| Description | The writer's acquaintance has been so long and his obligations so many with the worthy person whom the Bishop mentions, that it needed no other motive to recommend him to the writer's interest and affection. His (the person referred to) lucky hand capacitated the writer first to make a figure above that of a constable in his country. Never heard of laying him till Wednesday last when Lord Bulkeley invited the writer to a meeting at Llangefni last Friday to consider of a burgess, whereby he thought (being informed Mr O Hughes was gone for London) that he declined it. Wrote to his Lordship that he could not possibly attend that meeting, having a doubt whether, though a samll burgess of that borough, he had a vote, paying neither scot nor lot. So he referred it wholly to his Lordship, and thought it prudence to yield where he cold not oppose. Knows not what was done at that meeting, never heard Lord Bulkeley declare any aversness to Mr O Hughes "but yt (I thought) a meaner Application than Yr Ldship's & his own might prevail wthout sume persons blew ye wal wch I knew not" If his Lordship (Bulkeley) be bent otherwise the writer's application and interposition would be but 'stemming the tide in the Race of Ho[ly] Head against wind and tide in a storm'. To conclude, laying aside his obligations to him which are greater than to any man upon earth, he conceives him (? Owen Hughes) to be upon public account the fittest man for interest, purse and parts in his country to serve, especially for that borough where he is one of the chief burgesses and recorder. If it be not past care he would willingly contribute his mite yet towards accomplishing the Bishop's desire, the latter being near there [Beaumaris} may understand and be every day informed of the intrigue about it, whereas the writer has more of the transactions of France, Spain and Germany than of his own country beyond the next river. [John Owen was the son of Thomas Owen of Penrhos; ob. 1712 aged 84.] |
| AdminHistory | John Owen was the son of Thomas Owen of Penrhos; ob. 1712 aged 84 |