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W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. Heraldry. The following are the poems addressed to this family which the writer has. Asking whether he is not glad that he has taken the bull by the horns and at last brought his chaos of papers into some order? He has sent to know if there are any MSS at Eagle's bush. Various queries.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. Mr B. Pryce has gone to the Isle of Wight. Replying to the addressee's questions (concerning placenames, etc.). Mr T. Jenkins of Dowlais was here today - he showed the writer his essay on the Castles. What WW thinks is the reason why Iestyn's sons by his first wife went to Caerleon. The addressee says Morlais Castle was built by Einon - this surprises him.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. Mention of the addressee's essay. Replying to the addressee's questions. Tegid's 'englyn'. He has somewhere read of the duties of the 'arwydd Fardd' to register genealogies and the penalties for non-performance of his office - he has looked in vain through Howel's Laws. What he wants to show. David Nicholas was born somewhere in Ystradyfodog - he has somewhere the dates of his birth and death, but cannot just now find them - he was about 70 years of age and died about 75 years ago.

W. Williams to [Taliesin Williams]. An invitation (over Easter). Change of air will do him good, and a walk to the Roman encampment at Banwan.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. What does the name Ysbidinongil mean? Suggesting to the addressee that he should have separate books to enter various materials for his history in a distinct form - one book should have written on the cover 'anecdotes and manners'. Confusion of dates in Welsh history. Mention of Theophilus Jones's work and of Williams's History of Monmouthshire. In the last-mentioned book and in the Cambrian Register injustice has been done to the memory of the addressee's father by publishing his letters in such a shape . A young man at a druggist's (D. Morgan's) at Merthyr whose name is Stephens lately sent him an essay of his on the 'Roses', and expressing a hope that the prize may be left for another trial. The writer's sister was informed by Lady C. Guest at Swansea that even if she sold all the copies of the Mabinogion she would be a loser of many hundreds - their indebtedness to her. Nobody hitherto has deemed dates at all necessary in Welsh history. On some points he finds himself perplexed by the accounts handed down. Mention of a letter from H. Evans. Sir Thos Philipps wants to raise an annual subscription to enable Evans to perambulate the county to collect materials for its history. He (WW) rejoices that the addressee is arranging his MSS. The birth of another son.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. Thanking him for sending him the extract from the pedigree. He has lately heard of a very ancient lease given by the monks of Margam of the mill of Melin y Cwrt - if he can procure a copy the addressee shall have it. Reference to the previous letter. How they let the glorious opportunity slip to produce at Liverpool a prospectus of the translation of the Myvyrian.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. The puppies.

W. Williams to Mr Williams (ab Iolo), Glebe Lands, Merthyr. He will have great pleasure in sending the addressee the book of Irish antiquities (tomorrow). Requesting him to write in his next letter the 'englyn' about the white houses, &c., of Glamorgan in which the word 'gwyn' was frequently repeated. He lately heard from Caradawc - he says the room will be ready for the next anniversary and will contain 2,000 people.

W. Williams to Mr Williams (Ab Iolo), Glebe lands, Merthyr. He will write to Lady Hall this evening. The boundaries of the valley for the addressee's purpose would, he supposes, be these. Sarn Helen, etc. He talked of riding to Merthyr the other day in order to urge the addressee in person to bring Mr Traherne to a decision about his papers, but his good wife put her veto on it, as it was too bleak for Hirwaun.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Wellington street, Merthyr. Re. the first time it appeared to him that there was some gross error in the chronology of Iestyn and his sons. Is not satisfied with his tour in the Vro - would like next summer to devote two entire days with the addressee to the country between the Taaf and the Thaw. He supposes Mr Garnet of the Museum sent the addressee two essays of his (Mr G.'s) composition on the Welsh language.

W. Williams to [Taliesin Williams]. He returns the enclosed sheet. Requesting his acceptance of a lamb, sent by this day's mail. Enclosure wanting.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. He has just received a letter from Sir Thomas Philipps, who wishes to have a list of the addressee's MSS, stating the subject, age, number of pages, and size of each volume. His own view that they are essentially Glamorgan, and if they get out of the addressee's hands the history of it will never appear. He has lately read Geraint ap Erbyn. Shall they fix on May next for the completion of the lineage of Gwent? Can he state to Sir T. Philipps that it is the addressee's intention to write a history of this county? He is anxious to lay before the public, either in a newspaper or periodical, a short history of the Myvyrian, of its contents, &c. - would be much obliged if the addressee would give him a skeleton of it.

W. Williams to [Taliesin Williams]. He has had the addressee's letter and the drawings. This morning he had a letter from Mr Williams of Edinburgh - the prospectus will be out in a few days and the first number published in May 1841. The addressee will want all his materials of Matthew Cradock for his own history. He has it in his power to place himself on a rock by being the first to write a history of Glamorgan. Mr Knight of Neath's charters are very important. If the addressee can snatch half an hour to give him a brief history of the Myvyrian he would send it to the Archdeacon. He is trying to persuade Tegid to take up some subject of Welsh history or antiquities and write a standard work. Since writing his last he found Dyffryn written Dyffrint in one of the addressee's MSS.

W. Williams to [Taliesin Williams]. Requesting the addressee to send him the Merthyr Guardian (as it will probably give a fuller account of the meeting than the Cambrian).

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Wellington Street, Merthyr. If the addressee knows anyone who has a complete copy of the Myfyrian for sale he would like to treat for the purchase of it. He fears the hurry about the addressee's work will interfere with the calm and mature reflection necessary, etc. A query.

W. Williams to [Taliesin Williams]. He sends herewith Lady Hall's letter - he expected it would be so, for he knows it is intended to bring out as many new works on Welsh subjects as possible at the approaching Eisteddvod. He has no doubt they would readily accept a preface from the addressee. Mr Bunsen is about to publish a work on the antiquities of Egypt.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. Is rejoiced to find that the addressee is going to write on the Neath Vale subject. Thanking him for his congratulations - Mrs Williams and her little boy are going on well.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. He has lately returned home after an absence of two months - his wife and children are obliged to remain away as the scarlet fever prevails here. Is still persevering about bringing about a translation of the Myvyrian - the addressee knows that he (WW) started the MSS Society and he thinks it was in a considerable degree owing to him that Ab Iolo determined on his history of Glamorgan. Is he making any additions to the account of the Princes of Gwent? He (WW) would like to write a short account of the Myvyrian - asking the addressee to correct the following at his leisure.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. On Monday morning the addressee will receive his two vols of MSS, Pergwm and Gwrgant. 'In "Pergwm" Mrs Williams of Bridgend might have found very interesting materials for her novel about Ed. 2nd.' A query concerning 'Celtic remains.' The Liverpool Eisteddfod in June. Asking the addressee to send him with the next parcel the prize history of Iestyn by Evans of Cardiff if he has quite done with it. 'It is a good thing that Frost & Co. are at last off, three more ambitious fellows with more contemptible pretensions have seldom started on the road of glory'.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. The epitaphs - the above are very slight changes from what the addressee had the kindness to write. Acknowledging the two vols of MSS. He has heard the following as attributed to D. Nicolas. Tegid's englyn for Liverpool on the 'gafr'.