Welsh Journals

Jan. 5, 1898. BYE-GONES. 273 JANUARY 5, 1898. NOTES. SALMON AT CHRISTMAS.—The following appears in Notes and Queries :—" John Ray, being in Wales in 1662, writes—' A story passes concerning salmons in the river Aberavon, that come up on Christmas-day, and may be handled, and then taken out at pleasure, and this is at¬ tested by all the country. Credat qui cupit.'" —(Memorials of Ray, 1846, p. 178.) W.O. EXTRAPAROCHIALS AND THE POOR. —The following from the Church Chest at Tong shews that all Extra-parochials did not act as Halston seems to have done (Bye-Goxes, July 5, 1889), and is also interesting as containing the signature of a member of a famous family, a Pendrell. J.E.A. To the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Eoore of the parrish of Tonge in the County of alop and to every of them. Salop—Wee the Inhabitats of the Aunccient Extraparochiall of White Laydyes in the County of Salop whose names are Subscribed in p'suance of An Act of Parliamt. lately made Entituled an Act for Supplynge some Defects in the Lawe for the relief of the poore of this Kingdome doe hereby owne Acknowledge, and Certifye Anthony Spicer his wife and wt. Children by him to be Inhabi- tantes legally settled in our sd. Extraparochiall of White Laydyes and yt. wee will receiue and pro¬ vide for them Accordinge to Lawe when ever the shall be chargeable to, or bee forced to Ask reliefs of the parrish of Tonge in wittness whereof we have hereunto put our handes and seales ye 3rd of January ye 6th yeare of the Raigne of our Sover- aigne Laydie Queen Anne Annoq. Dm. 1707. Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed were Richard How (Seal) p'sent and witnesses to ye signing and sealing of ye aforesd. certificate. Rich. Pendril. Tho. Howe, junior. Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed 2 of her Ma'ties Justices of Tho. How. ye peace for the County of Salop aforesd. do Allowe and approve of the certi¬ ficate above written. Wittness our handes ye 3rd day of January. H. Briggs. Edw. Acton. (Seal) Anthony Spicer His x Marke (Seal) Senior. EARLY LEAVES IN THE MALLWYD PARISH REGISTERS. Continued (Nov. 17, 1897). An'o Dni 1576. Itm Thorn's ap Will'm ap Harrywas christened the xxvth day of m'che anno d'ni 1576. Itm Lowry vz Dauid ap ll'n David ap Howell was christened the xxvjth day of m'che ao d'ni 1576. Vol. V. New Series tbeing Vol; 14th from the beginning Itm Margarete vz David ap John ap ll'n ap Rs & Lowry vz ll'n ap Rs ap David was christened the xvth day of April &c. Itm David ap Ieu'n ap Gruff y Krydd & Thorn's ap Ieu'n his brother was christened the xxvjthday of April the yere abouesaid. Itm Marie vz Ieu'n ap Morice vid' paup' was buried the last day of April the yere abouesaid. Itm Will'm ap Harry paup' was buried the iijth day of May the yere abouesaid &c. Itm Thorn's ap John Sowthall was christened thexiijth day of May 1576 Itm Robert ap John David was christened the xvth day of May the yere abouesayd. Itm Rowland ap Thorn's Glm' was christened the xviijth day of May 1576. Item Elizabeth vz Morice ap John ap Dauid ap Engion daughter to Agnes vz Hughe ap Ieu'n Duy illegitimate was christened the xixth day of May 1576. Item Thorn's ap John Sowthall was buried the xxvjth day of May. Item Elizabeth vz Morice ap John ap Dauid ap Engnion was buried the day & yere aforesaid. Itm Ellen vz Robert ap Ieu'n was christened the xth day of June the yeare abouesayd. Item Jane vz David ap Morice ap John ap David ap Ithell was christened the sayd day. Item the sayd Jane vz David was buried the xxiijth day of June the yere abouesaid. Itm Mary vz David ap Lewes ap Glm' was christened the xxiiiith day of June 1576. Item Humffrey ap John ap ll'n was christened the xxvijth day of June the yere abouesayd. Itm Thorn's ap gruff ap John als' vychan was buryed the vth day of July ao sup' dc'o. Itm Margarete vz Richard was buried the xxijth day of August. Itm Owen ap Robert ap gr' was christened the xxth day of August. Itm Richard ap Lewes ap gr. Bedo was chris¬ tened the xxiiijth day of August the yere aboue¬ sayd, &c. Item Gruff ap David bengrych & Jane vz Ed lloyd was wedded the first day of September at Malloyd, 1576, vt sup', (a) Item Robert ap Gruff ap John & Alson vz Morice ap Owen was wedded the eight day of September at Malloyd. 1576. Itm Ellen vz Thorn's ap Owen Dackyn was christened the ixth day of September. Itm Owen ap ll'n ap David ap Gl'm was buryed the xxvth day of September. Itm Elizabeth vz Thorn's ap Howell ap Morgan was christened the xiiijth day of October, ao vt sup'. Itm John ap Ieu'n ap Jenkin was buried the xxith day of Nouember Itm Mallt vz Gruff ap Owen David ap Owen was christened the xxvijth day of November. Itm Margarete vz David lloyd ap David ap John was christened the ixtu day of December, 1576. Itm Elizabeth vz Thorn's ap Howell ap ll'n ap Dackyn was christened the xvth day of December ao vt sup'. Item Edward ap John Thorn's of Kowarch was christened the xvijth day of December, &c. (a)—"At Malloyd" is crossed over. 35