de omnibus terris a primo anno generalis interdicti Anglie assartatis apud Bruneshop et de omnibus tempore suo assartandis. Ita etiam quod post illius decessum omnes dicte decime integre et sine contradictione redeant ad monasterium de Brechonia ut ergo composicio ista perpetue firmitatis robur optineat eam sigillorum nostrorum apposicione confirmavimus sine tercio judice ita in negocio isto procedentes eo quod bone memorie magister T. Clementis conjudex noster ante diem istius composicionis ab hac vita felici fine migrauerat. Actum in judicio publice partibus presentibus et libera et spontanea voluntate consencientibus apud Herefordiam in majori ecclesia Anno vij generalis interdicti Anglie die Veneris proximo ante Pentecostem scilicet xvij Kalendis Junij."

Decision of Papal delegates that the tithes of the forest of Brecon belong to the Prior and Convent of Brecon, and the tithes of Penpont and Pensevid to the Prior and Convent of Great Malvern as part of the Parish of Llanspyddid :

'Compositio facta inter Monachos Majoris Malvernie et monachos Breconie de foresta.-Universis Christi fidelibus de Evesham et Theokesbrie Abbates et Prior Evesham salutem in domino. Noverit universitas vestra nos mandatum domini Pape in hec verba suscepisse. Honorius Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilectis filijs de Evesham et de Theokesbrie abbatibus et Priori de Evesham Wigornensis Diocesis salutem et apostolicam benedictionem dilecti filij Abbas et conventus de Gloecestrie nostro appellatui sunt conquesti quod Magister Philippus de Haia, W. de Herefordia et quidam alij clerici Lincolnensis Wigornensis Menevensis Diocesis super quibusdam annuis pensionibus decimis et rebus alijs injuriantur eisdem Ideoque discrecioni vestre per apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus partibus convocatis audiatis causam et appellatione remota fine debito terminetis facientes quod decreveritis per censuram ecclesiasticam firmiter observari. Proviso attencione pensiones ipse contra statuta Laterani concilij sint imposite vel adaucte. Testes autem qui fuerint nominati si se gratia odio vel timore subtraxerint per censuram eandem appellatione cessante cogatis veritati testimonium perhibere. Quod si non omnes hijs exequendis poteritis interesse duo vestrum ea nichilominus exequantur Datum Laterano vij kalendis Junij Pontificatus nostri anno septimo. Hujus igitur auctoritate mandati abbate et conventu Gloecestrie priore et conventu Breconia ex una parte. 1 16 May 1223.

Priore et conventu Majoris Maluernie et clericis suis de Landespetit ex altera in presentia nostra per procuratores idoneos constitutis cum super quibusdam decimis provenientibus de foresta de Brekonia diucius esset altercatum tandem de consilio prudentium virorum et litigantium voluntate et eorum mandato speciali lis hoc fine conquievit videlicet quod de omni decima et omnibus proventibus de dicta foresta provenientibus ecclesiasticis unquam aliquid Prior et conventus Majoris Malverine nichil vendicabunt. Omnes vero decime et proventus ecclesiastici de Penpont et de Penseuid penes Priorem et Conventum majoris Maluernie et clericos eorum de Landespetit1 jure parochiali perpetuo permanebunt. Circa cimiteriu de Lanfothan quod est infra dictam forestam Ita quidem quod ratione dicti cimiterij neque proventus ecclesiastici neque aliquid jure parochiale aliquo tempore a monachis dicte Maluernie vel ab eorum clericis de Landespetit vendicabitur. Nos igitur volentes ut ea que in presentia nostra acta sunt perpetue firmitatis robur obtineant presenti scripto sigillo parcium roborato cirographo intra easdem partes diviso sigilla nostra apposuimus."

1 The advowson of Llanspyddid was granted to the Priory of Great Malvern by Milo Fitz-Walter. (Jones, Hist. of Breckn., vol. ii, p. 709)

(To be continued.)

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EXTRACTS

"T. Rev'ndi p'ris' D.

FROM OLD WILLS.

Will'i Bangor' Ep'i." (Bp. Glynn.) (Noodes, fo. 32.)

"16th day of Maye, 1558. I, William Glynne, by the sufferance of God bishopp of Bangor...My soule into thands of the father of heaven, who I trust will take it for the bitter passion of my Savio' Christe, whose passion I putte betwene my synnes and me, desiring him of forgeveness and remission of my synnes, and that the rather at thentercession of his blessed mother the virgin Marye and all the whole company of heaven, whome I doo know have no neede to praye for themselves, and therefore I desire them all to pray for me and all synners... My bodye to be buried w'thin the queyer of the Cathedrall Churche of Bangor, wheare the Sepulchre was wont to be ...

"Item I geve and bequeathe to the Cathedrall Churche of Bangor tenne pounds st. to buye Challice and other thinges necessarye for the said Churche.

"Item I bequeathe to the said Cathedrall Churche the whole vestimentis whiche are w'thin my house, in the whiche the preeste dothe celebrate there.

"Item I geve and bequeathe to the Churche of Hengloys vli. "Item to Trewalchemay vli. to buy twoo challices and vestimentis for the said twoo churches.

"Item to Hugh ap David Lloyde xxli. (Mr. Wm. Roberts the treasorer).

"Item to Nicholas ap Res ivli.... (Mr. Morris Wynne). " Item to Edward Coytmore.

"Item to Grace Glynne xxli. sterling ov' and besides the xxli. whiche her brother Doctor Glyn' gave to her by his testament. "Item to my Lorde of Rochester, my kynnesman, myne owne white gelding w'ch I rode upon my self, w'th the newe saddell, bridill, and harnes whiche I bought last at London, desiring him, for the love of God, and for the truste whiche I and my brother had in him, to see both o'r willes fulfilled w'th all expedicion as muche as lieth in him.

"Item to Richard ap Ie'un ap "Item to Hugh ap Ie'un.

"Item to William Jones.

"Item to Raynold the cooke. "Item Jonet vz' ll'i.

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R's.

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"Item to Morgan ap Richard.

"Item to the Deane and Chapter of Bangor, to thuse of my next successor, all the vessels whiche I bought at London, and furniture, to be continued on there.

"Item to my successor the mytre and the ringe which I do occupie...table, carpet, an embrothered chair.

"Item...my docters coope...all on condition of residence at Bangor; otherwise proceeds for the Cathedrall Church.

"Item to my sister Grace, my sister Gwynhover, wedowe, to my brother Owen, and Hugh ap David Lloyde, the lease w'h I have uppon the Weyre at the Porth Wen.

" Item to my olde maister and good lorde the bishoppe of Elye, my great stoned yong horse.

"Item my chamblett gowne, with a rochett and a chymed of chamblett, to my lorde of Rochester.

"Item to my lorde of Sainte Assaph twoo rochettes and a ringe.

"Item my long cloth gowne to Doctor Davys.

"Item to Vicar Humphrey suche stuffe as I had of Maister Thomas Hughes of Ruthin...

Item to my brother Hugh two littell tenements.

"Item to my other sister Gwanhav'.

"Item all my devinitie bookes to the library of the Cathedrall Churche of Bangor, if any library be made within twoo yeres next after my death accordinglye; yf not, thenne I wille yt my brother Hugh shall distribute them as he shall think best; the most parte to John Hollande, and the reste to Maister Gwyn, Robertes, and Jones, and to others that be studentes of the countreye in enye of bothe universities.........

"Item I give and bequeath to the Church of Kilrredin a white boll of silver which I bought at London.

"Item thother white boll of silver to Llanpedre Welfrey, w’ch I bought also in London.

"Item to the said twoo churches vli. a pece."

Further bequests to servants.

"Item to William Glyn vjli. if he be kept to his lerning. "Item to my brother Hughe three score pounds in money. "Item to Mr. Evaunce all suche bookes as he shall thincke necessarye for his purpoase during his life; and after his decease, to the library, or els to the poore scolers.

"Mr. Dr. Davies and my brother Mr. Hugh Glyn myne ex

ecutors.

"Item all my goodes, moveable and immoveable, not bequeathed, to be disposed of in helping poore maydens towards their marriages, and in mending of hie waies.

"Item to the reparacon of Pont in Marchogion xxs.; Pont Llantegan xls.

"Item to the poore folke of Hengloyes and Trewalchmay Tenne pounds.

"Item to Owen Glynn.

"Item to my three susters xxli., Gwinhover, Margarett, and Gwynhover, xx nobles, i.e., vjli. viijs. ivd. apece.

"Item release of a mortgage to Edward Lloyde on payment of his debt of 70li.

"Item my Lord of Elye and my Lorde of Rochester to be supervisors of this will and my brothers.

"Witnesses: Robert Evans, Dean of Bangor; William Robertes, Archdeacon of Merioneth; Rice Thomas, Esquier; William Cotmor the elder; Owen ap John; Owen ap Mericke. "Probat' 3o Julii 1558."

MISCELLANEA.

Notes1 identifying the Persons whose Signatures are attached to the Letter from the Inhabitants of Montgomeryshire to William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, Sept. 1645. Given in Arch. Camb., vol. xiii, pp. 311-313.

EVAN GWYN.-Probably identical with Evan Gwyn ap Reginald ap Edward of Trelydan Burgedin, Guilsfield. His father, Reginald ap Edward de Trelydan, gen.," appears second on a grand jury of the county, 39 Eliz. John Gwyn, the second son of Evan Gwyn, was a captain in His Majesty's Guard. wrote a memorial of his descent and services in the royal cause, which he dedicated to Charles II. A copy of the same, edited by Sir Walter Scott, is in the Library of the Powys-land Museum.

He

HUMPHREY PRITCHARD was, doubtless, identical with the "Humfrid Richards de Trelydan, gen.", on the grand jury, 14 Charles I, and "Humffrus ap Richard de Burgedinge, gen.,' on the same, 23 Charles I (1648). He was the son of Richard ap Howel ("Ric'us Howells de Trelydan, gen.," grand jury, 43 Eliz.) ap Humphrey, descended from Sir Griffith Vaughan, Knight Banneret of Garth, Trelydan, etc., by Jane, daughter of Thomas Mytton of Pont ys Cowrid. (Mont. Coll., vol. iv, p. 284, n. 2.) "Humffrey Prichard of Trelydan, gen.," was on the grand jury in 1654.

1 Montgomeryshire Collections, vol. xvi, p. 391.