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Sir C. C. Pepys to an unnamed correspondent. In reply to a request to exercise his patronage of living in the writer's favour.

Sir Anthony Keck to 'my lord', [probably Lord Wharton]. Concerning the dispute between Sir Charles Kemeys and Sir John Thomas and endorsing the action taken by Edwards [see 246-7].

S. Kemeys of Lanvair to Sir Charles Kemeys, his nephew. Informing him that he and most of the neighbourhood were extremely glad of his 'being agreed with and reconciled to' the gentlemen of the country; wishes to get him excused from being sheriff and to get him out of the commission of Peace.

Roger Kemeys of Panteague to Sir Charles Kemeys. Stating that writer's cousin Perkins would, owing to the illness of his son, not be able to go to Newport, and therefore advised him to settle the matter with the merchant and wishes him success in the matter; states that the person for whom he had desired his letter to the Bishop of Hereford for his ordination was a very honest man, who read English and Welsh very well and was well beloved by his parishioners.

Roger Harrope, Basaleg, to [?Lady Mary Kemeys]. Wishing that recipient will not let his master know that he opened a letter sent to recipient and stressing his long and faithful service to his master.

Roger Bassett to [Sir Charles Kemeys]. References to the letting of a farm, the collection of a heriot, i.e. an ox worth £4, and social gossip; Sir John Duddlestone had been to view the timber.

Roger Bassett to Sir Charles Kemeys. Informing him that Mr Lewis of Lanishen had offered to purchase the lease of Eglwysilan for £800; Mr Kemeys of Kemeys has buried his son last Thursday.

Roger Bassett to Sir Charles Kemeys. Hopes soon to give him assurance of Mr Kemeys's £300 being secured; for he was ordered by his aunt and his cousin to dispose of the lease as soon as he got a chapman that would give most for it, the lowest price being £900.

Robert Price to Sir Charles Kemeys. Wishes Sir Charles's troubles were at an end; those in whose hands the affairs now lie were not over-hasty to put a period, delay being in Sir J. Thomas's interest; he and Mr Edwards had met at Mr Dobyn's Chambers to discuss the point as to whether the wood cut during Lady Kemeys's lifetime was removable by Sir Charles, to which Dobyn agreed, but he had hesitated to give an opinion as to whether leases made by Sir Charles and Lady Mary Kemeys without fine bound Sir John Thomas; he would consult Henry Cornwall about his Dutch affairs.

Robert Price to Edward Kemeys. Sir Charles Kemeys was too indolent to write concerning his own affairs; believes that he had made a South Sea contract, which would be long before it was fulfilled on either side; Sir Charles could not sell the estate, which was vested in trustees for 500 years in trust to pay debts, passing to Sir Charles for life, then to trustees to preserve contingent remainder, then to his first son and heirs male, and then to Lady Tynt in like manner; goes on to discuss further restrictions on Sir Charles's ability to dispose of his estates.

Robert Price to an unnamed correspondent. Explains how he was unable to meet his correspondent, probably a legal representative of Sir John and Lady Thomas, at Cardiff or Ruperra; discusses legal matters at issue between them and Sir Charles Kemeys. A copy, probably in the hand of W. Springett.

Robert Price of Lincolns Inn to Sir Charles Kemeys. Hopes he is free from gout and a sick head; wishes they had him there [in parliament], though he was a 'courtyer'; now the 'divels' were 'undoing us down right'; they had given the customs and excise and £300,000 more upon tonnage for the King's life, 'so his civil list may keep him an army'; they were breaking the old East India Co. and those who subscribed to them £750,000 upon the encouragement of parliament and were now breaking 1,100 widows and orphans to set up a new East India Co. who will subscribe to lend the Government £2,000,000 'which when done they cannot pay'; reference to litigation business pending.

Robert Merrett to Sir Charles Kemeys. States that the French book he was translating had already appeared in English; there was a report that King William was already in possession of Limerick, which was defended by a garrison of 6,000 men, but those without numbered 40,000 and were resolute to stand a battle; a French engineer was reported to have deserted from Limerick and given to King William an account of the number of the garrison and the best places to attack; 18 ships had lately come from France under convoy of 5 men of war; a packet boat had been captured with letters concerning French designs on Plymouth, which they intended to bomb, to fire the ships in Catwater and to burn all the men of war in the harbour; the French fleet was still near Torbay; it was reported from the West Indies that the British forces had retaken St Christopher's; a second wreck had been found off the coast of Jamaica, from which treasure of the value of £20,000 had already been taken.

[Robert Merrett] to Sir Charles Kemeys. States that odds of £100 to £30 were being given that a session of Parliament was to begin on the following Monday, on the strength of the news from Ireland that Limerick, if not yet taken, could not hold out much longer, and the Duke of Devonshire had gone 'down post' to meet the King on his return; preparations were being made for the King's reception; it was a dull Bartholemew fair, as the season was so dirty and the town so empty on account of the war, but there were enough to make a riot, with some killed and more wounded.

Robert Merrett to Sir Charles Kemeys. Speaks of a proposal for a meeting of Parliament on 2 Oct., which would be deferred if the King intended visiting Holland; refers to the hanging at Tyburn of prisoners, who expressed jacobite sentiments on the gallows; the three regiments lately came from Ireland had been ordered back.

Robert Merrett to Sir Charles Kemeys. On the night before there had been scenes of great rejoicing in London on account of the return of the King; King Louis XIV had been burned in effigy and cries of 'Torrington, a coward' were heard.