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Deeds and other documents, [16 cent.]-[19 cent.], collected by James Coleman, relating to Anglesey, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Glamorgan, Merionethshire, Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire, Pembrokeshire, and Radnorshire, in Wales; and Cornwall, Cumberland, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Shropshire, and Suffolk, in England.

Indenture, being a mortgage (by way of a demise for 1,000 years) for £112 from John Roydon of Iscoed, co. Denb., esq., to his sister, Dorothy Roydon, of one-third part of Clay hill and also Venables three crofts, comprising 15 a., in Sutton, co. Denb. and heretofore bought from Thomas Williams, gent., by John Roydon, the father of the mortgagor. Witnesses: John Mathews; James Hanmer; Evan Bowen; John Parnell.

Indenture, being a grant from John Mathewes of Trefnaney, co. Mont., esq. (one of the executors of John Roydon of Iscoed, co. Denb., esq., dec.), to John Roydon of Iscoed aforesaid, esq. (son and heir of the said John Roydon, dec.), of all the realty of the said John Roydon, dec., and also the equity of redemption of lands mortgaged by the said John Roydon, dec., to Thomas Maddocks, gent. Consideration: £475.5s., paid, by the direction of the said John Matthewes, to the creditors of the said John Roydon, dec., and £274.15s. Witnesses: James Hanmer; Evan Bowen; John Parnell. Memorandum (endorsed) that, on 19 Aug. 1674, Andrew Lloyd of the t. of Sutton, co. Denb. attorned tenant to the said John Roydon for 2 parcels of land called Ackre pwl y vanmy and Kae bach yn ackre wanicke, lately purchased of John Gronow and bequeathed to the said Andrew Lloyd for his life by the said John Roydon, dec.

Deed Poll, being an acknowledgement by Samuel Roberts of Llanrhydd, co. Denb., gent., of the receipt from Thomas Endsden of Hoxton, otherwise Hogsden, Middlesex, gent., of £450 and of £800 paid, by the direction of the said Samuel Roberts, to Josias Dewey of Carlshalton, otherwise Cashalton, Surrey, gent., in discharge of a mortgage, being part of a sum of £1,650 to be paid by the said Thomas Endsden for the purchase of freehold and copy hold property conveyed by indentures made between the said Samuel Roberts, Robert ap Thomas of Landurnock, co. Denb., gent., and Jane, his wife, and John Meredith, citizen and grocer of London, of the one part, and the said Thomas Endsden, of the other part. Witnesses: Ben. Bonwicke; J. Madockes; Joseph Lem; T. W. Barnes; John Garret, scriptor; Charles Garret.

Indenture, being a lease for six months from John Griffith of Eyton, co. Denb., gent., and Hester, his wife, and Mary Griffith of Eyton aforesaid, widow (mother of the said John Griffith), to Jane Edwards of Eyton aforesaid, widow, of two parts in a field in Eyton called Maes yr hendre, containing 13 butts and 3 headlands, having the lands of William Edwards, gent., dec. (late husband of the said Jane Edwards), on the north and south, the highway leading from Overton Bridge to Wrexham on the east, and the highway leading from Eyton to Ruabon on the west. Witnesses: Booth Basnett; John Puleston; William Nanney; John Randles; John Roberts.

Indenture, being a release from William Robinson of Gwersyllt, co. Denb., esq., to William Taylor of Dutton Diffeth, co. Denb., yeoman, of a parcel of land called Dole issa in the t. of Sutton, co. Denb. Consideration: £100. Witnesses: Thomas Taylor; Ellis Jones; Roger Griffith.

Letters Of Administration (with will annexed), of the goods of Edward Griffith of Vrondeg in p. Wrexham, co. Denb., yeoman, dec., granted by Robert Wynne, vicar in spiritualities and principal official of William, bishop of St Asaph, to Anne Griffith, the widow and executrix of the said Edward Griffith, power being reserved to John Griffith and Edward Griffith, the other executors to take out administration. Signed by Tho. Lloyd, registrar. Latin. [The will is missing].

Indenture, being a lease for six months (so that a grant by release might be made) from Anne Griffith of Morton Wallicorum, co. Denb., widow, and her son and heir apparent, Edward Griffith, to John Robinson of Gwersyllt, co. Denb., esq., and John Roberts of Plasnewydd, co. Denb., esq., of a m. and parcels of land called Cae mawr, Byrdir, Erw'r garnedd, The hill, and Cae tan y tu, late in the tenure of Hugh Jones and now of William Prichard, a tmt called Tu yn y cwisied, and 6 closes called Trawsdir ucha, Y trawsdir issa, the dingle called Y nant, Erw hir, Erw gronn, and the dingle called Nant yr erw hir, all being situate in Esclusham, co. Denb. and late in the tenure of ffrancis Jeffreys and now of John Roberts, also 2 closes in Morton Wallicorum aforesaid called Ero Evan Lloyd and Bryn-dinas, now divided into four parcels. Witnesses: Thomas Davies of Castle Rofft in p. Gressford; Rees ffoulkes, one of the clerks in the prothonotary's office.

Transcript Of A Recovery suffered at the Great Sessions for co. Denb. held at Wrexham before John Willes, esq., and William Jessop, esq., both justices of the said sessions, whereby Robert Hughes and Edward Jones, plaintiffs, recovered from Price Morris, gent., and James Conway, gent., defendants, 2 m's, &c. and 40 a. of land and a rent of 10s. in Derwen, Llanerch, and Garthgonan in p. Dyffryn Clwyd, co. Denb. Defendants called on John Jones and Margaret, his wife, and Margaret Jones, widow, to warrant the title, and they called on John Johnson to warrant the same.

Indenture, being a lease for a year (so that a grant by release might be made) from William Maurice of Maesybwch, co. Denb., gent., to David Roberts of Oswestry, Shropshire, gent., of a capital m. called Maesybwch in the t. of Trewern and Henvache, co. Denb., also a water corn mill called Mellin maesybwch in Trewem aforesaid, all the said premises being in the tenure of the said William Maurice. Witnesses: John Conway; Richard Edwards.

Copy Of An Agreement, dated 24 Nov. 1798, between Edward Davies of Coed Christyonydd in p. Ruabon, co. Denb., yeoman (sole executor of the will of Edward Davies of Oswestry. Shropshire, malster, dec.), and Mary Davies of Oswestry aforesaid (widow of the said Edward Davies, dec.), and John Bemand of Ellesmere, Shropshire, grocer, and Lewis Jones of Oswestry aforesaid, gent., whereby, after reciting that the said Edward Davies, dec., by his will dated 4 Sept. 1794, bequeathed £20 yearly for her life to the said Mary Davies (by the name of Elinor, his wife), together with a legacy of £100 to her appointees, and also appointed the said Edward Davies (party hereto) executor and residuary legatee, the said Edward Davies (party hereto) agrees with the said Mary Davies that certain securities (specified) of the said Edward Davies, dec., shall be deposited with the said John Bemand and Lewis Jones on trust to secure the payment of the annuity and legacy to the said Mary Davies, and (subject thereto) on trust for the said Edward Davies of Coed Christyonydd. Witness: R. F. Jones.

Probate Of The Will of Mary Barton of Gresford, co. Denb., widow, who bequeathed as follows:- All my realty and personalty to my children, except my daughter, Ann, who has already been provided for; my son, Joseph Barton, to be executor. Witnesses: Joseph Price; Robert Woodfine; Peter Woodfine. The probate grant is missing.

Certificate by John Lewis and John Devereux Pugh, commissioner for taking acknowledgements of deeds by married women for co. Denb., of the acknowledgement by Jemima, wife of David Johnson, of an indenture, dated 28 Aug. 1879, and made between Mathew Ford, Charles James Abbott, and Edwin Evans Cronk, of the first part, Elizabeth Mitchell Jones, of the second part, the said David Johnson and Jemima, his wife, of the third part, and the said Charles James Abbott, of the fourth part.

Affidavit, sworn at Wrexham, co. Denb. (before J. Devereux Pugh, commissioner of oaths), by John Lewis of Wrexham, gent., as to the identity of Jemima, the wife of David Johnson, mentioned in D. D. 1,111.

Letters Of Attorney from Edmund le Grey, lord of Ruthin, to Thomas de Salebury to deliver to Rice de Whitley seisin of 4 burgages in the town of Hawardyn in a certain lane there called Dyglone within the lp of Hawardyn, which the said Edmund le Grey lately had of the grant of the said Rice. Latin.

Indenture, being a covenant by Richard Whitley with David de Costantyne and his son, Roger, that, on payment by them of £16 within 3 years, a mortgage, granted by them to the said Richard Whitley on 7 Oct. 1452 of all their m's and lands in the towns of Aston and Shotton in the lp of Harwardyne and in the town of Eulowe, co. Flint, shall be null and void, and that, if the said Richard Whitley shall acquire any coal out of the said property, the said David Costantyne and his son, Roger, shall be entitled to a moiety of such coal. Latin.

Release from John Backyn of Flynt to Richard Gravell of all his interest in a close called Swynsed hey and 3 a. of land in the tenure of Peter Stanley, esq., and Robert del Nod in the t's of Coulshull and Flynt in the liberties of Flynt. Latin.

Indenture, being a lease for 21 years from Robert ffoxley of Pountfrett, Yorkshire, gent., to his brother, Edward ffoxley of Flynt, co. Flint, of a m. situate next to the castle of Flynt and 26 a. of land in the town and franchises of Flynt, whereof 5 a. adjoin the marche or bardynyal, one a. lies by 'Coltell broke', 3 a. lie in a close called The new close, 2 a. are in the Over Swynsett, one a. by the 'Stele broke', 4 a. at the town-end, and 9 a. in Atycrossefilde. Yearly rent: 4 marks. Witnesses: Randall Lanton; Ryc. Marshe.

Indenture, being a lease for 12 years from Robert ffoxley of Pountfrett, Yorkshire, gent., to Hew Gravell of Pountfrett, yeoman, of a tmt in the town of fflynte in the tenure of Peter Masse, also 2 closes called Howlerhanes in the franchise of fflynt. Yearly rent: 30s. Witnesses: William Norton; Antony fflemyng, clerk; Edward Masse.

Indenture, dated 12 May, being a grant from Robert Dellwoodde of .... to Thomas Gravell of fflynt, co. Flint, of a close of land near the house of the said Thomas [Gravell], lying in length between the street on the one side and the great ditch (fossatum) called .... Witnesses: Richard Batine; Robert Gravell; .... ap Howell ap Madoc; Owen Jones. Latin.