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Thomas Morgan to Sir Charles Kemeys. Hoping that he would soon be cured of the gout and return home; asks if they were likely to have a Lord Lieutenant.

Thomas Mullins from Kevenmably to J. Kemeys-tynte. Concerning the payment of Dr Ratcliff's interest; he had paid Llewellin the interest of Mrs Tynte's fortune up to the time of Sir Charles's death, amounting to £187.

Thomas Mullins to Joseph Dowling of Chew Magna. Threatening that if money he owed his brother was not paid he would issue an executor against his effects.

Thomas Nettleship to C. K. Kemeys-tynte. Sending him a copy of a notification in last night's Gazette that Robert Jones Allard of Ynisarcoed, Glamorgan, and of Malpas and Panteague, Monmouthshire, now resident at Dewlish, Dorset, had been granted royal licence to assure the name of Kemeys in addition to that of Allard in compliance with the wish expressed in the will of his kinsman, George Kemeys, late of Malpas and Panteague, dec.; the writer thinks that the name ought not to be granted on such slight grounds and that Mr Allard's application ought not to have been granted without the consent of C. K. Kemeys-Tynte and his mother.

Thomas Perkins of Pilston to Sir Charles Kemeys. Concerning plans to displace W. Catchmay as postmaster [see 218] and hoping for his interest on Catchmay's behalf.

Thomas Sandys to Sir Charles Kemeys. Thanking him for procuring £50 for his son; details the route of an intended march via Merthyr, Lantrissent, Aberdaw to Mynhead; they had armed those they could trust, who were at least half of the number.

Thomas Stringer to Sir Charles Kemeys. He had sent him six dozen old port; wants to know if he could spare a piece of venison.

Thomas Williams to Sir Charles Kemeys. Giving an account of the illness of Mr Kemeys; the news of his father's death 'coming just as he was seized' made matters worse; thanks him for the generous port which 'sent the gout packing'.

Trevor Webb from Badminton to Sir Charles Kemeys-tynte. John Teale had brought the mare and he hoped for good results from the stallion he had put to her; reference to the death of the Duke of Beaufort.

Unaddressed and unsigned but with endorsement that it was 'from my father'. Concerning a debt owing to Mr Cooper and the payment of money to Mr Watkins.

Unaddressed and Unsigned draft. Sending a lease to be sealed by the young Charles Kemeys, who must do it in person on the land; if it could not be done in the parsonage, it must be done on some part of the glebe and care should be taken that it should be done in the name of the whole rectory.

Wishes to know how he and his lady, the writer's cousin, were after the journey, and inviting him to visit Ruperra; the writer and Sir Charles Kemeys would return the visit. Draft.

Thanks the correspondent for venison; writer was anxious about employment for a son, who had applied to Sir Charles for employment in vain. Fragment.

Unsigned copy of a letter to H. Gunter, probably from one of the sisters of Edmund Thomas of Wenvoe, dec. Concerning the grant to him of letters of attorney to act in the administration of the estate of Edmund Thomas, the debts and encumbrances on the estate, etc.

Unsigned draft, addressed to 'dear child' [endorsed as 'my daughter Thomas'], probably from Mrs Jane Oldisworth to the widow of her grandson, William Thomas, died 25 April 1677. Concerning the signing of an instrument renouncing administration of the estate probably of the said William Thomas.

Valuation (2 ff. only) of premises in p's Llanvigan, Llansanfread, Tallachty and Llanhamlach, co. Brec. [? undertaken prior to the sale of the Kemeys' Breconshire estate. cf. no. D94].

W. Brennand to Sir Charles Kemeys. States that the abstracts of documents he had received from Mr Gunson were so instructive as to set matters in a true light to [16]93; discusses the administration of the Dutch property and suggests that now that the King was in Holland he might hope for a better issue.