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of tin- Dovrv mid the givat bog of Gorsfochno, the vk-\v 

 bring bounded by picturesque hills on the one hand and 

 by the sea oil the other. Whilst residing here, on CUM.- 

 of liis visits to the mines, a letter reached him from his 

 cousin. Sir John Wynn, of Gwydir, dated the 1st Sep- 

 irmkT, 1 <>25, asking his assistance in an engineering 

 project in which he was interested. This was the recla- 

 mation of the large sandy marshes, called Traeth-Mawr 

 and Traeth-Bach, situated at the junction of the counties 

 of Caen i a r von and Merioneth, at the northern extremity 

 of the bay of Cardigan. Sir John, after hailing his 

 g< >< >(.! cousin as " one of the great honours of the nation," 

 congratulated him on the great work which he had 

 performed in the Isle of Wight, and added, " I may say 

 to you what the Jews said to Christ, We have heard of 

 thy greate workes done abroade, doe now somewhat in 

 thine own country." After describing the nature of the 

 land proposed to be reclaimed, Sir John declares his 

 willingness " to adventure a brace of hundred pounds to 

 joyne with Sir Hugh in the worke," and concludes by 

 urging him to take a ride to Traeth-Mawr, which was 

 not above a day's journey from where Sir Hugh was 

 residing, and afterwards to come on and see him at 

 Gwydir House, which was at most only another day's 

 journey or about twenty-five miles further to the north- 

 west of Traeth-Mawr. The following was Sir Hugh's 

 reply :- 



" HONOURABLE SIR, 



" I have received your kind letter. Few are the things done 

 by me ; for which I give God the glory. It may please you to 

 understand my first undertaking of public works was amongst my 

 owne kindred, within less than a myle of the place where I hadd 

 my first being, 24 or 25 years since, in seekinge of coales for the 

 town of Denbighe. 



" Touching the drowned lands near your lyvinge, there are many 

 things considerable therein. Iff to be gayned, which will hardlie 

 be performed without great stones, which was plentiful at the 

 Weight [Isle of Wight], as well as wood, and great sums of money 



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