Series RB 1-55x. - General rentals

Rents, 1752-1761, in the lordships of Halcetor, Kerry, Cedewain, Caereinion Is Coed, Caereinion Uwch Coed, and Radnorshire rents, 1752-1761. Also included are the annual chief rents for these manors, and Montgomery and Kidwelly burgage rents. Chief rents are omitted in RB1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, 20. Rents, 1762-1778, in the lordships of Halcetor, Kerry, Cedewain, Caereinion Is Coed, Caereinion Uwch Coed, and Llannerch Hudol which is transferred from series RD, Radnorshire rents, and Meifod, Pool, Buttington, and Guilsfield tithes. Chief rents for one year for the same lordships, and the boroughs of Montgomery, Pool, and Kidwelly burgage rents. Tithes in p. Flower, Northamptonshire, are included in RB22-39, after which they are omitted. RB24a, 34a, 36a, contain only the Earl of Powis's paternal estate in p's Llanwddyn, Pennant, Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Llangadfan, Llanerfyl, Llanfair Caereinion, Manafon, and Berriw, co. Mont., and Llanengan, co. Caern. This estate is also included in the series from RB43 onwards. RB31 contains rents and chief rents for Halcetor, Kerry, and Cedewain only. RB26 and 35 omit the borough of Kidwelly burgage rents; RB36 omits tithes; RB24 and 25 omit chief rents; RB27, 29, 32, 34, 37, 51 omit tithes, chief rents, and burgage rents. From RB47 onwards, Meifod, Pool, Buttington, and Guilsfield tithes are omitted. RB40, 44, 46 contain the paternal estate only. RB47 is a rental of leased lands whereas RB48 is of lands held at will. Collection (1762-1778) is half-yearly, due Lady Day unless stated otherwise. For stray rentals in series RB (1752-1761), see Powis Manorial Documents, Group 1 and Montgomeryshire Collections, xlviii (1943), p. 69. For stray rentals in series RB (1762-1778), see Deeds, documents and legal papers (1933-1947 deposits).