File 1. - Rhuddlan manor court book,

Court Book containing records of proceedings at courts leet or views of frankpledge for the manor and franchise of Rhuddlan, 1794-1841. The leet courts were held once a year, in October or November, except in the years 1809 and 1827 when there were Easter courts which appear to have been summoned solely for the purpose of making perambulations. From 1807 the words 'with the Court Baron' are introduced into the headings. The lords of the manor from 1794 to 1808 were Catherine Stapleton, spinster, Watkin Williams, esquire, Elizabeth his wife, the Rev. William Davies Shipley, clerk, dean of St Asaph, and Barbara Yonge, spinster. In 1809 Watkin Williams is succeeded by Elizabeth Williams, widow. In 1815 the name of Catherine Stapleton is replaced by that of Dame Frances Cotton, widow. In 1825 the lords are the Rev. William Davies Shipley, Barbara Yonge, Hester Maria Cotton, spinster, and William Shipley Conway, esquire. In 1826 Lady Sophia Mainwaring takes the place of the Rev. William Davies Shipley. In 1837 the name of Barbara Yonge disappears, followed by that of Lady Mainwaring in 1838. The record of every court generally consists of a suit roll, names of constables and bailiffs, the panel of jurors, presentments, and the signatures of jurors and affeerors, but there are no suit rolls for the years 1831-1837, 1840-1. A foolscap sheet containing a copy of the roll of the view of frankpledge with the court of James Russell Stapleton, esquire, and Ellenor Conway, spinster, held at Ruddlan, Oct. 19, 1732, is pinned to the second folio of the volume. [Paper; 136 folios; 320 x 200 mm.; bound in half calf; inscribed on the front cover -'Rhuddlan Leet Curt Book.'].