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He has for some time observed in recipient a sense of honour and loyalty much beyond what could have been expected from a boy of 'your' years and though death will soon deprive writer [he was executed the following day as a Jacobite] of further service to his King, Price or country, yet what adds greatly to his satisfaction is recipient's principle which showed in his letter to his mother on the news of writer being in custody. Gives advice to his son. Copy.

Thanks for recipient's transcript of Mr Roderic Evans' paper. He has two Welsh MSS which he borrowed from Evans' father which he [Evans] shall have when he pleases unless he would accept some new book in consideration of them. One of them is old 'Kywydhae' and the other is a Welsh vocabulary which he borrowed on account of some examples on the words which Dr Davies has not; though he finds Dr Davies had the perusal of it when he composed his dictionary. He has lately requested Sir William Williams to allow him to peruse some of his MSS. In a letter he received from him writer is welcome to come to Llanvorda to read his books but he will not lend any books out nor will he allow any of them to be transcribed. He has already told recipient how Pettiver and Doody pillaged a cargo of stones sent to him from Maryland. [Published (from a copy in the hand of Angharad Lhwyd) in Arch. Camb., 3rd Ser. Vol. IV (1858), p. 347 and cf. Arch. Camb., 1848, 1851, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860 and 1861, and Bryn Roberts, 'Llythyrau John Lloyd at Edward Lhwyd', Nlwj, vol. XVII (1971-2), pp. 88-114, 183-206.].

It should be noted that Williams' plea to the jurisdiction of the King's Bench vis à vis parliamentary privilege was also overruled.

Extract from Rotuli Parliamentorum of 1399 re. the reversal of judgement passed against Thomas Haxey who had been condemned to death after he brought forward an article in bills of complaint in the Parliament of 1397 directed against non-residence of bishops and taxing the clergy. After sentence was passed he was claimed as a clergyman and pardoned. [cf. Rot. Parl., III, p. 434 : ? used by Williams as a precedent in preparing his defence, see note in no. 29.]. French.

Extract from Rotuli Parliamentorum of 1407 re. 'Indempitee des Seigneurs & Communes'. [cf. Rot. Parl., III, p. 611 : ? used by Williams as a precedent in preparing his defence, see note in no. 29.]. French.

Stories damaging to the writer have been sent to Monsr de Montinser (?). Asks for help in countering the stories and to get the lord of Collombier to name the two soldiers responsible (coming either from 'your quarters' or from Neuville). Greetings to mademoiselle his cousin and to Monsr the Minister. French.

The King wishes recipient to see writer tomorrow upon matters of importance to the King's service. He thought it most agreeable to that end that they should dine at his (writer's) house where he shall communicate what he has to command.

(Ii) 1688, May 4. Order Of Privy Council that the above should be read in all churches on two successive Sundays and that the bishops distribute the same throughout their respective dioceses to be read accordingly. Printed. Damaged. Endorsed: 'Brief The King ag[ains]t W[illia]m Archb[isho]p of Canterbury to be tried at the Kings Bench at Westminster the 29th of June being Friday 1688'.

Instructions to Algernon Sidney as to the conduct of his defence in his forthcoming trial for treason. [cf. NLW Wynnstay MS L410, C36, C34.].

King Harry the Ninth's / Speech / To both Houses of P[arliament] / The 31st Day of November 1647. (No imprint.).

Legal Notes And 'Considerations' re the case of the Seven Bishops and notes from 'Hales Manuscript Prerogative' [possibly De Praerogativa Regis of which there is a transcript in Lincolns Inn Library]. Endorsed: 'Records and Authoritys out of Hales Records etc. to proceed against the Bishops'.

Letter of Benjamin Walsh to Joseph Walsh; dated 5th December 1811; / which was produced in Evidence, upon the Trial of the said Benjamin Walsh, / at the Old Bailey. Endorsed: 'Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be printed 27 Feb. 1812'.

MS entitled 'Some Account of the [Glorious] Revolution', bound in Estimates of the Subsidies granted by Parliaments, so as the same are paid to Foreign Princes, in pursuance of the Treatys made with them, since the beginning of the War, 1701-11.

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