| Description | Soon to be elevated to the Bishoprie, 30 June,1689. He refers to the coming elections to the Convention Parliament, and is deeply mortified that the “ye late Sollicitor" is likely to be returned for Beaumaris, discounts the stories that he was in favour with the Prince [of Orance], and has no doubt that he will be impeached. "Ye late Sollicitor" was Sir William Williams (son of Dr Hugh Williams, rector of Llantrisant in Anglesey), Speaker of the House of Commons in 1680-1681, Solicitor Ceneral from 1687 to 1689, when he drew upon himself general odium for prosecuting the Seven Bishops. Dean Humphreys was quite amiss in his predictions: Williams, through Bulkeley influence, was elected for Beaumaris; he was not impeached, but rather uttered be Whiggish sentiments in debate that must have been little to the liking of the Lord of Baron Hill - (in fact, W.W. was more Whig then Tory, barring the temporary accomodation with James II, when, nevertheless, he was at deadly enmity with Lord Chancellor Jeffreys). He was grandfather to the first Sir Watkin Williams Wynn. There is an enlarged miniature of him in our College dining hall, which must be the one referred to in the late Sir Lleufer Thomas’ article in D.N.B., LXI, 461 |