was then not the first. The petition was for Welsh books, and shows who among them at that time could speak and read Welsh. Not all of them, however, were born in Wales; in fact, most of them were the children of those who had settled in Radnor pre- vious to 1688. The names are George Hudson, John

SOME OLD DOCUMENTS. Quite recently a number of legal papers came into my possession, among them being an advertisement, letters of administration, confirmation of sale, and all in first-class condition. The advertisement is none of the elaborate or illuminated order as we see in our modern times