Folk-Lore of West and Mid-WalesDavies, Jonathan Ceredig
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Folk-Lore of West and Mid-Wales
Davies, Jonathan Ceredig
Folklore -- Wales; Wales -- Social life and customs
fam, a'i frawd a'i chwaer, Dafydd Shon William Evan, ewyrth y
gwr ifanc, yn ddiolchgar am bob rhoddion ychwanegol a welwch yn
dda eu rhoddi yn ffafr y gwr ifanc ar y diwrnod hwnw.
"'Hefyd, bydd y wraig ifanc, yn nghyd a'i thad a'i mam, Dafydd
a Gwenllian Davies, yn nghyd a'i brodyr a'i chwiorydd, y wraig
ifanc a Dafydd William Shinkin Dafydd o'r Cwm, tadcu y wraig
ifanc, yn galw mewn bob rhoddion a phwython, dyledus iddynt hwy,
i gael eu talu y prydnawn hwnw i law y gwr a'r wraig ifanc yn
Llety'r Gofid. Y mae'r gwr a'r wraig ifanc a'r hwyaf fo byw, yn
addo talu 'nol i chwithau bob rhoddion a weloch yn dda eu rhoddi
i'r tylwyth ifanc, pryd bynag y bo galw, tae hyny bore dranoeth,
neu ryw amser arall.'"
Rendered into English the above reads as follows:--
"I can see Thomas, in the capacity of a Gwahoddwr,--Bidder,--before
me now in my mind's eye. A short man, broad, clumsy, wearing a coat
of sky-blue cloth, corduroy breeches to the knee, a motley woollen
waistcoat, and a blue ribbon hanging on his breast, indicating
the nature of his office and message through the country which
he tramped; black-woollen stockings on his legs, and two strong
leathern boots on his feet; a hat made of rough cloth on his
half-bare head; two yellow-red streams of tobacco moisture running
down his chin; a rough, strong staff in his right hand. He walked
into the house he came to without saluting any one, and struck
the floor three times with his staff, took off his hat, and put
it under his left arm, and having coughed in order to clear his
throat, he delivered himself somewhat as follows:--
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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