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Legal papers of the Salesbury family of Rug, deriving from a dispute between Elizabeth Salesbury and Margaret Salesbury, and Roger Salesbury, concerning the payment of portions due to the plaintiffs under the trusts of the will of their father, Owen Salesbury, 1698-1715, and the case of Roger Salesbury about a deed executed at Ruthin, 1713, which may be indirectly related.

Title deeds of houses and lands belonging to the Rug estate in the townships of Bonwm and Rhagad, and the parish of Corwen, 1529-1717. Boundary clauses consistently refer to the river Llechog and the house of John ap David ap John. The properties include Ty y Monwm, Y Penty Mawr, Y Ty Wen, Yr Ardd Newydd, Erw Dole Woogan, Erw'r Llechwedd, etc., most of which were purchased by Eubule Thelwall of Nantclwyd, Denbighshire, between 1659 and 1684. Other recurring names include John Thomas ap Robert [ap Rees ap Thomas], John Lloyd of Rhagad, John Mathew, Mathew Lewis, Owen ap John ap Howell and John ap Edward ap David ap Ieuan

Title deeds of the Breconshire estate belonging to the Lewes (Lewis) family of Borden, Hurst and Aberrnantbychan, and later to the Pryses of Gogerddan, 1488-1774. The estate included the manor of Trewallter and Priors Court in Llan-gors, and other properties in the parishes of Brecon, Llanfihangel Nant Bran, Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn, Llangasty Tal-y-llyn, Llywel and Merthyr Cynog. In addition to Lewes, other prominent family names are Games, Watkins and Vaughan

Deeds relating to lands in south Wales belonging to members of the Probyn family of Newland, Gloucestershire, including Sir Edmund Probyn, his nephew John Hopkins, son of his sister Sarah, who was E.P.’s heir and took the name Probyn after his uncle’s death, and Edward Probyn the younger, 1719-1785.

Miscellaneous financial papers comprising bonds for payment by James Lewes of Coedmor and others of the Lewes family, 1660-1670; and share certificates in Llandysul Market Company, 1837-1838.

Papers, [c. 1722]-[c. 1855], of, or relating to, poet and artist John Dyer, including notebooks, [c. 1722]-1756, of John Dyer containing farming accounts, draft poems, extracts and miscellaneous memoranda; with additional material by W. H. D. Longstaffe which includes genealogical notes, [c. 1850], relating to John Dyer, and transcripts, [1847x1855], of his poems.

Five account books of Thomas Richards, shopkeeper, Bridge Street, Pontrhydfendigaid, co. Card. Nos 45-48 are lettered C-F. The shop was a general store selling groceries etc.

Papers relating to the adminstration of Pryse Loveden of Gogerddan, who died intestate in 1855. They include the letters of administration, together with accounts of his trustees, Hon. Thomas Pryce Lloyd of Pengwern, Flintshire, and Rev. James Allen of Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, 1846-1862; vouchers of Capt. Edward Lewis Pryse, who acted as the agent for the Gogerddan estate, 1855-1858; letters exchanged between the solicitors Boys and Tweedie and the trustees and agents, copies and abstracts of deeds, and other relevant papers, 1855-1862.

Letters to members of the Pryse family of Gogerddan and to Edward Loveden of Buscot Park, with occasional copies of replies and third-party letters forwarded by their agents, concerning the operation of the coal mines in Pembrokeshire, 1773-1866.
The collieries most frequently mentioned are Moreton, Hopshhill, Trevane and Vadson in the vicinty of Tenby and Saundersfoot. The letters are from the Pryse family’s agents and solicitors, other colliery proprietors, the colliery foremen, mining engineers and surveyors. They provide detailed information about the history of coal mining in Pembrokeshire, the leasing of the collieries, and the practical and economic aspects of coal production. There are many references to the problems of flooding in the pits, the introduction of steam engines, transport of coal and the construction of railways. The letters reveal the involvement of other individuals in the coal trade, such as John Philipps, Lord Milford, Henry Phelps of Norchard, Mr Barlow, John Curr of Sheffield, Edward Martin of Morriston, Owen Thomas of Moreton, and Andrew Brace of Moreton. Several letters remark on the inconsistent methods of working, the lack of competent supervision, disputes at the coal pits, and Edward Loveden Loveden’s concern that he was being cheated, resulting in the stoppage of work. There are some references to the general management of the Abernantbychan estate, and to the manors of East and West Pembroke, especially with regard to shooting game birds.

Deeds and documents concerning the lordships and manors of East and West Pembroke, and Cilgerran, which included the castles of Pembroke and Cilgerran, 1482-[c.1891]. The first file contains an inspeximus of documents relating to the lordship of Cilgerran, 1482. There are several leases and assignments to and by the Lewis family of Llangoedmor and Gellidowill, referring to the original grant of East and West Pembroke by James I in 1616. Other recurrent names are John Lloyd and Thomas Lloyd of Llanllawddog, who sold the lease of the lordahips to Nicholas Lewis of St Issells in 1661. The file for 1684-1787 contains suit rolls of the manors, listing freeholders and tenants of Lewis Pryse, 1720-1726. Some files contain accounts and receipts for crown rents. Other points of interest include the history and archaeology of the castle sites, legal issues mainly over trespass and transgressions on the sites and the involvement of the Corporation of Pembroke in managing the properties in the mid-19th century.

Deeds for several leasehold properties owned by the Dukes of Beaufort, situated in King Street, Glamorgan Street, Orchard Street and Cemetery Road, Bryn-mawr, in the parishes of Llangatwg and Llanelli, co. Brecon, 1846-1889, endorsed with licences to assign, up to 1895. The properties include several cottages and houses with gardens, some of which were later divided into smaller dwellings, and a stable and coach house. The successive lessees appear to have been mostly tradesmen such as drapers, shoemakers, grocers, publicans, a postmaster, a druggist, William Evans the gas manager, and professionals such as a surgeon and a nonconformist minister. The names of several women appear, usually as executrices of the respective lessees.

Papurau rhyddion yn awr wedi eu rhwymo yn gyfrolau ydyw Evan James MSS 8-15. Yn Evan James MSS 8-11, sef y rhai sy'n cynnwys barddoniaeth Ieuan, gwelir ar gefnau rhai dalennau y nodiad 'copied to book', yn llaw Iago; Evan James MS 3 ydyw'r llyfr hwn. Ar eraill gwelir 'copied to the music book', yn llaw Iago eto; nid yw'r llyfr hwn yn y casgliad. Gwelir fod nifer o'r cerddi wedi bod trwy'r post, rhai yn llythyrau at aelodau o'i deulu, eraill i eisteddfodau. Mae ychydig o waith Tomos ab Iago yn gymysg ag eiddo ei frawd oherwydd defnyddio'r un ddalen gan y ddau; mae'n bosibl hefyd fod nifer o'r cerddi dienw, neu â ffugenwau yn unig, yn waith Tomos - tebyg iawn i'w gilydd yw'r ddwy ysgrifen. Mae peth ansicrwydd hefyd ynglyn ag awduriaeth y cerddi yn Evan James MS 10, ff. 58-65.

Printed schedules and balance sheets of the North Cardiganshire Agricultural Society show at Aberystwyth, 1882-1904.

Various papers relating to leasing and tenancies on the Abernantbychan estate, 1815-(Postmark 1906). They comprise notices to tenants to quit, 1815; papers concerning the ejectment of Hannah Jones of Blaenantfflyman, 1855-1856; letters and papers about a new valuation of the Abernantbychan estate, 1857-1858; and papers relating to leases of Waunmendy, Cefnceirw and Pembroke Castle, 1890-(Postmark 1906)

The series comprises Sir Guildhaume Myrddin-Evans' correspondence from the 1917-1918 period.

Unbound material of a miscellaneous nature.

The series comprises J. Scovell's personal and professional correspondence. Many of the earlier letters relate to his work in the Civil Service dealing with demobilised soldiers along with letters relating to personal arrangements and financial records.