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- 1776.
Memorandum describing the intended route of a canal between the river Severn and river Wever, to communicate with the river Mersey. And also between Shutborough, Staffordshire, and Bewdley, Worcestershire. Dated 1766.
Memorandum describing the intended route of a canal between the river Severn and river Wever, to communicate with the river Mersey. And also between Shutborough, Staffordshire, and Bewdley, Worcestershire. Dated 1766.
With notes on the origins of coat-of-arms.
Pedigree of Elisha, great-grandson of Noah, and father of the Aeolians,
Includes notes on the country of Elis, from [Peter] Heylin's Cosmography [1652], and variations on the name Elis or Elisha.
Notes relating to the fifteen tribes of north Wales,
Taken from various sources including Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt's Notes on British History (1663), Caradoc of Lancarvan's History of Wales (1584), and a book in Shrewsbury Free School Library.
Pedigree of Iorweth Foel, lord of Mechain, and David Llwch of Deuddwr, descending from Rhodri Mawr,
With notes and diagrams of heraldic devices. Reference to Sir John Price's Description of Wales [1584].
Pedigrees of John Humphreys of Maerdu, near Corwen, and other descendents of Merfyn Frych and his son, Rhodri Mawr. With notes on various members of the family, and references to Stowell's History of Wales, John Reynolds of Oswestry's Book of Pedigrees and Giraldus Cambrensis.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.