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A Petition of the minister and parishioners of Gladestry that an order be issued out of the Registrar's office to empower the churchwardens to demand a fee of 3s 4d for each person buried in the church, the proceeds to be devoted to the repair of the said church.

A Petition of the Rev. David Jones, vicar of Castlemartin, to the Bishop of St. Davids for the grant of a licence of non-residence because his vicarage house was not fit for habitation.

A Petition of Thomas Evans, vicar of Llanwnnen and Silian, and curate of Llanwenog, to the Bishop of St. Davids, pleading poverty and asking his assistance in getting a Queen Anne's Bounty for Llanwnnen and Silian and for Llanwenog.

A Petition of Walter Powell, clerk, Curate of Gwenthor, to the Bishop, that his licence to officiate at the said place be continued, and that he be allowed to find an able minister to act till he should be admitted to full orders.

A Petition of William Price, the curate of Talley and of John Price, his son, to the Bishop of St. Davids that they be absolved from ex-communication without paying the necessary procuration fees owing to their indigence. Excommunication had been imposed because Price senior and Price junior had respectively officiated at services and kept school without licences be granted to them in the future.

A petition signed by the deacons and members of Salem Chapel expressing their concern that the addressee has been offered the post of schoolmaster by his old friends at Dyffryn, and their desire for him to remain in their midst as a minister. Welsh.

A Petition signed by three clergymen and three laymen to the Bishop pf St. Davids, requesting the grant of a licence to Richard Prichard of Narberth to practise surgery.

A petition to Mrs Maddocks from owners of vessels, the Ship-master, and others interested in the trade and harbour of Porthmadog to allow William C. Morris to retain the situation of Harbour Master.

A Petition to Parliament of inhabitants of p's Talgarth, Llanvihangell Cwmdu, Llangorse, Kethedin, Blaenllinvey, Llanfihangell Taly llin, Llangastey Tal y llin, Llangyneder, Llanelew, Llanygon, Glasbury, Llanbeder, Partrishow, Lanelly and Llangattock against the enclosure of commons of pasture in the Lordship of Dinas, anciently belonging to the crown, but since purchased by Sir David Williams, dec. They complain that a large part of the commons had been leased out and that cottages were being built on them to the prejudice of ancient rights.

A Petition to the Bishop of J.P.s and clergy of co. Cardigan to license John Jones of Llandissil to practise physic and surgery, as there were no professed surgeons and physicians in the country.

A Petition to the Bishop of St. Davids of William Thomas, the minister of Bettus, co. Carmarthen, requesting an augmentation of his stipend of 20 nobles, which was insufficient to maintain himself decently.

A Petition to the Commons of Richard, Lord Grosvenor and others against Hawarden Inclosure Bill, with a plea that the petitioners or their counsel be heard against such parts of the Bill as may affect their property and interest. Copy.

A Petition to the Rt Hon. the Master of the Rolls by the defendant in the suit of Hickman v. Power and others for a month's time to plead answer or demur to a bill of complaint.

A Petition (unsigned) of the inhabitants of Gwendwr to the Bishop for the removal of Walter Powell, their curate, who had been appointed by the impropriator, Bodnam Gunter, whom they alleged to be a papist, on grounds of laxity, incompetence, and non-residence.

A petition in the autograph of Ellis Wynne of Lasynys, Merionethshire to Richard Vaughan, MP, relating to an Act of Parliament for the embanking of the estuaries of Traeth Mawr and Traeth Bychan.
Signed by William Wynn, Maes y Neuadd, Maurice Williams, William Wynne of Wern, 'Willm. Anwill, cler.', David Evans, Will: Williams, Bron Danw, John Morgan, Penrhyn, John Phillip, and Ellis Wynne.