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He has sent a letter to Mr Johns of Havod to announce the addressee's coming and on what business. He finds by the catalogue made by Evan Brydydd Hir that the Seabright collection contains chiefly old charters and hardly any poetry. He is quite delighted with the addressee's touches upon the bardic philosophy, in the Pump Tywarchen letter and his last. He has seen the Laws of Menu a good while ago. He thinks there never was a man of the name of Pythagoras. He is glad the addressee has explained 'Llawd' as he has done, but what was 'haint glas Lodwy', 'Dwy Lodwedd', &c .? (See No. 326, undated.) He wishes much to receive the addressee's account of the Bardic Meeting in time for the Register, in order to keep the subject alive; but his great wish is that the addressee would soon finish the History of the Bards of the isle of Britain. Endorsed: 'Bardism a Revelation.'.

A letter endorsed 'Wm Owen 1799' and 'going to Hafod'. The writer can pretty well guess the reason for EW's disappointments in not meeting the Rev. J. Williams - they have been told here of his having the misfortune of being deranged at times. He will find a £2 note enclosed - if he wants more before they meet, Mr Jones will send it. Reference to what might be wanted to buy the Trevriw MSS, etc., if worth anything.

Enclosed EW receives a £5 note from Mr O. Jones. He writes this in a great hurry to set off for Queen Square. Asking him to write on the receipt of this if he should not have already done so, to inform them how Taliesin's leg is now. An account given by a traveller from Brittany of the celebrated Carnac on the coast of Vannes, extracted from the Monthly Magazine, Feb. 1801. Can EW think of any person to whom they should acknowledge their thanks in the preface of the Welsh MSS besides Mr Davies of Bangor, D. Thomas, Williams of Treffos? Endorsed: 'Wm Owen 1801, Feb. 3d 5£ Note!'.

A reminder that he has not sent an acknowledgement to the Literary Fund of the receipt of £20 some time ago. Telling him not to allude to this in his letters to the writer, as O. Myvyr knows nothing of the circumstance: 'for, considering his exactness in such matters, he would be apt to scold terribly.' He hopes EW will inform them of his setting off for London soon, for Myvyr has been so often disappointed that he begins to despair of his coming, say[?ing] yesterday that in that case he had an idea of asking D. Thomas to come to London. The books have been sent to the Caermarthen Academy. The Board of Agri. has engaged Walter Davies to draw up a report of the South Wales counties. WD is terribly overreaching - what Myvyr has intimated to him. He has not received any translations of Gray's Bard except one from Bardd Cloff and that will not do. His own conception of poetry. Since writing thus far he has cut his thumb, so that EW will scarcely read what follows. The chronicles EW sent up have not yet been examined sufficiently to tell him anything about them. He wishes EW (had) communicated the works of the South Wales poet of 1150 in time for the first volume, but they are too valuable to be neglected and must have room in a future appendix. 'I conceive too that Cyvrinach y Beirdd must have a place, to give them a sanction in other works.' He has just received proposals of a work by the Rev. Mr Davies of Olveston, Gloucestershire. WO is now giving considerable attention to the Sanskrit language. After leaving the addressee he met in his way with two young men very fond of Welsh matters - Saunders, to be heard of at Mrs Williams, Lammas Street, Carmarthen, and Mr Lewis at the Vale works near Abergavenny. On the back of the wrapper, which is franked by [Viscount] Bulkeley, is written an account 'copied out of the day's Papers' of the discovery in the back part of the state of Kentucky of some walls built of well-formed brick and mortar. Endorsed: 'Threatens to employ David Thomas' and 'Walter Davies, David Thomas, Literary Fund'.

Matters referred to in EW's letter - his return from spying the nakedness of the land, the re-establishment of daughter P.'s health, and the meeting of Gelli Onen. What may be done by such a society. Works now in the press by Mr Turner and others. Enclosing a letter which he has been desired to forward. With respect to the young man whom EW recommends as the companion of Taliesin he can say nothing at present, but if any situation offers he will take care to let the addressee know. Enclosing a notice to the Prydyddion. Mr Chalmers has proposed (and Mr Turner and WO second his views) to have a Celtic Society in London. Thanking the Ivor Morganwg whose invitation to Myvyr and himself EW sent in his letter. The call for Bibles in Wales. Mr Charles of Bala being now here has prevailed on some persons to support the printing (of) a pocket edition suitable for schools, &c., and WO has promised to overlook the press. Enclosures wanting.

Joanna [Southcott]'s Books. A copy of her 'Letter on Taking an oath of Allegiance' to Wm Sharp, esq., No. 50 Titchfield Street, London, written from Old Swinford, Aug. 7 1803. It is not too late yet, for a short account of the (Welsh) laws of verse (for the Grammar). The History of the Bards. The authorship of the vindication of the Celts. He is glad of having EW's additions [to] and corrections of the Cambr[ian] Biogr[aphy]. Is glad to hear of EW's proposed additions for a new edition of his Poems.

He has only time to write (to say) that he has not time to write an answer to the addressee's letter of yesterday. He will send the cywydd to Theo. Jones. The same post brought him a Bristol Newspaper which he soon judged to have been sent by Judge Hardinge, that WO might see his charge to the grand jury at Cardiff. The addressee's condemning sentence against the slavers in the W. Indies still rings in his ears. Longman & Rees mentioned the addressee's letter to them. He has in his way this morning got another book of Joanna's, not yet published, which he encloses with the sheets of Doethineb y Cymry. If he has time he will soon send a copy of an important letter from Joanna which came 4 or 5 days ago. Endorsed: 'Not important. Wm Owen's Letter 1803'.

Relating to the report for the agriculture of S. Wales. Reminding him that September is gone and he is not here (in London). At last the writer succeeded in receiving an invitation from the Earl of Macclesfield to come to Shirebourn Castle to examine the Welsh MSS. He went there and selected all the books useful for their undertaking; these they have now in London, working upon. The particulars of another vision given to the boy Joseph Prescott.

The lists of names are to be sealed up on Jan. 1 (Old Style) - hoping Iolo Morganwg, his wife, and children will sign. Today WO is to attend the burial of his brother-in-law, Thomas G. Harper. Two letters directed to EW here and another to Mr Hooper with his shares of Lottery Tickets shall follow after instead of being enclosed as mentioned at the beginning.

Wm Owen to [Edward Williams] (Forming part of a letter addressed to Mr John Hooper, Flimston near Cowbridge). Is sorry to hear the account EW gives of his present state of health. The account from Jamaica. He will send the dictionary, &c., according to EW's direction. Whatever ethical collections, Trio[e]dd, &c., he may have it would be desirable to have them soon for the Archaiology. He wishes that all the agricultural rubbish was clean off EW's hands and then they would have some more select things going on. Mr Southey's Madoc.

It is painful to him that on such an occasion he is not rich enough to furnish the addressee with any money, but he thinks means might be contrived, as he understands that EW's papers on the agriculture of S. W. are in considerable forwardness. What to do. He wants EW to do this not as putting himself under an obligation to Myvyr but as having a claim upon him for what he (EW) has done. He thinks Myvyr considers so too, but the fulfilment of which he keeps back, owing to W. Davies's affair, and in a great measure attributes all to the dilatoriness of EW's nature. He remembers receiving a letter from the Dr Hodgson the addressee mentions. Mr Britton desired to be remembered to him - he is now preparing his 3 [i. e. third?] vol. of Wiltshire and seems in a grand puzzle as to the stone monuments. Joanna [Southcott]. Endorsed: 'Wm Owen, March 6th 1805. Admitting my Claim'.

In his last he hinted about the addressee's getting the £40, and yesterday came a letter from Gwallter Mechain informing Myvyr of his having been with EW and settled about the Agricultural Report. Myvyr finding that money must be very necessary to EW in his present bad state of health loses no time in furnishing him with a part of the £40 by sending the enclosed draft for £10. The rest shall come at different times, but the writer supposes Myvyr wants to see how soon he can have a parcel of papers from him for the Archaiology and the Grûal, yet this is nothing of a condition. He only hints at this from Myvyr's having frequently taken notice of EW's taking with him all the books wherein such articles might be found. But what he wants to press upon the addressee is that as Myvyr is throwing all the past into oblivion he also should come halfway. He wishes very much the addressee could make up a packet immediately on the receipt of this, as a mark of forgetting the past and of pleasing Myvyr. Among the papers EW sends might come y Barddas, etc. Endorsed: 'Mr Owen Sepr 18th 1805 in a Navy office Cover, with a 10£ drafft. [part of 40£ and mystery as usual].' On the wrapper in the autograph of Margaret (Peggy) Williams is a copy of a letter from ----, Spanish Town, Jamaica, to ----, 22 July 1805, advising him to send out a power for the purpose of looking after his children's right.

Last Saturday he received a letter from Mr Turner to drink tea with him, and he found it was with a view of asking him to send the addressee the enclosed £5 note 'as a token of his wish to contribute to your comfort and means of forwarding the History of the Bards.' Is very sorry that he (WO) has not got together the articles [i.e. things] that are to form the parcel he has promised to send. He was at the funeral of his sister-in- law in Bond Street yesterday and otherwise so taken up as not to have an opportunity to write to the addressee at any length. They have received an awdl on the Gwyneddigion Tostun from Caermarthen - a short account of it. They are now printing the Triads which the addressee sent them. Having finished the little Dictionary he is now beginning the Mabinogion, therefore if EW has Twysoges yr Elod or any other tale he would be glad to find such in the parcel so as to make up one volume of tales wherein Arthur has nothing to do. Endorsed: 'Mr Owen Octr 21 1805, With Mr Turner's 5£. [Soliciting Twysoges yr Elod and a parcel for the Archaiology]'.

No maps to be had for a few days. Mr Tho. Williams y Bardd o Verthyr Tudvyl sets off today and he would not lose the opportunity of sending the parcel by him. He will send the maps by some other opportunity. The Archaiology sheets sent do not connect with what the addressee has as WO has left a chasm which is not yet filled up. Endorsed: 'Wm Owen's Note Octr 28th 1805'.

His uneasiness about the arrival of the £5 note, a present from Sh. Turner, enclosed in a letter on Oct. 20. He sent a parcel ('bwrnel') by favour of T. Williams 'y Bardd o Verthyr' about a fortnight ago.

He received the addressee's letter yesterday and was much flattered by the obliging present of his poems, but still more for the good opinion the addressee is pleased to entertain of him. Superior poetry is his delight, and from the little he has seen he hopes that the addressee's will afford it. He has received one letter from his friend Mr Dyer, a brother poet also, from no one else at present, but from his letter and the addressee's he will hope that he is not forgotten. The sensibility with which they read letters from Old England, 16,000 miles distant. Endorsed: 'Palmer, from Botany Bay'.

Recommending a book by the Abbé Beaudeau on the Gallic Druids. Subscribers' names. Franked by Lord Bulkeley.

Inviting him to spend a day with them at the place she has come to for the benefit of the sea air. Her sister Mary unites with her in kind remembrances. Iolo Morganwg has written some 'englynion' over the letter.

Inviting him to send a brief monthly sketch of the State of Agriculture in the [?Cowbridge] district to the Monthly Magazine.

The addressee's infamous Epistle and his low opinion of the people of Bristol. His "Poems" will render him infamous enough. Endorsed: 'Placo, al Bulgin.'