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Tithe rentals compiled by the steward of the co. Brec. estate. These rentals and for other years missing from this series appear in BBA2. BBA4/1 are rentals for the tithes and glebe lands in p's Cwm-du and Crickhowell; BBA4/2 for Crickhowell only, BBA4/5 for p. Llaneliw, and BBA4/6 for p's Llangattock, Llanelly and Llangenny.

Arranged into surveys of particular manors, 1354-1824, and parliamentary surveys, 1650-1652.

Account books of the steward giving details of receipts, mainly rentals, and of disbursements, including repairs, rates, poor rates, court leets, subscriptions, wages and salaries to labourers, servants, gamekeepers, craftsmen, etc.

Rough drafts of BBE 1 including details of receipts from limekilns, quarries, carriage of limestone, mines in co. Glam., and memoranda about granting of leases.

Rents of river dues paid by ships for using the river Wye, 1723-1733 and 1788, giving the dates of payment, name and port of each ship, name of each master and the amount of money due. Arranged chronologically, by quarter. BMA5/19 gives rents for four quarters and BMA5/20 for seven quarters. A rental for 1789 is at BMM1/1.

This series contains rentals and accounts of arrears and disbursements submitted by Henry Harding, receiver of the co. Mon. estate until 1758 and thereafter by Silas Blandford, steward. It appears that man's Woolaston and Tidenham in Gloucestershire came within the remit of the receiver of the co. Mon. estate until 1760, when they disappear from the rentals All are annual rents and accounts, except for BMA3/20-21 which are half yearly. BMA3/1-21 cover man's Penrhos, p's Llanfihangel and Bryngwyn, Cilgoegan, p's Cilgwrwg, Llanbadog and Woolvesnewton, Dingestow in p's Llangofen, Dingestow, Pen-clawdd, and Redimane [Rhyd-y-maen], Chepstow in p's Newchurch East, Newchurch West, Pen-how, Llantrisant, Llanfaches, Llanfair, Hardwick, Mounton, St Arvan's, Chepstow, Cemais, and Penteri, Monmouth in p's, Monmouth, Mitchell Troy, Dixon Newton, Rockfield, Wonastow, St Maughan, Penallt and Dixton Hadnock, all in co Mon., Woolaston and Tidenham in p's Woolaston and Tidenham, [Gloucestershire], Usk in p's Wolvesnewton, Llanishen, Llansoe and Llanfihangel, Porthcaseg, [p. St Arvans], Trelech Grange in p's [Trelech, Mitchel Troy, Tintern and Cwmcarfan], Magor and Redwick in p's Llandefenni, Goldcliff, Redwick, Whitson, Undy and Caldicott, Maindiff and Three Castles, p's Llandilo, Skenfreth and Llanvapley, Pellenni, [t. Monkswood, p Llanbadog], Badminton Hospital, and man. Raglan in p's Raglan, Llandenny, Tregare, co Mon. BMA3/22 details rents received and disbursements in man's Maindiff, Llandilo, Skenfrith and Grosmont in p's Grosmont, Llantilio Crossenny, Skenfreth and Llantilio Pertholey All the volumes except BMA3/22 include-under the heading wood account-details of hoops, bark, cords, etc., purchased.

This is the main series of annual rentals for the Monmouthshire estate. The rentals also include details of additional or casual income from other sources such as timber, quarries and tithes. The first appearance of such sources are noted, together with other relevant dates. Income from the sale of timber and wood first appears in 1760 and continues without gaps to the end of the series. Income from stone quarries first appears in 1761 and continues with gaps until 1921. Income from waifs and strays also first appears in 1761 and continues with gaps until the end of the series. Income from tunnage and anchorage appears in 1761 only. Income from turnpike securities first appears in 1762 and continues with gaps until 1839. Income from port fees also first appears in 1762 and continues with gaps until 1868. Income from tithes first appears in 1765 and continues without gaps. Income from trespasses in woods first appears in 1791 and continues without gaps until 1795. Income from a clay pit farm appears in 1791 only. Income from the Monmouth canal first appears in 1793 and continues without gaps until 1892. Income from prisage and butlerage of wine appears in 1802 and 1828 only. Income from a sundry railway account first appears in 1811 and continues with gaps until 1887. Income from the account of the Duchy of Lancaster first appears in 1826 and continues without gaps until 1832. Income from Lady Mill machinery appears in 1890 only. Income from shooting tenants first appears in 1898 and continues without gaps until 1902. Income for the account of the livehouse of Parlington appears in 1898 and 1899 only. Income from Troy gardens also first appears in 1898. Income from material sold from the tray yard appears in 1901 and 1902 only. Income from the Severn and Wye foreshore royalties appears in 1904 and continues until the end of the series. Income from Severn Beach royalties and rents (including Beachley ferry) first appears in 1922 and continues without gaps. The rentals are arranged by manors: the manor of Monmouth, 1760-1930, in the parishes of Monmouth, 1760-1930, Dixton, 1760-1930, Dixton Newton, 1760-1904, Rockfield, 1760-1904, Llangatwg, 1760-1904, St Maughan's, 1760-1904, Mitchel Troy, 1760-72, Pen-Allt, 1760-72; the manor of Trelech, 1760-1930, in the parishes of Mitchel Troy, 1772-1903, Pen-Allt 1772-1903, Penargole, 1778-1901, Trelech, 1772-1919, Llandogo 1772-1903, Tintern 1772-1930, Llanisien 1772-1902; the manor of Porthcaseg, 1761-1930, in the manors of Newchurch, 1761-1901, St Arvan's, 1763-1901, Tintern, 1761-89; the manor of Chepstow, 1760-1930, in the parishes of Chepstow, 1760-1914, Hardwick, 1761-1900, Mounton, 1761-1902, St Arvan's 1760-1901, Penteri, 1760-1906, Newchurch, 1760-1930, Llanfair Discoed, 1761-1902, Llanfaches, 1760-1930, Penhow, 1760-1930, Kemeys Commander, 1760-1921, Langstone, 1826-1902; the manor of Magor and Redwick, 1760-1901, in the parishes of Magor, 1760-1901, Redwick, 1760-1901, Undy, 1760-1859, Goldcliff, 1760-1860, Whitson, 1761-1860, Llandevenny, 1761-1854, Caldicott, 1760-1859, Shirenewton, 1807-66; the manor of Newport, 1792-1901, in the parishes of Newport, 1792-1901, St Woolloos 1839-1901; the manor of Caerleon, 1833-1902, in the parishes of Christchurch, 1833-1902, Llanbadog, 1848-1902; the manor of Cilgoegan, 1760-1901, in the parishes of Nash, 1761-1901, Llangybi, 1760-1863, Llanbadog, 1760-1901, Cilgwrwg, 1760-1901, Llanfrechfa, 1761, Llanfihangel Pontymoel, 1761-2, Bedwellty, 1761, Wolvesnewton, 1760; the manor of Pellenni in the parish of Llanbadog, 1760-1900; the manor of Usk, 1760-1908, and town of Usk, 1772-1904, in the parishes of Usk, 1772-1903, Gwehelog, 1761-1904, Llanfihangel Pont Y Moel, 1773-1900, Llanbadog 1773-1904, Tredynog 1772-1864, Llantrisant, 1772-1901, Cilgwrwg, 1772-1900, Wolvesnewton ,1760-1902, Llan Gwm 1760-1902, Llanfihangel Torymynydd 1807-1903, Llangynog, 1763-1901, Llangeview, 1772-1904, Llanishen, 1760-1903, Llansoy, 1760-1903, Gwernesni, 1772-1904, Llandenny, 1772-1905, Trostre, 1772-1908, Llangofen, 1772-1902, Dingestow, 1772-1903, Pen-Clawdd, 1772-1901, Llanwenny, 1772-1901, Llanfihangel, 1760-1903; the manor of Raglan, 1760-1930, in the parishes of Raglan, 1760-1930, Llandenni, 1760-1904, Gwernesni, 1763-1904; the manor of Penrhos, 1760-1901, in the parishes of Betws, 1760-1868, Clytha, 1761-1861, Llan-Arth, 1761-1845, Llanvapley, 1761-1864, Bryngwyn, 1760-1861, Tregare, 1761-1901, Penrhos, 1760-1901, Llanfihangel, 1761-1833; the manor of Dingestow, 1760-1903, in the parishes of Llangoven, 1760-1903, Dingestow, 1760-1902, [Raglan], 1760-1901, Pen-Clawdd, 1760-1902; the manor of Skenfrith in the parish of Skenfrith, 1760-1898; the manor of Grosmont in the parish of Grosmont, 1760-1897; and the manor of Maindiff, 1760-1899, in the parishes of Abergavenny, 1761-1897, Llantilio Pertholey, 1761-1899, Llangatog, 1761-1899, Llanvapley, 1760. Accounts of arrears in the manors and parishes listed can be found at BMC.

This series consists of rentals of all or the most substantial part of the co. Mon. estate from 1612 to 1718 and it includes the earliest, extant rentals for the estate held by the Library The series contain substantial gaps and vary in terms of lands where rents were collected. All the rentals are arranged by man's apart from BMA2/1-2. Three of these rentals (BMA2/5, 9, 12) were exhibited in the Courts of Exchequer and Chancery in 1727 and 1731 respectively in a dispute between Henry, duke of Beaufort, infant, complainant, and John Scott and William Dunwoodie, gent's, defendants, and between Henry, duke of Beaufort, complainant, and Mathew Powell, esq., defendant. BMA2/1 is a rental of the estate of Sir Charles Somerset in p's Llansoe, Wolvesnewton, Llanfihangel Tormynydd, Newchurch, St Arvans, Penteri, Trelech, Llanishen, Shirenewton, Llandenny, Ragland, Llangwm, t. Itton, [p. St Arvans], p's Llantrisant, Llangoven, Llanfaches, Biston [=Bishopston], Cwmcarfan, Llangattock [Vibon Afel], Cilgwrrwg, and Monmouth; BMA2/2 is a rent-roll of lands in p's Llansoe, Wolvesneton, Llanfihangel Tormynydd, Trelech, Llanishen and Monmouth, and BMA2/3-14 are rentals of all or parts of the co. Mon. estate arranged according to man's (the p's in which the man's are located are given in parentheses and the reference numbers of the volumes in which they appear are given in round brackets) in bor. and man. Usk, [p's Llanbadog, Llanfihangel, Llangeview, Gwernesney, Llangwm, Pencoed, Llandenny, Llangoven, Llanisien and Lllansoy], (BMA2/3), man. New Grange, [p. Llantrisant], (BMA2/3), the town and man. of Trelech, [p's Trelech, Mitchel Troy, Tintern and Cwmcarfan], (BMA2/3,20), man. and bor. Caerleon, (BMA2/3), man's Llantrisant, [p. Llantrisant], (BMA2/3), Maughan [p. St Maughan], (BMA2/3, 10), Abercarn, [p's Bedwellty and Mynydd Islwyn], (BMA2/3), lp Chepstow, (BMA2/4, 11 14), Wysham, [p. Monmouth], (BMA2/4-8,10,), Pellenni [ie Monkswood], [p Llanbadog], (BMA2/4-8,11 12-13), Porthcaseg, [p. St Arvans], (BMA2/4-8), Trelech Grange, [p's Trelech, Mitchel Troy, Tintern and Cwmcarfan], (BMA2/4-9), Penrhos, p's Betws and Clytha, (BMA2/4-8, 12), Dingestow, [p. Mitchell Troy], (BMA2/4-8, 10-11 14), Pen-clawdd, [p. Pen-clawdd], (BMA2/4-8, 11), Cilgoegan, [p's Llanbadog, Nash, Llandegfedd, Llanhennog, Kilgwrwg, and Llandogo], (BMA2/4-8, 12), Maindiff and Whitecastle, [p's Llantilio Pertholey and Llantilio Crossenny], (BMA2/4-8, 11 13-14), Skenfrith, Llantilio Crossenny, otherwise Maes-y-groes, and Maindiff, [p's Skenfrith, Llantilio Crossenny, and Llantilio Pertholey], (BMA2/4-8), Llandenny, Clytha and Betws, [p's Llandenny, Clytha and Betws], (BMA2/4-9), Llangofen, [p's Llangofen and Llandenny], (BMA2/4,6-8), Raglan, [p's Dingestow, Raglan, Llangofen and Llandenny], (BMA2/4-8), Monmouth, [p's Monmouth , Dixton, Dixton Newton, Rockfield, Llangattock, St Maughan's, Mitchel Troy and Pen-allt], (BMA2/4-8, 10, 14), and Grosmont, [p. Grosmont], (BMA2/5), man. Magor and Redwick, [p's Magor, Redwick, Goldcliff, Undy, Caldicott and Llandenny], (BMA2/11-13), Tidenham and Woolaston, [p's Woolaston and Tidenham], Gloucestershire, (BMA2/11-14), and man. Badminton, [p's Littleton Drew, Luckington and Sopworth], Wiltshire (BMA2/14),.

BGA3/1 is a continuation in a bound volume of BGA2/1-21, except that BGA2/1-21 are the copies of the collector of rents for lp Gower, whilst BGA3/1 is the copy of Thomas Gardiner, receiver of the estate. BGA3/2 is a copy of BGA2/21 and of the rental of the co. Glam. estate for 1744-5 in BA1/8. They include details of disbursements, such as land taxes, poor rates and repairs.

Loose sheets of rentals found inside GA3/1. These are the copies of the collector of rents for the lordship of Gower in the man's and p's specified above. All the rentals include details of receipts for sale of coal and, from 1729, for the sale of timber. Many of the sheets are damaged at the edges.

Rentals of individual or groups of man's compiled by the collector - usually the bailiff - responsible for collecting the rents within each man. or group. Most of the rentals in BMA1/1-3 have been removed from Badminton Group II. Previous reference numbers are given where appropriate. Other manorial rentals are sometimes included in the bailiffs' account in BMD. For accounts of rent arrears submitted by the bailiffs see BMC1.

Main series of co. Glam. rentals for the lordship of Gower and the manors and parishes specified above, together with p. Llanblethian from 1760 until 1798. The rentals also include details of income from other sources, such as from coal mines, iron works and wrecks. The first appearance of such sources are noted, together with other relevant dates. Income from the sale of timber and wood first appears in 1760 and continues with gaps until 1917. Income from coal mines first appears in 1760 and continues without gaps until the end of the series in 1931. Income from waifs and strays also first appears in 1760 and continues with gaps until 1931. Income from wrecks at sea first appears in 1762 and continues with gaps until 1915. Income from felons' goods and forfeitures first appears in 1764 and continues with gaps until 1785. Income from the Trewyddfa Canal first appears in 1797 and continues with gaps until 1873. Income from Swansea Harbour also first appears in 1797 and continues without gaps until 1833. Income from the royal fishes account first appears in 1798 and continues with gaps until 1904. Income from the culm account first appears in 1799 and continues with gaps until 1839. Income from trespasses in woods appears in 1806 and 1807 only. Income from selling liscenses to dig coal appear in 1808 and 1822 only. Income from lime stone first appears in 1809 and continues with gaps until 1812. Income from turnpike roads first appears in 1826 and continues without gaps until 1833. Income from the merchand account first appears 1829 and continues with gaps until 1880. Income from Swansea Theatre first appears in 1837 and continues with gaps until 1865. Income from selling sporting licenses first appears in 1840 and continues without gaps until the end of the series. Income from Clyne Quarry first appears in 1842 and continues with gaps until 1852. Income from the Swansea Water Bailiff first appears in 1850 and continues without gaps until 1857. Income from Beaufort Dock first appears in 1855 and continues without gaps until 1886. Income from Beaufort Warehouse also first appears in 1855 and continues without gaps until 1928. Income from Ystalyfera Iron Company first appears in 1862 and continues without gaps until 1882. Income from the Pontardawe Tinplate Company first appears in 1872 and continues without gaps until 1898. Income for the Strand Property and from Cwm Felin Works both appear in 1873 only. Income from oyster perches and plantations first appear in 1873 and continue without gaps until 1920. Income from the planting of telegraph poles first appears in 1873 and continues with gaps until the end of the series in 1931. Income from the Swansea & Neath Railway appears in 1874 only. Income from the wayleave account first appears in 1879 and continues without gaps until 1898. Income from tithes first appear in 1891 and continue with gaps until the end of the series. Income from minerals first appear in 1894 and continue with gaps until 1923. Income from compensation received appears in 1915 and 1919 only. Income from dilapidations first appears in 1918 and continues with gaps until 1926.

Rentals of the adjoining man's Crickhowell in p's Llangenni, Llanbedr, Llangatwg, Llanelli and Partrishow, Tretwr, in p's Cwm-du and Llangynidr, and, from BBA2/82, Cwm-du in p's Cwm-du, Crickhowell, Llangatwg and Llanbedr [Ystrad Yw] until BBA1/198, and in bor. Crickhowell. Many of the rentals are duplicates and there are triplicate copies for the years 1761 and 1813 and 1815. They have been audited with the exception of 1789, 1801, 1833, 1903, 1922 and 1933. The rentals also include details of income from other sources, such as from the sale of timber and wood, mines, and tithes. The first appearance of such sources are noted, together with other relevant dates. Income from lime kilms first appears in 1780 and continues with gaps until 1926. Sale of timber and wood first appears in 1786 and continues with gaps until 1932. Income from mines first appears in 1791 and continues with gaps until 1878. Income from stone quarries also first appears in 1791 and continues with gaps until 1932. Income from turnpike interest first appears in 1792 and continues with gaps until 1844. Income from felons' goods and forfeitures appears in 1792 only. Income from canal shares first appears in 1795 and continues with gaps until 1837. Income from coal mines first appears in 1800 and continues with gaps until 1932. Income from tithe collections first appears in 1809 and continues with gaps until 1932. Income from clay also first appears in 1809 and continues without gaps until 1812. Income from the Hay Railway first appears in 1828 and continues with gaps until 1837. Income from the Usk Fishery also first appears in 1828 and continues with gaps until 1834. Income from the sales of garden produce appears in 1906 only. Profits from the sale of land are noted in three rentals, 1802, 1839 and 1873.

All the rentals in BGA1 have been removed from Badminton Group II except for BGA1/5. Previous reference numbers are given where appropriate.

Rentals of the co. Brec. estate, some of which, however, only relate to a portion of the estate. There are substantial gaps in this series which can, to some extent be supplemented by consulting the rentals in BM1.

Account of rent arrears at Michaelmas 1724, together with an account of money received by John Burgh, receiver of the estate, at Michaelmas 1725, and an account of what remains unpaid on 13 July 1726 from tenants in man's Penrhos in p's Bettws, Clytha, Llan-arth and Trostrey, Cilgoegan in p's Llanbadog, Cilgwrrwg, Llanfihangel Pont-y-moel, Bedwellty and Llandegfedd, Dingestow in p's Dingestow, Llangofen, Pen-clawdd, Cwmcarafan, Redemane [Rhyd-y-maen], Chepstow in p's Chepstow, [Caer-went], Newchurch, Llanfaches, Llanfair, Penhow, Kemeys Commander and Penteri, Monmouth in p's Monmouth, Mitchell Troy, Dixton Newton, St Maughan, Rockfield and Llangattock [Vibon Avel], Raglan in p's Raglan, Llandenny, and Gwernesni, all in co. Mon., man's Woolaston and Tidenham in p's Woolaston and Tidenham, Gloucestershire, man. Badminton in p's Littleton Drew, Luckington and Sopworth, Wiltshire, man's Swansea, Gower Walica, Gower Anglica, Kilvey, Trewyddfa, Llan-non and Kittle in p's Swansea, Pennard, Ilston, Bishopston and Oystermouth, co. Glam., man's Porthcaseg, [p. St Arvans], Trelech Grange, [p's Trelech, Mitchel Troy, Tintern and Cwmcarfan], Magor and Redwick, [p's Magor, Redwick, Goldcliff, Undy, Caldicott, Llandenny], Maindiff and Three Castles [p's Llantilio Pertholey, Llantilio Crossenny, Grosmont, Skenfrith and Llanvapley] and Pellenni in p's Wolvesnewton, Llanishen, Llanfihangel, Mitchell Troy, Trelech, Llanvapley, Skenfrith and Chepstow, and for the support and maintenance of Badminton hospital, Badminton, Wiltshire.

Account of rent arrears, submitted by Thomas Gardiner to the executors and trustees of Charles Noel, 4th Duke of Somerset, due on the estate in man's Maindiff and Three Castles in p's Grosmont, Llantilio Pertholey, Llantilio Crossenny, Skenfrith and Llanvapley, Whitecastle in p's Llantilio Pertholey and Llantilio Crossenny, co. Mon., bor. and man. Crickhowell, [p's Crickhowell, Llangenny, Lambeder [=Llanbedr Ystrad Yw], Llangattock [-Juxta Crickhowell] and Llanelli, man. Tretower, [p's Cwm-du and Llangynidr], and in p. Patrishow, all in co. Brec., and man's Swansea and Lougher, Gower Anglica and Gower Wallica, Kilvey, [p. Llansamlet], Trewyddfa, [p. Swansea], Pennard, [p. Pennard], Lunnon, [p. Ilston], Kittle, [p's Pennard/ilston], and p's. Bishopstown and Oystermouth, co.Glam.