File NLW MS 13082B. - Legal and financial miscellanea,

An imperfect, seventeenth century manuscript consisting of miscellaneous legal and financial entries including ff. 1-3, a numbered list of abstracts of ? writs or pleas relating mainly to debt and involving parties from co. Glamorgan (incomplete, Nos. 67-124 only); 4-7, a similar list (Nos. 1-81) headed Sessio Julii [ ]; 21-2, a third such list (Nos. 1-37) headed Sessio Septembris 1624; 23-6, a fourth such list (incomplete, Nos. 59-134) possibly a continuation of the third list; 10-14, abstracts of [?writs of] quo minus and capias utlagatum and of proclamations returnable in Hilary Term 1623[/4] possibly by the sheriff of co. Glamorgan; 15-20, abstracts of [?writs of] capias utlagatum returnable in Easter, Trinity, and Michaelmas Terms [? 1624] again possibly by the sheriff of co. Glamorgan; 27, a memorandum recording the receipt, 12 November 1624, by Howell Johnes of Cardiff, gent., from John Powell of Masteague, co. Glamorgan, gent., of the sum of seven pounds in respect of 'one execution . . . deliuered the sheeriff of the cou[nty] of Glamorgan against James Gibbon of Cardiff, gent.'; 30-32, an account of sums of money levied within the [ ] of Cardiff, Kaerffilli, Lantrissent, Denispowis, Cowbridge, Ogmor, Newcastle, Neath, Swansey, and Langevelach [co. Glamorgan]; and 35, a memorandum of an agreement, 1 September [ ], whereby Anthony Arundell of Oxwich [co. Glamorgan] promised 'John Powell, debite sheriff of Glam[organ], to save him harmelesse' in respect of possible escapes by specified persons. Many pages have been used for pen trials, writing exercises, and general scribbling.