Quitclaim of man. Stowe the oulde and the advowson of p. Stowe The Oulde [Stow-on-the-wold]
1 Rowland Leighe of Longborowe, Gloucestershire, esq.; 2 James White of London, silk weaver. Quitclaim of man. Stowe the oulde, otherwise Stowe St. Edwarde, Gloucestershire, and the advowson of p. Stowe The Oulde [Stow-on-the-wold].
Final Concord of 1m., 1 barn, 1 stable, etc., (5a.) in p. Enfield, [Middlesex]
1 John Dell, potter (quer.); 2 George Werner and Sarah his wife (deforcs). Final Concord of 1m., 1 barn, 1 stable, etc., (5a.) in p. Enfield, [Middlesex]. L. H. Indenture.
Letters of Ordination of John Thomas Evans as priest
Consent to the sale of the advowson specified in no. 71/3/7
Consent to the sale of the advowson specified in no. 71/3/7
Letters to J. T. Evans, documents and some antiquarian material,
Miscellaneous correspondence, largely addressed to J. T. Evans, including personal letters, letters of recommendation, and several concerning church plate, dated 1897-1904. Correspondents include, Wilfred Cripps, Cirencester (author of 'Old English Plate', a volume much used by Evans when compiling his own volumes on church plate.); A. W. Wade-Evans; Francis Were; T. W. Barker, Carmarthen; and C. F. Egerton-Allen. The documents, 1895-1901, include: (i) Licence to the curacy of St Andrew the Great, Cambridge, to J. T. Evans from the Bishop of Ely, dated 2 Nov. 1895; (ii) Declaration of assent (to the above benefice), 3 Nov. 1895; (iii) Certificate of subscription and order of services for the parish of Stow-on-the-Wold, 25 Feb. 1899, presented to J. T. Evans on his appointment as Rector there by the Bishop of Gloucester; and (iv) A copy of a grant of authority for J. T. Evans to perform marriages by license from Arthur Becher Ellicott, Chancellor of Gloucester, 30 Oct. 1901. The antiquarian material includes: (i) Several cuttings from The Pembroke County Guardian of the antiquaries' column 'Yn Amsang ein Tadau', containing articles by J. T. Evans, 10-17 Aug. 1901 and 30 Aug.-6 Sept. 1902; and (ii) A drawing (tracing?) on brown tracing paper of a new crosier for St Davids Cathedral. 86 Pp. Indexed.
Letters to J. T. Evans, largely re. church plate,
Correspondence dated 1904-1905, including enquiries about church plate from various people, particularly Helen Cripps (Countess Bismark), Cirencester, wife of Wilfred Cripps (see MS 5). Other correspondents include C. F. Egerton-Allen; Dr Henry Owen; Rev. Daniel Harries-Davies. Many letters re publication of J. T. Evans's first volume on church plate The Church Plate of Pembrokeshire (1905). A number of the other letters relate to other antiquarian interests of J. T. Evans. 73 Pp. Indexed.
Letters to J. T. Evans, largely re. church plate,
Correspondence dated 1906-1907 relating to church plate. The principal correspondents are Helen Cripps (Countess Bismark), Cirencester; Edward Alfred Jones (author of 'The Church Plate of the Diocese of Bangor' and other works on plate). Other correspondents include the Rev. George Lewis, Tibberton, Gloucestershire; Francis Were, Bristol; Dr Henry Owen; and T. W. Barker, Carmarthen. Some letters refer to the publication of J. T. Evans's works The Church Plate of Gloucester (1906) and The Church Plate of Carmarthen (1907). 67 Pp. Indexed.
A. W. Wade-Evans letters and documents,
Miscellaneous correspondence dated 1893-1925, largely addressed to A. W. Wade-Evans, including personal letters, letters of recommendation, and many relating to Wade-Evans's historical and antiquarian interests and activities, e.g. Welsh Mediaeval Law, Gildas and the early history of Post-Roman Wales and England. Correspondents include Sir John Rhys, Jesus College, Oxford. Also among the above letters are several others on two guards, unbound, to A. W. Wade-Evans from Newton Wade of Wade & Son Solicitors, Newport, Monmouthshire, re the history and connections of the Wade family. The documents, 1898-1901, include: (p. 13) Licence, 2 Oct. 1898, to the curacy of St Stephen's, Ealing, to A. W. Wade-Evans from the Bishop of London; (p. 31) Declaration of assent, 9 Oct. 1898, to the above benefice; (p. 41) Licence, 15 Oct. 1901, to the curacy of St Matthew's, Oakeley Square, Middlesex, to A. W. Wade-Evans from the Bishop of London; (p. 43) Declaration of assent, 27 Oct. 1901, to the above benefice; and two certificates for A. W. Wade-Evans to officiate at St Dunstan's. 83 Pp. (+ 16 pp. loose on guards). Indexed.
Miscellaneous correspondence, dated 1909, comprising personal letters, letters re church antiquities (bells, furniture, plate, etc.), some re genealogy, and others re J. T. Evans's publications on church plate. Also a number of letters and articles re the folklore and customs of Cascob parish (co. Rad.) and the surrounding area, sent to J. T. Evans by the Rev. J. J. Thomas and his wife, Cascob Rectory, Presteign. Other correspondents include: Helen Cripps (Countess Bismark), Cirencester; Francis Were, Bristol; H. B. Walters, British Museum; Col J. A. Bradney, Monmouth; T. W. Barker, Carmarthen; and the Rev. George Lewis, Gloucester. Also a typewritten copy of 'Plebeian origin of the English aristocracy', an article from St James' Magazine 1870-1875. Also a transcript of an inscription of a small tablet in Fishguard Parish Church, copied by J. T. Evans, 1909. 98 Pp. Indexed.
Documents, letters etc. relating to A. W. Wade-Evans,
The documents, 1899-1908, include: (i) Deed poll, 2 Feb. 1899, by which Arthur Wade Evans changed his name to Arthur Wade Wade-Evans; (ii) Licence, 5 Feb. 1907, to the curacy of Holyhead, Anglesey, from Watkin Herbert, bishop of Bangor, to A. W. Wade-Evans (see also MS11); (iii) Licence, 1 Feb. 1908, to the curacy of St Andrew's Cardiff, from Joshua Pritchard, Bishop of Llandaff, to A. W. Wade-Evans, and also a corresponding declaration of assent; (iv) Licence, 13 Nov. 1908, to the curacy of Welsh Bicknor, Hereford, from John, Bishop of Hereford to A. W. Wade-Evans, and also a corresponding declaration of assent; and (v) Licence, 24 Nov. 1908, to the curacy of English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, from Edward Charles Sumner, Bishop of Gloucester to A. W. Wade-Evans, and a corresponding declaration of assent, 13 Dec. 1908. Correspondence, 1905-1910, largely personal, but with several relating to A. W. Wade-Evans's interests in Wales. The correspondents include: William Henry Harris, Merthyr Tudful. Cuttings include letters and articles by A. W. Wade-Evans relating to Disestablishment and the Welsh Church, but the majority are reviews of A. W. Wade-Evans's publications Papers for Thinking Welshmen (1907) and Welsh Mediaeval Law (1909). 88 Pp. Indexed.
Transcripts of Pembrokeshire parish registers,
Transcripts of the parish registers of: St Mary's, Haverfordwest (vol. 2B), banns and marriages, 1754-1768; Llanstinan, marriages, 1779-1814, banns and marriages, 1797-1818. Made by J. T. Evans and one other; collated by J. T. Evans, 1909. Two loose leaves of notes in the hand of J. T. Evans, [n.d.]. 132 Pp.
Letters addressed to J. T. Evans, largely re church plate,
Correspondence dated 1911-1912, addressed to J. T. Evans, largely relating to his work on church plate and antiquarian matters (mostly concerning Breconshire). Correspondents include: Helen Cripps (Countess Bismark), Cirencester; T. W. Barker, Carmarthen; the Rev. Alfred E. Evans, Garthbrengy; H. J. L. J. Massé; Gwenllian Morgan, Brecon; H. B. Walters, British Museum; and Francis Were, Bristol. Several of the letters (and a printed article) concern Disestablishment and Disendowment. Two printed addresses to the Rev. D. G. Davies on his departure (after several years' service) from both Chubut, Patagonia and Llywelyn Settlement, Canada, respectively 1902 and 1904.
Letters to A. W. Wade-Evans etc,
Miscellaneous correspondence, dated 1904-1912, addressed to A. W. Wade-Evans on a variety of subjects. The majority from A. Anscombe (Hornsey, London) re Wade-Evans's work on the history, philology, genealogy and the laws of the early Welsh. Other correspondents on these subjects include: W. J. Gruffydd, John Morris-Jones and Ifor Williams. Other subjects include Disestablishment and Disendowment of the Church in Wales, and other aspects of Wade-Evans's interest in Welsh Nationalism. Correspondents include: Col J. A. Bradney (Monmouth), the Rev. George Lewis (Gloucester), and Sir John Williams (Aberystwyth). Several letters, accounts and printed articles dated 1895-1912, relating to France Lynch National School and Parish Church, Gloucestershire, where A. W. Wade-Evans served as curate for several years. The marriage licence, 12 Oct. 1899, of A. W. Wade-Evans and Florence May Dixon, married at St George, Hanover Square, London, by J. T. Evans. 142 Pp. Indexed.
Various letters to J. T. Evans,
Correspondence dated 1914-1915, with several stray letters dated 1910 and 1921, largely addressed to J. T. Evans. The majority are personal and family letters, some concerning the war (1914-1918) and its problems; others (particularly those from H. B. Walters, British Museum) concern J. T. Evans's interests in church antiquities. A set of notes from H. B. Walters relating to the church plate of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Two rubbings of bell inscriptions, one of a bell at Prendergast, co. Pemb., and the other from St Davids Cathedral. Correspondents include: Helen Cripps (Countess Bismark), Cirencester, T. H. Evans, the Rev. George Lewis (Gloucester), Sir John Rhys (Oxford), and H. B. Walters (British Museum). Press cuttings, dated 1910, relating to a mediaeval chalice and paten found near Dolgellau, co. Mer. in 1890, which were bequeathed to the king, who in turn presented them to the National Museum of Wales. Amongst the cuttings is a reprint of an article on these very pieces of plate by W. Cripps, author of 'Old English Plate' and husband of Helen Cripps (Countess Bismark). Cuttings, 1915, relating to the death of Captain Titus Evans, Ty Rhos, Fishguard, father of T. H. Evans, J. T. Evans, and A. W. Wade-Evans. 116 Pp. Indexed.
Transcript of Stow-on-the-Wold parish register,
Transcript of the parish register (no. 3) of Stow-on-the-Wold, county and diocese of Gloucester, made by J. T. Evans, 1915 (annotated), containing baptisms, 1680-1707. See also No. 45. 57 Ff.
Transcript of Meline parish register,
Transcript of the parish register of Meline, co. Pemb., made by J. T. Evans, 1918, containing: baptisms, 1702-1812, marriages, 1702-1754, burials, 1702-1812. Between pp. 64-65 there is a typewritten later addition to the original MS, containing more entries. There are notes at the end of the volume consisting of a list of military persons and gentry taken from the register, and also a transcript of a headstone inscription from Meline churchyard. 178 Pp. (& 25 ff. blank).
Transcripts of Nevern parish registers,
Transcripts of the parish registers (vols 4 & 5) of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, made by J. T. Evans (typewritten), 1919, (containing: vol. 4, marriages, 1754-1807, banns, 1754-1807; vol. 5, marriages, 1807-1812, banns, 1807-1812. See also MSS 35, 39. 191 Pp.
Transcripts of Rockingham parish registers,
Transcripts of the parish registers (nos 2-3) of Rockingham, Northamptonshire, containing: no. 2: baptisms, 1722-1812, marriages, 1722-1753, burials, 1722-1812; no. 3, marriages 1754-1812. Made by Selina Charles Watson, the second wife of J. T. Evans, from Rockingham, 1930. 61 Ff. [Note. MS 47, transcripts of Rockingham parish register, not received with the original accession, but a number was allocated to it in anticipation.].