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Paper by Jonathan Williams on the early history of Britain

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WIE
Title
Paper by Jonathan Williams on the early history of Britain
Date
1813
Description

'On the Original Colonization of Britain' (fol. ii). A paper by the Rev. Jonathan Williams, curate of Leominster, Herefordshire, addressed to Nicholas Carlisle, Sec. SA, date of receipt(?), 11 Sept. 1813, noted on fol. 23v. The paper was read to SA on 16, 23 Dec. 1813 (note, fol. 1). Mentioned briefly in Minute Book XXXIII, pp. 376, 378. It elaborates the author's view that the first discoverers and colonizers of Britain were from Asia. The argument is supported by quotations in Welsh from Taliesin (with translation) and references to Welsh triads.

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Society of Antiquaries of London
Former department reference
SAL/MS/765
Creator(s)
Williams, John (c 1752-1829), clergyman, schoolmaster and antiquary
Physical description
ff. ii x 23.
Unpublished finding aids
Society of Antiquaries online catalogue: https://collections.sal.org.uk/wie
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/42a2acb3-7849-4647-a6ec-2f6f47225cb7/

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Paper by Jonathan Williams on the early history of Britain