Welsh Journals

that yõ Ldsp will not be displeased at my acquainting you with ye distress of so great a genius, in order to give you an opportun- ity of introducing him into ye world. The giving Bread to this poor man in any part of Wales will be doing a very eminent service to ye Welsh in general, his writings will do honour to his country, and sure I am were there many such as him among ye Welsh clergy that their labour Wd greatly stop ye progress of the mad Methodists who have in a manner bewitched the major part of ye inhabitants, wch is generally attributed to ye Indolence and, it's greatly to be feared, ignorance of too many of ye parochial ministers. I am informed that Mr Tho. Owen, Rector of Aberffraw, is in a very declining way and cannot hold out long: in whose gift the living is, I know not. If 8 years fatiguing labour in collating & correcting two Impressions of the Welsh Bible hath merited me any esteem with yo Ldp, & their Ldsps the other Welsh Bishops, I shall think my self very abundantly rewarded if this poor man can but get any small preferment at my recommendation more particularly in his native Island, and I humbly beg yo Ldsp to have him in remembrance I am, my Lord Your Ldsp's most obedt servant RICHARD MORRIS. [Endorsed by R.M.] 5 Jany 1753 Copy to ye Bp of Bangor in behalf of ye Revd Gronwy Owen. 116 LEWIS MORRIS TO JOHN RODERICK AT John Wms Sign of ye Ship Dolgelley (draft) 20th Jan. [1753] FRIEND, Yours I reed In due time with ye ace* as desired, Excepting