Charities.—There is a field called the Poor’s Croft, in the upper division of Melverley, containing 2r. 2p., and another piece of land containing about an acre and a half, in the township of Tir-y-coed, in respect of which W. B. Price has for many years paid a rent of 12s. a year. The premises are stated to be worth £3 per annum, and notice has been given to the parties holding the lands to give up possession to the parish. There is also a small piece of ground in Melverley, about one and a quarter acre, producing a yearly rent of £3. 3s., which for many years has been carried to the account of the poor’s rate. Henry Morgen gave a rent charge of 10s. yearly, which is given to the poor on Good Friday. The poor have also a yearly sum of 5s., left by Mrs. Prees. The charities of Richard Lloyd and Elizabeth Lloyd are lost; the former left a rent charge of 20s. per annum in 1780, and the latter bequeathed the sum of £20 for the benefit of the poor.
Bather Mrs. Eleanor, Cross lane house
Bill Edward, farmer
Brown Edward, farmer
Davies William, farmer, Melverley hall
Gittings Benjamin, farmer
Jones David, farmer
Jones Ed., grocer & beerhse
Jones Richard, blacksmith
Jones William, farmer