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Answer of Edward Maurice [of Loran, co. Denb.], esq., to the bill of complaint of Edward Vaughan [of Llwydiarth], relating to payment of chief rents, relief and heriots in premises in p. Llansilin within man. Kynlleth Owen.

Answer of John ap Richard Vaughan, defendant, to the bill of complaint of Griffith John, complainant, together with Replication of the complainant relating, apparently to non-payment of a bond debt in breach of an earlier order of the court. Incomplete.

Answer of Lewis Owen [of Peniarth], gent., to the bill of complaint of David Watkin, complainant, relating to the redemption of m's called Tyddyn Duy Ymryn Yr Orsedd and Erw Wennog, t. Peniarth, [p. Llanegryn], co. Mer., which D.W. had mortgaged to L.O. on 1 May 1660.

Answer of Tobias Eden of the Inner Temple, London, esq., one of the defendants to the bill of complaint of George, lord viscount Castleton, and Lady Sarah his wife, concerning the bond debts and fees allegedly due to the late Thomas, lord Fanshawe, first husband of the said Lady Sarah, as King's Remembrancer of the Exchequer, in which post he appointed defendant as his deputy. Incomplete.

Answers of David Ellis of Gwynfryn, co. Caern., clerk, and Catherine his wife, defendants, in a cause in the chancery side of the Court of Great Sessions to the bill of complaint of Mary Cadwalader, widow and administratrix of the will of Robert Ellis, dec., Elizabeth Morris, spinster, William Richard, Edward Jones, John Robert Ellis, Morgan William and others, complainants, together with opinion of counsel, affidavit and a writ relating to debts allegedly due to the complaints from Elizabeth Vaughan of Aberkin, co. Caern., dec., who by her will had appointed D.E. as her executor, together with an account and schedule of her debts. The answers include detailed accounts of D.E.'s executorship including rentals of the Aberkin estate, 1732-4.

1 John Thompson of Brymbo, co. Denb. 2 George Griffiths of the Mount, Wrexham. Appointment by 1 of 2 as his arbitrator for the purpose expressed in J55.

Appointment by William Jones of Pwll Melyn, p. Mold, co. Flint, smelter, and George Griffiths of Wrexham, co. Denb., [--] of [--] as an umpire to settle a dispute between John Thompson of Wigan, Lancashire, esq., and Thomas Molyneux (who was entitled to the reversion of the freehold of certain mines and minerals under a capital m. called Penbedw and parcels of land in p's Cilcen and Nannerch, co. Flint) over whether the mines, leased to J.T. on 28 Feb. 1826 [J44] by Annabella Williams, was, as he claimed exhausted or not and thus reasonable grounds, according to the covenant in the lease, to quit the workings before the expiration of the said lease.

1 George [Hay], earl of Kinnoull. 2 John Lloyd of London, gent. Appointment of 2 as collector of all customs, subsidies and duties payable on all 'smalts, saffer and pottashes' imported at any port in England and Wales and all forfeitures thereof for non-payment of such duties in order to further secure repayment of £1,000 lent by 2 to 1. Recites that the said duties were farmed to 1 for 31 years on 28 May 1638, that Abraham Baker of London, gent., was by agreement entitled to a moiety of the said duties and that 2 had heretofore been 1's deputy in collecting the said duties.

1 Paul Pyndars, John Wosstenholm, Abraham Fawley and Abraham Dawes, farmers of the general customs and subsidies. 2 John Lloyd, gent., formerly employed for 23 years in customs and subsidies 'it being his only vocation and meanes of living'. Appointment of 2 as deputy collector and receiver of customs and subsidies due to 1 in the port of London inwards.

1 Richard Owen of Penmachno, co. Caern. esq., sheriff of the said co. 2 Timothy Edwards of Cefnmyne, gent. Appointment of 2 as under-sheriff and Covenant by 2 to indemnity 1 in respect of the said office.

1 Lewis Owen of Peniarth, esq., sheriff of co. Mer. 2 Evan Evans of Park yr Onnen, gent. Appointment of 2 as under-sheriff of co. Mer.

1 Henry VIII. 2 Gruff' ap D'd and Ieuan ap Res ap Iethell. Appointment of 2 to be collectors of a subsidy within the 'rhingylllship' of Kylkyn, co. Flint, and to pay the monies collected to the exchequer of Chester. Recites that the towns of Ruthlan, Caynes [Caerwys], Flint, Hope and Overton as well as co. Flint had by unanimous consent voluntarily granted on 30 Jan. 1517 to 1 a subsidy of 1,000 marks, £600 and 100 marks. Latin. Seal (fragment).

1 Abraham Dawes and Thomas Dawes, esq's, joint collectors of tonnage and pundage in the port of London. 2 John Lloyd, gent. Appointment of 2, who had been employed in sundry offices of importance in the customs and subsidies, to be one of the clerks to collect and receive tonnage and poundage in the place of Christopher Knipe, dec. Armorial seal of A.D.

1 Richard Owen of Peniarth, co. Mer., esq. 2 David Lloyd of Ystrad, co. Mont., gent., John Meredith of the same, father of the said David, and Rees Lloyd of Pool, gent. Appointment of the said David Lloyd as undersheriff of co. Mer. by 1. Armorial seals.

Appointment of Watkin Williams as a deputy lieutenant of co. Denb., by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne of Denbigh, bart, colonel of the Ancient British Regiment of Fencible Cavalry, the co. Denb. militia, etc.

Appointment of Watkin Williams, esq., as a captain in the militia of Shropshire by William, earl of Bath, lord lieutenant and custos rotulorum of the said co.

Appointment of Watkin Williams, esq., as deputy lieutenant of co. Mer. by Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, bart, lord lieutenant and custos rotulorum of the said co.

Appointment of William Wynne, esq., as deputy lieutenant of co. Mer., by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, bart, lord lieutenant and custos rotulorum of the said co.

Arbitration Award of Humffrey ap Hugh ap Ho'll and Thomas ap Robert, gent's, arbitrators appointed to settle disputes between Harry ap Ll'en ap Moryes and John ap Hugh and Thomas ap Hugh on behalf of Katheryn verch Ho'ell ap Morys, that (i) the said Harry to pay the said Katheryn £8, and (ii) the said Harry to peacefully enjoy all the lands in his occupation in the hundred of Kyvylog, [co. Mont.].

Arbitration Award of John Gybons, D.C.L., one of the masters in Chancery and John Gwyn, D.C.L., one of the Advocates of the Arches, arbitrators appointed to settle the cause now pending in Chancery between John ap Evan ap Griffithe of Maynetorock, co. Mer., gent., and William ap Evan ap Griffithe, otherwise William Evans of London, clothworker, concerning the inheritance of lands called Cumhorthyn and other premises late of their father Evan ap Griffithe ap John, dec., in p. Ffestyneock, co. Mer.: (i) the premises awarded to the said William; (ii) the said John to permit a decree of the court of Chancery to be passed against him concerning the said land; (iii) the said William to convey the said premises forthwith to the said John on payment of £40. Seal.