The history of the parishes of Whiteford, and Holywell / [Thomas Pennant].

  • Thomas Pennant
Date:
1796
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Credit: The history of the parishes of Whiteford, and Holywell / [Thomas Pennant]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    This is 'fufficient to Ihew riiat the offence drd admit of every palliation ; but a ftronger proof than that may be drawn from the following honor having been -conferred on him, when we find that in eight years afterwards, in 1633, he was intrufted with the care of the county oV Flint, by having-the office' of high ffieriff committed to his charge. He died the next year \ cujus mim^e propitieturDE\j% ! This unfortunate man married a grand- daughter of that nuptial-loving dame Catherine y Berran (See Tour in Wales, vol. ii. p; 29-) Mary, daughter of Edward Wynn, of Tftrad, fon Morris W^nn, osF'Cswydir, fourth and laft huffiand of our famous Catherine. “There'^was no iffue from this match j fo Bychton defcended to David, the next brother. In thofe days, and long preceding, it was cuftomary for the friends and neighbors of the Iheriff to make prefents to him to affift in defraying the expences: Ihave among my papers two long rolls of gifts. To give tl>e whole would be very tedious. I extradl only a few of the moft remarkable, among which are feveral in money, which his friends were not aibamed to offer: nor the ffieriff to receive. The caffi received In 1612, was ^.10. i8r. 6d.-, that in 1642, 5. A Note of fuch Prefents as were given previous to the feconde Seflions, 1612. Sep''T]. Byers Pennant, Sheriff. Imp. From my mother - - - - i cowe 8 weathers Evan ap John ap Llewelyn ----- - 1 weather Humffrey Lhomas ap Edd ----- vi geefle Hugh ap Llewelyn - -- -- -- ^^vi geeffe William John ap Ue-welyn ------ n geeffe § Katharinge Presents to ShERTF F4.
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