Welsh Journals

15. Did you, as a drover, borrow money from the defendant Clayton? 16. Do you know of any writ, &c., issued out of the Exchequer against Thomas Williams ? 17. Do you know anything of the agreement between the defendant Clayton and Thomas Williams for the sale and conveyance of Williams's messuage to Clayton ? I Interrogatories signed by (Gwynien Jervis) and countersigned by Sam. Price, Th. James, Jenk. Edwards, and [Efa Achmayde]. DEPOSITIONS of witnesses duly sworn at the Dwelling-house of William Smith, Innholder, known by the name or sign of the Castle, in the town of Presteign on Thursday, 25 April 1745. On behalf of the plaintiffs. John Price, ye Elder, of the parish of Cregrina, co. Radnor, gent., aged 67. 10, &c. About 3 years ago Clayton presented some writ for a bond debt to the Crown but for the benefit of Clayton, and Clayton and his agents have ever since been in possession of plaintiff's lands, &c., in the parishes of Llansantfraed in Elvel and Bettus dyserth in co. Radnor. He believes Clayton to be in possession also of the lands, &c., of Thomas Williams and has been so for 3 years before the above mentioned. De- ponent's son was tenant of plaintiff's estate at £ 26 per annum under a written agreement and he continued tenant under Clayton. Since Clayton took over the lands, they have been neglected to be cultivated 'according to ye common course of husbandry' and the buildings, &c., are out of repair. £ 40 would be required to put the fences and houses in tenantable repair. Silvanus Morgan, parish of Hey of, co. Radnor, gent., aged 64. The debt of Thomas Jones to Clayton was 4 score pounds' and de- ponent went bail bond for Thomas Jones when the latter was arrested for debt. Clayton 'exclaimed against co. Radnor' and said that Bowen, Lloyd, and Thomas Williams as his sureties owed him some money Clayton declared in deponent's hearing that Evan Bowen had paid £ 200 on his account into the Bank of England and brought him a Bank receipt.