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Indenture, being a lease for a year (so that a grant by release might be made) from Elizabeth Williams, late of Bettus in p. Llanstyndwy but now of Sychnant in p. Llanailhaiern, co. Caern., widow, and John Jones, gent., and Edward Jones, gent., both of Sychnant, to William Wynne of Wern, co. Caern., esq., and David Ellis of Gwnfryn, co. Caern., clerk, of m's and lands called Tyddin sychnant, Cae croppa, Cae hirion, Tythin llwyd y pricke, Tythin hendre fawr, Tythin killfechydd, Tythin y bryn coch, Tythin yr eirach, Cae yr hendre, Gallt yr yngwys, and Cae Ancharad in the tenures of Edward Willianis, gent., and John Tobias, gent., and situate in p's, t's, &c. Elernion, Nant y llythfaen, Llanaelhayarn, and Abererch. Witnesses: William Williams of Bryn Erur; David Williams. Certificate (endorsed) by William Shackfield, Samuel Grindley, H. Ellis, and O. A. Poole, commissioners appointed to examine witnesses in the case of Elizabeth Jones v. Thomas Williams in the Chancery of the Great Sessions for co. Caern., that this deed was shown to William Williams and deposed to on 20 Oct. 1796 on behalf of the defendant.

Indenture, being a lease for a year (so that a grant by release might be made) from Edward Griffith of Mount near Conway, co. Caern., merchant, to Love Parry of Penarth, esq., Edward Griffith, merchant, and Vincent Parry, gent., both of Caern., Hugh Griffith of Brynodol, esq., Rev. Richard ffarrington, rector of Llanwnda, clerk, and John Owen of Bodidda, esq., all in co. Caern., and Hugh Jones, late of Marian but now of Beaumares, co. Ang., gent., of a m. and lands called The mount situate near Conway, co. Caern. and in the tenure of John Hughes and 6 m's, with a room called The chappell and a garden, situate in Conway aforesaid and called The almshouses, in the tenures of Sydney Bethel, Catherine Lloyd, Catherine Prees, John William, John Lee, and Jane Moses. Witnesses: Thos Lloyd; John Harryson; Tho. Williams. Acknowledged by the said Edward Griffiths on 17 April 1761 before Vincent Parry, one of the Masters Extraordinary in Chancery.

Indenture, being a grant from Edward Griffith of Mount near Conway, co. Caern., merchant, to Love Parry of Penarth, esq., Edward Griffith of Caern., merchant, Vincent Parry of Caern., gent., Hugh Griffith of Brynodol, esq., Rev. Richard ffarington, rector of Llanwnda, clerk, and John Owen of Bodidda, esq., all of co. Caern., and Hugh Jones, late of Marian but now of Beaumaris, co. Ang., gent., of a perpetual rent charge of £15.15s charged on a m. and lands called The mount situate near the town of Conway aforesaid, also m's and lands called The almshouse and the chapel thereto adjoining upon trust to permit 6 old persons to inhabit the 6 different apartments in the said almshouse and the lands appertaining to the said almshouse, and to use the said chapel for divine service free from any rent; and on trust to apply the said annuity towards the maintenance of the said charity as the said Edward Griffith, and (after his death) his wife, Catherine, shall direct. After the death of the said Catherine, the trustees are to pay £8 of the said rent charge to any person in holy orders (except the vicar or curate of Conway) to teach poor children and also to perform divine service in the said chapel. In the event of the trustees being unable to procure a person in holy orders, they are to apply the said £8 towards clothing 12 poor boys (relations of the said Edward Griffith to be preferred), 4 to be natives of p. Conway, 4 natives of p. Giffin, and 4 natives of p. Llanwnda, wherein the said Edward Griffith was born; each boy to have a sailor's jacket, breeches, and cap yearly until he is apprenticed or is 14 years old. If there be no boy applicants, the £8 is to be used for clothing 12 poor old men or women for their lives with coats or gowns. The residue of the said annuity is to be distributed among the residents of the almshouse in manner mentioned in the deed. Witnesses: Tho. Lloyd; John Harrison; Tho. Williams. Memorandum (endorsed) states: 'Void under the statute of mortmain 9 Geo. II. not being inrolled in Chancery within 6 months.'.

Indenture, being a grant from Richard ffoulkes of Tynymorfa in p. Llangwstennin, co. Caern., yeoman, to David Lewis and Luke Roberts of Conway, co. Caern., stewards of the Society Club of Conway (for the use of the said club), of the m. called Ty yn yr ardd bach yn y morfa and two closes of land in Llanwthan in said p. Llangwstenin called Y drill coch yn y maes y garin and Yr ardd bach yn y morfa, late in the tenure of the said Richard ffoulkes and now in the tenure of John Kent. Consideration: £105. Witnesses: John Saunders; Edward Williams.

Indenture, being a lease for 21 years from Sir Thomas Wynne of Glyn-llifon, co. Caern., bart (commonly called Thomas, Lord Newborough in the Kingdom of Ireland), to James Brisco, collector of customs for the port of Beaumaris, co. Ang., on trust for King George III, of a house and lands on the quay on the west side of the town of Caern. in as ample a manner as the same are now occupied as a custom-house. Yearly rent: £15. Witnesses: Thos Spare; John Vaughan, servant to Lord Newborough; William Sparrow, deputy comptroller; Peter Hughes Jones, clerk to James Brisco, esq.

Probate Of The Will of Robert Williams of Tan'rallt in p. Clynnog, co. Caern., gent. Testator devises as follows:- To my eldest son, William Roberts, yeoman, the tmt called Buarthau in p. Llanllyfni, co. Caern. and in the tenure of William Williams, weaver; to my son, Robert Williams, the tmt called Nant y gwyddil in said p. Llanllyfni and in the tenure of John Roberts, yeoman; to my daughter, Ann Roberts, spinster, m's and gardens adjoining Nant y gwyddil, called Corncroes and Llou, in the tenure of William Rowlands, quarryman; residue to Jane, my wife and executrix. Witnesses: William Phillips; Robert Evans; John Pugh. The probate grant is missing.

Indenture, being a lease for a year (so that a grant by release might be made) from John Hampton Jones of Henllys, co. Ang., esq., to Elias Jones of Gorswen, co. Caern., gent., of a m. and lands called Tyddyn ucha in p. Dwygyfylchi, co. Caern. and in the tenure of Thomas Roberts' widow. Witnesses: Rowland Williams of Beaumaris; Wm Edwards of Beaumaris.

Memorandum Of An Agreement between Glynn Wynn of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, esq., and John Lloyd of Weeg, co. Caern., gent., for the sale by the former of a meadow called Werglodd y wern in the tenure of John Ellis, tenant of Pentregwenholiad, also a quillet in the tenure of William Rowland, Pencoed, being part of the Coytmor estate. Consideration: £180. Witness: J. Evans.

Probate Of The Will of John Owens of Hendre-ddu in p. Dolbenman, co. Caern. and diocese of Bangor, farmer. Testator bequeathed as follows: To my brother, Griffith Owens, £40; to my sister, Mary Owens, £20; to William Parry (son of my sister, Jane Owens), £5; residue to my brother-in-law, William Williams, of Bysoga and his sons, William Williams and Evan Williams. Witnesses: Robert Williams, Tycerrig; Robert Powell, Llanfihangel. The probate grant is missing.

Agreement between Rev. John Griffith, clerk, of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (agent for his brother, Richard Griffith, of Llaniestyn, co. Caern., esq.), and Thomas Bethell Bicknall of the Penrhyn Arms and Nathaniel Atkinson of the Mona Inn. both in co. Ang., innholders, for a lease of a m. and lands called Cae glour, otherwise Bangor Ferry, containing 23 a. 2 r. and 12 p. in p. Bangor, co. Caern. Term: 7 years, if the said John Griffith shall so long live. Yearly rent: £250. Covenant by the lessees to keep on the said premises during the said term, 4 pair of post-horses to be used in the posting-trade, besides such horses as they shall keep for any stage or public coach. Witnesses: Jno. Hughes, deputy registrar, Bangor; Edwd Jones, his clerk.

Grant from Llewelyn ap Ieuan ap Maredydd ap Pellyn, free tenant of the king's town of Erithlyn in the commote of Uchdulas in the lp of Denb., to his brother, John ap Ieuan ap Meredydd ap Pellyn, free tenant of Erithlyn, of parcels of land at a place called ffrith vynyth near the said town of Grithlyn, lying between the narrow way called fforth lase on the south and the lands of the grantor opposite the mountain land there on the north, to be held of the chief lords of the fee by the accustomed services. Witnesses: David ap Llewelyn ap Robyn; David ap Hoell ap John; John ap Richard ap Ieuan goch. Latin.

Indenture, being an assignment from Edward Gruffith of Allington, co. Denb., gent., and his son and heir apparent, Robert Gruffith, to Owen John David of Minera, co. Denb., yeoman, of a lease (for the residue of a term of 40 years, granted by letters patent of Queen Elizabeth dated 19 July 1602, to the said Edward Gruffith) of 20 a. called Kay mawr, late the lands of Guttin Bedo and late in the tenure of Robert ap Gruffith ap John, also escheat lands in the t. of Esclusham, co. Denb. late in the tenure of the said Robert ap Griffith ap John, being parcel of the man. of Esclusham aforesaid and parcel of and within the lp of Bromefeild and Yale. Consideration: £80. Witnesses: Tho. ffoster; John Saunders; John Davyes; Robert Gruffyth; Thomas ap Howell; John Edwards; Hugh John of Gresford; Richard Hulford.

Indenture, being a grant in perpetuity from the Rt Hon. Edward, Lord Wootton of Marley, comptroller of the King's household and one of the Privy Council, to Thomas ap Edward of Nantor, co. Denb., yeoman, of a m. and closes called Y wyrglodd (6 a.), Kay creavollen (15 a.), Y kay other y ty newth (5 a.), Y kay ucha (20 a.), Y kay ythin (9 a.), Y kay crwn (7 a.), and Y wern vechan (1/2 a.), together with all commons appertaining, being in Llansanfrayd, co. Denb. and late in the tenure of the said Thomas ap Edward, also a m. and closes called Y kae othiar y ty hen (6 a.), Y kae newydd (20 a.), Y kae glas (31/2 a.), Yr hen gay (4 a.), Y kae dan y skubor (9 a.), Wern dan y vagwre (1 a.), and Y wirglodd dan y ty bychan (2 a.), all in the tenure of Margarett verch Rees and situate in Llansanffraid, co. Denb., also free common of pasture and turbary on the mountains and waste grounds of the said grantor which belonged to the late dissolved monastery of Valle Crucis. Minerals are reserved to the grantor. Yearly rent: £4.13.4, 10s. for a 'rent heriot', and 7s. for a relief on the death of any tenant of the premises. The tenant to grind his corn at the mill of the said Lord Wootton at Llanegwest. The grantor is to pay all rents due to the king. [This deed would appear to be a copy as it is not executed or witnessed.].

Deed Poll whereby Thomas Trafford, recorder, and Thomas ffoster, officers of the prince [of Wales] in the lordships of Bromfield and Yale, grant (at the request of John Sutton of Sesswick, co. Denb., gent., Margaret, his wife, and Humphrey Sutton, gent., his son and heir apparent) license to John Puleston of Pichill, co. Denb., gent., Edward Phillips of Worthimburie, co. Flint, gent., and the said John Sutton, Margaret, his wife, and Humphrey Sutton to sell to John Rowland of Eyton, co. Denb., carpenter, their interest in a term of years in a parcel of land called Kae yr coed lathy made (now divided into two closes), extending from the lands of John ap John ap William ap Maredydd on the north, to the lands of the said John Rowland on the south, and lying between the king's highway on the east and the lands of the said John ap John ap William ap Maredydd and John Rowland on the west, being in the t. of Sesswick, co. Denb. and now in the tenure of Edward ap Thomas; which said premises (with other property) were granted by letters patent of King Charles I on 30 July 1608 to the said John Puleston and Edward Phillips. Yearly rent, payable to the prince: 2s., being parcel of the rent of £3.17.4 reserved by the letters patent.

Order, dated at Bewdley on 4 May 1627 by the King's Majesty's Council of the Marches of Wales, for the issue of a commission to Robert Lloyd, clerk, MA, David Hughes, gent., Hugh Jones, gent., and Thomas Lloyd, gent., to take the answers of the defendant in the case of David Lloyd, plaintiff v. Morris Jones, defendant, and that in the meantime the plaintiff shall enjoy possession of the following property, from which he had been ejected by the defendant: Two closes in Talloyn, co. Denb. called Y ffrith las and Y dryll meriog, containing 16 a. It recites that John Morris of Llansanffraid in Rhos, co. Denb. (plaintiff's tenant at will) deposed that John Davies (through whom the plaintiff claimed the property) sold the property to the plaintiff on 31 Aug. 1626, subject to a lease granted for her life to Catherine Holland, widow, who dec. 2 Dec. 1626, when plaintiff entered into and continued in possession of the premises until he was ejected by the defendant.

Indenture, being a grant from Robert Wynne of Berthddu, co. Denb., esq., to David Lloyd of Llanrwst, co. Denb., mercer, of a m. or burgage in the suburbs of the town of .... between the High Street there .... towards an inn called the .... wherein Richard Price lately dwelled. Consideration: £24. Witnesses: Roger Hampton, rector of Llanddo....; Ellis Davies; Elice Cadwalader; Rees ap John ap William; John Thomas ap William. Witnesses to livery of seisin given by Edward Williams of Carwedvynyth, co. Denb., gent., and Robert Beake of Denb., gent.; Edward Williams; Robert Beake; Hughe ap Ieuan Lloyd; David Piers; Evan Lloyd; Thomas Baker; Richard Jaxson; John Panton; Edward Foulke. Latin.

Indenture, being a covenant by William Edwards of Eyton, co. Denb., that, if the covenants by Roger Griffith of Ruabon, co. Denb., gent., contained in an indenture dated 8 Aug. 1642 be observed, a bond, dated 10 Aug. 1642 and executed by the said Roger Griffith before Thomas Cowper, mayor of Chester, and Robert Brerewood, serjeant at law and clerk of recognizances in that city, in the penalty of £300, shall be void. Witnesses: David Lloyd; John Jones; George Lloyd; John Barker; ffrancis Page; David Speed; Edward Cranke.

Indenture, being a mortgage for £35 from Thomas Royden of Bedwall, co. Denb., Katherine, his wife, and their son and heir apparent, John Roydon, of Bedwall aforesaid to Roger ap Edward of Abimbury, co. Denb., yeoman, of a tmt in Bedwall aforesaid late in the tenure of Bartholomew ap William, dec., and now of the said Thomas Roydon and John Roydon; also 2 closes of land adjoining the said tmt and called The field by the house and The little croft. Witnesses: Edward ap Thomas; David ap John Smith; John Launcelett; Humphrey ap Robert Wynn.

Indenture, being a lease for six months from Thomas Edwards of Trevonnen, Shropshire, gent., Alice, his wife, and Edward Edwards (his son and heir apparent) of Trevonnen aforesaid, gent., to Richard Tydder of Prescott, Shropshire, gent., William Tydder (son and heir of the said Richard Tydder) of Prescott, gent., Richard Edwards of Clynvechan, co. Denb., gent., and John Edwards of Sandford, Shropshire, gent., of a m. and lands called Y Ty yn kirchynan, containing 90 a., in Lloran Ucha, being parcel of the man. of Kenlleth Owen, co. Denb. and in the tenures of Edward ap Thomas and Hugh Lewes and situate between Nant-y-wrach on the one side and Keven kyrchynan on the other side and between Nant-y-maen gwyn and Nant-y-brad bwll, also common of pasture within the man. and mountain of Kenlleth Owen; also m's and lands in Lloran Ucha aforesaid called Y tydden ucha'n cay mawr, late in the tenure of Lewis ap John ap Mathewe and now of the said Edward ap Thomas, Y tydden y ffair cay mawr in the tenure of Hugh Lewes, and the purparty of the said Thomas Edwards, Alice, his wife, and Edward Edwards in realty in the t. of Trevonnen aforesaid, which was late the lands of George ap John and Ellino, his wife, also 2 houses and lands in the said t. of Trevonnen which were bought by Edward ap Thomas (father of the said Thomas Edwards) from Maurice ap John Thomas. Witnesses: John Hughes; Richard Morris; Wm Tomkies. Certificate (endorsed), dated 11 Nov. 1714 by John Davies and John Trevor, that this deed was produced in the suit of Thomas Edwards v. William Williams, bart, and Humphrey Lewis.

Indenture, being a grant from Thomas Jones of Abimbury, co. Denb., gent., to Rose Lloyd, widow and executrix of Daniel Lloyd of Abimbury aforesaid, gent., dec., of a parcel of land measuring 7 square yards for a burial ground for her dec. husband in the north-west corner of a field called Kae wrth y ty in the t. of Abimbury and lying between the house called Ty penybryn and the highway leading from the mill to the green by the said house. Consideration: £5. Witnesses: J. Jones; Mor. Lloyd; Edd Taylor; Ric. Roberts, .... Lloyd.