Although they no longer have any jurisdiction over the morality of the laity, consistory courts originally covered such matters as defamation, probate, and matrimonial causes as well as a general jurisdiction in relation to matters relating to church discipline and to morality more generally.
The cases listed below can be consulted at the National Library of Wales, using the reference codes given.
LL/CC/G/54
Year: 1714
Parties: Office against Margaret, wife of Thomas Watkin of Langattock Glenig
Laying violent hands on Margaret Smallman in the parish church.
LL/CC/G/537 (a-c)
Year: 1729
Parties: Office, promoted by Anne James, against Susan Prichard of Langattock Lingoed
Defamation. Libel, Depositions, Sentence
1729 Llandaff
speaker from Llangattock Lingoed; at Llangattock Lingoed
" ... ah fy gwnnodd yr hen fawd ei mam hi o'ei gwelu ei rhoi lle i chwi."
in English:-" ... and the old bawd her mother rose out of her bed to give you room."
LL/CC/G/585
Year: 1730
Parties: Office, promoted by Mary James of Langattuck Lingoed against Susan Prichard of same
Defamation. Sentence
LL/CC/G/586
Year: 1730
Parties: Office, promoted by Mary James of Langattuck Lingoed against Elizabeth Prichard of same
Defamation. Sentence
LL/CC/G/659
Year: 1732
Parties: Gwenllian Price of Langattuck Lingoed against Mary Price of same
LL/CC/G/890
Year: 1739
Parties: Powell against Powell, Languttuck Lingoed
LL/CC/C(G)/364
Jan 18 1742/3
Citees: James Williams, pretend curate of Langattock Lingoed and Lanthewy Skirrid
LL/CC/G/956
Year: 1743
Parties: Office, promoted by David Jones of Langattock Lingoed against James Williams, curate of Langattock Lingoed and of Lanthewy Skirrid ..., 1743
Performing clandestine marriages and attempted rape. Articles
LL/CC/C(G)/575
April 26 1748
Citees: Walter Jones of Langattock Lingoed
LL/CC/C(G)/576
April 26 1748
Citees: Phillip Rosser of Langattock Lingoed
LL/CC/C(G)/602
June 14 1750
Citees: William Lewis, churchwarden of Langattock Lingoed
LL/CC/C(G)/650
August 13 1752
Citees: Edward James, churchwarden of Langattock Lingoed
LL/CC/C(G)/1059
July 8 1768
Citees: William Watkins, vicar of Langattuck Lingoed
LL/CC/C(G)/1053/4
October 6 1768
Citees: William Watkins, vicar of Langattuck Lingoed
LL/CC/G/1074(a-l)
Year: 1749-50
Parties: Edward James, churchwarden of Langattock Lingoed for 1750 against William Lewis, churchwarden for 1749, 1750, June 27-1753, Dec. 18
Cause:Exceptions to account. Account (sworn) Allegations, Personal Answers Depositions, Bill of Costs (taxed), Monition to transmit to Arches.
LL/CC/G/1297(a-d)
Year: 1768-9
Parties: Office, promoted by James Morgan churchwarden of Langattuck Lingoed against William Watkins, vicar of Langattuck Lingoed, 1768-69
Neglect of duty. Articles, Depositions, Sentence, Bill of Costs (taxed)
LL/CC/C(G)/602
Year: 1750
Citees: William Lewis, churchwarden of Langattuck Lingoed, 1750, June 14
Cause: To exhibit on oath an account of his office as churchwarden for 1749
LL/CC/C(G)/2953
Year: uuuu
Citees: John James of Langattuck Lingoed.
Cause: To answer Rev. William Morgan for defamation. (Fiat for a Citation)
LL/CC/C(G)/2965
Year: uuuu
Citees: William Bowler of Langattock Lingoed
Cause: To answer Martha, wife of Edward Davies of Grismond, for defamation. (Fiat for a Citation)
LL/CC/C(G)/3083
Year: 1757
Citees: Margarett, wife of William Morgan of Langattock Lingoed
Cause: To answer Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Morris, for defamation
LL/CC/M(G)/424
31 October 1828
Monished: Thomas Davies, esq., churchwarden of Llangattock Lingoed
LL/CC/M(G)/429
31 March 1829
Monished: Thomas Davies, esq., churchwarden of Llangattock Lingoed
LL/CC/C/(P)/58-9
January 19/February 1 1738/9
Deceased: Jane Powell of Langattock Lingoed, widow
LL/CC/C/(P)/241
February 13 1748/9
Deceased: David Lewis of Langattock Lingoed
LL/CC/C/(P)/250
June 21 1751
Deceased: William Griffith of Langattuck Lingoed, widow
LL/CC/C/(P)/729-30
October 16 1807
Deceased: William Prichard of Langattock Lingoed, widow
LL/CC/C/(P)/734
February 15/ May 8 1808
Deceased: William Prichard of Langattuck Lingoed, widow