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by Abraham Buteux, London 1729, square with canted corners, the field engraved with an armorial, verso engraved 'Robt Williams of Erbistock married Merial Williames', in addition to scratch mark '34=13', raised on four pad feet, 29cm in diameter, 32.7ozt

Footnote: Robert Williams (c1695–1763), of Erbistock, Denbighshire, was a Welsh politician. He was the 2nd son of Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet. M.P., of Llanforda, Salop, and Glascoed. He married Muriel, daughter of Arthur Williams of Ystymcolwyn. A member of the Jacobite Cycle of the White Rose, Williams stood unsuccessfully for Montgomery Boroughs in 1727. He was brought into Parliament in 1740 by his elder brother, Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, to whom he surrendered his seat in 1741 in order to ensure him a place in the House. He resumed his seat in April 1742. One of the signatories of the opposition ‘whip’ in November 1743, he voted against the Government in all recorded divisions. He did not stand again, and died 18 May 1763.

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