File 3182. - Walter Rice from Newton, to his cousin Nicholas Williams, ESQ., sheriff, of co. Carmarthen, at Rhyd-Odwyn,

Kind respects presented. He desires the recipient to sign and seal the two special warrants herewith, with the attachments to warrant the same sent to 'you', and to return the warrants so signed and sealed to him by the bearer, that they say be executed before Monday next, being the day of the return. He is informed by his clerk John Davies that it is usual to have it so. And for the recipient's security, he hereby assumes that the recipient shall receive no prejudice hereby. 'Your' assured cousin to serve him. P.S. The recipient's fees he has sent by the bearer. Subscribed is the recipient's answer :- He has received the recipient's writs and fees and will out of respect to the recipient send then early tomorrow to his deputy sheriff, who, as he is informed, will be certainly at home tonight.