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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".

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.

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.

Not in the main hand.

1 John Hampton Jones, sheriff of Anglesey, William Archer, sheriff of Carnarvon, Evan Gryffyth, sheriff of Merioneth, Richard Price Thelwale, sheriff of Denbigh, John Baxter, sheriff of Montgomery, George Philipps, sheriff of Carmarthen, Thomas Colby, sheriff of Pembroke, Roderick Richards, sheriff of Cardigan, David Lloyd, sheriff of Brecon, Marmaduke Gwynne, sheriff of Radnor, Richard Gorton, sheriff of Glamorgan. 2 John Fenwick of Cannon Row, Westminster, gent. Letters Of Attorney appointing 2 to receive all sums of money due to each of 1 for the year 1770 from the Royal Exchequer, Westminster, and to give sufficient discharges for the same. 12 Armorial seals.

1 Adam Oattley, esq., sheriff of Shropshire for the year ending Michaelmas 1738. 2 Thomas Juckes of Sheer Lane, London, gent. Letters Of Attorney appointing 2 to demand and receive from the Royal Treasury or Exchequer, the sum of £63 17s. 6d., and to give receipt of the same for 1. 1 Seal.

1 Robert Pigott, esq., High Sheriff of Shropshire. 2 William Oakeley of Shrewsbury, gent., Deputy Sheriff of Shropshire, and William Trollop of the Middle Temple, London, gent. Letters Of Attorney appointing 2 to demand and receive at the Royal Exchequer, Westminster, the sum of £98 3s. for the expenses of his letters patent for his office and to pass his accounts and to obtain his Quietus. 1 Seal.

1 John Amler, esq., High Sheriff of Shropshire. 2 John Brown of Breams Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, gent. Letters Of Attorney appointing 2 to demand and receive at the Royal Exchequer, Westminster, the sum of £98 3s. due to 1 for the expenses of his Letters patent for his office and to pass his accounts and obtain his Quietus. 1 Armorial seal.

1 Edward Botterell, esq., High Sheriff of Shropshire. 2 John Langley of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, gent., Deputy Sheriff of Shropshire, and Francis Chambre of the Middle Temple, London, gent. Letters Of Attorney appointing 2 to demand and receive at the Royal Exchequer, Westminster, the sum of £98 3s. due to 1 for the expenses of his Letters Patent for his office and to pass his accounts and obtain his Quietus. 1 Armorial seal.

1 J[?] Windsor. 2 Nicholas Plymley. Letter from 1 to 2 referring to conveyance of land, from 1 and his sister, for which purpose an original release and copies of the wills (of his mother and father) had been sent to Mr Butler.

1 Seal.

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 Bayley. 2 John Moore and James Strange of Bishopgate Street, London, cheesemongers. Inquisition held at the house of Joseph Lawrence, known by the sign of the Raven, in Raven Street, Shrewsbury, in which 1 has sustained damages by reason of 2 not performing certain promises to the value of £490 8s. 1d. and costs. 1 Seal.

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.