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 William Wildman, corviser, and Richard Williams, glover, both of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 2 Mayor, aldermen and burgesses of Shrewsbury. Bond in £3 to free 2 of Elizabeth ap Humfry, daughter of Hugh ap Humphrey of p. St. Chadd's, Shrewsbury, labourer, dec., in consideration of 30s., for 7 years.
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.
Pedigree of Owen of Woodhouse and Shrewsbury, descended from Howell Owen of Machynlleth, co. Mont., down to c.1765. With a memorandum referring to two second cousins.
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.
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.
Pedigree of William Baxter of Eaton Constantine, Shropshire, [1737-?], with notes relating to his antecedents, partly taken from an account of the Barters written by Thomas Wethersby, one of the family.
Includes reference to a dispute over inheritance.
Also of the daughters of Mawde and William David Lloyd of Glandiwely, descended from Roderick the great. With notes on the arms of their earlier ancestors. Not in the main hand.
Emblazed arms of the Spencer family.
1 John Sare of Wiche Malbanke, Cheshire, gent. 2 Richard Jennyngs of Wiche Malbanke, feltmaker. Bond in £160 for the observance of covenants in indentures of even date between 1 and 2, concerning 2 cottages in Wiche Malbanke and the tithe hay of Willaston, Cheshire.
List of Latin and English mottoes for achievements.
Also bears the name of John Bawdewyn twice and the format of the direction of a letter to Sir Josia Child, bart [?1630-1699], of the East India House, London.