Welsh Journals

490 BYE-GONES. Dec. 5, 1894. favour of placing a memorial first on the spot where Llewelyn fell (near Builth), or somewhere near by, and afterwards, if the funds permit, of a memorial over the grave, if it can be discovered. Later in the meeting it was decided that subscribers should be at liberty to exercise their option and to subscribe to either memorial. On the proposal of Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., it was resolved to confirm the appointment of the General Committee, with power to add to their number. On the motion of Mr Llewelyn Williams.seconded bv Mr E. Vincent Evans, it was resolved to invite the Prince of Wales to become a patron of themove- ment and Lord Bute to become the president of the Committee. The election of the other officers was postponed to another meeting of the General Com¬ mittee, to be convened by Mr Gwynoro Davies. DEOFMBFR 5, 1894. NOTES. OSWESTRY GRAMMAR SCHOOL—Extract from Will of John Lloyd, of Inner Temple, London. Item. I give and bequeathe unto the poore of the towne of Oswester where I was borne the somme of five pounds to be bestowed at the discretion of my friends Mr Richard Blodwell and Mr John Blodwell, two of my executors above named, also I give and bequeathe unto the schoole of Oswester towards the furnishynge thereof and bookes the some of fower pounds to be bestowed at the dyscretione of the nowe master and usher of ths said Schoole together w'h the advise of Richard Blodwell and John Blod¬ well which sev'll somes of five pounds and fower pounds I do hearby appoint to be paid w'h'n one yeare and half after my decease. J.P-J. OSWESTRY PARISH REGISTERS.—The following are miscellaneous extracts :— April, 1657. Thomas Bellringer that killed Thomas Hunt was hanged at Denbigh the 14th day. 1660. Thomas Edwards, Gent., was bered upon Wit- Bunday in ye yere 1661, & in ye 69th yere of his Aidge being 4 tims bailiffe of this Town. July, 1674. John, the sonne of Edward Lloyd, of Church Street, Carpenter, was borne the 5th daye being Sabbath daye aboute the tyme that they came from Church, and was baptized the 14th daye. Mr William Tomkyes, of Willow Street, an Attor¬ ney, was hurried the 18th day. Hee bestowed the Communion table that is in the Church twelveth month before he died, and many other good things he did in his tyme Fr the Fsh. 1670. Sarah Griffiths, the second daughter of Mr William Griffiths, Cheiffe Master of the free schoole att Oswaldstree, was born upon the thirtieth day of March, 1670, being Wensday, about eight of the clock in ye evening, and baptised the twelfth day of April foloweing being Tuesday. August, 1671. Edward Bowen, the sonne of John ap Edward ap Bowen of Trevounen, who fell by accident the rope breakinge when he went doune to theCoale pitt.was buried the 15th daye. J.P-J. A GRANDILOQUENT PETITION.— "DIVERS LORDS, KNIGHTS, AND GEN¬ TLEMEN" OF NORTH WALES AND CHARLES II.—Reading recently a volume of the earliest English newspapers, I noted the following grandiloquent petition, which appeared in the MercurtVrS Publicus, under date Thursday, June 7, 1660 :— This Day the Petition of divers Lords, Knights, and Gentlemen of the Six Counties of North Wales (from whence during all the time of the late Usur¬ pation of the Government no publique Address or Petition was ever made) was presented to his Majesty by the Noble Lord, the Lord Viscount Bulkley, accompanied by the persons who sub¬ scribed the same; which Petition was a9 followeth :— To the King's Most Excellent MajeMy. This humble Petition of divers Lords, Knights, & Gentlemen, Inhabitants of the Six Counties of North Wales, whose names are subscribed, Sheweth— That your Petitioners during the Vicissitudes of eighteen years troubles, having suffered as much and repined as little as any part of your said Majesties realm have done, do now esteem it the glory of their first publick Address that it is to your Majesty the most Gracious of Princes. Excess of joy hath oft struck men dumb, but we who now carry our hearts iu our mouthes may as well live and not breathe as not profess ourselves enlivened by your Majesties return unto us. That having bin the end of our constant prayers, is now the fruition of those longing hopes which rendered our sufferings tollerable, and preserved us to this time to pray for your Majesties long and happy Raign. And as your Majestie hath attained the possession of your Crowns by the glorious conquest of an Heroick patience, so shall we humbly endeavour to follow your Princely example, by so far disowning all (even just) Animosities as shall we hope in a peculiar sense render us your Majesties most obedi¬ ent subject's. Yet we deny our selves the lea3t harsh or revenge- full thought for those Oppressions we so long and signally have layn under, we are not able to digest the detestable and horrid murther of your Royal Father, our once most Gracious Sovereign, in avert¬ ing the guilt of whose blood all are concerned who have no mind to draw it upon themselves. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray, That not onely such of those principally engaged in that execrable murther as to your Majestie & the honour¬ able Parliament shall seem meet, be forth with delivered over to publick Justice: But that also such others as concurred therein, or procured & promoted Petitions to bring on that horrid Tryal.or other Addresses to own the same (& have not since given early testimony of their unforced repentance), may be diligently taken notice of & disabled to bear any office of trust Civil or Military in your Majes¬ ties Realms, that so the lives of your Majesties most loyal subjects may no more come into the cruel hands of Blood-thirsty men. Lord Powys, Lord Herbert, Lord Bulkley, Sir