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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.].

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.

Copy Statement by the Seven Bishops in which they maintain that they are not averse to the publication of the Declaration [of Indulgence] but that they consider the Declaration to be founded on such a dispensing power as may set aside ecclesiastical and civil laws which appears to them to be illegal.

Two Copies.

Copy Speech by the Earl of Shaftesbury in the court of Kings Bench moving for a writ of habeas corpus, with draft covering letter from Sir William Williams to the Earl.

Copy Pleadings in a cause of scandalum magnatum. Cause arose because Williams had licensed Dangerfield's Narrative which Peterborough alleged reflected on him, etc. [cf. NLW Wynnstay MSS C21, C32, C38-9, C46.].

Copy Plea of William Williams to the information exhibited against him and subsequently withdrawn by him. [cf. NLW Wynnstay MSS C44-5, C47, C53-63 and Canon Trefor Owen MSS, 23-53.]. Latin.

Latin. Note: Williams pleaded the same pleas as he did in the previous case but subsequently compromised the matter by paying the Earl £150.

Copy Petition of William Williams in which he withdraws his plea in bar to the information exhibited against him for authorising the publication of Dangerfield's Information and submits to the King.

Copy Parliamentary Proceedings against Sir John Bennet, MP, and a judge of the Prerogative Court, for receiving bribes. [cf. Journals of the House of Commons, I, 1547-1628, pp. 585-7, 590-1, and Journals of the House of Lords, III, 1620-8, pp. 89-90.]. Contemporary marginal note: 'The original order about 7 years ago was in the custody of Mr Goldsburrough clerk of ye Parliament in a bundell of papers wherein there were several other originall orders of the same parliament'. Endorsed: 'Presidents [sic] ag[ains]t Mompesson [no. 1] and other members in Parliament expelled for their crimes'.

Copy Parliamentary Proceedings against Sir Giles Mompesson, MP, for being a monopolist. [cf. Journals of the House of Commons, I, 1547-1628, pp. 5312, 535-6.].