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M. Nicholl, Remenham, to Mr Edward Williams, at Mr Wm Owen's, No. 22 Penton Place, Pentonville. She has just received a half subscription from Mrs Freeman of Fawley Court. The distinction between the two Mrs Freemans.

Her surprise at hearing that he has not yet called on the Hon. Miss Nevill. She fears he has not received her letters with subscribers'names and will enclose this to Mr Nichol.

M. Nicholl, Remenham, to Mr Nicholl, Printer (or Mr Edward Williams at Mr Nicholl's, Printer), Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, London. Informing him that Mr Bloomsbourg is the gentleman to whom he is indebted for the patronage of the Prince of Wales.

A Copy of No. 297, in the autograph of Iolo Morganwg.

Subscribers' names provided by her brother.

The Rev. Mr Roberts, to whom the writer mentioned EW's name, desires the addressee's company to breakfast at Hudsons Coffee-house, New Bond Street, on Saturday morning; 'take with you all the Welsh Grammars you may have in town.' Also included is a wrapper franked by John Owen, London, 12 June 1811 (numbered 300a).

John Owen, 30 Cumberland Street, New Road, Paddington, to Mr Edward Williams, Flimston near Cowbridge. He has determined to come to Glamorgan the moment the addressee can get a house. Requesting him to secure either of the houses he (EW) mentioned, 'that with the land in preference if the house is as good (not else).' Wishing to know the dimension of the rooms, etc. Reference to WO's delight at seeing his old friend the Bard's fist on paper. Contemporary events. A request for the address of the late Lady Robert Mackworth, lately married to a gentleman in the addressee's neighbourhood.

A note addressed to the Bard (?written at the end of a letter to another person), advising him by all means to come out with Tally. The prospects of work and the climate, etc., on the Island. Another inducement Jo has for his company is the assistance he will acquire in his printing concern.

An opportunity having chanced of sending with Mr O. Jones's letter he will enlarge upon things he omitted to answer in his last. Reference to the addressee's avowed intention of giving up all his inclinations towards the poetry, antiquities, and language of his country; if some of his fellow- countrymen have grieved him by their behaviour, urging him not to mind. The Essay on Welsh Poetry that the addressee has come across. He would quite like to see the poetry of L. Glyn Cothi published, but to his mind it would be a greater pity if the Cynfeirdd and the Prifeirdd were lost than the work of Lewys, unless they can all be saved from that fate. He has no doubt but that Y Myfyr will keep them safe if D. ab Gwilym repays the expense (and trouble) incurred. It is a pity that the Welshman in Blaenau Morganwg who has 20 'cywyddau' to Ifor Hael did not see the announcement inserted in the Gloucester newspaper that D. ab Gwilym was being printed or perhaps he would have sent the same to be printed - a pity too that the addressee did not hear about that announcement or else the arrangement of the work would have been far neater. Wishing to hear from him soon. Would it be at all possible for the addressee to see about those 'cywyddau' to Ifor Hael? He (WO) knows that he cannot go on properly until he sees the portion that has been printed - it will be sent to him forthwith.

Wm Owen, No. 17 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square, London, to Iorwerth Gwilym [Mr Edwd Williams, Flimston, Cowbridge]. His fear that the addressee has applied himself to the intention mentioned in the first letter which he (WO) received. Hoping that this is not so, and also that he has done nothing to offend the addressee in any way. He sees that he is busy about to publish his English Poetry. O. Jones had asked him some time ago to give his name to Mr Nichols for two of the addressee's books and the writer himself wants two. He has sent some sheets as a pattern of the arrangement of the Dictionary which is now a heavy burden on his hands. Asking the addressee to notice any faults and to give his advice for improving it. Wrapper franked by W. Lewis.

Hoping the grief from the melancholy occasion of his return home is now turned to resignation and that he and his family are well and that his brother finds a benefit in his native air. Dr Williams's anxiety about his Sydenham Gorsedd - the writer is at a loss as to getting things ready and will be glad if the addressee will put down a dozen or two triades [sic] adapted to their purpose, in his letter, and let it arrive before the 20th . Sally sets out for Denbigh with Aneurin next Thursday, to stay there till he can fetch them about the beginning of August.

He thought they would have had the pleasure of the addressee's company before now to set the Cambrian Register a going. Williams of the Strand is quite in distress; hoping the addressee will relieve him soon. A secret - Walter Davies is going to battle with the Oxonians for the Medal for this year, the subject for which is agriculture, and he wants some hints. An extract from his letter. Account of a letter lately received from Morgan J. Rhys.

A letter endorsed: 'On the Archaiology, [Sept. 4th] 1798.' Reference to the death of Ed. Evan o Aberdâr. The Llanharan collection, he is told, is removed to Bath - wishing to know who is the possessor of it and the likeliest means of getting some account of its contents. As he is obliged to send several of the printed half-sheets to others to show that the work goes on, this letter must be short.

He has sent a letter to Mr Johns of Havod to announce the addressee's coming and on what business. He finds by the catalogue made by Evan Brydydd Hir that the Seabright collection contains chiefly old charters and hardly any poetry. He is quite delighted with the addressee's touches upon the bardic philosophy, in the Pump Tywarchen letter and his last. He has seen the Laws of Menu a good while ago. He thinks there never was a man of the name of Pythagoras. He is glad the addressee has explained 'Llawd' as he has done, but what was 'haint glas Lodwy', 'Dwy Lodwedd', &c .? (See No. 326, undated.) He wishes much to receive the addressee's account of the Bardic Meeting in time for the Register, in order to keep the subject alive; but his great wish is that the addressee would soon finish the History of the Bards of the isle of Britain. Endorsed: 'Bardism a Revelation.'.

A letter endorsed 'Wm Owen 1799' and 'going to Hafod'. The writer can pretty well guess the reason for EW's disappointments in not meeting the Rev. J. Williams - they have been told here of his having the misfortune of being deranged at times. He will find a £2 note enclosed - if he wants more before they meet, Mr Jones will send it. Reference to what might be wanted to buy the Trevriw MSS, etc., if worth anything.

Enclosed EW receives a £5 note from Mr O. Jones. He writes this in a great hurry to set off for Queen Square. Asking him to write on the receipt of this if he should not have already done so, to inform them how Taliesin's leg is now. An account given by a traveller from Brittany of the celebrated Carnac on the coast of Vannes, extracted from the Monthly Magazine, Feb. 1801. Can EW think of any person to whom they should acknowledge their thanks in the preface of the Welsh MSS besides Mr Davies of Bangor, D. Thomas, Williams of Treffos? Endorsed: 'Wm Owen 1801, Feb. 3d 5£ Note!'.

A reminder that he has not sent an acknowledgement to the Literary Fund of the receipt of £20 some time ago. Telling him not to allude to this in his letters to the writer, as O. Myvyr knows nothing of the circumstance: 'for, considering his exactness in such matters, he would be apt to scold terribly.' He hopes EW will inform them of his setting off for London soon, for Myvyr has been so often disappointed that he begins to despair of his coming, say[?ing] yesterday that in that case he had an idea of asking D. Thomas to come to London. The books have been sent to the Caermarthen Academy. The Board of Agri. has engaged Walter Davies to draw up a report of the South Wales counties. WD is terribly overreaching - what Myvyr has intimated to him. He has not received any translations of Gray's Bard except one from Bardd Cloff and that will not do. His own conception of poetry. Since writing thus far he has cut his thumb, so that EW will scarcely read what follows. The chronicles EW sent up have not yet been examined sufficiently to tell him anything about them. He wishes EW (had) communicated the works of the South Wales poet of 1150 in time for the first volume, but they are too valuable to be neglected and must have room in a future appendix. 'I conceive too that Cyvrinach y Beirdd must have a place, to give them a sanction in other works.' He has just received proposals of a work by the Rev. Mr Davies of Olveston, Gloucestershire. WO is now giving considerable attention to the Sanskrit language. After leaving the addressee he met in his way with two young men very fond of Welsh matters - Saunders, to be heard of at Mrs Williams, Lammas Street, Carmarthen, and Mr Lewis at the Vale works near Abergavenny. On the back of the wrapper, which is franked by [Viscount] Bulkeley, is written an account 'copied out of the day's Papers' of the discovery in the back part of the state of Kentucky of some walls built of well-formed brick and mortar. Endorsed: 'Threatens to employ David Thomas' and 'Walter Davies, David Thomas, Literary Fund'.

Matters referred to in EW's letter - his return from spying the nakedness of the land, the re-establishment of daughter P.'s health, and the meeting of Gelli Onen. What may be done by such a society. Works now in the press by Mr Turner and others. Enclosing a letter which he has been desired to forward. With respect to the young man whom EW recommends as the companion of Taliesin he can say nothing at present, but if any situation offers he will take care to let the addressee know. Enclosing a notice to the Prydyddion. Mr Chalmers has proposed (and Mr Turner and WO second his views) to have a Celtic Society in London. Thanking the Ivor Morganwg whose invitation to Myvyr and himself EW sent in his letter. The call for Bibles in Wales. Mr Charles of Bala being now here has prevailed on some persons to support the printing (of) a pocket edition suitable for schools, &c., and WO has promised to overlook the press. Enclosures wanting.

Joanna [Southcott]'s Books. A copy of her 'Letter on Taking an oath of Allegiance' to Wm Sharp, esq., No. 50 Titchfield Street, London, written from Old Swinford, Aug. 7 1803. It is not too late yet, for a short account of the (Welsh) laws of verse (for the Grammar). The History of the Bards. The authorship of the vindication of the Celts. He is glad of having EW's additions [to] and corrections of the Cambr[ian] Biogr[aphy]. Is glad to hear of EW's proposed additions for a new edition of his Poems.

He has only time to write (to say) that he has not time to write an answer to the addressee's letter of yesterday. He will send the cywydd to Theo. Jones. The same post brought him a Bristol Newspaper which he soon judged to have been sent by Judge Hardinge, that WO might see his charge to the grand jury at Cardiff. The addressee's condemning sentence against the slavers in the W. Indies still rings in his ears. Longman & Rees mentioned the addressee's letter to them. He has in his way this morning got another book of Joanna's, not yet published, which he encloses with the sheets of Doethineb y Cymry. If he has time he will soon send a copy of an important letter from Joanna which came 4 or 5 days ago. Endorsed: 'Not important. Wm Owen's Letter 1803'.