Corporation Miscellanea: Common Attornies Accounts, 1783-1822

Common Attornies' Accounts.

1783–1822.

[Thin paper book bound in blue marbled carton.]

Accounts of John Waters and Thomas Stibbs, Common Attorneys for the Years 1783, 1784, 1785 and 1786.

Disbursements as p^r Receipts.

1783 Dec^r 1^st To the Hall Keeper for ffire 1/-

16. To Lord Cardiff £5. 13. 7½ [annual].

24. To Eliz. Jones for weighing the Butter.

1784 Jan^y 9. To the Ringers 18/-

April 8. To Eliz. Jones for sawing Timber for the Pump 2/-

18. To a Poor Family 1/-

Aug^t 14. To M^r Bradley races subscription £10. 10. 2.

1786 Sept^r 1. To M^r Yeomans what he gave the judges Porter 5/-

Verbal Orders.

1783 Nov. 1. To Cash paid John Morgan for carrying the Weights to the Hall 6d.

5. To do. p^d Fox for carrying Oates 1/-

8. To do p^d Two poor Soldiers, To do. p^d for two new Bowells for the Toll 1/-

1784 Jan^y 17. To p^d Fox for carrying the Corn to M^r Lewis 2/-

26. To p^d the Men at the Pump 1/-

27. To p^d for a stamp 4d.

March 16. To p^d John Bird Sen^r for hauling the Wood 1/-

To p^d for Ale for the Men at the Pump 8d.

July 8. To p^d M^r Wood for W^m Watkins' Oath 5/-

1786 March 12. To p^d for sealing nine measures 3/-

April 20. To p^d two poor Sailors 1/-

26. To p^d a Scotchman 6d.

May 10. To Cash paid a Sailor 6d.

23. To do. p^d a poor Woman 6d.

June 1. To p^d for sweeping the Record Room Chimney 6d.

2. To p^d W^m Bowen for Carrying Dirt from the Hall 1/-

9. To p^d a Poor Turk 1/-

Cash Received.

1783 April 22. By cash of M^r Bradley for Rent £8.

The Corporation of Cardiff in Account with John Waters & Thomas Stibbs, Common Attorneys for the Year 1788.

1787 Dec^r 1. To paid Right Hon^ble Lord Cardiff £5. 13. 9½.

1788 April 3. To do. the Bell Ringers 18/-

May 2. To do. Edward Thomas, Cardiff Arms £2 . 8. 0.

1788 March 12. By Cash of W^m Morgan for Toll of Cattle sold £1 . 4. 7.

May 2. By do. & Bills of Stone & Evans in part of a year's rent due 1 March last £27. 6. 9.

Sep^tr 25. By do. of T. Richards Esq^e Sen^r, for rent £6. 18. 4.

By do. of Miss Lewis for the Dobin Pitts £1 . 10 . 0.

By do. of Lionel Stibbs for arrears of rent £2.

28. By do. M^rs Eliz. Purcell for 85, 86 & 87, being rent of little Troy 7/6d.

29. By do. of James Howells for the Weigh House £3. 3. 0.

Oct^r 1. By do. of M^r Minnett on Acc^t of Rent due to the Corporation £10. 10. 0.

24. By do. of Richard Vaughan rent for 87 & 88 £2.

Nov^r 5. By do. of Arthur Tanner being arrears for 87 £1. 1. 0.

6. By do. of M^r Wood for Cae Pwdur and Cut throat rent for 1786 & 1787 £1 . 7 . 0.

By do. of M^rs Mary Jones for rent in full to Michaelmas last £2 . 2 . 0.

1788 Oct^r 1. To paid Harris of the Splott as [per] recpt. £6. 12. 4½.

2. To do. Eliz. Jones for the scales 4/25. To do. Ch^r Philips (Cryer) 6d.

1787 H^y Hollier Esq^e in a/c with the Corporation of Cardiff.

[Separate leaf.]

Paid Thomas Williams for Repairs of North Gate and the Bridge £15 . 15. 0.

Paid Old Franky for fire at different times in Hall 4s.

[Lord Cardiff's rent p^d Michaelmas 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790. £5 . 13 . 7½ each year.]

Cash Received from the 1^st of November 1788 to 1^st of February 1789 by John Bird, Water Bailiff.

[e.g.] Captain Thomas Machall, ship Hollow Oak, above 60 tons, port fees 5/-

[Another thin paper book.]

John Evans in Account Current with the Corporation of Cardiff.

1792 Sept 29. To Cash of Edw^d Rowland in part of 3 years Rent of a House due August last £15 . 15 . 0.

Nov^r 12. To Cash of Jno. Ovens for Bark sold 7. 10. 0.

26. To D° of J^s Howells for 3 years Rent of the Weigh House £9 . 9 . 0.

To Do. of Will^m Morgan (Toll S^t Andrew's fair) 5/1 ½d.

Dec^r 1. To D° of John Roberts for some limbs of Timber growing on Corporation ground £2 . 2 . 0.

1792. By Cash p^d the the Bell Ringers £5 . 5 . 0.

By —do— Edw^d Thomas C[ardiff] Arms £3 . 0 . 2.

By —do— the Plumbers for work done on the Town Pump £26 . 10 . 8.

By —do— W. Wilson for work on Clock £1 . 11 . 1.

By —do— Right Honb^le Earl Bute rent £5 . 13 . 7½.

By—do— Mary Jones for Ale £2 . 13 . 1.

By—do— Will^m Brewer do. £2 . 8 . 0.

1792 March 25. To Cash of David Morgan John, being rent of a Garden for the years 91 & 92 due this Ins^t 8/-

To D° of Arthur Tanner for 3 years rent of a House £1 . 1 . 0.

To D° of Fra^s Minnitt for 1 years rent of a House £3 . 15 . 0.

1793. By Cash p^d Edward Thomas for Wine 10/-

1794 May 8. To Cash of Edm^d Traherne Esq^r being 5 years Rent of a Shop under the Town Hall due 12^th Jan^y last @ £1 [per] year £5.

10. To Cash of M^r Tho^s Dadford for 3 years Liberty on the Waste Ground out of the South Gate due 1^st Jan^y last at £1 . 1 . 0 £3 . 3 . 0.

1792. To Cash of Mary Jones rent for 91. £1 . 1. 0.

By Cash p^d Will^m Harry for work on Town Hall leads 15/-

By —do— John Roberts for work by North Gate 13/6d.

By —do— for falling and stripping Timber upon the late Lands of Jno. Richards Esq^e Sen^r £11 . 4 . 4.

By —do— for halling said timber £2 . 14 . 0½

By —do— Expenses on the Pump £2 . 5 . 6.

By —do— Halling & sawing the Pillory Post 5/-

1817 Oct^r 25. Paid Charles Vachell Jn^r towards the relief of the survivors lately wrecked off Sully £5 . 5 . 0.

Nov^r 22. Paid Charles for relaying the Buoy at the Sea Lock £2 . 7 . 0.

29. P^d W^m Emanuel (for the ringers) ringing mourning peal for the late Princess Charlotte 19^th instant 16/-

1818 Jan^y 21. Paid Philip Lewis' Bill for ale given the workmen erecting pump 13/3d.

Paid do. for the Sergeants at Mace Suppers 10/-

1817 Sept^r 25. By Cash of G. Brewer 2 years rent of the old Mill by the Quay due Michaelmas last £8.

By do. of Edward Thomas on a/c of harbour dues £21.

21. By do. of J. Wood Esq. remainder of 6 years interest of £1090 on Rumney Bridge due 10 June 1817 £ 100.

1818. By Cash of M^r Tho^s Morgan a years rent of the Town Wall from the South Gate to Crockherbtown due 29 Nov^r 1817 5/-

By do. of D° 7 years rent of a court in King Street due 1 May 1817 3/6d.

Feb^y 23. Paid W^m Barretts Bill for the Charity School childrens dinners last Christmas Day £10 . 1 . 4.

March 10. Paid Edward Bird's bill for repairing pumps £20 . 16 . 6.

April 4. Paid Tho^s Bates Rous Esq. the Corporation subscription towards building a school for the education of poor children £300.

1818 April 8. By 3 Deed poles on Rumney Bridge N^os 38, 39 & 40 received of Tho^s Charles and W^m Prichard Esq^rs Bailiffs, to be transferred to Tho^s Bates Rous Esq^r for £100 each, being purchased by him of the Corporation the 6^th Inst. £300.

11. By do. of the Marquess of Bute by the hands of M^r E. P. Richards borrowed on two deed poles N^o 8 & 33, value £100 each, £150.

May 8. By Cash of Catherine Butler a years rent for the house at Black Weir due the 1^st inst. £4 . 4 . 0.

June 22. By Cash of Miss Whiting 21 years rent of House in Broad Street due 15^th April 1818 @ 1/- [per] ann. £1 . 1 . 0.

By do. of do. 13 years rent of 2 cotts near Baker's Row due 29 Sept^r 1817 @ 4/- [per] ann. £2 . 12 . 0.

July 8. By do. of Ann Lewis on acc^t of rent of her house in Middle Row £4 . 4 . 0.

11. By do. of the Marquess of Bute by the hands of M^r E. P. Richards borrowed on N^os 34 & 36 deeds Pole on Rumney Bridge £150.

Aug^t 29. By do. of Thomas Edward on a/c of 2 years rent for part of Spittle House & land due—

Sept^r 12. By do. of John Williams a years rent of Shop under the Hall Steps due 1 Aug^t last £1.

Sep^r 17. By do. of Joseph Davies 7 y'rs rent of Deal Yard due 1 May 1818 £36 . 15 . 0.

By do. of John Jones a y'rs rent of Little Troy due 1 May 1818 5/-

18. By do. of E. P. Richards Esq^e 20 y'rs rent of Gollygate due 19^th ins^t £2 . 10 . 0.

By do. of the Marquess of Bute by the hands of E. P. Richards Esq., balance of £486 being the amount of the transfer of N^os 8, 31, 33, 35, 37 & 42 Deeds Poll sold the Marquess of Bute @ 90 [per] cent. £186.

1818 Sept^r 26. P^d horsehire surveying Corporation land 3/6d each 7/-

1818 Sept^r 24. By Cash of Tho^s Robert 2 y'rs rent for a Moiety of Spittle house & land due 1 May last £20.

25. By Cash of John Richards Esq. 28 y'rs rent of premises by the Quay due 3 June last abated 2d. £26 . 2 . 6.

26. By do. of Robert Thomas 2 years rent of Gallows field due Michaelmas 1818 £14 . 14 . 0.

By do. of do Tolls of Cattle at S^t Peter's fair 1818; 13/-

By do. of W^m Hadley a y'rs rent of nailer shop due Mich^s 1817 15/-

By do. of Marquess of Bute 5 y'rs rent for 1804, 5, 6, 7 & 8 land by Pluca, now in occupation of John Bradley, @ £8 . 8 . 0 [per] ann. £42.

By do. of Jno. Bradley [10 years' rent] same land £84.

By do. of John Bradley 15 y'rs rent of allotment due Mich^s 1818 @ £13 . 13 . 0 [per] ann. £204 . 15 . 0.

By do. of Rich^d Howell on a/c of rent due 1 May last for House Middle row £4.

Settled & allowed by W^m Prichard & Thomas Charles, Bailiffs of Cardiff.

1818. Charles Jones, Water Bailiff.

The Town Hall pump.

Nov^r 12. P^d M^rs Freake for ale for Hall 6/6d.

Cambrian Newspaper.

Dec^r 5. P^d Weston Young for Survey and Maps of the Corporation Estate £30 . 9. 0.

(Eliz: David butter-weigher.)

1819 Feb^y 23. Paid M^r John Bird on a/c of Rents due from the Corporation to the Marquess of Bute £25.

Mar. 10. Paid for mats for pews in church 2/6d.

20. Paid for Receipt Stamp for Little Heath 1/-

(Town Hall whitewashed).

May 8. Paid David Evans for Watchmens' coats £9. 5/-

22. Paid Mr. J. Thackwell a moiety for a piece of plate presented to John Richards Esq^e by the Corporation £50.

Paid the same for Corporation Seal £10 . 14 . 0 . (fn. 1)

July 31. P^d M^r Jno. Bird as agent for the Marques of Bute arrears of Fee Farm rents of the tolls of the Market to Michaelmas 1818 £60 . 4 . 4½.

Aug^t 10. P^d Tho^s Nicholls making a buoy 17/6d.

1818 Nov^r 29. By one y'rs rent of the Town Walls from M^r Tho^s Morgan 5/-

By one y'rs rent of a House and Court in Kings Street from the same 6d.

By one y'rs rent of the old Boring Mill of M^r Geo. Brewer £4.

By M^r John Bird for Lord James Stuart for hustings at the late Borough Election £25.

1819 Mch. 20. By 1 y'rs rent of Little Heath lands of John Wood Esq^e £30.

May 21. By 1 y'rs rent of a house in the middle Row to Crockherbtown by Ann Lewis £4 . 4 . 0.

By ½y'rs rent of land in occup'on of Tho^s Wells by the hands of John Wood Esq. late Co¹ Cappers, due 29 Sept^t 1817. £15.

By 1 y'rs rent of same land now in occup'on of John Wood Esq. of himself due 29 Sept. 1818. £30.

May 12. By 1 y'rs rent of the Black Weir of the widow of the late Joseph Butler £4 . 4 . 0.

July 17. By 1 y'rs rent of a house in the middle Row to Crockherbtown of Richard Hopkins £7.

31. By rents of houses in the middle Row to Crockherbtown received by different agents of the Marques of Bute to May 1816, now settled in a/c with M^r Jno. Bird £56 . 18 . 0.

Sept. 18. By 1 y'rs rent of moiety of the Spittle of Tho^s Edwards £10.

D° Weigh house, Jno. Morgan £4. 4/-

25. D° Shop under Hall steps, Jno. Williams of Ewenny £1.

27. By 2 y'rs rent of 5 acres of land near the Kings Castle of M^r Phillip Woolcot £20.

1820 Feb^y. 10. P^d for 4 Cavalry Dinners £1.

P^d John Thackwell for Salary for repairing Hall Clock £3 . 3s.

19. P^d for 4 half Barrels of Ale at 36/-ea. £7 . 4/-

Ap¹ 12. P^d M^r Wheeler for repairs & taking down house at Spring Gardens £28 . 9 . 5½.

28. P^d for taking down 2 Cottages of Evan Richards 10/-

29. P^d Evan Richards on a/c of p'ch'se of lease of part of Town Wall £7.

Aug^t 5. P^d W^m Francis for stones to Bulwarks £2 . 3 . 9.

May 18. P^d Lord Bute in^t of £1060 . 3 . 3 & for tolls £58 . 13 . 9.

June 15. P^d Evan Richards bal^ce of p'ch'se mo'y for lease of part of Town Wall £38 . 2 . 7.

Sept. 26. P^d M^r Willett as [per] recpt. to P. Woolcott part of land at King's Castle £5 . 10 . 0.

P^d E. P. Richards Esqrs. bill for assignment from Miss Elizb. Richards to W^m Prichard Esq^e on behalf of the Corporation of a lease of part of the Town Walls £5 . 16 . 8.

P^d James Parry for 20^t of stone to Bulwarks £3.

1819 Oct. 4. By Cash rec'd Tho^s Morgans rent 5/6d.

Dec. 16. By rent from W^m Hadley 2 y'rs £1 . 10 . 0.

1820 April 24. By 1 y'rs rent for land on Great Heath due Mich^s last from Jno. Wood Esq^e £30.

Sept^r 23. By 4 w'ks rent from Cha^s White for house in the Hayes 10/-

Do. Jno. Evans' shop under Hall £1.

Do. Geo. Brewer, rent of Old Boring Mill £4.

26. Tho^s Edwards ½ y'rs rent for Spittle £5.

Phil. Woolcott 1 y'rs rent of land near Kings Castle £10.

Allowed by W^m Prichard & J. Bird.

1820. Joseph Wheeler & Philip Woolcot, Common Attornies.

Oct. 16. P^d Dan¹ Phillips for walling drain at the Black Weir £2 . 18 . 6.

(John Hussey, Town Crier).

1821 Mar. 6. P^d the Marques of Bute int^d on debt due to him from Corporation £53. 0. 1½.

(Corporation annual subscription to Bible Society £10. 10. 0.)

Sept^r 28. P^d Tho^s Morgan for rents of the Town Wall as specified below:—

1 y'rs rent of p^t of wall comprehending Evan Richards' late houses & below them to the little Steam Mill.

½ yr's rent of p^t of Wall from Evan Richards late houses to the Canal Bridge North of the same £13.

P^d Tho^s Watkins as Clerk to Street Comm^rs for paving of Running Camp £6. 18. 9½.

29. P^d M^r W^m Richards his a/c for sundries at the Black Weir, Spring Gardens &c.

(Geo. Morgan, Sergeant at Mace.)

1820 Nov[ember]. 1. By Rent of a cottage on Town Wall in the Hayes of John Thomas. 1 y'rs rent 7/-

By the same of John Rees 7/-

By the same of Joseph Price 7/-

Dec. 19. By ½ y'rs rent of M^r Carpenter for land on Cardiff Great Heath £40.

23. By ½ y'rs rent of Lewellyn Prosser for land & house on the same £8.

Mch. 6. By a y'rs rent of Bawsher, Hodges & Co. for liberty of laying down timber in Whitmoor Lane £2 2/-

6. By a y'rs rent of the Marques of Bute for lands upon the Little Heath £91.

By a y'rs rent for a p'ce of land at the Black Weir £3.

April 30. John Wood rent of Heath land £30.

May 4. Timothy Thomas y'rs rent for a house in the Middle Row to Crockherbtown £6 6/-

19. Phillip Woolcot y'rs rent of land near Kings Castle £10.

1821 Sept. 28. Rent of Land near the Chair on the Heath lately occupied by the Marques of Bute.

Same date. Rent of the Cocks Tower, let to Alderman Tho^s Morgan at 5/- [per] an.

(Tho^s Charles & John Thackwell, Bailiffs, 6 Nov^r 1821.

Nov^r 27. Rec'd of the Marques of Bute on a/c of rent for the Aldermans Aisle in Cardiff Church 10. 10. 0.

1821 W^m Ray & Sam^l Dimond, Commons Attornies.

Nov^r 27. By Paid the Marques of Bute one Years fee farm Rent to Michaelmas 1821, as per Bill & Voucher £5. 13. 7½.

1822 Paid John George for repairing the Old Quay £2. 9. 0.

Paid Tho^s Charles Esq^r being Subscription for Surveying the intended Improvement at the New Passage £5. 5. 0.

Paid William Prichard Esq^r for repairing Town Prison £3.

Paid E. P. Richards Esq^r for the Rev^d M^r Stacy for the relief of the distressd Irish £5. 5. 0.

(Windsor Rees Serg^t at mace 1827.)