Exchequer Bills. [1688]
Hil. 3 & 4 Jac. II. (1688.) Glam. No. 4.
[Four sheets of parchment.]
Complaint of James Lewis, of the parish of Landaffe, gentleman.
[Blank] late of Landaffe aforesaid, Complainant's late grandfather,
deceased, died seised in his demesne as of fee tail of and in one
messuage, garden, barn, stables and outhouses, with their appurtenances, in Landaffe, and now in possession of John James and
Anne his wife or their undertenant, and of and in divers lands,
meadows and pastures in the said parish, of the yearly value of 12l
or thereabouts; of all which premises Complainant's said grandfather
became so seised as aforesaid by virtue of a fine, recovery, feoffment
or other good conveyance or assurance in the law, whereby the same
were settled to the use of the heirs male of that family as long as it
should please God that any such should continue. Complainant's
said late grandfather had issue male of his body, lawfully begotten,
viz., Richard Lewis, Complainant's uncle; who, about the month
of September last, died without issue; after whose decease the said
premises would have descended unto Miles Lewis, Complainant's
father, as next heir male. But he being dead before the said Richard
Lewis, leaving issue Complainant's eldest brother as next heir male,
the latter died without issue male before Complainant's said uncle;
whereby Complainant is become next heir male of the body of his
said late grandfather. Accordingly Complainant entered into and
took possession of the said premises (except the aforesaid messuage
with the appurtenances.) The deeds and evidences are in the
possession of the said John James and Anne his wife (late wife of
Complainant's said eldest brother), Rachel Lewis, Mary Lewis and
Fortune Lewis, daughters of Complainant's said eldest brother; who
have wrongfully entered upon the said messuage with the appurtenances, confederating with Thomas Roberts, William Jones and
Philip Jones, gentlemen, all of the said parish, to defeat Complainant
of the said premises. He craves redress.
Writ directed to William Thomas, William Morgan, George
Howell, William Richards, Edmund Perkins, and James Williams,
gentlemen, Commissioners.
Answers of Fortune Lewis, Rachel Lewis and Mary Lewis,
Defendants, infants, by John James and Anne his wife, their tutors
and guardians. Refer to the answers of the other Defendants.
Answers of Thomas Roberts, William Jones, Philip Jones, John
Jones and Anne his wife, Defendants. Set up the claim of the
Defendants Fortune, Rachel and Mary Lewis, as heirs female.
Exchequer Bills. [1688]
Mich. 4. Jac. II. (1688.) Glam. No. 9.
[One sheet of parchment.]
Complaint of William Rees alias Price, and Samuel Rees alias
Price, both of the parish of Landaffe in the county of Glamorgan,
administrators of the personal estate of David Price, of Landaffe,
clerk, deceased, Vicar of the cathedral church and vicarage of Landaffe.
The said David Price being about 14 years since lawfully presented
unto and inducted into the said church and vicarage, did continue
vicar thereof until his death, which happened in the month of March
last past. By virtue whereof the said David Price ought in his lifetime to have received all tithes, duties and profits belonging to the
said vicarage, as his predecessors theretofore enjoyed the same. And
from time immemorial, by some ancient composition or endowment,
the vicar of the said parish and vicarage for the time being hath been
entitled unto and received all manner of . . . . and privy tithes
and all other tithes whatsoever yearly happening within the said
parish of Landaffe and the tithable places thereof (saving and excepting
the tithe of corn and hay) and all the tithes of lambs, wool, calves,
colts, pigs, geese, apples, honey, wax, oblations, offerings and all
other tithes, which ought to be paid in kind, or else some composition
in lieu of the same. Nicholas Owen, of the said parish, yeoman, the
now Defendant, hath withheld his due payment of such tithes. The
Complainants crave redress.
Exchequer Bills. [1715]
East. 1 Geo. I. (1715.) Glam. No. 3.
[One sheet of parchment.]
Complaint of Henry Williams of Lanishen, and William
Springett of Lisvane, in the county of Glamorgan, gentlemen.
Richard Lewis, late of Corsham in the county of Wilts, esquire,
and Sir Charles Kemeys, late of Kevenmably in the said county
of Glamorgan, baronet, both deceased, were seised in fee of the
rectory and parsonage impropriate of Lanishen and Lisvane, and
so entitled to all tithes, both great and small, and all oblations and
profits whatsoever in lieu of tithes, arising within the said parishes.
And being so seised, the said Richard Lewis, by Indenture dated
2 February 1704, demised all his share in the said rectory unto
Complainant Henry Williams, to hold during the lives of George
Thomas and John Williams and the longest liver of them. And
the said Sir Charles Kemeys demised unto Complainant William
Springett all his share in the said rectory, to hold during the lives
of Ralph Thomas, gentleman, now deceased, and him the said
William Springett or the longest liver of them. By virtue of
which demises Complainants ought to receive the tithes of the
said rectory. William Harry, John James, Thomas David, Lewis
Edward, James Morgan, Griffith William David, Mary George,
spinster, Edward Thomas, Thomas Edward, Thomas Rees, John
Thomas, Moses Morgan, John Lewis John, Gabriel Lewis, esquire,
Lewis Rosser, Arthur Edward, Morgan Lewis, William Lewis,
Lewis Henry, David Thomas, John Edward, Rees John, Thomas
Edward, Thomas James [blank], inhabitants of the said parishes,
withhold their tithes of calves, milk, wool, lambs, pigs, geese,
turkeys, ducks, hens and other poultry, eggs, underwood, honey,
apples, pears, hops, plums and other fruit, and hay, and their
Easter offerings for themselves, their wives and families, and other
tithes. The Defendants pretend that some modus is payable in
lieu of small tithes, yet deny to discover what that modus is.
Complainants crave redress.
Exchequer Bills. [1714/5]
Hil. 1 Geo. I. (1714/5.) Glam. No. 5.
[Four sheets of parchment.]
Complaint of Morgan William, of the parish of Eglwssilan in
the county of Glamorgan, yeoman. Morgan Evan, late of Gellygare
in the said county, deceased, Complainant's great-grandfather, being
seised of or entitled to a good estate of inheritance of and in one
messuage and lands in the parish of Lanvabon in the said county, of
the yearly value of about 10l., by deed in writing conveyed the same
to Trustees, to the use of himself and his wife and the survivor of
them, with remainder to their heirs male; and in default of such issue,
then to his heirs male for ever. The said Morgan died leaving Rees
Morgan his eldest son, who died and left issue William Rees, who
died and had issue Edmund William Rees, who died without issue
male; upon whose decease the said estate descended to Complainant
as heir male of the body of the said Morgan Evan, he being eldest
son of William Edwards, who was eldest son of Edward Morgan that
was the second son of the said Morgan Evan. William Lewis, Jenett
John, Walter George and William George, all of Gellygare, have
ousted Complainant, pretending that the said Edmund William Rees
made a Will and devised the premises to them; whereas he was but
tenant in tail, and could not by any Will dispose of the same. And
at other times the Defendants claim to be heirs at law. Complainant
craves redress.
Answer of Defendant Jennett John. A. traverse.
Answers of the other Defendants. A traverse.
Exchequer Bills. [1718/9]
Hil. 5. Geo. 1. (1718/9). Glam. No. 19.
[Two sheets of parchment.]
Complaint of Gabriel Lewis of Lanishen in the county of
Glamorgan, esquire, Edward John Robert, Rees John Rees and
David John Rees, all of Lanvabon in the said county, yeomen.
The said Complainant Gabriel Lewis, being by a Lease from the
Bishop, Archdeacon and Chapter of Landaffe possessed of the tithes
of corn and grain, lambs and wool arising within the said parish
of Lanvabon, did let the said tithes for several years unto the other
Complainants. Charles Thomas William, of Lanvabon, husbandman,
has withheld payment of his full tithes, fraudulently rendering only
a portion far short of what was really due. Complainant craves
redress.
Defendant's answer.
Exchequer Bills. [1725]
Trin. 12. Geo. I. (1725.) Glam. No. 83.
[Four sheets of parchment.]
Complaint of John Morgan, of Cardiff in the county of
Glamorgan, maltster. Thomas Morgan, complainant's late uncle, died
seised of divers messuages, lands and tenements; which, upon his
death intestate, descended to Complainant as heir at law. Soon
after he had possession, several people in the neighbourhood applied
to him on behalf of Anne, his sister, then a spinster but now wife
of William Evan, of Cardiff, yeoman, and represented that, since
he was become possessed of a considerable fortune and his said
sister being wholly unprovided for, it would be an act of charity
to make provision for her; which Complainant readily agreed to,
and at the instance of the said persons assigned to her three
Leases of certain lands and houses situate in Lanederne, Roath
and Cardiff in the said county, as a security for raising the sum
of 100l, with the additional security of a bond in 200l—for which
provision his said sister expressed herself very thankful. Shortly
afterwards, his said sister intermarried with the said William
Evan; who, being then in low circumstances and a very necessitous
man, applied to Complainant to supply his immediate occasions with
what he thought fit. Whereupon Complainant, out of compassion
to his circumstances, did pay him the sum of 33l 6s. 8d.; which the
said William Evan with abundance of seeming gratitude received,
and assured Complainant that he might take his own time about the
payment of the £100. The said William Evan then requested
Complainant to give him the Lease of the premises in Cardiff instead
of the money. Whereupon Complainant, being of an easy temper,
did comply with such request. Shortly afterwards the said William
Evan demanded payment of the sum due under the Bond, and
brought an action therefor in the Court of Grand Sessions for the
County of Glamorgan, knowing that Complainant was not prepared
to pay the money immediately, and intending thereby to oppress
and injure Complainant. The said William Evan obtained judgment for the penal sum of 200l under the said Bond, and threatens
to distrain for the same and to obtain possession of the said lands
and tenements. Complainant craves redress.
Writ directed to Michael Richards senior, Michael Richards
junior, William Lewis, Thomas Cradock and Henry Llewellin,
gentlemen, Commissioners.
Answer of the Defendants. A traverse.
Replication of the Complainant.
Exchequer Bills. [1721/2]
Hil. 7 Geo. I. (1721/2.) Glam. No. 68.
[Three sheets of parchment.]
Complaint of Thomas Yeoman, of the parish of Lanederne in the
county of Glamorgan, yeoman, and Anne his wife, one of the children
of Morgan Evan, late of Lanwonnoe in the said county, yeoman,
deceased. Relates to the personal estate of the said Morgan Evan.
Exchequer Bills. [1754]
Trin. 27–28 Geo. II. (1754.) Glam. No. 65.
[One sheet of parchment.]
Complaint of the Bishop, Archdeacon and Chapter of the
Cathedral Church of Landaff, in their corporate capacity and also
personally; Edward, Lord Bishop of Landaff aforesaid, as Treasurer
of the said Cathedral Church; John, Lord Bishop of Peterborough,
as Prebendary of the Prebend of ffairwell in or belonging to the
said Church; William Adams, clerk, Master of Arts, Presentor
[sic] of the said Church; Charles Carne, clerk, Master of Arts,
Prebendary of the Prebend of Fairwater of or belonging to the
same Church; and William Harris, clerk, Master of Arts, Senior
Vicar Choral of the said Cathedral Church. There are two parishes,
called Landaff and Whitchurch, within the county of Glamorgan and
diocese of Landaff aforesaid, the great tithes whereof (except the
tithe of wood) belong to four Members of the said Church exclusively;
viz., to the Bishop as Treasurer, to the Presentor and to the
Prebendaries of Fairwell and Fairwater aforesaid for the time being;
and the small or minute tithes of those parishes, together with the
tithe of wood, belong to the Bishop, Archdeacon and Chapter of
the Cathedral. And there has always belonged to the said Cathedral
Church a clergyman or minister called a Senior Vicar Choral, who
performs several duties within the said Cathedral Church assigned
to him to officiate in; and he also serves the cures of the said
parishes of Landaff and Whitchurch. And such Vicar Choral is
chose into that office by the Chapter of the said Church; but it
is not necessary that such minister or officer should be instituted
or inducted in to the office or ministry of Vicar Choral or into the
said cures, such Vicar Choral being only nominated or appointed
into that office by an Act or Election of the said Chapter. The
minute tithes and tithes of wood of the said parishes of Landaff
and Whitchurch have been always assigned to the Senior Vicar
Choral, or he has always been permitted to receive the same, for
performing the office of Senior Vicar Choralship and for serving
the said cures. Complainant William Harris further showeth that
the Senior Vicar Choralship being vacant by the death of William
Price, clerk, Master of Arts, he the said William Harris on the
22nd day of October 1742 was by an Act of the said Chapter duly
elected and appointed the Senior Choral Vicar, and so is entitled to
the said small tithes and tithe of wood. John Williams of Park in the
parish of Lanilltern in the said county, esquire, being seised of a
considerable estate in the said parish of Whitchurch, during the years
1742 to 1745, caused to be cut and felled on the said estate 2000
cords of wood, which he coaled and carried away and sold without
setting forth any tithe thereof. And the said John Williams sometimes gives out that wood is not tithable in its own nature; and at
other times he pretends that the part of the parish of Whitchurch
where the said wood was so cut lies within a particular Hundred of
the said county of Glamorgan called Sanghenith, otherwise Carphilly,
and that no tithe wood has ever been demanded within that Hundred,
the same being exempt from such tithe. But the said Complainant
chargeth that tithe wood hath been paid from time to time by great
numbers of occupiers of lands within the said Hundred. One Mr.
Morgan and other parishioners of Eglwysilan within the said
Hundred refusing to pay tithe of wood which they had cut from their
lands, and claiming some exemption, one Mr. Smith, vicar of
Eglwysilan, exhibited a Bill in this honourable Court against them,
and in Michaelmas Term 1732 obtained a Decree against them for
payment of tithe wood to him. One Edward Morgan and Lewis
Charles having rented the minute tithes of Landaff and Whitchurch of
the said William Price, the said Complainant's predecessor, they were
paid tithe of cordwood within the said parishes, which are in the
said Hundred, and particularly by one Mrs Edwards or her tenants,
and from the estate of the said John Williams. John Jenkin, of the
hamlet of Canton within the said parish of Landaff, yeoman, in the
year 1753 had fed and depastured 120 ewes within the said parish of
Landaff, which yeaned or brought forth as many lambs, each of which
lambs was worth to be sold 5s.; and he had 200 sheep of all sorts,
which he shore or caused to be shorn; and each fleece of the wool so
shorn was worth 1s. 6d. at the least. And he had depastured in the
parish of Landaff in 1753 twelve cows, which cast or brought forth so
many calves, each worth 20s. By the custom of the said parish there
is a tithe calf due when there are seven, and 16d. for every cow and
6d. for every calf under the number of seven. And he the said John
Jenkin hath not paid tithe for the said tithe lambs, wool or calves.
William Morgan of the parish of Whitchurch also withholds his tithes
of calves, and of several farrows of pigs which he has had from
sows kept by him there—a tithe pig being worth 2s. Evan John, of
Landaff, who occupied a farm in the parish of Whitchurch, also
withholds his tithes of lambs and wool. Roger Rosser, of Landaff,
yeoman, in 1752 had gathered from his apple trees in the said parish
of Landaff 100 bushels of apples, each bushel being worth 2s., but
hath not paid tithe of the same. Morgan Rees, of Landaff, gardener,
in 1752 occupied 2 acres of land in that parish, which he sowed or
planted with potatoes. He dug up and sold therefrom 100 bushels
of potatoes, each worth 8s., but has not paid the tithe. Complainants
crave redress.
MANSONS' ARMS.