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June 4, 1890. BYE-GONES. 375 conclusion, Professor Lloyd expressed the hope that the place-names of Wales would receive in the near future far more careful and thorough attention than has hitherto been accorded to them. The material is in every one's hand, the results cannot but be most valuable, all that is necessary is to pursue the right method. The Rev Robert Gwynne, M.A., who occupied the chair, Mr Howel W. Lloyd, M.A., Dr Owen, and Mr Phillimore took part in the subsequent discussion. JUNE 4, 1890. NOTES. OSWESTRY BOROUGH AND CORPORA¬ TION RECORDS (May, 14, 1890).—FIRE IN OSWESTRY 1743.—Among the Corporation documents is a Book " 1743 Collection for the Town of Oswestry for the sufferings by fire from Birmingham." Pj contains a list of at least 100 subscribers and is summarized 12 Decemr 1743 Monday Gold............2 Silver...............5 Brass ... 13 Decemr. Tuesday Gold Silver... Brass ... More 0 3 6 7 12 10 2 2 0 4 11 0 0 5 6 6 18 Tot. 14 11 4 ... 0 4 6 £14 15 10 Having compared the Acct. of money Collected at Birmingham by Mr David Evans wth the Cash I find the Cash exceeds the Accot. in the Books some Few shillings & pence and certifie that the whole Sum collected as Above for the Poor Sufferers by Fire at Oswestry amounts to Fourteen Pounds Fifteen shillings and Ten pence Witness my hand 13 Deer. 1743. Rich. Devey Rector of St. Martin's Birmingham. J. P.-J. AN EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF NEW¬ TOWN. — In the Montgomeryshire Collections for 18S9 there appeared an interesting paper compiled by Mr Rd. Williams, one of the secre¬ taries of the Powys-land Club, relating an incident in the life of Sir John Powell Pryce, the result of which ended in locating Sir John in prison in London, whence he never came out alive. It has occurred to me that some of the readers of Bye- Gones who may have read the paper, of which you gave an abstract, would like to know who the Mrs Vaughan who lived at the Red Lion Inn in Newtown was, and by what influence she was enabled to defeat the attempt of Sir John Powell Pryce to deprive her of her licence, &c. The fol¬ lowing extracts from some unpublished notes of mine connected with Montgomeryshire Wills will show :— Richard Evans Owen of Garth, Llanidloes, by his wife Bridgett, had seven children, namely, 1. Richard Owen. 2. Elizabeth, who married the Reverend George Herbert of Park, near Caersws, and by him had three children, namely, 1. John. 2. Jane. 3. George. John, the eldest son, was first of Cwmydalfa and subsequently of Dolforgan, in Kerry. He was the nephew of Mrs Vaughan referred to in Mr R. Williams's paper. He had four children— 1. John Owen Herbert of Dolforgan, whose only child, Harriatt Averina Brunetta, married Walter Long, Esq., of Rood-Ashton, co. Wilts. 2. George Arthur Herbert of Glanhafren, near Newtown, father of the late Canon Her¬ bert, General Herbert of Glanhafren, and the Rev. Henry Herbert, now of Tenby, South Wales, and two daughters, (1) Averina, (2) Georgina. 3. Mary, who married David Matthews of New¬ town, currier. He is mentioned in Mr R. Williams's paper as Mrs Vaughan's brother-in-law. In the will of the Rev. Daniel Owen, vicar of Guilsfield (1769-1777) a small legacy is devised to "Edward, eldest son of David Matthews and Mary his wife," and other small sums to "three children (unnamed in the will) of the said Edward." I believe the above David Matthews was one of the family so well known in Newtown as the Matthewses of The Tanhouse. 4. Catherine, who married Francis Williams, and had two children, namely, 1. The Reverend Daniel Williams. _ 2. A daughter named Bridgett. 5. Valentine Owen. 6. Bridgett, who married Thomas Vaughan. She was the " widow with three children" referred to in Mr Richard Williams's paper. 7. Daniel, mentioned above as Vicar of Guilsfield. He was Vicar Choral at St. Asaph (1760); he mar¬ ried Mary, daughter of . ,-..-- gay, Esq., and died, leavin Thomas Vaughan had children, namely: 1. Evan. 2. Daniel. 3. Bridgett. I have a copy of the will of one Evan Vaughan of Newtown, which will was proved in 1756. Testator in his will mentions three sons : 1. Evan. 2. Richard. 3. Thomas. To Evan he devised the house in which he (the son) lived and all testator's sheep, the son paying £100 towards the liquidation of testator's debts. To Richard testator devised the dwelling-house then in the occupation of testator's son, Thomas, also the Lloyd of Dom- no issue, y Bridgett Owen three