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Powis Castle Estate Records, Series
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Court of record of the borough of Pool,

Records of the court of record (or sessions or small courts) of the borough of Pool. The court was held at the Guildhall, every fortnight, before the borough bailiffs, acting as justices of the peace. From about 1615 the court of record superseded the small or court baron court previously held in the borough every three weeks. The majority of the cases appear to have been pleas of debt with occasional cases of slander, some of the latter expressed in the Welshpool Welsh of the late 17th and early 18th century. The six surviving files include declarations, writs, pleadings, issues of pleas, etc., with many interesting details as to the fees and charges of the various officials concerned. The court of record's estreats, Michaelmas 1663-Easter 1664, are included in the court leet's files (MA 1829-1830).

Quarter sessions of the town and liberty of Pool,

The town and liberty of Pool comprised the following townships: Welshtown and Trefnant Vechan; Trelydan and Gungrog Vechan; Varchoel; Guilsfield; Tirymynych; Garth; Llanerchrochwell; Gaire; Moydog; Hodan and Dole; Sylvane; Coom Garror and Castell; Trefnant; Brithdir; Stretalvedan; Tyddin Preed Dysserth; Trallwng-gollen; Llanerchudol; Hope; Cletterwood; Hendrehen; Llan and Trowscoed, Trewern, Trehelyg; Gungrog Vawr. The extant Quarter Session records comprise estreats, 1672-1691, and files and papers, 1706-1721. The quarter sesssions were held at the Guildhall before the bailiffs of the borough as authorised by its governing charter of 1615.

Court leet of the borough of Pool,

The records of the court comprise proceedings, 1655-1819, estreats, 1663-1846, and alienation fee accounts, 1811-1834. The leet courts were generally held at the Guild or Town Hall except Easter 1766-Michaelmas 1779, when it was held either at the Royal Oak or the Castle Inn, and in Easter and Michaelmas 1798 'at the Record Office' in the town of Pool.

Cydewain court leet proceedings,

For 1681-1722, see also MA 685; for 1693-1708, see also MA 686; for 1703-1713, see also MA 681; for court baron proceedings, 1707-1722, see also MA 685; and for 1710-1724, see also MA 682.

Llanfyllin court of record or borough sessions,

The Court of Record or Borough Sessions was held every fortnight before the bailiffs of Llanfyllin. A series of documents of considerable social and legal interest with particulars of attorneys practicing in the local court from time to time comprising of writs, bonds for appearance, declarations, pleadings and depositions mainly in pleas of debt (some referred from the Council of the Marches), with occasional slander suits. There do not appear to be any surviving proceedings of the Small court, or Baron Court, of the borough though it continued to be held after the grant of the Governing Charter. The reference MA 677 was not used.

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