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The series consists of probate records, 1666 and 1704, of other families, namely Griffith and Chambres, connected with Griffith of Garn but which lie outside the main groups listed previously.

The file comprises a case by Robert Hughes for John Trevor, lessee of Thomas Williams, Thomas Price and others, plt., against Thomas Jones of Mochdre, Robert Owen of Trebwll and others, defts., for forcible ejectment from farm of ten messuages, gardens, 100a. land, 50a. meadow, etc., in the parishes of Llandrillo and Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, co. Denbigh.

The file comprises an opinion on drawing up deeds for properties in Llansannan and Ysbty [Ifan], with reference to the marriage settlement of John Jones and Elizabeth Welchman of Galltvaynan, made in 1730, to which John Griffith (2) of Garn and Robert Wynne of Plasnewydd were parties.

The file comprises the bill of complaint of John Prichard, plt., against Jane Hughes the elder and her nieces, Jane Hughes the younger and Elizabeth Hughes, defts., concerning ejectment from farm, 1754-1755, and a dispute between the Duke of Ancaster and Jane Hughes over the right to a piece of ground in Llanrwst, 1759.

The file comprises a request for opinion on the right of Elizabeth Hughes to a monetary bequest and personal estate of her aunt, Mary Hughes of Weeg, and on the source of the annuity granted to John Wynne Griffith under the terms of the will.

The file comprises the case of Attorney General against Mary Wynne, 1793-1796 and 1812, for failure to distribute rents and profits of Tu Du to the poor of Cerrigydrudion under the terms of the will of Ellis Davies, 1690.

The series comprises a notebook of Richard Heaton of the Middle Temple, dated 1764, containing rules and orders, entries and case studies in common law in the court of Great Sessions for the counties of Flint, Denbigh, Montgomery and Chester, and rules of the court of Chancery for the counties of Montgomery, Denbigh and Flint.

The file comprises an agreement between Miss Hughes of Weeg and William ap Robert to erect a boundary fence on Frith Bodvell [p's Caerhun and Llanbedr-y-cennin], to avoid trespass onto each other's land, 1761.

The series comprises accounts for legal expenses, 1687-[c. 1704, 1733-1849, personal expenditure, 1762, 1787-1885, probate and inheritance, 1727-1863, subscriptions, 1785-1861, tax and other dues, [pre-1791]-1812, insurance bills, 1819-1860, tithe accounts, 1841-1844, 1904, receipts, 1714-1876, 1906, and a few miscellaneous accounts, 1775-1862.

The file comprises accounts of expenses incurred in lawsuits, settlements and property conveyances, including complications of the Cwyber mortgage, 1687-c. 1704, 1744, John Griffith (2)'s purchase of Waun Dwysog and a related Chancery suit, 1746-1763, John Wynne Griffith's marriage settlement, 1783-1786, dispute with Jane Griffith, 1800-1801, purchase of Rhuddlan Marsh [1803], George Griffith's purchases of Merllyn and Pentre Du, 1838, and Moranedd and Bryndeunydd, 1848-1849.

The file comprises receipts, 1714-1876, 1906, including receipts for chief rent, 1714, valet's fee, 1760, duty paid on silver plate, 1761, land tax and poor rate, 1777-1779, highway tax, 1778, duty on malt, 1779, and legacies received by Robert Griffith, 1813-1814.

The file comprises funeral, probate and inheritance accounts, 1727-1863, including accounts of the estate of George Coytmore and Bridgett Coytmore, 1727-[c. 1738], the goods of Lewis Atkinson, the Cwyber mortgage assignee, 1739, personal estate of John Griffith (3), solicitor's bill for proving his will and related expenses, 1791, estate of Thomas Griffith in India and East Indies, 1805, 1813-1825, and funeral expenses of Robert Griffith, 1818.

The file comprises miscellaneous accounts, 1775-1862, including comparative prices of corn, 1816, bill for painting a pew in St Asaph church, 1833, list of tickets sold for Denbigh Corporation Michaelmas dinner, 1827, and account of Lord Mostyn's estate, [1844x1855].

The file includes the original mortgages of Cwyber and the surrounding lands in Rhuddlan by John Griffith (1) of Garn to Pierce Lloyd, Pierce Lloyd's widow, Anne, and his son, Richard Piers, in 1680, 1682 and 1685 respectively; a surrender of lands in Cwyber by the widow of John Morgans, a trustee of J.G.'s will, to his creditors, Edward Chambres and Thomas Griffith, 1695; a mortgage by John Chambres (son of the creditor) and others to Ralph Wilbraham and Ellis Young, 1704, to enable partial repayment of the original mortgages; a feoffment by the last named mortgagees, to uses of the marriage settlement of Thomas Foulkes and Margaret, his wife, for whom they were trustees, 1705; an assignment to John Griffith (2), [1716x1722], by the surviving heirs of the original Lloyd/Piers mortgagees, of the portion of land mortgaged in 1685, and the remaining mortgage to Lewis Atkinson, 1722; an assignment by Lewis Atkinson, following an investigation of title, back to John Griffith (2) and a mortgage of Cwyber House, 1739; assignment of a bond by John Humffreys (claimant against Lewis Atkinson and others) to John Griffith, 1739, and the final reconveyance from Foulk Lloyd (administrator of Lewis Atkinson) to John Griffith (2), 1749, more than sixty years after the first mortgage. Cwyber was mortgaged again, with other parts of the estate, by John Griffith (2) in 1757, and by John Griffith (3) in 1759.

The file comprises a mortgage for a term of 500 years, dated 1757, in estates comprising Garn and other Denbighshire properties specified in the marriage settlement of John Griffith (2) of Garn, situated in the parishes of Henllan and Llanefydd, a portion of Roe in the parish of St Asaph and the Flintshire properties, including Cwyber, in the parish of Rhuddlan, as security for the repayment of a debt of £560 due by bond from John Griffith (2) to Edward Travers of Lincoln's Inn, accompanied by an appointment made in accordance with the terms of the marriage settlement to John Davies, surviving trustee, to raise £400 towards discharging the debt; after the death of John Griffith (2) there was still owing to Edward Travers the sum of £542-1-2, which John Griffith (3) paid in 1760.

The file comprises a mortgage for 500 years, dated 1761, of Coed Panton in the parish of Llanefydd, Denbighshire, with closes and parcels of land (names given), as security for repayment of a debt of £350 due by bond from John Griffith (3) of Garn to David Davies of Aberchwiler, preceded by a deed to make a tenant to the precipe of the Garn estate (of which Coed Panton was part), 1759.

The file comprises a promissory note from Silence Holland to Anna Maria Griffith to pay £60 to John Evans of Segroit Issa, according to the conditions of a bond, 1765, bond by John Griffith (3) to his wife's aunt, Mary Hughes of Weeg, for payment of £1700, 1769, bond by William Douglas Wynne Griffith to Charles Byne of Hexham for payment of £100, 1867, with receipt, 1876.

The file comprises a pedigree sketched on a printed leaflet, [post-1810] and a fuller, typed version by T. A. Glenn, showing the title of the Hughes family to Cae'r berllan and Garth Garmon lands, and their connection with the family of Williams, probably compiled c. 1934.

The file comprises a pedigree showing the descent of Robert ab Gruffydd of Pengwern, copied from Harleian MS no. 1971.

The group comprises poetry, translations, essays and other literary compositions commemorating contemporary and historical events and local figures, [1660]-1925, academic notes, educational exercises and extracts from ancient literature and science, 1734, 1819-1841, 1925, in manuscript and typescript, written in exercise books and on loose sheets.