File NLW MS 464E/93. - Letter from Dr Ellis Price at Sir Ellis parson of [Llan]Dogeth's house, to his son-in-law William Thomas at Caernarfon,

Hearing that Thomas intended to come to his house yesterday, the writer sent a messenger lest Thomas should come, during his absence, about the furtherance of my Lord's service. Thought it best to leave my Lord Bishop of St Asaph to go himself to visit his clergy in Flintshire. Returned yesterday from Denbigh, to a friend's house Sir Ellis, the parson of Llanthoged, being a nigh neighbour unto Mr Kyffyn, Sheriff of Caernarfonshire. Is ready to meet Thomas at Llanbeder, in the Commote of Issaph, Tavarne y groes or the town of Conway; will warn others to be there also, but fears few will come save the Sheriff, the writer, Thomas Wynn ap Richard, Henry ap Jevan Lloyd, and such like. Penryn will ride to the Council lest a process be served upon Merionethshire men by the Sheriff; he dwells about 24 miles from the writer. Mr Lloyd of Yale is very sore sick, and Mr Thomas Salesbury, as is reported, has ridden to London, and Mr Salesbury of Rug is busied. Has sued all the processes at Oswestry and opened the process of Merionethshire and sent to the Sheriff declaring that he [the writer] and others therein named were ready to assist. It is reasonable that the Sheriff of Caernarfonshire, being the Chief Commissioner, should somewhat travel for the execution thereof. 'And I would not advise you as my dear son not to take all the care and charge upon your back for I see in end we cannot or we are not able to bring the service to such perfection as my Lord and his officers doth look for. I, as a father, and you, as a son, will do what we may do to the uttermost, wishing others, according to the like trust reposed in them, to put their helping hands to the furtherance of the said service.' Cannot see that the Commissioners can meet before the day or days aforenamed, because they are many in number, some dwelling far distant from the others . Is ready to meet Thomas on Monday next in the morning at Llanbedr, together with the Sheriff, Thomas Wynne ap Rice and Henry ap Jevan Lloyd. It were not amiss that Thomas, knowing how many of the Commissioners are in Caernarfonshire, should take a copy of the processes and execute them against some of the persons; it is impossible to have it served at one time against such a number or multitude of persons, having not so many Commissioners to serve the same. Fears very few of the Commissioners of Denbigh will be at the serving of the same. 'Assuredly, if I had been as you I would have sent the Commission forthwith to the Sheriff (as I did to the Sheriff of Merionethshire).' The Council of the Marches will write to my Lord, for their own discharge, that the Sheriffs and others have not or would not serve the processes. God help the Sheriff who is and will be ready to do as much as in him may lie. The Council will remove shortly to South Wales. 'The Commission hereinclosed is sent to you again.'.