Volume 1

A catalogue of the manuscripts relating to Wales in the British museum / Compiled and edited by Edward Owen.

  • British Museum. Department of Manuscripts
Date:
1900-1922
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: A catalogue of the manuscripts relating to Wales in the British museum / Compiled and edited by Edward Owen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    nature w’ch doe p[ro]p[er]lie yssue oute of any ot the mannors lands and tenem’ts in his ma’ts possession. But there are divers other customes and duties in Wales of sondrie natures, viz., comorthes, reilthes [raiths], amobers, raglotts, staur’ d’ni, redd’ mobil’ and such like w’ch are yssuynge oute of the lands assigned unto the prince his highnes and are w’thin the compas of the charter graunted unto his highnes and p’cell of his value.” Next follows an account of the castles and forts within the principality, with the names of the constables and their fees. (c) f. 264. Some articles desired by the new president of the council of Wales to be inserted in his instructions ; 10 July, 1614. There was no new president of the council in 1614. The office was held by lord Eure from 1607 to 1616. [182] 167. (a) f. 192. The lords of the Council to sir Richard Bulkeley; respecting the commission for survey of the king’s castles, manors, &c., in North Wales ; 28 April, 1609. Draft, with alterations by lord Burghley. (b) f. 256. Richard bishop of St. Asaph, to Sir Julius Caesar; concerning a cause pending between the dean of St. Asaph and Mr. Gabriel Parry respecting the vicarage of Henllan; 1611. Salutem in Chr’o. My duetye unto y’r honor remembred : May it please you (of your accustomed clemencie) to give me leave to certiefie my knowlege in a cause w’ch (as I crediblie heare, and verilie beleeve) yo’r ho. doth christianly tender. The vicaridge of Henllan I meane, w’ch is nowe in quaestion betweene Mr. Gabrieli Parrie pi’ and Mr. Thomas Banckes deane of St. Asaph def.1 Henllan is a very spacious parish wherein are many recusantes (God amend them) where there is great want of a good preacher resident. Yo'r ho. and others have so far prevayled as that Mr. Deane is content to allowe fortie markes a yeere unto a curate, w’ch is far more then [than] lately hath bene given. The stipend though it be increased is scarce sufficient, and can not be p’petuall. Scarce sufficient, because there is a fresh complaint made by divers for want of service read in a chappell thereunto belonginge: besides that the parish of Llanvaire (out of w’ch the vicar of Henllan had a liberall portion) may justly expect and doe much want some preachinge. Not p’petuall, because neyther 1 See Thomas’s History of the Diocese of St. Asaph, 373. The papers in the cause are amongst the Exchequer records in the Public Record Office. There were also two special commissions respecting the matters in dispute, one issued prior, the other subsequent, to the suit of Parry v. Bankes.