Welsh Journals

Jan. 3, 1900. BYE-GONES. 265 JANUARY 3, 1900. NOTES. A SHROPSHIRE CENTENARIAN.-"1713, Oct. 17. John Typton, aged about 102, was buried." (Shrawardine Parish Register.) J.E.A. NEW YEAR'S GIFTS.—I believe the old custom of children running round the neighbour¬ hood early on New Year's morning, and either singing, or shouting, for New Year's Gifts is dying out, especially in some parts of the coun¬ try, and it would be interesting if some of the words recited, or sung, were preserved. It would be more interesting still if the authors of either the words or the music could be given. I enclose a few specimens from North Cardigan¬ shire, but I am unable to say who were the authors of the music, or of the words. Key (various). s | d. r : m. f | s : s . m | (1) Dydd Calan cynta'r flwyddyn, 'Kwy'n (2) O dowch i'r drws yn eiriol, Na If. s : f. m | r : - | (1) dyfod ar eich traws, (2) . hidiwchameichgwedd : a j f. m : r. m | d :r.m | (1) I 'mofyn ain y geiniog, Neu (2) Cyn daw Dydd Calan nesaf Bydd If. r : d. tT | d : — II (1) glvvt o faraa chaws. (2) llawer yn y bedd. After singing the foregoing, tho following is repeated, or shouted, in mono-tone :— C'lenig yn gytan Ar foreu Dydd Calan, Unwaith, dwywaith, tair. Mi godais yn fore, Mi gerddais yn ffyrnig, At dy Mr . . . (name of house-holder) I 'mofyn am g'lenig. Os clywcb ar eich calon Roi a wilt neu chwe'cheiniog, Blwyddyn newydd dda Am ddimai neu geiniog. Mae Dydd Calan wedi gwawrio, Dydd tra hynod, dydd i'w gofio, Dydd i roi, a dydd i dderbyn, Yw'r dydd cyntaf yn y flwyddyn. W.H. Trefeirig, Aberystwyth. BRIEFS FROM WORTHEN REGISTER.— I send you a first liab of Briefs from our Register. L. J. Lee. 1661. Collected in the Church of Worthin the four¬ teenth day of July, 1661, the sum of ffourteene Shillings and Eightpence for a Breefe for ye phabitants of greate Drayton. Vol, VI., New Series [Vol, 15th from the beginning]. Collected the 28th day of July, 1661, the sum of seaveu shillings fower pence for a breefe for John David of Hereford. Collected ye 14th day of July, 1661, the sum of eight shillings for a breefe for a losse at sea for one Harrykin (sic). [Query ? Hurricane.] Collected the 25th day of August, 1661, the sum of seaven shillings one peny for a Breefe from Ireland for one that was a Justice of peace and destroyed by ye rebbles there. Collected in the psh. Church of Worthin the 10th day of November, 1661, the sum of ten shillings threepence half-peny for a breefe from Oxford. Collected in ye psh. Church of Worthin the eighth day of December, 1661, the sum of seaven shillings for a breefe for Ed*v. Starkey of Hopes Say. 1662. Collected in the psh. Church of Worthin the 19th day of January, 1662, the sum of eight shillings & halfpenny for a breefe for Elwin Davids, W idow of Langmills, Radnorsheire. The ninth day of february for a breefe from Bridgnorth the sum of ten shillings nine pence. For his Maty. Breefe towards the f urnisshinge Shippa for fuhtinge the 29 day of June, 1682, the sum of vi'j8 2d. The 6th day of July for John Wolridge of Stafford the sum of 7s 5d. The 14 day of September for Thomas Spendlowe of this County the sum of 9s. 1663. The 30th day of November, 1663, the sum of 10s ld for Turner and Woodcoke of Charrington. 1664. The 7th day of ffebruary for Smyth of Northum¬ berland the sum of 5s 6(l. The 19th day of March, 1664, for the p'shioners of Bassing, Southamptcnshire, the sum of 07" 08d. 1665. The seconde day of Aprill for the inhabitants of Grantham in the county of Lincoln the sum of 9s 4d. The fourteenth day of May, 1665, for the in¬ habitants of Cockshutt in this County the sum of seaven shillings and tenn pence. Collected for the petitioners of Newport for their greate losse by fire the sum of fowre pouuds iiij. Collected the 2nd. day of August for the sicke persons in this dyocese or London the sum of Eleven shillings and sixpence. Collected the 4th day of October for the sicke persons in this dyocese or London the sura of Twelve shillings and one peny. Collected the 25th day of October for the In- habitants of Stillingfleet in the east riding of the (•ounty of Yorke the sum of nine shillings and elevenpence. Collected for the p'sons sicke of the plague the 5th of November the suuie of eleven shillings and eleven pence. Collected December the sum of viij8 6d for the same. Collected for the Inhabitants of Sheriffs Hallaa in the county of Stafford the xxday of December Seaven shillings one penny halfpenny. 34