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Abstracts of wills of the Twistleton family, 1664-1748, comprising the wills of George Twistleton of Llyer [Lleuar], co. Caern, esq., 1664, John Twistleton of Dartford, Kent, 1679, John Twistleton of Dartford, esq., 1704, George Twistleton of Lleyer, co. Caern, esq., 1732, and John Twistleton of Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, 1748.

Abstracts of wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, mainly relating to co. Glam., and particularly to the Matthews family of Cardiff, 1470-1735, and Transcripts of inventories, dated 7-14 July 1553, of the goods of the churches of Barry, Caerau, Cardiff St John the Baptist, Cardiff St Mary, LecwITH, Llancarfan, Llanedern, Llanisien, Llys-faen, Michaelston-super-Ely (incomplete), Penarth, PorthKeRrY and Roath, co. Glam., taken by William Herbert, William Bassett and Myles Mathewe, esq's., by force of a commission to sell the same. [The commission is probably that in Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward VI, vol. V, 1547-1553, pp. 417-19. The originals of the inventories are probably in E117 at the Public Record Office].

Account of legacies and debts owed [?by a member of the Street family]. The legacies comprise £300 to Mrs Mary Street and £200 each to Mrs Elizabeth Street and Mrs Anne Street. The debts include an award due to the town of Brecon, arrears of the annuities of Mrs Elizabeth Street and Mrs Winifred Street, and sums owed to tradesmen in Worcester, Hereford and Leominster. Two items.

Account of Rebecca Barton with the estate of John Barton, dec., including mention of ten shares in the Welch Copper Company, including calls of £2 and 5s. a share, and dividends on a share in the Play House. Enclosed in no. 22.

1 Theophilus [Hastings], earl of Huntingdon. 2 Edward Partington of the city of Chester, gent., and Leonard Piddocke of. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, gent. Letter of attorney to enter into 1's moiety of the rectory of Mold, co. Flint, formerly the inheritance of Elizabeth, countess of Huntingdon, his great grandmother.

1 Sir Edward North, lord North, kt. 2 William Glaseor of the city of Chester, esq., and Roger Pulestone of Eltham, Kent, gent. Assignment of lease for 21 years of the herbage of the pasture of Ffreythe William and Plowstowe, and of the herbage of the pasture of Warneholmes, otherwise Hameles, late in the tenure of Launcellott Lother, being parcel of the king's man. of Hend' [?Hendre in p. Nantglyn, co. Denb.] within the king's lp of Bromfield, co. Denb., late parcel of the lands of Sir Thomas Seymour, lord Seymour of Dudley, kt, attainted for high treason. Consideration: £220. Annual rent: £15. Recites letters patent, dated 9 April 1550, being a lease of the said premises for 21 years to Thomas North, esq., the younger son of the said Lord North, at an annual rent of £15.

1 Stephen Donne of p. Diserth, co. Rad., gent. 2 Thomas Palmer of p. Llanfihangel Cefnllys, gent. Bond in £10 for the performance of covenants specified in a bargain and sale of even date. The signature of 1 is not the same as that of Stephen Donne the elder in no. 9.

1 Stephen Donne the elder of Glanedow, p. Glasgwm, co. Rad., gent. 2 Stephen Donne the younger of Bach y Graig, p. Llandrindod, co. Rad., gent. Bond in £160 to secure payment of £80 being the consideration for 2's interest in m's and lands called Bach y Graig Ucha, Bryn y Viccar and Brithdir, p's Llandrindod and Cefn-llys, co. Rad. Endorsed: 'No. 2'.

1 Edward Bowen of Norton, co. Rad., yeoman. 2 John Price of Knighton, co. Rad., gent. Bond in £600 for the performance of covenants specified in an indenture of even date made between 1, Mary his wife, James Ashmore of Kington, Herefordshire, apothecary, and 2. Endorsed: 'Ed. Bowens bond' and '16'.

1 Hugh ap Robert, Henry ap Robert and Cadwalader ap Robert, all of Erethlyn,. Co. Denb., gents. 2 David Lloid, mercer. Bond in £800 that a m. and lands in t. Pennant Erethlyn, and m's and lands called Y Toppan and Bryn Kene, in t's Pennant Erethlyn and Bodnant, [both in p. Eglwys-bach], co. Denb., shall remain to the uses specified in a deed of even date, reserving the right of dower of Elizabeth the wife of Hugh ap Robert. Witnesses include Robert Lloyd, Edward Thomas and Roger Hampton, clerks, and Evan Lewis, sexton of Llanddoged.

Copy address from the sheriff, JPs, deputy lieutenants, commissioners of the Land Tax, and other gentry and clergy of co. Ang., to [Richard Bulkeley, fourth] viscount Bulkeley, reciting no. 19, and also reciting that on enquiry the persons mentioned by Sir Arthur Owen and Lloyd Bodfel disowned the memorial, and that Sir Arthur Owen had been imposed upon by Mr Sergeant Hooke, chief justice of this circuit, to sign the memorial, and the current signatories declare their dislike of the proceedings, and express the general satisfaction of the inhabitants of the co. Sixty signatures. Extracted from a volume and numbered 647, pp. 65-6 and [?9-10]. Remains of the guarding and filing of the original volume. For the background to nos 19-20, see University of Wales Bangor, Baron Hill 5527-604.

1 David Price of Norton, co. Rad., butcher, and Eleanor his wife. 2 Edward ap Bowen. Copy of court roll of man. Norton, co. Rad., recording a Surrender of a moiety of a m. in Blackbach in p. Norton, in the tenure of Richard ap Bowen. Endorsed: 'Edward ap Bowen, 3'. Latin.

1 Thomas Moolyn and James Elvett. 2 Peter a bowen [ab Owen], Joan his wife, and Walter a bowen. Copy of court roll of man. Norton, co. Rad., recording a surrender of a moiety of a m. in Blackbache in p. Norton, co. Rad., in the tenure of Edward a bowen. Endorsed: '2'. Latin.

Copy will of William Thomas late landwaiter of the Custom House, London, and now living in Catherine Court, Great Tower Hill, gent. Devises his copyhold lands (3 a.) near Bridgend, co. Glam., which he purchased from Joshua Watkin in 1735, to Rev. John Jones his kinsman. Bequeathes all his books to the said John Jones, all his plate, including a silver hilted sword, to Thomas Bennet of Laleston, esq., £600 between p's Newton [Nottage], Laleston and Pyle, co. Glam., to be spent on repairs or ornaments for the churches of the said p's and to such objects of charity as his executors shall think deserving, and to the Commissioners of the Customs or to the Collector there for the time being £100 in trust 'to be applyed to the Old Subsidy', and the warren now let to Mrs Harries of Llanfihangel to the Margam estate. Endorsed: note of enrolment in the manorial court of Coety Anglia, co. Glam., 27 April 1769.

Draft abstract of title of Kemeys family lands and premises [i.e. part of the Cefn Mabli estate] in p's Llanfrechfa Lower, Llanddewi Fach, Pant-teg, Betws, Malpas and St Woolloos, co. Mon., 1722-84. Endorsed: 'Phillips MSS 32,500'.

1 William Grono the elder (quer.). 2 George Aveneff and Joanna his wife (deforcs). Final concord of 2 m's, 2 gardens, etc., (4 a.) in Dogflud and Farneham. Consideration: £40. Latin.

1 Wrottesley Prince, gent. (quer.). 2 Leighton Scarlett, gent., and Susanna his wife (deforcs). Final concord of a m., a cottage, 25 a. of lands, etc., (55 a.) in p. Bettisfield, co. Flint. Consideration: £200 of silver.

1 Elizabeth Phillips, spinster, eldest daughter of Mary Phillips of Swansea, co. Glam., widow, by John Phillips her late husband, dec., and one of the nieces. And residuary legatees of the will of George Jones, late of Lincolns Inn,. Middlesex, esq., dec. 2 William Hibbs Bevan of Lincolns Inn, gent. 3 John Franklen of Llanmihangel, esq., James Phillips of George Yard,. Lombard Street, London, gent., and Richard Phillips of Lincolns Inn, gent. Pre-nuptial settlement of 2 and 1, being an Assignment by 1 to 3 of her share of the residual personal estate of the said George Jones, dec. Recites the will of George Jones, dated 31 July 1779, who left his residual estate to his four nieces Elizabeth Phillips, Mary Phillips, Esther Phillips and Anne Phillips, share and share alike. Endorsed: memorandum that 2 died at Brompton, 13 Oct. 1794, having made a will and appointed his sister Catherine of Redruth and William Mackworth Praed of Lincolns Inn, esq., executors in trust for the benefit of his children, viz., George aged 11, William 5 and Richard 11/2, the appointment of new trustees, 26 April 1847, and an assignment of £2,000, 27 April 1847.

1 Edward Bowen, one of the customary tenants of man. Norton, co. Rad., Mary. His wife, and James Ashmoore of Kington, Herefordshire, pharmacist. 2 John Price of Knighton, co. Rad. Copy of court roll of bor. and man. Norton,, co. Rad., recording a Surrender of a capital m. called Le Birches in p. Norton. Fine: 2/6. Duty: heriot. Endorsed: 'No. 15'.