<p>Cardigan and Aberystwyth were controlled by the Pryses of Gogerddan; Lampeter by the Lloyds of Peterwell. Atpar was no longer of importance during this period: its corporate structure was destroyed in 1741, and by 1774 the number of its freemen had fallen to two.</p><p>Thomas Johnes sent wrote to Newcastle about the constituency on 18 Jan. 1760:<fn>Add. 32901, f. 359.</fn></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;">Mr.