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Will. Vaughan, Lanelay, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Academy, Merthir tidvill. He quite despairs as to the use of Poetry to a practical world, and will, he fears, be led to think it leads the mind astray from all useful pursuits. What else can he think where he finds so small a task stopped for so long a time as theirs (? 'our') for Rules and Regulations.

Will. Vaughan, Lanelay, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Academy, Merthir. He understands Mr Edward Williams has taken an account of Beauper Porch. He is at a loss to make out the arms on it - a request to the addressee to furnish him with any details he has and particularly with a description of the arms. Perhaps he shall have it with the long promised translation of their Regulations.

Will. Vaughan, Lanelay, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthir. Offering for the addressee's acceptance the enclosed specimens of the ancient British Character. The originals having been written by TW himself the writer cannot be more gratified than by his acceptance of one of the first impressions. Enclosure wanting.

The bearer hereof is Mr Williams, 'Iolo Morganwg'. He is a great friend of Mr Edwards's. Asking the addressee to pay him every attention and to show him everything, particularly ?L - Library.

Will. Vaughan, Lanelay, to Mr Edward Williams, The Bard, Bridgend or elsewhere. 'To be forwarded'. Reflections naturally arising when he looks for reasons why Iolo Morganwg has not obliged his friends of Lanelay with the translation of their Rules and Regulations. Asking him to return the English copy as soon as possible. He fears Mr Fauriel has not fared better.

Enclosing the original letters of a Mr Fauriel, a learned French gentleman.

Will. Vaughan, Lanelay near Cardi[ff], No. 47 Marine Para[de], Brighton, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Academy, Merthirtidvill. 'Favoured by William Meyrick, ? esq.'. The addressee's good father promised him no alien should translate into native Welsh the Family Edicts of Lanelay. That he fears will never be and they must submit to a distant dialect. Now he asks not translation but transmutation ?into the Bardic character of the following words and sentences, etc.

Sending a copy of a Welsh verse beginning 'Blyn yw y Care ymma ac occo'. It is, he fears, badly written in all respects; 'pray mend it, and favour me with the assistance of your brother Bards with a correction and three or four additional Verses'. Endorsed: 'Mr Vaughan Lanelay'.

Will. Vaughan to Francis Pinbury, esq., of Penderry in Glamorgan, 16 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London. Introducing Mr Taliesin Williams, the bearer. His late father was recognized always as the relation of the writer's late friends and relations the Bassetts, and he (TW) is thereby, as the addressee is also, a relation of the writer's. Any attention the addressee can pay him will be conferring additional obligations on WV.

Will (copy) of William Robart of the parish of Rumney, co. Monmouth, yeoman (addressed to 'Mr. Edward Wiliams, Mason, at Cardiff Goale').

Will (?draft copy, incomplete) of William David of Tre Goff in the parish of Lancarvan, co. Glamorgan. (In the autograph of Iolo Morganwg, with a hymn to 'Gwirionedd', and some music on the dorse. The hymn has been crossed out, but can still be read.) Torn.

'Englynion' and a short note.

'Whimsical Dick [altered to Dick Flighty] a character' by Ith. Gm. 1780, beginning, 'Ye whimsical mortals one moment attend ...'.

Warrant of Henry Knight, one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in co. Glamorgan, to the Petty Constables of the parish of Tythegston in the said county to enter in the day-time into the dwelling-house of Francis Jenkin of the higher hamlet of the parish of Tythegston and to search for a salt bag taken from the garden of Edward Williams of the said higher hamlet of the parish of Tythegston, shopkeeper.

Warrant Of Attorney from Edward Williams of the parish of St Mary's Church, co. Glamorgan, mason, to Robert Wise and Henry Bacon, gentlemen, Attornies of HM Court of King's Bench, to appear for him in the said court and to receive a declaration for him in an action of debt on the bond contained in No. 21b at the suit of William Hooper of the parish of Flimston, yeoman, Isaac Skinner of the town of Cowbridge, hatter, and the Revd. John Walters, clerk, rector of the parish of Landough Juxta Cowbridge, all of co. Glamorgan.

Warrant Of Attorney from Edward William of the town of Cardiff, co. Glamorgan, mason, to William Wilkins and Thomas Williams, Attorneys of the Court of Great Sessions for co. Glamorgan, to confess judgment for the sum of £72-6-0 besides costs of suit in an action of debt brought against him by Eleanor Robert. Copy.

Warrant from Geo. Williams, Lantrithyd, clerk, one of HM Justices of the Peace for co. Glamorgan, to the Constables of Lancarvan, co. Glamorgan, and to the Keeper of the House of Correction at Cowbridge in the said county, to convey Susannah Richards of the parish of Lancarvan, servant to Evan David of the said parish in the business of husbandry, to the said house of correction, for three months' hard labour. On the dorse is a draft of a letter from Iolo Morganwg, Trefflemin, 6 May 1811, to ...--, sending him a few of his Psalms, at the request of Mr Rogers. Sends his regards to Dafydd Ionawr.

When the addressee writes to his friend, if he will direct the same to him (Walter Wilkins) at Maeslough, co. Rad., it shall be carefully forwarded to his address.