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Will. Vaughan, Lanelay near Cardi[ff], No. 47 Marine Para[de], Brighton, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Academy, Merthirtidvill. 'Favoured by William Meyrick, ? esq.'. The addressee's good father promised him no alien should translate into native Welsh the Family Edicts of Lanelay. That he fears will never be and they must submit to a distant dialect. Now he asks not translation but transmutation ?into the Bardic character of the following words and sentences, etc.

Sending a copy of a Welsh verse beginning 'Blyn yw y Care ymma ac occo'. It is, he fears, badly written in all respects; 'pray mend it, and favour me with the assistance of your brother Bards with a correction and three or four additional Verses'. Endorsed: 'Mr Vaughan Lanelay'.

Will. Vaughan to Francis Pinbury, esq., of Penderry in Glamorgan, 16 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London. Introducing Mr Taliesin Williams, the bearer. His late father was recognized always as the relation of the writer's late friends and relations the Bassetts, and he (TW) is thereby, as the addressee is also, a relation of the writer's. Any attention the addressee can pay him will be conferring additional obligations on WV.

Will (copy) of William Robart of the parish of Rumney, co. Monmouth, yeoman (addressed to 'Mr. Edward Wiliams, Mason, at Cardiff Goale').

Will (?draft copy, incomplete) of William David of Tre Goff in the parish of Lancarvan, co. Glamorgan. (In the autograph of Iolo Morganwg, with a hymn to 'Gwirionedd', and some music on the dorse. The hymn has been crossed out, but can still be read.) Torn.

'Englynion' and a short note.

'Whimsical Dick [altered to Dick Flighty] a character' by Ith. Gm. 1780, beginning, 'Ye whimsical mortals one moment attend ...'.

Warrant of Henry Knight, one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in co. Glamorgan, to the Petty Constables of the parish of Tythegston in the said county to enter in the day-time into the dwelling-house of Francis Jenkin of the higher hamlet of the parish of Tythegston and to search for a salt bag taken from the garden of Edward Williams of the said higher hamlet of the parish of Tythegston, shopkeeper.

Warrant Of Attorney from Edward Williams of the parish of St Mary's Church, co. Glamorgan, mason, to Robert Wise and Henry Bacon, gentlemen, Attornies of HM Court of King's Bench, to appear for him in the said court and to receive a declaration for him in an action of debt on the bond contained in No. 21b at the suit of William Hooper of the parish of Flimston, yeoman, Isaac Skinner of the town of Cowbridge, hatter, and the Revd. John Walters, clerk, rector of the parish of Landough Juxta Cowbridge, all of co. Glamorgan.

Warrant Of Attorney from Edward William of the town of Cardiff, co. Glamorgan, mason, to William Wilkins and Thomas Williams, Attorneys of the Court of Great Sessions for co. Glamorgan, to confess judgment for the sum of £72-6-0 besides costs of suit in an action of debt brought against him by Eleanor Robert. Copy.

Warrant from Geo. Williams, Lantrithyd, clerk, one of HM Justices of the Peace for co. Glamorgan, to the Constables of Lancarvan, co. Glamorgan, and to the Keeper of the House of Correction at Cowbridge in the said county, to convey Susannah Richards of the parish of Lancarvan, servant to Evan David of the said parish in the business of husbandry, to the said house of correction, for three months' hard labour. On the dorse is a draft of a letter from Iolo Morganwg, Trefflemin, 6 May 1811, to ...--, sending him a few of his Psalms, at the request of Mr Rogers. Sends his regards to Dafydd Ionawr.

When the addressee writes to his friend, if he will direct the same to him (Walter Wilkins) at Maeslough, co. Rad., it shall be carefully forwarded to his address.

[Walter Davies], Y Mechain, [?Oxford] to Mr Edwd Williams, No. 3 Crown Court, Grays Inn Lane, or Mr W. Owen, 11 Pratt Place, Camden Town, or Mr Owen Jones, 148 Thames Street. Writing to them by Mr John Jones of Jes. Col. (who comes to London to be initiated into their Society). Immaterial to which to address it, for he considers the three of them as one and Mr Edwd Jones as another. The Leverian Catalogue. The MS of Brut y Brenhinoedd which Mr O. Jones gave him is not a copy from Llyfr Coch. On the dorse in another hand is the following note: 'Mr E. Williams is desir'd to call on Monday 1/2 after ten, at No. 42 Carey Street near Lincoln's Inn'.

The Celtic Remains did not arrive at Llanfechain until Sept. 3. He is sorry to hear that Mr Jones the Harper has suffered such a loss - it is also a public loss as he had accumulated MSS, some of those perhaps irretrievable. A reply to Mr Owen concerning the situations of the places mentioned by Llywarch. His own opinion of the Celtic Remains. Iorwerth in his letter discussed very fully on Coelbren y Beirdd, for which he (WD) returns him thanks. Mr David Richards of Tywyn, Meirionydd, is here printing his Cywydd y Drindod. Iolo Morganwg has used the blank portion of the sheet to write some etymological notes. Endorsed: 'Walter Davies & Welsh Words'.

Walter Davies, Tenby, to Mr Edwd Williams of Flimston, 'To be left at the Post Office at Tenby until called for'. He concludes the addressee's daughter is recovering and that he also will be here (at Tenby) in a day or two. He now goes to Pembroke - Haverfordwest - St Davids - Fishguard, where he expects either to see the addressee or to hear from him if they do not accidentally meet in the meantime. Directions to the addressee.

Asking him to apply to Mr Edwd Williams for his examples of the pymtheg Adlawiaid yn ol dosparth Morganwg (for a friend of the writer's in the country). The number of possible combinations of the Gorchanau.

Asking him what course he intends to take if he goes between this and Christmas to Mon ac Arfon, as Mr Ow. Jones hints to the writer. His wish for information about Bardsey, etc. Three of the addressee's friends at Jesus (named) took their degrees of A. B. this morning. Seven more took the same degree, among whom was the writer.

A request for information respecting some of the descendants of Iestyn ap Gwrgant and of Athelystan Glodrydd, two of the five royal tribes. Mr Yorke of Erthig in co. Denb. is publishing on the subject. He (WD) has lately seen a Cyhoeddiad Eisteddvod, etc., but does not comprehend it. By what time are the translations of Gray's Ode to be sent in?.