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Title deeds for Wottenhall or Wheythall in the parish of Prees, Shropshire, all dated 21-22 Feb. 1642/3, apparently a chain of exchanges between Dame Ursula Bertie, John Mason, Rowland Dyke, Christopher Murrall, Francis Haighway, Hugh King, Lewis Parsons, Thomas Dunn of Eyton, Samuel Enchmoors, Richard Hudson of Wilbrighton, Thomas Smith, Richard Clively, James Lewis, Richard Kenrick, John Hungerford of Shrewsbury, and Francis Watson of Church Aston.

Title deeds for properties in the parish of Worthen, including a burgage purchased by Thomas Goodall, 1562, sold by Reginald Goodall to Richard Powell the elder, 1620; messuages in Brocton, 1606; Minton’s Copp, Bromlow, held by Edward Bady, 1704, Thomas Jones, 1747, and Ann Adney, alias Williams, before its purchase by Thomas Morgan of Shrewsbury 1781; and property at Trelystan, Montgomeryshire, purchased by Francis Lloyd of Domgae from Abraham Tipton of Asterley, 1771. The file also contains the will of Samuel Tipton, 1731.

Title deeds of the Meredith family of Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, and Brompton Bryan, Herefordshire, comprising the pre-nuptial settlement of Henry Meredith and Catherine Russell, 1752, and the will of Henry Meredith the younger (1758), proved 1760; also the will of John Downs of the Heath, Tenbury, 1745.

Volume containing the Wynnstay estate woodward’s returns for timber, poles, faggots, etc., sold from the divisions of Llangollen, Wynnstay, Cyfeiliog, Llangedwyn, Llanforda and Llwydiarth, 1893-1898.

Receipt by Gruffith ap Ieuan for ‘King’s Woodes’ [?1541]; and an agreement for purchase of timber from Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, with a related letter, 1860-1862.

Title deeds for properties in Wolston Mynd (also called Woodluston or Trelystan) and Badnesse in the parishes of Forden and Worthen, Montgomeryshire, mainly of the Purcell family, comprising a purchase by Nicholas Purcell from David ap Ieuan ap John of Montgomery, 1544, an exchange between Richard, Thomas and George Purcell, 1579; leases for the Olde Place, the Blacke House and other properties, 1576-1623; and two conveyances by Edward Purcell to William Waringe of Shrewsbury, and William Blakeway of Berrington, 1626-1627. The file also includes a defeasance to Gruffith Lloid of a mortgage of Tythen Badnes and a water mill, 1552; and leases by the lords of Stafford and Caurs, 1562-1563.

A continuation of the accounts in respect of Wimbledon, 1648-1649. Sir Richard Wynn died 18 July 1649, and the accounts entered in this volume were examined and allowed by his brother Maurice Wynn.

Particulars of expenses to mowers, labourers and weeders in Wimbledon garden, of extraordinary expenses about Her Majesty's house at Wimbledon, and of wages and board wages paid to servants, with signatures of servants, 1643-1644.

A continuation of the accounts in respect of Wimbledon, 1645-1647.

A list of servants and their allowances at Wimbledon, 21 March 1641[/2], autographed receipts for wages 1641[/2]-1643, receipts for extraordinary charges at Wimbledon, including the wages of garden labourers and weeders, 1641[/2]-1643.

Copy will of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn of Wynnstay, Bart., 1884; case for the opinion of counsel on the same, 1893; and a copy will of Marie Emily Dowager Lady Williams Wynn of Llangedwyn, 1905.

Copy wills of Sir John Wynn of Watstay (Wynnstay), Denbighshire, Kt., Bart., 1710, with codicils 1712, 1714, 1716, and of Sir William Williams of Llanforda, Salop, Bart., 1734, with a codicil, revoking a bequest to his daughter Sydney since she ‘she has behaved very undutifully towards me’, 1735.

Inventories and valuations of personal property following the death of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn in 1840, comprising pictures at Wynnstay, the gardens, stables, work rooms and yards [at Wynnstay], stock and husbandry implements at Llangedwyn, household effects, gamekeeper’s equipment and boats at Glan-llyn, and household goods at Llwydiarth Park and St James’s Square, London; an application for return of probate duty paid on Sir Watkin’s personal estate, 1843; and the executor’s account of the will of Marie Emily Dowager Lady Williams Wynn, 1905-1906.

Family settlements, papers relating to the family trusts, and abstracts of title of the Williams Wynn family of Wynnstay, 1771-1933, and an inventory of the settled chattels, [1948]. The series includes the marriage settlements and related documents of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, fourth Baronet, and Charlotte Grenville, 1771-1828, Charles Watkin Williams Wynn and Mary Cunliffe, 1806-1808, and Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and Henrietta Antonia Clive, 1817; various settlements, wills and trusts relating to Lady Charlotte Wynn, 1832-1869, Sir Watkin Williams Wynn [fifth and sixth Baronets] and family, 1842-1885, Charlotte Henrietta Williams Wynn and Count Frederick Bismarck, 1856-1886, and Sir Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams Wynn, 1884-1933.

Order to stay proceedings in the suit of Edward Jennings and Elihu Yale v William Williams, bart, and Watkin Williams Wynne, esq. Letter from Robert Savage to Mr Green re the order and one Rod. Lloyd who "seems very jealous in this cause".

Answer of Edward Jennings, esq., one of the defendants to the bill of complaint of Sir William Williams, bart, re the will of Sir John Wynn, kt, and bart.