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A letter-book, 1560-1, kept by Thomas Bentham (1513-1579) who became bishop of Lichfield and Coventry in 1569. It contains copies of letters, abstracts of letters, copies of various interrogatories and memoranda, etc. Among the persons to whom letters are addressed are the following: Edmund Grindal, bishop of London; Sir Francis Knollys, vice-chamberlain of the royal household; Sir Nicholas Bacon; the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield; William Paulet, first marquess of Winchester, lord treasurer of England; Queen Elizabeth; William Cecil, first baron Burghley; Walter Haddon, master of requests; Alexander Nowell, dean of St. Paul's; Sir Henry Sidney, lord president of Wales; Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury; and Thomas Yale, 'Chauncelor to my lord of Canterberyes grace', aft. chancellor of the diocese of Bangor, etc. (D.N.B. lxiii, 283).

A letterbook of Messrs Gee and Son Ltd, being a volume of carbon copies of letters written by [Sir] D. S. Davies, director of the company. They may be classified as follows: (a) Letters to writers who had agreed to contribute to the second [or New Testament] volume of Beibl y Teulu, some of whom appear not to have fulfilled their contracts (correspondents include Rev. T. Alun Jones, Chwilog; T. E. Jones, Cwmyglo; J. M. Jones, Bala; R. J. Rees, Aberystwyth; G. H. Havard, Rhyl; J. Owen Jones, Bala; Ernest Jones, Ruthin; Prof. David Williams, Aberystwyth); (b) Letters relating to Cofiant Thomas Gee (correspondents include T. Gwyn Jones; Rev. Griffith Ellis, Bootle); (c) Letters relating to a proposed Welsh National Hymnal (correspondents include Prof. David Evans, Cardiff; Rt Hon. D. Lloyd George); (d) Business letters (correspondents include H. Seymour Berry, Merthyr; E. J. Davies, Liverpool; The East Lancs Paper Mill Co.; J. Hargreaves, Chester; James McMillard, Manchester; Norwich Union Fire Insurance; J. R. Prichard and Co; Rev. R. Roberts; Rev. R. D. Rowlands; J. H. Seighton and Co.; Surveyor of Taxes, Rhyl; Victory Machine Company, Liverpool); (e) Letters relating to articles printed in Baner ac Amserau Cymru (correspondents include J. Hughes Davies, Hammersmith; A. E. Harrison, Cardiff; The Rt Hon. J. Herbert Lewis; G. H. Peate).

A Licence for Charles George Dewberry to perform the duties of lay reader in the parishes of Spytty Ystwyth and Ystradmeurig co. Cardigan. Copy.

A Licence for Ebenezer Morgan to perform the duties of reader in the parishes of Yspytty Ystwyth with Ystradmeurig, co. Cardigan. Copy.

A Licence for John Thomas to perform the duties of a reader in the parishes of Llansadwrn and Llanwrda co. Carmarthen. Copy.

A Licence for John William Roberts to perform the duties of reader in the parish of Llanfihangel y Croyddin, co. Cardigan. Copy.

A Licence from the Bishop of Worcester to Bartley Lee of Stourbridge to exercise the office of schoolmaster of Red Hill school in the parish of Oldswinford, co. Worcester.

A Licence granted at the General Quarter Sessions for Dissenters of the denomination of Baptists to perform divine worship in the house of William Harris at Pont Kemeys in the parish of Llanvair Kilgedin, co. Monmouth.

A licence to authorise Francis Meyler of Haverfordwest, co. Pemb., to practise as a surgeon. Signed by Adam, Bishop of St David's.