their pleasure in Broniarth, by their seneschals or bailiffs, for the adjudication, according to the laws and customs of Powys, of matters affecting their tenants, both bond' and free, over whom they had the power of imprisonment. It further specifies that in default of heirs male to either of the brothers, the lordship and its manorial rights were to descend to their heirs female. There is little doubt but that their ancestors, either as freeholders or copyholders under the Princes and feudal barons of Powys, had held Broniarth for many previous generations. In fact, the ancient Welsh bards and genealogists ascribe its possession to their ancestor Cynan Garwyn, second son of Brochwel Ysgethrog, whom they style "lord of Guilsfield, Broniarth, and Deuddwr.” Some confirmation of this is afforded by the association of the names of some of their ancestors with localities in the manor and adjoining townships. Aeddan, eighth in descent from Cynan Garwyn, gave his name "Bwlch Aeddan", a pass between the hills, which was in former times entrenched, and probably by this same Broniarth chieftain. The township in which the "Bwlch", or pass, is situate, is called Llanerch-Brochwel, the portion or demesne of Brochwel, where probably was situated the mansion of his son Brochwel ap Aeddan, styled, "Lord of Guilsfield, Broniarth, and Deuddwr." Fifth in descent from this Broch wel ap Aeddan was "Wenwys ap Griffith ap Beli of the Garth", who is mentioned in the charter granted by Sir Edward Charleton, lord of Powys, to the brothers Ieuan and Griffith Vaughan, who are therein said to be the sons of "Griffith ap Ieuan ap Madoc ap Wenwys." This charter, dated "at our manor of Mathraval," 6th July, seventh Henry V, distinctly affirms that its privileges were conferred "circa captionem Johannis Oldcastell, heretici ac fidei 1 "Tenentium quam liberorum qm' nativorum" (Charter of Broniarth). 2 Mr. Joseph Morris's MS. Visitations of Salop, "under Lloyd of Marrington." Also The Genealogie of the Ancient and Worship'. Family of Wynne of Garth, by John Salusbury de Erbistocke, Jan. 16th, 1677, now in the possession of the Earl of Powis, 3 See Mont. Coll., vol. i, p. 319. Catholice." The Broniarth charter, from Sir Edward de Charleton to the brothers, dated eight months after, viz., 10th March, eighth Henry V, omits, as probably unnecessary, to specify this or any particular service as that for which the grant was made. As the earlier charter conferred no new grants of lands, but merely, in consideration of the annual presentation of a "barbed arrow," remitted all chief rents and services due to the lord of Powys on lands said to be held by the brothers. "de hereditate et perquisitione Ieuan ap Madoc ap Gwennowys antecessoris illorum," we are not to assume that the stipulation to present "unam rosam rubram”, annually at the same feast of S. John Baptist, implied more than a remission of similar services due to the lord of Powys on their ancient freehold of Broniarth. We subjoin further notes1 from Broniarth papers and deeds. "3 Edw. II. Pole. Hawise, who was wife of Gruff Wennullpn (? Wenwynwyn), Lord of Pole, held in dowry the vills of, amongst others, of Bronyarthe in capite." 66 There are many ancient court rolls of Broniarth, one beginning 6th Oct., 38 Henry VI, another Sat., 24 May, 16 Henry VI." (In the same box, at Porkington, as the Charter). "Charter of privileges to their tenants from Edward Lloyd ap David and Evan Lloyd Vaughan, Lords of the manor of Bronyarth, within the lordship of Powis, dated 25th March, 27 Henry VIII, and witnessed by Thomas Lloyd their steward, Gilbert Mason their recorder, and Evan ap Moris Gethin their ringild." Thomas Tanatt purchased the other moiety of the lordship of Broniarth of Humphrey Lloyd, son and heir of Edward Lloyd of Burgedyn. It appears that the lordship was granted to their ancestors by the Right Honble. Edw. Charleton, K., Lord Powis, at his castle of Pole, 10th May, 8 Henry V." 1 Ex inf., W. W. E. Wynne, Esq., of Peniarth. 2 Elen, daughter of Griffith ap Gwenwynwyn ap Owen Cyfeiliog, was the grandmother of Margaret Broughton, Sir Griffith Vaughan's wife. Mr. Joseph Morris's MS. Visitations of Salop, "Lloyd of Marrington." 3 Styled "the well-beloved cousin of Thomas Tanat, in the family pedigree above referred to. (On a modern paper in the same box.) "Lord Cobham was taken in the lordship of Broniarth, Año Domini 1417, in the reign of Henry the 5th, and was hang'd by a chain and burnt alive at Tyburn in that year. The charter of this lordship was granted to the predecessors of the Abertanat family for this service, which charter now is at Penrhos, with the court rolls up to that time. Año Domini, 1795, being 378 years since." "Thomas Tanatt was Lord of, 22nd March, 17 Elizabeth." "Mary Tanatt was owner of the manor, 11th Oct., 4 Jas. I." "Rees Tanatt, Lord of the manor, 23rd April, 12 James I.” Sydney Godolphin, Esq., and Susannah, his wife, Lord and Lady of the manor, 23rd Oct., 1696," The same, 10th May, 1722." The following tabular arrangement of descents and alliances will explain the above notes, and give a clear devolution of the manor of Broniarth from the family of the original grantees to our sheriff, Thomas Tanat: GRIFFITH AP IEUAN AP MADOC AP WENWYS The line of "Gaervawr in Guilsfield" is thus given in the Cedwyn MS., Anno 1634. "Richard Lloyd ap "Richard Lloyd ap Edward ap Thomas ap Edward Lloyd ap Dafydd Lloyd ap Gruffyyd, ap Reynold, ap Sir Gruffydd Vychan, knt. bannerett." David Lloyd is styled cestor of the Lloyds of Broniarth and Gaervawr, etc." in Mr. J. Morris's MS. Visitations of Salop, "Lloyd of Marrington." an Besides his son and heir by Maud, the heiress of Broniarth, viz., Ieuan Lloyd Vaughan, Ieuan Lloyd ap David of Abertanat had a son, John Tanat, by "Ales, daughter of Cadwalader (of Maesmawr in Guilsfield, second son) ap Sir Gruffryd Vychan, knight banneret", by his wife "Lowry, the daughter of Howell ap Ieuan Lloyd of Vaynor". This John Tanat was the ancestor of the Tanats of Blodwel. In the 34 Eliz., general livery was granted to "Maurice Tannet, son and heir of Robert Tannet (son of John Tanat) de terris in Blodwall". Jane, the daughter and heiress of Maurice Tanat, married John Matthews, of Court, afterwards of Blodwel, "jure uxoris". Their son Robert Mathews of Blodwell, aged twenty, in 1623, by his wife Ursula, daughter of Edward Kynastan, of Hordley, had a son Roger Matthews," who by his wife Sina, daughter of Watkin Kyffin of Glascoed, left a daughter and heiress, Ursula, who became the wife of Sir John Bridgeman, Bart., of Great Lever, in the county of Lancaster, and of Castle Bromwich, in the county of Warwick. 6 1 Styled "Edward Lloyd ap David of Powys," in Betham's Baronetage, vol. iii, p. 249, under "Hanmer of Hanmer." 2 Presented for recusancy before the Grand Jury at the assizes, 28 Eliz. (Mont. Coll., vol. iii, p. 321). 3 The Cedwyn MS. under "Abertanat." The Harl. MS., 1396, purporting to be a copy of the Herald's Visitations of Salop in 1584 and 1623, states that the mother of this John Tanat of Blodwell was "Alicia filia Cadwallader concubina." The following arms, "Per bend sinister sa. and ar., a lion rampant counterchanged within a bordure engrailed, gu." were confirmed to his grandson, Maurice Tanat of Blodwell, by the heralds in 1623. Duke's Ant. of Shropshire, p. 317. 5 Vide Appendix (B) for the inscription on his monument. 6 Vide Appendix (C) for the inscription on her monument. IEUAN LLOYD VAUGHAN OF ABERTANAT, the eldest son and lord of the half of Broniarth, married Elizabeth, the daughter of Roger Thornes of Shrewsbury and Shelvocke, near West Felton, by Jane, daughter of Sir Roger Kynaston, knight. By her he had three sons and four daughters, severally entered at the Herald's visitation of Salop in 1584. His eldest son, our sheriff was 1. THOMAS AP IEUAN LLOYD, or THOMAS TANAT. He is probably identical with the "Thomas ap Ieuan Lloyd, gent.", fourth juror at the Pool Assizes, 20 April, 33 Henry VIII, and a grand juror, 36 Henry VIII. He, however, appears as "Thomas Tanat, gent.", on the grand jury, 2 Eliz., and for the first time on the roll of magistrates for the county, 10th Eliz. 2. John Tanat. 3. Galfridus Tanat, sometimes called Jeffrey Kyffin.' He appears as chief constable of the hundred of Deythur, 8 Eliz., and on the grand jury, 20 Eliz. His daughter Elizabeth married Edward ap David of Collvryn. 2 1. Mary, who married Robert Cole of Salop, eldest son of Edmund Cole, returned as M.P. for Shrewsbury, 15 April, 1523. This ancient family was in direct descent from Hugh Colle, on the roll of guild merchants of Salop, 2 King John, A.D. 1209. Mary died 6 September, 1533, leaving a son, John Cole, who married Alice, daughter of Richard Sandford of the Isle and Margaret Plowden. 2. Margaretta, ux. Robti Kiffin de Swyny in Com. Salop. 3. Johanna. 4. Catherina, ux. David Lloyd de Mesbury in Com. Salop. Thomas Tanat married Catherine, daughter of Matthew Price of Newtowne, sheriff in 1548, by whom he had 1. Rees Tanat de Abertanat fil. et haeres, Aō 1584. 1 Lewys Dwnn's Visitations of Wales, vol. i. p. 280. |