Dangos 3839 canlyniad

Memorandum that John Griffith and Francis John, masons, have examined the masons and labourer's work done at Barry this day; with a Valuation of the said work. There are also some genealogical notes in pencil, together with details of a (?) coat of arms. Copy.

The progress of the work of printing his poems. His intended expedition into the deepest wilds of America. Reference to his family connection with Oliver Cromwel(l). Copy.

When his poems came out of the press he left only two sets at the addressee's house, one for her and the other for Mrs Scott. Why he was unable to leave more. He lately from a different source obtained a little money which enables him now to leave three sets at her house (one for Mrs Scott). He is able to send also a few sets to such of his Bath subscribers as have not yet had them and to others. Has been obliged to deliver his books himself. He has given up the idea of ever having many of the remaining half-subscriptions, indeed he will no longer lose any time in so vain an attempt, and he expects now no greater pleasure or profit from his unfortunate undertaking than that of seeing the day when all his subscribers will be possessed of their books. He hopes that in his way down to Wales through Oxford, Bath, &c., which he begins next Thursday morning he will deliver in many places the books that have too long been due. He never had the good fortune of Mrs Yearsley, whose business of procuring subscribers and collecting the money was all done by others. Creech the Bookseller of Edinburgh and others in Scotland did the same for Burns. 'How many hours have I shivered at the doors of great and opulent names waiting for the paltry sum of four shillings'. His bookseller encourages him to put a second edition to the press: having this encouragement he will not withhold a second edition because it will afford him an opportunity of making great improvements and of adding a second preface, retaining the first, in which he will introduce some things that cannot till than be made known in vindication of his conduct. He will in it do justice to those who have afforded him real patronage, Mrs Montagu, the Bowdlers, &c. The behaviour of some in Wales towards him - this he soon pardoned when he found that, like himself, they were involved in difficulties. There remains something more to be told that he has not seen any reason for pardoning - some time after his books were published a lady to whom he delivered her sets informed him that some gentlemen (and perhaps ladies) of Glamorgan and co. Mon. had written letters to Mrs Montagu and to others in London very much (or so intended) to his prejudice. To his great surprise and even satisfaction he became convinced of the truth of what he had heard. What letters the addressee received he knows not very well nor does he care what misrepresentations, what untruths they contain. He will, he hopes, be soon able to call on them from the press to publish those letters (so) that he may have an opportunity either of vindicating his character, or, if he finds himself culpable in anything, of confessing his faults. Is conscious of a bad understanding in most things, etc., but he dares face the great searcher of hearts when he says that he is not conscious of having ever indulged a single thought that was not consistent with the greatest rectitude of intention. The unparalleled delinquency of mankind. He not long ago purchased Dr Beattie's 'Minstrel' and has been charmed with it. Dr Beattie, he is told, visits the addressee: he (EW) has begged the favour of his acceptance of a set of his poems, and of the addressee's permission for them to remain at her house till she sees him (Dr B.). A recent anecdote (relating to prophet Brothers). Hearing that Brothers was in custody he (EW) out of compassion gave some account in a letter to Mr Pitt . The next day he received a letter from Mr Carthew, Mr Pitt's secretary, requesting his attendance in Downing Street. This letter he carefully keeps. He attended and told him what he knew. In a day or two he found that a (packed beyond a doubt) Jury had found the poor fellow a lunatic. Mr Kinard the druggist of Holborn, where he (EW) often buys his laudanum, was one of the Jury. His question to Mr Kinard and the reply. It is of importance to detect all delusion, but this is not the Minister's object - has had long ago some experiences of what he strongly suspects to be ministerial if not xxxxx delinquencies. His anecdotes will be deposited in proper hands and given to the public. Draft. Incomplete.

Estimate for a small tombstone. ?Copy.

He has opened a subscription for a new edition of his Poems. For the most part he solicits no previous payment, yet, as his circumstances in life are such that without something previously received he will never be able to sit down for a few months to revise, etc., his new edition for the press, he humbly presumes to solicit from ladies and gentlemen of his native county and its vicinities the favour of previous payment. Written on the back of part of a bill (settled) from Messrs Gees & Dibbin, Bristol, to Mr Edward Williams, 5 Oct. 1795, for tobacco and snuff. Draft.

His vain efforts to see the addressee after being engaged by Mr Edwards of Rheola (with the addressee's assent if the writer did not misunderstand Mr Edwards) to look over some ancient writings at Briton Ferry. On the dorse are two hymns or 'psalms', one dated 2 Dec. 1821. Draft.

'EW at Mr Taliesin Wms (my son) Mathematical and Commercial Accademy in this Town' [Merthyr] to ----, [?Merthyr]. He has presumed to send the addressee the Prospectus of an ancient and interesting work in MS in his possession, which under the patronage of the Powysian Literary Society and of their President, Sir W. W. Wynne, he is now conducting through the press. He cannot imagine that the addressee, although most probably no Welsh reader, is not a friend to Welsh Literature. Draft.

A letter drawing their attention to the ill usage he has suffered at the hands of Mr Job James, a surgeon and apothecary of Merthyr, who undertook to print the work on the principles of Welsh Poetry & Bardism. Copy. Incomplete.

Criticising them for neglecting their father (In the autograph of Iolo Morganwg).

They wish to see the Aberthin meeting-house affair ended. Copy.

Extract in the autograph of Iolo Morganwg from a letter written by the Rev. W. J. Rees, Cascob near Presteign, 11 Nov. 1820, to his cousin, ----, thanking him for his information with respect to Mr EW. The writer's wish to know how far he has completed his History of the Bards and other works (named). His wish is to do all he an for the old gentleman, both to help him to get the work ready and to procure friends to assist him to publish it. He hopes that he (EW) will have procured the £10 before the addressee receives this.

On the other side the addressee has a particular account of the trees the writer wants. Telling him to be very particular in his directions which way and how he would have them planted.

Memorandum by Iolo Morganwg of the things to be included in the history of his life. On the dorse are some hymn stanzas (crossed out).

Fragment (? of a Preface) in which Iolo Morganwg complains that in this country he has been the unfortunate victim of the corruption that he attempts to delineate. On the other side are some of the footnotes to 'The Fair Pilgrim'.

'Hint for a paragraph in a preface to the second Edition of my Poems, (or for a letter to a friend)'.

(a) Englynion beginning, '?Ti'r eos faindlos berfwyn - sein eiliaw' (altered to 'Ti'r fwyalch ddifalch dda hoywfwyn eiliydd') ... 'William Thomas ai cant 1735'; (b) 'llyma'r cywydd' 'rhoddwch feirddion gloywon gwlad ...'; (c) Verses beginning, 'Clywch gwyn meinir fwyn yn ddi swyn ar wydd sur ...'.

(a) Can 2. 'Pwyswch attai clywch fy llef ...', attributed to Edwd. Dafydd; (b) Verses beginning 'Caru geneth deuliw'r ewyn ...' 'Sion Meuryg ab Efan a'i Cant yr ungwr a gant frad y powdr, a gormes Cromwell'.