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Enclosing £5 from Mr Moggridge.

W. Williams, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. The addressee's traethawd - 'it is uncommonly well done.' There are great mistakes in the history of Monmouthshire, chiefly in etymologies, by not paying attention to the continental Celts.

W. Williams, Times Office, Hereford, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe Land, Merthyr Tydfil. He has seen an advertisement of the Gwent & Dyfed Royal Eisteddfod in the Hereford Journal. If the addressee could get it for them they would feel much obliged.

An invitation to the addressee to be present and to preside at the annual feast of their Society on the 31st inst.

W. Williams, Mumbles, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. Welcoming the addressee back. Is sorry for the reception he met with in Grosvenor Square. He fears the addressee had no time to call at the Herald Office (to see the pedigree). He would like to get up a prize by subscription to the amount of 20 guineas for the best historical sketch of Gwent and its Princes - What does the addressee think of the subject?.

W. Williams, Merthyr, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Abergavenny. He did not leave his shawl at the lodging, but he left a gold signet ring at a watchmaker's shop. Desiring the addressee to take possession of the ring and to keep it until he (WW) writes again.

W. Williams, Ferry-side, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr-Tydvil. They have been here for some time for the benefit of sea air for the children, and in a day or two are going where the addressee ought to go, Llandrindod. The Stradling letters. Dilwyn's Swansea. Mention of Green castle (Castell Moel) and Llan-Stephan castle. Someone has been writing in the Cambrian that he (WW) gave the prize to Mr Stephen out of favour because he was a neighbour.

W. Williams, Castle, to Mr Taliesin Williams. Quoting 'Tommos Sion Dommos a'i ddau bwn o lo, Dymma ve heddiw ôs failws e ddoe.' Saturday was too rainy to venture, but he is now ready to accompany the addressee to pay a morning visit to the race of Cedrych.

W. Williams, Castle Inn, to Mr Taliesin Williams. Requesting the addressee's company this evening.

W. Williams, Castella, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. He has been here for some weeks, being obliged to fly from the scarlet fever which has made sad ravages in their neighbourhood. Thanking him for the instruction and amusement his MSS have afforded him. He supposes now that the addressee's bargain with the Society stands good again. Various queries.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, 7 Laurence Pounteney, London. Acknowledging his favour of the 10th. The addressee's visit to London. Mr Harding's essay. Various questions. He thinks it would be well worth his while to enquire about the Record Commission.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. He this evening received another letter from a candidate for the prize of Iestyn, asking for information and submitting queries. The answer he gave . This week he went to Cefn Pen Rhys and saw Bryn y beddau.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. He has been hunting all the morning in vain to find out whose son a certain Noah (mentioned in a book called Sir J. Pryse's Defensio) was. A note in Britannia after Romans on the word Gwrtheyrn (Vortigern). A letter from Prof. Rees - as he thinks the addressee would like to see it he will send it tomorrow. He (WW) approves highly of the addressee's tenacity of his MSS. Will endeavour to raise £50 for some Eisteddfod prize for the best ecclesiastical history of the see of Landaff.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe lands, Merthyr. He has received his book and two more Cardiff castles than he paid for. Such is his confidence in the addressee's ability to perform the task that he will give the sum he (TW) mentions (£30). Asking him to inform him (by way of a little prospectus) at what epoch he intends to commence. He supposes the termination will be with the end of the poem of Sion Mowddwy - he is not aware that there is any extant notice of this family subsequent to that period.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe lands, Merthyr. He returned last night from Swansea - is happy to say there were about a hundred (there). He has informed Lady Hall of the price the addressee expects for his MS. The prospectus of the addressee's work for him is all he could desire. He thinks he once heard the addressee say that old Iolo conceived he was related to them (the Aberpergwm family) - should this be the case he hopes the addressee will mention it.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr Tydvil. He will send him some puny scraps about this valley if possible in the course of the week, but as to the prize the addressee is sure of it. Attempts at explaining words.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. A suggestion with regard to TW's address for Wednesday. Tegid is just going to press with his preface to Glyn cothi. As to the Aberdulais poem and the other which the addressee has to Ynisarwed he thinks they will be justified in giving them a place in the 'Greal'.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. His warm thanks for the additional poem. There is no hope of any assistance from Mr Traherne's papers for the addressee's history. He is very glad the addressee is bringing his father's papers into shape. 'Depend on it your chief monument will be your history.' The people of Gwent, Gwenhwyssion. Mrs Williams and Rhys goch are at Castella.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. He has been looking anxiously for a letter with an answer to some of his queries. He heard yesterday from Lady Hall, who wants to know if the addressee has any MSS which would do to publish. He has been thinking since of those two queer names Quidquerius and the other. Mr Price of Crickhowel for some reason or other objects to having the Myvyrian translated - Mr Bunsen thinks with WW that it would be a great boon to men of literature, especially to those of the continent.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. In order to see the addressee's rhybydd [sic] he will endeavour to see the last Guardian. Mentioning that they have sent him a bill of ten or eleven shillings - asking the addressee to pay it and to get a receipt. The addressee's collectanea for the MSS Society will he has no doubt be interesting. The extract TW gives from his father's MSS is highly valuable. The sum D. Jenkin (Swansea) asks for two vols of MS pedigrees and some materials. Is rejoiced to hear that the addressee is at last in earnest about arranging his MSS.