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Understands by John Ffoulkes that much wrong has been done to the writer and especially by Mr John Humphreys. Understands that Wynne has long satisfied his debt through Mr Rodrith Morgan. Mr Humphreys now says he cannot pay ten pounds. The writer has been long without his money and it is now time to have it satisfied.

The writer is not a little teased by his brother on Wynne's account. Supposes some rigorous course will he 'perused' by his brother, 'if not a speedy satisfaction will be rendered'. It is time to clear all passages since Wynne has parted with his best and safest jewel, which has been irretrievably declared by his trustees. But he wishes him all affluence, serenity and happiness.

Thanks Owen for his kind and friendly letter of condolence. Prays that God will enable him to undergo with Christian patience what is laid upon him ... and hopes that Owen will never have occasion personally to meet with the least affliction.

Promised that he would endeavour to have the King's mind known as to G. and Owen's coming up. This morning Mr H. hinted to the King that there was a report as if intercession had been made on his behalf, but the King replied shortly that he was resolved to have him tried. Thus Owen can resolve upon his journey. Wishes Owen could have been spared it at this time of the year, but hopes that Lady Owen's company will render it more tolerable. Owen may fix his own day for his trial provided it be after fourteen days within the term. The Bishop of Chester, the Chief Justice and Baron Jenner are added to the ecclesiastical commission and set out tomorrow to visit Magdalen College in Oxford.

Parts of this letter are badly faded. The report is that the (French) fleet had joined the English fleet for protecting Danish merchants against the Dutch. Mr Sheridan, late secretary of state in Ireland, has come to London, but his cause is not yet heard by the King and Council to whom the Lord Lieutenant remitted it. He is in hope to come off very well. The young Prince is well, and it is said that when the Queen's month is up, he will be christened in the Abbey at Westminster, against which time glorious fire-works are preparing for the honour of that great solemnity. The good Earl of Sunderland has now declared himself a Roman Catholic, and has promised to stand by the King and his religion (to the) loss of his fortune and his life if occasion be. Yesterday the seven bish(ops wer)e on their trial. It lasted from 9 am till near 8 pm. Seven sermons - for sure they all preached - must needs take up a great deal of time, together with the judges' replies and the counsellors' pleadings. The writer's god-father outdid himself. It is said that the King had but slender counsel besides him. In the evening when the court broke up, though the jury had not brought in their verdict, the people shouted and 'hallow'd' as (if they) had been choosing Sir William Waller as member of parliament ... It is s(aid the jud)ges were divided in their opinions - two for finding the bishops guilty of a libel and two for no libel. The first two were the Lord Chief Justice and Judge Allebone: the latter were Judge Holloway and Judge Powel. Judge Powel they say reflected on the King's dispensing power. The jury this morning brought them all in not guilty. The writer will take care to call for Owen's book from Mr Barnes and give him a guinea. Would gladly know how Owen appoints it to be bound for he delivers them only in quires. The writer lately drank Owen's health with Capt. Cook and the next day with Mr Clark, the apothecary.

Upon the arrival of Gerrard that evening the writer attended Mr Meyrick who tells him that he has no further directions from the Doctor and says only he expects upon the return of one Mr Roberts, who is a solicitor at London, to hear from Dr Wynne. Is glad that Owen has a chapman to his liking, and would wish that he had a trusty friend near him, for he cannot see that Owen is likely to make a conclusion that way. The writer also wishes he were near Mr Glynne to have his sense of matters. But the dean is of the writer's opinion though he is in part trusted by Dr Wynne. The news of Mr Griffith's death reached this place at 3 am: many rejoice and many lament it. The writer is sorry for it if Griffith had a hearty friendship for Owen, and that the latter and the Colonel come to trial at law here, for they shall be governed by the sword ?here; none will feel more arbitrariness than 'we'. Service to Lady Owen, and hopes she will become the mother of a brave boy. PS Mr Price's marriage is certain as soon as the funeral is over.

He has had one letter from Owen since the latter left them, and some of those whom Owen wishes to bush have not had a line - Mr Dean in particular - and Mr Robert Wynne and Mr Mostyn have had but one letter. Since William Madryn, James Brynkir and Love Parry have had some, the writer fears Owen's letters are taken up. He has written by this post to one Mr Sawtell of the Post Office to beg him to take care of what Owen sends. Owen should either cover his letters to Sawtell with a request - when he goes to the city he should take a bottle of wine with him - or send his man to discourse him about it. If you attempt to be even with postmasters you will he opposed for they do the work of others. Owen has not appeared to the Bishop of St Asaph for the Dean as the knight of the shire for Anglesey and Merioneth have. It is too late to remind him to have friends commissioners for this subsidy, but he should have a special care to the commission of the peace and that Griffith Wynne should be kept out if possible, for he will act if he be put in, and the writer finds but four of Owen's friends ready to act unless William Glynne could be brought to take his oath. Longs to know what steps Owen has taken towards what are vacant. Owen may be sure that he will not be in Ow(en) Wynne's books for the Bulkeleys. If the Bishop of St Asaph would recommend Owen to Mons. Benting something might be expected and Owen introduced as the person who appeared for the Queen when she was so ill used. PS Services to Randle Wynne. Owen has not a trustier friend than Wynne in London. Owen should compliment Madin with a letter: he is a good friend and an ill enemy.

Thanks Owen for a letter received on Sunday last. Desired his son, Tom, to tell Owen how things went at their work in Flintshire. There have been two master workmen there who expect great wages, whereas any country day labourer with one of them might serve as well. Therefore he thinks it will be best to dismiss one of them and save so much money. He has engaged his son Lloyd to look a little after them and to see that they want not timber or anything else to put the work forward. Since Owen is pleased to leave it to him, the writer will take all the care he can of it. Would be glad to hear that Owen had dispatched the great work of the nation that they might enjoy him in the country ... Finds that Owen is doing many good acts, and when he has done with the profitable, he would do well to think of the pleasureable for the preservation of the game on the mountain which is so decayed of late years. Servants are grown to that height that their ways ought to be considered wherein they grow so extravagant. Hopes Lady Owen will have a good journey down: supposes she will not be long in town.

Has sent to Owen, Lady Owen, and their worthy brother and sister an almanac for the ensuing year. Parliament, having been feasted by the City on Lord Mayor's Day, put it to the vote whether to return them thanks, but carried in the negative. Colonel Ludlow is gone beyond sea. The late Lord Chancellor's estate is voted to be forfeit. The Pope has sent the French king three millions of money, part whereof - namely one million - is said to be for King J(ames). He has also sent Queen Mary a noble present and settled a pension upon her during her exile. He has also proposed terms of agreement between the Emperor and the French King - namely the restoring of Lorraine which it is believed the French King will consent to. The Duke of Brandenburg has left the confederates, and some think he will join with France. Iniskilling is reported to be taken and 130 men in it. The Duke of Ormonde and the Earl of Marlborough are returned from Flanders. It is said that General de Lozine has not only landed with 9,000 men in Ireland, but has retaken Carickfergus and blocked up the Newry. Lord Griffen is in the Tower. Lord Preston is committed to the Black Rod, his patent for an English baron being dated from St Germans. One Mr Holles, a lawyer, made a speech in the House, wherein he alleged that in his opinion the House was mistaken in their impeachments of the Lords, etc., for the Act of Parliament upon which the impeachments were grounded called it treason to be reconciled to the Church of Rome, and thereby to withdraw their allegiance from the King, which the persons impeached could not be guilty of, they tarrying with the King until the desertion and still paying him allegiance - the King of the same persuasion with Rome and had pardoned the persons impeached. Has heard of nothing more done in the matter. Lord Arran and Lady Hannam are bailed out of the Tower. Kensington House fell down on Monday last, and Hampton Court has become the royal palace again.

Received her letter of the 5th on the 20th. Is sorry to hear of his sister Rowlands's child's death. They are still expecting seven companies of the Duke of Bolton's regiment, the other six having come and embarked that day. Their regiment, Col. Trelawney's, Col. Lutterel's, Sir John Guise's and the aforementioned are now shipped. If his sister goes to Caernarvonshire she is to tell William Glynne that the writer may jeer him of his cocksureness as well as Glyn did the writer last year. Has borrowed ten pounds from Cousin Carew, for which he has given a bill of exchange. Asks her to repay that sum, and to take care of his little trunk. Humble services to his sister Owen, Jane and Rowlands, and to his brother. PS Has just heard that a vessel which was sent out after some Dutchmen which overshot the harbour, laden with bombs, mortars, and grenades, to go with us to Ireland, has been taken by the French.

She has sent to Mr Francis Hill of Plymouth for the £10 which she understands Carew had left to pay what she was out for Mr Owen. But she was surprised to find that Carew had recalled the money of Mr Hill, and that Col. Ffloyd was to pay. She has applied to the Colonel both before and since he went to Ireland, and she has been informed that she shall never have a penny from him. She assumes that Carew has never been informed of her misfortune from having taken his kinsman into her house, for it is evident that she thereby lost her husband and is left in so mean a condition that £10 is a considerable part of the stock she has to live on. The money is owing to a neighbouring shop-keeper from whom her husband fetched the wares for the funeral, and he is now calling for it. Begs him to pay or to let her know the names of Mr Owen's brother, mother and sister and where they live.

Has delivered Owen's last letter to Mr R. Wynne. Mr Craster has not yet gone for his Spanish embassy: the writer now knows him by sight and sees him sometimes. Owen did not take notice of the writer's mention of a Merionethshire youth who wishes to return home to be employed by Owen or some other honest gentleman. He told Owen then what he thinks the youth is good for. Begs pardon for this and other troubles which Owen's good nature have encouraged the writer in. Lord Dartmouth is still in the Tower, but Lord Preston is bailed out of Newgate. When the fate of Limerick is known the campaign by sea and land will likely be at an end, though that in Savoy only begins. The Elector of Bavaria designs to be there about the 4th/14th instant. The Turks and Germans are also by this time together by the ears, the Grand Vizir having got 100,000 men at Essek when the Germans expected nothing less and nothing more than peace.

Understands that Owen is informed that the writer has opposed Owen's right in such manner as amounts to a breach of privilege. Is sorry if he has offered any offence, and he can aver that it was never in his thoughts so to do ... He is willing to give Owen any satisfaction as will be adjudged fit for him to make, and he questions not but that Owen will be honourably pleased to accept of and likewise connive at the presumption of G. W.

Lest the writer may not have another opportunity of acquainting Owen with the affairs of this 'watery element', he must let him know that their regiment - Col. Selwin and Col. Beveridge - are forthwith ordered for England, and likewise some of the horse. They give but a scurvy character here of the stiffnecked people of England. Various are the discourses 'we have', and not fit to be here inserted. 'However, we have tickled John the Frenchman's fancy at a pass two dayes agoe which they thought to force about Han where it cost 'em the best parte of 200 men'. It is thought that K(ing) J(ames) will pass part of this summer on board the French fleet. They talk of a mighty preparation both at sea and land that the Frenchmen have made, and have some speedy design on the Militia - Have A Care. The King has viewed the whole army and made all his dispatches for opening the campaign which the writer had hoped once to see but now despairs of that glorious prospect. The King is now at Breda and designs soon for England in order to settle a sure foundation, etc. This is a dismal country fortified chiefly with hunger and cold, and the writer heartily takes leave with it. He supposes that Owen has heard of Capt. Thomas Lloyd being killed at Louvaine by his major. 'Haveing not answear'd - as I suppose - my Coll.'s expectation with recruites, though as yet I heare litle of it, pray Sir when next you write to him be pleased to Epistolize a litle on my behalfe.' He wishes well and heartily prays for Owen, Lady Owen, Madam Ellen, Madam Jane, the young ones, wishing them long life and happiness here and eternal bliss hereafter. 'I am heb na thwyll na bwried ych gwasnaethwr tlawd.'. PS Cofiwch fi at y Meddig mwyn ar Tu-lwyth yn mhen Tre'r-pant.

Sends this letter as a performance of his promise to give an account of what occurred. On Thursday last they engaged the French off the Isle of Wight, beginning between 11 and 12, and continued briskly until after 4, all which time their Blue Squadron, for want of more wind, could not come to engage. But the wind increasing they came in about 6 and assisted stoutly until 8, and then the night put a cessation on both sides. So they lay by until the morning expecting then to engage afresh, but they came not in sight of their enemies until 12 on Friday and could not come up to them that night. The enemy was so ill-mannered as not to stay for them. But they came to anchor off Cape de Hague, and the enemy came to anchor likewise, but nearer the race where there came so violent a tide that many of them were forced from their anchors and by that means their fleet was separated, one part sailing for Brest and the other eastwards. This obliged the English fleet likewise to separate, and the Red chased to eastward. The writer's ship Vice Admiral being of the Red, he cannot yet give an account of the Blue or their transactions. But the Red had not chased three hours when the enemy's ships were forced to divide themselves again: Sir Ralph Delavall chased three of their capital ships ashore at a place called Sherbrook [Cherbourg] and about 12 on Saturday 'we' came to anchor, leaving Mr Russell under sail chasing the rest. When they anchored at Sherbrooke the ships ashore and the forts fired briskly until 3, but the guns would not reach the enemy, 'neither durst we goe in further for fear to rune ourselves aground, our ship drawing soe much water soe that we were forced to stay for the tyde of ffloud'. But on Sunday about 3 in the morning they stood in and engaged briskly on both sides till 8. Then they disabled the great ships and fireships were ordered in which burnt all three, and before 12 they blew up. Fifty odd prisoners were taken, who said that above 1,500 men were blown up and that one of the ships was of 110 brass guns, which was Turvill's own ship. Another, they said, was of a 100 guns which was a vice-admiral, and the third a ship of 96 guns: their names were - Royal Sun, Admirable, Triumphant. As soon as these were blown up they made all sail after Mr Russell whom they found at an anchor this day in this place, having forced 7 or 8 ships more ashore, two of which are now burning, and the writer presumes they will not depart hence until the rest are either burnt or sunk. PS Hopes Owen will excuse mistakes since he knows the writer never reads over his letters.

Personal matters. If Owen is for the Bath good company will keep him there, so that the writer begins to doubt of seeing him in London, though perhaps a London plaster will be as good as the Bath waters. The writer has now before him a lump of ore which promises well at view, and he has been told that it was dug up behind or near Owen's house in Merioneth, and that a quantity of it has been sent to other parts. If it is from Owen's ground, he should see to it that it be not begged from him. Sir O. Price is like to lose his for upon a late trial a rich silver mine is found and Lord Newport is one of the chief against him. Owen's may be as good, and while it sleeps in the earth will not disturb its neighbours, and one would rather let it sleep on in its dross and dust than rouse it to make war against its proprietor. A trial cannot well be made under two or three pound' weight of ore.

The writer had promised Sir John Wynne to be at Watstay this evening in order to have the happiness to wait upon Owen. But Sir John and he are disappointed. For this he has good reason to blame Mr Justice Mostyn for his Spanish way of visiting in the other end of the country; and in case 'he' may want instructions to carry on the review of the Poll Bill, the writer has by Owen's man 'sent him my Act'.

Trevor Lloyd, at St Hellen's Road on board the Sandwich, a 2nd rate commanded by Capt. Cornwall, to Sir Robert Owen at Porkington. Having for this last winter remained in Purgatory - vulgarly called the Devil's Stink Pot - 'and now advanc'd to burgooe and bisket without a Jack expeditionall advance, ready to kill ye D(evi)l' makes bold to let Owen know that the fleet is unmoored and ready to sail the wind at N.E. 'soe pray for the soule of Gabriel John etc'. Though some of 'our dons' who seem as greedy as sharks think the French are notable to make 'us' a breakfast, the writer can but think how this poor ship of theirs was last year drubbed, killing Col. Hastings with about 150 of his men about his heels. Though he flatters himself they are going to a May game, yet longs to see a little mischief. There has been a long consultation of affairs there between the General, Admiral and Privy Council. The writer has been on board nigh three weeks, and finds it but scurvy living among some 700 persons. Besides one company, they are four regiments ordered on board, viz Lord Meath's, Sir John Morgan's late, Col. Venner's, and Col. Lloyd's, designedly to help to man the 1st and 2nd rates - all with firelocks. They are very sickly aboard. They hear by a French prize brought in this morning that 'grand Louis has nabd us upon the Rhine' and that The Count d'Estree has joined Mons. Tourville and that they are in a flourishing condition. Capt. Jones has got a new ship since he lost the Winssor Castle. PS He left amongst his papers in Ruthin a bill of £4 odd due from Lieut. William Owen. If any should produce it - upon the writer's exit - and demand the same from Owen, let this be a sufficient discharge from any such payment.

The enclosed receipt shows that the writer has received £100 from Mr Robert Ellis by recipient's appointment. The money it seems was that of one Evan Prichard who had sold some cattle to Ellis, who transferred the writer's receipt to Pritchard. Ellis desired him to signify this to the recipient.