Welsh Journals

220 BYE-GONES. June, 1879. O'r gyfraith yn y faith farn, Ni meiria un am arien ; Rhoddwn a rhannwn wrth raid, Luseni ar les enaid : Da reswm casglwn drysor, Yn y Nef gyda ein lor; lie nid oes Rhwd, ffrawd, na phry Hyll eger 'eill eu llygru; Na lladron i'n trallodi, Yno 'ddwyn ein eiddo ni : Trysor a da sy ymma Sal, Enwedig yn anwadal; A'r duwiol drysor dilyth, Yno i ni a beru byth. E. E. Gweinidog Eglwys Rhos a Llan didno a'u cant. JUNE 4, 1879. notes. CARNARVONSHIRE COUNTY ELECTION IN 1768.—Mr. Breese, in his Kahndars of Gwynedd, gives "Thomas Wynn, Esq." as returned Knight of the Shire on the 30 March 1768. By the following address it would appear that there was a contest:— To the Gentlemen, Cletgy and Freeholders of the County of Carnarvon. The strenuous and ready support I have met with from my friends, demands my most early and grateful Thanks. As I have not the honour to serve you in public, permit me to offer my friendship to you, as a private man ; it is all I have to offer; and, to a generous and independent county, I flatter myself it will be sufficient. Had my declaration been more early, success might have been more complete: The fault was my own ; and I trust my friends can forgive when the acknowledgment comes warm from the heart. I am, with most sincere respect, Gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant, William Wynne. Wern, April 2,1768. A.R.P. OSWESTRY CORPORATION RECORDS. (Apr. 23,1879). ELECTION OF BUKGESSES. Apud Oswestre xi° die Aprilis Ao. R.R. Elizth xxxf. 1569. These p'rsons were the daye and yere aforesaid ellected chosen & sworne Burgesses in the com'on hall by and before the steward Bayliffs and whole consent of the Burgesses Rondle Lloyd and Richard ap I'yn ap m'red gent then beinge Bayliffs if my lord doe allowe of them. Evan m'redd gent. Andrew Ellyce gent. John Jones gent. Richard Dryhurst Thomas Cowp'r. Ag;d. vij° Januavij 1586. Thorn's Wicherley of Aston & his children begotten and to be begotten/ was maid burgess of oswestree/ And the said Thorn's wicherley did the said daye reseve his burgens othe/ and pay for his burgenship acordingly. Roger Akinton was made burgens the saied Daye for the like. Th : Evance ) then Edd Edwards) bailiffs Hugh Yale. Md. the xxxth day of January 1592 that we Gruff Kyffin & Them's Cowp'r gent, nowe bailiffs of the towne of Oswes¬ tree have together w'th the consent of Rog'r lloid John Edwards Richard Staney Willm Gough Rob't Edwards gentlemen & the others of the Co'en councell & burgesss of the said towne R'sd the keis of the towne chest cofer were deliv'red us the box w'th the newe Charter / ye boxes w'th other writings & ye towne books & one Rowll of paper belonging to the said towne & also the co'en towne seale / one great chayne of Iron, a pr. of small shackles, and bolt w'th ye fetters belonging to the saide boulte, one other pr of shackles & ye other bowlts w'th three fetters, halfe an elne standard yarde, ijo Iron Seales. Rich : Lloyd: John Edwards Wylly'm Goughe. Md. the xxth day of maye 1592 Owen Davies m'r of Arts and headd scholem'r of Oswestree and his children to be begotten were made Burgense of Oswestree and the said Owen Davies did the said daye receave his Burgess's oth/ Gratis bestowed. John Gruffith corvis'r was made Burgess the said daye for the som ef ffyve pounds w'ch is paed to Mr. Bailiff hanm'r David Hanmer ) Bailiffs of Robert Edwardes J Oswestree 6 octob'r 1592 M'd that Roger ap Hugh was made &. ellected Burgess the day & yere aforesaid & his children begotten & to be begotten and the said Roger did the said d'ye receave his burgesse othe & paid for his burgensh'pp accordingly. M'd. that Arthur Lucas was y't day made & ellected he & his children, Burgenss & receaved his corp'rate oth & p'd for yt accordingly as the form'r pers'n. Md. that Roger Meredith of wolton in the countie o, Salop tanner was ellected Burgesse the xxth daie of April 1599 & his children lawfully begotten & to be begotten & did the same d ay receave his burgesse o ath & paid for his Burgeshipp accordingly in the Burgess hall. Gryff'th Kyffin )Bailiffs# Thomas Staney J lJ<*111110- QUERIES. HISTORY OF THE CHARTISTS.— History of the Chartists, and the Bloodless Wars of Montgomeryshire. Entered at Stationer's Hall. Welsh-pool: printed for the Author by S. Salter. Price One Shilling. Such is the title of a small pamphlet about six inches long, four inches wide, of 32 p.p., written in the Hudibrastic style. Who was its author ? Did he write anything else ? Gogledd. BRYNHAVOD LANE, OSWESTRY.—A corre¬ spondent (writing on August 1, 1877) asks what the old name of this lane was before Brynhavod was built. I never saw it in print, but as boys we called it " Llw [Llwyn] y Rhi lane," or something like it. Perhaps some contributor will give the correct spelling, and the mean¬ ing? Ear Away. REPLIES. RIDING THE STANG (Apr. 9, 1879).—Your correspondents have none of them alluded to the fact that the " Stang" of the English counties was a near relative of the "Ceffyl Pren" of Wales. Those who possess the reprint of Bye-gones for 1872, will find on page 84 some account of the latter at Llanfyllin. Taffy.