Montgomery Armigerum Mauricium ap Owen1 John ap hughe ap Jeuan2 Richardum ap Hughe ap Jeuan3 Howel ар Gruffith David ap Madok de Keveiliok in comitatu predicto generosos teneri & firmiter obligari Howell ap thomas ap llewelyn ap Jeuan ap gyttyn de tavolok in Comoto de Keveiliok in Comitatu predicto yeoman in centum libris bone et legalis monete anglie Solvendis eidem howell ap Thomas aut suo certo atturnato heredibus vel executoribus suis ad quam quidem solucionem bene & fideliter faciendam obligamus nos & quemlibet nostrorum per se & pro toto & in solido heredes & executores nostros per presentes Sigillis nostris sigillatos datum vicessimo sexto die Julii annis Regnorum philippi & marie dei gratia Regis & Regine Anglie Hispaniarum francie vtriusque cicillie Jerusalem & hibernie fidei defencorum Archducum Austrie ducum mediolanie burgundie & brabancie Comitum Hapsburgie Flandrie & tirolis quinto & Sexto. "The condicion of this obligacion is suche that if the within-named Howell ap Thomas may well and peacably have hold enjoye and possesse from the date of these presents to hym and to hys heires and assynes for euer one tenement called bryn moel with all medowes leasowes pastures mores mountaynes comyns watters woodes and vnderwoodes with all and singular ther comodities easements Rights and appertinances set lying and beinge in the township of gwern-y bulch in the comote of Keveiliok in the countie of Montgomery, which late were the tenements and landes of the within bounden Edward Herbert and whiche the said Howell ap Thomas had to hym and to his heyres and assignes of the gefte and graunte of the said Edward Herbert by way of exchange as by a sertayne dede by the same Edward Herbert to the said Howell ap Thomas thereof made sealed & delyvered more opyn doth appeare according to the purport intent & condicion in the said dede of exchange expressed specyfyed & declared without any dif ference let intervpcyon eieccion expulsion impleadynge molestyng vexacion or grefe either by the said Edward Herbert or his heyres or any other person or person whatsoever they be havyng or pretendyng any maner Right tytle vse clayme or interests of & in the above said tenements & other the premisses or any part or parcell of the same that then this present obligacion to be paid and of non effect or eles it to stand in his full strengthe vertue and effecte." (L.S.) 1 Of Rhiwsaeson. 2 Of Mathavarn. Rhosygarreg, see Herbert pedigree above. 3 Ancestor to the Pughes of Showing the connection of that family with the Herberts of Kemmaes, from a pedigree in the autograph of Robert Vaughan, the Merionethshire antiquary, the family muniments, etc., etc. Arms, or, a lion rampant, azure. 1 Ellen, dau. of "Gruffyth Derwas, Esq., of the body King Gruffith Dew. | Henry Sixth, became tutor and guardian to Meuric Vaughan (of Nannau), sonne to his brother, Howel Sele, and was the chiefest man in command in our country all his tyme." He is mentioned as living, in a roll at Peniarth, dated at Michaelmas 4 Hen. V, Foreman of Jury, at Dolgelley, 30 Hen. VI. Gwilym ap Griffith+Mabli, wen, wife of Griffith 16 Elizabeth, heiress John Herbert, of Kemmaes; 1 Annest verch (dau. of) Gwilym, and Morgan ap Gwilym, are also named in the will. 2 Amongst the muniments at Peniarth is a deed dated 20 July, 4 Eliz., by which lands in the parish of Kemmaes are settled upon Griffith ap Gwilym for life, with remainder to his son Edneved, and his legitimate heirs by Katharine verch Rees. 1 A Richard ap Edneved witnesses the will. Edward liv. 14 Oct. 1616. 1616. Sarah, liv. 14 Oct. 1616. Elizabeth, living 22 Chas. II. She was married to Daniel Whittingham, of Varchwell, co. of Montgomery, before 5 Apr. 1669. Bridget, living 25 Chas. II. She 2 One of these daughters was probably married to a John Meredith, as in the will of Gr. ap Edneved there is a bequest to his niece, Anne, dau. of John Meredith. 3 There were several children of this first marriage, but they all died young. After the death of Derwas Griffith, the descent of the Glyn Twymin estate followed PAROCHIAL HISTORY OF LLANIDLOES. BY EDWARD HAMER. (Continued from Vol. x, p. 312.) CHAPTER XII.-TOPOGRAPHICAL GLOSSARY. IN the Topographical chapter of the "Parochial Account of Llangurig", the roots and derivations of the names, together with their suggested meanings, are rather fully discussed; and as this list contains so many names common to both parishes, the writer has deemed it inexpedient to add little more to a statement of the results obtained, except in the case of fresh names. CONTRACTIONS EMPLOYED. t., tenement; f., fs., farm, farms; to., township. *prefixed to a name shows that it is no longer in existence, or uninhabited on account of its dilapidated state. ABER TRI NANT, the confluence (aber) of the three (tri) ravines or brooks (nant); a small f. partly situated in the to. of Manledd. ABER DEU NANT, the confluence of the two ravines or brooks; name of two fs. in the to. of Ystradynod. ALLT GOCH-COTTAGE (now better known as Dyfnant), the cottage of the red cliff, ascent, or hill side. BEDW (or Y FEDW), birches; a f. of 65ac., to. of Hengynwydd fach. *Bedw hirion, long birches, near Pen y bank. BERTH LLWYD (or BERTH-LLOYD). This name is generally derived from perth, a bush or brake; if this conjecture be correct, the name would signify either Lloyd's bush, or brake, or the grey (llwyd) bush or brake. As it was for centuries the |