A history of Kidwelly . f the refusal, on the part of the latter, to renewto him a lease of the tin mills, a refusal which afterwardswas made subject to a lawsuit. I^eonard Bilson Gwynwas mayor in 1779. He seems to have resided latterlyat Swansea ; and in a document, reference to which ismade in the minutes of the Hall Day held July 23,1787, Eliza Maria Wigley is represented to have beenhis daughter. In 1788 the corporation renewed thelease formerly granted to Gwyn in the name of GabrielPowell, of Gellihir, Glamorganshire. The Seal and Arms of the Borough.—It will be seenfrom the illustration
A history of Kidwelly . f the refusal, on the part of the latter, to renewto him a lease of the tin mills, a refusal which afterwardswas made subject to a lawsuit. I^eonard Bilson Gwynwas mayor in 1779. He seems to have resided latterlyat Swansea ; and in a document, reference to which ismade in the minutes of the Hall Day held July 23,1787, Eliza Maria Wigley is represented to have beenhis daughter. In 1788 the corporation renewed thelease formerly granted to Gwyn in the name of GabrielPowell, of Gellihir, Glamorganshire. The Seal and Arms of the Borough.—It will be seenfrom the illustration that this is a somewhat inelegantheraldry, and its conception appears to be due to a mis-apprehension of Icelands extraordinary etymology ofthe name Kidwelly (see page 3), for Icelands mythicalCattas seems to have been taken for a cat! Markets and Fairs.—Two markets and one fair wereestablished by charter as far back as the latter part ofthe 13th century, as testified by the following extract:— PLATE XIX. ^^vrjT^^. ^^^^Sr^^ SEAL OF THE BOROUGH. From a Photograph by Mr James Henry Davies, Kidwelly HISTORY OF KIDWELLY. 81 Grant to Payn de Chaworth, and his heirs, of two weekly-markets at Keddewelly, in the March of Wales ; one on Tuesday,and the other on Saturday ; and of a yearly Fair there on the[vigil] of the Feast, and the morrow, of St. Mary Magdalen,and the five days following.—Charter Rolls, 52 Henry III.,Oct. 22, 126S.— The markets and fairs were leased to the bailiff ofthe town 22 Richard II., Feb. 3, 1398, for 30s. yearly.* The markets have now been discontinued on accountof the proximity of Carmarthen and lylanelly, and thetravelling facilities between Kidwelly and those towns ;but fairs are still held on the following dates :— fair, Oct. 29 (hiring and pleasure). Gwenllianfair, first Monday in December (cattle and pigs). Aug-ust fair, August 3rd and 4th (cattle first day, pigs secondday). May fair, first Tuesday after the 20th of May(horses,
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