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and, notwithftanding the many attempts 
of the legiflature, from the reign of 
Henry [Vth to the prefent time, to ob- 
tain a reform in the profeffion, and the 
frequent cenfure paffed, and punifhments 
inflicted, for prof fibmliei(conduct, the 
evils fill exift\—I am convinced that 
many nefarious tranfaétions have never 
been brought to light, merely owing to 
the poverty of the viétims labouring un- 
der their ruinous effects, and that many 
peculations have efcaped punifhment 
from the difficulty of obtaining redrefs, 
without an enormous expence, which few 
individuals, however able, are willing to 
. rifk. In order to obviate thefe diffi- 
culties, I beg leave, through the medium 
of your ufeful Mifcellany, to propofe, 
That afociety fhould be formed, of perfons 
anxious to ftop the farther progrefs of 
profeffional impofition, to inveftigate the 
bafe aétions of unprincipled attornies, and 
to efpoufe the caufe of thofe cpprefied by 
their practices. In this fociety many re- 
fpe€table members of the law would, no 
doubt, join; and from the united efforts 
cf tHofe judges who have already taken 
fo much pains to detect villainy, and of 
this propofed fociety, many cf the evils 
now complained of might be remedied, 
and this at a trifling expence to the in- 
dividual members, as the fubfcriptions to 
fuch an undertaking would certainly be 
numerous and liberal. 
I have communicated thefe imperfect 
hints, not willing that any fcheme which 
might tend to the good of fociety fhould 
remain untried ; and hoping that fome 
of your correfpondents will favour me 
with their fentiments upon the fubjeé&, 
with the moft expedient methods of fur- 
thering the defign. Po RAR: 
Weft-Smithfield, Fune 6, 1796. 
eee Se - + 
Io the Editor of the Monibly Magazine. 
SIR, 
ALLOw me the favour, occafionally, 
of acorner. in the Monthly Maga- 
zine, to give publicity to a few things 
relating to WALES. 
The following is a Literal Tranflation 
of a poem, fele€ted from the works of 
David ap Gwilym, printed in Welln, at 
London, in 1789, edited by Meff. O. Jones 
and W. Qwen. The author dourifheda 
little paft the middle of the fourteenth 
century. He has always been a great 
favourite with his countrymen, and is 
generally denominated the Ovidot Wales. 
Your’s, &c. 
MEIRION. 
‘Fuly.§5 1796. 
Legal Villainies. .-.- 
« Poctry of Walese { July 
Tue Invocation oF St. DwyNwEN*. 
DwyNnweEn, fair as the hoary tears 
of morning, thy golden image in its 
choir, illumed with waxen torch, well 
knows the pains of yonder crofs-grained 
morta!s how to cure ! . 
A wight that watches within thy choir, 
left is his happy turn, thou {plendid 
beauty ! with ailings, nor with tortured 
mind, none fhall return from Landwyn+ ! 
Thy extended guardianfhip I crave, 
within thy holy diftriét! Anxiety and 
pain opprefs me! My troubled breaft, 
for a fair maid, is one continued fwell of 
amorous paffion! Unceafing pain, that 
{prings from cares! Hence‘my difeafe, 
full well I_ know. 
If I have not Morvidf, and yet alive— 
behold, it is yain to live! Oht make me 
well—(more pleafing is the theme )—from 
this my langour, this my grief! Blend 
thy good offices of love with God’s free 
bounties, deigned through thee to man, 
or one bleft year. Potent golden imagé, 
thou needeft never dread the fin of unre- 
fifting flefh! He, that is peace complete, 
will not undo his work——-God has made, 
that thou fhalt not depart from heaven, 
No prude fhall ken thee, through the 
paffing year, when whifpering good ad- 
Vice to us, in difficulties that may thwart 
our love. The jealous one, a black and 
envious man, bare fcare-crow, never can 
do thee harm, in his fierce fits of anger ; 
he fhall. never cudgel thee, who art of 
nature chafte. Haften with thy reward. 
Huth, virgin !—It will not be a tedious 
concern. From Landwyn, a much re- 
forted fpot, I know of many a happy 
turn, thou jewel of the land of faith ! 
Heaven has not refufed thee an eafy 
acceis to peace ; the praife of fluent 
tongue, man will not. refufe to thee. 
The good effeét of prayers is always fure. 
Thou, who art called of God, fable- 
crowned maid, fhould envy come, hea- 
ven is thy refuge, and manly arms. Let 
* The daughter of Brycan, a prince of a 
part of Walzs, comprehended in the prefent 
county of Brecon. She was efteemed the tute- 
lar faint of lovers. 
+ Achurch in M6n, or Anglefey, dedicated 
to Dwynwen, and the great refort of her vota- 
rics. 
t This lady was the theme of feven fcore 
and ieven poems of our bard. Yet he was un- 
fuccefsful; for her father married her to a hunch- 
acked old man, who had more wealth than the 
man of fong. -But he contrived to carry her off 
twice from her hufband, which brought him in- 
to much trouble, 
. them 
