The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
R.5.13
| Shelfmark | R.5.13 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Miscellaneous Papers relating to Wales |
| Alternative Title | Papers Relating To Wales |
| James Number | 708 |
| Physical Description | Papers of different sizes bound together. |
| Provenance | Given by Puckering. |
| Donor | Puckering [formerly Newton], Sir Henry, third baronet (bap. 1618, d. 1701), Royalist Army Officer and Local Politician |
| Material | Paper |
Contents
Lettered Principality of Wales. Formerly classed as R.4.13.
1. Commission of the Black Prince to several Welsh justices 18 Ed. III. pp.11, small 4to.
2. Petition of the inhabitants of the Forest of Dean to Henry Prince of Wales against felling wood for iron-works, f.1, well written.
3. Arguments of the Solicitor-General for the Jurisdiction of the Council of the Marches over the four shires 1608. Against Serj. Harris and Serj. Hutton, with their answers, and his reply, ff.13, and 32 ff. in smaller size (being the third and last argument).
4. Instructions of Charles I. to Richard Lord Vaughan, President of the Council, for the Principality of Wales, in 53 articles. pp.37.
5. The opinions of the Judges upon divers questions concerning Parishes etc., and Justice Jones's opinion on the Commissions by which the Commissioners sit at Newgate. 1633, ff.13.
6. The Lord Chancellor's opinion in the case of Roberts and Wynne, ff.10.
