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Most of these notes appear to have been compiled between 1745 and 1766, and relate to the Shrewsbury area and north Wales. All are in the same hand unless otherwise indicated.

Pedigrees of the Conways of Bodrhythan or Potrithan, co. Flint, taken from [John] Reynolds [of Oswestry's Book of Pedigrees] and Lee's The Peerage.

Not in the main hand. Damaged.

Pedigree of Richard Betton of Berwick, Shropshire, together with notes taken from the parish registers of St Chadd's, St Julian's and St Mary's, Shrewsbury, and from other records. No. 110 is written on the dorse of a page of medical recipes. No. 109 is not in the main hand.

Includes reference to a dispute over inheritance.

Deeds and documents, 1280-1797, relating to Shropshire, Cheshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Montgomeryshire and Staffordshire, together with genealogical, heraldic and antiquarian notes, compiled c. 1745-c.1766 and [mid 19th cent.].

Inventory of 70 deeds from c.1280 to 1634 concerning lands in Larden More and More House, Brocton, Shipton, Laverdine (Laverden), Nether and Over Larden, Over and Nether Stanwey, and Cote under Lyth, all in Shropshire. Earlier undated deeds have the names of witnesses added later, in the margin. Deeds up to c.1587 are written in the main hand. Later deeds are written in a second hand. The numbering of the deeds in two sequences has also been added in this hand, 3-23 and 163-190, 200-216. The main parties named in the deeds are the families of More, de la Lake, Le Hechewe, Cosyn (Coseyn), Smaleman and Blakewey (Blackwey).

1 John Morris of Coleham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, labourer, and Thomas Williams, (Middleton) of Foriett Monachorum, Shrewsbury, labourer. 2 Bailiff and burgesses of Shrewsbury. Bond in £10 to free p. St Julyans, Shrewsbury, from a female child of John Morris the younger, and Sara, his wife.

Memorandum for the payment of disbanding money to "L[ord] Denby's men, Col. Jackson's men, Capt. Bannister" and "Capt. Stours troops", and "for neglect of disbanding money to Cowper corporall under Capt. Stour".

1 Richard Bowors, feltmaker; Luke Jones, cowper, and John Griffiths, Clogworker, all of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 2 Mayor aldermen and burgesses of Shrewsbury. Bond is £7 for the observance of covenants in the apprenticeship indenture binding John Richard, son of the late Gabriel Richard, trowman [a master of a trow, a flat-bottomed barge on the river Severn] to Richard Bowors for 7 years in consideration of £3.

1 Nathaniel Blodwell and Richard Rocke of Criggion, co. Mont., gent's. 2 Mary Blodwell of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, widow. Bond in £200 to secure expenses incurred in the prosecuting of suits concerning the estate of the late John Blodwell, esq., late husband of 2. 2 Seals.

1 Richard Blodwell of Dolwen, co. Denb., gent. 2 Phillip Eyton of Criggion, co. Mont., esq. Bond in £100 for 1 to distribute the surplus of the estate of John Blodwell and to indemnify 2 (executor of will of Mary Blodwell, who was widow and executrix of will of John Blodwell). 1 Seal.

1 Sara Jenings of London, Middlesex, spinster. 2 Isaac Griffithes junior of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, esq. Bond in £320 for the observance of covenants in indentures of equal date between 1 and 2. 1 Seal.

1 Richard Mountford of Linley, Shropshire, yeoman. 2 John Hughes of Linley, yeoman. Bond in £40 for the observance of covenants in a certificate of agreement indented of date 24th March 1693/94 between 1 and 2. Armorial seal.

1 Thomas Barton and Mary, his wife, of Wettenhall (Wetnall), Cheshire, and their son, Ralph, lately of Wettenhall, farmer. 2 Eleanor Morrey of Wettenhall, widow. Bond in £100 for the observance of covenants in an indenture of assignment of equal date between Thomas Barton and 2. 2 Seals. Damaged.

1 Edward Vaughan and his brother, John Vaughan, of Trederwen, co. Mont., and Richard Rock of Varthwell, co. Mont., gent's. 2 George Amler of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, draper. Bond in £200 for 1 to refund all or part of a £100 legacy from the will of John Amler, brother of George (his executor) if John Amler's personal estate is not sufficient to cover all his debts and legacies. 2 Armorial seals.