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Thanks William Maurice for his letter and other favours. Asks William Maurice's pardon for not answering him to the full by this bearer because of some sudden extraordinary business he has in hand which he undertook the day William Maurice's letter came, namely, to preach at St Mary's Oxford next Sunday for Dr Price. Will write at large to all William Maurice's demands and satisfy them to the utmost by the next that comes down, which he hopes will be within a week. Meanwhile begs William Maurice to excuse him and to desire William Brinkir's mother, from whom he received two 'great' letters, partly of expostulation that he had not written before and partly about other business, to excuse him for not writing at this time for he has almost no leisure to read her letters, 'much more' to answer them as exactly as he wishes, for they contain some things wherein he longs to give her satisfaction but cannot possibly at this time. Had hoped his father was recovered but understands the contrary; hopes he is out of danger. His cousin Mr William Glyn, Llyar, has been desperately sick in Oxford for almost a fortnight. Once they had small hope of his recovery, for the physician had given him up, but now he is well recovered. Lord Cook is to satisfy the King on some great points between now and Michaelmas; will hear of them all within a few days and will send William Maurice a copy. Used what means he could for Aberdaron to the Lord Chancellor - such means that he might have carried a better thing: will inform William Maurice later why he missed it. Begs William Maurice not to be offended with him for his brevity and asks him to persuade William Brinkir's mother not to be offended because he does not answer her letters, which he will do as soon as he can. Does not yet know how Dr Bayly, the bishop, and he, will agree, but hopes all will be well. Dr Price and Dr Lewis commend themselves to William Maurice. The King, Queen and Prince were at Woodstock for six days and the favourite Mr George Villers was made Viscount Villers there, and is to be created earl of some place or other at the instalment of the Prince at about the beginning of Nov. Has no other news to write at this time, except that there is likely to be a great stir in France between the peers and the Queen Regent. The Prince of 'Curdy' is taken prisoner and the rest of the nobility stand upon their guard. There are great matters and news expected from them which William Brinkir cannot deliver. Postscript: Asks to be commended to his aunt, Mrs Jane Gruffith, and says he will bring home her book.

Learns partly from his son William Thomas and partly from some of the recipients' wellwishers that the latter have bestowed between them a thousand pounds with their grandchild Mrs Jane Awbury to match her to their liking. Persuades himself that they have a better liking for William Thomas's son William Thomas, whose condition they know and allow of, than for another more estranged by nature and country. Thought it not amiss to manifest to them his readiness and consent thereto, the more because the young people may justly expect greater kindness at the recipients' hands than of others, besides the portion due to William Thomas for the estate which he means to assure upon them and their heirs. As William Thomas told the recipients in conference at Corsygedol, [this consists of] all William Thomas's lands in Caernarfonshire, namely, Aber, Llanfair, the fields in and near the town of Caernarvon, the lands in Hugh ap Robert ap Yner's hands, the mills, Coedalen and William Thomas's chief mansion house in Caernarvon, all which he values at £500 a year or not much under. That money must go to redeem his lands now in mortgage and to pay his debts. As for the lands in Anglesey, intends to reserve some of them for his eldest son, and the residue towards the preferment of the rest of his children by the recipients' daughter. Will make his son William Thomas a competent jointure such as the recipients think reasonable and all the lands in Caernarfonshire after William Thomas's decease, discharged from all encumbrances, to make the best thereof, except his mother's right. Makes the recipients the first offer of his son with William Thomas's main and principal estate and expects their answers, jointly or severally.

Gruffith Lewes the constable has been with Thomas Owen 'very ernest' for the mise. Thomas Owen has not paid it yet, praying William Maurice to forbear until the Quarter Sessions and not to conceive that it proceeds from any conspiracy in Thomas Owen with those who grudgingly resolve to oppose William Maurice therein, which is an ill precedent to encourage any others than are wellwishers to do their duty. Will soon request William Maurice chiefly in Thomas Owen's wife's name to suppress an alehouse hard by Thomas Owen, which he confesses that he was the principal solicitor to set up, and which William Maurice most unwillingly licenced to John Lloyd. Now Thomas Owen sees the inconvenience but lately others without any licence sell ale and tobacco without intermission to the hindrance of diverse people with great disorders.

Expected that William Moris, according to his promise, upon sending for the trunk and stuff to Oswestry, would have sent the money he promised. Requests him to send it by the bearer, Cadwalder Hughes, Richard Gruffyth's neighbour.

T5/99/25.
In Living Memory: 5. Getting There.
First broadcast: 20 October 1994.
UID: NCFX230K.
Typed script with written annotations.
BBC television script for In Living Memory: 5. Getting There.

Rentals and other estate office books of the Gregynog estate, Montgomeryshire, of Arthur Weaver, Arthur Blayney and Lord Sudeley, 1752-1893.

Holograph pedigree, [?1972], by the donor, of the family of William Rees, attorney-at-law, of Haverfordwest and Scovaston, Pembrokeshire.

Llythyrau, [1925]-1969. Ymhlith y gohebwyr mae E. D. Jones (4), [Elizabeth Mary Jones], 'Moelona' (1), Ellis D. Jones (36), Emyr Ll[ywelyn] Jones (3), Dr Emyr Wyn Jones (1), Francis Jones (12), [Francis] Wynn Jones (4), Gareth Morgan Jones (2), Gerallt Jones (9), Dr Gwenan Jones (32), Gwilym R. Jones (7) a Gwyn Jones (11).

A volume compiled in 1939 by Francis Jones [of the National Library of Wales, later Herald Extraordinary for Wales], containing a pedigree of the family of Jones of Brawdy, Pembrokeshire, from the mid-fifteenth to the twentieth century, with ancillary pedigrees of the associated families of Jones of Greenston, Brawdy, Jones of Southfield, Llysyfran, Roberts of Tregidreg, parish of Mathry, Griffith of Mathry, Morgans, the Flemings, of Roose, Francis of St. Elvis, Jenkins of Mathry, Thomas of Rhydyrharding, parish of Mathry, Williams of Newport, and Harries of Binchurn, all in Pembrokeshire.

A copy of a typescript account of the love affair between John Cowper Powys and Frances Wilkinson (née Gregg), incorporating extracts from their correspondence, [c. 1912], as well as from the letters of Louis Wilkinson, Ezra Pound and others. The work was compiled with a view to publication by Oliver Marlow Wilkinson, son of Frances and Louis Wilkinson.

The file comprises letters relating to the management and development of the Robert Owen Memorial Museum, Newtown. There is also a small group of related printed items and press cuttings.

The file comprises printed and manuscript items concerning the Robert Owen Memorial Museum, Newtown. Many of the papers relate to the meetings and proceedings of the Museum's Council of Management, and there are several published items about Robert Owen and his legacy.

Eleven notebooks, [1970s-1980s], containing material mostly relating to the proposed publication of John Cowper Powys's letters and diaries. Nine of the notebooks are in Francis Llewellyn Powys's hand, one (ff. 1-12) bearing the title 'My Dearest Sea-Eagle. Selected Letters from J.C.P. to His sister Katie. NOTES', the rest containing draft letters relating to proposed publication (many addressed to representatives of Laurence Pollinger Ltd, literary agents, London), a draft of The Quiet Man of Dorset (ff. 258-260) (Francis's portrait of his father Theodore Francis Powys) and a draft of an unnamed work by Francis Llewellyn Powys (ff. 260 verso-290, about half of which is inverted text), and rough arithmetical calculations (presumably related to publishing costs). Many of the notebooks contain rough sketches and drawings, mainly depicting female figures, and some leaves bear evidence of watercolour paint mixing. A photographic negative depicting a crowd of people at the seaside which was originally loose inside one of the notebooks is now inserted at f. 156. Two of the eleven notebooks, containing indexes to the proposed publications, are possibly in the hand of Sally Powys, wife of Francis Llewellyn Powys.

Three letters, [1935], 1938, from Phyllis Playter to John Cowper Powys's brother, Llewelyn (Lulu) Powys, which include Phyllis Playter's response to Llewelyn's work Damnable Opinions (1935). In 1938 Phyllis Playter is writing to Switzerland, where Llewelyn had removed for the sake of his health. Powys biographer Morine Krissdottir has added brief notes on ff. 1, 3.

Fifty letters, 1937-1961, from John Cowper Powys (ff. 6-49, 51-60 verso), one letter, 1959, from his companion, Phyllis Playter (f. 50), and six letters and two postcards, 1937-1939 (ff. 62-72), together with an inscribed photograph, 1937 (f. 61), from Llewelyn Powys, to Margaret Moon (afterwards Margaret Newton). Many of the letters contain reminiscences of Montacute, Somerset, childhood home of the Powys brothers, and birthplace of Margaret Moon. Two of the letters from John Cowper Powys (ff. 30-32 verso) are in the hand of Phyllis Playter, writing as his amanuensis. Also included are three letters, 1990, from Margaret Newton to Paul Roberts, editor of the Powys Society Newsletter (ff. 1-5).
The letters contain references to Thomas Hardy (ff. 13 verso, 40 recto-verso, 48), Theodore Dreiser (f. 44), W. B. Yeats (f. 29 verso) and Theodore Francis Powys (ff. 38 verso, 39 verso).

A presentation copy of The Letters of Elizabeth Myers, ed. by Littleton C. Powys (London, 1951), inscribed by Powys, 8 November 1951, to Mrs [Dorothy May] Meech, his typist on this and other books, together with three letters, 1951-1955, from Powys to Mrs Meech (ff. 2-4), the first of which accompanied the book. Also included is a presentation copy of Littleton C. Powys, The Powys Family (Yeovil, 1952), inscribed by the author, October 1952, to the antiquarian Joseph Fowler, together with a letter, 26 October 1952, from Powys to Fowler (f. 1).
The letters have been placed in an archival envelope.

Thirty-five letters and postcards, 1953-1955, to Dinah White from Littleton Charles Powys, brother of John Cowper Powys, mainly concerning Father Littleton Alfred Powys. Also included are a printed copy of Littleton Alfred's poem 'Ode to the West Wind' (1954) (ff. 12-13), an additional stanza of the 'Ode' transcribed by Dinah White but not included in the final version (f. 14), a set of typescript notes and comments on the 'Ode' (ff. 27-32), and a typescript copy of a poem by Pauline Clifft entitled 'Meeting' addressed to Littleton Charles's wife Elizabeth Myers (f. 4).

Photocopies of letters from John Cowper Powys to his brother Littleton Charles Powys. The original letters are in the Powys Collection in Dorset County Museum. The photocopies were made by Jeffrey Kwintner of the Village Press.

Letters to John Cowper Powys from his brother, Littleton Charles Powys, mostly containing personal and family news; also envelopes addressed to John Cowper Powys from Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.