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Receiving rentals of the Abernantbychan estate as specified in RB 1-75.

Additional rentals (mainly copies) od the Abernantbychan estate in Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire, 1778-1779, 1784-1786, 1789-1813, 1826, 1832, 1836, 1843, 1850, 1855-1857, 1869, 1876, 1880-1881.

Rentals of the Abernantbychan estate in parishes Penbryn, Troedyraur, Betws Ifan, Stownship Mary's Cardigan, Llangrannog and Llandyfriog, and township Y Mwnt [parish Ferwig], all in co. Card., and parishes Begeli, Stownship Issells, Hodgeston and Cilgerran, co. Pemb. Rb 4-34 contain rent arrears and accounts of disbursements. 75 items.

Papers relating to sales and purchases of properties in south Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire, including Panty Bettws and Coed Perthy, purchased by Edward Loveden Loveden, 1797, farms in Cilgerran and elsewhere in Pembrokeshire, 1869, and the farm of Abernantbychan and other properties sold by Sir Pryse Pryse, 1882. They comprise notes (some undated), letters, a sale catalogue, schedule and abstract of title

Papers deriving from lawsuits and other legal issues involving the Pryse and Loveden family, Lewes of Abernantbychan and Parry of Noyadd Trefawr, 1672-1891. Some of the disputes concern properties that were subject to coal mining activities.. Two of the cases involve Walter Pryse of Painswick, in dispute with John Philipps of Kilgetty over land in Saundersfoot, 1701-1743, and with Francis Meyricke over the title to Vadson, Pembrokeshire, 1740-1748. Other cases concern claims to the estate of David Parry of Noyadd Trefawr, deceased, 1725, the leases of Trevane and Hopshill, 1806-1810, and a boundary dispute at Rhosddu which appears to have been settled by agreement, 1891

Surveys and valuations pertinent to the Abernantbychan estate, including a terrier of properties belonging to the rectory of Troed-yr-aur, 1720; valuations of Abernantbychan and Trevane by John Jones for Edward Loveden Loveden, 1802; and various surveys and valuations of the Cardiganshire properties, the Pembrokeshire lordships and the colliery, 1805-[19th cent, second ½ ].

Mainly demand notices and receipts for taxes, [1779x1822], 1806-1918, tithe rent charge, 1841-1906, and poor rate, 1889-1900, charged on properties of the Abernantbychan estate in Penbryn, Troed-yr-aur, Cilgerran, Pembroke and other parishes.

Maint: 5 items.

Title deeds of properties belonging to the Abertanat estate of the Tanat and Godolphin families, lying in the township and manor of Broniarth in Guilsfield, 1476-[1792], also in the parishes of Llandysilio, 1552-1736, Llanfechain and Meifod, 1640, 1722, Llangedwyn and Llansanffraid in Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire, 1690, 1749, Llanyblodwel and Llanymynech, 1535-1746, St Martin 's and Whittington in Shropshire, 1527-1765. The documents relating to Broniarth show clearly how land was acquired and transferred under the manorial system. Some of the late sixteenth century Montgomeryshire deeds illustrate the acquisition by the Tanats and others of strips of land within larger named fields previously in multiple ownership under the mediaeval agricultural system. A large file of Shropshire deeds relates to the Moreton Hall (renamed Margaret Hall) estate in Weston Rhyn, Ifton and Daywell, purchased by Margaret Godolphin between 1760 and 1763.

Account books and a large number of loose bills and receipts, 1653-1829, deriving from administration of the estate of Abertanat (Broniarth), incorporating Moreton Hall, and of the Cemais and Penrhos estates, showing income from rents and duties; usual outgoings for tithes, chief rents, taxes, and other dues; profits from estate produce and livestock; occasional rentals; disbursements for repair and maintenance of buildings, purchase and carriage of commodities; employees' wages, agent's travelling expenses and subsistence.

Letters to [Col. William Owen?], [16]66, Sydney Godolphin, 1700-1728, Margaret Godolphin, 1717-1759, Arthur and William Owen, 1739, 1754, Mary Owen, 1776-1783, John Owen of Penrhos, 1789-1814, Owen Ormsby, 1794, and William Ormsby-Gore, 1842-1859, from tenants, solicitors and the agents of the Abertanat, Cemais and Penrhos estates, accompanied by occasional replies and relevant letters from third parties. The subject matter comprises mostly routine estate business, such as rent collection, leasing of properties, chief rents, taxes, tithes, submission of accounts, family and local news, problems encountered by agents and tenants, enclosures and encroachments on common land, particularly in Deuddwr and Broniarth, sale of crops and livestock, a sitting place in Llanymynech church, 1759, exploitation of timber and property repairs. Items of interest include fishing rights in Broniarth Pool, 1725-1728; Margaret Godolphin's intention to divert the River Tanat and a mill stream, 1733, 1737; the manorial courts of Cyfeiliog, 1754; consultation of the 1655 sessions rolls at Powis Castle in connection with property of John Owen at Broniarth, 1796; disputes over a sheepwalk on the Cemais estate of John Owen, 1806-1813; subscriptions to a new road from Meifod, 1807; and proposals for a railway near the Cemais estate, 1859. Some letters contain integral accounts.

Miscellaneous estate administration papers from Abertanat, Cemais and Penrhos, concerning hedging and timber, 1717, 1747-1792, rivers and fishing, 1760, [pre-1823], property repairs, [c. 1786]-1789, surveys and valuations, 1763-1824, and mining, 1796.

Rentals and related papers for the of the Abertanat estate, 1711-1803, [c. 1949]; the Cemais estate, between 1747 and 1824; the Penrhos estate, 1824-1833; and the three combined Montgomeryshire estates, 1803-1846. The portions of the Abertanat estate lying in Llanyblodwel, Oswestry, Llanymynech and Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain do not feature in rentals later than 1746, and in 1766 they passed to another branch of the family under the terms of Margaret Godolphin's will. The remaining part of the estate, lying in Montgomeryshire, was called Broniarth. The Abertanat (Broniarth) rentals exhibit a regularity of format, with separate columns for arrears, land tax and expenses for repairs. The Cemais rentals show that John Owen was aready in possession by 1786. By the time of the 1801 rental he also owned the Montgmeryshire portion of Abertanat in Broniarth, inherited from his cousin, Robert Godolphin Owen (died 1792).

Tenancy papers, comprising mainly leases on the Abertanat (Broniarth), Cemais and Penrhos estates in Cemais and Darowen, 1785-1796, Guilsfield, 1768-1802, Llandrinio and Llansanffraid-ym-mechain, 1776-1815, Llandysilio, 1741-1798, Meifod, 1782-1811, St Martin's, 1787, and miscellaneous Montgomeryshire parishes, [c. 1766]-1811, and a separate bundle of notices to quit tenancies, 1793. Many of the leases and agreements stipulate the reservation to John Owen of minerals, hunting, tree plantation and timber for charcoal, the preservation of game and keeping of game dogs. Some of the documents refer to parcels of old common land in Deuddwr, alloted to John Owen as a result of enclosures and susbequently leased to tenant farmers.

The series consists of scrapbooks of press cuttings and printed ephemera relating to local events and to Jeffrey and Margaret Thomas's constituency duties in Abertillery, 1970-1974 and 1976.

Papers relating to the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway, which was linked with the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway, and amalgamated with Cambrian Railways in 1866. The section of the line between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth ran through land formerly belonging to the Gogerddan estate. The bulk of the files comprises letters to John Graham Williams of Gloucester Hall, agent to Pryse Loveden (later Sir Pryse Pryse), 1860-1866, from representatives of the railway company, the contractors at Aberdovey, the surveyor and the Pryse family’s London solicitors. Much of the correspondence concerns the negotiations with the railway company and the contractors durng the compulsory purchase of Mr Loveden’s land and subsequent construction of the line. Recurrent topics include the valuation of the lands with reference to maps and plans, eventually submitted to arbitration; the route of the line; the obstruction of the mill leat and other nuisances caused during construction; claims for compensation; maintenance of the Cors Fochno embankment, and the liability of the Company for tithes, rents and rates. Some files contain the agent’s field books, notices by the railway company, particulars of the land taken, published reports and accounts., 1860-1867.

Accounts of voyages and crew, and Agreements, 1864-1865, 1867-1873, and 1876-1878, including logbook, 1870.