_'Tylwyth Teg' and their King and Queen._--'The general idea, as I remember it, was that the _Tylwyth Teg_ were only visitors to this world, and had no terrestrial habitations. They were as small in stature as dwarfs, and always appeared in white. Often at night they danced in rings amid green fields. Most of them were females, though they had a king; and, as their name suggests, they were very beautiful in appearance. The king of the _Tylwyth Teg_ was called _Gwydion ab Don_, _Gwyd_ referring to a temperament in man's nature. His residence was among the stars, and called _Caer Gwydion_. His queen was _Gwenhidw_. I have heard my mother call the small fleece-like clouds which appear in fine weather the _Sheep of Gwenhidw_.'[57] _'Tylwyth Teg' as Aerial Beings._--Mr. Williams's testimony continues, and leads us directly to the Psychological or Psychical Theory:--'As aerial beings the _Tylwyth Teg_ could fly and move about in the air at will. They were a special order of creation. I never heard that they grew old; and whether they multiplied or not I cannot tell. In character they were almost always good.' _Ghosts and Apparitions._--Our conversation finally drifted towards ghosts and apparitions, as usual, and to Druids. In the chapter dealing with Re-birth (pp. 390-1) we shall record what Mr. Williams said about Druids, and here what he said about ghosts and apparitions:--'Sixty years ago there was hardly an individual who did not believe in apparitions; and in olden times Welsh families would collect round the fire at night and each in turn give a story about the _Tylwyth Teg_ and ghosts.' _Conferring Vision of a Phantom Funeral._--'There used to be an old man at Newchurch named David Davis (who lived about 1780-1840), of Abernant, noted for seeing phantom funerals. One appeared to him once when he was with a friend. "Do you see it? Do you see it?" the old man excitedly asked. "No," said his friend. Then the old man placed his foot on his friend's foot, and said, "Do you see it now?" And the friend replied that he did.'[58] _Magic and Witchcraft._--Finally, we shall hear from Mr. Williams about Welsh magic and witchcraft, which cannot scientifically be divorced from the belief in fairies and apparitions:--'There used to be much witchcraft in this country; and it was fully believed that some men, if advanced scholars, had the power to injure or to bewitch their neighbours by magic. The more advanced the scholar the better he could carry on his craft.' ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE FROM CARMARTHENSHIRE My friend, and fellow student at Jesus College, Mr. Percival V. Davies, of Carmarthen, contributes, as supplementary to what has been recorded above, the following evidence, from his great-aunt, Mrs. Spurrell, also of Carmarthen, a native Welshwoman who has seen a _canwyll gorff_ (corpse-candle):-- _Bendith y Mamau._--'In the Carmarthenshire country, fairies (_Tylwyth Teg_) are often called _Bendith y Mamau_, the "Mothers' Blessing."'