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  • Petition of Owen ap Robert ap William of Llanrhychwyn, farmer, to be freed from being made High Constable of Nantconwy due to the fact that he is very poor and has a wife and four small children to support.
Petition, 1653
  • Petition of John ap John Lewis. He asks for relief since he is unable to provide for himself, being a poor soldier having served 9 years in Ireland and Scotland.
Petition, 1650s
  • Petition of Frances ap Robert Lewis of Llanaylhayarne [Llanaelhaearn], aged about 78, for relief for his wife and children.
Petition, 1660
  • Removal Order of Thomas Roberts, cardmaker and Anne his wife from pa[rish] Penmachno to pa[rish] Llanddoget [Llanddoged], co. Denbigh.
Removal Order of Thomas and Anne Roberts, 8 November 1795
  • A list of all households in Brecon, with the names of the poor marked, street by street. The booklet seems to have been covered in eighteenth -century wallpaper.
The Names of the poor of Brecon, 1786, front cover [image 1 of 11]
A set of prescriptions for the poor, 1761, frontispiece [image 1 of 38]