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Legal papers from disputes of the Vaughan family of Llwydiarth with various adversaries, 1600-1716. The series comprise: miscellaneous cases of the Vaughan family, 1600-1664; disputes of Vaughan family and the Price family over the title to properties in Eglwysegl, Dinbren and Trefor Isaf, 1604-1664; disputes about the Llwydiarth estates, involving Sir Robert Vaughan and Edward Vaughan, 1616-1669; disputes about the Llwydiarth estates, involving Charles Salesbury and other trustees of Edward Vaughan, 1650-1669; disputes about the Llwydiarth estates, involving William and Gabriel Salesbury and other trustees of Edward Vaughan, 1666-1675; and disputes over Llwydiarth and other estates involving Edward Vaughan, 1666-1716. Several of the more substantial cases are interrelated, continuing from one generation of estate owners and trustees to the next, e.g. the claims by Magdalen and Katherine Salesbury, and Sir Charles Lloyd and his sons (alias Vaughan).

Title deeds deriving from various estates in Wales and England, which were not part of the main Wynnstay estates. The seven series contain deeds from Wales, 1598-1886; Shrewsbury, 1564-1792; miscellaneous Shropshire parishes, [pre-1290], 1418, 1588-1809; Lincolnshire, 1635-1653, 1814; Gray’s Inn chambers, London, 1623-1694; London and Middlesex, 1634-1785; and miscellaneous English counties, 1348, 1592-1807. The Lincolnshire and London deeds derive from the professional and private interests of Sir Richard Wynn of Gwydir and Sir William Williams of Glascoed. A few of the other deeds concern Sir Richard Wynn and Sir Watkin Williams Wynn but the provenance of the majority has not been discovered.

Stray bonds, 1489-1698; schedules of deeds, [early 17th cent.]-[c. 1910]; and illegible documents and fragments, etc. which have been retained for conservation reasons, 1589-[19th cent.]

Arbitration awards and related papers involving various individuals and familied in Shropshire and North Wales, 1449-1710. See series level for further description.

Records of the manorial court of Much Wenlock, comprising a near-complete series of court leet presentments, 1786-1857; a small number of suit rolls, 1770-1787, 1823-1857 (with gaps); and miscellaneous manorial records, 1614, 1669-1677, 1821.

Much Wenlock estate administration papers, 1534-[1840x1860]; legal and arbitration papers, [post-1603]-1780; and official administration papers, [c. 1545]-1846.

Estate rentals pre-1772. See also Wynnstay MS 86 (described elsewhere in this hierarchical structure with the other Wynnstay MSS) for early accounts and rentals (1300/1 onwards). Since this rental was deposited at NLW some years before the arrival of the main series of rentals and has been known as Wynnstay MS 86 for many years, it was deemed best not to alter this reference number, and not to include the volume in the general series of Wynnstay Rentals.

Mainly items numbered 5590-6319, plus a few other items. Arranged by writer's name.

Accounts of rent arrears, 1669-1766, on the co. Mon. estate, arranged by individual manors (BMC1), parts of the co. Mon. estate (BMC2) and all the co. Mon. estate apart from the manors of Maindiff and Three Castles and Whitecastle which were the responsibility of the receiver for the co. Brec. and co. Glam. estates (BMC3). BMC4 comprises a stray volume from the estate of the earl of Pembroke, parts of which were later purchased by the Badminton estate in 1722. For arrears of rent included in the rentals and in the bailiffs' accounts see BMA1 and BMD.

Account books of the steward giving details of receipts, mainly rents, and of disbursements, including repairs, rates, poor rates, court leets, subscriptions and wages and salaries to labourers, servants, gamekeepers, craftsmen, etc.

Rentals of the co. Glam. estate in lp Gower, comprising man's Gower Anglica and Gower Wallica, Swansea, Lougher, Trewyddfa, [p. Swansea], Pennard, [p. Pennard], Lunnon, [p. Ilston], Kittle, [p's Pennard/ilston], in p's Bishopstown and Oystermouth, man. Kilvey, [p. Llansamlet] and, in BGA1/5 only, in p's Llandeilo Tal-y-bont, Llangiwg, Llanrhidian, Llangennith and Llanddewi [Gwyr]. The rentals are arranged as follows: occasional rentals (first series), [pre-1625]-1711 (BGA1), loose sheets of collector's rentals (second series), 1714-33, (BGA2), receiver's copy of rentals (third series), 1732-43 (BGA3), and main series of (audited) rentals, 1760-1931. Some of the gaps in BGA1-4 are supplemented by rentals in BA 1/6-11.

Accounts of rent arrears submitted by Silvanus Bevan, collector of rents of the co. Glam. estate in lp Gower, comprising man's Gower Anglica and Gower Wallica, Swansea, Lougher, Trewyddfa, [p. Swansea], Pennard, [p. Pennard], Lunnon, [p. Ilston], Kittle, [p's Pennard/ilston], and in p's Bishopstown and Oystermouth, man. Kilvey, [p. Llansamlet]. All of these accounts were removed from Badminton (Group 2); the previous reference numbers are given below.

No accounts of rent arrears exist for the entire Badminton estate in Wales. What is included here are accounts of arrears for the estate in at least two Welsh cos. From at least 1740 until 1760, responsibility for accounting and collecting rent arrears (and rents) was divided between the receivers of the estate in co. Brec., co. Glam. and man. Maindiff and Whitecastle in co. Mon., (but see BC 2 and BMC 3), and the remainder of the co. Mon. estate, together with man. Woolaston and Tidenham in Gloucestershire. The former accounts are included here, the latter with arrears for individual co. Mon. man's and for parts of the co. Mon. estate at BMC 1-2.

The rentals are arranged into six series: individual/groups of man's, first series, second series, main series, port of Chepstow and miscellaneous.

Registers of leases of the co. Brec. estate in man's Crickhowell and Tretwr giving date of grant of lease, term of lease, name of lessee and of lives of lease, annual rent, amount of fines and heriots, and descriptions of the premises. Many of the entries in BBP1/1-6 are duplicated.

Account books containing details of payments of land tax in p's Crickhowell, Llangattock, Llanelli, Llanbedr [Ystrad Yw], Llangenny, Patrishow, Llangynidr and Cwm-du.

Arranged into the lordship of Gower and Kilvey, 1366-1825, manor of Gower Anglicana & Subboscus, 1498-1921, manor of Gower Supraboscus, 1649-1834, manor of Gower, 1657-1778, manor of Bishopston, 1672-1777, manor of Kilvey, 1623-1856, borough & manor of Loughor, 1669-1799, manor of Oystermouth, 1593-1829, manor of Pennard, 1385-1824, manor of Priorstown otherwise Eastown of Llangenith, 1688-1757, borough & manor of Swansea, 1483-1835, and surveys, [c.1550]-1689.