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- "The Genealogies Of Glamorgan" states: Edm. Mathewes, 1602 is to be put down for casting ordnance at his furnace near Cardiff, whence it may be easily carried into Spain; for five or six years past most that he has made has been stolen beyond seas, and as the officers of that port are poor, and dare not displease him, that place is very unfit for casting ordnance. (St. Papers Dom. 1601-3 o, 172). Edmund Mathew, the defendant, was sheriff 1593. The scene in front of Radyr Court is rather graphically protrayed. The old house, the enclosing wall and gate, the church and yew-tree hard by, are all in great part as old as the narrative, and even now not out of keeping with the figures of Master Serjeant with his mace, Sir Henry Billingsley the intruding Gloucestershire Knight, the alarmed and scared messengers of the Court upon the green in front, and the resoulte figure of Mistress Mathew at the window, with the five-score retainers of her father's family, armed with muskets and calivers, and ready to give fire and hurl down stones from the battlements. Geroge Lewis, the disconfited sheriff was of Lys-tal-y-bont and second son of Thomas Lewis, of Van. It is probable that his zeal was offical only, for his stepmother was Katherine Mathew of Radyr, and his wife, Katherine Mathew of Castell-y-Mynach, was her daughter. Like all the cadets at that period of that numerous race, he was amply provided for.
"Billingsley vs. Matthewe, May 26, 1611 - Humfrey Sheppard maketh oath, that on the 19th day of this month of May, ao.Dni. 1611, one George Mathewe eldest son of Edmond Mathewe, Esq., meeting this deponent, between Cardiff and Llandaff, using some conference to this deponent, about Sir Henry Billingsley and his proceedings in the Honourable Court of Chancery, said that, if the said Sir Henry Billingsley had or should get the possession of the lands, yet should he not quietly enjoy the same, upon an order in Chancery, adding that, "My Lord Chancellor is an old man and will not always live, and he hoped well enough to keep the premises from the said Sir Henry Billingsley", and said that 'within three days the tenants should be distrained for their rents again'; and further deposeth, that he, this deponent, with one Richard Batherne and others, having several commissions out of this hourable Court, for the apprehending of Reignold Gwynn, the said George Mathewe and other; he, the deponent, and Richard Batherne, at Llandaff, in the county of Glamorgan, the said 19th day of May, did attack and apprehend, by virture of the commission, the aforesaid Reignold Gwyn, who, at first, offered resistance, but afterwards, went quietly with them and (undertook) to enter into bond for his appearance in this honourble court; and this deponent and Batherne, with much ado, having brought the said Reignold Gwyn to Cardiff, to the house of one Henry Hoare there either to have security of him for his appearance in this honourable court or to deliver him to the Sheriff of the said county; the aforesaid George Mathewe came into the rooms of the said house, where the said Gwyn was, saying, 'Shall two carry thee from Llandaff?' and drawing out his sword, offered twice to thrust at the said Batherne and bid the said Gwyn to go his way; who, thereupon, did run forth of the house; and this deponent saith that, by reason of the noise in the said house, one John Edwards, being one of the bailiffs of said town of Cardiff, being accompanied with a great company of the townsmen, came to the door of the said Hoare, his house, and the said Edwards took the said Mathewe in his arms, Mathewe having his sword drawn, and thereupon presently, this deponent showed the said Edwards the commission, under the great seal of England, and, in the king's majesty's name, requested the said bailiff and his company to attack and apprehend the said George Mathewe and Reignold Gwyn; but the said Edwards and his company suffered them to escape, and did take from Batherne his weapons, by reason whereof this deponent and the said Batherne could not bring the bodies of the said Reignold Gwyn and George Mathewe into this honourable court, according to the contents of the commission."
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