File 2/1. - Wentsland and Bryngwyn manor mineral rights,

Extracts from, together with abstracts and translations of, records, 1263-1682, held mainly at the Public Record Office, now The National Archives, including Patent Rolls, Exchequer Depositions, Inquisitions Post Mortem, and Ministers' Accounts, relating to the manor of Wentsland and Bryngwyn, in the parishes of Llanhilleth and Trevethin, co. Mon., and in the lordship of Abercarne or Abergavenny, formerly parcel of the possessions of the monastery or abbey of Llantarnam. Also included are printed legal papers relating to the suit Guise v Macdonnell including legal opinions, 1887 and 1895-1896; appendix of documents, 1263-1682, to reports by Messrs Hardy and Page; reports, in the form of letters, 1896, outlining facts uncovered during the searches into the said records; and statement of claim, 1895, of the plaintiffs, asserting the mineral rights underlying the copyhold tenements, and the receipt of fines on the admission of new tenants.