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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.

Indenture, being a mortgage for £11 from Robert Gravell of the town of fflint, yeoman, to Roger Ithell of Ledbrooke in co. Flint, yeoman, of a tmt and curtilage in Conshill, co. Flint, comprising one a., in the tenure of John Webberton and having the lands of John Browne, dec., on the east and west and abutting at the north on the highway leading from fflint towards Hollywell and on the south on the lands of the said John Browne, also 4 parcels of land in the tenure of Dillye verch Ithell, widow, two being called Rugges heyes and another the Two acres, having the lands of Sir Richard Egerton, kt, on the north and south and extending from the highway leading from fflint towards fflint-bache on the east and to the land of the said Sir Richard Egerton on the west, the fourth parcel, being called The gwerne will, having the lands of Sir Richard Massy on the east, the lands of Mr Talbot on the west, and extending from the lands of William Smyth, dec., on the north-east to the lands of the said Sir Richard Egerton on the south, all being in Consbill and in the franchise of fflint. Witnesses: Robert Rychard; Thomas Tudor; John Evans; Robert Salubury; Hary ap David ap Dio; Richard ap Thomas ap Ithell; Thomas ap Richard ap Thomas; Peirs Rogers; Thomas ap John David; Edward Ledsam.

Release from John Batkyn of fflint to Richard Gravell of all his interest in 9 a. of land at a place called The white fild hay in the franchise of fflint. Latin.

Grant from Thomas Whitley of Aston, co. Flint, gent., to Randolph Ravenscroft and John Crachley of a close of land called Gorstid hey in Ewlo, co. Flint lying between the land of Thomas Sparke and the land of the said Thomas Whitley and having the land of John Wighe at one end and a lane called Biedred-strete lane at the other end, and late in the tenure of the said Thomas Whitley. Witnesses: Richard Madocke; David Richard; Edward ap Richard. Witnesses to livery of seisin: John [? Hughe]; John Edwardes; William Wighe. Latin. Memorandum (endorsed), signed by Raffe Ravenscroft, acknowledging the receipt, on 2 April 1601, of £18 from Mrs Katherine Whytley, widow, in redemption of the above mentioned property.

Grant from Thomas Whitley of Aston, co. Flint, gent., to Radulph Ravenscrofte of Boller, co. Flint, gent., and John Crachley of Kinarton, co. Flint, yeoman, of a close of land in Aston aforesaid called Guene hey adjoining the capital m. of the said grantor and in his occupation. Consideration: £20. Witnesses: John [? Hughe]; William Dymock; Robert Monkeffield; David ap John Howell. Witnesses to livery of seisin: John [? Hughe]; William Dymock; Robert Monkeffield; David ap John Howell; William Gryffeth. Latin.

Indenture, being a grant from Thomas Ravenscrofte of Bretton, co. Flint, esq., to John Humfrey of Leadbrooke, co. Flint, gent., of a tmt in fflint and Bolles late in the tenure of Richard ap Thomas ap Ithell and Thomas ap Richard ap Thomas, a tmt in fflint and Bolles aforesaid in the tenure of Kenrick ap David Ieuan and Kenrick ap Thomas ap David, and all realty late of Edward Stanley, esq., in fflint and Bolles late in the tenures of the said Richard ap Thomas ap Ithell, Thomas ap Richard, Kenrick ap David ap Ieuan, and Kenrick ap Thomas ap David, and now in the tenure of the said John Humfrey, which said property had, by deed dated 10 Mar. 1600-1, been granted by the said John Humfrey to the said Thomas Ravenscrofte on certain trusts therein contained. Witnesses: Arth. Ravenscrofte; William Dymocke; Tho. Crackby; Tho. ap Richard.

Indenture, being a lease from Thomas Whytley of Aston, co. Flint, gent., to Sir Thomas Brereton of Woolvesacre, co. Flint, kt, Roger Brereton of Clayton, Staffordshire, gent., Robert Byrkened of Brimcoyd, co. Flint, gent., and Raphe Brereton of the city of London, haberdasher, of a m. and lands in Aston and Yelow, co. Flint, late in the tenure of Thomas Chatterton, dec., and now of the said lessor. Term: 80 years, if Elizabeth Whytley (wife of the said Thomas Whytley and sister of the said Roger Brereton and Raphe Brereton) should so long live. Yearly rent: 18s. Consideration: A marriage already solemnized between the said Thomas Whytley and Elizabeth Whytley, his wife. Witnesses: William Brereton; Robert Griffith; Roger Willings; Thomas Millington.

Indenture, being a grant from George Ravenscroft of Mancot, co. Flint, gent., to Thomas Whitley of Aston, co. Flint, gent., of a tmt in the ht of Mancot in p. Hawarden, co. Flint, late in the tenure of Roger Ravenscroft and now of the said George Ravenscroft. Witnesses: Thomas Ravenscroft; R. Litler; Ja. Midlehurst; Thomas Wiat. Witnesses to livery of seisin: William Minshull; Edward Ithell; Richard Bennet; Richard Porter.

Indenture, being a lease for 31 years from John Humfrey of Flint, gent., to Humfrey Jones of Flint, gent., of a capital m. called Coed onn, situate in Bolles in p. and co. Flint, also closes called Kaye newydd, Y fron goch, Y spoute, Quetkay yr gwartheg, Crofte ffoxlow, Tir paham, Quitekay yr skybor, Y rwyddfyd, Quitekay yr morfa, Quitekay yr weirglodd, Y weirglodd hir, Gweirglodd y morva, and about one a. in Tir y bont, all situate in Coed Onne, Bolles, Flint, and Atticrosse, co. Flint. Yearly rent: 10s. if demanded. Consideration: £320. Witnesses: Ric. Spicer, clerk; Edw. Humfreys; Harrie Spicer of Flint. Memorandum (endorsed) states that this deed was shown to certain witnesses before a commission held at the house of Edward Parry of Bagills in the case of Katherine Humphries, plaintiff v. Rice Jones, defendant, on 29 Mar. 1665, before P. Mostyn, Henry Lewis, and Humphrey Pennant.