his  previous  habits  neither  qualify  him  in  any  peculiar 
degree  for  the  duties  of  a  sequestered  parish  in  Wales,  nor  to 
exhibit  in  a  very  favourable  light  the  motives  of  those  to 
whom  he  is  thus  indebted. 

"  The  curate  of  the  late  Yicar,  in  whose  favour  the  parish- 
ioners petitioned,  has  remained  since  the  death  of  the  late 
Vicar  not  only  without  preferment,  but — without  employment 
in  the  Church  !" 

On  reference  to  p.  112,  vol.  xxvi,  of  the  Mont.  Coll., 
it  will  be  seen  that  the  Rev.  David  Davies,  who  was 
described  as  the  then  curate  of  the  incumbent,  the  Rev. 
John  Jenkins,  was  not  licensed,  his  services  not  being 

1  Dr.  Burgess's  general  conduct,  when  Bishop  of  St.  David's, 
entitled  him  to  the  gratitude  of  the  Principality. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  271 

necessary  to  the  incumbent,  but  he  was  retained  until 
otherwise  provided  for.  He  resided  with  the  Vicar  at 
the  Moat ;  the  latter  paid  him  £50  a  year,  and  found 
him  his  maintenance. 


S.  PAUL'S,  DOLFOR. 

This  was  originally  a  chapel  of  ease  to  the  mother 
church  of  Kerry,  from  which  it  is  distant  about  three 
miles,  and  about  an  equal  distance  from  Newtown. 
The  church  is  situated  adjacent  to  the  highroad  lead- 
ing from  Newtown  to  Llandrindod  Wells,  and  close  to 
the  junction  of  the  old  road,  which  led  from  Newtown 
over  the  Criggion  Hill  to  Knighton  and  Llanbadarn- 
fynydd,  and  the  new  road  leading  from  Newtown  to 
the  latter  place,  Llandrindod  Wells,  and  Builth ;  it 
stands  1,027  feet  above  high -water  mark. 

It  was  erected  on  land  given  by  Rev.  G.  A.  Cheese 
for  the  accommodation  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town- 
ships1 of  Wig-Dolfor,  Garthilin,  Graig,  and  part  of 
Gwernesgob.  Acreage,  5,964  ;  population  (1891),  326. 

The  church  is  built  in  the  Early  English  style  of 
the  13th  century,  and  consists  of  nave,  south  porch, 
chancel,  and  western  bell-gable ;  it  has  sitting  accom- 
modation for  one  hundred  and  eighty  persons.  The 
cost  was  above  £1,000. 

When  the  present  incumbent,  the  Rev.  J.  Pughe 
Morgan,  came  in  1872  as  curate-in-charge,  with  a 
stipend  of  £90  per  annum,  he  was  licensed  as 
"  Curate  of  Kerry  to  serve  St.  Paul's,  Dolfor".  In 
]  876  the  Ecclesiastical  Commissioners,  at  the  request 
of  the  Rev.  William  Morgan,  then  vicar  of  Kerry,  and 
the  Rev.  J.  Pughe  Morgan,  separated  the  district  of 
Dolfor  from  Kerry,  and  made  a  grant  of  tithe  to  the 

1  The  late  Mr.  David  Jones,  Clerk  of  Dolfor  parish,  said,  as  Kerry 
church  was  so  far  away  from  Dolfor,  and  in  winter  the  roads  so 
difficult  to  traverse,  that  Garthilin  and  Weeg  townships  contributed 
to  the  church  rates  of  Mochdre  for  the  privilege  of  burial  there.  See 
p.  269,  supra. 


272  HISTORY  OP  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

value  of  £214  16s.  Sd.  (commutation  value),  which 
was  apportioned  in  the  district  of  Dolfor,  and  which 
had  fallen  into  the  estates  of  the  Bishopric  of  St. 
David's,  to  meet  an  offer  made  by  the  vicar  of  Kerry 
of  a  rent-charge  upon  the  vicarage  of  Kerry  of 
£82  10s.  per  annum,  payable  half-yearly  free  of  all 
charges,  except  income-tax.  From  the  completion  of 
that  arrangement,  Dolfor  became  an  independent 
vicarage. 

In  1884  an  organ,  at  the  cost  of  £140,  was  built  in 
the  church  by  Messrs.  Grindrods  of  Rochdale,  and  in 
1887,  "Jubilee  Year",  William  Buckley  Pugh,  Esq., 
who  is  one  of  the  principal  landowners  in  the  parish, 
filled  in  the  east  window  with  stained  glass 

"  To  the  Glory  of  God  and  in  memory  of  William  Pugh  of  Brynlly- 
warch,  in  the  parish  of  Kerry,  who  died  March  4th,  1842.  This 
window  was  erected  by  his  son  W.  Buckley  Pngh  in  the  Jubilee 
year,  1887." 

The  two  side  windows  were  also  filled  in  with 
tinted  glass  at  his  cost  and  charge. 

The  south  window  by  the  pulpit  was  also  similarly 
treated  at  the  expense  of  the  parishioners— 

"  To  the  Glory  of  God,  and  in  Commemoration  of  Queen  Victoria's 
Jubilee." 

In  the  east  window  the  figures  of  St.  Paul  and  St. 
John  are  inserted ;  in  the  south  window  the  figures 
of  King  David  and  Queen  Esther,  with  a  fine  medallion 
portrait  of  Queen  Victoria  in  the  quatrefoil  at  the  top 
of  the  window. 

The  cost  of  each  window  was  £26,  the  tinted 
window  £10. 

In  the  Jubilee  year  the  vicar  planted  an  avenue  of 
trees  leading  from  the  entrance  gate  to  the  porch.  At 
the  same  time  N.  B.  Pugh  planted  a  row  of  yew  trees 
on  the  west  side  of  the  churchyard. 

Dolfor  Vicarage 

Was  erected  in  1880  upon  land  belonging  to  William 
Buckley  Pugh,  Esq.,  situated  at  the  junction  of  the 


HISTORY  OF  THE   PARISH  OF  KERRY.  273 

turnpike  road  leading  from  Dolfor  to  Newtown,  and 
the  township  road  leading  to  Newtown  by  way  of  the 
Dingle,  and  known  as  the  Middle  Road.  The  extent  of 
the  land  attached  to  the  vicarage  is  an  acre  arid  quarter. 
The  total  cost  was  £1,300,  which  is  a  large  amount 
compared  with  the  cost  of  the  church,  made  up  by  a 
fund  which  had  accumulated  in  the  hands  of  the  Eccle- 
siastical Commissioners, 

And  which  amounted  to  .          .          .         .  £370  0  0 

A  grant  from  Bishop  Carey's  Fund  .         .  100  0  0 

Voluntary  subscriptions1 ....  280  0  0 

Bazaar  to  clear  debt,  May  1882        .          .  150  0  0 

Borrowed  from  Queen  Anne's  Bounty       .  400  0  0 


£1,300     0     0 

The  vicarage  is  a  commodious  and  comfortable, 
though  very  plain  red-brick  house,  dressed  with 
Grinshill  stone.  It  has  stables,  coach-house,  cow- 
house, etc.,  attached. 

The  situation  of  the  vicarage-house  is  very  pretty, 
and  the  views  from  the  windows  on  every  side  are 
charming,  but  much  exposed  to  the  west  and  north- 
west winds. 

The  patron  of  Dolfor  is  the  Bishop  of  St.  David's. 
The  living  is  a  vicarage  now  in  the  diocese  of  St. 
Asaph. 

Curates  of  Dolfor. 

1851.  GAMMELL,  James  Stewart,  M.A.,  Jesus  College,  Cam- 
bridge. P.C.  Outwood,  dioc.  Ripon,  1860. 

1857.  KENDALL,  Robert,  B.A.,  Jesus  College,  Oxford.      Dead. 

1859.  JONES,  John  Lewis.     (Died  at  Dolfor.) 

1865.  THOMAS,  William  Atterbury,  B.A.,  Lampeter.  Vicar  of 
Gresina,  Builth. 

1867.  JENKINS,  William  Marsden,  B.A.,  Jesus  College,  Oxford. 
(Died  at  Dolfor.) 

1  This  includes  Mr.  W.  B.  Pngh's  subscription  of  the  value  of  the 
land  and  trees  thereon,  and  cost  of  conveyance.  Total,  <£66  10s. 


2  74  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

1870.  EDWARDS,  Evan  Jones,  B.A.,  Lampeter.  Deacon,  1869. 
Priest,  1870.  Vicar  of  Tremeirchion,  St.  Asaph. 

First  Vicar,  1876. 

1872.  MORGAN,  John  Pughe,  M.A.,  Jesus  College,  Oxford. 
Author  of  Gethsematte,  and  other  Poems;  also  Meroe, 
an  Oasis,  and  several  other  minor  poems  in  maga- 
zines, etc. 

Dolfor  School. 

In  1866  a  school  and  teacher's  residence  were  erected 
on  land  presented  by  W.  B.  Pugh,  Esq.,  who  also 
added  a  subscription  of  £50.  R.  P.  Long,  Esq.,  also 
subscribed  £100.  The  total  cost  was  £663  16s.  6d. 


The  Parish  of  Dolfor. 

The  name  was  formerly  spelt  Dolvawr,  then  Dolvor, 
then  Dolfor,  which  means  a  great  meadow.  We  can- 
not pass  from  this  subject  without  a  remark  or  two 
of  a  general  character.  Dolfor  may  be  described  as 
one  of  the  most  comfortable  parishes  in  the  county, 
or  indeed  in  the  Principality.  One  of  the  principal 
landowners,  Mr.  Wm.  Buckley  Pugh,  has  restored 
all  the  farmhouses  on  his  estate  ;  the  farms  are  well 
managed,  and  the  hedges  neatly  trimmed.  The  larch 
plantations  formed  some  years  ago  by  Mr.  Pugh  in 
the  dingles  and  on  the  hillsides  are  growing  rapidly, 
and  adding  new  charms  to  the  scenery.  The  school 
has  been  for  over  twenty  years  under  the  care  of  Mr. 
Henry  Chapman,  whose  reputation  as  a  thoroughly 
practical  teacher  extends  far  beyond  the  bounds  of 
his  parish. 

Thus  far  as  regards  the  condition  of  Dolfor  at  the 
present  (1891)  ;  it  is  not  very  many  years  since  things 
there  were  very  different.  DOLFOR  "  ALEHOUSE"  is 
quite  an  historic  hostelry  ;  formerly  it  was  the  last 
resting-place  between  Newtown  and  the  towns  in 
South  and  South- West  Eadnor ;  from  Dolfor  to 
Rhayader  there  was  neither  fence  nor  road ;  the  track 
lay  across  open  common  lands  up  to  near  the  town  of 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  275 

Rhayader.  The  father  of  the  present  Mr.  Wm.  B.  Pugh 
was  mainly  instrumental  in  making,  in  1821,  the  new 
road  from  Newtown  to  Builth  ;  in  which  undertaking 
he  invested  £10,000  of  his  own  money,  the  greater 
portion  of  which  the  South  Wales  Roads  Commissioners 
subsequently,  for  some  reason  which  has  never  been 
explained,  declined  to  recognise.  After  the  new  road 
was  formed,  a  turnpike  gate  was  set  upon  a  hill  on  the 
old  road  above  Dolfor,  but  as  there  were  no  fences, 
people,  when  they  could,  went  behind  the  house  and 
avoided  the  tolls. 

Dolfor  Inn  is  known  as  Dolfor  Ale  House,  and  so 
described  in  the  licence  and  all  documents. 

No  licence  for  any  other  drink  but  beer  was  granted 
until  1863  ;  a  wine  and  spirit  licence  was  then  first 
granted.  This  inn  must  be  300  years  old,  to  judge 
from  the  old  yew  trees  planted  at  the  back  to  shelter 
the  house.  It  was  originally  built  of  oak,  boarded 
and  thatched.  About  1844  the  late  Mr.  J.  W. 
Poundley,  who  was  then  agent,  faced  the  house  with 
brick  and  slated  it. 

At  Dolfor  Feast,  which  took  place  at  the  inn  a  week 
after  Kerry  Feast,  on  St.  Michael's  Day,  the  patron 
saint  of  Kerry,  old  rural  sports  were  indulged  in 
during  the  day,  and  at  night  dancing  was  carried  on. 
There  was  one  large  bedroom  over  all  the  house,  and 
the  beds  were  placed  round  this  room.  It  is  partly 
so  now.  At  the  Feast  the  beds  were  removed,  so  as 
to  enlarge  the  room. 

All  the  hills  in  front  of  Dolfor  were  common  land. 
There  was  one  gate  by  Dolfor  Inn  and  another  by 
Dolfor  Hall.  Between  the  two  places  was  a  large 
space  called  The  Green  (it  is  still  known  by  that  name). 
Here  the  maypole  was  erected,  and  the  sports  and 
dancing  took  place. 

It  was  about  1795  that  these  hills  were  enclosed 
under  the  Kerry  Enclosure  Act ;  and  that  the  Rev. 
Millington  Buckley  planted  thereon  the  large  beech 
now  growing. 


276  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

The  late  Mr.  David  Jones,  of  the  Dolfor  Hall  family, 
who  acted  in  the  capacity  of  clerk  for  Dolfor  parish 
up  to  his  death  on  18th  May  1891,  had  a  wonderful 
store  of  tales  and  incidents  connected  with  the  past. 
He  related  that  it  was  in  his  grandfather's  time  that 
lime  was  first  applied  as  manure  in  the  district,  and  a 
horse-load  was  brought  to  experiment  with  ;  that 
the  roads,  even  at  the  commencement  of  the  present 
century,  were  so  bad  and  so  narrow  that,  if  seen 
as  they  were,  would  now  scarcely  be  credible.  If 
two  carts  met,  one  had  to  go  back  until  a  gate  was 
come  to.  Field-gates  had  no  hinges,  and  were  locally 
called  •"  claets". 

Mr.  David  Jones  also  related  the  following  curious 
story  as  to  a  discovery  made  when  some  alterations 
were  made  at  OLD  DOLFOR  HALL  HOUSE.  There  was 
a  legend,  of  200  years  old,  that  the  old  house  was 
timber-built,  and  lay  in  a  field  called  "Adiew  Cae 
Sgubor".  In  1830  or  1831  (the  late  W.  Pugh  took 
down  the  house  on  its  present  site  and  rebuilt  it), 
when  the  workmen  were  pulling  down  the  old  house 
for  Squire  Pugh,  father  of  Mr.  W.  B.  Pugh,  in  one 
corner  of  the  big  kitchen,  under  the  kitchen  flags,  they 
found  a  vault  made  of  flag-stones,  and  covered  with 
a  flag-stone,  containing  the  skull  of  a  horse's  head, 
and  they  found  one  similar  in  each  corner,  with  the 
noses  pointing  in  the  same  direction,  namely,  towards 
the  north.  The  only  explanation  that  anyone  could 
make  of  this  was,  that  they  were  put  there  (at  some 
time  before  anyone  then  living  could  recollect)  to 
prevent  or  counteract  some  witchcraft,  and  that  they 
were  the  heads  of  horses  that  had  mysteriously  died 
from  the  supposed  effect  of  witchcraft.  There  was  no 
local  tradition. 

On  the  east  side  of  the  house  there  is  an  inner  porch 
to  the  kitchen  (above  referred  to) ;  over  the  porch  there 
is  carved  an  image  or  face  of  an  angel,  with  outstretched 
wings  ;  whether  this  is  to  represent  a  guardian  angel, 
or  the  rising  sun  to  represent  the  resurrection,  no  one 
now  can  say. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  277 

SARN. 

Archdeacon  Thomas,  in  his  History  of  St.  Asapli 
Diocese,  refers  to  Sarn,  stating  that  it  is  an  ecclesiastical 
district,  and  was  formed  out  of  the  mother  parish  of 
Kerry  by  an  Order  in  Council  dated  3rd  August  1860, 
which  assigned  to  it  the  seven  townships  of  Goetre, 
Gwenrhiw,  Cefn-y-beren,  Bahaillon,Gwernygo.  Caeliber 
Ucha,  and  Caeliber  Issa.  It  comprises  an  area  of  6,100 
acres,  of  the  present  (1891)  rateable  value  of  £4,800, 
and  a  population  of  497,  being  nearly  150  persons  less 
than  when  Archdeacon  Thomas  compiled  his  account 
of  the  district.  The  value  of  the  living  is  £341 ; 
commuted  tithe  ;  worth  at  present  time,  nett,  about 
£250,  including  the  Bishop's  grant  of  £68  05.  5d. 

There  is  also  a  parsonage,  erected  in  1863  at  a  cost 
of  £800,  and  an  acre  and  a  half  of  glebe  land. 

The  patronage  is  vested  in  the  Lord  Bishop  of  St. 
David's.  The  new  church,  which  is  dedicated  to  the 
Holy  Trinity,  may  therefore  be  said  to  supply  the 
wants  once  cared  for  by  the  Capella,  which  formerly 
stood  on  Gwernygo  farm,  and  to  which  some  further 
reference  will  be  made  infra.  It  is  built  in  the  Early 
English  style,  and  consists  of  a  nave  and  a  small 
chancel,  with  a  tower  on  the  south  side,  which  has 
under  it  the  principal  entrance,  and  is  surmounted  by 
a  small  spire.  The  seats  are  open,  and  accommodate 
270.  The  architect  was  the  late  Mr.  Haycock  of 
Shrewsbury.  The  church  was  consecrated  on  the  13th 
of  August  1859. 

The  site,  valued  at  £100,  was  given  by  Lord  Carring- 
ton,  and  towards  the  cost  of  the  fabric  (which  was 
about  £2,200)  £600  was  contributed  by  Lady 
Edwards ;  £200  by  the  St.  Asaph  Diocesan  Church 
Building  Society  ;  £150  by  the  Incorporated  Church 
Building  Society,  and  £100  each  by  Bishop  Short, 
Lord  Sudeley,  Richard  Penruddock  Long,  and  John 
Nay  lor,  Esquires. 

A  new  school  to  accommodate  one  hundred  children, 


278  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

having  a  class-room  and  master's  house  attached,  was 
erected  in  1868,  at  a  cost  of  about  £800. 

Vicars. 

1859.  Hoare,    Richard,  St.    Bees,    Vicar   of  Woodside,   near 

Leeds,  1865. 

1866.  Bluett,  George  R,  B.A.,  Trin.  Coll.,  Dublin. 
1868.  Moor,  Charles  T.,  M.A.,  Wore.  Coll.,  Oxford. 
1872.  Barret,  Thomas,  B.A.,  St.  John's  College. 
1884.  Peirce,  D.  D.,  B.A.,  St.  David's  College. 

SARN  is  situated  about  six  miles  from  Newtown,  and 
three  from  the  village  of  Kerry,  on  the  road  leading 
from  the  former  place  to  Bishopscastle.  It  may  be 
described  as  a  small  hamlet,  having  an  inn,  shops,  and 
private  residences ;  there  is  also  a  chapel  here,  to  which 
reference  will  again  be  made.  It  has  a  daily  post  from 
Newtown. 

The  name,  in  Professor  Babington's  opinion,  is  sugges- 
tive of  Roman  occupation,  and  he  thought  a  careful 
examination  of  the  district  might  disclose  traces  of  a 
Eornan  road.  The  writer  examined  the  neighbourhood 

O 

carefully,  but  never  met  with  any  trace  of  an  ancient 
road  thereabouts. 


EDUCATION. — CH  ARITI  ES. 

KERRY  SCHOOL. 

The  earliest  notice  we  have  met  with  relative  to 
education  in  Kerry  appears  in  a  letter  written  by  the 
Rev.  Jo.  Catlyn,  then  vicar  of  the  parish,  and  addressed 
to  the  then  secretary  of  the  Society  for  Promoting 
Christian  Knowledge,  of  which  we  print  a  copy  below ; 
but  there  must  have  been  one  if  not  more  schools  in 
the  parish  at  a  much  earlier  date. 

In  an  inquiry  which  took  place  in  1683  in  a  dispute 
between  Edward  Vaughan,  Esq.,  of  Gwernygoe,  the 
Bishop  of  St.  David's,  and  Robert  Lucy,  Esq.,  one  of 
the  deponents  said  "  he  had  heard,  and  believed  it  to  be 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KKKRY.  279 

true,  that  there  had  formerly  been  a  church  or  chapel 
standing  near  Gwernygoe,  arid  he  had  heard  his  father- 
in-law,  one  John  Acton,  who  was  an  old  man,  and  then 
long  since  dead,  say  that  he  knew  that  a  church  or 
chapel  when  it  stood  was  called  Llanfihangel,  and  that 
he,  John  Acton,  went  to  the  church  or  chapel  to  school 
in  the  time  of  his  youth."  The  deponent  was  eighty 
years  of  age.  and  his  father-in-law,  who  had  been  long 
dead,  was  a  very  old  man  when  he  died,  so  these  two 
persons'  lives  would  cover  considerably  over  a  century, 
which  would  carry  the  time  back  near  to  the  period 
of  the  dissolution  of  the  monasteries.  It  is  scarcely 
probable  that  in  a  parish  of  the  importance  that  Kerry 
always  held,  the  education  of  the  children  would  be 
entirely  neglected ;  however,  we  have  no  positive  evi- 
dence of  the  existence  of  any  desire  to  provide  means 
for  educating  the  children  of  the  parish  until  the 
Ilev.  Mr.  Catlyn  wrote  the  following  letter  : 

"Kerry,  Oct.  17th,  1710.1 

"  Worthy  S'r, — Having  been  abroad  some  weeks  this  Autumn  I 
rec'd  not  yours  with  the  Packet  till  last  Tuesday,  otherwise  I  would 
much  sooner  have  returned  my  humble  thanks  to  the  Hon'ble 
Venerable  Society. 

"  i  shall  with  all  convenient  speed  distribute  the  Books,  and  shall 
(as  formerly  upon  the  like  occasions)  take  care  to  let  the  Partys  know 
to  whose  bounty  the  ow2  the  usefull  Gift,  that  so  the  pious  Benefactors 
may  have  their  good  wishes  and  prayers,  as  they  have  my  own. 

"  I  was  once  in  great  hopes  that  something  considerable  towards  a 
Charity  School  would  have  been  done  in  this  Parish,  but  upon  making 
a  particular  application  I  found  that  the  general  promises  we  had 
from  abroad  came  to  nothing.  There  is  a  small  parcel  of  land  and 
some  legacys  left  to  our  Poor,  the  Rent  and  Interest  whereof  the 
minister  and  churchwardens  may  dispose  of  at  Discretion,  and  as  I 
humbly  conceive,  may  be  applied  to  the  Benefit  of  the  Young  as  well 
as  the  old.  There  is  also  an  Article  in  a  certain  lease  (granted  by 
Bp.  Thomas,  formerly  Bp.  of  St.  David's,  afterwards  of  Worcester) 
whereby  the  tenant  is  obliged  to  pay  £5  per  annum  towards  the 
salary  of  a  Schoolm'r,  whenever  a  school  shall  be  erected  in  Kerry. 
When  the  Diocess  shall  be  blessed  with  a  Bp.,  I  shall  once  more  try 
what  can  be  done  in  imitation  of  the  great  and  good  examples  w'ch 

J  See  Bye-Gcmes,  Aug.  21st,  1889.  2  =  they  owe. 


280  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KKRRY. 

this  Age  affords.     In  the  meanwhile  'tis  a  great  comfort  to  hear  how 
the  Charity  of  some  People  does  abound  more  and  more. 

"  I  am, 
(Superscribed.}  "Your  very  humble  servant, 

"This  "Jo.  CATLYN. 

To  Mr.  Henry  Newman  at 

his  house  in 
Bartlets  Buildings,  London. 

"Postpaid  3d.  at  Montgomery." 

In  the  above  letter  he  mentions  that  he  was  once  in 
great  hopes  that  something  considerable  towards  a 
charity  school  would  have  been  done  in  this  parish  ; 
but  upon  making  a  particular  application  he  found  that 
the  general  promises  they  had  had  from  abroad  came 
to  nothing.  He  mentioned  a  legacy  which  had  been 
left  to  the  minister  and  churchwardens  to  be  disposed 
of  at  their  discretion,  and  he  conceived  that  that  might 
be  disposed  to  the  benefit  of  the  young  as  well  as  the 
old.  He  also  referred  to  an  article  in  a  certain  lease 
granted  by  Bishop  Thomas,1  whereby  the  tenant  was 
obliged  to  pay  £5  a  year  towards  the  salary  of  a  school- 
master, whenever  a  school  shall  be  erected  in  Kerry. 
He  also  mentioned  that  when  the  diocese  should  be 
blessed  with  a  Bishop2  he  should  once  more  try  what 
could  be  done. 

1  "  William  Thomas,  a  native  of  Bristol,  but  of  Welsh  parentage, 
and  himself  brought  up  in  Wales  by  his  grandfather,  who  was  Eecorder 
of  Carmarthen.     Before  the  rebellion  he  held  the  living  of  Penybryn, 
and  on  being  ousted  from  this  in   1644  he  maintained   himself  by 
keeping  school  at  Laugharne.     At  the  time   of  his  consecration  he 
held  the  Deanery  of  Worcester  and  the  Eectory  of  Lampeter  Felfre,  or 
(as  Walker  designates  it  in  his  Su/erings  of  the  Clergy]  Lampeter  in- 
the-Valley.     He   took  part   in   the   publication   of  Rhys   Prichard's 
Canwyll  y  Cymry  in  1646,  and  of  an  edition  of  the  Psalms  and  New 
Testament  in  Welsh  in  1672.      He  held  the  Deanery  of  Worcester 
along  with  St.  David's,  and  was  translated  to  the  see  of  that  place." 
(Bevan's  Hist,  of  the  Dio.  of  St.  David's,  p.  201.) 

2  During  the  first  five  years  of  the  eighteenth  century  the  vacancy 
in  the  See  of  St.  David's,  caused  by  the  deposition  of  Bishop  Watson, 
was  on  some  account  not  filled  up;   in  1705  the  interregnum   was 
terminated  by  the  appointment  of  George  Bull,  a  man  of  high  repute, 
but  then  over  seventy  years  of  age.     He  was  unable  to  get  about  his 
large  diocese,  even  for  visitations,  so  he  appointed  Commissioners  to 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KKRRY.  281 


Parish  Acts  in  Relation  to  the  Charity  School  intended 
to  le  erected,  1714. 

August  ye  5th,  1714. 

Agreed,  that  Mr.  William  Pugh  of  Kilroyth,  and  Mr.  John 
Pryce  of  Penygelly,  be  collectors  for  ye  money  relating  to  the 
Charity  School. 

Agreed,  that  ye  two  persons  above-named,  and  the  persons 
undernamed,  are  chosen  Trustees  for  ye  Charity  School. 
John  Catlyn,  Vic.  Mr.  Henry  Williams. 

Edward  Jones,  )  w     -,          Mr.  Richard  Jones. 
James  Baxter,  J  V  5<  Mr.  Matthew  Edwards. 

Mr.  Arthur  Humphreys. 

Agreed,  that  any  five  or  more  shall  have  power  to  act  in  and 
concerning  ye  Charity  Schoole,  and  to  meet  every  fortnight 
to  that  end  and  purpose. 

John  Jones.  Thos.  Pryce. 

Matth.  Morris.  Thos.  Bynon. 

Edward  Edwards.  Matth.  Morris. 

Received  this  15th  day  of  March  1718,  of  Mr.  Lloyd,  Curat 
of  this  parish,  ye  sum  of  one  pound,  and  of  Mr.  Pugh,  then 
warden,  ye  sum  of  one  pound  and  five  shillings  in  full,  for 
teaching  15  poor  children  at  the  Charity  of  the  parish,  for  one 
half-year,  ending  at  Candlemas  last. 

By  me, 

MATT.  MORRIS. 

Oct.  ye  1st  1724. 

Whereas  Mr.  James  Baxter  and  Mr.  Arthur  Humphreys 
were  no  longer  inhabitants  of  ye  parish  of  Kerry,  and  Mr. 
Matt.  Edwards,  the  Vicar,  and  their  surviving  Trustees,  met 
together  and  came  to  the  following  resolution,  viz.,  that  ye 
Rev.  Mr.  Richard  Lloyd,  Curat  of  this  parish,  Mr.  Edward 
Wilcox  of  Cumyberllan,  and  Mr.  Joseph  Buckley  of  Dolvor  be 
chosen  Trustees  for  the  Charity  School.  And  that  John  Jones 
of  Newtown  be  chose  Schoolmaster  of  ye  s'd  School. 

Oct.  ye  3rd,  1724. 

April  ye  4th.  Poor  children  then  entered,  the  whole  number 
were  nine. 

deliver  his  charge  at  various  centres.  It  was  after  the  death  of  Bishop 
Bull,  and  before  the  appointment  of  his  successor,  that  Mr.  Catlyn 
wrote  the  above  letter. 

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282 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 


A  son  of  Hanah  Brick. 
A  son  of  Thomas  Davies. 
A  son  of  Widw.  Mark. 


A  daughter  of  Arthur  Davies. 
A  son  of  Elnor  Vaughan. 


Copy  of  Extracts  from  Kerry  School  Account  Book. 

Whereas  Prophainess  and  Debauchery  are  greatly  owing  to 
a  gross  ignorance  of  the  Christian  Religion,  especially  among 
the  poorer  sort,  And  whereas  nothing  is  more  likely  to 
promote  ye  Practice  of  Christianity  and  virtue  than  an  early 
and  Pious  education  of  youth,  And  whereas  many  Poor 
people  are  desirous  of  having  their  children  taught,  but  are 
not  able  to  afford  them  a  Christian  and  useful  Education, 

We,  whose  names  are  underwritten,  do  hereby  agree  to  pay 
yearly,  at  four  equal  payments  (during  pleasure),  the  several 
sums  of  money  over  against  our  names  respectively  subscribed 
for  the  setting  up  a  Charity  School  in  the  parish  of  Kerry  in 
the  County  of  Montgomery,  for  teaching  poor  children  to  read 
and  instructing  them  in  the  knowledge  and  Practice  of  the 
Christian  Religion  as  professed  and  taught  in  the  Church  of 
England,  and  such  other  things  as  are  suitable  to  their 
condition  and  capacity,  viz.,  this  to  commence  from  Lady 
Day  1733. 

The  subscribers  at  this  time,  Nov.  ye  17th,  1736,  are : 

£  s.  d.  £  s.  d. 

Littleton  Brown,  Vicar  0  10  0  John  Buckley  0  05  0 

Edw'd  Wilcox     -  0  05  0  Evan  Evans  0  05  0 

Rich'd  Jones        -         -  0  05  0  Edward  Pryce  0  05  0 

Tho's  Reignolds  -  0  05  0  Henry  Williams  -  0  05  0 

John  Edwards  0  05  0  John^Griffiths  0  05  0 

Thomas  Kitchin  -         -  0  05  0 

To  commence  Lady  Day  '36  the  same  time. 

Memorandum,  March  10,  1732,  that  the  surviving  Trustees 
to  the  Charity  Schoole  have  made  choyce  of  the  Revd.  Mr. 
Brown,  Vicar,  and  Mr.  Thomas  Reynolds  to  be  trustees  of  the 
said  school. 

Trustees,  with  Date  of  Election. 

Mr.  Thomas  Kitchin,  Nov.  10,  1734. 

WrilHam  Pugh  of  Killrhwydd,  )    .      n  o« 
John  Griffiths  of  the  Forest,    J  A 
John  Jones  of  Blackball,  Jan.  27,  1 745. 
Richard  Lloyd, 

Mattock  Wilcox,        >Nov.  11,  1751. 
„     Millington  Buckley, 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  283 


John  Herbert,  Esq.,  )  N 
Thomas  Kitchin,        / 


John  Harris  Barington  of  Forest,  Sept.  29,  1775. 

Mr.  John  Rogers,  Jan.  29,  1784. 

William  Pugh  the  younger,  of  Killroyth,         )   .         18fh 

John  Jones,  Esq.,  the  younger,  of  Blackball,  J 

Rev.  Thos.  Jones,  Kellow,  Sept.  7,  1799. 

John  Hill,  Nov.  23,  1810. 

William  Pugh,  Jan.,  Esq.,  Feb.  14,  1811. 

Rev.  Jarnes  Evans  of  Goytre,  June  4,  1813. 

Sir  Charles  Thomas  Jones,  occupier  of  Blackball,  Sept.  20,  1819. 

Maurice  Jones,  Esq.,  of  Broadway,  May  17,  1821. 

Win.  Morris,  Esq.,  of  Pentrenant,  April  24,  1822. 

Evan  Stephens,  Esq.,  Dec.  17,  1823. 

Thomas  Drew,  Esq.,  March  1,  1825. 

John  Edwards,  Esq.,  of  Greenfields,  March  2,  1829. 

Rev.  Evan  Powell,  Perpetual  Curate  of  Mochtre,  March  1,  1834. 

William  Lutener,  Esq.,  March  1,  1838. 

Rev.  John  A.  Herbert,  Feb.  27,  1839. 

John  Evans  of  Goytre,  March  1,  1842. 

Walter  Long  of  Dolforgan,  Esq.,  March  2,  1846. 

Rev.  J.  P.  Drew  of  Glanhafren,  March  1,  1847. 

Mr.  Richard  Jones  of  the  Rock,  March  1,  1848. 

Christopher  Leyland,  Esq.,  March  1,  1849. 

Walter  Long  of  Dolforgan,  Esq.,  M.P.,  Feb.  28,  1850. 

John  Naylor,  Esq.,  Feb.  28,  1850. 

R'd  Jones,  Esq.,  of  Newtown,  Surgeon,  March  1,  1851. 

Richard  Penruddock  Long,  Esq.,  March  2,  1854. 

James  Walton  of  Dolforgan,  Esq.,  March  1,  1871. 

R.  E.  Jones  of  Cefnbryntalch,  Esq.,  March  4,  1872. 

C.  J.  Naylor,  Esq.,  March  15,  1875. 

Colonel  Herbert  of  Glanhafren,  Oct.  15,  1878. 

Edward  Davies  of  Gwernygoe,  Esq. 

N.  Fairies  Humphreys,  Esq.,  Oct.  4,  1879. 

Trustees  at  the  Present  Time. 

Ex  ojjido.  Elected. 

The  Vicar  of  Kerry,  Chairman.       R.  E.  Jones,  Esq. 
The  Churchwardens.  C.  J.  Leyland,  Esq. 

The  Overseers.  Edward  Davies,  Esq. 

The  Occupier  of  Black  Hall.  William  Walton,  Esq. 

N.  Fairless  Humphreys,  Esq. 

As  it  contains  an  elaborate  and  accurate  account  of 
the  gifts,  benefactions,  and  endowments  given  to  Kerry 
School,  we  append  the  following  report,  taken  from  that 

U2 


284  H1STOKY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

of  the  Commissioners  of  Inquiry  concerning  Charities, 
dated  30th  June  1837. 

Parish  of  Kerry. — School. 

There  is  an  ancient  charity  school  in  Kerry,  the  origin  of 
which  does  not  appear,  but  of  which  the  principal  endowment- 
arises  under  the  will  of  Richard  Jones,  Esq.,  in  1775.  Several 
earlier  benefactions,  however,  were  given  for  its  support,  which 
it  will  be  expedient  to  notice  in  the  first  place. 

JOHN  JONES'S  GIFT. — Upon  a  benefaction- table  in  the  church 
it  is  stated  that  John  Jones  of  Black  Hall,  in  1718,  gave  £5, 
the  interest  whereof  was  to  be  laid  out  yearly  in  buying  such 
books  as  were  most  necessary  for  a  school  in  this  parish.  This 
interest  is  regularly  paid  by  Charles  Jones  of  Black  Hall,  to  the 
treasurer  for  the  school,  on  the  1st  of  March. 

JAMES  LLOYD'S  GIFT. — James  Lloyd,  in  1721,  gave  £5  to  the 
vicar  of  the  parish,  in  trust,  that  the  interest  thereof  should  be 
yearly  employed  in  teaching  poor  children  in  the  school. 

RICHARD  LLOYD'S  GIFT. — From  an  entry  in  a  parish  book 
relating  to  the  school,  it  appears  that  the  Rev.  Richard  Lloyd, 
brother  of  the  before-mentioned  James  Lloyd,  gave,  by  will, 
£5,  which,  with  the  gift  of  his  brother  (James),  of  £5,  he  is 
therein  stated  to  have  charged  upon  an  estate  in  Kerry  called 
Dole  Howell.  The  interest,  amounting  to  10s.,  is  received  by 
the  treasurer  from  a  farm  called  the  Red  House,  in  the  parish 
of  Kerry,  now  the  property  of  Miss  Herbert,  a  minor,  and  in 
the  occupation  of  John  Morris,  and  is  carried  by  him  to  a 
general  account  of  the  school  charities. 

HUMPHREYS'  GIFT. — Evan  Humphreys,  according  to  an  entry 
in  an  old  book  concerning  the  school  accounts,  gave  £10,  the 
interest  of  which  was  to  be  expended  in  teaching  children  of 
the  parish.  The  sum  of  10s.,  as  the  interest  of  this  gift,  is  now 
annually  received  by  the  treasurer  from  James  Morris,  the 
present  owner  and  occupier  of  a  tenement  known  by  the  name 
of  Mary  Morris's  Tenement,  and  it  is  carried  to  the  general 
account  of  the  school  funds. 

WILLIAMS'S  GIFT. — From  the  benefaction-table  in  the  church 
it  appears  that  Evan  Williams,  in  1720,  gave  the  sum  of  £10, 
the  interest  whereof  was  to  be  given  to  the  schoolmaster. 

MATTHEW  EDWARDS' s  GIFT. — It  also  appears  that  Matthew 
Edwards,  in  1723,  gave  £20  to  the  then  curate  and  other 
trustees  upon  trust,  that  the  interest  thereof  should  be  paid 
yearly  towards  teaching  poor  children  in  the  said  school. 

These  two  gifts,  amounting  together  to  £30,  are  secured  by 


HIStORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  285 

a  mortgage  bearing  date  the  5th  March  1802,  from  the  com- 
missioners of  the  first  district  of  the  Montgomeryshire  turn- 
pike roads. 

The  interest,  amounting  to  305.,  is  annually  carried  to  the 
general  account  of  the  charity  school. 

There  is  also  a  further  sum  of  £5  annually  paid  to  the  charity 
school,  and  a  dinner  given  to  the  schoolmaster,  which  is  charge- 
able on  the  rectorial  tithes,  and  it  has  been  paid  from  time 
immemorial,  but  the  parish  have  no  deed  or  document  ex- 
planatory of  the  origin  of  this  payment. 

RICHARD  JONES'S  CHARITY. — Richard  Jones  of  Greenwich,  in 
the  county  of  Kent,  Esq.,  by  his  will,  bearing  date  13th  April 
1785  (proved,  with  four  codicils,  in  the  Prerogative  Court  of 
Canterbury,  6th  December  1788),  bequeathed  the  sum  of  £600 
Navy  Five  per  Cent.  Bank  Annuities  unto  Matthew  Richards 
of  Wych  Street,  London,  his  brother-in-law,  William  Biven  of 
Greenwich,  aforesaid,  and  his  nephew,  Henry  Jones,  their 
executors  and  administrators,  upon  trust,  that  they  should  pay 
the  clear  yearly  dividends  thereof  to  Mary  Castle  for  her  life, 
and,  after  her  decease,  upon  trust,  that  they  or  the  survivor  of 
them,  their  or  his  executors  or  administrators,  should  transfer 
the  said  trust-stock  of  £600  Five  per  Cent.  Annuities  unto  the 
then  vicar  and  churchwardens  in  the  parish  of  Kerry,  in  the 
county  of  Montgomery,  and  other  the  then  trustees  (if  any)  of 
the  charity  school  in  the  same  parish,  upon  the  following  trusts, 
viz.,  that  they  or  other  the  trustees  for  the  time  being  should  pay 
and  apply  the  yearly  dividends  (after  first  deducting  all  expenses 
attending  the  receiving  the  same,  and  any  yearly  sum  not 
exceeding  £1  Is.  towards  the  expense  of  a  dinner,  and  £1  Is. 
towards  the  expense  of  a  sermon  to  be  preached  in  the  parish 
church  of  Kerry  on  Charity,  and  10s.  6d.  for  a  dinner  for  the 
poor  children  going  to  Kerry  School  on  the  charitable  founda- 
tion, and  the  master  or  teacher  of  such  poor  children,  at  the 
yearly  meeting  of  the  trustees,  on  any  day  by  them  to  be 
appointed  for  the  purpose  of  regulating  the  said  charity)  for 
and  towards  the  victualling,  clothing,  and  finding  books  for 
the  poor  children  going  to  the  said  charity  school  aforesaid  on 
the  foundation,  and  towards  the  educating,  clothing,  and 
victualling  any  other  poor  children  (boys  or  girls)  of  the 
parish  of  Kerry  (where  the  testator  was  born)  aforesaid,  at  or 
in  the  said  school  of  Kerry,  but  no  part  thereof  to  be  applied 
as  a  settled  salary  for  the  master  of  the  said  school  except  by  way 
of  quarterage  only  (not  exceeding  5s.  per  quarter  for  any  boy  or 
girl),  for  teaching  such  poor  children  in  reading  and  writing 
as  might  exceed  the  number  allowed  on  the  foundation  of  the 


286  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

same  school,  and  afterwards  in  or  towards  the  placing  any  such 
poor  boys  apprentices  to  some  handicraft  trades  within  the  said 
parish  as  far  as  the  yearly  income  thereof  would  admit,  such 
yearly  dividends  to  be  so  applied  for  the  purposes  aforesaid  as 
the  said  trustees  thereof  and  vicar  and  churchwardens  of  the 
said  parish  of  Kerry  for  the  time  being,  or  the  major  part  of 
them,  should  think  fit :  and  it  was  provided  that,  if  the  said 
trust  stock  of  £600  Five  per  Cent.  Annuities,  or  any  part 
thereof,  should  be  redeemed  or  paid  off,  the  trustees  for  the 
time  being  should  lay  out  the  monies  to  be  received  in  lieu 
thereof  upon  other  Parliamentary  funds  or  public  securities,  or 
upon  mortgage  of  freehold  lands  in  or  near  Montgomeryshire, 
upon  the  like  trusts,  and  that,  after  the  said  stock  should  be 
transferred  to  the  vicar  and  churchwardens  and  trustees  of  the 
charity  school,  when  they  or  any  succeeding  or  future  trustees 
of  the  said  trust  stock  were  by  death  or  otherwise  reduced  to 
the  number  of  three  acting  trustees,  the  surviving  trustees 
thereof  should  transfer  or  assign  the  said  trust  stock  or 
securities  into  the  joint  names  of  themselves  and  the  vicar, 
churchwardens,  and  overseers  of  the  poor  for  the  time  being, 
upon  the  like  trust,  so  that  there  might  always  be  a  sufficient 
number  of  trustees  thereof. 

The  said  testator,  by  his  first  codicil,  bearing  date  21st  June 
1785,  bequeathed  the  further  sum  of  £400  Five  per  Cent. 
Annuities,  to  be  transferred  within  six  months  after  his  decease 
into  the  names  of  the  then  tenant  or  occupier  of  Black  Hall, 
in  the  said  parish  of  Kerry  (for  the  time  being),  and  the  then 
vicar  and  churchwardens  of  the  same  parish  church  of  Kerry, 
and  other  the  then  trustees  (if  any)  of  the  possessions  or 
revenue  of  the  said  charity  school,  upon  the  same  trusts  as 
were  declared  of  the  foresaid  £600  Five  per  Cent. ;  and  it  was 
provided  that  the  owner  of  Black  Hall  demesne  and  house  (in 
possession)  of  testator's  name  and  family,  and  also  the  tenant 
or  occupier  thereof  (for  the  time  being),  should  always  be 
two  of  the  number  of  trustees  as  well  of  the  said  £600  as 
of  the  said  further  stock  thereof  bequeathed,  with  power 
for  the  trustees  of  the  said  £600  and  £400,  or  the  major  part 
of  them,  from  time  to  time  to  sell  and  dispose  of  all  or  any  part 
thereof,  the  said  owner  of  Black  Hall  and  tenant  being  two  of 
the  major  part  of  such  consenting  trustees,  and  to  lay  out  the 
same  in  other  Parliamentary  securities,  or  upon  mortgage  of 
any  freehold  lands  in  or  near  Montgomeryshire,  or  upon  any 
turnpike  security  there,  upon  the  trusts  aforesaid. 

The  said  testator,  by  a  second  codicil  to  his  will,  bearing 
date  1st  April  1786,  bequeathed  the  further  sum  of  £1,000 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  287 

Three  per  cent.  Consolidated  Bank  Annuities  unto  the  said 
Richards,  Biven,  and  Jones,  their  executors  and  administrators, 
upon  trust,  to  pay  the  clear  yearly  dividends  thereof  to  the  said 
Mary  Castle  for  her  life  and,  after  her  decease,  upon  trust,  to 
transfer  the  said  £1,000  Three  per  Cent.  Consolidated  Bank 
Annuities  in  the  names  of  the  tenant  or  occupier  of  Black  Hall 
for  the  time  being,  and  the  vicar  and  churchwardens  for  the 
time  being,  and  others  for  the  then  trustees  (if  any)  of  the 
said  charity  school,  upon  the  like  trusts. 

And  he  also  gave  £500  to  be  laid  out  in  erecting  a  monu- 
ment in  Kerry  church  to  perpetuate  the  donations  he  had  be- 
queathed to  the  charity  school,  to  be  erected  under  the  in- 
spection of  the  trustees  of  the  said  charity  school  for  the  time 
being,  with  a  suitable  inscription ;  and  he  directed  that  in 
case  the  said  £500  should  be  more  than  sufficient  for  the 
purpose  of  his  monument,  in  the  judgment  of  his  executors, 
that  the  surplus  should  be  laid  out  in  the  purchase  of  stocks  in 
the  public  funds  or  other  securities,  for  ever,  as  an  addition  to 
his  other  bequests  of  the  charity  school  of  Kerry. 

The  testator,  by  a  third  codicil  of  his  will,  bearing  date  the 
5th  of  May  1787,  bequeathed  the  further  sum  of  £1,000  Four 
per  Cent.  Consolidated  Bank  Annuities  to  the  said  Kichards, 
Biven,  and  Jones,  their  executors  or  administrators,  upon  trust 
to  pay  the  yearly  dividends  thereof  to  the  said  Mary  Castle 
for  her  life,  and  after  her  decease,  upon  trust  to  transfer  the 
said  £1,000  stock  into  the  names  of  the  tenants  or  occupier  of 
Black  Hall  (for  the  time  being),  and  the  vicar  and  church- 
wardens (for  the  time  being),  together  with  the  trustees  (if 
any)  of  the  said  charity  school,  upon  the  trusts  before 
mentioned. 

And  the  testator  declared  that  his  nephew,  John  Jones, 
should  be  a  trustee  for  all  and  every  part  of  the  charitable 
donations  in  his  said  will  and  codicils  regarding  the  said 
charity  school,  and  that  the  said  John  Jones  and  his  father, 
John  Jones  the  elder  (testator's  eldest  brother),  and  the  sur- 
vivor of  them,  and  the  heir  of  such  survivor,  residing  at  Black 
Hall,  or  within  the  parish  of  Kerry,  or  in  London,  or  within 
the  county  of  Montgomery,  for  the  time  being,  should  have 
the  sole  nomination  of  the  poor  children  to  be  educated, 
clothed,  and  victualled  (boys  or  girls)  at  the  said  charity 
school,  and  the  apprenticing  of  the  poor  boys,  and  that  this 
charity  should  be  called  the  Black  Hall  Institution,  as  being 
founded  by  the  testator,  a  descendant  of  that  family,  born  at 
Black  Hall. 

The  said  testator,  by  a  fourth  codicil  to  his  will,  bearing  the 


288  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

date  16th  May  1788,  reciting  that  having,  on  Sunday,  the  4th 
day  of  March  then  last  past,  established,  at  his  own  expense,  a 
Sunday-school  in  the  parish  of  Kerry,  where  children  and 
others  were  taught  to  read  only,  and  instructed  in  the  know- 
ledge of  their  duty  to  the  Great  Jehovah  upon  the  Lord's  Day, 
bequeathed  the  sum  of  £700  Three  per  Cent.  Consolidated 
Bank  Annuities,  to  be  transferred,  within  six  calendar  months 
after  his  decease,  by  his  executrix  and  executors,  or  the  sur- 
vivor of  them,  into  the  names  of  the  owner  of  Black  Hall 
demesne  (in  possession)  then  being;  John  Jones,  jun.,  the 
tenant  or  occupier  of  Black  Hall  farm  then  being;  John  Jones, 
sen.,  and  the  vicar  arid  churchwardens  of  the  same  parish  of 
Kerry,  and  other  the  then  trustees,  Mr.  Rogers  of  New  House, 
in  Kerry,  one  of  the  then  trustees  (if  living),  to  be  one  of  the 
trustees  in  the  bank  books  with  the  said  John  Jones,  sen.,  and 
John  Jones,  jun.,  upon  trust  to  apply  the  clear  yearly  divi- 
dends (after  deducting  all  expenses  attending  receiving  the 
same)  for  and  towards  finding  proper  teachers  and  books  for 
the  said  Sunday-school  in  the  parish  of  Kerry,  for  the  objects 
of  this  charity,  which  were  to  be  poor  persons  of  either  sex 
and  of  any  age,  who  were  to  be  taught  to  read  only,  at  such 
times  and  in  such  places,  on  Sundays,  as  the  trustees  or 
governors  should  appoint,  and  bread  and  cheese  for  such  poor 
children  as  came  from  a  distance  to  the  said  Sunday-school  in 
the  village  of  Kerry,  whose  parents  could  not  afford  to  send  a  bit 
of  dinner  with  them,  as  far  as  the  yearly  income  would  admit,  at 
the  discretion  of  the  said  trustees  or  governors ;  and  the  said 
testator  declared  that  the  owner  of  Black  Hall,  and  the  tenant 
or  cccupier  thereof,  should  be  for  ever  of  the  number  of 
trustees  to  apply  the  interest  and  dividends  of  the  said  stock 
of  £700,  and  that  as  often  as  the  trustees  were,  by  death  or 
otherwise,  reduced  to  the  number  of  three  acting  trustees,  the 
surviving  trustees  should  transfer  or  assign  the  said  trust 
stock  into  the  joint  names  of  themselves  and  the  then  vicar 
and  churchwardens,  and  overseers  of  the  poor,  and  the  trustees 
of  the  charity  school  of  Kerry,  aforesaid,  the  owner  and 
occupier  of  Black  Hall  being  two  of  such  trustees ;  and  in  case 
of  redemption  of  the  said  £700  stock  by  Parliament,  the 
trustees  were  to  lay  out  the  same  on  other  public  securities, 
or  upon  turnpike  roads,  or  other  safe  securities,  in  or  near 
Montgomeryshire.  And  he  directed  that  this  charity  school 
should  be  called  for  ever  thereafter  the  Kerry  Charity  Sunday- 
School,  or  the  Black  Hall  Institution,  and  that  any  one  of  his 
name  and  family  residing  at  Black  Hall,  in  the  parish  of  Kerry, 
or  within  the  county  of  Montgomery,  for  the  time  being, 


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should  have  the  nomination  of  the  poor  children  (boys  or  girls) 
going  to  the  said  Sunday-school ;  and  the  said  testator  de- 
clared that,  in  case  any  of  the  legacies  which  he  had  given  in 
trust  for  charitable  purposes  should  be  suspended,  or  his  in- 
tention expressed  in  regard  thereto  could  not  be  complied 
with,  then,  and  from  henceforth,  such  trust  thereof  should 
cease,  and  the  same  should  thereupon  go  and  be  paid,  or  trans- 
ferred to  and  for  the  benefit  of  his  nephew,  John  Jones  of  the 
Temple  (if  living),  and,  if  dead,  then  to  such  other  person  or 
persons  as  should  then  be  or  answer  the  description  of  his  heir 
or  heir-in-law. 

The  sum  of  £1,000,  the  proceeds  from  the  £1,000  Navy  Five 
per  Cent.,  then  paid  off,  was  lent  out  by  the  trustees  of  the 
charity  school  to  the  commissioners  of  the  first  district  of  roads 
in  Montgomery,  at  5  per  cent.,  and  is  secured  by  two  mort- 
gages, both  bearing  date  the  6th  day  of  April  1827 ;  one  for 
£200,  chargeable  on  the  road  from  Abermule  through  Kerry 
to  the  confines  of  the  county ;  and  the  other  for  £800,  charge- 
able on  the  road  from  Newtown  through  Kerry  to  the 
Bishop's  Moat. 

£     s.    d. 

The  interest  received  from  this  mortgage  is  .  50  0  0 
There  is  also  £1,050  New  Three  and  a  Half 
per  Cent.  Annuities  (substituted  for  the 
£1,000  Four  per  Cent.,  in  paying  off  the 
latter),  and  £1,700  Three  per  Cent.  An- 
nuities, both  standing  in  the  names  of 
Horace  Monro  (clerk),  vicar  of  Kerry  ; 
Sir  Charles  Thomas  Jones  of  Broadway ; 
Charles  Jones,  Esq.,  of  Black  Hall;  and 
William  Pugh,  Esq.,  of  Brynllywarch. 
The  dividends  upon  which  two  sums 
amount  per  annum  to  .  .  .  .  87  10  0 

Total  income  arising  from  Jones's  Charity       .    £137  10     0 

PUGH'S  GIFT. — William  Pugh,  Esq.,  of  Brynllywarch,  in  the 
year  1823  gave  a  donation  of  £100  in  aid  of  the  school  funds, 
which  was  secured  by  him  on  a  mortgage  of  the  first  district 
of  roads  in  Montgomeryshire,  bearing  date  25th  March  1824; 
and  £5  interest  is  annually  paid  on  account  of  it  to  the 
treasurer  of  the  school. 

The  present  trustees  of  the  school  are  the  Rev.  Horace 
Monro,  vicar;  the  Rev.  Evan  Powell  of  Glascoed ;  Charles 
Jones,  Esq.,  the  present  owner  and  occupier  of  Black 


290  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

Hall,  the  nephew  of  the  donor ;  Sir  Charles  Thomas 
Jones,  Knt.,  of  Broadway ;  William  Pugh,  Esq.,  of  Bryn- 
llywarch;  Colonel  Edwards,  M.P.,  of  Greenfields,  Machyn- 
lleth  ;  William  Morris,  Esq.,  of  Pentre-Nant ;  Thomas  Drew, 
Esq.,  of  Newtown,  the  two  churchwardens  and  the  four  over- 
seers of  the  parish  of  Kerry,  for  the  time  being. 

Whenever  a  vacancy  occurs,  the  remaining  trustees  propose 
and  elect  a  new  trustee. 

Their  meetings  are  held  at  Kerry  annually,  on  the  1st  of 
March,  or  on  the  2nd,  if  the  1st  should  be  on  a  Sunday,  when 
the  schoolmaster  personally  attends,  and  submits  a  statement 
of  the  number  of  children,  periods  of  absence,  etc.,  etc.,  at 
which  meeting  the  trustees  personally  examine  each  individual 
child  as  to  their  proficiency. 

The  nomination  of  the  children  takes  place  on  the  1st  of 
March  by  the  trustees;  the  age  being  restricted  to  between 
seven  and  thirteen  years  of  age.  Boys  and  girls  alike  share 
the  charity,  but  are  taught  in  separate  schoolrooms.  The  boys 
are  instructed  in  reading,  writing,  and  arithmetic ;  and  the 
same  education  is  given  to  the  girls,  with  the  addition  of  needle- 
work and  spinning.  The  present  number  of  scholars  is  fifty- 
five  girls  and  forty-five  boys,  a  limitation  being  made  by  the 
trustees  in  consequence  of  the  irregularity  hitherto  of  the  pay- 
ments from  the  first  district  of  the  turnpike  trust,  and  also 
from  the  circumstance  of  the  balance  of  a  debt  incurred  by 
enlarging  the  school  in  1817  and  1818  being  still  due  to  the 
treasurer.  This  balance  on  the  1st  of  March  1830  was 
£89  10s.  8%d. 

The  present  schoolmaster,  David  Davies,  was  appointed  by 
the  trustees  on  the  1st  March  1834,  and  receives  for  his 
services  the  sum  of  15s.  per  annum  for  every  scholar,  out  of 
which  sum  he  provides  a  teacher  for  the  girls.  The  present 
teacher  is  his  sister.  The  hours  of  attendance  are  from  nine  to 
twelve  in  the  morning  and  from  two  to  five  in  the  afternoon, 
during  the  summer ;  and  from  nine  to  twelve  and  from  one  to 
four,  in  the  winter.  Bell's  system  is  partially  introduced.  The 
reading  is  confined  to  Bibles  and  Testaments. 

The  trustees  annually  certify  their  satisfaction  of  the  school- 
master's attention  to  his  duties  and  the  progress  made  by  the 
pupils. 

The  schoolmaster  has  about  fifty  pay  scholars,  who  pay  6s.  a 
quarter  for  reading  and  writing,  and  4s.  for  reading  only.  It 
is  required  that  the  children  who  may  be  placed  on  the  charity 
should  have  attended  for  two  previous  years  at  the  Sunday- 
school. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  291 

The  school-house  is  a  large  brick  building,  in  very  good 
repair  (the  repairs  being  partially  paid  by  the  schoolmaster 
and  the  rest  by  the  trustees).  The  schoolmaster  and  his  sister 
reside  therein,  and  have  eight  boys  and  three  girls  boarding 
pupils.  The  school  is  held  under  the  same  roof. 

The  Sunday-school  is  also  held  at  the  school-house,  and 
there  is  no  limitation  as  to  number  or  age.  The  teachers  are 
the  schoolmaster,  his  sister,  and  an  assistant ;  the  trustees 
giving  weekly  Is.  6^.  to  the  master  and  Is.  to  the  mistress, 
which  latter  sum  is  given  by  her  to  the  assistant. 

The  instruction  given  is  entirely  religious,  and  the  average 
number  of  children  attending  this  school  is  about  100,  to  each 
of  whom  is  given  a  liberal  supply  of  bread  and  cheese  at  one 
o'clock. 

A  monument  was  placed  in  Kerry  church,  at  a  cost  con- 
siderably exceeding  the  £500  given  for  that  purpose  (the 
difference  having  been  paid  from  private  sources) ;  con- 
sequently no  further  benefit  accrued  to  the  charity  from  any 
surplus. 

The  directions  given,  that  the  children  of  the  charity  school 
should  be  victualled,  clothed,  and  the  books  should  be  supplied, 
and  that  apprentices  should  be  put  out,  are  not  fully  adhered  to, 
inasmuch  as  the  trustees  consider  it  better  to  extend  the 
benefit  of  education  as  far  as  possible.  During  previous  years, 
twenty-four  children  have  been  clad ;  latterly,  only  eight ;  and 
the  number  when  this  examination  took  place  was  restricted  to 
two  boys  and  two  girls,  who  are  selected  for  their  good  con- 
duct. The  boys  have  a  blue  coat,  with  a  yellow  collar,  a  waist- 
coat, also  yellow  trowsers,  shoes  and  stockings,  a  shirt,  and 
a  hat  with  a  yellow  band,  at  the  cost  of  about  £2  5s.  each. 
The  girls  have  a  buff  stuff  frock,  a  white  straw  bonnet,  shift, 
shoes,  stockings,  and  neckhandkerchief,  at  the  cost  of  about 
£1  3s.  each. 

There  is  no  surplus  for  apprentices,  the  last  being  paid  in 
1831,  and  the  affairs  of  the  charity  have  since  that  period  been 
embarrassed,  from  the  causes  before-mentioned. 

The  treasurer,  Mr.  John  Williams  of  Newtown,  calculates 
that  the  charity  will  be  free  from  debt  in  two  or  three  years. 

The  following  is  an  account  of  the  receipts  and  disburse- 
ments for  the  last  two  years  ending  1st  March  1836  : 


292  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

From  1st  March  1834  to  1st  March  1835. 

Dr.                                             A     s.     d.  Or.                                            £    s.    d. 

To  one  year's  dividends      -     87  10     0  Balance  due  to   the  trea- 

Interest    on    £1,000    from  surer,  1st  March  1834  -  105     7     3£ 

Road  Commissioners       -     50     0     0  One  year's  interest  -                 5     5     0 

Do.             do.                        5     0     0  Schoolmasters     (including 

Do.             do.                -       1  10     0  Sunday-school  account)     87  19     6 

To  cash  from  rectorial  tithes       500  Clothing  eight  children     -     15     2  10 J 

Do.     Red-house  tenement  -       0  10     0  Bread  and  cheese      -         -     14     4     4i 

Do.     Mary    Morris's    tene-  Annual  dinner  to  trustees 

ment      -         -         -                0  10     0  and  children         -                7  12     6 

Do.     Black    Hall,    to    buy  Sundries-         -         -         -       6  11     0 

books     -         -         -  0     5     0 

Error     in    the    preceding 

year's  account         -         -       3  13     0 

153  18     0 
Balance  due  to  the  treasurer 

to  1st  March  1835  -         -     88     4     6£ 


£242     2     6£  £242     2 


From  1st  March  1835  to  1st  March  1836. 

Dr.                                             &     s.   d.        Cr.  £  s.  d 

Receipts     -         -         -         -  150  10     0       Balance  as  per  last  account  88  4  6£ 

Balance  due  1st  March  1836     8910     8£     One  year's  interest   -  4  8  0 

One  year's  interest  on  bal- 
ance due  from  the  Road 

Commissioners      -         -  2  16  0 

Also  due  from  said  Com- 
missioners   -         -        -  16  2  4 

Schoolmaster,      including 

Sunday-school      -        -  87  15  0 

Clothing  eight  children    -  13  8  11 

Bread  and  cheese      -         -  14  3  10 

Annual  dinner  to  trustees 

and  children          -         -  7  12  0 

Sundries-         -         -  5  10  0 


£240     0     8i  £240     0 


The  interest  of  £56  10s.,  due  from  the  Road  Commissioners, 
not  having  been  received  this  year,  makes  the  actual  balance 
against  the  charity  £146  Os. 


THE  PRESENT  SCHOOL  ENDOWMENTS.1 

Old  Charity. 

Rent  charge  on  Morris's  tenement     -  -  £0  10     0 

Lloyd's  legacy,  now  producing  -  092 

Charge  on  rectorial  tithes-  5     0     0 

Pugh's  legacy  (£100)  -400 

Various  (£30)  -                   -  -     1     4     0 


-£113 


1  Ex  inf.,  the  Rev.  Owen  A.  Nares,  B.D.,  Vicar,  June  1891. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  293 

Black  Hall  Endowment. 
£1,050  Consols  at  2f  per  cent. 
1,000         „  2}       „ 

1,000         „  4         „ 

700  (Sunday-school)  at  2|  per  cent. 

The  following,  taken  from  the  same  report,  are  the 
general  charities  given  to  the  parish. 

SHENTON'S  CHARITY. 

Edward  Shenton,  by  will  dated  llth  January  1812,  proved 
in  the  Diocesan  Court  of  St.  Asaph,  gave  to  John  Williams  of 
Kerry  and  John  Pugh  of  Pant,  in  the  said  parish,  the  sum  of 
£60  in  trust,  to  be  placed  out  at  interest.  And  he  declared 
that  the  said  sum  of  £60  was  bequeathed  to  the  poor  of  the 
parish  of  Kerry  by  the  will  of  his  late  father,  the  interest 
whereof  was  to  be  divided  amongst  the  poor  on  the  1st  day  of 
March,  yearly.  The  said  testator  also  gave  to  his  said  trustees 
the  further  sum  of  £80,  to  be  placed  out  at  interest,  and  the 
interest  to  be  divided  amongsb  the  poor  of  the  said  parish  of 
Kerry,  yearly,  on  the  1st  of  March,  for  ever. 

This  money  is  now1  in  the  hands  of  John  Williams  of  Kerry, 
one  of  the  executors  of  the  donor,  and  it  has  not  been  as  yet 
put  out  to  interest,  or  security  given  to  the  parish.  The  said 
John  Williams  annually  pays  £7  as  interest  thereof,  which  is 
by  him  distributed,  in  accordance  with  the  will,  on  the  1st  day 
of  March,  among  the  poor  of  the  parish  of  Kerry,  in  sums 
varying  from  Qd.  to  2s.  6d,  but  chiefly  of  Is.,  the  preference 
being  given  to  those  persons  who  do  not  constantly  receive 
parish  relief.  On  some  special  occasions  larger  sums  appear 
to  have  been  given. 

Since  the  period  of  our  examination,  Mr.  Williams  has 
invested  the  money  derived  from  this  charity  on  a  mortgage 
of  certain  property  called  Brynmawr,  in  the  parish  of  Kerry, 
and  the  mortgage  deed  has  been  deposited  in  the  parish  chest. 

EVAN  LLOYD'S  CHARITY. 

It  is  recorded  on  a  benefaction  table  in  the  church  that  Evan 
Lloyd,  Gent.,  of  the  Old  Hall,  in  the  year  1708,  gave  to  the 
poor  a  tenement  called  Ty  Edward  y  Tailwr,  to  be  held  by 
certain  legatees  for  12  years  after  his  decease,  paying  5s.  per 
annum,  and  at  the  end  of  the  12  years  the  whole  tenement  to 
come  under  the  management  of  the  churchwardens,  for  the  use 
of  the  poor. 

This  house,  which  is  situated  in  an  adjoining  hamlet  called 

1  1837. 


294  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KEKRY. 

Llwyncowrid,  has  been  lately  rebuilt  by  the  parish.  For  this 
purpose  £100  was  borrowed,  for  which  the  parish  pay  £5  per 
cent,  interest. 

One  part  of  this  house  is  inhabited  by  a  cooper  arid  his 
mother,  at  a  rent  of  £4,  towards  which  the  parish  allows  the 
mother  £1.  Another  part  is  occupied  by  a  poor  person,  at  a 
rent  of  £3,  towards  which  she  receives  £1  10s.  annually  from 
the  parish  ;  and  a  wing  attached  to  the  building  is  occupied  by 
a  pauper,  for  which  the  parish  pays  20s.  annually.  Out  of  these 
rents,  £2  12s.  Qd.  a  year  is  added  to  a  fund  for  general  distri- 
bution among  the  poor,  and  the  rest  goes  towards  liquidating 
the  debt  on  the  building.  The  reason  of  this  specific  appor- 
tionment was  not  given. 

LLOYD'S  CHAEITY. 

In  a  list  of  benefactions  furnished  by  the  curate  of  the  parish 
it  is  stated  that  about  the  year  1736,  ...  Lloyd,  Esq.,  left 
chargeable  on  his  tenement  called  Old  Hall,  a  sufficient  sum 
of  money  to  procure  yearly  six  coats  to  the  oldest  labouring 
men.  It  was  usual  for  the  owner  of  the  above  property  to 
supply  six  good  cloth  coats  yearly  ;  but  within  these  fourteen 
or  fifteen  years  past  it  has  been  customary  to  pay  5s.  to  six 
poor  and  aged  persons.  This  certainly  seems  an  insufficient 
and  undesirable  substitute. 

The  estate  belongs  to  Mr.  Richard  Williams  of  Little 
Bahaillon,  in  this  parish,  and  it  is  now  in  the  hands  of  Mr. 
Edward  Mountford  of  Lower  House,  in  the  parish  of  Church- 
stoke,  and  Mr.  Edward  Bryan  of  Leighton,  near  Welshpool 
(his  trustees). 

JAMES  LLOYD'S  CHAEITY. 

James  Lloyd,  who  also  left  a  charity  to  the  school  as  above 
mentioned,  gave  £5,  the  interest  of  which  was  to  be  divided 
among  the  poor  on  Easter-eve. 

This  sum  is  also  secured  upon  the  Red  House  Farm  before 
mentioned,  and  the  interest  is  carried  to  the  general  account 
of  the  charities. 

LEWIS'S  CHAEITY. 

Hugh  Lewis,  by  will  bearing  date  25th  February  1652,  gave 
a  rent-charge  of  40s.  a  year  to  the  poor  of  the  parish  of  Kerry, 
and  40s.  a  year  to  the  poor  of  Llandyssill,  payable  out  of  his 
tenement  and  lands  called  Kettyellog,  now  called  Cae-Tyllog, 
and  Pant  Gwyn,  in  the  parish  of  Kerry,  the  said  sum  to  be 
distributed  at  Christmas-eve  and  the  24th  June,  yearly. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OP  KERRY.  295 

This  property  is  now  divided  :  Cae-tyllog  belongs  to  Roger 
Brian  of  Little  Hall,  near  Clun,  and  Pant  Gwyn  belongs  to 
Miss  Herbert,  now  a  minor,  whose  tenant,  John  Owens,  pays 
the  whole  amount  of  the  rent-charge  to  both  parishes,  by  half- 
yearly  payments,  at  Christmas  and  Easter. 

The  churchwardens  carry  their  portion  to  the  general  funds 
of  the  charities. 

It  is  stated  on  the  benefaction  table  (dated  1714)  that  there 
was  a  sum  of  £12  belonging  to  this  charity,  being  the  amount 
of  recovered  arrears,  which  was  put  out  at  interest  for  the 
benefit  of  the  poor,  but  no  information  could  be  obtained 
concerning  it. 

PHILLY'S  CHARITY. 

By  the  benefaction  table,  it  appears  that  John  Philly,  by 
will  dated  19th  June  1650,  gave  a  rent-charge  of  30s.  a  year, 
payable  from  his  tenement  called  New  House,  for  the  use  of 
the  poor,  in  two  payments,  on  the  1st  of  November  and  the 
1st  of  May. 

The  present  owner  of  this  house  is  Charles  Hanbury  Tracy, 
Esq.,  whose  tenant,  Sarah  Davies,  pays  the  amount  to  the 
churchwardens,  and  it  is  carried  to  the  general  account  of  the 
charities. 

SHABRET'S  CHARITY. 

Allen  Sharret,  by  his  will  dated  1661,  gave  a  tenement, 
with  the  lands  and  appurtenances  thereto  belonging,  in  Calliber- 
ucha,  the  rents  of  which  were  to  be  divided  among  such  poor 
householders  of  the  parish  of  Kerry  as  should  be  adjudged  meet 
to  receive  the  same,  with  the  approbation  of  his  heirs,  together 
with  the  minister,  churchwardens,  and  overseers  of  the  poor 
for  the  time  being. 

In  an  inscription  on  the  benefaction  table  it  is  stated  that 
this  gift,  either  through  the  error  of  the  person  who  drew  up 
the  will,  or  through  the  mismanagement  of  those  who  sued  for 
it,  is  lost ;  14s.  per  annum,  arising  from  a  small  parcel  of  land 
in  the  township  of  Manllwydd,  being  all  that  remains  of  his 
good  will. 

By  reference  to  the  award  of  the  Commissioners  under  the 
Inclosure  Act  of  1808,  it  appears  that  this  land,  being  two 
detached  parcels,  Nos.  65  and  67,  was  exchanged  for  one 
piece,  situate  by  the  road-side,  No.  55  in  the  map,  and  contain- 
ing about  three  acres.  This  is  let  to  Sarah  Pugh  for  £3  10s. 
per  annum,  which  is  distributed  by  the  churchwardens  with 
the  other  charities. 


296  H [STORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 


J.  EVANS'S  CHARITY. 

By  the  benefaction  table  it  appears  that  J.  Evans,  by  will,  in 
1687,  gave  a  rent-charge  of  40s.  a  year,  payable  out  of  his 
tenement  called  Brynllywarch,  for  the  poor. 

This  tenement,  now  known  by  the  name  of  Pen-aran,  in  the 
parish  of  Kerry,  is  the  property  of  William  Pugh,  Esq.,  of 
Brynllywarch,  whose  tenant,  John  Williams,  pays  the  amount 
to  the  churchwardens,  and  it  is  carried  to  the  general  account 
of  the  charities. 

ELIZABETH  EDWARDS'S  CHARITY. 

Mr.  Pugh  of  Brynllywarch  also  pays  to  the  parish  10s. 
a  year,  which  is  understood  to  be  in  satisfaction  of  the  charity 
of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Edwards,  who  is  stated  in  an  old  parish- 
book  to  have  given  that  annual  sum  to  the  poor. 

HERBERT'S  CHARITY. 

The  benefaction  table  states  that  Richard  Herbert,  Esq.,  by 
will,  in  1696,  charged  a  tenement,  wherein  John  Humphreys 
then  lived,  with  40s.  per  annum,  for  buying  yearly  so  much 
coarse  frieze  as  would  make  twelve  coats  for  such  poor  men 
and  women  of  the  parish  of  Kerry  as  should  most  want  them, 
to  be  given  away  every  Christmas. 

This  tenement  cannot  be  identified,  but  the  sum  of  £2  is 
annually  expended  by  Mr.  Williams  (the  agent  of  Miss  Herbert, 
a  minor,  the  present  owner  of  Mr.  Herbert's  property)  in 
clothing  for  the  poor. 

PAYNE'S  CHARITY.1 

The  benefaction  table  further  states  that  Richard  Payne, 
heretofore  vicar  of  this  parish  in  1671,  gave  £10,  the  interest 
thereof  to  be  distributed  amongst  the  poor. 

This  charity  was  paid  until  the  last  twenty  years  by  the  late 
Thomas  Payne,  Esq.,  of  Pentre-Ucha,  near  Llanymynech,  but 
owing  to  his  embarrassments  since  that  time  it  has  been  dis- 
continued. 

The  parish  have  paid  10s.  annually  to  the  general  account  of 
the  charities  from  the  parish-rates,  and  intend  to  repay  them- 
selves when  they  receive  their  arrears,  which  they  do  not 
consider  as  hopeless. 

1  Will  in  Register  Pye,  Folio  83,  anno  1673, 


HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY.  297 

RICHARD  JONES'S  CHARITY. 

By  the  benefaction  table  it  further  appears  that  Richard 
Jones  of  Cevn-monach,  in  1688,  gave  £5,  the  interest  to  be 
distributed  among  the  poor.  This  sum  is  lent,  with  the  moneys 
next  mentioned,  to  the  trustees  of  the  Kerry  turnpike-trust. 

CONSOLIDATED  CHARITIES. 
The  following  donations  are  taken  from  an  old  parish-book : 

Mary  Edwards £1700 

Interest  of  John  Compton's  money    .         .800 
Richaixl  Jones's  Charity     .         .         .         .500 

£30     0     0 

These  sums  are  secured  by  mortgage,  bearing  4J  per  cent, 
interest,  dated  17th  January  1772,  from  the  trustees  of  the 
first  district  of  the  turnpike-road  leading  from  Newtown 
through  Kerry. 

By  the  same  book  it  also  appears  that  the  following  sums  are 
given : 

Mary  Edwards £10     0     0 

Thomas  Allen  10     0     0 


£20     0     0 

This  amount  is  secured  on  the  same  trust  by  mortgage, 
bearing  date  12th  April  1772.  This  interest  on  these  securi- 
ties has  not  been  received  by  the  parish  for  the  last  ten 
years,  owing  to  the  impoverished  condition  of  the  funds  of 
the  turnpike  trusts  ;  but  the  parish  have  advanced  the  amount 
from  the  parochial  funds  to  the  half-yearly  distributions,  until 
they  should  be  able  to  cover  the  arrears.  It  will  be  observed 
in  the  subsequent  summary  that  the  sum  so  advanced  has 
been  £2  10s.  a  year,  whereas  the  interest  at  4^  per  cent.,  the 
rate  stated  in  the  securities,  would  be  only  £2  5s.  The  follow- 
ing is  a  summary  of  the  charities  forming  the  fund  of  general 
distribution  : 

Evan  Lloyd £2126 

J.  Lloyd 050 

Hugh  Lewis 200 

J.  Philly 1   10     0 

A.  Sharrett 3  10     0 

J.  Evans 200 

R.  Payne 0  10     0 

United  Charities — interest  on  turnpike  trust      2  10     0 
Elizabeth  Edwards    .  0  10     0 


£15     7 
VOL.  XXVI.  X 


298  HISTORY  OF  THE  PARISH  OF  KERRY. 

A  moiety  of  this  fund  (£15  7s.  6d.}  is  given  away  at  Christ- 
mas, and  the  remainder  at  Easter-eve.  A  list  is  kept  of  those 
persons  who  receive  the  benefit  of  these  charities.  When  an 
accustomed  yearly  recipient  comes  to  receive  weekly  pay  from 
the  parish,  his  name  is  crossed  out,  and  another  applicant 
inserted.  In  the  year  1886  seventy-three  persons  received,  at 
the  time  above  mentioned,  Is.  6d. ;  thirty-nine  persons,  Is.;  and 
one  person,  2s.  6d.  The  selection  of  the  individuals  is  made 
by  the  minister  and  churchwardens. 

The  late  Mr.  Edward  Davies  of  Snowfields,  in  1854, 
he  being  one  of  the  churchwardens,  reprinted  the  above 
Heport,  and  distributed  it  among  the  parishioners  and 
others.  He  added  (here  follows  a  note  in  pencil  written 
by  (the  late)  Mr.  David  Davies,  Schoolmaster,  ±ih  Sept. 
1839)- 

"  A  further  sum  of  three  hundred  pounds  was  given  to  the 
vicar  and  churchwardens  by  Mrs.  Christinia  Carless,  in  trust, 
the  interest  thereof  to  be  laid  out,  on  St.  Thomas's  Day  in 
every  year,  in  useful  clothing  to  be  given  to  the  oldest  and 
poorest  persons  in  the  parish." 

LOST  CHARITIES. 

In  some  of  the  old  parish-books  there  is  mention  made 
of  the  following  legacies :  Widow  Hayman,  5s.  per  annum ; 
John  Hughes,  20s.  per  annum  ;  Evan  ap  Edward,  £3  ;  Evan 
Lloyd,  os.  annually ;  John  Jones,  £1  annually  to  the  school- 
master ;  Richard  ap  Mathew,  £5  ;  Thomas  Howell,  £5 ;  Jane 
Minton,  £10 ;  May  Edwards,  20s. ;  all  of  which  have  been  lost 
for  many  years. 

JOHN  EDWARDS'S  CHARITY. — John  Edwards,  by  will  dated 
22nd  November  1734,  gave  £20  (subject  to  a  life  interest)  to 
the  poor  of  Kerry  ;  but  in  1766  the  parish  had  not  received 
this  charity,  and  it  is  considered  lost. 


299 


EXTRACTS  FROM  DEEDS 

RELATING  TO 

PROPERTY  IN  LEIGHTON,  MONTGOMERYSHIRE. 


THESE  extracts  were  made  from  a  MS.  book,  kindly  lent 
us  by  Mrs.  Corbett  of  Longnor,  and  written  by  the 
late  Archdeacon  Corbett.  It  is  described  by  him  as 
follows  : 

"Some  Account  of  Deeds,  etc.,  found  at  Longnor  Hall,  and  of  some 
brought  there  by  me.  The  account  taken  in  the  year  1811, 
and  entered  in  this  book  1812. — JOSEPH  CORBETT." 

It  contains  also  numerous  extracts  relating  to  the 
Longnor  estate  in  Shropshire. 

1469,  9  Edward  IV.— Mortgage  from  Sir  William  Brereton 
of  the  manor  of  Leighton,  co.  Montgomery,  for  £40,  to  David 
Lloyd  ap  Griffith  and  Lucye  his  wife. 

31  July  1470,  10  Edward  IV. — Sir  William  Brereton,  Kt., 
Lord  of  Leighton,  grants  lands  there  to  his  kinsman,  David  ap 
Lloyd  ap  Griffith  Vechan,  to  be  held  of  him  as  lord,  at  Qd. 
a  year. 

24  Aug.  1470,  10  Edward  IV.— Between  Sir  William 
Brereton  at  Brereton  and  David  Lloyd  ap  Griffith  and  Lucie 
his  wife,  stating  that  the  latter  held  the  lordship  of  Leighton 
only  as  a  security  for  £40. 

1470. — Bond  from  David  Lloyd  and  others  to  Sir  William 
Brereton  for  £100. 

24  Aug.  1470. — Sir  William  Brereton  acknowledges  that 
the  above  bond  is  only  taken  as  a  security  for  his  receiving 
back  the  manor  of  Leighton  upon  payment  of  £40. 

18  Oct.  1482. — Janyn  Franke  Guttyn  releases  to  Sir 
William  Brereton  lands  in  Leighton. 

1489,  4  Henry  VIL— Will  of  David  Lloyd  of  Leighton. 

X  2 


300       DEEDS  RELATING  TO  PROPERTY  IN 

April  1521. — David  Lloyd  having  lent  Sir  William  Brereton 
£40  on  mortgage  of  the  manor  of  Leighton,  William  his  heir 
repays  the  same  to  Humphrey  Lloyd,  who  releases  the  manor 
accordingly. 

28  Sept.  1540,  31  Henry  VIII.— Thomas  Lloyd's  grant  of 
lands  in  Burgedinge  to  Eeignold  ap  David. 

19  July  1543,  34  Henry  VIII.— Bond  from  Thomas  Kery, 
cancelling   his    Bill    in    Chancery   against   Humphrey   Lloyd, 
touching  certain  lands  in  Leighton. 

26  Jan.  1544. —  Covenant  from  Thomas  Kerry  to  release 
lands  in  Leighton,  mortgaged  to  him  by  John  ap  GrufFd. 

26  Jan.    1544. — Mortgage   of    same    date   from   John   ap 
Gruff'd  to  Thomas  Kery,  Lord  of  Leighton,  endorsed  ' l  Benion's 
land,  consideration  money,  £4  15s.  6d." 

30  April  1545,  36  Henry  VIII.— Eelease  from  Eobert 
Benyon  to  Thomas  Kery  of  all  rights  in  Leighton. 

30  April  1545,  36  Henry  VIII. — Humphrey  Lloyd  releases 
land  in  Leighton  to  Thomas  Kerry. 

27  Aug.   1545,  36  or  37  Henry  VIII.— Howell  ap  Jenkyn 
ap    John  Gwynne  of  Pool,  Gent.,  by   his  will  bequeaths  his 
soul  to  God  and  his  blessed  Mother  St.  Mary.     He  leaves  two 
houses  in  Pool,  and  various  fields,  ridges,  and  parts  of  land  in 
the  neighbourhood,  Gungrog,  etc.,  to  his  eldest  son  David  and 
his  heirs  male,  with  remainder  to  Edward,  Eobert,  and  Roger,  his 
younger  sons ;  to  Edward,  one  tenement  in  Pool,  another  in 
Maes-y-garreg,  and  other  bits  and  parcels  of  land  in   Dol-y- 
llivion ;  to   Eobert,  a  tenement  in  Pool,  and  others  in  Trely- 
dan,  etc. ;  to  Eoger,  a  house  in  Pool,  and  lands  in  Hope,  some 
parts  of  which  are  mortgaged   to  Edward  Kynaston  by  the 
testator  for  £9 ;  a  fifth  part  of  his  lands  and  houses  therein 
described  to  any  posthumous  child ;  a  sixth  part  of  ditto,  ditto, 
to  his  wife.     To  repair  Kilkewydd  Bridge,  6s.  8d.  ;  to  repair 
Buttington  Bridge,  20s. ;  to  Sir  John  Piers,  his  ghostly  father, 
to  pray  for  his  soul,  6s.  8d. ;  to  David  Ellis  and  others,  3s.  4d. 
each ;  to  his  daughter  Annie,  six  oxen  and  twelve  kine ;  the 
same  to  any  posthumous  daughter  ;  to  each  of  his  sons,  four 
oxen  and  six  kine ;  to  Eegnold,  his  base  son,  one  cow.  He  leaves 
calves  and  heifers  to  different  persons. 

20  July   1546,  1  Edward  VI. — Thomas  Kery,  citizen  and 
salter,   appoints   Humphrey  Tydder,  his  attorney,  to  go  with 
two    or    three    witnesses    to    his    lordship    of    Leighton    to 


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remove  Humphrey  Lloyd,  Esq.,  and  all  others  occupying  any 
of  his  lands  there. 

10  Nov.  1546,  1  Edward  VI.— Grant  of  lands  in  Varchoel 
from  David  ap  Griffith  to  Meredith  his  son. 

21  Nov.  1547,  2  Edward  VI. — George  ap  John,  etc.,  sells  to 
David  ap  Oliver  land  in  Varchoel. 

8  March  1548,  3  Edward  VI — John  ap  Griffith  ap  Eyneon 
of  Leighton,  co.  Montgomery,  yeoman,  and  others,  convey  lands 
there  to   Thomas  Kerry  of  London,   citizen  and  salter;  it  is 
endorsed  "  Benion's  conveyance". 

9  July  1548,   3  Edward  VI.— Matthew  ap  Piers  ap  Gruff, 
ap  Eyneon  de  Pola,  son  and  heir  of  Peter,  lately  of  Leighton 
aforesaid,  sells  a  tenement  there  to  Henry  ap  Matthew  ap  Gruff, 
for  £14. 

10  April   1550,    5   Edward   VI. — Reginald   ap    ....    de 
Burgeding  sells  or  mortgages  his  lands  there  to  leuan  Bray. 

28  June  1552,  7  Edward  VI. — Eeginald  ap  Lloyd  ap  Gruff, 
of  Burgeding,  Gent.,  settles  Tye  mawr  and  other  lands  there 
upon  his  son  Richard  and  his  heirs,  upon  his  marriage  with 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Robert  ap  Richard  of  Pool. 

2  May  1553,  7  Edward  VI. — Humphrey  Kerry  of  Bin  Weston, 
co.  Salop,  Gent.,  for  £5,  leases  to  Thomas  ...  of  Forden  a 
capital  messuage  in  Leighton  for  21  years,  at  £14  per  annum. 

1  June  1558,  5  Philip  and  Mary. — Humphrey  Lloyd  of 
Leighton,  co.  Montgomery,  Esq.,  "  sicke  of  body  and  whole  of 
memory",  bequeaths  his  "soul  unto  Almightye  God  and  to  all  the 
hold  companey  in  heyveyn" ;  he  then  confirms  a  dede  tail  made 
33  Henry  VIII  "  of  famous  memorie,  whose  soul  God  pardon", 
of  all  his  estate  in  the  parish  of  Worthen,  "  the  paryshe  of  the 
Polle,  and  town  of  Polle",  and  in  Forden  and  Buttington,  to 
his  son  Richard  and  his  heirs  male  ;  in  default,  to  his  son  Oliver. 
Note. — It  should  seem  that  Richard  died  before  his  father,  and 
that  Oliver  succeeded  him. 

27  Jan.  1560,  3  Elizabeth.— A.  pardon  for  Richard  ap 
Reynolds  of  Burgeding,  who  had  been  convicted  before  John 
Throgmorton,  Esq.,  one  of  the  Justices  of  the  Great  Session 
for  the  county,  of  having  killed  Thomas  ap  William  ap  Matthew, 
"  quodam  baculo  vocat.  le  Pyhed  Staffe",  in  his  own  defence  ; 
this  under  the  Great  Seal. 

Same  date. — Writ  of  allowance  for  the  said  pardon. 


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12  Sept.  1571,  13  Elizabeth. — Copy  letters  patent  of  Queen 
Elizabeth  from  Gorhambury,  reciting  that  Henry  VIII  had 
granted  to  Henry  Lord  Stafford,  deceased,  and  Ursula  his 
wife,  the  manor  of  Norton  in  Staffordshire,  and  Hope,  Worthin, 
Overgorther,  and  Nethergorther,  in  the  counties  of  Salop  and 
Montgomery,  late  the  property  of  Edward  Duke  of  Bucking- 
ham, attainted.  Tempsiter  is  parcel  of  the  manor  of  Overgor- 
ther,  and  Mr.  Purcell,  who  was  seized  of  the  manor  in  2  Eliza- 
beth's time,  as  is  shown  by  Court  Rolls  of  that  date,  claimed 
this  manor  under  Henry  Earl  of  Stafford,  within  named. 

19  July  1578,  20  Elizabeth. — George  Kerry  of  Binweston, 
Gent.,  for  £120  leases  to  Raffe  Madryn  of  Boycot,  a  capital 
messuage  in  Leighton  for  21  years  after  the  determination  of  the 
present  lease ;  rent,  £5,  two  geese  at  Michaelmas,  two  capons 
at  Christmas,  two  hens  at  Easter.  Heriot,  the  best  beast. 

7  Sept.  1580,  22  Elizabeth. — Thomas  ap  Roger  of  Burgeding, 
Gent.,  sells  John  ap  Reignolds,  Gent.,  two  messuages  there. 

18  Feb.  1583,  25  Elizabeth. — Charles  Fox  of  Bromfield,  co. 
Salop,  Esq.,  leases  to  Thomas  Morys,  for  his  faithful  services 
had  and  to  be  had,  premises  in  Marlow  for  80  years,  deter- 
minate in  three  lives.  This  Charles  Fox  was  father  of  Martha, 
wife  of  Edward  Waties,  Esq.,  whose  daughter  Margaret  married 
Sir  Edward  Corbett ;  the  other  daughter  of  Fox  married  Mr. 
Matthew  Herbert  of  Dolgeog,  co.  Montgomery.  They  became 
co-heiresses  by  the  death  of  their  brother  Francis,  and  hence 
the  Herberts  of  Oakley  Park. 

8  April  1583,  25  Elizabeth.— Will  of  David  Lloyd  ap  Robert 
of  Hope,  co.  Montgomery,  and  Diocese  of  Hereford. 

25  Nov.  1585,  27  Elizabeth.— Olyver  Lloyd  of  Leighton, 
Esq.,  promised  to  Edward  Herbert  of  Montgomery  that  his 
son  Charles  shall  marry  Anne,  one  of  the  daughters  of  Herbert, 
before  Christmas,  if  the  laws  of  God  and  Holy  Church  permit 
and  Anne  consent.  And  that  he  will  settle  his  lands  in 
Leighton,  Pool,  Buttington,  Worthen,  Forden,  Trewern,  Hope, 
Kilkewydd,  and  Gaer,  alias  Thornbury,  part  to  the  said  Edward 
till  Anne  is  14  years  of  age,  then  on  Charles  and  Anne  and 
their  issue  male,  with  divers  remainders,  and  lastly  the  heirs 
male  of  Edward  and  Anne,  her  fortune  being  £300. 

10  July  1587,  29  Elizabeth—Robert  Saye  of  Hope,  Gent, 
and  Hugh  his  son  and  heir,  for  £4  13s.  4rf.  lease  to  David  ap 
John  Motherway  a  tenement  in  Hope  for  21  years,  at  20s.  rent, 
and  the  best  beast  for  a  heriot, 


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31  July  1596,  39  Elizabeth.— Fine  of  lands  in  Pool,  co. 
Montgomery,  Tygwyn,  etc.  Edward  Herbert,  Gent.,  com- 
plainant ;  Charles  Lloyd  and  others,  deforciauts. 

1  Oct.  1596,  39  Elizabeth.— Eeginald  ap  Edward  of  Tre- 
lydan,  for  £62  leases  to  Humphrey  ap  John,  then  of  Poole,  a 
barn  called  Yr  Ysgylon  Mawr,  an  ox-house  and  garden  in 
Welshtown,  and  various  lands  in  Welshtown  and  Gungrog,  for 
five  years,  at  a  peppercorn  rent. 

5  Nov.  1596,  39  Elizabeth.— Richard  Meredith  of  Yarchoel, 
D'd  Lloyd  ap  Roger,  and  Jennyns  of  Salop,  lease  to  Thomas 
Evans  of  Ludlow,  his  wife  and  son,  Ty  hym  hen  y  Werne,  in 
Varchoel,  for  their  lives ;  fine,  £135  ;  rent,  £2. 

10  March  1597,  40  Elizabeth. — Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton, 
Esq.,  leases  to  Walter  Redmond  and  Mary  his  wife,  of  Leighton, 
a  tenement  there  and  in  Kilkewydd,  for  their  lives  and  that  of 
their  first  child  ;  rent,  £3  5s.  Sd.,  and  two  capons  at  Christmas ; 
heriot,  the  best  beast. 

20  June  1597,  40  Elizabeth. — Edward  ap  John  ap  Matthew 
of  Kilkewydd,  Gent.,  and  Florence  his  wife,  agree  to  levy  a  fine 
to  Humphrey  Whittingham  of  the  same  place,  of  a  piece  of 
land  called  Gy  ym  fulche,  in  Kilkewydd. 

20  Oct.  1597,  40  Elizabeth. — Dame  Mary  Herbert,  widow 
of  Sir  Edward  Herbert,  Kt.,  sells  to  Gilbert  Jones  of  Welsh- 
pool,  Esq.,  Ystrymdreyniog  and  another  field,  on  the  condition 
expressed  in  another  indenture  of  the  same  date. 

25  Oct.  1599,  42  Elizabeth.— Recovery  of  lands  in  Varchoel; 
Lewis  Evan  and  Roger  Evan,  demandants ;  Thomas  Evans 
and  Margaret  his  wife,  tenants. 

29  Oct.  1599,  42  Elizabeth. — Dame  Marye  Herbert  gives 
security  upon  Ystrymdreyniog  and  another  field,  and  leases  the 
same,  for  £180,  to  Gilbert  Jones,  Esq.,  for  21  years,  with  pro- 
visoes and  exceptions.  Sealed  with  the  arms  of  Herbert, 
having  on  an  escutcheon  of  pretence  Stanley — a  good  im- 
pression. 

27  Dec.  1599,  42  Elizabeth.— Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton 
and  Anne  his  wife  lease  lands  there  and  in  Hope  for  99  years, 
determinable  on  three  lives,  to  Gilbert  Jones  of  Rowton,  co.  Salop, 
at  a  fine  of  £216  ;  covenant  for  voiding  the  same  upon  repay- 
ment of  the  fine  if  they  bestow  Brochwell  or  any  other  son 
and  heir-apparent  in  marriage  before  1612,  and  want  the  said 
land  to  settle  as  jointure.  Arms  upon  the  1st  seal  :  1,  Three 
nag's  heads  ;  2,  A  griffin  rampant ;  3,  Two  lions  passant ;  4, 
Three  Cocks,  2nd  seal :  A  nag's  head. 


304  DEEDS    RELATING   TO    PROPERTY    IN 

20  April  1600,  43  Elizabeth.— Reginald  ap  Edward  of 
Trelydan,  and  Lucye  his  wife,  for  £240,  mortgage  to  Gilbert 
Jones  of  Pool,  Esq.,  a  barn,  ox-house,  and  land  in  Pool. 

13  May  1600,  43  Elizabeth.— Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton, 
Esq.,  and  Anne  his  wife,  having  levied  a  fine  upon  Ystrym- 
dreyniog  and  the  field  in  Welshtown,  it  is  concluded  by  this 
indenture  that  Dame  Mary  Herbert,  of  the  ' '  Castel  of  Poole", 
widow,  shall  stand  seized  under  the  said  fine  of  the  said  lands 
to  the  use  of  Gilbert  Jones  of  Pool  and  his  heirs. 

4  June  1600,  43  Elizabeth.— Thomas  Wynne  of  Garth,  Esq., 
Ed.  his  son,  etc.,  for  £100  from  Reginald  ap  Edward  of 
Trelydan,  Gent.,  mortgage  to  him  Y  Kee  moyle  and  another 
tenement  in  Varchoel  Yechan. 

1  June  1601,  44  Elizabeth. — Richard  ap  Richard  of  Llan-y- 
Keelar  makes  over  to  David  ap  John  and  Gwynue  of  Burgeding 
two  parcels  of  land  there. 

1602. — Substance  of  a  letter  from  Mr.  Lloyd,  supposed  of 
Leighton,  to  Mr.  Justice  Atkin. 

17  May  1602,  1  James. — Mortgage  of  lands  in  Leighton 
from  Charles  Lloyd,  Esq.,  to  Richard  Atkyns  of  Gloucestershire, 
for  £400. 

31  May  1602,  1  James. — Matthew  Jones  of  Pool,  Gent., 
and  Ursula  his  wife,  for  £120  mortgage  to  Gilbert  Jones  of 
Pool,  Esq.,  the  house  and  garden  he  lives  in  there. 

2  July   1602,    1     James. — Fine   of  lands    at    Kilkewydd; 
Humphrey  Whittingham,  complainant ;  Edmund  ap  John  and 
Florence  his  wife,  deforciants. 

13  Aug.  1602,  1  James. — John  Wall  of  Ludlow  quits  claim 
of  the  house  Matthew  Jones  lives  in  in  Pool,  Montgomeryshire, 
with  lands  in  the  common  fields  there,  in  favour  of  Gilbert 
Jones,  Esq. 

10  January  1603, 1  James. — Edward  Waties  of  Burway,  Esq., 
and  Roger  Evans  of  Ludlow,  Gent.,  sell  to  Matthew  Herbert 
of  Dolgiogge  the  estate  in  Yarchoel  and  Gwern  Yellie  of 
Thomas  Evans,  late  of  Ludlow,  devised  to  them  in  trust  for 
payment  of  his  debts  and  advancement  of  his  family. 

8  April  1603,  2  James. — Margaret,  verch  Robert,  widow 
of  Gilbert  Humphrey,  Gent.,  quits  claim  to  Gilbert  Jones  of 
Pool,  of  Ystym  dderyiyioch  and  other  lands  in  Leighton,  and  a 
field  in  Welshtown. 


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18  July  1603,  2  James. — A  deed  under  the  Great  Seal, 
endorsed  "a  pardon  granted  to  Edward  Waties,  Esq.",  in 
nature  of  a  quietus  for  the  property  he  then  possessed.  He 
was  one  of  the  judges  in  the  Court  of  Marches  at  Ludlow. 

28  January  1604,  2  James. — Jeffrey  ap  Thomas  of  Burgedyn, 
and  Margaret  his  wife,  for  £90  mortgage  to  Edward  Waties  of 
Burway,  Havod  dyden  in  Burgeding,  leased  to  Richard  Wood 
of  Condover,  co.  Salop,  two  years  before,  for  nine  years,  at  £9 
a  year  for  the  last  seven  years. 

20  April    1604,    3   James. — Robert    Wynne    of    Varchoel, 
parish  of  Guilsfield,  Gent.,  and  Alice  his  wife,  and  Reignold  ap 
Edward  of  Trelydan,  Gent.,  and  Lucie  his  wife,  mortgage  to 
Edward  Waties  of  Burway,  Esq.,  their  estate  in  Varchoel  for 
£120. 

I  June    1604,    3   James. — John    ap    Robert    of  Kyfronydd 
gives  bond  in  40  marks  to  Gilbert  Jones  of  Pool,  for  peaceable 
occupation  of  two  acres  in  Welshtown. 

21  Oct.  1606,  5  James. — Edward  ap   David   ap  Reynold  of 
Burgeding,  Gent.,  quits  claim  of  all  estate  there  and  in    the 
parish  of  Guilsfield  to  Edward  Waties  of  Burway  in  considera- 
tion of  £30  before  paid,  £165  then  paid,  and  the  expenses  of 
his  fine  being  £40. 

16  Jan.  1607,  5  James. — Gilbert  Jones  of  Poole,  Esq.,  and 
Joane  his  wife,  George  Whittingham  of  Kilkewydd,  Gent., 
and  Catherine  his  wife,  for  £400  sell  the  estate  of  the  latter  in 
Kilkewydd  to  Edward  Waties,  Burway,  Esq. 

12  May  1607,  6  James. — Receipt  from  George  Whitting- 
ham of  Kilkewydd,  Gent.,  to  Edward  Waties,  Esq.,  for  £100, 
his  share  of  £400  for  a  tenement  in  Kilkewydd,  the  said  £300 
being  the  share  of  Gilbert  Jones,  Esq. 

II  March  1608,  6  James. — Richard  Atkins  of  Tuffleigh,  in 
the  co.  of  the  city  of  Gloucester,  Esq.,  and  Edward,  one  of  his 
younger  sons,  advance  £460  upon  mortgage  to  Charles  Lloyd 
of  Leighton.     Edward  Littleton  of  Henley,  Esq.,  and  William 
Ottley  of  Buildwas,  Gent.,  are  parties  to  this  deed,  who  sign 
together  with  the  Atkyns'. 

11  March  1608,  6  James. — Deed  of  same  purport  as  above, 
signed  by  Charles  Lloyd,  Anne  his  wife,  Brochwell  his  son, 
Littleton,  and  Ottley. 

6  March  1608,  6  James. — Humphrey  Whittingham  of 
Kilkewydd,  Gent.,  Margaret  his  wife,  and  William,  one  of  his 


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sons,  and  Margaret  his  wife,  sell  some  fields  here  to  Edward 
Waties  of  Burway,  for  £80. 

20  Jan.    1609,    7    James.— Sir    William    Herbert   of    Red 
Castle,  K.B.,  in  consequence  of  doubts  whether  any  encroach- 
ment had  been  made  out  of  the  waste  in  the  Barony  of  Powis 
to  Mr.  Waties's  estate  in  Burgeding  and  Varchoel,  grants  a 
lease  for  1,000  years  of  such  waste  lands,  if  any,  at  Qd.  a  year, 
if  lawfully  demanded. 

10  March  1609,  7  James. — Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton,  Esq., 
and  Anne  his  wife,  and  Brochwell  their  son  and  heir,  for  £120 
mortgage  a  tenement  there  to  Anne,  wife  of  Theophilus 
Lloyd  of  Tyddyn  Preedd,  Gent. 

21  July  1610,  8  James. — John  Lloyd  of  Garth,  Gent.,  and 
Thomas  Beesel  of  Poole,  yeoman,  lease  to  Gilbert  Jones    of 
Pool,  Esq.,  some  fields  there  described  for  21  years,  in  considera- 
tion of  other  tenements  in  Pool  let  to  them  by  said  Gilbert. 

10  March  1611,  8  James. — Sir  Eichard  Lewtnor,  Chief 
Justice  of  Chester,  makes  his  award  touching  lands  in  Leighton 
between  Charles  Lloyd  and  Edward  Atkyns  of  Lincoln's  Inn, 
second  son  of  Richard  Atkyns,  Esq.,  deceased. 

1  March  1611,  8  James. — Edward  Waties,  Esq.,  leases 
Tymawr  in  Burgeding  to  John  Saudbrook  for  21  years,  at  £24 
a  year.  Heriot,  best  beast. 

14  June  1611,  9  James. — Edward  Winn  releases  a  tenement 
in  Varchoel  to  Edward  Waties;  he  is  styled  Edward  Winn  of 
the  Garth,  parish  of  Guilsfield. 

7  Aug.  1611,  9  James. — Lease  from  Charles  Lloyd,  Esq., 
and  son,  to  Thomas  Welsley  (of  Forden),  of  Leighton  parish, 
co.  Montgomery,  for  three  lives,  for  £4  a  year.  Fine,  £50, 
2  capons  at  Christmas,  2  hens  at  Shrovetide,  and  6  chickens  at 
Whitsuntide.  Heriot,  best  beast. 

24  Sept.  1612,  10  James. — Defeasance  from  Ed.  Waties  of 
Burway,  Esq.,  to  Charles  and  Brochwell  Lloyd  of  Leighton, 
reciting  the  statute  merchant  entered  into  by  them  for  £2,000 
before  the  Bailiffs  of  Ludlow  was  a  bond  merely  for  his  peace- 
able possession  of  premises  purchased  from  them  in  Leighton 
and  Hope. 

29  Sept.  1612,  10  James. — Ed.  Atkins  of  Lincoln's  Inn, 
Gent.,  showeth  that  a  fine  was  levied  at  the  Montgomeryshire 
Great  Sessions  between  Ed.  Littleton,  Esq.,  and  William  Ottley, 
Gent.,  complainants,  and  Richard  Atkins,  Esq.,  late  father  of 
the  said  Edward,  Charles  Lloyd  and  Anne  his  wife,  and  Broch- 


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well  his  son,  deforciants,  of  several  lands  in  Leighton  and  Hope 
(Richard  Ryder  one  of  the  tenants),  that  disputes  arose  con- 
cerning said  lands,  and  which  were  settled  by  the  award  of 
Sir  Richard  Lewtnor,  Chief  Justice  of  Chester,  who  directed 
Lloyd  to  pay  Atkins  £666  7s.  4>d.,  who  thereupon,  by  direction 
of  said  Lloyd,  does  for  this  sum  convey  the  said  premises  to 
Ed.  Waties  of  Bur  way. 

1613,  11  James. — Fine  of  lands  in  Leighton;  Ed.  Waties, 
complainant,  Charles  Lloyd  and  Anne 

3  Dec.  1613,  11  James. — Receipt  from  Edmund  ap  John  ap 
Matthew  of  Kilkewydd,  yeoman,  to  Ed.  Waties  of  Burway,  Esq., 
for  £67,  the  caution-money  for  certain  parcels  of  land  there  sold 
by  said  Edmund  and  said  Edward. 

8  Dec.  1613,  11  James. — Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton,  Esq., 
Anne  his  wife,  Brochwell  his  son,  and  Honor  his  wife,  for  £47 
sell  to  Edward  Waties,  Esq.,  several  fields  in  Kilkewydd  therein 
described. 

6  March  1614,  11  James. — Oliver  Lloyd  of  Gyngrog,  Gent., 
leases  to  Thomas  ap  Richard  of  Cletwood  Milner,  Blanche  his 
wife,  and  David  ap  Thomas,  his  son  and  heir,  a  ruinous  and 
decayed  mill  called  Melin  Cletwood,  for  their  lives  -}  £3  5s.  rent, 
and  2  capons  at  Christmas. 

11  March    1614,    11    James. — Charles   Lloyd    of  Leighton, 
Esq.,    leases   to  Thomas   Hill    of   Shrewsbury    a    corn-mill  in 
Montgomeryshire  for  21  years.     This  lease  almost  obliterated. 

22  April  1614,  12  James. — Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton,  Esq., 
1st  part,  Brochwell  his  son  and  heir-apparent,  2nd  part,  Charles 
Herbert  of  Stallo,    Esq.,   and   Thomas  Juckes  of  Buttington, 
Esq.,  of  3rd  part,  relates  that  Brochwell  had  married  Honor,  a 
"  dauter"  of  Sir  Stephen  Proctor,  Kt.,  who  had  paid  Charles 
"  a  great    sum    of  money  in  preferment  of  said   Honor";  said 
Charles  therefore  settles  "  Leighton  House",  and  various  lands 
described,  on  said  Brochwell  and  his  heirs. 

12  July  1614,  12  James. — Robert  Francis  of  Cletwood,  and 
Humphrey  Jones  of  Poole,  Gent.,  for  40s.  sell  a  rent-charge  of 
3s.  4d,  issuing  out   of  a   tenement  in  Welsh  Town,  to  Gilbert 
Jones  of  Pool,  Esq. 

23  July   1614,   12  James. — Thomas   Davies    of   Poplar,    co. 
Middlesex,  tanner,  son  and  heir  of  Matthew  ap  David  ap  Rees, 
late  of  Welsh  Town,  for  £22  sells  a  tenement  there  to  Gilbert 
Jones  of  Pool,  Esq. 


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20  Feb.  1615,  12  James.—- Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton  and 
Anne  his  wife,  Brochwell  his  son,  and  Honor  his  wife,  for 
£200  sell  lands  at  Kilkewydd  and  Gaer  to  Edward  Waties  of 
Burway,  Esq. 

26  Feb.  1615,  12  James.— Edward  Waties  of  Burway,  Esq., 
leases  to  Roger  Phewtrell  of  Kilkewydd  a  tenement,  then  lately 
purchased  from  Charles  Lloyd,  for  21  years  at  £12  a  year  rent. 
Heriot,  best  beast. 

16  May  1616, 14  James. — Florence  ux.  Edmund  of  Kilkewydd, 
widow  of  Edmund  ap  John  ap  Matthew,  John  ap  Edmund,  and 
Mary  his  wife,  William  Whittingham  and  Margaret  his  wife, 
all  of  Kilkewydd,  sell  to  Edward  Waties  the  tenement  there 
where  Florence  dwells  for  £60. 

7  June  1616,  14  James. — The  same  parties  sell  to  the  same 
some  land  in  Kilkewydd  for  £34. 

9  Dec.  1617,  15  James.— John  Lloyd  of  Pool,  for  £268  sells 
Edward  Waties,  Esq.,  lands  in  Hope. 

29  Aug.  1618,  16  James. — Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton, 
Brochwell  his  son,  and  Honor,  wife  of  Brochwell,  for  £500 
mortgage  their  estates  in  Leighton,  Pool,  Buttington,  and 
Kilkewydd  to  Sir  Thomas  Myddleton,  Kt.,  citizen  and  alder- 
man of  London,  and  Griffith  Lloyd  of  Domgay,  Gent.,  covenant 
to  one  part,  being  two  deeds  of  this  date,  for  the 'money  to  be 
repaid  at  Chirk  Castle. 

10  Sept.  1618,  16  James.— John  Lloyd,  Gent.,  and  El.  Pierce, 
widow,  both  of  Yaynor,   covenant  to   levy  a  fine  to  Edward 
Waties,  of  land  in  Dolvawr,  Leighton,  and  Hope. 

5  Oct.  1618,  16  James.— John  Lloyd  of  Yaynor,  for  £66 
sells  to  Edward  Waties,  Esq.,  of  Burway,  8  acres  in  Hope, 
called  Lletty  Yadog. 

12  Oct.  1618,  16  James.— Edmund  Jones  of  Poole  and 
Blanche  his  wife,  Gilbert  Jones  of  Gray's  Inn,  Gent.,  and  Mary 
his  wife,  grant  to  Thomas  Juckes  of  Buttington,  Esq.,  and 
Rees  Jones  of  Garthmill,  Gent.,  120  acres  in  Pool  and  Guilsfield, 
upon  trust.  Endorsed,  "  About  lands  in  Pool  before  Ed.  Jones 
sold  them  to  Ed.  Waties." 

14  April  1619,  17  James. — Edmond  Jones  of  Welsh  Town, 
Gent.,  Blanche  his  wife,  Gilbert  Jones  of  Myvod,  Gent.,  Mary 
his  wife,  and  Jane  Jones  of  Little  Hem,  widow  of  Gilbert  Jones, 
Esq.,  deceased,  for  £1,000  sell  to  Edward  Waties  of  Burway, 


LEIGHTON,   MONTGOMERYSHIRE.  309 

Esq.,  a  messuage  in  Welsh  Town,  with  lands  purchased  by 
said  Gilbert,  and  other  lands,  viz.,  Dol  y  Clivion,  Ystrym- 
drinog. 

15  April  1619,  17  James. — Re-lease  from  George  Juckes 
of  Buttington,  son  and  heir  of  Thomas  Juckes,  Esq.,  to  Edward 
Waties,  Esq.,  of  lands  in  Poole,  Guilsfield,  etc.,  purchased  from 
the  Jones's. 

17  Oct.  1620,  18  James.— John  Lloyd  of  Pool  and  Ed. 
Kynaston  of  Hordley,  Esq.,  for  £448  sell  various  lands 
described,  in  Leighton  and  Hope,  to  Edward  Waties  and  Evan 
Phillips  his  servant,  and  to  the  use  of  the  said  Ed.  Waties. 

23  July  1621,  19  James. — Katherine  Oliver  entails  two 
messuages  in  Leighton  on  her  sons  Robert,  Roger,  and  Thomas 
Thomas,  and  their  heirs  male ;  Robert  ap  Robert  of  Trewern 
and  Owen  ap  Jenkin  ap  Griffith  of  Colfryn,  trustees. 

25  March  1621,  19  James. — Broughwell  Lloid  of  Leighton, 
Gent.,  for  £200  leases  to  Edward  Donne  of  Shrewsbury,  Gent., 
Mill  Meadow,  20  acres,  Gwerngumon,  28  acres,  Upper  Leigh- 
ton  field,  50  acres,  Lower  ditto,  16  acres,  Gwenglodd  Hornell 
Boughe,  12  acres,  Do  y  wern,  6  acres,  Kaye  Gwyn,  30  acres, 
for  ten  years,  at  a  peppercorn  rent. 

25  April  1621,  19  James. — Charles  Lloid  of  Leighton,  and 
son,  sell  to  Edward  Waties  a  tenement  there,  paying  off  a 
mortgage  on  it  of  £140,  and  giving  them  £80.  Theophilus 
Lloyd's  wife  was  the  mortgagee. 

7  May  1622,  20  James. — Mortgage  of  Clutterwood  Mill 
and  lands  from  David  Lloyd  of  Gungrog  Vawr  to  Edward  Pugh 
of  Burgeding,  Gent.,  for  £33  6s.  8d.,  to  be  repaid  in  the  porch 
of  Buttington  Church.  Blanch,  widow  of  Thomas  ap  Richard, 
tenant. 

30  July  1622,  20  James.— Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton,  etc.,  sell 
a  tenement  there  and  in  Kilkewydd  to  E.  Waties  for  £100. 

31  July   1622,    20   James.— John    Lloyd   of   Pool    sells   Y 
Plas  ynyr  Hope,  etc.,  to  Edward  Waties  for  £380,  with  other 
messuages  there. 

20  Sept.  1622,  20  James.— David  Lloyd  of  Gungrog  Vawr, 
Gent.,  and  others,  sell  Clutterwood  Mill  to  E.  Waties  for 
£46  13s.  U. 

3  Dec.  1622,  20  James. — Thomas  Kerry  of  Bin  Weston,  co. 
Salop,  Esq.,  and  George  his  son  and  heir,  lease  to  Richard  Bibbie 
of  Woolaston,  for  £130,  lands  in  Leighton  for  21  years  at  £5  a 


310       DEEDS  RELATING  TO  PROPERTY  IN 

year  for  the  3  first  years,  and  then  6s.  8d.  for  rest  of  the  lease, 
with  condition  for  making  void  on  payment  of  fine. 

7  Feb.  1623,  20  James. — John  Eogers  of  Hope,  for 
£6  13s.  4id.,  sells  to  Arthur  Lloyd  of  Hope  his  tenement  there. 

20  Aug.  1623,  21  James. — Charles  Lloyd  of  Leighton, 
Brochwell  his  son,  and  Honor,  wife  of  Brochwell,  for  £2,500 
sell  to  Edward  Waties  of  Burway,  Esq.,  Leighton  House,  in 
which  Brochwell  then  dwelt,  with  various  lands  in  Leighton, 
Kilkewydd,  Hope,  and  Forden. 

7  Dec.  1623,  21  James. — Sir  Thomas  Myddleton,  Kt.,  and 
Alderman  of  London,  by  direction  of  Brochwell  Lloyd,  Esq.,  for 
£840  sells  to  Edward  Waties,  Esq.,  Leighton  Hall  and  lands 
therein  described. 

2  Jtme  1624,  22  James. — Thomas  Kerry  of  Bin  Weston,  co. 
Salop,  and  George  his  son  and  heir,  for  £1,200  sell  to  Edward 
Waties  of  Ludlow,  Esq.,  the  manor  of  Leighton. 

28  June  1624,  22  James. — Sir  John  Danvers  of  Chelsea, 
co.  Middlesex,  and  Lady  Magdaline  his  wife,  appoint  Edward 
Waties  of  Ludlow,  Esq.,  one  of  His  Majesty's  Council  in  the 
Marches  of  Wales,  their  Stewart  of  the  hundred  and  manor  of 
Chirbury  for  keeping  of  the  Court  Leet,  and  the  3  weeks' 
courts  by  himself  or  deputy.  The  seals  to  this '  deed  are 
perfect,  viz.,  Quarterly :  1  and  4,  a  chevron  between  3  roses ; 
2  and  3,  a  saltire  with  a  rose  in  the  centre.  Second  seal,  a 
chevron  between  3  heads  in  a  lozenge. 

30  June  1624,  22  James. — An  account  of  Mr.  Waties's 
purchases  in  Leighton,  etc.,  16  Oct.  1612,  and  7  Dec.  1623, 
amounting  to  £4,394,  and  of  the  manor  of  Leighton  from  the 
Kerry's,  £1,200  =  £5,594. 

16  Dec.  1625,  1  Charles.—  Edward  Waties  of  Leighton, 
Esq.,  leases  to  George  Mercer  of  Poole  a  messuage  there  for  3 
lives  at  £5  a  year,  2  capons,  2  hens,  and  12  chickens.  The 
fields  particularly  described. 

12  Feb.  1626,  1  Charles.— Edward  Waties  of  Leighton, 
Esq.,  leases  to  Wm.  Whittingham  of  Kilkewydd  a  tenement 
there  for  21  years  at  £10  6s.  8^.,  2  fat  capons,  and  1  fat  goose 
at  Christmas.  Heriot,  40s. 

15  April  1626,  2  Charles. — Exemplification  of  the  recovery 
of  the  manor  of  Leighton.     Sir  John   Herbert,   demandant 
Thos.  and  Geo.  Kerry,  vouchees. 


LEIGHTON,  MONTGOMERYSHIRE.  311 

20  July  1626,  2  Charles.— Edward  Waties  leases  to  Row- 
land  ap  Rowland  yr  plas  yn  yr  Hope,  or  the  Hall  of  Hope,  for 
21  years  at  £18  a  year  rent.  The  best  beast  at  demise  of 
tenant  during  lease,  2  fat  geese  at  Michaelmas,  2  hens  at 
Shrovetide,  2  fat  capons  at  Easter,  and  8  chickens  at  Pentecost, 
in  the  name  of  a  present ;  suit  at  Leighton  court  and  mills. 
Two  other  parcels  of  land  leased  by  endorsement. 

20  March  1627,  2  Charles.— Edward  Waties  of  Leighton 
leases  to  David  ap  Humphrey  and  nephew  there  for  21  years 
at  "2s.  a  year,  2  fat  hens  at  Shrovetide,  and  suit  at  mill  being 
reasonably  used  there. 

31  Oct.  1627,  3  Charles.— Howell  ap  David  ap  Eobert  of 
Lloyidiart  quits  claim  of  all  his  lands  in  Hope  to  David  Pugh, 
Stirchley,  clerk. 

1  April  1628,  4  Charles.— David  Pugh  of  Stirchley,  clerk, 
lease  for  a  year  to  Howell  Jones  of  Brithdir,  co.  Montgomery, 
of  some  parcels  of  land  in  Hope  therein  described. 

20  April  1628,  4  Charles.— David  Pugh  of  Stirchley,  co. 
Salop,  clerk,  sells  to  Francis  Davies  of  Pool,  Gent.,  his  tene- 
ment, mill  and  lands  in  Hope  for  the  purpose  of  suffering  a 
recovery,  and  he  permits  Evan  Philips  of  Ludlow,  Gent.,  3 
part  to  this  deed,  to  sue  out  a  writ  of 

from  the  King's  Chancery  at  Denbigh  to  the  Great  Sessions 
at  Pool. 

29  Aug.  1628, 4  Charles. — Mary  Kerry  surrenders  to  Edward 
Waties  her  life  interest  in  two  tenements  in  Leighton.  She  is 
styled  of  Rorrington,  widow  of  Thomas,  son  of  George. 

10  Sept.  1628,  4  Charles.— Edward  Waties,  Lord  of  the 
manor  of  Leighton,  grants  some  new  enclosures  at  8s.  a  year 
for  21  years  to  David  Robert  ap  Thomas,  and  takes  off  the 
suspension  from  common  right  under  which  said  David  was  in 
consequence  of  some  encroachment  he  had  made  as  a  free- 
holder within  the  said  lordship. 

1  Nov.  1628,  4  Charles. — Receipt  from  David  Pugh  of 
Stirchley,  clerk,  to  Edward  Waties  of  Leighton,  Esq.,  for  £140, 
the  consideration  money  for  his  estate  in  Hope. 

16  Feb.  1630,  5  Charles. — Receipt  from  William  Kerry  of 
Bin  Weston,  Esq.,  executor  of  Thomas  Kerry  of  same,  Esq., 
deceased,  to  Edward  Waties  for  £300,  due  to  the  said  Thomas 
in  6  months  after  the  death  of  Mary  [the  wife]  of  the  said 
Thomas  Kerry,  and  who  died  at  Bishop's  Castle,  January 
1630. 


312       DEEDS  RELATING  TO  PROPERTY  IN 

20  March  1630,  5  Charles. — Edward  Waties,  Esq.,  leases 
lands  in  Hope  to  Arthur  Lloyd  for  21  years. 

20  Sept.  1630,  6  Charles.— Edward  Waties  leases  to  William 
Evans  a  tenement  in  Leighton,  and  fields  therein  described,  for 
21  years,  at  £24  rent,  2  capons  Christmas,  2  hens  Shrovetide, 
6  chickens  Whitsuntide,  and  a  fat  goose  at  Michaelmas. 
Heriot,  the  best  beast. 

I  Feb.  1631,  6  Charles. — Edward  Waties  of  Leighton,  Esq., 
Thomas  Newport  of  High  Ercal,  Gent.,  and  Edward  Corbett, 
Gent.,  and  Margaret  his  wife,  lease  to  Thomas  Russell  lands 
before  leased  to  Wilson.  These  lands  now  make  part  of  John 
Price's  farm,  1812. 

I  March  1631,  6  Charles. — Lease  from  the  said  parties  to 
William  Smith,  Eastmarch,  of  a  moiety  of  lands  there  and  at 
Chirkwall,  for  99  years,  after  the  expiration  of  a  former  lease  at 
Is.  rent,  granted  by  the  said  Edward  Corbett.     The  decease 
of  Tymothy,  son  of  the  said  Edward  Waties,  is  recited  in  this 
lease. 

30  Nov.  1631,  7  Charles.— Edward  Waties  of  Leighton, 
Esq.,  and  the  above  parties,  from  the  brotherly  love  and  affec- 
tion of  the  said  Edward  Corbett  to  Robert  Corbett,  Citizen  and 
Goldsmith,  of  London,  lease  to  him,  the  said  Robert,  a 
messuage  in  Lydley. 

4  June  1633,  9  Charles. — Arthur  Lloyd  of  Hope,  Gent.,  for 
£10  sells  to  Rowland  ap  Rowland  of  Hope,  yeoman,  his  tene- 
ment there. 

26  August  1633,  9  Charles.—  Edward  Waties  of  Leighton, 
for  £10  and  surrender  of  a  former  lease,  leases  to  Richard 
Green  of  Leighton  the  park  and  other  lands  there  for  3  lives. 
Rent,  £4  6s.  8d.,  capon,  etc. 

II  April  1635,  11  Charles. — Indenture.     Recites  that  the 
lands   of  the   said  Thomas  Corbett  in  Longnor,  etc.,  out  of 
which  a  jointure  of  £240  a  year  is  to  be  made  upon  Anne,  one 
of  the   daughters   of  the  said   Sir  Richard  Newport,  on  her 
marriage  with  Edward  Corbett  the  younger,  grandson  of  the 
said  Thomas,  in  consideration  of  1,000  marks  paid  to  Edward 
Corbett,  senior,  father  of  the  said  Edward,  is  in  settlement 
upon    Jane,   wife    of  the    said    Thomas    Corbett.     Therefore 
Edward   Waties,    Esq.,    the    other    grandfather    of  the  said 
Edward,   for  1,000  marks,  the    remainder  of  the    said   Ann 
Newport's  fortune,  settles  his  estate  in  Leighton,  Hope,  and 
Pool,  etc.,  for  securing  £240  a  year  to  Anne  in  case  she  does  not 


LEIGHTON,  MONTGOMERYSHIRE.  313 

receive  it  from  the  Longnor  estates,  and  further  limits  his  said 
estate  to  the  heirs  of  Margaret  Corbett  and  Ann  Fox,  his  two 
daughters,  and  their  issue  male. 

11  April  1635,  11  Charles.  —  Indenture  carrying  the  above 
arrangement  out. 

15  May  1635,  11  Charles.—  Will  of  Edward  Waties  (see 
Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xxvi,  p.  19). 

28  Jan.  1635-6,  11  Charles.  —  Indenture.  Eecites  that 
Edward  Waties,  Esq.,  deceased,  had  by  will  appointed  that  his 
daughter  Margaret,  wife  of  Edward  Corbett  the  elder,  of 
Leighton,  Esq.,  and  Anne,  wife  of  Edward  Foxe,  Esq.,  should 
have  the  use  of  his  plate  so  as  their  husbands  or  other 
sufficient  person  gave  security  to  his  executors  for  answering 
the  said  plate  or  its  value  to  his  said  executors,  to  the  intent 
that  the  same  should  go  to  the  respective  heirs  or  heir  of  his 
said  daughters,  and  in  default  to  his  own  right  heirs.  And 
whereas  Edward  Corbett  the  elder,  of  Leighton,  Esq.,  had 
entered  into  a  statute  merchant  before  the  Bailiff  and  Town 
Clerk  of  Ludlow  in  £100  to  Francis  Herbert  of  Dolgeog,  and 
Evan  Philips  of  Ludlow,  Gent.,  executors  of  the  will  of  the 
said  Edward  Waties,  they  declare  the  same  to  be  void  if  the 
said  Edward  Corbett  account  properly  for  said  plate,  a  schedule 
of  which  is  annexed,  viz.  :  one  silver  canne,  £3  ;  two  large 
silver  bowles,  £6  ;  two-  lesser  bowles,  £3  5s.  ;  one  gilt  bowle 
with  cover,  £5;  two  parcels  of  gilt  bowles,  £5  10s.;  one  small 
bowle,  £1  5s.  ;  one  plain  salt  cellar,  £5  ;  one  little  trencher 
salt  cellar,  18s.  ;  one  double  bell  salt  cellar,  £2  10s.  ;  one  silver 
canne,  £1  10s.  ;  1  doz.  of  great  spoons,  £6  ;  five  lesser  spoons, 
£1  =  £40  18s.  Forty  pounds  eighteen  shillings  value. 

7  May  1636,  12  Charles.  —  Exemplification  of  fine  from  Walker, 
19  acres  of  land  in  Leighton;  Edward  Waties,  complainant; 
Eichard  Sheynton  and  Anne  his  wife,  deforciants. 


The  like,  of  manor  of  Leighton.  Sir  John  Herbert, 
demandant  ;  Thomas  Juckes,  tenant,  and  Thomas  and  George 
Kery,  vouchees. 

8  Sept.,  21  James.  —  The  like,  of  12  messuages  in  Leighton 
from  Charles,  Brochwell,and  Honor  Lloyd  and  Edward  Waties, 
Esq. 

20  James.  —  The  like,  of  3  messuages  and  a~mill,  100  acres  in 
Hope  and  Cletterwood,  from  David  Lloyd  and  Elizabeth  his 
wife,  Edward  Pugh  and  Elizabeth  his  wife,  and  Mary  Lloyd, 
and  land  in  Hope  from  John  Lloyd,  all  to  Edward  Waties. 

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314  DEEDS    RELATING    TO    PROPERTY    IN 

The  like,  of  a  messuage  in  Kilkewydd. 

12  Oct.,  16  James. — The  like,  of  laud  in  Leighton  and  Hope 
from  John  Lloyd,  Gent.,  and  Elizabeth  Pugh,  deforciants. 

Ditto,  4  Charles,  from  David  and  Eleanor  Pugh  to  Edward 
Waties  of  a  tenement  and  mill  in  Hope  for  £140. 

18  June  1636,  12  Charles. — Rowland  ap  Rowland  sells  a 
tenement  in  Hope  to  Rose  Lloyd,  widow. 

30  June  1636,  12  Charles. — John  Cadwallader,  senior  and 
junior,  of  London,  cloth  workers,  sell  to  Edward  Ridge  of 
Leighton,  yeoman,  for  £53  6s.  8d.,  several  lands  there,  to  be 
holden  of  the  Chief  Lord  of  the  fee  by  the  usual  rent  and 
services. 

2  Dec.  1637,  13  Charles. — Decree  of  the  Court  of  Wards, 
reciting  that  an  inquisition  was  taken  at  Pool  llth  Sept..  12th 
year  of  Charles,  after  the  death  of  Edward  Waties,  Esq.,  who 
was  found  seized  of  20  messuages ;  6  tofts ;  3  water  corn- 
mills ;  20  gardens;  21  orchards;  800  acres  of  land;  200  acres 
of  meadow;  60  acres  of  pasture;  150  acres  of  wood;  1,000 
acres  of  furze  and  heath  ;  and  4  acres  of  St  ....  in  Leighton, 
and  of  the  yearly  rents  of  20d.  from  David  ap  Robert  Thomas's 
tenement ;  Is.  8c7.  from  George  Rogers's ;  5d.  from  David 
Roberts  ap  Owen;  5Jc?.  from  Griffith  ap  Oliver;  2|cL  from 
Edward  Ridge's  and  John  Cadwallader's  tenements  ;  in  Leigh- 
ton  aforesaid,  and  of  diverse  other  lands  in  Kilkewydd,  Gaer, 
Thornbury,  Hope,  Cletterwood  alias  Clettrode,  Pool,  Welch 
Town,  Trallwmgollen,  Gungrog  Vawr,  Gungrog  Vechan, 
Burgeding,  Varchoel,  co.  Montgomery;  and  of  a  messuage, 
cottage  and  garden ;  30  acres  of  land  ;  8  acres  of  meadow ; 
30  acres  of  pasture ;  6  acres  of  wood ;  and  20  acres  of  furze 
and  heath  at  Norton,  co.  Radnor,  and  died  so  seized  6  June 
1635,  11  Charles,  his  daughters  Margaret  Corbett,  aged  30 
years  and  upwards,  and  Ann  Fox,  25  years  and  upwards,  being 
his  co-heirs,  that  the  said  estates  were  held  in  capite  by 
knight's  service  of  the  Crown,  so  that  mesm  rates  were 
due  to  the  King  for  want  of  livery  sued  amounting  to 
£32  17s.  HJcZ.,  one-third  of  which  is  ordered  and  paid  to  the 
King,  and  two-thirds  to  William  Lloyd,  who  sued  for  the  same 
and  made  up  for  the  auditor  the  said  account. 

12  Ftb.  1638, 13  Charles.— Francis  Lord  Cottington,  Master, 
and  Sir  Benjamin  Rudyard,  Kt.,  surveyor,  of  the  Court  of 
Wards  and  Liveries,  grant  from  the  King  a  special  livery 
to  Edward  Corbett  in  right  of  his  wife  Margaret,  one  of 
the  co-heirs  of  Edward  Waties,  deceased,  and  to  Edward  Fox, 


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in  right  of  Anne,  the  other  co-heir  of  said  Waties,  of  all  the 
manor  and  estates  of  the  said  Waties,  and  Corbett  and  Fox 
give  in  a  schedule  of  said  estates,  that  his  Majesty  may  not 
be  deceived,  and  covenant  for  its  truth,  viz.,  Leighton,  Kilke- 
wydd,  Gaer,  Thornbury,  Hope,  Cletterwood,  Pool,  Welch 
Town,  Trallwmgollen,  Gungrog  Vawr,  Gungrog  Vechan, 
Burgedin,  and  Varchoel,  all  in  co.  Montgomery,  and  in  Forth 
Norton,  co.  Radnor. 

8  Feb.  1639,  14  Charles.—  Said  livery  under  the  Great  Seal. 

28  May  1651. — Mary  Reignolds  of  Wolstanmynd  conveys 
to  Richard  Edwards  of  Kilkewydd  her  title  as  mortgagee  for 
£12  of  Rose  Lloyd's  lands  in  Hope. 

26  July  1652.— Edward  Griffiths  of  Pool,  junior,  Joyce  his 
wife,  Robert  French  of  Leighton,  Gent,,  and  Jane  his  wife,  for 
£105  sell  to  Griffith  Griffiths  of  Poole,  tanner,  their  lands  in 
Leighton. 

30  Sept.  1652. — At  a  General  Sessions  intended  to  be  held 
at  Newtown,  co.  Montgomery,   before    Mathew    Morgan   and 
others,   Justices   of  the   Peace   for    the   said  county,  Edward 
Corbett,   Esq.,  late  High  Sheriff,   was  fined  £40  because  he 
made    no  return  of  the   writ  for  holding  a   General  Quarter 
Session   at  the   time   and  place  aforesaid,  neither  he  nor  his 
Under-Sheriff  appearing  there,  to  the  great  prejudice  of  the 
Commonwealth. 

31  Jan.   1653. — Edmund  Ridge    of  Leighton,    Gent.,    and 
Mary  his  wife,  sell  to  Anne,  widow  of  Edward  Corbett,  some 
lands  in  Leighton  Field.     They  both  make  their  mark. 

2  Feb.  1653. — Conveyance  of  same  for  £67,  with  covenant 
to  levy  a  fine  of  7  acres  in  Leighton  Field. 

Same  date. — Bond  from  Richard  Ridge  of  Castle  Caereinion 
and  Joseph  Ridge  of  Wallop,  to  Ann,  widow  of  Edward  Corbett, 
to  perform  covenants. 

18  April  1655. — Richard  Edwards  of  Kilkewydd,  and  Mary 
Reynolds  of  Wolstanmynde,  spinster,  for  £28  sell  a  tenement 
in  Hope  and  Dryll  y  Pedole  to  Anne  Corbett,  widow,  of 
Longnor. 

23  .Feb.  1657. — Agreement  of  Charles  Jones  of  Leighton, 
as  agent  of  the  lord  of  the  manor,  with  12  tenants  or  free- 
holders whose  names  are  affixed,  that  a  part  of  Leighton 
Common  shall  be  ploughed  and  sowed  by  them,  in  proportion 
to  their  holdings  and  estates,  for  three  successive  crops,  each 
paying  half  the  corn  so  raised  to  the  lord. 

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5  June  1657. — Robert  Sawyer  of  London,  and  Edward 
Sawyer,  Gent.,  being  seized  for  the  life  of  Percy  Lord  Powis, 
in  the  manor  of  Stret  Marcel,  by  purchase  from  the  Common- 
wealth, file  a  bill  in  Chancery  against  Anne  Corbett,  widow, 
and  Richard  her  son,  for  a  rent  of  assize  of  4s.  a  year  for  lands 
in  Dol  y  Clivion,  etc.,  and  one  of  3s.  8d.  for  lands  in  Trefnant 
Vechan  and  Welshtown  called  the  Henvaes,  being  formerly 
lands  of  Reginald  ap  Edward. 

3  Oct.  1657.— Thomas  Jones,  Bailiff  of  Sir  Percy  Herbert, 
lord  of  the  manor  of  Stret  Marcel,  in  Trelydan  and  Gungrog 
Yechan,  deposeth  in  the  cause  in  Chancery  between  Robert 
and  Edward   Sawyer   against  Anne   Corbett,  widow,  that  he 
remembered  rent  paid  from  Maes  y  Bryan  and  Dol  y  Clivion 
in  the  said  manor,  the  lands  of  Judge  Waties,  and  now  de- 
scended to  Richard  Corbett,  the   grandchild  of  Edward  Cor- 
bett,   Baronet.      Baronet    Corbett    married    the    daughter  of 
Judge  Waties. 

30  January  1658. — Draft  of  lease  from  John  Purcell  of 
Nantcribba,  and  his  trustees,  to  Thomas  Atcherly  of  Marton, 
for  3  lives,  of  lands  in  Letty  Gynvach,  therein  particularly 
described.  Note,  out  of  this  a  chief  rent  of  Is.  a  year  was 
granted  to  Sir  Uvedale  Corbett  when  he  purchased  Purcell's 
manor  of  Tempsiter. 

4  May  1658. — Richard    Poole    of   Gungrog  Vawr  for  £92 
sells  to  Anne  Corbett,  widow,  the  Goppa  and  other  lands  in 
Hope. 

24  June  1658. — Trinity  Term.  Charles  Corbett  of  Shobden, 
co.  of  Hereford,  on  his  oath  before  the  Baron  of  the  Exchequer, 
deposes  that  Edward  Corbett,  late  Sheriff  of  Montgomeryshire, 
owed  more  at  the  time  of  his  decease  than  his  personal  estate 
would  pay ;  that  he,  deponent,  was  a  son  and  executor,  and 
that  his  father,  the  said  Edward,  died  May  30,  1653;  that  he 
was  only  tenant  for  life  of  his  real  estate ;  that  his  Under- 
Sheriff  was  gone  to  Ireland,  and  that  he  could  not  find  any 
security  from  said  Under-Sheriff  for  the  discharge  of  his  duty. 
It  should  seem  that  upon  this  evidence  deponent  was  per- 
mitted to  compound  the  fine  put  on  his  father  as  Sheriff,  by 
paying  a  certain  sum  to  the  use  of  his  highness  the  Lord 
Protector. 

12  Aug.  1658. — Charles  Jones  of  Leighton  makes  oath 
before  Roger  Hill,  one  of  the  Barons  of  the  Exchequer,  "  in 
Englishe  worde,"  that  the  messuages,  etc.,  in  Burgeding  and 
Varchoel,  in  an  inquisition  taken  Oct.  20,  1656,  before  John, 


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Kinaston,  Esq.,  then  Sheriff  of  Montgomeryshire,  and  lying  in 
the  parish  of  Guilsfield,  late  the  possession  of  Edward  Waties, 
Esq.,  and  the  estate  in  said  parish  described  in  the  marriage 
settlement  of  Edward  Corbett,  junior,  with  Anne  Newport,  are 
the  same  and  not  diverse ;  and  that  Edward  Corbett,  senior, 
named  in  the  said  settlement,  and  Sir  Edward  Corbett,  Bart., 
named  in  the  said  inquisition,  are  the  same  and  not  diverse. 

Same  date. — Eichard  Flavel  of  Cardington  makes  oath  at 
Shrewsbury,  before  Roger  Hill,  a  Baron  of  the  Exchequer,  that 
Edward  Watyes,  Esq.,  Sir  Richard  Newport,  Knight,  Francis 
Herbert,  Esq.,  Thomas  Corbett,  Esq.,  afterwards  called  Sir 
Edward,  Edward  Corbett  the  younger,  named  in  the  marriage 
settlement  of  said  Edward  with  Ann  Newport,  are  all  dead 
several  years  ago ;  and  that  that  Ann  Fox  named  in  said  settle- 
ment died  about  18  years  since,  without  issue. 

9  February  1653. — Richard  Edwards  of  Kilkewydd,  Gent., 
Thomas  Morris  of  Wolstanmyud,  Gent.,  and  Mary  his  wife, 
Richard  Pool  of  Gungrog  Vawr  and  Alice  his  wife,  covenant  to 
levy  a  fine  to  Anne  Corbett  of  lands  in  Hope. 

12  March  1662. — Eleanor  and  Mary  Oakely  of  Leighton  for 
£72  sell  to  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  Bart.,  2  tenements  there,  late 
their  cousin's,  Katherine  Oliver's. 

19  March  1663,  16  Charles  II.— John  Purcell  of  Nant- 
cribba,  co.  Montgomery,  publishes  his  will,  leaving  to  his 
kinsman,  John  Matthews  of  Trefnanney,  Edward  Lewis  of 
Dudston,  co.  Salop,  clerk,  and  Richard  Taylor  of  Shrewsbury, 
Gent.,  all  his  real  estate  in  trust  to  sell  and  pay  debts,  and  out 
of  the  remainder  to  allow  his  two  daughters,  Mary  and 
Catherine,  £40  a  year  each  till  the  age  of  18  years,  then  to 
receive  £2,250  each;  £40  a  year  to  his  brother,  Henry 
Purcell,  during  his  mother's  life,  and  the  remainder  of  his 
estates,  after  paying  debts  and  portions,  to  him  and  his  heirs 
male,  and  in  default  to  his  daughters  as  co-heiresses. 

1  Oct.  1668,  16  Charles  II.— Deed  of  settlement  of  the 
Montgomeryshire  and  Marlow  estates  on  the  marriage  of  Sir 
Richard  Corbett  with  Victoria,  daughter  of  Sir  William 
Uvedale.  Her  portion,  £3,000,  the  income  of  Leighton  estate, 
is  stated  by  schedule  to  be  £600  per  annum. 

30  Sept.  1664,  17  Charles  II.— Mary  Ridge  of  Leighton, 
arid  Richard  her  son,  sell  to  Sir  Richard  Corbett  J  of  1J  acre 
of  land  in  Leighton  called  Pen  y  Thiron  for  £12. 


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26  Feb.  1666,  19  Charles  11.— Richard  and  Thomas  Ridge 
of  Leighton,  Gentn.,  and  Mary  Ridge,  widow,  for  £34  sell  to 
Sir  Richard  Corbett  lands  in  Dol  y  Curhidd,  Tasky,  and  Tir 
helliog,  in  Leighton.  Lease  of  possession,  and  bond  for  peace- 
able possession. 

21  June  1667,  19  Charles  II.— Theophilus  Porter  sells  Stoke 
Vadock,  in  Hope,  after  his  mother's  death,  to  Sir  Richard 
Corbett  for  £150. 

20  March  1668. — Probate  of  the  will  of  Mary  Ridge  of 
Leighton,  who  leaves  to  her  brother,  Thomas  Ridge,  a  tenement 
in  Leighton,  the  fields  specified,  he  maintaining  one  bastard 
child  of  her  brother  Richard's,  called  Thomas  Ridge.  To 
John  Hordley  and  Elizabeth  his  wife,  a  messuage  in  the  Pentry ; 
to  Ann  Jones,  a  messuage  in  the  Pentry,  and  a  ridge  in  a  field 
of  Sir  Richard  Corbett's.  A  release  enclosed  to  said  Margaret 
from  Thomas  Ridge  of  Pool,  Taylor,  of  all  disputes. 

30  March  1668,  19  Charles  II.— Sir  Richard  Corbett  of 
Longnor,  Bart.,  and  Dame  Victoria  his  wife,  lease  to  Robert 
Wooding  his  tenement  in  Leighton,  and  a  few  acres  lately 
purchased  from  Edmund  Ridge,  for  life,  at  £22  a  year  and  2 
geese,  2  hens,  2  capons,  or  5s.  in  lieu  of  the  whole.  Suit  of 
mill,  and  2  load  of  stone  to  mill  yearly,  if  required.  Heriot, 
best  beast,  or  £3  6s.  Sd. 

8  July  1668,  20  Charles  IT.— Mary  Ridge  of  Leighton, 
widow,  and  Richard  Ridge  of  Leighton,  yeoman,  lease  to 
Margaret,  daughter  of  said  Mary,  and  sister  to  said  Richard,  3 
tenements  in  Leighton  for  99  years  at  a  peppercorn  rent,  and 
she  paying  her  father  Edmund's  legacies,  and  putting  Thomas, 
the  bastard,  apprentice. 

10  July  1671,  23  Charles  II.— Thomas  Ridge  of  Leighton, 
Taylor,  and  Mary  his  wife,  first  part,  Charles  Jones  of  Leighton 
and  Thomas  Parry  of  Pool,  Gent.,  second  part,  Sir  Richard  Cor- 
bett of  Frodesly  Lodge,  third  part,  Robert  Davies  of  Leighton, 
Gent.,  and  John  Purcell  and  Robert  Wooding,  Churchwardens, 
of  Woolastanmynd,  and  the  Overseers  of  the  Poor  of  ditto, 
covenant  to  levy  a  fine  from  Thomas  Ridge  and  wife  of  a 
house,  etc.,  to  the  said  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  some  parcels  of 
land  to  Robert  Davies,  and  others  to  the  parish.  Sir  Richard 
paid  £26  for  his  part. 

24  Aug.  1672,  24  Charles  II. — Mary  and  Catherine,  co- 
heiresses and  daughters  of  John  Purcell  of  Nantcribba,  John 
Matthews  of  Trefnanney,  Esq.,  Edward  Lewis  of  Dndson, 


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clerk,  and  Richard  Taylor  of  Shrewsbury,  Gent.,  convey  to 
Roger  Earl  of  Castlemain,  William  Lord  Powis,  Roger  Matthews 
of  Blodwell,  John  Lloyd,  junior,  of  Maes  y  Pandy,  Mer'e  and 
Evan  Vaughan  of  Llanfyllin,  Gent.,  for  12  (inter  alia)  the  manor 
of  Teirtretfe  alias  Tempsiter,  and  the  lands  in  Letty  Gynvach, 
Kilkewydd,  and  Middleton,  the  manor  of  Over  Gorther,  the 
mansion  of  Nantcribba,  lands  in  Forden,  Thornbury  alias  Gaer 
Munlin,  Woolaston,  Wolstonmynde,  and  Weston,  upon  trust 
for  securing  the  payment  of  John  Purcell' s  debts  according  to 
his  will,  and  which  he  had  taken  upon  him  to  pay  for  his  father, 
Edward  Purcell,  deceased,  and  for  distributing  the  residue  of 
the  estate  between  Mary,  going  to  be  married  to  Edward 
Vaughan, and  Katherine,  and  confirming  the  lots  drawn  by  them 
for  the  estates  so  divided  into  two  equal  parts,  viz. :  the  manor 
of  Teirtreffe,  lands  in  Letty  Gunvach,  Kilkewydd,  and  Middle- 
ton  and  Dolebachog,  to  Mary  Purcell,  and  then  to  her  and 
Vaughan  and  their  heirs,  with  power  of  sale  for  payment  of 
Purcell's  debts  ;  Talerthig  maro:*,  estates  in  Carno,  Dolebachog, 
Brithdir,  and  Penegoes,  Tyr  y  mynach,  and  Machynlleth,  to 
Mary  and  Edward  Vaughan  for  life,  and  to  their  issue  in  tail 
male,  and  in  default  of  sons,  among  the  daughters.  Nantcribba, 
part  of  Katharine's  share,  to  be  sold,  and  the  rest  of  her 
estates,  viz.,  Overgorther  manor,  etc. 

20  Feb.  1673,  24  Charles  II.— John  Hordley  of  Leighton, 
yeoman,  Elizabeth  his  wife,  and  Thomas  Eidge  of  Pool,  Taylor, 
sell  to  Richard  Corbett  for  £12  Hordley 's  house  in  the  Pentre 
in  Leighton. 

20  Aug.  1673,  25  Charles  II.— Robert  Vaughan  of  Hope, 
Gent.,  and  A.  his  wife,  one  of  the  daughters  and  co-heirs  of 
Michael  Powell,  late  of  Hope,  for  £112  sell  to  George  Llewelyn 
of  Shrewsbury,  merchant,  a  tenement  in  Hope. 

2  Sept.  1673,  25  Charles  II.— Griffith  Griffiths  of  Welsh- 
pool,  tanner,  grants  his  estates  in  Pool  and  Leighton  to  Owen 
Jones  of  Brithdir  and  Pierce  Reynolds  of  Pool,  Gent.,  in  trust 
under  a  marriage  settlement  with  Elizabeth,  second  daughter 
of  Meredith  Davies  of  Disserth,  who  pays  him  £200. 

2  Oct.  1673,  25  Charles  II. — Anne  Jones,  spinster,  and 
Thomas  Ridge,  Taylor,  both  of  Leighton,  for  £8  7s.  sell  to 
Sir  Richard  Corbett  a  tenement  in  the  Pentrey.  Last  will  of 
said  Ann  Jones,  and  a  release  from  her  executors  and  father- 
in-law,  John  Hordley. 

22  Jan.  1675,  26  Charles  II. — Francis  Viscount  Newport 
awards  that  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  grandson  of  Sir  Edward  and 


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Dame  Margaret  his  wife,  who  was  iiiece  and  one  of  the  co- 
heirs of  Francis  Fox  of  Bromfield,  Esq.,  deceased,  shall  assure 
and  convey  for  £150  to  Richard  Herbert  of  Brotnfield,  son  of 
Francis  Herbert,  and  grandson  of  Matthew  Herbert  of  Dole- 
geog,  which  Matthew  married  Margaret,  a  sister  and  co-heir  of 
the  said  Francis  Fox,  all  his  interest  in  the  estates  of  the  said 
Francis,  in  Bromfield,  Stanton  Lacy,  Diddlebury,  and  Bitterly, 
according  to  an  agreement  between  the  said  Sir  Edward  and 
Dame  Margaret  his  wife,  with  Margaret  Herbert,  widow,  and 
Francis  Herbert,  Esq.,  the  one  the  grandmother  and  the  other 
the  father  of  the  said  Richard. 

24  Jan.  1675,  27  Gharles  II. — Richard  Herbert  articles  to 
perform  the  above  award  of  Lord  Newport.  There  is  an 
endorsement  on  the  award,  "  but  the  £150  I  doe  not  find 
paid." 

10  March  1675,  27  Charles  II.— Edward  Jones  of  Frank- 
well,  Shrewsbury,  for  £110  sells  his  half  of  a  tenement  in  Hope 
to  George  Llewelyn  of  Shrewsbury,  Esq. 

28  Oct.  1676,  28  Charles  II.— Ed.  Vaughan  of  Llwydiarth, 
Esq.,  agrees  for  £1,160  to  sell  to  George  Perryer  of  Loth- 
bury,  London,  Esq.,  the  manor  Teirtreffe  alias  Tempsiter. 

1  April  1677,  29  Charles  II.— Ed.  Vaughan  of  Llwydiarth, 
co.  Montgomery,  and  Mary  his  wife,  one  of  the  daughters 
and  heirs  of  John  Purcell,  late  of  Nantcribba,  deceased,  and 
Katherine  Purcell  of  Llwydiarth,  spinster,  the  other  daughter, 
Evan  Vaughan  of  Llanfyllin,  Gent.,  Ellen  his  wife,  Meredith 
Lloyd  of  Brynelen,  Gent.,  all  co.  Montgomery,  Thomas 
Atcherley  of  Marton,  Gent.,  Mary  Atcherley  his  daughter,  sell 
to  Henry  Bosworth,  Humphrey  Hawkshaw,  and  Joseph  Beane 
of  London,  Gentn.  (they  paying  £300  to  Atcherley  in  discharge 
of  his  mortgage,  and  £860  to  Edward  Vaughan,  he  having  paid 
money  in  discharge  of  Purcell' s  debts),  the  manor  of  Tirtriffe 
alias  Tertreffe  alias  Tempsiter,  late  the  property  of  Purcell, 
and  devised  by  him,  inter  alia,  for  payment  of  his  debts,  arid 
<ill  his  property  in  Ackley,  Gunley,  Letty  Gynfach,  Kilkewydd, 
and  Middleton  alias  Treberaseth.  Note,  Pureell's  executors 
were  John  Matthews  of  Trefnanney,  Esq.,  Edward  Lewis  of 
Dudson,  and  Richard  Taylor  of  Shrewsbury,  Gent.  This  deed 
also  recites  that  to  which  Roger  Earl  of  Castle  main,  William 
Earl  of  Powis,  Roger  Matthews  of  Blodwell,  and  others,  were 
parties. 

Same  date. — Bond  of  even  date  for  £3,000  from  Edward 
Vaughan  of  Lloydiarth  to  Henry  Bosworth,  Humphry  Hawk- 


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shaw,  and  Joseph  Beaue,    to    perform  the    covenants  of  the 
above  indenture. 

23  May  1677,  29  Charles  II— Keceipt  from  Thomas  Atcherley 
of  Marton,  near  Middle  Farm,  for  £300,  his  daughter  Mary's 
mortgage    on    Tempsiter    lordship,  secured   to    her   by  John 
Matthews    of  Trefnanney,   Esq.,    Edward    Lewis,    clerk,    and 
Richard  Taylor,  Gent.,  executors  of  Purcell,  and  paid  off  by 
Edward  Vaughan  of  Llwydiarth,  Esq.,  who  had  married  one 
of  the  daughters  and  co-heirs  of  Purcell. 

3  July  1678,  30  Charles  II.— David  Morris  of  the  Hope, 
yeoman,  for  £17  sells  to  George  Llewellyn  of  Shrewsbury, 
Esq.,  J  of  a  meadow  in  Hope,  containing  2  acres,  and  called 
Errowe  Angharad. 

25  Feb.  1679,  30  Charles  II.— David  Morris  of  the  Hope, 
yeoman,  for  £12  10s.  sells  to  George  Llewellyn  of  Shrewsbury, 
Esq.,  Y  Kay  y  Mynydd,  being  9  acres  in  Hope. 

8  June  1681,  33  Charles  II. — Henry  Bosworth,  Humphrey 
Hawkshaw,  and  Joseph  Beaue  of  London,  acknowledge  that 
they  hold  the  manor  of  Tempsiter  in  trust  only  for  Alice 
Perry er,  the  widow  and  executrix  of  George  Perry er,  who 
purchased  the  said  manor  of  Edward  Vaughan  of  Llwydiarth, 
who  married  a  daughter  and  heir  of  Purcell. 

30  June  1688,  4  James  II. — Conveyance,  with  lease  of 
possession  enclosed,  from  Mrs.  Anne  Perryer,  widow,  under 
the  will  of  her  husband,  George  Perryer  of  London,  Esq., 
deceased,  of  the  manor  of  Tertreffe  alias  Tempsiter,  which  he 
had  lately  bought  in  the  names  of  Bosworth,  H.  Hawkshaw, 
and  Joseph  Beane,  for  £600,  to  Thomas  Scrope  of  Bristol, 
merchant,  John  Green,  Gent.,  and  Thomas  Peacock,  wharfinger, 
of  London. 

24  April  1691,  3    Wm.  and   Mary. — Sir  Uvedale    Corbett 
makes  over  his  manor  of  Leighton,  with  the  lands  there  and  in 
Hope,  Gordon,  We-lshpool,  Guilstield,  and  Cletterwood,  with  all 
other   his  lands  in    Montgomeryshire,   to    Richard   llocke    of 
Yarchoel,  Gent.,  for  the  purpose  of  suffering  a  recovery  and 
barring  all  estates. 

20  Aug.  1691,  3  Wm.  and  Mary. — Sir  Uvedale  Corbett 
leases  for  21  years,  as  lord  of  the  manor  of  Leighton,  some 
encroachments  in  Panty  vallen  diddoe,  Moel  y  Mab,  and 
Cwniucha,  to  David  Williams,  Anne  his  wife,  and  Roger  his 
son,  at  12s.  a  year. 


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12  Sept.  1692,4  Wm.  and  Mary.— Edward  George  of  Shrews- 
bury, Gent.,  confirms  to  Jeve.  Llewellyn  lands  in  Hope. 

12  Aug.  1693,  5  Wm.  and  Mary.— Sir  Uvedale  Corbett, 
first  part,  Rt.  Hon.  Lady  Mildred  Cecil,  youngest  daughter  of 
James  Earl  of  Salisbury,  deceased,  second  part,  James,  now  Earl 
of  Salisbury,  Sir  William  Bowyer  of  Denham,  Bucks.  Bart., 
Samuel  Pertwall  of  Royden  Hall,  Essex,  Esq.,  Ebenezer  Sadler 
of  London,  and  John  Fisher  of  the  Middle  Temple,  Gent,  third 
part,  the  Hon.  Robert  Cecil,  Sir  William  Forrester  of  Dothill, 
Knight,  Hon.  Richard  Newport  of  Eyton-upon-Severn,  and 
Henry  Davenport  of  Hawne,  co.  Salop,  fourth  part,  recited 
intended  marriage  between  Sir  Uvedale  Corbett  and  Lady 
Mildred,  and  that  an  Act  of  Parliament  had  vested  Lord 
Salisbury's  estates  in  Bowyer,  etc.,  for  paying  debts  and 
raising  portions,  (inter  alia)  £1,000  for  Lady  Mildred,  to  be 
paid  at  18  years  of  age  or  day  of  marriage;  she  was  not  then 
18.  Sir  Uvedale  Corbett  receives  said  portion,  and  in  con- 
sideration makes  over  to  said  Cecil,  Forrester,  etc.,  all  Longnor, 
Lydley,  and  Cardington,  and  all  estates  in  Salop,  Hereford- 
shire, and  Montgomeryshire,  for  the  use  of  Sir  Uvedale  for 
life,  without  impeachment  of  waste,  except  destruction  of 
houses  and  buildings.  Lady  Mildred  to  have  the  Leighton 
estate,  and  £150  out  of  the  Longnor  estate,  for  her  jointure, 
which  last  one  limited  to  their  issue  in  tail  male.  If  no  issue 
male,  and  only  one  daughter,  she  to  receive  £6,000 ;  if  two 
daughters  only,  £4,000  each;  if  three  or  more,  £10,000  between 
them.  Power  reserved  to  Sir  Uvedale  Corbett  to  settle  £600 
on  any  second  wife. 

1695. — A  particular  of  the  manor  of  Tempsiter,  in  which 
it  appears  that  £30  had  been  laid  out  on  "  the  Myne  works  at 
Middletown". 

15  Sept.  1697,9  William  III.— Mary  Perryer  of  Westminster, 
widow,  in  consideration  of  one  guiny  [guinea]  value  22s.  then 
paid,  and  £842  18s.  to  be  paid,  agrees  to  convey  to  Sir  Uvedale 
Corbett,  Bart.,  the  manor  of  TeirtriefF  alias  Tempsiter,  with  all 
messuages,  etc.,  thereto  belonging,  a  tenement  called  Pen- 
trenant,  and  another  called  Letty  Gunvach,  in  the  holding  of 
Andrew  Atcherley,  Gent.  Note,  Peutrenant  to  pay  6d.  chief 
rent,  and  Letty  Gunvach  Is.,  to  Sir  Uvedale  Corbett. 

30  May  1698,  10  William  III.— Griffith  Griffiths  of  Pool, 
tanner,  and  Eliza  his  wife,  mortgage  their  estate  in  Leighton 
to  Sir  Uvedale  Corbett  for  £80 


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28  July  1699,  11    William  III.—  Alice,  widow    of  George 
Peryer,  Hannah  his  daughter  and  co-heir,  and  Edward  Bulwer 
her  husband,  for  £400  sell  to  Thomas  Pierce  of  Welshpool, 
Pentrenant  and  Letty  Gunvach,  in  township  of  Ackley,  the 
first  subject  to  6d.,  and  the  latter  to  Is.  a  year,  with  heriot  and 
services  to  the  lord  of  the  manor  of  Tempsiter. 

29  Aug.    1699,   11    William  III.—  Alice,  widow  of  George 
Peryer,  Esq.,  Hannah  his  daughter  and  heir,  Edward  Bulwer 
her  husband,  and  others,  sell  to  Sir  Uvedale  Corbett  for  £800 
the  lordship  of  Tirtreffe  alias  Tertreffe  alias  Tempsiter,  late 
the  property  of  John  Purcell,  Esq.,  deceased,  and  his  estate  in 
Ackley,  Gunley,  Letty  Gunvach,  Kilkewydd,  and  Middletown, 
excluding  Pentrenant  and  Letty  Gunvach  sold  to  Pierce. 

4.  Oct.  1701.—  Probate  of  will  of  Sir  Uvedale  Corbett,  of  that 
date,  leaves  all  his  manors  and  estates  in  the  Counties  of 
Southampton,  Salop,  Montgomery,  Hereford,  and  elsewhere, 
with  his  personal  estate,  to  his  son  Richard  in  tail  male, 
"  hoping  he  will  be  so  provident  as  rather  to  improve  than  les- 
sen what  his  ancestors  have  taken  such  care  to  convey  to  him"; 
in  default,  to  his  sons  Edward,  Thomas,  and  Francis,  severally, 
in  tail  male;  in  default,  to  his  kinsman,  Edward  Corbett  of 
Blackland,  co.  Stafford,  Gent.,  for  50  years,  if  his  uncle  Thomas 
Corbett  shall  so  long  live,  in  trust  for  the  said  Thomas,  and 
after  the  decease  of  the  said  Thomas,  to  the  heirs  male  of  the 
said  Edward  Corbett  of  Blacklands  ;  £4,000  to  his  daughter 
Elizabeth  if  she  attains  the  age  of  21  years;  £100  a  year  to 
each  of  his  sons  when  they  attain  the  age  of  21  years,  with 
benefit  of  survivorship;  appoints  his  wife,  Lady  Mildred, 
executrix  and  guardian  of  his  children,  she  continuing  sole, 
otherwise  he  appoints  his  very  good  friend,  Arthur  Weaver 
of  Morville,  Esq.,  and  his  said  kinsman,  Edward  Corbett, 
guardians  to  his  children,  desiring  "  they  may  be  educated 
cheaply",  that  money  may  be  saved  to  discharge  his  debts  and 
raise  his  daughter's  fortune,  viz.,  if  all  his  sons  die  under  age, 
his  daughter's  fortune  to  be  £8,000. 

6  Feb.  1701-2.  —  An  inventory  of  the  goods  and  effects  of 
Sir  Uvedale  Corbett  :  — 

At  Leighton,  2  feather  beds,  hangings,  etc.,  value  £8  ;  plate, 
£150  ;  the  deer,  £40  ;  cows  and  cattle,  £79  ;  horses  and  mare, 
£44;  hogs  and  swine,  £15  5s.;  sheep,  £18;  silver  watch,  £4; 
arrears  of  rent  and  cash,  £708  16s.  5c?.  ;  total  appraised  (here 
and  at  Longnor),  £1,603  3s.  lid. 

28  Sept.   1702,  1   Anne.  —  James  Llewellyn  of  Shrewsbury, 


324       DEEDS  RELATING  TO  PROPERTY  IN 

draper,  sells  to  Jane  Llewellyn  of  London,  ditto,  9  acres  of  land 
in  Hope,  divided,  and  called  Kay  yn  y  Mynydd. 

Edward  Corbett,  Francis  and  Elizabeth,  infants,  by  Edward 
Corbett,  Gent.,  their  next  friend,  file  a  bill  in  Chancery  against 
Lady  Mildred  Corbett,  their  mother,  and  Sir  Richard  Corbett, 
their  brother,  touching  the  will  and  effects  of  their  said  father, 
Sir  Uvedale. 

14  March  1703. — Sir  Richard  Corbett,  an  infant,  by  Arthur 
Weaver  of  Morville,  Esq.,  complains  to  Sir  Nathan  Wright, 
Lord  Keeper  ;  recites  the  marriage  settlement  and  will  of  his 
father,  Sir  Uvedale,  and  that  Sir  Uvedale  died  Oct.  22,  1701, 
charges  his  mother,  Lady  Mildred,  receiving  all  the  rents,  etc., 
and  refusing  to  account  otherwise  than  by  saying  she  has  paid 
debts  to  the  amount  of  her  receipts,  with  refusing  him  a 
sufficient  allowance,  and  praying  a  receiver  may  be  appointed. 
Lady  Mildred,  in  answer,  states  Sir  Uvedale's  rent  roll  at  his 
death  about  £1,700  per  annum  ;  that  the  Hon.  Ann  Corbett,  his 
grandmother,  had  survived  him,  and  was  but  lately  deceased, 
who  had  estates  in  jointure  of  £639  per  annum  ;  that  £100  a 
year  was  payable  to  the  Hon.  Christian  Newport,  £20  a  year 
to  Mrs.  Diana  Stewart,  and  £15  a  year  to  Mr.  Henry;  that  the 
clothes  and  maintenance  of  Mr.  Thomas  Corbett,  Sir  Uvedale's 
uncle,  was  reckoned  at  £25  a  year;  that  she  hath  kept  her 
four  children  ;  that  the  inventory  of  personal  estate  was  £1,600, 
the  debts  £4,700 ;  and  the  debts  and  funeral  charges  paid, 
£2,471  14s.  6cl 

To  an  interrogatory  out  of  Chancery,  Henry  Ball  states  that 
the  manor  of  Marlow,  devised  by  Sir  Edward  Corbett  for  pay- 
ment of  debts,  was  purchased  from  his  trustees  by  the  Hon. 
Anne  Corbett,  his  son's  widow,  for  her  son  Sir  Richard  Cor- 
bett, and  that  it  had  been  given  as  a  collateral  security  by  said 
trustees  when  they  sold  Sir  Edward's  manor  of  Rushock  in 
Herefordshire,  and  that  claim  was  afterwards  made  upon  it  to 
satisfy  debts  for  which  Rushock  had  been  security.  Also 
states  that  a  penalty  of  £25  was  levied  on  one  Lang-ford  of 
Longnor  for  shooting  a  buck,  who  brought  his  action  and 
recovered  £50  damages  ;  a  new  trial  was  had,  and  he  recovered 
£57  damages,  bringing  witnesses  who  deposed  untruly  that 
the  goods  sold  to  levy  the  penalty  were  worth  more  than  the 
penalty,  and  that  Lady  Mildred  expended  in  the  two  suits 
£124  6s.  Id. 

31  Oct.  1704,  3  Anne.— Griffith  Griffithes  of  Welshpoole, 
Gent.,  gives  to  his  son  Griffith  Griffithes  all  his  property  in  and 
about  Poole,  with  certain  provisoes. 


LEIGHTON,  MONTGOMERYSHIRE.  325 

23  Feb.  1705,  3  Anne. — Copy  of  conveyance  from  Griffith 
Griffithes,  junior,  of  Welshpool,  to  Pierce  Reynolds,  for  the 
purpose  of  suffering  a  recovery. 

2  June  1705,  4  Anne. — John  Llewellyn  of  London,  linen- 
draper,  son  and  heir  of  George  of  Gray's  Inn,  deceased,  and 
other  parties,  make  lease  and  release  of  land  in  Hope,  for  the 
purpose  of  suffering  recoveries. 

9  March  1706,  4  Anne. — Maurice  Lloyd  of  Shrewsbury, 
apothecary,  and  Martha  his  wife,  for  £1,340  convey  to  Lady 
Mildred  Corbett  lands  in  Hope.  Query,  9  March  1707. 

13  March  1705-6.— Griffith  Griffithes  of  Welshpool,  Gent., 
grants  all  his  lands,  co.  Montgomery,  to  his  son  Griffith 
Griffithes,  excepting  one  house  in  Pool  and  a  tenement  in 
Leighton,  which  are  to  remain  subject  to  certain  debts  or 
incumbrances. 

18  Oct.  1706,  5  Anne. — Jeve.  Llewellyn  of  London,  linen- 
draper,  only  son  and  heir  of  George  of  Shrewsbury,  Esq.,  for 
£1,340  sells  to  Maurice  Lloyd  of  Shrewsbury,  apothecary,  lands 
in  Hope  held  by  Fewtrell  and  others. 

16  Nov.  1706,  5  Anne.— Griffith  Griffithes  of  Welshpool, 
tanner,  for  £50  paid  by  Lady  Mildred  Corbett,  as  guardian  to 
her  son  Sir  Richard,  sells  to  said  Sir  Richard  a  meadow  called 
Wernbont,  2  acres ;  Y  Burva  Ganol,  6  acres ;  Foggy  leasow, 
9  acres ;  the  upper  leasow  and  woodland,  6  acres ;  all  in 
Leighton. 

12  July  1707,  6  Anne. — Mr.  Maurice  Lloyd  of  Salop,   and 
Jeve.    Llewellyn,   citizen,  of  London,  release  lands  in    Hope 
sold  to  Lady  Mildred  Corbett,  for  purpose  of  suffering  a  re- 
covery. 

26  Jan.  1709,  8  Anne. — Richard  Buston  sells  a  house  and 
lands  in  the  Hope,  in  the  possession  of  Samuel  Fewtrel,  to 
John  Lateward  of  Ludlow,  Gent. 

13  Oct.   1709,   8  Anne.— Lady   Mildred    Corbett,   with    the 
privity  of  Sir  Charles  Hotham,  her  intended  second  husband, 
conveys  premises  in  the  Hope  purchased  by  Lady  Mildred  to 
Richard  Shayle  and  Richard  Crompton,  for  the  benefit  of  her 
daughter  Elizabeth,  if  she  marry  with  the  consent  of  said  Lady 
Mildred  if  then  alive,  or  else  with  the  consent  of  Lady  Mary 
Forrester  her  sister,  with  remainder,  in  default  of  issue  by  said 
Elizabeth,  to  Edward,  Thomas,  and  Francis,  the  younger  sons 
of  the  said  Lady  Mildred  by  Sir  Uvedale  Corbett. 


326        DEEDS  RELATING  TO  PROPERTY  IN 

8  Nov.  1709,  8  Anne. — Lady  Mildred,  relict  of  Sir  UVedale 
Corbett,  Bart.,  first  part,  Sir  Charles  Hotham  of  Scarborough, 
co.  York,  Bart.,  second  part,  and  Sir  William  Forrester  of 
Dothill,  Kt.,  third  part,  recites  deed  of  Aug.  12th,  1693, 
between  Sir  Uvedale  Corbett,  first  part,  said  Lady  Mildred, 
second  part,  Earl  of  Salisbury,  Sir  William  Bowyer,  Samuel 
Percival,  Esq.,  Ebenezer  Sadler,  and  John  Fisher,  third  part, 
Hon.  Robert  Cecil,  Sir  William  Forrester,  Richard  Earl  of 
Bradford,  and  Henry  Davenport,  fourth  part,  by  which  Leighton 
was  settled  in  jointure  upon  Lady  Mildred,  and  £150  a  year 
out  of  Longnor,  Lydley,  and  Cardington,  of  which  said  Sir 
William  Forrester  was  then  the  surviving  trustee,  and  that  a 
marriage  being  about  to  be  had  between  Lady  Mildred  and  said 
Sir  Charles,  it  is  agreed  that  said  Sir  William  Forrester  should 
pay  the  £150  a  year  out  of  Longnor,  also  £50  a  year  out  of 
Leighton,  viz.,  £200  a  year  to  Lady  Mildred  for  her  separate 
use. 

3  July  1712,  11  Anne.— Sir  Charles  Hotham  of  Scar- 
borough, co.  York,  Bart.,  and  Lady  Mildred  his  wife,  Hon. 
Robert  Cecil  of  St.  Ann's,  Westminster,  and  Sir  William 
Forrester  of  Dothill,  second  part;  said  Sir  Charles  sells  his 
interest  in  the  manor  of  Leighton,  Lady  Mildred's  jointure,  to 
said  Cecil  and  Forrester,  and  also  the  coach,  plate,  and  linen 
which  Lady  Mildred  had  at  marriage,  and  whatsoever  she  may 
require,  for  an  annuity  of  £200,  and  the  said  trustees  are  out 
of  the  remainder  to  pay  her  debts  and  give  her  the  surplus ; 
she  also  resigns  all  claims  of  dower  from  Sir  Charles.  It  is 
supposed  that  Sir  Charles  and  Lady  Mildred  parted,  she  giving 
him  £200  per  annum  so  to  do.  She  does  not  appear  to  have 
taken  any  property  by  this  second  marriage.  This  deed  is 
engrossed,  but  not  executed.  Sir  Charles  lived  about  ten  years 
after  the  date  of  this  deed. 

31  March  1714,  12  Anne. — Mortgage  from  William  and 
John  Lateward  to  Edward  Broughton,  of  a  tenement  in  Hope 
for  £100. 

22  April  1719,  5  George. — William  Lateward  of  Hope, 
merchant,  John  Lateward  of  Thistleworth,  co.  Middlesex,  and 
Edward  Broughton  of  Bishop's  Castle,  Gent.,  sell  lands  in 
Hope  to  Sir  Richard  Corbett  for  £268. 

30  July  1724— Elizabeth  Corbett  of  St.  Ann's,  Westmin- 
ster, spinster,  by  her  will  of  this  date  gives  to  her  mother, 
Lady  Mildred  Hotham,  the  estate  in  Wales  of  £65  a  year  she 
had  given  her,  for  life,  and  then  to  her  brothers,  Sir  Richard, 


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Edward,  Thomas,  and  Francis,  she  leaves  £1,000  each ;  to  said 
Sir  Richard,  £100  for  mourning,  and  her  harpsichord;  to  her 
cousin,  Margaret  Cecil,  £100  for  mourning;  to  her  friends, 
Miss  Ann  Pansford,  Miss  Mary  Cudworth,  Miss  Mary  Savage, 
each  a  lock  of  her  hair,  and  £25  for  rings;  to  her  servant, 
Mary  Bourdon,  £20  a  year  for  life  ;  to  four  servants  then  living 
with  her  mother,  and  Mary  Peers,  late  housemaid,  £5  each  ; 
to  Catherine  Ryley,  £5  ;  to  Mr.  Richard  Crampton  and  wife,  of 
Ryton,  £10  each ;  to  the  poor,  Lateham  and  Longnor,  £10 
each.  Proved  April  27,  1725. 

20  Nov.  1725.— Will  of  Dame  Anne,  wife  of  Sir  Francis 
Edward,  Bart.,  giving  her  estate  to  Sir  Charles,  Sir  Humphrey 
Briggs,  and  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  in  trust  for  payment  of 
legacies  (inter  alia,  £100  to  Samuel  Thornton,  £10  and  her 
gold  watch  to  Mrs.  Thornton,  his  mother,  one  shilling  to  her 
husband,  the  said  Sir  Francis,  with  many  other  legacies  and 
annuities),  with  remainder  to  her  sister,  Diana  Pigott,  for  life, 
and  the  power  of  devising  over  the  same,  providing  it  would  be 
in  favour  of  her  husband  or  any  child  of  his,  and  in  default  of 
such  devise  by  said  Diana,  to  Richard  Rock  of  Trefnanney  and 
his  heirs  male ;  remainder  to  his  brother,  James  Rocke ;  re- 
mainder to  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  his  heirs  and  assigns  for 
ever. 

16  Dec.  1726.— Lady  Mildred  Hotham,  by  her  will  of  this 
date,  gives  her  son  Sir  Richard  all  her  plate,  jewels,  and  books, 
excepting  a  silver  tankard  to  her  son  Edward,  and  £50,  a  ring, 
a  silver  tea-kettle  and  lamp,  card  and  tea  table,  and  china,  with 
£50  for  a  ring,  to  her  son  Thomas;  her  gold  watch,  two  pairs 
of  silver  candlesticks  and  four  waiting  salvers,  and  £50  for  a 
ring,  to  her  son  Francis ;  to  her  servant,  Thomas  Littlewood, 
£20,  the  blue  livery  trimmed  with  silver  in  the  hands  of  Mrs. 
Shipton,  her  pidgeons,  saddles,  housings,  and  two  guns,  a  suit 
of  good  mourning,  and  linen  to  answer  it;  to  her  servant, 
Margaret  Essome,  £10  and  her  clothes,  with  exceptions,  and 
mourning  ;  to  her  coachman,  two  broad  pieces,  mourning,  and 
the  livery  that  was  his  predecessor's;  to  her  niece,  Mary 
Forrester,  her  Indian  cabinet,  and  the  chair  worked  by  her 
daughter;  different  suits  of  clothes  to  her  niece;  and  £20  to 
the  poor  of  Lateham  and  Longnor. 

4  Nov.  1727. — Joseph  Sandford,  butcher,  for  £10,  Richard 
Phillips,  barber,  Eleanor  his  wife,  and  Richard  his  son  and 
heir,  for  £14,  sell  to  Sir  Richard  Corbett  Erw  yr  harad,  about 
2  acres,  in  Hope.  Sandford  has  a  mortgage  for  £10,  which 


328       DEEDS  RELATING  TO  PROPERTY  IN 

deed  cancelled  is  with  the  lease  of  possession  folded  up  in  this 
deed. 

13  Dec.  1728. — James  Nasmith,  chirurgeon,  of  Hamilton, 
assigns  to  Robert  Muirhead,  merchant  there,  £19  10,9.  owing 
to  him  from  the  "  representatives  of  Cornet  Francis  Corbett, 
deceased,  in  Capt.  Hepburn's  troop  of  Hon.  Gen.  Honeywood's 
Regiment  of  Dragoons,  for  medicaments  and  necessaries  during 
his  sickness  before  he  died  in  Summer  last  at  Hamilton,  and 
for  necessaries  found  at  his  funeral".  Written  upon  stamped 
paper  by  John  Hamilton,  Writer  to  the  Signet. 

16  July  1734,  8  George  II. — Sir  Richard  Corbett  mortgages 
to  John  Ellerton  of  the  Inner  Temple,  Howell's  farm  at  Hope, 
and  the  lands  there  that  were  Lady  Mildred  Corbett's,  and 
afterwards  Miss  Corbett' s,  for  £300  by  term  of  500  years. 

20  April  1736,  9  George  II.— Sir  Richard  Corbett  mort- 
gages to  John  Ellerton  of  the  Middle  Temple,  Gent.,  Howell's 
farm  and  lands  there,  late  Lady  Mildred  Corbett's,  for  £550, 
with  endorsements  for  securing  £100,  Feb.  1737,  £150,  May  6, 
1747,  and  then  giving  a  collateral  security  to  William  Ellerton 
out  of  these  estates  for  a  mortgage  of  £500  to  him  on  Sir 
Richard's  houses  in  Great  Pulteney  Street. 

2  March  1742.— Sir  Richard  Corbett  sells  William  Bennett 
all  the  oak  trees  measuring  7  inches  in  girth  upon  his  Mont- 
gomeryshire estate,  at  4s.1  a  tree,  Sir  Richard  to  cut  down  and 
have  the  tops ;  afterwards  Sir  Richard  allowed  Bennett  4|c?.  a 
tree  for  falling.  I  have  heard  this  was  the  finest  Navy  timber 
ever  fallen  in  Montgomeryshire. 

28  July  1747,  21  George  II.— Sir  Richard  Corbett  mort- 
gages, by  term  of  1,000  years,  the  manor  of  Leighton,  etc.,  to 
said  Hugh  Bridges  for  £1,200,  at  4J  per  cent,  security  entered 
for  £200,  and  a  further  security,  given  Feb.  24,  1749,  23 
George  II,  for  £600. 

20  Nov.  1749.— Copy  of  the  will  of  Col.  Thomas  Corbett, 
of  that  date,  viz.  :  It  is  my  will  and  desire  that  my  wife  Jane 
Corbett  has  all  that  I  am  or  shall  be  possessed  of  at  the  time 
of  my  death,  and  I  do  appoint  her  my  sole  executrix.  In  wit- 
ness, etc.,  (signed),  Thomas  Corbett,  Rathbone  Place. 

11  Nov.  1749,  George  II. — Sir  Richard  Corbett  leases  to 
Humphrey  Pugh  of  Llanerchrochwell,  a  farm  in  Burgeding  and 
Varchoel  at  £50  a  year. 

1  It  is  4s. ;  it  seems  a  small  price.     (As  to  Oak  Timber,  see  Mont, 
y  xiii,  p.  424.) 


LEIGHTON,  MONTGOMERYSHIRE.  329 

23  March  1754,  27  George  II— Deed  of  exchange  of  lands 
in  and  near  Pool,  between  Sir  Richard  Corbett  and  Anne  Peck 
of  Leighton,  spinster.  He  gives  butts  and  quillets  in  her  Pool 
land  for  Gwerngloddy  and  Seawern,  near  the  Gro,  in  Welsh 
Town,  purchased  by  Anne  from  Victoria,  daughter  of  Sir 
Charles  Lloyd,  and  wife  of  Edward  Kynaston,  Esq. ;  a  fine 
enclosed. 

1  Feb.   1755. — Sir  Richard   Corbett  appoints  Robert  Flint 
of  Longnor,  Gent.,  steward  of  all  his  lordships  in  Montgomery- 
shire. 

30  Nov.  1764,  5  George  III.— Sir  Richard  Corbett,  having 
at  his  charge  sought  for  lead  ore  and  copper  ore  in  Middle- 
ton  Hill,  part  of  his  lordship  of  Tempsiter,  and  in  that  part  of 
the  parish  of  Alberbury  which  is  in  Montgomeryshire,  leases 
the  minerals  there  to  John  Wilkinson  of  Broseley,  ironmaster, 
for  21  years,  he  paying  at  each  quarter-day  a  royalty  of  £1  2s. 
for  every  ton,  or  20  cwt.,  of  lead  ore  there  gotten. 

4  April  1767,  8  George  III.-— Francis  Stokes  of  Tettenhall, 
co.  Stafford,  Esq.,  and  wife,  sell  to  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  for 
£180,  the  Goppas  in  Hope,  and  J  an  acre  in  Clutterwood. 

2  Feb.   1792.— William    Stratton  of  March,  in  the  Isle  of 
Ely,  Gent.,  and  Sybilla  his  wife,  executrix  of  Sybilla  Ellerton 
of  Doricaster,  co.  York,  who  was  widow  and  executrix  of  John 
Ellerton,  Esq.,  assign  over  to  Thomas  Ottley  their  mortgage 
from  Sir  Richard  Corbett  of  Lady  Mildred's  estate  at  Hope,  by 
direction  of  Robert  Corbett,  Esq.,  who  pays  up  the  said  mort- 
gage of  £836. 

14  April  1792. — George  Appleby  and  Rowland  Littlehale, 
as  executors  of  the  Rev.  John  Brooke  of  Haughton,  who  was 
surviving  executor  of  Hugh  Briggs,  and  the  said  George 
Appleby  and  Richard  Longley,  as  executors  of  Humphrey 
Brooke,  Esq.,  by  the  direction  of  Robert  Corbett,  who  pays  off 
a  mortgage  of  £2,000  on  the  Leighton  estate  with  his  own 
proper  money,  assign  the  said  mortgage  term  of  1,000  years  to 
the  Rev.  Edward  Blakeway,  22  May  1792.  Robert  Corbett  of 
Longnor,  Esq.,  first  part,  Ann  Isted  of  Bath,  spinster,  second 
part,  Lloyd  Lord  Kenyon  and  Samuel  Isted  of  Eclin,  co. 
Northampton,  Esq.,  brother  of  the  said  Ann,  of  the  third  part, 
in  consideration  of  a  marriage  between  the  said  Robert  Corbett 
and  Ann  Isted,  said  Samuel  Isted  advances  £4,000  for  said 
Ann  Isted's  portion,  in  consideration  of  which  said  Robert, 
under  the  will  of  Sir  Richard  Corbett,  grants  a  jointure  of 
£320  out  of  the  entailed  estate,  and  £180  out  of  his  own 

VOL.    XXV L.  Z 


330   DEEDS  RELATING  TO  PROPERTY  IN  LEIGHTON. 

estates,  making  a  jointure  of  £500  a  year,  and  also  £105  a  year 
pin-money  to  said  Ann,  and  £6,000  a  year  for  younger  children, 
out  of  the  latter  estates. 

15  Aug.  1800. — Arthur  Davies  Owen  and  John  Lloyd  Jones, 
as  assignees  of  the  estate  of  Thomas  Morgan,  and  others,  for 
£760  sell  an  estate  in  Hope  to  Richard  Corbett,  Esq. 

25  July  1800. — Humphrey  Parry  Dorset,  Esq.,  of  Plas  Ucha, 
and  others,  sell  to  Robert  Corbett,  Esq.,  lands  in  Pool  for 
£268,  viz.,  4  acres,  0  roods,  22  perches. 

23  Feb.  1806.— Humphry  Parry  Dorset,  Esq.,  and  William 
Roberts,  clerk,  Lewis  Jones,  nephew-at-law,  sell  a  messuage 
and  tenement  in  Hope,  in  the  occupation  of  Thomas  Jones 
and  Robert  Corbett,  Esq. ;  Joseph  Dixon,  clerk,  assigns  a 
term  of  500  years  to  Henry  Cay  Adam,  clerk,  in  trust  for 
Robert  Corbett. 

25  March  1805. — John  Corbett  of  Shrewsbury,  Esq.,  late 
John  Flint,  leases  the  manor  and  estates  of  the  late  Sir 
Richard  Corbett  to  Archdeacon  Corbett  for  lessor's  life,  at 
£2,605  a  year. 

**•  Ditto. — John  Corbett  sells  to  Archdeacon  Corbett,  for  £1,850, 
lands  in  Leighton,  co.  Montgomery.  Note,  these  lands  were 
balanced  against  the  house  in  Dogpole,  Shrewsbury,  that  John 
Corbett  and  Mr.  Peele  lived  in,  which,  being  part  of  the  late 
Sir  Richard  Corbett's  estate,  Archdeacon  Corbett,  and  Panton 
Corbett,  his  eldest  son  and  heir-apparent,  made  over  the 
reversion  of  said  house  to  the  use  of  the  said  John  Corbett, 
who  received  also  in  money  £990,  in  consideration  of  the  con- 
veyance of  the  said  lands. 


331 


TREWERN   HALL. 
ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION  AS  TO  OWNERSHIP. 

(See  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xvii,  p.  162.) 


THE  following  additional  particulars  are  gleaned  from 
a  set  of  papers  at  the  Public  Record  Office,  registered 
under  "Exchequer  Bills  and  Answers,  Montgomery, 
No.  49,  Geo.  Ill",  in  a  suit  in  which  Thomas  Lloyd  of 
Trefnant  was  plaintiff. 

In  the  reign  of  Queen  Anne,  John  Gerard  of  Pount- 
ney  Hill,  London,  merchant,  in  the  month  of  June, 
in  the  sixth  year  (1707),  became  bound  in  the  penal 
sum  of  £6,000  to  Her  Majesty.  The  said  bonds  were 
in  the  custody  of  Her  Majesty's  Deputy  Remem- 
brancer. 

It  was  stated  in  the  Bill1  that  by  virtue  of  a  writ, 
Diem  clausam  extremum,  issued  under  the  seal  of  the 
Court  of  Exchequer,  upon  the  said  bond  directed  to 
Jenkin  Lloyd,  Esq.,  then  sheriff  of  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, and,  by  an  inquisition  taken  thereon  on  the 
25th  day  of  March,  in  anno  28  Geo.  II  (1755),  it  was 
"  found"  that  John  Gerard  died  on  or  about  12th  June, 
1716,  and  that  the  said  John,  on  the  5th  of  June,  in 
the  said  6th  of  Queen  Anne,  and  on  the  day  of  his 
death  was  seized  in  his  demesne  as  of  fee  to  all  that 
capital  messuage  lying  in  Trewern  called  Trewern  Hall, 
and  divers  pieces  of  land  containing  by  estimation 
about  ninety  acres  (the  names  of  all  the  fields  are 
given).  After  his  death  his  son  John  Gerard  came 

1  It  must  be  borne  in  mind  that  in  these  Exchequer  Bills  the  state- 
ments of  both  parties  are  made  ex  parte,  and  are  not  necessarily 
absolutely  true. 

Z  2 


332  TREWERN    HALL. 

into  possession  ;  he  died  without  issue,  and  then  his 
brother,  William  Gerard,  succeeded,  and  he  and  his 
wife  Sarah,  by  indentures  of  lease  arid  release,  dated 
the  7th  and  8th  of  March  1731,  conveyed  Trewern 
Hall  estate  unto  James  Rocke  of  London,  banker,  who 
died  in  the  year  1734,  without  issue,  on  whose  death 
Richard  Rocke  of  Trefnarmey,  Esq.,  brother  and  heir 
to  James  Rocke,  carne  into  possession;  he  in  1746 
conveyed  the  premises  to  John  Allen  Pusey  of  Lincoln's 
Inn,  Esq.,  who  received  the  rents  to  his  death,  which 
happened  on  the  14th  of  November  1753,  when  Eliza- 
beth, then  wife  of  William  Brotherton,  Esq.,  late 
Elizabeth  Allen,  spinster,  and  Jane  Allen,  spinster, 
sisters  of  the  said  John  Allen  Pusey,  came  into  posses- 
sion, and  received  the  rents  till  the  12th  of  February 
1755,  and  then  the  sheriff  took  possession.  Plaintiff 
had  expended  £1,000  and  upwards  in  prosecuting  the 
Crown  right  to  the  said  premises,  and  he  further 
showed  that  the  then  present  King,  on  the  31st  of 
May  1766,  by  letters  patent,  after  reciting  the  said  in- 
quisition, for  the  consideration  therein  mentioned,  did 
demise,  grant,  and  to  farm  let  unto  your  orator  all  and 
singular  the  said  capital  messuage  and  premises,  and 
which  had  then  formerly  been  in  the  occupation  of 
Thomas  Williams,1  and  afterwards  of  Cornelius  Price, 
and  then  of  John  Williams,  a  defendant  hereinafter 
named,  to  hold,  etc.,  from  Lady  Day  then  last  past  for 

i  In  vol.  xxii,  Mont.  Coll.,  p.  271,  at  foot,  the  Rev.  W.  V.  Lloyd,  in 
a  note  on  the  will  of  John  Spencer  of  Cruggion,  Alberbury,  gent.,  said, 
"  The  following  is  an  extract  from  the  will  at  Somerset  House  of  Thomas 
Williams  of  St.  Martin's-in-the-Fields,  gentleman,  evidently  one  of 
the  family  of  Williams  of  Willaston,  Alberbury.  This  will,  proved 
in  the  Archdeaconry  Court  of  Middlesex,  is  dated  1676,  and  devises 

"  *  My  manner  or  farme  called  Trewerne,  or  Trewerne  Hall,  co. 
Montgomery,  lately  purchased  by  me  of  John  Whittaker,  gent., 
William  Fownes,  gent.,  and  Elizabeth  his  wife,  now  or  late  in  the 
tenure  of  William  Beddoe  or  his  under-tenents,  to  my  wife  for  her 
life ;  remainder  to  my  only  child,  Elizabeth  Williams,  and  her  heirs  ; 
in  default,  to  my  nephew,  Thomas  Williams,  second  son  of  my 
brother,  William  Williams  of  Keynant,  co.  Montgomery,  and  his 
heirs.'" 


TllEWEltN    HALL.  333 

so  long  time,  and  for  and  during  such  term  as  the  same 
should  or  ought  to  remain  in  His  Majesty's  hands  by 
virtue  of  the  said  writ  above  stated,  at  such  rent  or 
rents,  if  any,  as  were  issuing  and  payable  out  of  the 
said  demised  premises  to  his  late  Majesty  (Geo.  I),  also 
paying  to  his  said  Majesty,  and  his  heirs,  and  his  suc- 
cessors, the  yearly  rent  of  a  peppercorn  (if  demanded). 
Plaintiff  obtained  conveyances  from  William  Brother- 
ton  and  Elizabeth  his  wife,  and  the  said  Jane  Allen,  of 
all  their  interest  in  the  estate,  and  he  hoped  to  enjoy 
the  same  ;  but  the  said  John  Williams,  combining  and 
confederating  with  William  Williams  his  son,  who  are 
in  possession  of  the  said  premises,  with  divers  others 
unknown  to  plaintiff,  they,  the  said  John  Williams  and 
William  Williams,  pretend  to  have  some  right  or  title 
to  the  said  capital  messuage  by  virtue  of  some  lease 
granted  thereof  to  some  person  or  persons  under  whom 
the  first  John  Gerard  claimed,  for  some  long  term  of 
years,  which  is  now  unexpired,  at  some  small  rent,  and 
that  that  term  is  now  become  vested  in  them.  Plaintiff 
claimed  that  the  lease  should  be  delivered  up  to  him 
to  be  cancelled. 

Defendant  answered,  saying  that  the  estate  had 
formerly  been  the  estate  of  inheritance  of  one  Thomas 
Williams,  who  was  the  brother  of  this  defendant,  John 
William s's  grandfather,  and  that  he,  the  same  Thomas 
Williams,  being  seized  of  the  same  in  his  demesne  as 
of  fee,  by  his  last  will  and  testament,  duly  executed, 
passed  his  real  estates  to  his  wife  Jane  for  her  life, 
with  remainder  to  Elizabeth  Williams,  his  daughter 
and  only  child,  in  general  tail,  with  remainder  to  his 
nephew,  Thomas  Williams,  son  of  his  brother,  William 
Williams  of  Keynant,  in  tail,  with  remainder  to  his 
own  heirs  ;  and  that,  upon  the  death  of  testator,  Jane 
his  wife  entered  upon  the  said  premises  and  enjoyed 
the  same  till  her  death.  Upon  her  death,  the  said 
Elizabeth,  the  daughter,  who  afterwards  married  Thorpe 
Groome,  entered  and  continued  in  possession  until 
their  respective  deaths,  John  Gerard,  or  any  claiming 


334  TKEWEKN    HALL. 

under  him,  not  venturing  to  set  up  a  title.  Elizabeth, 
Thorpe  Groome's  wife,  was  insane,  and  could  not  levy  a 
fine,  and  defendant  was  informed  that  soon  after  her 
husband's  death,  which  happened  about  1706,  she  was, 
by  the  said  John  Gerard  or  some  of  his  friends, 
removed  from  Trewern  Hall,  where  her  husband  died, 
to  some  place  in  or  near  London,  and  there  secreted 
from  her  relations  and  friends  for  many  years,  and 
until  the  time  of  her  death,  which  happened  about  the 
year  1736,  without  leaving  issue;  at  which  time  de- 
fendant, John  Williams,  he  as  being  the  nephew  and 
heir  of  the  said  Thomas  Williams,  the  nephew  of  the 
said  testator,  Thomas  Williams,  according  to  the  devise 
made  in  his  will,  became  entitled  to  the  said  premises, 
and  defendant  believed  that  John  Gerard  did  not  set 
up  any  title  or  seizin  in  himself. 

Until  Richard  Rocke,  in  the  Bill  named,  who  was  a 
person  bred  up  to  the  law,  and  a  neighbour  of  the 
defendant's,  and  who,  defendant  believed,  well  knew 
that  on  the  death  of  Elizabeth  Groome  (nee  Williams), 
without  heirs,  he,  the  defendant,  became  entitled  to 
the  premises  as  heir-at-law,  applied  to  defendant  and 
told  him  he  had  reason  to  believe  that  she,  the  said 
Elizabeth,  was  then  dead,  without  issue ;  but  at  the 
same  time  he  told  this  defendant  that  he,  the  said 
Eichard  (Rocke),  claimed  title  to  the  said  premises  as 
heir-at-law  to  his  late  brother,  James  Rocke,  but, 
nevertheless,  he  proposed  to  this  defendant  to  give  him 
leave  to  make  use  of  the  name  of  this  defendant,  in 
which  case,  he  alleged,  he  would  soon  recover  possession 
of  the  premises,  and  turn  out  the  tenant,  who  had 
held  it  ever  since  the  death  of  the  said  Elizabeth 
without  paying  any  rent  for  the  same,  and,  in  case  of 
this  defendant's  complying  therewith, he  would  be  at  the 
whole  expenses  of  all  proceedings,  and  upon  possession 
being  obtained,  he  would  grant  this  defendant  a  lease 
thereof  for  99  years  at  a  small  reserved  rent ;  and  this 
defendant,  not  knowing  how  to  find  and  prove  the 
death  of  her,  the  said  Elizabeth  Groome,  without  issue, 


TREWERN    HALL.  335 

and  being  afraid  of  engaging  in  the  expense  of  a  law- 
suit, complied  with  the  said  Richard  Rocke's  proposal, 
who  soon  afterwards  recovered  possession  of  the  said 
premises  and  executed  to  this  defendant  a  lease  there- 
of, dated  the  10th  of  July  1741,  whereby  he  demised 
the  same  to  this  defendant  from  Michaelmas  then  next 
ensuing,  for  99  years,  at  a  small  reserved  rent  of  £47, 
and  out  of  which  defendant  was  to  have  an  allowance 
for  such  taxes  as  should  be  imposed  on  the  landlord, 
and  that,  soon  after,  this  defendant  executing  a  counter- 
part of  such  lease,  he,  the  said  Richard  Rocke,  did 
crave  this  defendant  to  be  put  in  possession  of  the 
said  premises,  and  this  defendant  hath  ever  since  held 
possession  up  to  this  date  (anno  8  Geo.  Ill,  1767-68) 
under  such  lease, and  this  defendant  is  well  convinced  that 
the  said  Richard  Rocke  would  not  have  made  and  exe- 
cuted such  lease  to  this  defendant  if  he  had  not  been 
convinced  of  this  defendant's  title  to  the  said  premises. 
The  annexed  pedigree,  compiled  from  the  extract 
from  the  will  (referred  to  supra,  note  1 ),  and  from  the 
defendant's  answer  to  the  Bill,  will  clearly  show  the 
connection  of  the  defendants  with  Thomas  Williams. 
It  may  be  hazarded  as  a  guess  that  the  initials  R.  F. 
(mentioned  by  Mr.  Pryce1  as  being  cut  on  the  head  of 
the  outer  doorway,  with  the  date  1610)  may  be  the 
name  of  an  R.  Fownes,  a  relative  of  William  Fownes, 

fent.,  who  was  one  of  the  parties  to  the  sale  of 
rewern  Hall  estate  to  the  testator,  and  it  might  be 
that  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Whittakers,  gentleman, 
was  a  sister  of  William  Fownes,  gent.,  and  both  were 
children  and  co-heirs  of  R.  F.,  who  is  suggested  to 
have  been  the  builder  of  the  mansion. 

Before  we  append  the  pedigree,  we  may  say  that 
Thomas  Lloyd  was  plaintiff  in  this  case.  A  little  later 
he  was  defendant  in  a  suit  in  the  Court  of  Exchequer, 
in  which  John  Williams  of  Trewern  Hall  was  a  plain- 
tiff, to  which  we  may  refer  on  a  future  occasion. 

1  Mont.  Coll.,  xvii,  p.  162  et  seq. 

E,  R,  M. 


336 


TKEWERN    HALL. 


PEDIGREE. 


Williams.=f=  (?) 

1 

i.  Thomas  Williams  of  St.=^ 
Martin's-in-the-Fields, 
left  Trewei  n  Hall,  by  his 
will,  to  his  wife 

=Jane  (?),  for 
her  life,  then  to 
his  daughter. 

William   William  s=f=...  (?). 
of  Keynant, 
Guilsfield. 

n.  Elizabeth,  =pThorpe  Groom e. 
only  child; 
06.  s.  p. 


in.  Nephew  Thomas  Wil- 
liams, second  son  of 
"  my  brother  Wm. 
Williams  of  Keynant". 


Brother.=p 


r.  John  Williams,  defendant,  heir-at- 
law,  and  nephew  of  Thomas  Wil- 
liams (in). 


337 


PUGH    OF    DOLFOR. 
PEDIGREE. 


338  PUGH    OF   DOLFOR. 


PUGH   OF  DOLFOR,  COUNTY   OF   MONTGOMERY. 


KEY    CHART, 
i.  Evan  Lloyd  ap  David  Goch  ap  Evan  ap=f= ,  a  daughter  of  Cadwaladr 


Llewelyn  ap  Evan  ap  Gwilim,  etc.,  of 
Machaethlon. 


ap  Gryffydd  Wynne  of 
Bacheldre. 


ii.  John  ap  Evan.=j=Joned,  verch  Thomas  ap  Llewelyn. 


in.  Hugh  ap  John  of  Kilroyth.=f=  Three  other  sons. 


T 


r.  Richard 


iv.  Richard  ap  Hugh,  or  Pugh,  of  Kilroyth.=pJoyce. 


v.  William  Pugh  of  Kilroyth.=f=Margaret  Bishop.         Seven  other  children. 


2      |  1  | 

vi.  Elizabeth  Pryce.=[=John  Pugh.  =  Mary  Morgan.        Three  other  children. 

vn.  William  Pugh  of  Brynllywarch.=j=Mary  Aston.          Five  other  children. 


i.  Williar    " 


m  Pugh  of  Brynllywarch.=j=Jane  Price.  Five  other  children. 


r 


ix.  William  Pugh  of  Caerhowell.=r=Frances  Lewis.  Five  other  children. 


i 


x.  William  Pugh  of  Brynllywarch.=p  Beatrix  Matilda  Dennison  (see  Buckley 

Denniton  ped.). 


\  4  I  ?  |  3 

William  Minton=j=Laura  Sera-    xi.  William  Buckley  Pugh,    Price  Buckley 
Beddoes  of  phina.  Esq.,  possessor  of  Pugh,  Esq. 


Shrewsbury, 
M.D. 


for  Hall. 


|  I  |  5 

Frances  Matilda.  Geraldine  Hannah. 


Frances    William  Francis    Thos.  Pugh    Henry  Roscoe    Price  Pugh    Laura 
Matilda.          Beddoes.  Beddoes.          Beddoes.  Beddoes.      Jane. 


PUGH  OF  DOLFOR. 


339 


MILLINGTON  BUCKLEY  OF  DOLFOR. 


i.  ...  Millington  of  Shrewsbury,^ 


John  Millington,    James  Millington  of      ii.  Jane.=f=Ricbard  Young    Two 


D.  D.,  Vicar  of       Shrewsbury,  Draper, 
Kensington.          founder  of  the  Mil- 
lington Hospital, 
Shrewsbury. 


of  Shrewsbury,  other 
child- 
ren. 


iii.  Jane  Millington.=f=Joseph  Buckley  of  Dolfor. 


iv.  Millington  Buckley  of  Dolfor.  =f=Susannah,  daughter  of       Mary  Buckley. 

James  Baxter. 


lison,      Millii 


v.  Jane  Buckley.^Richard  Dennison,      Millington  Buckley         Susannah. 
Esq.,  M.D.  of  Dolfor. 


William  Pugh  of  Brynlly w-  =  vi.  Beatrix  Matilda        Richard  Byam=j=Mary. 
arch,  Esq.  (see  Pugh  Dennison.  Dennison,  M.D.  | 

ped.).  (For  issue,  see 

Pugh  ped.) 


Eight  children. 


Louisa    =f=Reginald        vii.  Jane  Buckley .=pKennett  Dixon, 
Susannah.     Graham.  Esq. 


Two  other 
children. 


Nine  children. 


Six  children. 


340  PUGH    OF    DOLFOH. 


PUGH  OF  KlURHWYTH,  BaYNLLYWAKCH  AND  DOLFOR, 
KERRY,  MONTGOMERYSHIRE. 

In  the  reprint  of  Dwnn's  pedigrees,  printed  by  this 
Society,  on  page  50  the  pedigree  of  the  Lloyds  of 
Bahaillon,  may  be  seen  ;  it  runs  as  follows  :  Richard 
Lloyd  ap  Richard  ap  John  ap  Evan  Lloyd  ap  David 
ap  Evan  Goch  ap  Llewelyn  ap  Evan  ap  Gwilim,  etc. 
Eichard  Lloyd  above  was  of  Bahaillon,  in  the  parish  of 
Kerry  ;  his  name  frequently  appears  in  the  Miscellanea 
Historica,  in  the  early  volumes  of  the  Society's  Pro- 
ceedings. From  the  same  stock  as  Richard  Lloyd 
descended,  descends  the  gentleman  whose  genealogy 
we  are  about  to  trace.  We  need  not  go  farther  back  in 
the  genealogy  of  the  Bahaillon  family  than  to— 

i.  EVAN  LLOYD  of  Bahaillon,  fifth  in  descent  from 
Evan  ap  Gwilim  above,  to  establish  the  connection 
between  him  and  the  Pughs  of  Kilrhwyth.  Evan  was 
the  great-grandfather  of  Richard  Lloyd  of  Bahaillon  ; 
Evan  Lloyd's  mother  was  Ankret1  (or  Alson),  daughter 
of  Madoc  ap  Evan  Gough  ap  Madock  ap  Einion,  the 
same  stock  as  the  Pryces  of  Newtown  Hall.  Evan 
Lloyd  above,  in  the  pedigree  in  Dwnn,  is  stated  to 
have  had  a  son — 

II.  JoHN2  AP  EVAN,  who  had  the  following  sons  : 

1.  Richard  ap  John  of  Bahaillon. 

2.  Matthew  ap  John. 

3.  Morys  ap  John.     A  Grand  Juror,  41  Elizabeth,  2nd  July. 

See  Mont.  Coll,  vol.  iv,  p.  280. 

4.  HUGH  AP  JOHN,  of  whom  presently. 

5.  David  ap  John  ap  Evani  Lloyd,  who  had  a  son,  Eichard 

David  ap  John.     Lay  Subsidy,  3  Jac.  I. 

6.  James  ap  John  ap  Evani  Lloyd.     Lay  Subsidy,  3  Jac.  I. 


1  See  Dwnn's  Reprint,  p.  118,  "line  c",  the  children  of  Madoc  ap 
Evan  Gough,  Esq. 

2  See  Lay  Subsidy,  Montgomery,  ^,  13°  Elizabeth ;    he  was  as- 
sessed at  xxs.,  tax  x\id. 


PUGH    OF    DOLFOK.  341 

in.  HUGH  AP  JOHN  was  the  lineal  ancestor  of  the 
first  Pugh  of  Kilrhwyth  ;  we  do  not  know  that  he  was 
the  fourth  son,  as  there  is  nothing  in  the  record  we 
have  consulted  which  shows  the  order  of  birth.  The 
same  remark  applies  to  his  children,  whose  names  we 
append : 

1.  Richard  ap  Hugh,  of  whom  presently. 

2.  William  ap  Hugh. 

3.  John  ap  Hugh. 

As  the  descent  from  Richard  ap  Hugh  is  sustained 
by  wills  and  family  papers,  this  may  be  the  most 
convenient  place  to  cite  the  evidence  which  establishes 
the  relationship  between  Richard  Lloyd  of  Bahaillon 
and  Richard  ap  Hugh,  or  Richard  Pugh  of  Kilrhwyth. 
The  latter,  in  his  will  (see  Appendix),  which  was  proved 
in  London  on  the  26th  of  November  1657,  mentions 
and  bequeaths  a  small  legacy  to  "  my  cousin  Richard 
David  ap  John",  whose  father,  as  we  have  seen  above, 
was  the  fifth  son  of  John  ap  Evan  Lloyd  of  Bahaillon. 

In  a  suit  contested  in  the  38th  year  of  Elizabeth, 
between  one  John  Cadwallader  against  Evan  Ma  the  w 
and  Helen  his  wife ;  touching  certain  lands  in  the 
township  of  Brynllywarch,  in  the  parish  of  Kerry, 
which  were  parcel  of  the  lordship  of  Kerry — in  other 
words,  Crown  lands — the  depositions  of  witnesses 
relating  to  which  were  taken  on  the  24th  of  March 
1595-6,  in  the  "parish  church  of  Llanfihangel,  in 
Kerry",  among  the  names  of  persons  mentioned  was 
that  of  David  ap  John  ap  Evan  Lloyd,1  whom  we  have 
seen  above  was  mentioned  as  paying  the  tax  levied  by 
a  lay  subsidy  in  anno  3  Jac.  I.  This  establishes  the 
relationship  between  David  ap  John  and  Evan  Lloyd 
of  Bahaillon  ;  in  short,  he  (David)  was  the  grandson  of 
Evan  Lloyd,  and  as  Richard  ap  Hugh  (or  Pugh  of 
Kilrhwyth)  in  his  will  describes,  as  stated  above, 
Richard  David  ap  John  as  his  cousin,  it  follows  that 

1  See  Exch.  Dep.,  38°  Elizabeth,  Easter  Term,  No.  21,  Mont- 
gomery, preserved  at  the  Record  Office,  London. 


342  PUGH   OF   DOLFOR. 

their  fathers  were  brothers  ;  and  as  David  ap  John  in 
the  Exchequer  Proceedings  referred  to  above  is  de- 
scribed as  the  grandson  of  Evan  Lloyd  of  Bahaillon,  so 
also  must  Hugh  ap  John  have  been,  and  the  latter  was 
the  father  of  Richard  ap  Hugh,  or  Richard  Pugh  of 
Kilrhwyth.  We  return  now  to  — 

2.  William  ap  Hugh  ap  John,  who  lived  at  the  Maenllwyd, 

in  Kerry  parish,  and  died  in  1622.  Letters  of  adminis- 
tration were  on  the  6th  of  March  in  that  year  granted  to 
his  brother.1 

3.  John    Pugh,    who    probably    succeeded    his    brother   at 

Maenllwyd,  as  there  were  members  of  the  Pugh  family 
residing  there  till  a  very  recent  period. 


iv.  RICHARD  AP  HUGH,  or   RICHARD  PUGH  of 
rhwyth,  who  married  Joyce,  daughter  of  .  .   .  .  ,  and  by 
her  had  the  following  children  : 

1.  William,  of  whom  presently. 

2.  John,  who  had  two  children  — 

i.  Margaret  Pugh. 
ii.  Richard  Pugh. 

3.  Anne,  who  married  Richard  Jones  of  Trerllan,  Kerry,  and 

they  had  — 

i.  William    Jones,     baptized    at    Kerry,     23rd     February 

1623-4. 
ii.  Richard     Jones,     baptized    at   Kerry,    18th    February 

1626-7. 

iii.  John  Jones. 
iv.  Mary  Jones,  baptized  at  Kerry,  7th  July  1634. 

4.  A  daughter,  who  married  Owen  Mathews  of  Brynlly  warch, 

Kerry,  and  they  had  — 

i.  Alice  Owen. 

ii.  Richard  Owen,  baptized  at  Kerry,  25th  March  1633. 
iii.  Joyce  Owen. 
iv.  Mathew  Owen. 

Owen  Mathews,   the  father,  died,    and  was    buried    at 
Kerry,  10th  June  1668. 

5.  Margaret,  who  married  William  Mathews. 

6.  Joan,  youngest  daughter. 

1  See  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xxii,  p.  249,  5th  line  from  bottom. 


PUGH    OF   DOLFOR.  343 

Eichard  ap  Hugh,  or  Richard  Pugh,  above,  died,  and 
was  buried  at  Kerry,  on  the  13th  of  July  1645,  and  his 
widow  Joyce  was  likewise  buried  at  Kerry  on  the  14th 
of  January  1647-8.  He  was  succeeded  by  his  eldest 
son — 

v.  WILLIAM  PUGH  of  Kilrhwyth,  Gent.,  who  was 
married  at  Kerry,  on  the  19th  of  June  1639,  to  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Bishop  of  Maenllwyd,  Kerry, 
Gent.  His  (Thomas  Bishop's)  will  is  printed  in  vol. 
xxiii,  Montgomeryshire  Collections,  p.  51.  He  left  his 
daughter  a  legacy  of  money  and  various  household 
goods.  She  was  baptised  on  the  14th  of  December 
1621  ;  he  predeceased  her,  and  was  only  a  child  of  the 
age  of  six  years  or  thereabouts  at  his  death.  They 
had  the  following  children  : 

1.  John,  "  eldest  son  and  heir"  (of  whom  presently). 

2.  Michael  of  Goitre.1 

William  Pugh  above,  by  his  will  (which  see  in 
Appendix)  dated  15th  May  1676,  and  proved  in  Lon- 
don 9th  August  1677,  appears  to  have  left  his  younger 
son  the  Goitre  estate,  which  he,  the  testator,  had  pur- 
chased from  the  heirs  of  Mathew  Evans,  then  late  of 
Montgomery  ;  and  he  appointed  his  said  youngest  son 
Michael  his  sole  executor.  John  Pugh,  the  eldest  son 
and  heir-at-law,  entered  a  caveat  against  the  will,  but 
probate  was  granted  to  Michael  the  executor.  Though 
they  probably  were  not  on  good  terms  at  this  period,  in 
his  will  John  Pugh  appointed  his  brother  Michael  one 
of  the  supervisors  of  it. 

vi.  JOHN  PUGH  of  Kilrhwyth,  Gent.,  was  twice 
married  :  first,  to  Mary,  youngest  daughter  of  William 
Morgan  of  Hurst,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  Esq.,  by 
whom  he  had  a  daughter,  Elizabeth,  who  died  on  the 

1  In  Kerry  Register  are  the  following  entries :  Bridget,  daughter 
of  Michael  Pugh,  baptised  1691.  Michael,  son,  12th  January 
1688-9.  William,  son,  27th  June  1695.  (?)...,  daughter,  1702. 
Elizabeth,  daughter  (Penygelly),  1698.  Michael  Pugh  (Penygelly), 
buried  llth  December  1698. 


344  PUGH   OP   DOLFOR. 

14th  of  November  1667;  her  mother  also  died  a  few 
days  after  her,  and  she  was  buried  at  Kerry,  on  the 
27th  of  November  1667.  Secondly,  John  Pugh  married 
Elizabeth  Pryce  of  Upper  Gvvestydd,  in  the  parish  of 
Llanllwchaiarn  ;  the  exact  date  of  this  marriage,  and 
the  place  where  it  was  celebrated,  so  far,  has  baffled  all 
research.  They  had  the  following  children  : 

1.  William,  eldest  son  and  heir,  baptised  at  Kerry  (of  whom 

presently),  16th  January  1672-3. 

2.  Audrey,  a  daughter,  baptised  at  Kerry,  29th  November 

1674. 

3.  John  Puefh  "  the  younger,   late   of  Knighton,  Mercer", 

who  married  Frances,  daughter  of  ...  Woodhouse,  Esq., 
of  Berghill,  co.  of  Hereford,  and  had  issue — 

i.  John  Pugh,  who  married  Katheriue,  daughter  of  Francis 
Winston  of  Preston,  co.  of  Hereford,  Esq.  John,  the 
father,  predeceased  his  father,  John  Pugh  of  Kilrhwyth 
above;  the  latter  mentions  the  son's  wife  and  her  sons 
in  his  will  (see  Appendix), 
ii.  William  Pugh. 

4.  Richard,  "  my  youngest  son/' 

5.  Jane. 

John  Pugh's  will  was  made  the  16th  of  November 
1705,  and  proved  in  London  the  26th  of  July  1709. 
A  perusal  of  his  will,  which  is  printed  in  the  Appendix, 
will  show  that  he  was  a  man  of  considerable  property, 
and  that  he  took  precautionary  measures  to  prevent 
his  children  imitating  the  course  which  he  had  adopted 
in  connection  with  his  father's  will.  He  was  succeeded 
by  his  eldest  son  and  heir — 

vii.  WILLIAM  PUGH  of  Kilrhwyth,  who  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  ...  Aston,  Esq.  In  their  marriage 
settlement  mention  is  made  of  "  uncle  Michael  Pugh 
and  cousin  John  Pryce  of  Gwestydd";  the  marriage 
took  place  in  the  year  1709,  and  they  had  the  under- 
mentioned sons  and  daughters.  Mr.  Pugh  died  in 
1725,  at  the  comparatively  early  age  of  53  ;  in  his  will 
he  appointed  his  cousin,  John  Pryce  of  Gwestydd, 
Gentleman,  and  Mary,  testator's  wife,  joint  executors, 


PUGH   OF   DOLFOR.  345 

"  desiring  them  to  be  careful  of  their  trust,  and  in  the 
education  of  his  eldest  son  and  heir"  (see  his  will  in 
Appendix). 

1.  William  (of  whom  presently) . 

2.  Isaac,  who   was  born  27th  July  1718,  and  was  left  pro- 

perty in  the  parish  of  Mochdre  by  his  father's  will ;  he 
married  Grace,  daughter  of  . . .  Wollaston  and  his  wife 
Marcella,  of  Llandyssil ;  her  will  was  proved  in  London 
in  the  year  1777  (Register  Collier,  fo.  377).  By  his  wife 
Grace,  Isaac  Pugh  had  the  following  children,  mentioned 
in  their  grandmother's  will  (see  his  will  in  Appendix) : 

i.  Isaac,  living  in  1777. 

ii.  John,  living  in  1777. 

iii.  Mary,  living  in  1800. 

At  the  time  Isaac  Pugh  made  his  will  the  only  sur- 
viving child  he  had  was  Mary,  the  daughter  who  married 
Evan  Evans,  to  whom,  jointly  with  his  friend  Charles 
Gardiner  Humphreys  of  Montgomery,  Gentleman,  he, 
after  the  death  of  his  (testator's)  wife,  left  his  estates  in 
trust  for  his  grandsons  and  grand- daughters,  namely  : 

1.  John  Evans. 

2.  William  Evans. 

3.  Evan  Evans. 

4.  Isaac  Evans. 

5.  Mary  Evans. 

6.  Marcella  Evans. 

The  only  one  of  the  above  sons  who  married  appears  to 
have  been  Evan  Evans,  who  resided  at  Upper  Penthryn, 
in  the  parish  of  Berriew  ;  he  had  three  children,  two  sons, 
with  whose  names  we  are  not  acquainted,  both  living 
(1892)  in  California,  and  one  daughter,  also  living  ;  she 
resides  in  London.1 

3.  Elizabeth  Pugh,  born  1st  October  1710. 

4.  Mary  Pugh,  who  was  born  6th  August  1712,  died  2nd 

July  1790  (Welshpool  Register}.  She  married  Peter 
Turner  of  Welshpool,  Esq.,  and  they  had  seven  children. 
A  full  pedigree  of  this  family  is  printed  in  the  Mont- 
gomeryshire Collections,  vol.  xix,  p.  203,  q.  v. 

5.  Jane  Pugh,  born  4th  December  1720,  died  21st  November 

1797. 

6.  Martha   Pugh,    born    30th    May   1792,    died    15th    June 


1  Ex  information  T.  Hamar  Jones.  Esq.,  of  Tynybanadl,  Bettws,  co. 
Montgomery. 

VOL.  XXVI.  A  A 


346  PUGH   OF   DOLFOR. 

1797.     She   married  Mr.   Richard  Lewis  of ,  and 

they  had  an  only  daughter,  Elizabeth,  who  married 
Richard  Lloyd,  Esq.,  of  Llanerchrochwell  (marriage 
settlement  dated  14th  and  16th  October  1773)  in  Guils- 
field,  and  they  had — 

i.  Richard  Lloyd  of  Llanerchrochwell,  of  whom  presently, 
author  of  The  Topography  of  Montgomeryshire,  printed 
at  end  of  Wynne's  History  of  Wales,  published  by  him 
in  1832  (?). 

ii.  Elizabeth,  who  married  David  Griffiths,  Esq.,  of  Great 
St.  Thomas  Apostle  Street,  London;  his  will  dated 
December  1804. 

iii.  Thomas  Henry  Lloyd,  who  married  Sophia  ....(?).  He 
was  a  surgeon  in  the  92nd  Regiment  of  Foot,  and 
was  killed  at  Corunna  in  1809  ;  his  will  made  17th 
March  1808. 

i.  Richard  Lloyd,  author  of  The  Topography  of  Mont- 
gomeryshire, Esq.,  was  also  of  Llanerchrochwell,  and  he 
married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  John  Pugh  of  Kerry,  Gent., 
who  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  John  Evance, 
Rector  of  Newtown  and  Llanmerewig,  co.  Montgomery. 
This  Pugh  family  is  entered  in  the  "  Evance"  pedigree 
at  Heralds'  College,  compiled  in  1809,  by  Ralph  Big- 
nold,  Norroy  King-at-Arms.  They  had  the  following 
children : 

1.  Richard  John  Lloyd  (of  whom  presently). 

2.  John  Lloyd. 

3.  Humphrey  Thomas  Lewis  Lloyd,  M.D.,  who  died  in 

Australia  in  1835. 

4.  Walter  Lloyd. 

5.  Martha  Lloyd. 

6.  Catherine  Lloyd,  who  was  drowned  at  sea. 

7.  Elizabeth. 

8.  Blandina,  who  married  Joseph  Lewis  Hall  of  Edinburgh, 

Gentleman,  and  they  had  a  very  large  family. 

ii.  Richard  John  Lloyd,  above,  was  of  Bishop's  Castle, 
born  1802  ;  died  at  Cheltenham  in  1845  ;  he  married 
Harriet,  daughter  of  Henry  Jones,  Esq.,  of  Woodford, 
near  London ;  they  had  the  following  children  : 

1.  Richard  George  Davies  Lloyd,  Esq.  (of  whom  presently). 

2.  Charlotte   Harriet  Lloyd,  born  1835  ;  married  David 

Edward  Hume,  Esq.,  of  No.  1,  Westbourne  Avenue, 
Hull,  Yorkshire  ;  they  have  three  children. 

iii.  Richard  George  Davies  Lloyd,  Esq.,  who  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Charles  Putman,  Esq. ,  of  Frederic- 
ton,  New  Brunswick,  by  whom  he  had  an  only  daughter. 
The  mother  died  in  1873. 

1.  Ellina  Frances  Lloyd,  born  22nd  December  1856. 


PUGH   OF   DOLFOK.  347 

Mr.  Lloyd  married,  secondly,  on  the  22nd  of  January 
1886,  Alice,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  William  James 
Shearley,  M.A.,  Vicar  of  Newton,  co.  Somerset.  Their 
town  residence  is  46,  Westbourne  Park  Villas,  Bays- 
water,  W. 

vni.  WILLIAM  PUGH  of  Kilrhwyth,  Esq.,  born  the 
7th  of  February  1715  ;  married,  in  1741,  to  Jane,  one 
of  the  daughters  and  co-heiresses  of  John  Price,  Esq., 
of  Builth,  county  of  Brecknock,  who  was  a  member  of 
an  ancient  family  of  that  name  in  the  said  county, 
who  in  his  will  (see  Appendix)  refers  to  the  marriage 
settlement  executed  on  the  marriage  of  his  daughter 
with  Mr.  William  Pugh.  In  addition  to  specific 
bequests  to  her  and  her  children,  her  father  con- 
stituted her  his  residuary  legatee.  She  died  28th 
December  1797,  and  is  buried  at  Kerry.  Mr.  Pugh 
served  the  office  of  High  Sheriff  for  the  county  of 
Montgomery  for  the  year  1767.  He  died  7th  of 
August  1797,  and  his  will,  dated  10th  May  1794,  was 
proved  in  London  on  the  8th  of  September  1797  (see 
Appendix).  He  had  by  his  wife  Jane  the  following 
children  : 

1.  William  (of  whom  presently),  Caerhowel. 

2.  John   Pugh,  born   1750;  died    unmarried,   1772,  in   his 

twenty-second  year,  and  is  buried  at  Kerry. 

3.  Price  Pugh,  born  1756 ;  died  19th  Nov.  1815. 

4.  Elizabeth. 

5.  Jane. 

6.  Mary. 

3.  Price  Pugh,  above,  was  born  in  the  year  1756,  and 
died  19th  Nov.  1815.  He  was  a  tea-merchant,  in  the 
parish  of  St.  Andrew's,  Holborn,  and  married,  first,  his 
cousin,  Jane  Turner  of  Welshpool,  who  was  born  in  the 
month  of  March  1749  ;  they  were  married  the  8th  of  April 
1784.  She  died  9th  Nov.  1812,  without  issue  (see  Mont. 
Coll,  vol.  xix,  p.  203).  He  married,  secondly,  Elizabeth 
Moor,  and  by  her  had  a  daughter — 

i.  Elizabeth  Price  Pugh,  who  died  unmarried  in  1832. 

After  the  death  of  Mr.  Pugh,  his  widow,  in  1821,  married 

A  A  2 


348  PUGH    OF    DOLFOR. 

Thomas    Augustus    Jessop,  Esq.,   of  Waltham    Abbey,  by 
whom  she  had  two  sons  (see  Walford's  County  Families). 

4.  Elizabeth,  born  1742,  married  Francis  Marston  of  Afoot, 
co.  Salop,  Gentleman,  by  whom  she  had  a  son  and  a  daughter. 
Elizabeth  died  4th  March  1830,  aged  87  years. 

i.  John  Marston  of  Afcot,  Gentleman,  married  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Edward  Humphreys  of  Walcot,  Gentleman, 
and  Mary  his  wife,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary  Turner 
of  Welshpool  (see  Mont.  Coll,  vol.  xix,  p.  203).  They 
were  married  May  1807,  and  he  died  31st  July  1835  ; 
she  was  born  28th  May  1776,  and  died  15th  April 
1807.1  They  had  the  following  children  : 

1.  Elizabeth,    who   married  James  Palmer  of  London  ; 

born  20th  March  1806. 

2.  Mary,  born  3rd  May  1803  ;  married  Richard  Marston 

June  19th,  1827  ;  died  27th  February  1833  without 
issue. 

3.  Jane   Pugh   Marston,   born  May   1st,   1802 ;  married 

Edward  Nicholls,  December  1823. 

4.  Francis  Marston,  born  3rd  May  1804;  married  Mrs. 

Childe  of  the  Grange,  co.  Hereford  ;  secondly,  Mary 
Clarke,  and  by  this  last  marriage  he  had  a  son,  Francis 
Marston. 

ii.  Jane  Marston,  who  married  Thomas  Beddoes  of  Longue- 
ville,  co.  of  Salop,  Gentleman,  and  they  had  the  follow- 
ing children : 

1.  William  Minton  Beddoes  (of  whom  presently). 

2.  Mary  Ann  Beddoes. 

3.  Elizabeth   Beddoes   married  Robert  Armitage  ;    died 

1889. 

4.  Francis  Minton  Beddoes  of  Longueville  ;  died  January 

1876. 

5.  Priscilla  Beddoes,  died  unmarried. 

6.  Thomas  Beddoes,  died  1852. 

1.  William  Minton  Beddoes  of  Shrewsbury,  M.D.  He 
married,  at  Stenin  Church,  Carlisle,  on  the  3rd  of  April 
1856,  Laura  Seraphina,  daughter  of  William  Pugh,  Esq., 
of  Brynllywarch,  Kerry  (she  was  sister  of  William  Buck- 
ley Pugh,  Esq.,  the  present  representative  of  this  ancient 
family).  Mr.  W.  Minton  Beddoes  died  10th  January  1870, 
and  is  buried  at  Shrewsbury.  His  wife,  who  was  born 
at  Brynllywarch  in  Kerry  on  6th  March  1824,  survived 
him,  dying  at  Guildford  in  Surrey  on  the  4th  of  May 
1887.  She  is  buried  at  Shrewsbury.  They  had  the 
following  issue  : 


1  This  does  not  agree  with  the  pedigree  in  vol.  xix,  Mont.  Coll., 
p.  203. 


PUGH    OF   DOLFOR.  349 

i.  Frances    Matilda    Beddoea,    born   June    1857  ;    died 

July  1857. 
ii.  William  Francis  Beddoes,  born  July   10th,   1858  ;  a 

solicitor  practising  in  London. 

iii.  Thomas  Pugh  Beddoes,  born   1st  Feb.  1860  ;  practis- 
ing as  a  surgeon  at  Aberystwith. 
iv.  Price  Pugh  Beddoes,  born  6th  Oct.  1861 ;  died  19th 

Feb.  1863. 

v.  Henry  Roscoe  Beddoes,  born  9th  Oct.  1865  ;  a  lieu- 
tenant in  Her   Majesty's  Army,  now  on  service  in 
India  (1892). 
vi.  Laura  Jane  Beddoes,  born  Dec.  6th,  1863. 

5.  Jane  Pugh  was  never  married.     She,  with  her  brother 
Pryce  Pugh  were  the  executors  of  their  father's  will.     She 
appears  to  have  taken  up  her  residence  in  the  neighbour- 
hood of  her  married  sister,  Mrs.  Frances  Marston  of  Afcot. 
At  the  time  of  her  death  she  resided  at  Aston,  in  the  parish 
of  Hopesay,  co.   of  Salop.      Her  will   (see  Appendix)  was 
proved  at  London  the  8th  of  July  1811  :  a  perusal  of  it  will 
show  that  she  died  a  wealthy  woman,  and  did  not  forget  the 
poor. 

6.  Mary.     She  was  born  in  1746.     We  have  no  further 
knowledge  of  her. 

ix.  WILLIAM  PUGH,  known  as  William  Pugh,  sen.,  of 
Caerhowel,  co.  Montgomery,  Esq.,  was  born  in  1748. 
He  was  married  on  the  21st  of  December  1782.  The 
following  is  the  entry  in  Welshpool  Register :  "  William 
Pugh,  of  the  parish  of  Newtown,  Bachelor,  son  of 
Wm.  Pugh,  Esq.,  and  Jane  his  wife,  and  Frances  Lewis 
of  this  parish,  daughter  of  Richard  Lewis,  Esq.,  by 
Elizabeth  his  wife,  married  by  licence  21st  December 
1782.  Witnesses. — William  Pugh, Frances  Lewis."  Miss 
Frances  Lewis  was  the  daughter  of  Mr.  Richard  Lewis 
above-mentioned,  who,  as  well  as  of  Welshpool,  was  of 
Lawrence  Lane,  London,  and  his  wife,  formerly  Eliza- 
beth Reynolds.  He,  Mr.  Lewis,  had  two  other  daughters, 
one  of  whom  married  William  Hopkin,  Esq.,  Alderman 
of  London ;  the  other,  Sarah,  married  Phillip  Wyatt 
Crowther,  Esq.,  of  the  Guildhall,  London,  a  solicitor 
officially  connected  with  the  City  of  London.  Mr. 
Pugh  was  educated  for  the  profession  of  the  law,  and 
was  articled  with  Mr.  Humphrey  Jones  of  Macbyn- 
lleth,  then  Clerk  of  the  Peace  for  the  county  of 


350  PUGH    OF   DOLFOR. 

Montgomery.  He  became  a  distinguished  member  of 
the  profession,  and  the  confidential  adviser,  among 
other  numerous  clients,  of  the  late  Arthur  Blayney, 
Esq.,  of  Gregynog.  He  served  the  office  of  High 
Sheriff  for  the  county  of  Montgomery  in  1813.  Either 
his  father  or  he  was  one  of  the  trustees  named  in 
several  of  the  early  Acts  of  Parliament  relating  to 
turnpike-roads  in  Montgomeryshire.  Mr.  Pugh  pur- 
chased Caerhowel  about  the  year  1800,  and  it  was 
sold  to  the  grandfather  of  Colonel  R.  J.  Harrison,  who 
now  resides  there,  about  the  year  1829. 

In  his  younger  years  he  resided  at  Pennant,  in  the 
parish  of  Bettws  ;  subsequently,  purchasing  the  Caer- 
howel estate,  he  resided  there  till  his  death,  which 
happened  on  the  13th  of  November  1823.  He  was 
laid  at  rest  among  his  ancestors  at  Kerry. 

By  his  wife  Frances  he  had  an  only  son — 

x.  WILLIAM  PUGH  of  Brynllywarch,  who  was  born 
at  Pennant,  in  the  parish  of  Bettws,  Dec.  1783,  de- 
scribed and  known  as  William  Pugh  the  younger,  was 
sent  by  his  father,  at  an  early  age,  to  Rugby  School, 
where  he  remained  till  1802  ;  then,  in  his  nineteenth 
year,  he  entered  at  Trinity  College,  Cambridge;  he  took 
his  B.A.  degree  there  in  1806,  and  his  M.A.  in  1812. 
He  entered  as  a  student  at  Lincoln's  Inn  on  the  5th  of 
February,  and  was  called  to  the  Bar  on  the  1 1th  of 
February  1813  :  he  never  practised,  though  he  had 
chambers  at  16,  Old  Square,  Lincoln's  Inn,  during  the 
years  1814,  1815,  1816,  and  1817,  after  which  the 
name  disappeared. 

He  was  appointed  a  Deputy-Lieutenant  in  Decem- 
ber 1807  ;  Captain  in  the  Royal  Western  Regiment  of 
local  Militia,  25th  of  April  1809  ;  and  Major,  21st  May 
1813.  On  the  17th  of  April  1817  he  was  appointed 
a  Justice  of  the  Peace.  For  many  years  subsequently 
he  devoted  himself  to  public  affairs  in  Montgomery- 
shire. A  most  excellent  biography  has  been  printed 
by  Richard  Williams,  Esq.,  F.R.Hist.S.,  of  the  life  and 


PUGH    OF   DOLFOR.  351 

public  acts  of  Mr.  Pugh  (see  Mont.  Coll.,  vol.  xvi, 
p.  49,  to  which  we  refer  the  reader). 

The  Gentleman  s  Magazine  for  June  1816  has  the 
following  :  "  Marriage. — William  Pugh,  Esq.,  of  Lin- 
coln's Inn,  to  Beatrice  Matilda,  youngest  daughter  of 
Dr.  Dennison  of  Brighton."  They  were  married  on 
the  5th  of  June,  at  the  Old  Church,  Brighton.  On 
his  marriage  he  took  up  his  residence  at  Mellington, 
where  he  remained  until  he  took  up  his  residence  at 
Brynllywarch. 

Mr.  Pugh  died,  and  was  buried  at  Caen  in  France, 
on  the  4th  of  March  1842;  she,  born  4th  May  1791, 
died  on  the  26th  of  June  1829,  buried  at  Kerry.  They 
had  the  following  children  : 

1.  William  Buckley  Pugh  (of  whom  presently). 

2.  Laura  Seraphina  Pugh  (see  supra,  p.  348,  for  her  issue). 

3.  Frances  Matilda    Pugh,  born    at   Mellington,    parish    of 

Churchstoke,  21st   April    1818  ;  died  22nd  September 
1843 ;  buried  at  Claines,  near  Worcester. 

4.  Price  Buckley  Pugh,  born  at  Churchstoke,  6th  September 

1821,  died  28th  June  1883,  at  Patrington,  Yorkshire. 

5.  Geraldine  Hannah  Pugh,  living  at  Hull,  spinster  (1892). 

xi.  William  Buckley  Pugli^  Esq.,  J.P.,  of  Dolfor,  in 
the  parish  of  Kerry,  was  born  at  Mellington,  Church- 
stoke,  on  the  24th  of  January  1820  ;  he  resides  at 
Patrington,  near  Hull,  East  Biding  of  Yorkshire,  but 
spends  a  good  deal  of  the  year  on  his  Montgomeryshire 
estate.  Some  references  to  him  and  to  his  estate  appear 
in  Mr.  Rowley-Morris's  "  History  of  the  Parish  of 
Kerry",  supra,  pp.  272  et  seq. 


THE  BUCKLEY  FAMILY  OF  DOLFOR. 

We  add  a  genealogical  sketch  of  Mr.  Buckley 
Pugh's  mother's  family. 

Although  considerable  research  has  been  made  to 
ascertain  from  what  branch  of  the  Buckley  family  the 
Dolfor  Buckleys  deduce,  still  no  satisfactory  conclu- 


352  PUGH   OF   DOLFOR. 

sion  has  so  far  been  arrived  at.  What  has  been  as- 
certained is,  that  the  earliest  instance  of  the  name  of 
Buckley  occurring  in  the  county  is  subsequent  to  the 
Civil  War  period.  Immediately  after  the  restoration 
we  find  the  name  Buckley  occurring  in  Montgomery, 
Llandyssil,  and  at  Dolfor,  in  Kerry,  somewhat  later. 
It  would  appear  from  the  Gaol  Files  and  other  Records 
that  the  Llandyssil  Buckleys  were  the  first  who  settled 
in  the  county.  It  may  be  said  that  the  several 
branches  were  persons  in  easy  circumstances,  and 
ranked  among  the  gentry  of  the  county.  The  present 
representatives  of  one  branch  of  the  family  are  the 
Buckley- Williams'  of  Glanhafren  and  Pennant,  and  we 
have  been  informed  there  is  a  tradition  in  this  family 
that  the  Buckley  family  of  Dolfor  and  their  family  are 
related,  and  there  is  a  similar  tradition  existing  in 
Mr.  Buckley  Pugh's  family.  The  connection  must  be 
an  early  one,  as  in  researches  which  have  been  made 
upon  the  question  no  trace  since  1680  of  any  relation- 
ship has  been  met  with. 

In  volume  xxv  of  Mont.  Coll.,  p.  393,  is  a  copy  of 
the  inscription  on  the  Buckley  tombstones  at  Kerry, 
and  reference  is  made  there  to  a  shield  of  arms  and 
crest,  which  were  described  as  indistinguishable  ;  since 
those  lines  were  written  a  rubbing1  was  obtained  of 
the  coat,  and  it  turned  out  to  be — Quarterly,  1  and  4, 
a  lion  passant  guardant,  2  and  3,  a  chevron  between 
three  men's  heads,  surmounted  by  a  helmet,  on  top  of 
which,  for  crest,  is  a  lion  passant  guardant. 

There  was  in  Shropshire,  in  the  last  century  and 
earlier,  a  family  of  the  name  of  Millington,  the  first 
member  of  which  that  we  are  acquainted  with  resided 
at  Shrewsbury — MILLINGTON  of  Shrewsbury,  and  he 
had — 

1.  John  Millington,  D.D.,  Vicar  of  Kensington,   in    the   co. 
of  Middlesex.     Collated  23rd  May  1700.     By  his  will  he 


1  Kindly  taken  by  the  Vicar  of  Kerry,  the  Rev.  0.  A.  Nares,  B.D. 


PUGH    OF    DOLFOR.  353 

left  four  exhibitions  to  Clare  College,  Cambridge,  to  the 
Shrewsbury  Grammar  School. 

2.  JAMES  MILLINGTON  of  Shrewsbury,  draper.  He  founded 
"Millington  Hospital",  Shrewsbury;  died  April  1738. 
Will  proved  at  Her  Majesty's  Principal  Probate  Office, 
10th  May  1738  (Register  Broadrepp,  fol.  126).  In  his 
will  he  left  "  to  his  niece  Jane  Buckley,  wife  of  Mr. 
Joseph  Buckley  of  Dolfor,  co.  of  Montgomery,  £200;  to 
her  daughter  Mary  Buckley,  £500,  to  be  paid  to  her 
when  she  attained  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  or  on  the 
day  of  her  marriage,  which  should  first  happen,  if  it  be 
with  the  consent  of  her  father  and  mother  and  testator's 
executors ;  if  she  died  without  issue  of  her  body  lawfully 
to  be  begotten  then  living  at  the  time  of  her  decease,  or 
if  she  married  before  she  was  twenty-one  years  of  age 
without  such  consent,  he  devised  the  £500  for  the  Aug- 
mentation of  the  Charity  hereby  by  him  hereinafter 
devised."  To  her  son  Millington  Buckley,  £500,  payable 
when  he  attained  the  age  of  twenty-one  years ;  should  he 
die  before  attaining  that  age,  the  £500  to  be  applied  as 
before  to  the  Charity;  he  also  devised  to  his  nephew 
Millington  Buckley,  "  his  best  Chinese  quilt,  which  was 
his  (testator's)  brother's,  and  all  the  plate  which  was  his, 
and  was  brought  from  Kensington,  which  is  distinguished 
from  his  (testator's)  other  plate  by  having  a  lion  en- 
graved on  it,  "  as  the  Crest  of  my  mother's  Arms".  Also 
to  the  said  Joseph  Buckley,  Jane  his  wife,  and  their  son 
and  daughter,  £5  5s.  apiece.  Testator  left  the  whole  of 
his  own  silver  plate  absolutely,  as  well  as  £40  a  year,  and 
the  use  of  his  house  and  furniture,  to  his  housekeeper  for 
her  life. 

Testator  also  devised  to  his  trustees,  in  trust,  "  all  those 
messuages  or  tenements  lying  and  being  in  the  parish  of 
Llanfair,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  then  lately 
devised  to  him  by  his  late  brother,  Doctor  John  Milling- 
ton,  to  have  and  to  hold  to  his  said  trustees,  their  heirs 
and  assigns  for  ever,  to  and  for  the  uses  hereinafter 
limited.  First,  to  the  use  of  Millington  Buckley  for  life ; 
after,  to  the  use  of  the  first  son  of  the  body  of  the  said 
Millington  Buckley,  lawfully  to  be  begotten,  and  his  heirs 
male ;  in  default,  to  the  second  and  every  other  son,  and 
the  heirs  male  of  the  body  of  such  son  and  sons,  the 
eldest  always  preferred ;  in  default,  to  his  trustees  and 
their  heirs  in  trust  to  the  same  charitable  Trust,  as  other 
his  messuages  and  lands  hereinafter  devised." 


354  PUGH    OF    DOLFOR. 

3.  Jane  Millington  (of  whom  presently). 

4.  Elizabeth  Millington,  who  married  Mr.  Symons. 

5.  Sarah  Millington,  who  married  Mr.  Wootton. 

ii.  JANE  MILLINGTON,  married  Mr.  Richard  Young  of 
Shrewsbury,  and  they  had  one  daughter — 

iii.  JANE  YOUNG,  who  married  Mr.  Joseph  Buckley 
of  Dolfor,  in  the  parish  of  Kerry,  co.  Montgomery,  in 
the  month  of  February  1723.  She  died  on  the  24th 
of  April  1738.  Mr.  Buckley  died  on  the  28th  Septem- 
ber 1739,  and  both  are  buried  at  Kerry.  They  had 
two  children — 

1.  Millington  Buckley  (of  whom  presently). 

2.  Sarah,  who  was  baptised  on  the  6th  June  1729. 

iv.  MILLINGTON  BUCKLEY  of  Dolfor,  baptised  in 
September  1725.  He  married,  at  Newtown,  Susannah, 
daughter  of  James  Baxter,  Esq.,  on  the  3rd  of  October 
1752;  died  March  1766,  and  is  buried  at  Kerry. 
She  was  baptised  at  Newtown,  21st  April  1721  ;  her 
father  is  described  in  Newtown  Register  as  a  lawyer. 
He  was  the  eldest  son  of  James  Baxter,  who  was 
third  son  of  James  Baxter,  lessee  of  the  tolls  of 
Newtown,  under  the  Marquess  of  Powys,  mentioned 
in  the  lease  printed  on  page  91,  vol.  xii,  Mont. 
Coll.  His  will  was  proved  in  London  in  1712-13  ;  and 
he  appears  to  have  owned  Pentrerhedyn  and  other 
lands  in  the  parish  of  Llanllwchaiarn,  and  Mochdre. 
He  was  younger  brother  of  the  Rev.  John  Baxter, 
Rector  of  Newtown,  1702-18;  his  son,  father  of 
Mrs.  Millington  Buckley,  is  described  in  Newtown 
Register  as  an  attorney,  and  died  in  1756.  "  Burial, 
1756,  8th  July,  James  Baxter,  Attorney"  (Newtown 
Register).  They  had  four  children  : 

1.  Jane  Buckley  (of  whom  presently). 

2.  The  Rev.  Millington  Buckley  of  Dolfor.     He  was  born  on 

the  26th  of  October  1753,  and  was  educated  at  Shrews- 
bury School ;  leaving  there,  he  was  admitted  to  Magdalen 
College,  Cambridge.  The  following  is  a  copy  of  his  admis- 
sion entry. 


PUGH    OF    DOLFOR.  355 

Nov.  18, 1771. 

"  Millington  Buckley,  Millington  filius  ex  Dolver  in 
comitatis  Montgomerieiisis  19  annos  natus  e  schola  pub- 
lica  de  Shrewsbury  admissus  est  pensionarius. 

"  Tutore  Magistro  PURKTS." 

He  took  his  B.A.  degree  in  1777,  and  apparently  he  did 
not  proceed  to  the  M.A.  He  was  ordained,  on  the  19th 
of  May  1776,  to  the  curacy  of  Stretford,  in  the  diocese 
and  county  of  Hereford;  and  on  the  26th  of  May  1782 
he  was  ordained  priest  by  the  Bishop  of  Hereford.  He 
married  Miss  Amy  Amiott,  and  resided  at  Nottingham 
Place,  in  the  parish  of  Marylebone,  London.  He  was  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  Commissioner  of  Taxes,  and  held 
other  public  offices ;  he  was  fond  of  astronomy,  and  had 
excellent  telescopes,  and  a  magnificent  library  of  choice 
books.  He  never  had  any  cure  of  souls  in  London  or  else- 
where other  than  the  curacy  of  Stretford,  co.  Hereford. 
On  his  father's  death  he  lived  the  life  of  a  private  gentle- 
man. He  died  23rd  September  1821 ;  his  wife,  who 
survived  him,  died  30th  June  1829 ;  both  are  buried  at 
the  cemetery  at  St.  John's  Wood — mentioned  thus  in 
Smith's  History  of  Marylebone,  published  in  1829. 
Describing  the  monuments  in  that  cemetery,  he  said, 
p.  143,  "  also  the  Rev.  Millington  Buckley  and  Mrs.  Ann 
Buckley,  relict  of  the  above/' 

There  is  an  inscription  upon  the  monument,  which  we 
append,  as  other  relatives  are  also  interred  in  the  vault, 
which  has  been  kept  in  beautiful  order  by  their  relative, 
Mr.  W.  B.  Pugh  of  Dolfor  and  Patrington. 

To  the  Memory  of 

The  Revd. 

MILLINGTON  BUCKLEY, 
late  of  Nottingham  Place, 

in  this  Parish, 

who  died  Sept.  23rd,  1821, 

aged  68  years. 

Mrs.  ANN  BUCKLEY, 

Relict  of  the 

Revd.  Millington  Buckley, 

who  died  June  30th,  1829, 

aged  76  years. 

Also 

Mrs.  LOUISA  SUSANNA  GRAHAM, 
niece  of  the  above,  and  wife 

of  REGINALD  GRAHAM, 

who  died  15th  of  Aug.  1829, 

Aged  41  years. 


356  PUGH   OF   DOLFOK. 

Also  of  JANE  BUCKLKY, 

widow  of 

the  late  KENNETH  DIXON, 
and  niece  of  the  above, 
who  departed  this  life 

June  13,  1837, 
In  the  51st  year  of  her  age. 

Also  GEORGE  BYWATER,  Esq. 

who  died  llth  July  1840, 

aged  74  years. 

3.  Susannah,    baptised    8th    May  1757.     She    married   Mr. 

Robert  Rogers. 

4.  Mary,  baptised  at  Newtown,  26th  April  1760. 

v.  JANE  BUCKLEY,  baptised  2nd  December  1756  ; 
married,  23rd  September  1782,  .Richard  Dennison,  Esq., 
M.D.,  of  Mark  Lane,  London,  and  Brighton. 

In  the  Gentleman  s  Magazine  for  1803  the  following 
entry  occurs  :  "  May  29th,  after  a  few  hours'  illness, 
the  wife  of  Dr.  Dennison  of  Broad  Street  Buildings," 
vide  p.  484  ;  also,  in  1824,  January  9th,  at  York  Street, 
Baker  Street,  aged  72,  Richard  Dennison,  Esq. 

They  had  the  following  children  : 

1.  Beatrice  Matilda  Dennison  (of  whom  presently). 

2.  Richard  Byam  Dennison,  who  married  Mary,  daughter  of 

Fulk  Hodgson,  Esq.,  and  by  her  had — 

i.  Mark  Byam  Dennison,  born  29th  February  1812;  died 

unmarried  in  Germany. 

ii.  George  Dennison,  born  15th  May  1815  ;  died  in  India, 
iii.  Mary  Anne  Dennison,  born  31st  August  1813;  married 

John  Chafy  ;  died  January  1875. 
iv.  Frederick  Dennison,  born  31st  December  1816 ;  died  1845, 

not  married, 
v.  Jane  Dennison,  born  13th  August  1818  ;  married  Admiral 

Harvey  ;  died  1842. 
vi.  Elizabeth  Dennison,  married  George  Taylor,  Esq.  ;    died 

November  1874. 

vii.  Matilda  Dennison,  died  in  infancy. 

viii.  Gordon   Dennison,  died   on  his  passage  from  India,  not 
married . 

3.  Louisa  Susannah  Dennison,  died  15th  August  1829.     She 

married  Reginald  Graham  of  Hornsey,  in  the  co.  Middle- 
sex, Gentleman,  and  they  had  the  following  children — 


PUGE   OF   DOLFOB,  357 

i.  Louisa  Elizabeth  Graham,  born  16th  July  1810;  married 

Norman  Green,  Esq. ;  died  at  Little,  buried  at  Felpham, 

near  Bangor. 
ii.  Laura  Augusta  Graham,  born    29th  April    1812  ;   died 

February  3rd,  1829,  at  Torquay  ;   buried  at  Stoke  Flem- 
ing, near  Dartmouth, 
iii.  Reginald   Simpson  Graham,  born  31st  December  1813  ; 

married  Miss  Bellairs ;  died  24th  March  1845  (drowned 

with  his  wife  and  child  on  the  Amazon), 
iv.  Julia  Amy  Graham,  born  31st  March  1819  ;  died  16th 

June  1832,  at  Eemenham  Lawn,  and  is  buried  there, 
v.  William  Buckley  Graham,  born  9th  February  1817  ;  died 

24th  August  1842;  buried  at  Favvley,  near  Southampton, 
vi.  Frances  Graham,  born  2nd  January  1821,  and  married 

William  Wordsworth,  youngest  son  of  the  (late)  Poet 

Laureate, 
vii.  Matilda  Mary  Graham,  born    6th    July   1815;  died    at 

Brighton,  24th  February  1847  ;  buried  at  Hove, 
viii.  Frederick  Dennison  Graham,  born  2nd  September  1823  ; 

died    3rd   January  1843,    at    Brighton,  and  is  buried 

there, 
ix.  Gordon  Douglas    Graham,  born   26th  July  1826  ;  died 

2nd  May  1852,  at  Brighton,  and  is  buried  at  Hove. 

4.  Jane  Buckley  Dennison,  born  21st  June  ....(?)  married 
Kennet  Dixon,  Esq.,  of  London,  and  they  had  the  follow- 
ing children  : 

i.  Kennet  Dixou,  born  13th  July  1807  ;  married,  February 

1st,  1832,  to  the  Hon.  Juliet  Sugden,  daughter  of  Lord 

St.  Leonards. 
ii.  George  Read  Dixon,  born  21st  August  1808  ;  married  Miss 

Cobbold. 
iii.  Jane  Buckley  Dixon,  born   17th   April   1810;   married, 

April  4th,  1832,  Alfred  Green,  Consul  at  Constantinople, 
iv.  John  Bond  Dixon,  born  18th  November  1811  ;  married 

Miss  James, 
v.  Laura  Maria  Dennison,  died  and  is  buried  at  Patrington, 

co.  York,  19th  February  1862. 
vi.  Dennison  Gregson  Dixon,  born  25th  October  1813  ;  died 

unmarried. 

vii.  Anne  Dixon,  born  4th  May  1815  ;  married  Col.  Beck, 
viii.  Beatrice  Matilda  Dennison  (see  Pugh  pedigree,  p.  351, 

supra). 


358  PUGH    OF   DOLFOR. 

APPENDIX. 


PUGH  WILLS,  ETC. 

Will  of  RICHARD  AP  HUGH  of  Kilrhoith,  co.  of  Montgomery, 
Yeoman ;  made  2nd  June  1644 ;  proved  26th  November 
1657. 

I,  Richard  ap  Hugh,  do  make  and  publish  this  my  last  will 
in  manner  and  form  following:  Body  to  be  buried  in  the 
parish  church  of  Kerry,  in  Christian  burial  there.  Towards 
the  reparation  of  the  parish  church  of  Kerry,  6s.  8d. ;  to  my 
well-beloved  wife  and  daughter  Joan,  all  testator's  part  of  the 
corn  growing  in  the  fields,  and  all  corn  and  grain  in  the  house, 
except  so  much  as  is  hereafter  mentioned.  His  eldest  son, 
William  Pugh,  owed  him  £30  by  bond  ;  £20  of  this  to  his  wife 
Joys;  £10  to  his  daughter  Joan  Pughe.  To  his  wife,  his 
yellow  mare  ;  to  daughter  Joan,  £11  16s.  Qd.,  due  to  him  by 
his  son  William  Pughe  ;  also  to  his  daughter  Jone,  four  score 
and  eight  sheep ;  also  to  her,  testator's  stock  of  sheep  then  re- 
maining in  the  custody  of  David  Thomas ;  also  to  her  a  cow, 
then  also  in  the  custody  of  the  said  David  Thomas. 

To  his  eldest  son  William  Pughe,  and  John  Pugh,  the 
younger  son  of  the  said  William,  £6  due  by  bond,  wherein  I 
and  Jane  have,  by  the  name  of  Jane  Bishop,  widow,  and  one 
other,  as  sureties  for  her,  and  now  the  wife  of  David  Jones, 
entered  into  unto  me  for  payment  thereof  at  a  day  then  long 
past,  namely,  £2  thereof  to  his  son  William  Pughe,  and  £4 
to  William  Pughe's  said  son,  and  testator's  grandchild,  Jone 
Pugh  the  younger;  to  testator's  son  William  he  left  all  his  im- 
plements in  husbandry ;  to  his  grandchildren,  the  children  of 
Owen  Matthew,  namely,  Alice  Owen,  Richard  Owen,  Joyce 
Owen,  and  Matthew  Owen,  £20,  then  remaining  in  the  custody 
of  the  said  Owen  Matthew,  to  be  put  out  at  interest,  and  when 
they  each  attain  the  age  of  21  years,  the  sum  to  be  equally 
divided  between  them  ;  if  any  of  them  die,  to  be  equally  divided 
among  the  survivors.  Owen  Matthew  had  in  his  custody  a 
stock  of  sheep  belonging  to  testator,  worth  £22  Is.  Qd. ; 
£20  thereof  testator  gave  to  the  said  children,  to  be  paid  to 
them  as  before;  and  to  his  daughter  Margaret,  wife  of  William 
Mathew,  testator  bequeathed  the  remainder,  namely,  £2  Is.  6d. 
To  Alice  Owen  and  Joyce  Owen,  £20  more,  to  be  paid  them 
as  before ;  to  his  son  John  Pughe,  testator  bequeathed 
£13  10s.  6d.}  due  to  testator  from  Richard  Gregory ;  to 


PUGH   OF   DOLFOR.  359 

Margaret  Pughe  the  younger,  and  Richard  Pugh,  daughter 
and  son  of  the  said  John,  two  several  flocks  of  sheep,  together 
with  two  bonds  for  the  same,  and  the  benefit  thereof,  the 
penalty  of  the  bonds  £16  apiece  ;  the  sheep  were  then  in  the 
custody  of  Lewis  Morris  ap  Gregory  (or  Lewis  M.  of  Gregory)  ; 
this  money  to  be  put  to  the  best  advantage  for  Margaret  the 
younger  and  Kichard  Pughe,  until  they  attained  the  respective 
ages  of  21  years,  and  to  be  then  equally  divided,  either  dying 
the  other  to  take  all ;  also  £6  due  on  a  bond  by  Lewis  Moris 
aforesaid,  to  be  improved  and  paid  to  them,  as  before  ;  to 
Margaret  Pugh,  two  heifers  then  in  the  custody  of  their  father, 
John  Pugh. 

To  the  two  children  of  Richard  Jones  of  Tre'rllan,  namely, 
William  Jones  and  Richard  Jones,  testator's  grandchildren, 
£20,  to  be  invested  and  paid  to  them  as  before,  except  that 
the  money  was  not  to  be  paid  till  each  had  attained  the  age  of 
thirty  years.  To  Mary,  daughter  of  the  said  Richard  Jones 
the  elder,  one  stock  of  sheep  then  in  the  custody  of  Robert 
Howell  (Holt),  and  a  bond  of  £38,  conditional  for  the  payment 
of  the  price  of  the  said  sheep  being  £19  12s.  8d.,  to  be  paid  to 
her,  together  with  the  benefit,  by  testator's  executors  when  she 
arrived  at  the  age  of  21  years.  To  John  Jones,  youngest  son 
of  Richard  Jones  the  elder,  £15,  the  same  to  be  paid  him 
when  he  should  attain  the  age  of  21  years;  if  either  of  the 
three  children  died  before  attaining  the  age  of  21,  his  or  her 
portion  to  be  divided  among  the  others.  To  his  eldest  daugh- 
ter Anne,  wife  of  the  said  Richard  Jones  the  elder,  testator 
left  a  mare  and  filly,  and  two  colts,  then  being  upon  the  hill. 
To  Richard  William,  the  reputed  son  of  William  Pughe,  £2, 
then  owing  to  testator  by  Thomas  Prees.  Testator  had  the 
crop  of  two  several  parcels  of  pasture  lying  opposite  to  the 
pinfold  of  Kilroith,  containing  four  acres.  He  gave  the  crop 
to  his  eldest  daughter,  Anne  Jones,  towards  the  wintering  and 
keeping  of  the  said  mares  and  colts.  I  give  and  bequeath  to 
Richard  Jones  and  Owen  Matthews  aforesaid,  four  young 
beasts.  To  son  John  Pughe,  a  stock  of  ewe  sheep  and  lambs, 
then  in  the  custody  of  one  Thomas  Lloyd.  To  his  daughters 
Anne  Jones,  Margaret  Mathew,  and  Joane  Pughe,  all  his 
household  stuff  and  implements  of  household,  to  be  equally 
divided — wife  Joyce  to  have  the  use  for  her  life.  To  his  cousin 
Edmond  Prees,  10s.  and  a  bushel  of  rye  ;  to  his  cousin  Richard 
David  ap  John,  10s.  and  a  bushel  of  rye ;  to  Charles  Davies 
and  Elenor  Davies,  the  children  of  David  Thomas,  10s. ;  to  the 
wife  of  the  said  David  Thomas,  two  bushels  of  rye  ;  to  his 
godson,  David  Richard,  two  bushels  of  rye.  Richard  Jones 
the  elder,  Owen  Mathew,  and  Joan  Pugh,  executors,  to  whom 


360  PUGH    OF   DOLFOR. 

testator  devised  the  residue  of  his  goods.  All  poultry,  geese, 
and  swine  to  his  wife. 

Witnesses. — John  Evans  ;  the  X  of  Evan  Mathew. 

Proved  by  Eichard  Jones  and  Owen  Mathew,  Joan  Pugh 
having  judicially  renounced. 


Will  of  WILLIAM  PUGHE  of  Kilroith,  co.  of  Montgomery,  Gent., 
made  15th  May  1676 :  proved  at  London,  9th  August 
1677. 

In  the  name  of  God,  Amen,  the  fifteenth  day  of  May,  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord  God  1676,  I,  William  Pugh  of  Kilroith,  in 
the  county  of  Montgomery  and  diocese  of  St.  David's,  Gent., 
being  sick  in  body,  yet  of  sound  and  perfect  memory  and  re- 
membrance, do  make  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament,  in 
manner  and  form  following :  Soul  to  God,  body  to  be  buried 
in  Kerry  Church,  in  Christian  burial.  To  the  poor  of  the 
parish,  10s.,  the  same  to  be  distributed  to  the  poor  by  rny 
executor  on  the  21st  day  of  December  next  after  my  death; 
to  my  well-beloved  wife,  two  kine  and  my  best  mare;  to  my 
youngest  son  Michael  Pugh,  all  that  my  capital  messuage 
and  tenement  wherein  my  eldest  son  and  heir-apparent,  John 
Pugh,  now  dwelleth,  with  its  rights,  members,  and  appur- 
tenances ;  all  that  messuage  and  tenement  wherein  one  Evan 
David  now  doth,  or  lately  did,  dwell,  with  the  appurtenances ; 
and  all  and  singular  lofts,  houses,  outhouses,  barns,  buildings, 
orchards,  gardens,  lands,  arable  meadows,  leasows,  pastures, 
woods,  underwoods,  wastes,  etc.,  whatsoever  unto  the  same  be- 
longing, in  as  large  and  ample  a  manner  as  I,  the  said  William 
Pngh,  lately  purchased  the  same  of  the  heirs  of  Mathew 
Evans,  late  of  Montgomery,  in  the  said  county  of  Montgomery, 
situate,  lying,  and  being  in  the  several  townships  of  Goitre 
and  Killiber  Ucha,  in  the  said  county,  to  hold  to  the  said 
Michael,  and  to  the  heirs  of  his  body  lawfully  begotten,  for 
ever;  in  default,  to  testator's  right  heirs  for  ever.  To  my 
grandchild  Elizabeth  Pugh,  eldest  daughter  of  the  said  John 
Pugh,  £20  ;  to  my  grandson  William  Pugh,  eldest  son  of  his 
son  John,  £20  ;  to  my  granddaughter  Elizabeth  (so  in  will), 
second  daughter  of  his  son  John  Pughe,  £10 ;  to  the  children 
of  my  reputed  son  Richard  Pugh,  £20,  to  be  equally  divided 
between  them ;  to  my  said  son  Michael  Pugh,  whom  he 
nominated  sole  executor,  £10  towards  my  funeral  expenses. 
Whereas  my  son  John  is  indebted  to  me  in  the  sum  of  £100 
by  a  bond ;  if  he,  without  compulsion,  paid  to  Michael  £80, 


PUGH    OP    DOLFOR.  361 

he  was  to  have  the  other  £20  ;  if  he  did  not,  testator  left  the 
£20  to  Michael. 

A  brass  pan,  which  testator's  wife  had  lent  John,  testator 
bequeathed  to  his  son  Michael.  If  John  gave  up  the  pot 
without  litigation,  then  testator  gave  to  him,  and  to  his 
daughter,  testator's  granddaughter,  Elizabeth,  the  pan  then  in 
the  furnace  in  testator's  house,  a  table-board  and  frame  be- 
longing, and  four  chairs  covered  with  green,  then  in  testator's 
parlour,  the  same  to  be  and  remain  as  heirlooms  there  for 
ever.  To  son  John  Pugh,  £5  ;  to  granddaughter  Elizabeth  the 
eldest,  a  wainscot  bed,  a  wainscot)  bedstead,  wherein  the  said 
Elizabeth  and  her  grandmother  lay  together,  with  the  feather- 
bed, bed-clothes,  and  furniture  thereunto  belonging,  and  one 
half-tester  bedstead ;  one-half  of  the  residue  of  the  furniture 
to  son  Michael,  the  use  of  the  other  half  to  testator's  wife  for 
life,  and  after  to  son  Michael;  to  Charles  David,  one  bushel 
of  rie ;  to  Elizabeth  Howell,  a  strike  of  rie ;  to  Richard 
Charles,  the  same ;  to  every  servant  in  his  service  at  time  of 
his  death,  1.9.  ;  residue  to  Michael  Pugh ;  to  his  reputed  son 
Richard,  testator  bequeathed  all  his  wearing  apparel.  He 
desired  his  brother-in-law,  Edward  Whittingham,  Gent.,  and 
his  brother-in-law,  Richard  Jones,  to  be  overseers  of  his  will. 

WILLIAM  PUGH. 

Witnesses. — Edward  Whittingham ;  Richard  Jones. 
[This  will  was  disputed ;  but  probate  was  had.] 


Will  of  JOHN  PUGH  of  Kilroyth,  Kerry,  Gent. ;  made  16th 
November  1705;  proved  26th  July  1709,  by  William 
Pugh,  the  son. 

I,  John  Pugh  of  Kilroyth,  in  the  parish  of  Kerry,  in  the 
county  of  Montgomery  and  diocese  of  St.  David's,  Gentleman, 
doe  hereby  revoke  all  former  Wills,  and  make  this  my  last 
Will  and  Testament  in  manner  and  forme  following:  That  is  to 
say,  first  I  comitt  my  Soul  to  the  hands  of  the  Almighty  God, 
my  mercifull  father,  hopeing  through  the  Meritts  and  Media- 
tion of  Jesus  Christ  his  Son  to  receive  remission  of  my  sins, 
and  my  body  to  be  decently  buried  at  the  discretion  of  my 
Executor,  hereinafter  named. 

Secondly,  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  Elizabeth,  my  beloved 
wife,  and  her  assigns,  for  the  terme  of  her  natural  life,  one 
Annuity,  or  yearly  Rent  charge  of  £9  per  annum,  in  full,  of 
her  Thirds  or  Dower,  to  any  of  my  Lands,  Messuages,  and 
Tenements  whatsoever,  to  be  issuing  and  goeing  out  of  all 

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362  PUGH    OF    DOLFOR. 

and  singular  those  two  several  Messuages,  Tenements,  and 
lands  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Lloynyriwd,  to  be  paid 
by  my  heir  and  executor  yearly  by  equal  porcons  or  payments, 
at  the  two  most  usual  ffeasts  in  the  year,  (namely)  St.  Michael 
the  Arch  Angell  and  the  Annunciation  of  the  Blessed  Virgin, 
the  first  payment  thereof  to  commence  and  begin  at  the  first 
of  the  said  Feast  days  which  shall  happen  next  after  my 
decease,  without  any  deduction  out  of  the  same  or  any  part 
thereof  for  any  Lewns,  Taxes,  or  any  other  matter  whatsoever, 
with  power  of  distresse  for  non-payment  of  the  same ;  and, 
further,  I  give  and  bequeath  the  said  Elizabeth,  my  dear  wife, 
two  of  my  best  Cowes  for  her  life ;  and  after  her  decease  I 
give  and  dispose  of  the  same  two  Cowes  to  my  daughter  Jane 
for  ever.  I  likewise  give  my  said  wife  all  my  household  goods 
whatsoever,  to  be  by  her  freely  possessed  and  enjoyed  for  the 
Term  of  her  life  (the  heirlooms  of  the  house  only  excepted)  ; 
and  after  her  decease  I  give  and  bequeath  the  same  to  be 
equally  divided  between  my  Executor  hereafter  named,  Jane 
my  daughter,  and  Richard  my  younger  son. 

Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  daughter  Jane  aforesaid, 
£200  of  current  English  money,  to  be  paid  her  or  her  assigns 
in  the  following  manner,  (To  wit)  £100  parte  thereof,  which  is 
due  to  me  from  the  Administratrix  of  my  second  son,  John 
Pugh  the  younger,  late  of  Knighton,  in  the  County  of  Radnor, 
Mercer,  deceased,  By  Bond  or  Obligation  by  him  sealed  and 
delivered  of  the  penalty  of  £100,  with  condition  thereunto  en- 
dorsed for  the  true  payment  of  the  like  sume  of  £100  of  like 
lawful  money,  and  bearing  date  the  4th  day  of  June,  in  the 
llth  year  of  the  reign  of  his  late  Majesty,  King  William  of 
Blessed  memory,  Annoque  D'ni  1699,  as  in  and  by  the  same 
Bond  or  Obligation  more  plainly  doth  appear ;  and  when  the 
said  money  and  its  interest  be  received,  my  Will  is  that  £40 
part  thereof  be  laid  out  upon  good  security,  by  my  Executor, 
to  the  use,  benefit,  and  advantage  of  John  Pugh  and  William 
Pugh,  my  grandchildren,  that  is  to  say,  £30  to  John,  and  £10 
to  William,  to  be  paid  them  within  the  space  of  one  month 
next  after  the  decease  of  Ffrances  Pugh  their  mother,  now 
Widdow,  by  my  son  William  Pugh,  my  executor,  his  heires 
or  Assigns ;  and  if  it  happen  that  the  said  John  Pugh  my 
grandchild,  to  dye  or  depart  this  life  before  the  said  Ffrances 
his  mother,  then  my  will  and  meaning  is,  and  I  doe  hereby 
give  and  bequeath  his  share  of  the  said  £40  to  my  said 
daughter  Jane,  her  heirs  and  assigns  for  ever.  But  in  case  the 
said  Bond  or  Obligation  becomes  non-solvent  upon  any  plea  or 
Tryall  at  law,  Then  my  will  and  meaning  is  that  my  heir  and 


PUOH    OF    DOLFOR.  363 

executor  shall  pay  and  satisfy  unto  ray  daughter  Jane  afore- 
said the  rest  and  residue  of  the  said  £100,  being  £60,  together 
with  all  necessary  charges  in  sueing,  contending,  and  Recover- 
ing the  said  Bond  or  Obligation.  Alsoe  I  further  charge  my 
heir  and  executor  to  make  up,  together  with  what  my  daughter 
Jane  aforesaid  hath  at  her  own  dispose,  in  Chamber  Goods  and 
Chattells,  the  value  of  £40,  besides  the  bequests  hereinbefore 
mentioned. 

Item,  I  further  give  and  bequeath  to  my  said  daughter  Jane 
alsoe  another  sum  of  £100  before  raenconed  of  lawfull  English 
money,  which  I  charge  my  heir  and  Executor  with  the  pay- 
ment thereof  in  manner  following,  (That  is  to  say)  either  at 
the  day  of  her  marriage,  or  within  the  space  of  three  years 
next  after  my  decease,  which  shall  first  happen,  Provided  she 
marries  advisedly  with  the  consent  of  my  Trustees,  or  the 
Executor,  or  the  Overseers  of  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament, 
hereinafter  named,  or  the  major  part  of  them.  And  my  will 
and  my  mind  is,  and  I  also  give  and  bequeath  my  said  daugh- 
ter Jane  Pugh,  the  sume  of  £6  per  annum  of  like  current 
money  for  the  space  of  three  years,  which  I  likewise  charge 
my  heir  and  executor  with  the  payment  thereof  towards  her 
relief  and  maintenance,  the  first  payment  to  begin  at  the 
year's  end  next  after  my  decease. 

Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  said  youngest  son,  Richard 
Pugh,  the  sume  of  £20  of  lawfull  money  of  England,  due  to  me 
from  my  second  son,  John  Pugh  of  Knighton  aforesaid, 
deceased,  by  a  note  under  his  hand  dated  the  12th  day  of 
August  1697  ;  furthermore,  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  said 
son  Richard  the  sum  of  fower  score  pounds  of  like  lawfull 
money  of  England,  to  be  paid  as  followeth,  which  I  charge  my 
heir  and  executor  with  the  payment  thereof,  vizt.,  within  the 
space  of  six  months  next  after  his  Marriage,  or  within  two 
years  after  my  decease,  or  at  which  shall  first  happen,  and  in 
the  meantime  the  sume  of  £3  yearly,  untill  the  said  ffourscore 
pounds  be  paid  and  satisfied  as  aforesaid,  the  first  payment  to 
commence  and  begin  at  the  12  months'  end  next  after  my 
decease. 

Item,  I  give,  devise,  and  bequeath  unto  my  said  son 
William  Pugh,  all  and  singular  my  Messuages,  Tenements, 
and  lands,  with  the  appurtenances  (by  me  not  heretofore  dis- 
posed of)  whatsoever,  situate,  lying,  and  being  in  the  parish 
of  Kerry,  or  elsewhere  in  the  County  of  Montgomery,  To  have 
and  hold  the  said  Messuages,  Tenements,  and  lands,  with  their 
and  every  of  their  Rights,  members,  and  appurtenances,  unto 
the  said  William  Pugh,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  for  ever ;  Sub- 

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364  PUGH    OF    DOLFOR. 

ject,  nevertheless,  to  the  payment  of  the  said  Annuity  or  yearly 
Kent  Charge  of  £9  per  annum  during  the  life  of  Elizabeth  my 
said  wife,  and  to  the  payment  of  the  severall  Legacies  herein- 
before bequeathed  to  the  several  Legatees  aforenamed ;  only 
my  will  is  that  my  son  Richard,  or  my  daughter  Jane  Pugh, 
in  noe  wise  sue,  molest,  or  trouble  in  the  Law  my  son 
William  Pugh,  being  my  Executor,  until  they  first  obtain  a 
writing  under  the  hands  of  two  or  more  of  my  Trustees  (if 
living),  to  signify  that  my  Executor  doth  them,  or  either  of 
them,  wrong. 

Item,  I  doe  hereby  desire,  authorize,  and  impower  John 
Price  of  Knighton,  John  Griffithes,  together  with  my  Brother- 
in-law,  John  Pryce  of  Gwestydd,  my  brother,  Michael  Pugh 
of  Goetree,  and  my  alizeman,  Walter  Watkins  of  Bigildy,  to 
see  that  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament  be  performed  accord- 
ing to  the  True  intent  and  meaning  hereof. 

Lastly,  I  nominate,  constitute,  and  appoint  my  eldest  son 
and  heir,  William  Pugh  aforesaid,  sole  Executor  of  this  my 
last  will  and  Testament,  to  whom  I  give  and  bequeath  all  my 
Goods,  Cattells,  and  Chattells  whatsoever,  movable  and  im- 
movable, by  me  heretofore  not  willed  and  bequeathed,  to- 
wards the  discharging  of  my  Debts,  Legacies,  and  funeral 
expenses. 

In  witness  whereof  I,  the  said  John  Pugh,  have  hereunto 
sett  my  hand  and  seale  the  sixteenth  day  of  November,  in  the 
yeare  of  our  Lord  God  1705.  J.  PUGE. 

Sealed,  signed,  published,  and  declared  as  the  last  will  and 
Testament  of  the  Testator,  in  the  presence  and  sight  of  us — 
The  X  of  Mathewe  Jones,  Tabitha  Lewis,  Morris  Pryce. 

Proved  at  London  the  26th  day  of  July  1709,  by  William 
Pugh,  the  son  and  Executor  in  the  said  Will  named. 


Will  of  WILLIAM  PUGH  of  Keelrhwyd,  parish  of  Kerry,  Gentle- 
man ;  made  17th  April  1725 ;  proved  8th  July  1725. 

Testatordevised  all  his  real  estate  not  theretofore  settled  upon 
his  marriage,  situate,  lying,  and  being  in  Kerry,  Llandinam, 
and  Llanwnog,  in  the  co.  of  Montgomery,  excepting  his  Mill, 
Kiln,  Close,  and  Garden  in  the  said  parish  of  Kerry,  before 
then  purchased  by  testator  from  his  uncle  Michael  Pugh ;  to 
his  dear  wife  Mary  Pugh,  and  his  cousin  John  Pryce  of 
Gwestydd,  Gent.,  and  to  the  heirs  of  the  said  John  Pryce,  on 
this  trust,  that  they  and  the  heirs  of  the  said  John  Pryce  should 
and  might,  out  of  the  rents  and  profits,  or  by  mortgage  of  all 


PUGH    OF    DOLFOK.  365 

or  any  part  thereof,  raise  or  pay  to  testator's  three  eldest- 
daughters,  Elizabeth,  Mary,  and  Jane,  the  sum  of  £100  each, 
when  they  each  respectively  attained  the  age  of  18  years  ;  and 
in  the  meantime  the  interest  of  the  said  £100  to  each  of  the 
daughters  was  to  go  towards  their  maintenance  and  educa- 
tion. 

All  his  real  estate  in  the  parishes  of  Kerry,  Llandinam,  and 
Llanwnog,  and  the  Reversion  and  Inheritance  thereof,  he  (after 
the  payment  of  the  several  sums  to  his  three  daughters)  de- 
vised to  his  eldest  son  William  Pugh  and  his  heirs  for  ever. 

All  his  real  estate  situate  in  Moughtry  he  devised  to  his  wife 
and  cousin  John  Pryce,  out  of  the  profits  of  the  same  to  raise 
and  pay  to  his  youngest  daughter  £100,  when  she  attained  the 
age  of  18  years;  in  the  meantime,  the  interest  as  before  to  her 
sisters.  The  Reversion  of  his  real  estate  in  Mochdre  he  devised 
to  his  son  Isaac  and  the  heirs  of  his  body  lawfully  issuing;  in 
default,  to  cousin  John  Pryce  and  his  heirs,  upon  Trust  that 
he  and  they  would  pay  to  each  of  such  of  his  four  daughters  as 
should  be  then  living,  £50 ;  after  payment  of  same,  the  Re- 
version to  his  eldest  son  William  and  his  heirs  for  ever. 

He  devised  the  Mill,  Kiln,  Close,  and  Garden  to  cousin  John 
Pryce,  etc.,  as  before,  to  raise  the  sum  of  £50  towards  pay- 
ment of  testator's  just  debts  (if  there  were  need  of  it),  and  to  go 
in  aid  of  testator's  other  personal  estate.  If  his  personal 
estate  was  sufficient  without  the  £50,  then  the  £50  to  be  paid 
to  testator's  eldest  daughter  and  her  heirs,  with  interest  from 
the  time  of  testator's  death.  To  each  of  his  daughters,  Eliza- 
beth, Mary.  Jane,  and  Martha,  a  feather-bed,  with  all  the 
furniture  thereto  belonging  (excepting  bedsteads).  Residue 
of  personal  estate  to  wife  and  cousin  John  Pryce,  in  trust,  to 
dispose  of  the  money  arising  therefrom  in  paying  funeral  ex- 
penses and  debts.  The  surplus  to  be  divided  among  his 
four  daughters.  His  Implements  of  Husbandry,  which  he 
desired  might  be  last  sold,  only  excepted;  and  if  the  said  Imple- 
ments might  be  saved,  then  he  bequeathed  them  to  his  eldest 
son.  Wife  and  cousin  John  Pryce,  joint  executors,  desiring 
them  to  be  careful  of  their  trust  and  of  the  education  of  his 
eldest  son.  And  lastly  he  desired,  in  case  his  wife  should  re- 
marry, that  then  neither  she  nor  her  second  husband  should 
act  or  intermeddle  in  the  trust  and  executorship,  and  that  the 
same  should  be  managed  solely  by  cousin  John  Pryce. 

Witnesses. — Richard  Pugh  ;    Thomas  Jones,  servant   to  the 
testator ;  John  Bishop. 

Widow  Mary  proved  the  will ;  power  reserved  to  John 
Pryce. 


FUGH    OF    DOLFOR. 

Will  of  JOHN  PRICE,  Esq.,  of  Builth ;  made  December  1744 ; 
proved  July  1745.  [Extracted  from  the  District  Probate 
Kegistry  at  Hereford.  In  the  Consistory  Court  of  the 
Archdeaconry  of  Brecon.] 

In  the  Name  of  God,  Amen.     I,  John  Price,  of  the  parish  of 
Llanvair,  in  Builth,  in  the  County  of  Brecon,  Gent.,  being  sickly, 
but  of  sound  and  disposing  mind,  memory,  and  understanding, 
thanks  be  to  Almighty  God,  do  make  and  ordain  this  my  last 
Will  and  Testament  in  writing,  in  manner  and  form  following, 
that  is  to  say,  first  and  principally  I  commend  my  Soul  into  the 
Hands  of  Almighty  God,  hoping  for  the  Remission  of  my  Sins 
by  the  merits,  death,  and  Passion  of  Jesus  Christ  my  Lord  and 
Saviour;  and  my  body  I  commit  to  the  earth  to  be  buried  in  a 
decent  manner;  and  as  to  what  worldly  substance  it  pleasedGod 
to  bless  me  with,  I  dispose  thereof  as  followeth  :  First,  I  give 
and  bequeath  unto  my  Son-in-law,  John  Morgan  of  Llandovery, 
Gent.,  the  sum  of  twenty-one  shillings,  to  be  paid  him  in  one 
year   next   after   my    decease    by    my    Executor,  hereinafter 
named;    also,  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  Granddaughter 
Elizabeth  Morgan  the  sum  of  sixty  pounds  of  lawfull  money  of 
Great  Brittain,  and  to  be  paid  her  in  one  year  next  after  my 
decease,  with  lawfull  interest  for  the  same  from  the  day  of  my 
death  to  the  day  of  payment  by  my  said  Executor.    I  also  give 
unto  the  said  Elizabeth  Morgan  the  feather-bed  and  bedstead 
in  the  little  Room  over  the  Kitchen,  One  bolster,  One  pillow 
and  pillow-case,  One  pair  of  Holland  sheets,  two  pair  of  flaxen 
sheets,  One  blankett,  One  Rugg,  and  the  looking-glass   that 
now  stands  in  the  best  chamber,  three  chairs,  One  side-table, 
three  pewter  dishes,  six  pewter  plates,  One  silver  spoon,  One 
pewter  Chamber-pott,  One  warming-pan,  One  close-stool,  Six 
silver  tea-spoons.  One  silver  tea-tongs,  to  be  delivered  her  in 
six  months  next  after  my  decease  by  my  said  Executor;  and 
my  desire  is  that  my  said  Executor  shall  soon  after  my  decease 
deliver  unto  the  said  Elizabeth  Morgan  One  bond  or  obliga- 
tion of  the  penalty  of  two  hundred  pounds,  Conditioned  for  the 
payment  of  one  hundred  pounds,  with  interest  for  the  same, 
which    said    bond  was    given    by  my    said    Son-in-law,  John 
Morgan  of  Llandovery,  to  the  said  Elizabeth  Morgan,  and  that 
she,  the  said  Elizabeth  Morgan,  may  dispose  of  the  said  bond 
and  all  the  money  due  thereby  as  she  shall  think  most  proper ; 
also,  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  Granddaughter  Jane  Morgan 
the  sum  of  sixty  pounds,  to  be  paid  her  in  one  whole  year  next 
after  my  decease,  and  lawfull  interest  for  the  same  from   the 
day  of  my  death  to  the  day  of  payment  by  my  said  executor. 
I  also  give  unto  the  said  Jane  Morgan,  One  feather-bed  and 


PUGH    OF    DOLFOR.  367 

bedstead  in  the  little  chamber  where  I  used  to  sleep,  One 
pillow  and  pillow-case,  One  pair  of  old  holland  sheets,  two  pair 
of  flaxen  sheets,  One  rugg,  One  blankett,  three  chairs,  One  side 
table,  three  pewter  dishes,  six  pewter  plates,  one  pewter 
chamber-pott,  one  silver  spoon,  to  be  delivered  by  my  said 
Executor  in  six  months  next  after  my  decease.  Also,  I  give, 
devise,  and  bequeath  unto  my  Grandson  John  Morgan  all  that 
messuage  and  tenement  of  lands,  with  its  appurt's,  situate  in 
the  parish  of  Llanviangill  brynpabean,  in  the  County  of  Brecon, 
commonly  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Lloynybymar  and 
Tyr-y-byth-Tyr,  To  have  and  to  hold  the  said  messuage,  tene- 
ment of  lands,  with  its  appurt's,  to  my  Grandson  John  Morgan, 
his  heirs  and  assigns  for  ever.  I  also  give  unto  my  said  Grand- 
son my  silver  watch,  one  silver  tumbler,  one  silver  spoon,  and 
my  Cane,  to  be  delivered  him  by  my  said  Executor  in  six 
months  next  after  my  decease.  Also,  I  give  and  bequeath  to 
my  Granddaughter  Elizabeth  Pugh  one  silver  spoon,  and  also 
one  hundred  pounds,  to  be  paid  her  in  one  whole  year  next 
after  my  decease,  with  lawful  interest  for  the  same  from  the 
day  of  my  death  to  the  day  of  payment  by  my  said  Executor. 
Also,  I  give  unto  my  sister  Jane  Price  the  sum  of  five  pounds, 
to  be  paid  her  in  one  whole  year  next  after  my  decease  by 
my  said  Executor.  Also,  I  give  unto  Thomas  Bowen,  of  the 
Parish  of  Llanviangell  Brinpabean,  David  Bowen  of  the  same, 
Anne,  Gwenllian,  and  Catherine,  three  sisters,  the  sum  of 
five  pounds  apiece,  to  be  paid  them  severally  by  my  said 
Executor  in  one  whole  year  next  after  my  decease,  with  law- 
full  interest  for  the  same  as  aforesaid.  Also,  I  give  and 
bequeath  unto  all  the  children  of  my  daughter  Jane  Pugh 
lawfully  begotten  on  her  body  by  the  body  of  her  present 
husband  William  Pugh  (except  their  eldest  son  and  heir),  the 
sum  of  three  hundred  pounds  out  of  the  Mortgage  money  that 
I  have  on  the  Estate  of  Evan  Gwrthun  the  younger,  to  be 
equally  divided  amongst  the  said  youngest  children,  and  paid 
them  when  they  severally  attain  to  their  full  age  of  one-and- 
twenty ;  and  my  will  and  meaning  is  that  the  interest  of  the  said 
three  hundred  pounds  be  yearly  paid  to  the  said  Win.  Pugh  and 
Jane  his  wife  during  the  children's  Infancy,  to  be  by  them 
applyed  towards  the  education  of  the  said  children.  Also,  I 
give  unto  my  son-in-law  Wm.  Pugh,  One  ....  my  saddle  and 
bridles,  and  all  my  implements  of  husbandry,  to  be  delivered 
him  by  my  said  Executor  in  six  months  after  my  decease. 
Also,  I  give  unto  my  daughter  Jane  Pugh  my  silver  tankard 
and  silver  caudle-cup,  and  all  my  household  goods  not  herein- 
before bequeathed,  and  all  my  shop-goods,  utensils,  and  shop- 
books,  to  be  delivered  her  by  my  Executor  in  one  month  next 


368  PUGH    OF   DOLFOR. 

after  my  decease,  towards  her  trouble  paying  my  debts,  dis- 
charging my  funeral  expenses,  to  whom  I  commit  the  manage- 
ment thereof;  and  my  will  and  meaning  is  that  if  my  said 
daughter  Jane  Pugh  should  happen  to  die  without  any  issue 
of  her  body  then  living,  then  and  in  such  case  I  give  and 
bequeath  unto  my  Grandchildren,  John  Morgan,  Elizabeth 
Morgan,  and  Jane  Morgan,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  pounds,  to 
be  equally  divided  amongst  them,  and  to  be  paid  them  by  my 
son-in-law  Wm.  Pugh  out  of  the  Legacies  hereby  before 
bequeathed  to  the  younger  children  of  the  said  Wm.  Pugh  by 
the  said  Jane,  his  present  wife.  I  do  nominate,  constitute,  and 
appoint  my  Nephew,  Thomas  Price  of  Cum  Wh every,  to  be  my 
sole  Executor  of  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament,  to  whom  I 
give  the  sum  of  Thirty  Pounds,  and  no  more,  for  his  care  and 
trouble  in  paying  the  legacys,  and  also  discharging  the  trust 
by  me  reposed  in  him  ;  and  my  will  and  desire  is  that  he,  my 
said  Executor,  shall  account  with  my  daughter  Jane  Pugh  for 
all  suras  of  money  by  him  received  on  account  of  my  effects, 
and  that  he  shall  pay  her  all  the  money  that  shall  come  into  his 
hands,  over  and  above,  paying  all  the  Legacys  hereby  be- 
queathed ;  and  in  case  my  said  son-in-law  Wm.  Pugh  does  not 
perform  the  Covenants,  provisoes,  and  agreement  comprised  in 
his  Marriage  Settlement,  I  do  hereby  request,  order,  and  direct 
my  said  Executor  to  oblige  my  son-in-law  to  perform  all  and 
singular  the  said  Covenants,  provisoes,  and  agreements  in  the 
said  settlement  contained,  as  fully  and  effectually  in  every 
respect  us  myself  might  or  could  do,  hereby  revoking  and 
making  void  all  other  wills  by  me  heretofore  made. 

In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  put  my  hand  and  seal 
this  day  of  December,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1744. 

JOHN  PEICE. 

Signed,  sealed,  published  and  declared  by  the  Testator,  in 
the  presence  of  Saml.  Evans,  Jas.  Lloyd,  Roger  Wm. 

Proved  2nd  July  1745,  by  the  oath  of  Thomas  Price,  the  sole 
Executor  within  named,  to  whom,  etc. 


Will  of  WILLIAM  PUGH,  Esq.,  of  Brynllywarch,   Kerry ;  made 

10th  May  1794;  proved  28th  September  1797. 
[Extracted  from   the    Principal    Registry    of  the    Probate, 
Divorce,    and    Admiralty   Division    of    the    High    Court    of 
Justice.] 

In  the  Prerogative  Court  of  Canterbury. 

I,  William  Pugh,  of  the  parish  of  Kerry,  in  the  county  of 


PUGH    OF    DOLFOR.  369 

Montgomery,  Esquire,  do  make  my  last  Will  and  Testament  in 
the  manner  following :  (that  is  to  say),  I  give  to  my  dear  wife 
Jane  Pugh  the  sum  of  five  hundred  pounds  for  her  absolute 
use  and  disposal,  and  I  also  give  to  her  all  my  household  fur- 
niture, plate,  china,  and  linen  for  her  life ;  And  whereas  I  did 
upon  the  marriage  of  my  eldest  daughter  Elizabeth  with  Mr. 
Francis  Marston,  advance  as  and  for  her  marriage  portion  the 
sum  of  five  hundred  pounds ;  and  for  the  advancement  and 
promotion  in  life  of  my  eldest  son  William  Pugh,  and  in  pros- 
pect of  a  marriage  intended  between  him  and  Frances  Lewis, 
Spr.,  and  which  hath  since  taken  effect,  I  did  convey,  settle, 
and  assure  divers  freehold  lands,  tenements,  and  hereditaments 
to  the  uses  mentioned  in  his  marriage  settlement,  whereby  I 
mnde  a  very  ample  provision  for  him  ;  and  whereas  I  did 
advance  and  pay  to  my  younger  son  Price  Pugh,  when  he  first 
went  into  trade,  the  sum  of  one  thousand  pounds,  and  I  have 
since  made  a  further  provision  for  him  and  his  wife :  Now,  it 
being  my  will  and  mind  to  make  my  two  daughters,  Elizabeth 
Marston,  and  my  younger  daughter  Jane  Fugh,  nearly  alike 
in  point  of  fortune  with  my  said  younger  son,  therefore  I  give 
to  my  said  daughter  Elizabeth  Marston  the  further  sum  of 
eight  hundred  pounds  in  addition  to  the  said  sum  of  five 
hundred  pounds  which  I  have  already  advanced  her,  and 
which  said  sum  of  eight  hundred  pounds  I  do  hereby  declare 
my  said  daughter  Elizabeth  shall  (notwithstanding  her  cover- 
ture) at  all  times  hereafter  have  full  power  to  dispose  thereof 
by  her  last  Will  and  Testament  in  writing,  in  such  manner  as 
she  shall  think  fit ;  and  in  default  thereof,  I  will  that  the  same 
shall  go  to  her  son  and  daughter  in  equal  proportions  ;  and  I 
give  to  her  son  and  daughter,  John  Marston  and  Elizabeth 
Marston,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  pounds  each  (which  said 
sums  of  five  hundred  pounds,  eight  hundred  pounds,  and  the 
said  two  legacies  of  one  hundred  pounds  each  hereby  given  to 
my  said  grandson  and  granddaughter,  make  together  the  sum 
of  one  thousand  five  hundred  pounds) ;  and  as  I  have  never 
yet  made  any  provision  for  my  said  daughter  Jane,  therefore  I 
give  and  bequeath  to  her  the  sum  of  one  thousand  five 
hundred  pounds  for  her  own  absolute  use  and  disposal.  And 
I  do  hereby  direct  that  the  said  several  legacies  or  sums  of 
money  by  me  hereby  given  shall  be  raised  and  paid  as  soon  as 
conveniently  may  be  after  my  death,  and  that  the  same  shall 
bear  and  carry  interest  at  the  rate  of  four  pounds  per  cent, 
per  annum  from  that  time  until  the  same  shall  be  actually  paid 
to  the  several  persons  entitled  thereto,  and  subject  to  my 
wife's  life  interest  therein  as  aforesaid.  I  give  and  bequeath 


370  PCJGH   OF   DOLFOR. 

all  my  household  furniture,  plate,  china,  and  linen  unto  my 
said  daughter  Jane,  for  her  own  use  absolutely  for  ever.  And 
I  direct  that  my  executors,  hereinafter  named,  shall  continue 
the  payment  of  nine  pounds  a  year  by  quarterly  or  half-yearly 
payments  to  my  brother  Isaac  during  his  natural  life.  And  as 
to  all  the  residue  of  my  money,  securities  for  money,  living 
and  dead  stock,  goods,  chattels,  and  personal  estate  whatso- 
ever not  hereinbefore  specifically  bequeathed,  I  give  and  be- 
queath to  my  said  younger  son  Price  Pugh,  and  my  said  two 
daughters  Elizabeth  Marston  and  Jane  Pugh,  in  equal  shares 
and  proportions.  And  I  do  hereby  constitute  and  appoint  my 
said  son  Price,  and  my  said  daughter  Jane,  Executor  and 
Executrix  of  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament.  In  witness 
whereof  I  have  to  the  first  sheet  of  this  my  last  Will  set  my 
hand,  and  to  the  second  and  last  sheet  thereof  my  hand  and 
seal,  the  tenth  day  of  May,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one 
thousand  seven  hundred  and  ninety-four. 

W.  PUGH.     (L.  S.) 

Signed,  sealed,  published,  and  declared  by  the  Testator 
William  Pugh,  as  and  for  his  last  Will  and  Testament,  in  the 
presence  of  John  Pugh,  Pant,  Kerry ;  Edward  Gwilt,  Brynllo- 
warch. 


Will  of  ISAAC  PUGH  of  Llandyssil ;  made  26th  February  1799; 

proved  5th  December  1800. 

[Extracted  out  of  the  District  Registry  attached  to  the 
Probate  Division  of  Her  Majesty's  High  Court  of  Justice  at 
St.  Asaph.] 

This  is  the  last  Will  and  Testament  of  me,  Isaac  Pugh,  of 
the  Parish  of  Llandyssil,  in  the  County  of  Montgomery, 
Farmer.  First,  I  will  and  direct  that  all  my  just  debts  and 
funeral  expenses,  and  also  the  expenses  of  proving  and  execut- 
ing this  my  Will,  be  fully  paid  and  satisfied  by  my  Executors 
hereinafter  named.  For  which  purpose  I  charge  the  same 
upon  my  real  as  well  as  my  personal  Estate.  And,  subject 
thereto,  I  dispose  of  such  Estate  as  it  hath  pleased  God  to 
bestow  upon  me,  in  manner  following  :  (viz.),  I  give  and  devise 
all  and  singular  my  Messuages,  Lands,  and  Tenements  situate 
in  the  Parish  of  Llandyssil  aforesaid,  unto  my  dear  wife  Grace 
Pugh,  to  hold  to  her  and  her  assigns  for  her  life,  subject  to 
the  payment  of  all  my  debts  as  aforesaid,  and  also  to  the  sum 
of  Six  hundred  pounds  now  due  thereon  by  Mortgage ;  and 
after  her  death,  I  give  the  same  Estates,  Lands,  and  Tene- 
ments unto  my  Son-in-law,  Evan  Evans,  and  my  good  and 


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trusty  friend,  Charles  Gardiner  Humphreys  of  Montgomery, 
Gentleman,  In  trust  that  they  shall  enter  into  and  take  pos- 
session of  the  same,  and  receive  the  rents  and  profits  thereof, 
and,  after  payment  of  the  Interest  of  the  Mortgage  money, 
repairs,  and  other  necessary  outgoings,  apply  the  residue  to 
accumulate  and  pay  off  the  principal  money  due  by  Mortgage 
as  aforesaid;  and  afterwards,  until  my  Grandsons,  to  whom  the 
same  hereafter  disposed  of,  shall  become  of  the  age  hereby  ap- 
pointed, and  be  entitled  to  possess  the  same ;  and  subject  to 
such  appointment  as  aforesaid,  I  give  and  devise  all  that  my 
Messuage;  Farm,  and  lands  called  the  Gate  Farm,  in  the  said 
Parish  of  Llandyssil,  unto  my  Grandson  John  Evans,  Son  of 
the  said  Evan  Evans,  and  his  heirs,  To  hold  to  the  said  John 
Evans,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  for  ever,  from  such  period  as 
hereafter  mentioned ;  subject,  nevertheless,  to  the  payment  of 
Fifty  pounds  a  piece  to  his  brother  Evan  Evans,  and  his  two 
Sisters  Mary  and  Marcella  Evans,  payable  at  the  end  of  one 
year  after  he  shall  become  possessed  of  the  said  Estate.  I 
also  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  Grandson  Isaac  Evans,  Son  of 
the  said  Evan  Evans,  and  his  heirs,  all  those  my  two  Mes- 
suages, Farms,  and  Lands  called  Tyhene  and  Caerwin,  in  the 
Parish  of  Llandyssil  aforesaid,  with  the  appurtenances,  To 
hold  to  the  said  Isaac  Evans,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  for  ever, 
from  such  like  period  as  hereinafter  also  mentioned ;  subject, 
nevertheless,  to  the  payment  of  Fifty  pounds  to  his  Brother 
Eichard  Evans  at  the  end  of  one  year  after  he  shall  become 
possessed  of  the  said  Estates ;  and  also  To  the  payment  of  One 
annuity  of  Ten  pounds  to  his  Mother,  my  daughter  Mary,  wife 
of  the  said  Evan  Evans,  for  her  life,  from  the  same  time, 
which  I  hereby  expressly  charge  upon  the  said  Messuages, 
Farms,  and  lands  called  Tyhene  and  Caerwin,  and  order  the 
same  to  be  paid  half-yearly  at  Michaelmas  and  Lady  Day,  the 
first  payment  to  commence  on  such  of  those  days  as  shall 
happen  next  after  he  shall  become  entitled  to  the  possession 
of  the  said  Estates  ;  and,  on  neglect  of  payment,  I  give  her 
the  like  power  of  entry,  distress,  and  proceedings  as  Land- 
lords have  by  law  to  recover  their  rents  ;  Provided  always,  and 
it  is  my  express  intention,  and  I  do  hereby  direct  that  my  said 
Grandsons  shall  not  be  entitled  to  possess  the  said  several 
estates  hereby  devised  to  them  until  they  shall  severally 
arrive  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years  each,  nor  at  that  time 
unless  the  said  Mortgage  monies  shall  have  been  cleared  off  in 
the  manner  before  directed  to  be  pursued  by  my  said  Trustees 
for  the  purpose.  But  if  the  Mortgage  should  be  cleared  off 
within  that  time,  and  any  further  savings  made,  I  direct  the 


372  PUGH    OF    DOLFOR. 

same  to  go  towards  discharging  the  legacies  bequeathed  to> 
their  Brother  and  Sisters.  And  I  further  direct,  and  it  is  my 
express  Will,  that  if  my  Grandson  John  dies  before  he  be- 
comes possessed  of  the  Estates  hereby  devised  to  him,  the 
same  shall  then  go  to  his  Brother  Evan  Evans,  subject  to  the 
aforesaid  Incumbrances  thereon.  And  if  my  Grandson  Isaac 
Evans  shall  die  before  the  like  period,  the  Estates  hereby  de- 
vised to  him  shall  go  to  my  Grandson  Eichard  Evans,  subject 
to  the  like  conditions  and  Incumbrances  aforesaid  thereon 
charged.  And,  lastly,  I  do  hereby  nominate  and  appoint  my 
said  dear  Wife,  and  Son-in-law  Evan  Evans,  Executors  of  this 
my  Will,  hereby  also  revoking  all  former  Wills ;  and,  in  testi- 
mony thereof,  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal  this  twenty- 
sixth  day  of  February,  in  the  thirty-ninth  year  of  the  reign  of 
our  Sovereign  Lord  King  George  the  third,  and  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  Christ  1799. 

The  mark,  I.  P.,  or  name  of  Isaac  Pugh,  the 
Testator  above  named.     (L.  S.) 

Signed,  sealed,  published,  and  declared  by  the  Testator  as 
his  last  Will  and  Testament,  in  the  presence  of  us  who  have 
subscribed  our  names  thereto  in  his  presence:  John  Williams ; 
the  mark  X  of  Elizabeth  Jones  of  Tyhene,  in  Llaudyssil  ; 
Thomas  Hughes,  servant  to  the  said  John  Williams. 

Proved  at  St.  Asaph  on  the  5th  day  of  November  1800,  by 
the  Oaths  of  Grace  Pugh  and  Evan  Evans,  the  Executors,  to 
whom  administration  was  granted. 


Will    of  JANE  PUGH    of  Aston,    Shropshire,  Spinster;    made 

8th  November  1808;  proved  14th  July  1811. 
[Extracted  from  Register  Crickett,  fo.  345,  at  Her  Majesty's 
Principal  Probate  Registry.  Somerset  House,  London.] 

In  the  name  of  God,  Amen  ! 

I,  Jane  Pugh  of  Aston,  in  the  parish  of  Hopesay,  in  the 
county  of  Salop,  Spinster,  being  of  sound  mind,  memory,  and 
understanding,  do  make  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament,  in 
manner  following :  that  is  to  say,  I  give  to  my  brother  Price 
Pugh  the  sum  of  five  hundred  pounds  ;  I  also  give  to  my  niece 
Jane  Beddoes,  wife  of  Thomas  Beddoes,  the  sum  of  five 
hundred  pounds ;  also,  I  give  to  my  nephew  William  Pugh  the 
sum  of  two  hundred  pounds  ;  also,  I  give  to  Miss  Frances  Pugh 
of  Minsterley,  in  the  said  county  of  Salop,  Spinster,  the  sum 
of  fifty  pounds ;  also,  I  give  to  Sarah  Powell,  daughter  of  John 


PUGH    OF    DOLFOR.  373 

Powell  of  Aston,  the  sum  of  twenty  pounds;  also,  I  give  to 
Elizabeth  Maria,  wife  of  John  Morris,  now  living  near  New- 
town,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  twenty  pounds  ;  also,  I 
give  to  Jane  Gwilt,  wife  of  Edward  Gwilt,  the  sum  of  twenty 
pounds  ;  also,  I  give  to  my  servant  Ann  Davies,  an  Annuity,  or 
clear  yearly  sum  of  Ten  pounds,  for  and  during  the  term  of  her 
natural  life,  to  be  paid  to  her  half-yearly  out  of  the  dividends  or 
interest  of  my  Three  pounds  per  cent,  stock  or  annuities,  the 
first  payment  to  be  made  at  the  end  of  six  months  next  after 
my  decease ;  also,  I  give  to  my  said  servant  Ann  Davies  the 
sura  of  Two  hundred  pounds ;  also,  I  give  to  the  said  Ann 
Davies  the  bed  and  other  furniture  belonging  to  the  room  she 
now  sleeps  in,  and  also  all  the  furniture  of  the  little  room  and 
the  kitchen,  to  and  for  her  own  sole  use  and  benefit,  and  to  be 
entirely  at  her  disposal.  Also,  I  give  to  my  man-servant  John 
Evans,  living  with  me  at  this  time,  the  sum  of  Eighty  pounds. 
{Also,  I  give  to  my  said  servant,  shall  live  with  me] — (The 
words  inclosed  in  brackets  were  erased  in  the  original.) — Jane 
Beddoes,  all  my  household  goods  and  furniture  (not  herein- 
before given  and  disposed  of)  to  and  for  her  own  use,  benefit, 
a,nd  disposal.  Also,  I  give  to  Elizabeth  Marston,  daughter  of 
John  Marston,  the  sum  of  Twenty  pounds.  Also,  I  give  to 
Mrs.  Susannah  Hay,  wife  of  Thomas  Hay,  of  the  town  of 
Shrewsbury,  in  the  said  county  of  Salop,  watchmaker,  the  sum 
of  £50.  Also,  I  give  to  Mary  Williams,  wife  of  David  Williams, 
of  the  parish  of  Hopesay,  in  the  said  co.  of  Salop,  the  sum  of 
X20.  Also,  I  give  to  Robert  Oakley,  of  the  town  of  Bishop's 
Castle,  in  the  said  co.  of  Salop,  gentleman,  the  sum  of  £50. 
Also,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  poor  of  the  parish  of  Hope- 
say  aforesaid,  an  Annuity,  or  clear  yearly  sum  of  £10,  for  ever, 
which  said  Annuity,  or  yearly  sum  of  £10, 1  direct  my  executor 
hereinafter  named  to  secure  to  the  poor  of  the  said  parish  of 
Hopesay,  in  the  names  of  the  Churchwardens  and  Overseers  of 
the  said  parish,  within  six  months  next  after  my  decease,  by 
transfer  of  Bank  Stock,  or  in  such  other  manner  as  shall  be 
thought  most  proper  and  secure ;  and  the  said  annuity  I  direct 
to  be  distributed  by  the  said  Churchwardens  and  Overseers  of 
the  said  parish  and  their  successors,  at  Christmas  in  every 
year,  for  ever.  And  as  to  all  the  rest  and  residue  of  my 
personal  estate  and  effects  whatsoever  and  wheresoever,  which 
shall  remain  after  payment  of  my  debts,  funeral  expenses,  and 
the  aforesaid  legacies  and  annuities,  I  give  and  bequeath  the 
same  unto  my  nephew  John  Marston,  his  executors  and  ad- 
ministrators, and  I  nominate  and  appoint  my  nephew  John 
Marston  sole  Executor  of  this  my  Will,  hereby  revoking  all 


374  PUGH    OF    DOLFOR. 

former  wills  by  me  at  any  time  heretofore  made,  and  I  declare 
this  only  to  be  my  last. 

In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  sale  the 
eighth  day  of  November  1808.  JANE  PQGH.  (L.  S 

Signed,  sealed,  published,  and  declared  by  the  said  testatrix 
Jane  Pugh  as  and  for  her  last  Will  and  Testament,  in  the 
presence  of  us,  who  at  her  request,  in  her  presence,  and  in  the 
presence  of  each  other,  have  subscribed  our  names  as  witnesses 
thereto — 

John  Powell  of  Aston. 

Kichard  Powell  of  Aston. 

Proved  at  London,  8th  July  (query  18th)  1811,  by  John 
Marston,  the  nephew  and  sole  executor. 


Touching  this  Charity  the  following  communication  was 
received  from  the  Charity  Commissioners  : 

"  Charity  Commission,  Whitehall,  S.W. 

"  *7th  January  1887. 

"  Charitable  Trusts  Act. 

"At  the  head  of  \     B  Salop,  Hopesay, 

your  reply  write  J  10137  Jane  Pugh's  Charity. 

"  I  have  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  20th 
ulto.,  and  to  inform  you  that  the  sum  of  £10  per  annum,  which 
is  referred  to  in  your  letter,  was  charged  upon  an  estate  called 
'  The  Grove  Estate',  in  the  parish  of  Winstanstow,  Salop. 

"  This  charge  was  annually  paid  by  the  owner  of  the  estate  up 
to  the  year  1877,  when  he  applied  to  the  Commissioners  for  an 
order  authorising  the  commutation  of  this  payment,  by  trans- 
ferring into  the  name  of  the  Official  Trustees  of  Charitable 
Funds  in  Trust  for  the  Charity  a  sufficient  sum  of  Stock  to 
produce  in  yearly  dividends  the  sum  of  £10  per  annum. 

"  A  sum  of  £333  12s.  Qd.  Consolidated  £3  per  Cent.  Annuities 
was  accordingly  transferred  to,  and  is  now  standing  in  the 
name  of,  the  Official  Trustees  of  Charitable  Funds,  in  trust  for 
Jane  Pugh's  charity.  The  dividends  are  remitted  annually  by 
the  Official  Trustees  to  the  Rector  and  Churchwardens  of 
Hopesay,  and  are  distributed  by  them  for  the  benefit  of  the 
poor,  in  payments  of  from  3s.  to  Qs.  each. 

"  I  am, 

"  Your  obedient  servant, 

"  D.  K.  FEARON." 


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MISCELLANEA. 

Taken  out  of  Miss  Nick  oils'  Book  of  Felthampton. 

Jane  Pugh,  died  November  9th,  1812. 

Price  Pugh,  married  Elizabeth  Moor,  April  30th,  1814. 

Elizabeth  Piyce  Pugh,  born  August  9th,  1815. 

Pryce  Pugh,  died  December  19th,  1815. 

Elizabeth  Price  Pugh,  died  November  10th,  18:>>2. 

Elizabeth  Jessop,  died  April  29th,  1837. 

Elizabeth  Pryce  Pugh,  who  died  in  London  in  1832  was  the 
daughter  of  Price  Pugh  who  died  in  London  in  1815,  and  he 
was  brother  to  Mrs.  Nicholls'  and  Mrs.  Palmer's  grandmother,. 
Marston,  and  to  William  Pugh  of  Brynllywarch,  Kerry,  Mont- 
gomeryshire. 

Extracts  from  Letters. 
From  FRANCIS  J.  MARSTON,  46,  Commercial  Street,  Hereford,  1885. 

"  The  name  of  Pugh  in  my  pedigree  is  only  mentioned  once,  thus — 
Francis  Marston  (my  great-grand  father)  married  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  William  Pugh  of  Brynllywarch,  co.  Montgomery ;  she  died  4th 
March  1830,  aged  87. 

"The  coat  of  arms  is  merely  an  oval  shield  with  a  blue  rampant  lion 
in  the  centre,  a  sort  of  crescent-shaped  first  on  the  very  top,  just 
above  a  face  and  helmet." 

From  PHILLIP  W.  CROWTHER,  Baring  Lodge,  Hevitree,  Exeter, 
November  1st,  1863. 

"I  believe  my  father  was  descended  from  a  Shropshire  family ;  my 
grandfather  and  grandmother  Crowther  died  at  Stockport  in  Cheshire 
in  1791.  My  father,  Phillip  Wyatt  Crowther,  and  my  mother,  Sarah 
Lewis,  were  married  in  London  at  St.  Andrew's,  Holboru,  28th 
December  1782  ;  my  mother's  sister,  Mary  Lewis,  was  married  to 
Mr.  Hopkins  in  London,  10th  July  1777  ;  my  mother's  eldest  sister, 
Ester,  married  at  Stoke  Newington,  near  London,  to  Mr.  Joseph 
Towden,  a  Cheshire  family,  and  a  merchant  at  Liverpool,  the  15th 
of  February  1774.  Mrs.  Towden  died  about  a  year  afterwards,  with- 
out issue.  Two  of  my  brothers  died  in  India — Lewis,  a  lieutenant  in 
the  Madras  Army,  August  1816  ;  Edward,  lieutenant  of  the  1st  Foot, 
died  in  India,  February  1816.  I  had  two  other  brothers  in  the  1st 
Foot  and  two  others  in  the  Madras  Army." 

The  Hopkins . 

It  will  be  remembered  that  one  of  the  sisters  of  Mr.  Buckley 
Pugh's  grandmother  married  Alderman  Hopkins  of  London. 


376  PUGH    OF    DOLFOR. 

Pugh,  Colley,  and  Co.,  Bankers,  Neiotown. 

This  bank  appears  to  have  been  started  about  1807,  at  any 
rate  it  appeared  in  the  list  of  country  banks  in  the  London 
Directory  in  1809,  1810,  1811,  when  the  London  agents  are 
mentioned  to  be  Messrs.  Glyn  and  Co.;  in  1813  the  name  is 
continued  ;  in  1814  the  following  notice  appeared: — 

"  1814,  December  5th. 
"  William  Pugh,  Tilsley,  and  Colley,  at  Neiotown. 

" Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  partnership  between 
William  Pugh,  Tilsley,  and  Colley,  Bankers,  carrying  on  business 
at  Newtown  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  was,  so  far  as 
respects  the  said  Thomas  Colley,  dissolved  on  the  23rd  of 
April  1812." 

In  1814,  the  name  in  the  Directory  appeared  as  Tilsley  and 
Blayney,  and  in  1815,  Tilsley,  Jones,  and  Company. 

The  Mr.  William  Pugh  above  was  Mr.  William  Pugh  of 
•Caerhowell,  who  died  in  1823 ;  he  evidently  retired  from  the 
bank  before  1814.  The  exact  position  where  the  bank  stood 
is  scarcely  known ;  it  has  been  suggested  that  the  business 
was  carried  on  either  in  the  house  occupied  some  years  ago  in 
Broad  Street  by  Mr.  Nunn,  or  in  the  premises  formerly 
occupied  by  the  late  Mr.  James  Nunn  as  Wine  and  Spirit 
Merchant ;  the  writer  believes  these  latter  premises  were  not 
built  before  1837.  Mr.  Pugh  has  one  of  the  notes  of  Pugh, 
Tilsley,  and  Colley' s  bank  in  his  possession. 


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